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William Clark , a poor Man of the County of 
Corke , about is Years of Age, complained of a Stiff- 
nefs in his Joints, which by Degrees increafed till it 
came to an univerfal Anchylofis : That is, all his 
Joints were immoveable or offihed. He lived in 
this Condition 3 8 Years, and Dr. Barry , the Phy- 
fician at Corke, has made a Skeleton of him ; and his 
Account of it is this [fee Tab. Y. Fig. 1.2.]: Not 
one Bone in his Body has the natural Form 5 for all 
his Joints are immoveable and offified: And fuch a 
luxuriant Difpolition had all the Humours of his Body 
to turn into Bone, that many little Branches of Bonc ? 
like Coral, fpring from the Joints and feveral Parts 
of the Body. The whole Spine is oilihcd, and one 
intire Arch of Bone there is from the Occiput down 
to the Os Sacrum ; out of which arifes a very protu- 
berant Bone, which ferves as a fine Handle to the 
Skeleton. A fharp Horn, like a Cock’s Spur, grew 
out of his Heel every Year. The Extract concludes 
thus : “ It is as difficult to give a particular and exad 
“ Defcription of this curious Memento mori , as of 
“ Calypfos Grotto. ” I am promifed very foon a com- 
plete Hiftory of his Life, and I ffiall endeavour to 
tranfmit WilliamClark’ s Name to future Ages. 
Signed, 
John Copping: 
Tab. V. 
Fig. 1. The Front of the Skeleton . 
2. The Back- fide of it* 
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XVIII. Bart 
