1807.) ” 
than amile of it; and, as the winds were 
trifling, we obferved the eruptions for 
three days and nights fuccefiively. 
The inhabitants of thefe iflands (An- 
damans) are a moft wretched race of 
mortals ;. they go entirely naked, live 
principally upon fith, and ’tis faid are 
canibals when they can procure ag 
tisih. 
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For the Monthly Magazine, * 
NEGLECTED BIOGRAPHY. 
EDWARD-JORDEN, M.D. 
HIS learned phytician was born of a 
good family at High Halden,K ent,and 
after receiving @ preparatory education, 
was removed to Hart-hall, Oxford, where 
he ttudied fometime, but without. taking 
adegree. Having chofen phyfc for his 
profefiion, he went abroad and vilited 
different univertities, particularly. Padua, 
then the moft famous medical fchool in 
Europe, ~ He there took his doctors de- 
gree in that faculty, and returning to his 
native couutry was admitted a member 
ef the royal college of phyficians. He 
fettled at firft in ‘London, and became 
very diftinguihed im his profetiion : but 
haying a great anclination to mineral 
works, fays his biographer, he was at 
great charges about the making of alum, 
which net fucceeding accorhug to ex- 
pectation, he was thereby much injured 
in his eftate, THe was much refpected by 
King James, who committed the Queen 
to his care when:fhe made ute of the 
Bath waters.: ‘The fame ‘monarch aifo 
employed him in another cafe, which is 
curious enough todeferve notice in this 
‘place. A young woman in the country 
was troubled with fuch unaccountable 
fymptoms, as canfed a reportto be fpread 
abroad that the was bewitched. James 
Aad great faith in the doctrine of Demo- 
noogy, and wrote a ponderous book in 
ats detence againit Reginald Scott, and 
other fceptical writers on that tubjeét. 
This circumftance, ‘therefore, aiforded 
kim an opportunity of proving the truth 
of his pouitions. By his orders the pof- 
fefted perfon was brougkt up to London, 
aud placed ander the oblervation and 
care of Dr, Jorden, who, by giving her 
tiple things without any thing of a me- 
dicinal nature, and by other means, dif- 
covered the cheat, which he reported to 
the King. The girl was at firfi very un- 
willing to difclofe the juggle, but atter 
fome threats and promifes, the confefied 
that  fometime betore there happened 
a dilereuce between a female neizh- 
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bour of her father’s and himfelf, and 
having in) his own apprehention, no 
better way to be avenged of her than 
this, he impioufly caufed his daughter, 
on ‘the receiving of the facrarnent, to 
engage to imitate one bewitched, atid 
afcribe it to that woman, which fhe did, 
and acted this part in fo exact and 
wonderful a manner, that the deceived 
all the country where the lived, who. 
thought it to be a trath. After which 
coutefion the was very quiet, and the 
king giving her a pertion, fhe married,: 
and thus was cured of her mumical 
witchery.” 
Afier niacanbe fome time in London, 
Dr. Jorden removed ‘to Bath, where he 
hved many years enjoytng the “ applaufe: 
of the learned, the refpect of the rich, 
the prayers of the poor, an ad the love 
of all!” 
He married the daughter of a-gentle- 
man named Joraan, m Waltthire, the ac- 
count of which marriage being very fin- 
gular, I {hall give it m my authov’s own 
words, 
“The Doctor nest oa journey: nis 
nighted on Salifbury plain, and knowing 
not which way to ride, happened to meet 
aA thepherd, of whom he made. enquiry 
what places were near, where- he might 
have entertainment for that night: the 
fhepherd telling him. there was no place 
near enough for him convenicntly ‘o 
reach in any feafonable time, the Doctor 
* atked what gentleman lived thereabouts ; 
the thepherd rephed, there was one Mrw 
Jordan not far off, a man of good quality, 
and a great eftate. Prefently the Doétor. 
(ooking on this as a good omen) vefulved: 
on his houfe ; where he was. fo kindly en- 
tertained, and fo well accepied, that Mr. 
Jordan, underftanding him to be a bach- 
elor, bettowed his daughter on him, with 
a confiderable fortune.” 
By his lady he had four children. Ed-: 
ward the elder was an enlign in the attack 
on the ile of Rhé, where he was fiain, 
“ making bis colours his winding-{heet.” 
His eldett daughter was marned. to Mrs 
Thomes Benford, an apothecary at Batr, 
and mayor of the city: the others died 
young. 
Dr. Jorden died of the fone and gout 
in 1632, aged 63, aud was buried in the 
Abbey church at Bath. Ths works are, 
1. “ A Brief Difcourte, cailed the Sifos 
cation of the Mother,” &c. London, 1603, 
Ato. 2. “A Dilcourfe of Nataral 
Baths, and Minera) Waters; wherein 
the original of Fountains im ‘general is 
declared. The Nature and Dittvence 
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