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John Midlane, a cabinet-maker of Havant in 
Hampfhire, aged about 5-8, and of a grofs habit of 
body, was advifed to make ufe of the water parfnep, 
as a remedy for a fevere fcorbutic diforder, which 
he had long been troubled with ; and for which he 
had taken a variety of medicines. Inftead of the water 
parfnep, which he purpofed to take, there were ga- 
thered for him fome roots of the oenanthe above 
mentioned ; a large one of which was pounded in a 
mortar, and the juice thereof fqueezed through a 
linen cloth, and amounted to about ftve fpoonfuls. 
This was fuffered to hand all night, and the next 
morning (Mar. 31. 175-8.), at about half an hour pad 
five, he drank the whole quantity, except the fedi- 
ment. 
In about an hour and half after he had taken this 
juice, he walked about the town upon fome bufinefs ; 
and a little before feven, upon his return home, 
about an hundred yards from his own houfe, he 
firft complained that he was ill ; and having walked 
about thirty yards further, was fo bad as to go into 
a neighbour’s houfe to reft himfelf. He was foon 
led from thence to his own houfe by two men, and 
told them, that he was affe&ed as though he had 
loft the ufe of his limbs. When he was placed 
in his chair, he complained greatly of pain all over 
him ; but particularly in his head. His ftomach was 
immediately after affected, and he had great Teachings 
to vomit. At the fecond attempt he threw up about 
half a pint of a clear watry liquor ; at the firft and 
third attempt he difcharged fcarce any thing. He 
was then feized with a great propenfity to go to dool, 
which went off in about three minutes. After this, 
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