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L An Account of a Foetus, that continued 4 6 Tears 
in the Mothers Body* Communicated by Dr. 
Steigertahl, Honorary Fellow of the College of 
Thyficians, and Fellow of the Royal Society. 
A Nna MuIIern , a Woman of the Village of Lein - 
Stflle near Gernund in Suabia , of a dry and 
Ijean Conftitution, but otherwife healthful and ro- 
buft, died at the Age of 94, after fhe had lived a 
Widow 40 Years. 
Six: and fourty Y ears before her death fhe declared 
herfelf to be with Child, and had. all the ufual 
Tokens of Pregnancy. At the end of her reckoning 
the Waters came away, and fhe was taken with the 
pains of Labour, which continued upon her about 
leven Weeks, and then went off upon the ufe offome 
Medicines given her by a Surgeon. Some time after 
this fhe recovered her perfed Health, except only 
that her Belly continued fwell’d, and that now and 
then upon any Exercife fhe felt a little pain in the 
lower part' of it. She was after this twice brought 
to bed, the firft time of a Son, who is now a Huntf- 
man at Bifchoffjhebi, and afterwards of a Daughter, 
who is married to a Soldier. But notwithftanding 
this, fhe was firmly perfuaded, that fhe was not yet 
delivered of what fhe firft went with, and defired 
Dr. Woh?ilixe the Phyfician of Gemund , and' one 
Knauffen a Surgeon at Henbach y to open her Body 
after, her death.. Accordingly after. her. Death, which 
happen’d' 
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