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be feen, or laid hold of. He rode with the Piece of 
Lath in him from Kicks End , where the thing 
was done, to Barnet , which is above a Mile, to 
the Houfe of Mr. Juftinian Morfe , a Surgeon there, 
who extracted it with Difficulty $ it (licking fo hard, 
that others had been baffled in attempting to ex- 
traff it. Roberts continued dangeroufly ill a long 
time 5 but at lad, by the Bleffing of God, and the 
Care of Mr. Morfe , recover'd intirely, and has the 
Sight of the Eye, and the Ufe of the Mufcles. 
But fome time after he feemed well, he told me, 
that, upon leaning down forward, he felt great 
Pains in his Head. The Piece is fuppofed to have 
palled behind the right Eye. I am, 
SIR , 
Lincoins-im, Nov. ip. Tour humble Servant , 
174S. 
Richard HaffeL 
VII. The Suns Eclipfe of July 14, 1748. 
obferved at Marlborough Houfe, with the 
twelve Foot refracting Telefcope , fix d as a 
Finder to the Tube of the great twelve Foot 
RefleEtor \ by John Be vis M. D. 
Read Nov. ~ 
xo. 1748. Apparent Time. 
d h / // 
July 13- 9 ' 3. jo The Beginning, which perhaps 
might be 2" or 3" fooner. 
