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caufed two young Chickens to be bit 5 one died in 
two Hours, and the other in four Hours Time. A 
Third was bit three times, and then had the Medi- 
cine applied ; but it died at the End of ten Hours. The 
Flefh of this laft was grown very black, and there was 
much extravafated Lymph between it and the Skin, 
which flunk infufferably 5 but I could not perceive,, 
that theVifcera were at all difcolour'd. 
July 4th, W e had another Fowl, half grown, bit. 
in two Places, and the Medicine was applied: Half 
an Hour after which, the Fowl eat Meat, and feem'd 
much recover'd, but was dead in fourteen Hours 
Time. July 6th, We caufed two half-grown Cocks 
to be bit; the firft was bit but once, yet violently, 
and turned black immediately ; it had the Medicine 
applied, eat Meat afterwards, and feem'd pretty well; 
yet died in twenty Hours. The other was bit two or 
three times, but hardly wounded, and not half fo 
much difcolour'd as the former : We bathed the 
W ound with Viper-oil , but the Fowl died in a little 
more than two Hours. July 8th, We caufed two 
young Pidgeons to be bit ; the one had Viper-oil ap- 
plied immediately, but ficken'd- and died in four 
Hours: The other, had Olive-oil applied, and re- 
cover'd perfe&ly ; the Flefh beginning to return to its 
natural Colour in about an Hour's Time. 
July 17th, The Woman was bit in the publick; 
Hall of Brazen- Nofe-College, in Prefence of Dr. 
Frampton , Dr. Frewin y and feveral other Phyficians, 
myfelf, and many others. It had been fufpeded, that 
they play'd fome Tricks with their Vipers , and made 
them fpend their Rage and Venom beforehand : To 
obviate which, a Phyfieian of the Company had pro- 
vided 
