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4 was cured, and well able to walk, before he left 
4 his faid Matter ; and do believe it was performed 
4 wirhout any Art or Aflittance whatever, than as 
4 exprefs'd above ; as witnefs our Hands, 
4 Mabella Glover. 
4 Eliz . Glo ver . 
4 Sufannah JaJper , the 
4 Boy’s own Aunt.' 
The foregoing Account of the Cripple Nicolas 
Reeks was drawn up in fuch Terms as were moft 
agreeable to the Apprehenfions of the Perfons who 
have certified the Truth of the Faff, and to whom 
it was firtt read : And I am well fatisfied in the Cre* 
dibility of their Tcftimony, and that many other 
Perfons of Reputation might be called on, who 
would fign the fame. 
Cujlomhoufe, Poole, W. MlLNER. 
Nov. i r. 1 749. 
XI. A Letter from Mr. James Short, F.R.S. 
to the Frefident , with the Defcription and 
Ufes of an Equatorial Telefcope. 
SIR , 
Read, Dec . 7 . "T" Send you along with this the Defcription 
1?49 ’ X anc * Ufes of the Equatorial Telefcope, 
as alfo a Drawing of it ; which you defired of me 
fome time fince, in order that it might be laid before 
the Society. I have made three of thefe Inftru- 
ments, one of which was bought by Count Bentink 
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