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 I felt great Numbers of the People on my Left Side relaxing the Cords to uch a degree, that I was able to turn upon my Right, and to eae myelf with making Water; which I very plentifully did, to the great Atonihment of the People, who conjecturing by my Motions what I was going to do, immediately opened to the right and left on that ide to avoid the Torrent which fell with uch noie and violence from me. But before this, they had dawbed my Face and both my Hands with a ort of Ointment very pleaant to the Smell, which in a few Minutes removed all the Smart of their Arrows. Thee Circumtances, added to the Refrehment I had received by their Victuals and Drink, which were very nourihing, dipoed me to leep. I lept about eight Hours, as I was afterwards aured; and it was no wonder, for the Phyicians, by the Emperor's Order, had mingled a leepy Potion in the Hogheads of Wine.