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after much striving, and exertinghis Tongue athousand limes, he could natDrink of it; and Lappmg with great affrights, as oft as his Tongue touched ithe started back with his Head. bringing it down again genti/ to the Bowl ahundred times, but all in vain. And in this poli ure, what upon his Bellyand what upon his Hands and Knees, he kcpt himself at least an Hour thusTantalizing himself; but it was not in bis power to Drink. We then gavehim a Quili which consisted of 2 or 3 Joynts, the one end in his Mouththe other in the Liquor; but he could not manage ir, nor Suckj no morethan a Dog. I perswaded him to give over and lye down, which he did ;and not long arter my going away he feli into a Convulsum Fit, Bit andSnarl'd and Catch'd at every body, and Foam'd at the Mouth. Aster thisF/rwas over, he took an Elltborifm in a Bolus, which was taken like the rest, andvery willingly by him ; it wrought about 3 or 4 times very plentifully, andhe declared himself wonderfully at ease by it; but yct now and then feliCon-vulsed, and then always Insensible. And aster 4 Hours I return’d to himagain, and found the Miniiler with him; he talked very scnsibly to him,prayed very earnestly with him, saying the Prayers aster him, and desired-the Sacrantem, which in thesc Circumstances could not be given.

He was again solicited to Drinks and he now readily enough put himselfinto the former posture, and with as much earnefiness as ever used ali thelittle fhifts to Drink, while the Bowl was under hisHcadj but all in vain.He had a little Silver Tumbler filled with Drink put into his Hand ;which luddenly, when he had as it were stolen it near his Mouth, he wouldhave thrown it into his Throat, ashe did the Bolus' s; but it hit against hisTecth and feli into the Bowl. I cannot say heever went to Stool or madeWater all thistime, and therefore had a Clyster given him; but upon partingwith it, which he did immediately almost as soon as given, he Died Convulf-ed : But his not Making IVater, as well as a troublesome Vriapifme which hecomplain’d of when upon his Krees, might proceed from the Bltstermg V Ul-sters, as well as from his Diseafe.

That nothing may be oraitted which relates to this Case; the day asterhis Intcrment I accidentali/ met with his Cozen Mrs. S- who told me that herDaughrer was in fear, for just that very day Fortnight before his Dcath shehad been at his House, and he would go hörne with her to her Mother’s;that she remembred his Hand Trembled and his Body Shaked, that he was ina Cold Stveat, and in a great disbrder, so that (he asked him what he ail’d :he told her, that after his Work (Tor he was an Upholsterer) it had beenof late usual with him. And which was Remarkable the very Dog whichBit him came at that time along with him, to her Mothers House; and wasalive and well at theMan’s Death.

To this we may add, that Mr. Widdotv, a Mercer, doth affirm, that a-bout the very time that Mr. Corten was thought to be Bit with Mr. Suttott' sDog, a black Dog, which he verily believes to be the farne, came and Bita H'help of his in his Shop. The next day the Whelp ran Mad up anddown the House, and Bit both him and the Maid in the Leg, and dyed thatvery day. About a Month after he was Bit he found himself not well, and

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