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 In this Opinion he was econded by the Surgeon, who gave o many Reaons for bleeding, and quoted o many Caes where Perons had micarried for want of it, that the Squire became very importunate, and indeed inited peremptorily that his Daughter be blooded.

Sophia oon yielded to the Commands of her Father, though entirely contrary to her own Inclinations: For he upected, I believe, les Danger from the Fright, than either the Squire or the Surgeon. She then tretched out her beautiful Arm, and the Operator began to prepare for his work.

While the Servants were buied in providing Materials; the Surgeon, who imputed the Backwardnes which had appeared in Sophia to her Fears, began to comfort her with Aurances that there was not the leat Danger; for no Accident, he aid, could ever happen in Bleeding, but from the montrous Ignorance of Pretenders to Surgery, which he pretty plainly ininuated was not at preent to be apprehended. Sophia declared he was not under the leat Apprehenion; adding, if you open an Artery,