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quotidian ague, which ufually began about three of the 
dock in the afternoon, and lafted near two hours; 
which was fucceeded by a hot fit, and then a violent 
fweat. And in this manner fiie was affli&ed for feven 
days without any material alteration ; when, being 
informed by a neighbour, of a perfon, who had an 
infallible remedy for the cure of an ague,, {lie applied 
to him. He brought her two phials, containing about 
an ounce and half each, of a pale yellowifii liquor ; 
one of which he directed her to take diredly, pro- 
miGng, that fiie fiiould have no return of the fit of 
confequence ; and that, if file had any fmall return, 
the fecond bottle fiiould cure her effectually. In 
confequence of which, file took one dofe, which was 
at the time the cold fit had been on about a quarter 
of an hour : file had no fooner fwallowed it , but, as 
file fays, her ftomach was on fire, and felt as if (he 
had fwallowed the ftrongeft dram pofiible. The cold 
fit left her inftantly ; but file was immediately feized 
with fo violent a fever, as to make her burn, and be 
extremely thirfty, all the following night ; much 
more fo than ever fiie had been before, till the next 
morning, when a fweat a little relieved her from the 
violent heat. When file rofe in the morning, fiie 
was much troubled with a great itching in the hands,, 
feet, and nofe ; and foon after all thofe parts began 
to feel numbed, or, as fiie defcribes it, as if her 
hands and feet were afieep; which fiie took but little 
notice of, till the evening of that day, when fiie 
found the nails of both hands and feet were turning 
black, and, at the fame time feeling great pain in 
both, as alfo in her nofe, and that they appeared of 
a darkifii red colour, like the fkin in cold weather. 
Upon 
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