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was ill for Four or Five Days; after that time it 
went off, and he has ever fince been in very good 
Health. 
The Second was a Girl two Years of Age, in a 
Family where they had formerly Bury’d three Chil- 
dren fuccelTively of the Small Pox, and this they fear'd 
might undergo the fame Face. The Fever came on 
about the feventh Day, and (lie continued very ill 
till the tenth, on which Day about Noon flie had a 
flrong convulfive Fir. In the Evening the Small Pox 
appear’d, and tho’ flie had more in Number than u- 
fual, yet llie grew well as foon as they were fully 
come our, and has continued fo ever fince. 
. f The Eighth and Ninth were in a Family where they 
had four Children, none of whom had had the Small' 
Pox. 1 was call’d to the Eldeft, who was feized in 
the natural way with the mod malignant Sort I ever 
law, attended with the word Symptoms that cou’d be, 
infomuch that he died on the fourth Day, all full of 
purple and livid fpors. The Parents were very de- 
drous, that any means might be,^ ufed to preferve the 
red; but here I was in great doubt and perplexity 
what part to acd. I knew very well, That iff ihou'd 
venture lo make the Indtion, whatever fliou’d happen 
wou’d be charged upon that, and itrwas not impro- 
bable, but fome of them might have already taken 
the Infedion, in which Cafe it was uncertain what 
the event might be. On the other Hand, if it was . 
I omitted, I did very much fear they might all Dye, 
Tuch .indances having been known, and the Contagion 
'which w^as got amongd them, being of fuch a de- 
drudive. 
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*~^er. ^Turners Daughter, m 
t Mr. John Symfon's Children* 
