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which time I had never met with a Cafe of the like 
Nature : Being pofitive I felt the Head of a Child, 
but could not abfolutely determine whether it was 
in the Uterus or extra Uterum . 
I then told her, I would deftre the Favour of Dr. 
B amber to give her a Vifitj which I did 5 and the 
next Day we went together ,• when, on Examination, 
he confirm'd what I had before afferted ; but feem’d 
more inclinable to believe the Child (the Head of 
which he felt) was extra Uterum. Indeed he pro- 
ceeded in his Inquiry at that time further than I had 
done before, having pafs’d his Finger into the Anus , 
where, he faid, he could difiinguifh the Head more 
plainly. We then both left her, after having order’d 
her to repeat the Paregoric, when in more Pain than 
ordinary, and once in two or three Days to take a 
gentle lenitive Purge to keep her Body foluble; be- 
caufe the continual Ufe of Opiates would naturally 
tie her up. 
In this manner fhe went on for about three 
Weeks longer 5 when I waited on Dr. Nichols , and 
defired the fame Favour of him as I had before ask’d 
of Dr. Bamber , that I might have his Opinion alfo 
of a Cafe which appeared fo very fingular. 
The next Day we went together ; and when we 
came, I defired he would examine her, which he did 5 
and after having heard all her Complaints, faid. He 
was of Opinion, that there was fome Abfcefs form- 
ing in (or in Conrad with) the Uterus, which, very 
likely, in a little time, would break and difeharge 
Itfelf ; but as, at that time, nothing of a Child 
could be perceived by the Touch, fo he was obliged 
to 
