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tc John c Perrine s Wife, of Charleton Parifh, in 
u this ‘County, a brisk a&ive young Woman (he 
“ vfry infirm and confumptive) was deliver'd, of a. 
“ Dalightejt ,at full; Time, July 11, 1746. The 
tc Child was pcrfcd, as to ail its Limbs, Head, 
“ Body, &c. but from the. Region over the Os 
“ fair uffl , Glutai Mufcles, and between the Thighs, 
€t quite home to the Pudendum, was growing a 
“ very -large Siibftance, which the Midwife and 
**- other's Call’d a Wen, in Shape very like the Ven- 
“ tric]e__ot a Sheep, and feemM,- as-- t-o- rts- Colour 
* c and outward Appearance, a Continuation of the 
il fame Skin with the reft of the Body, but very 
<£ full of Blood vefiels. It hung down behind be- 
tc low the Heeh, and was bigger than the whole 
Body of. the * Child itfelf. • It felt very foft, and 
tc feeni’d to have Matter fludu'ate in it 5 but in the 
“ middle of the Whole was evidently felt a hard 
u Subftance. 
“ The ‘Pudendum as well as Anus were in all re- 
u fpeds natural, and both Urine and Stool were re- 
“ gularly difeharg’d $ but the Anus was placed much 
tl more forward, and immediately under the Pu* 
<c dendum ; fo that the Faces were difeharged in 
« the fame Direction with that of the Urine. 
u I made a Pun&ure in the depending Part of 
“ the Tumour, and drew off near two Quarts of at 
« palifh red Water, without any Smell. The Ori- 
<l fice being left open, there was a continual IfTue, 
tc of the fame kind of Water for feVeral £>ays j but 
“ by degrees it became more and more glutinous, 
“ rand at length whitifh like Pus, and very fetid. As 
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