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III. The Cafe of Henry Axford, who recover'd 
the Ufe of his Tongue , after having been 
four Tears dumb , by means of a frightful 
Dream ; communicated by the Rev . Mr. 
S. Archdeacon Squire, F. R. S. 
Read Feb. 4. TJENRT Axford , Son of Henry Axford, 
* *■ of the Hevizes in Wiltshire, an Attor- 
ney, when a Child was fubjed to Convuliion Fits, 
which followed him pretty frequently till he was 
about Years of Age. After this, his Health be- 
came extremely good. At about 28 Years old, go- 
ing with fome Ladies to fee Longleat in Wiltfhire , 
the Seat of Lord Vifcount Weymouth , he perceived 
a Hoarfenefs coming upon him, which was foon 
after attended with all the Symptoms of a common 
Cold, till, in about fix Days after his fird Seizure, 
he became quite fpeec'nlefs, not onlylofing the arti- 
culate Ufe of his Tongue, but being fcarcely able 
to make the lead Noile with it. His Cold quickly 
went off in the ufual manner, and he grew perfedly 
well, as well in Health as ever he had been in his Life; 
but he dill continued abfolutely fpeechlefs. He had 
Advice from all the neighbouring Phyficians, but 
to no purpofe ; for nothing they did for him could 
redore him to the former Ufe of his Tongue. 
He continued in this dumb Way about four Years; ’ 
till one Day in the Month of July, in the Year 
1741, being at Stoke in the above- mention’d County, 
he got very much in Liquor, fo much, that, upon 
his 
