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to be laid on to his Neck and Arms, which, among 
other things, he had refufed before. 
In four Hours after the firft Draught the intermit- 
ting Pulfe was alter’d to a very calm regular one ; 
but the Hiccup continued with the fame Violence, 
till he had taken the fifth Draught j and then return'd 
only once in fix or feven Minutes. 
His Senfes were now reftored, and he grew chear- 
ful and eafy, and faid, he would take no more of 
any kind whatfoever: Bur, being unwilling to ceafe 
the Exhibition of a Medicine which bid fo fair for 
his Recovery, I gave him a Glafs of Sack, into 
which the fixth Draught was privately pour'd, which 
took away his Hiccup intirely. 
The next Day he had an Appetite to eat, and was 
indulged by his Wife with a large Chicken, a great 
deal of Bread, and a Pint of Beer and Ale, which he 
eat greedily: This overcharg'd his Stomach, and 
brought on his Hiccup again, which fatigued him 
much, before I vifited him in the Afternoon. 
Whereupon I dire&ed a purging Draught immedi- 
ately, which emptied him well, and conquer'd his 
Hiccup, and every other bad Symptom. 
Next Day I found him well, limited his Diet for 
a few Days, with Directions to repeat his Purge 
once more, after three Days 5 and in a Fortnight he 
went abroad. 
The Blifters might perhaps conduce, in fome 
meafure, to do him Service ; but, as the Man was 
fo many Days ill, g and reduced to a Condition very 
little, if at all, better than that of a dying Man, I 
believe the Musk , rather than the Blifters, was the 
Medicine that reftored him ; For I have often feen 
the 
