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her Reckoning, and that (he would go a Month 
longer : She was pofitive fhe was not miftaken, for 
that Ihe had miffed her Menftrua fome time before 
Chriftmas, which fhe never ufed to mifs, but when 
with Child ; and now fhe could not believe herfelf 
with Child, by reafon her full Time of Pregnancy 
was expired. I told her the Danger of taking purg- 
ing Medicines, whilfl (he was with Child; and gave 
her Inftances in the Neighbourhood, of the fatal 
Confequences of fome Mens Pradice in the like 
Cate ; by which I again prevailed upon her to tarry 
another Month,. at the Expiration of which I gave my 
Patient a Vifit, and found her much as fhe was when 
I faw her before. Now Ten Lunar Months were 
clapfed, and my Patient felt nothing move in her 
Belly for Six Weeks paft: I then confeffed I had 
miftook her Cafe, but gave her Hopes there was ftill 
a Probability of removing her Diftemper, and reftoring 
her to Health j in order to which I immediately fent 
her an Infufion of Sena, Rhubarb , Sal. Tartar. &c. 
cum Syr. de Rhamno , which fhe did not take for 
Two Days after, being the 5 th of September 1731. 
My Patient took the Potion about Five in the Morn- 
ing, and before Six file was taken with the moft ex- 
quifite Travail-pains : A Meffenger was difpatched for 
me, but, before I could come to her Affiftance, (ho 
was delivered ; the Foetus came, with the Rlacenta , 
Membranes , and Humours, all whole, which were pre- 
ferved until I came, which was foon after } and, to 
my great Surprize, found the Foetus as before-men- 
tioned. 1 took out my Incifion-knife, and divided 
the Membranes j fo took out the Foetus , with the 
Twift in the Navel-ftring, as it now appears; the 
Mem- 
