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and over, many times fucceffively, juft as the Monkey 
turned over the Stick 5 and as often as it moved, it 
was in the fame Manner. - In the Seventh Month of 
her Pregnancy, (he was taken ill, with a Vomiting, 
Gripes, and Loofenefs, which foon ceafcd without 
the Help of Medicine ; upon which the Woman's 
Belly began to grow lefs, and the Foetus did not 
move fo often, nor fo ftrong, as before. The Wo- 
man began to be very uneafy, thought her Cafe dan- 
gerous, and that fhe was not with Child ; upon which 
fhe confulted me. I examined how fhe was from 
the Beginning, and found her Cafe as above related : 
I then gave it as my Opinion, that fhe was with Child, 
and begged fhe would not take any Medicine, until 
her Time of Reckoning was expired, which (with 
much Difficulty) I prevailed upon her to confent to. 
I was fent for in a Month after, and was defired to 
give her fomething to bring down her great Belly, fhe 
believing herfelf not with Child. I was ftill of Opi- 
nion fhe was with Child, and told her, that what (he 
felt move in her Belly, was in all Probability a Child ; 
and the Fulnefs of her Breafts, and other Symptoms, 
were ftrong Proofs of her being with Child. I en- 
deavoured to convince her, that there was no Danger 
in her Cafe, as far as I ccfuld apprehend ; fhe being 
then in tolerable good Health, and able to attend the 
Affairs of her Family. I again prevailed upon her to 
defift from taking Medicine for a Month longer : The 
Month elapfed, and no great Alteration. She felt 
fomething move faintly about the Expiration of the 
Ninth Month, when I vifited her, and was then in 
tolerable good Health, though very uneafy at her 
great Belly : I told her, that fhe might be miftaken in 
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