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VII. An Account of a very large Stone, found 
in the Colon of a Horfe ; and of feveral 
Stones, which were taken from the Inteftines 
of a Mare ; with fome Experiments and Oh - 
fervations thereupon , by Edward Bailey, M.Dt 
of Havant in Hampflaire. 
Head Dec. 
1746. 
H E Horfe in which the large Stone 
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JL was found, belonged to a Miller 
in this Neighbourhood, and had been fed with Bran 
only for feveral Years. He was obferved to be in Pain 
fometimes, but never fo bad as to be hindered from 
his Work, till the Day of his Death; when he was 
taken on the Road with Symptoms of violent Pain, 
and wanted to lie down : However, the Carter drove 
him home j but, as foon as he had unharneffed him, 
the poor Creature was feized with a great Shaking, 
and dropp'd down dead immediately. 
The Man who dripp'd him, observing, a Swelling 
in his Belly, open’d it, and found in the Colon a 
very large Stone, but prefently broke it in Pieces. 
I did not hear of this Stone till the latter End of 
Pad Summer, when a Gentleman fhew’d me a Frag- 
ment of it; which excited my Curiofity to go to the 
Mill where the Horfe died, to inquire for the Re- 
mains. I found feveral Pieces of ir, weighing in all 
one Pound fix Ounces and an half Troy Weight. 
Some of them have been kept dry in the Mill, but 
the greateft Part laid abroad mixed with Rubbifh ; 
which, tho* expofed to the Weather above twelve 
Months, 
