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The old Man immediately fled for it, the young 
Fellow's Companions hearing whac was done, purfljed 
the old Man with Bills in their Hands; the old 
Man, feeing them follow him in this manner, and get 
ground of him, and fufpeding their Defign was to 
kill him, pull’d out the fame Knife, with which he 
had ftabb’d the other, and gave himfelf as defperate a 
Wound, as he had given him, and in the upper Region 
of the Belly, his Stomach being likewife leen, only 
with this Difference, that this laft Wound was tranf- 
verfe, or from left to fight, the firfl directly up and 
down^ the old Fellow was carried home and laid in 
the fame Houfe, where the other wounded Fellow 
lay. 
This Accident happen’d about Noon, and Mr. Fot^ 
reflf the Surgeon came not to drefs them till between 
four and five ; he ditch’d up the Stomachs of them 
both entirely, and their Bellies too, only leaving in 
each a fmall hole for Suppuration ; a Fever feized each 
of them, the old Man was in mod danger^ the Fever 
held them about a Fortnight, the Wounds were brought 
to a good Digedion, and in a Months time or there- 
abouts, the young Fellow W’ent abroad, but the old 
Man lay fomething longer. They were both perfed- 
ly cured, and have been very well ever fince, tho’ 
its above fifteen Years fince this Accident happen’d. 
Windfor, 
Aug. 24. 1720, 
I am, &C. 
Jam. Field; 
