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 1 J 4 Of the mamfefi Signs AND here I cannot pafs by an Inftance worth Obfervatation,of a Girl who came to my Houfe full of Sadnefs and Confternation, already even to fink down ; upon Examination ihe told me that ihe had broke out from an Houfe where ihe was ihut up with a Nurfe, all the reft of the Family being dead, to ihew me the certain Forerunner of Death upon her, faying ihe had the Tokens upon her Leg ; but I foon found a Miftake that might have been fatal to her, for it was only a Whart, which nei- ther ihe nor the Nurfe had ever taken Notice of before^ ihe was fbon undeceived, and by my Encouragement ihook off all her Fear 5 returning Home chearful to take thofe Medicines which were directed to carry off the Difbrders upon her, and fweating her plentifully, removed all Suf- . picion of the Contagion : But I really be- lieve, that had not her Mind been foon made eafie, by what was faid to her, ihe would have died merely by the Force of her Imagination ; as fuch a Dread extream- ly aggravates the leaft Complaints. BUT fome of thefe Tokens were not only fo like in Appearance to Wharts, that they