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Katharine Woodward , aged 44 Years, took about 
a Tca-fpoonful of the fame Wine, and foon after 
fell down fpeechlefs, and her Limbs were paralytic 
near 36 Hours : After that fhe recover’d her Speech, 
but continued ill above a Fortnight, and Part of that 
Time her under Jaw was convulfed, and fhe bled 
both at Mouth and Nofe, in the Beginning. 
Mary ‘Diggins, aged 33 Years, tafted a much lefs 
Quantity ot the fame Wine than the former had 
done 5 and though terrify 'd at her Neighbour’s bad 
Symptoms, fhe drank warm Water with Oil, in 
order to vomit j yet fhe foon dagger’d, and grew 
delirious, could not fwallow any Solids, and loft 
the perfect Ufe of her Eye- fight a Fortnight. 
The vague Reports of thefe, and Mr. ‘Pots’ s Cafes 
induc’d me to obtain the Favour of two or 3 Drug- 
gifts to look over fome Gentian-Root, one Parcel 
of which had no lefs than a 20th Part of a Root, 
which at fiift Sight was difeover’d to be no Gentian. 
This Root, for which we have yet no Name, is of a 
greyifh brown Colour externally, but it is browner, 
and more refinous internally : Moft of that which I have 
fecn, is about the Thicknefs of a Finger 5 tho’ fome 
is much larger and whiter 5 which is a Reafon with > 
feveral for thinking there are two Sorts of it $ and 
indeed fome Pieces emit a ftronger and more nau- 
feous Smell : But this I apprehend may be occafton’d 
only by a larger Quantity of Refin in them. All of 
them are of an acrid pungent Tafte, and leave a Dry- 
nefs on the Tongue. 
I judg’d 
