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![throte unto ye breste, whose bodye was licke the forme and shape of all other children, wiche was sene to many credable people of Kelsall. ' IS6S {Herne, Kent). John Jarvys had two woemen children baptized at home joyned togethee in the belly, and havynge each the one of their armes lyinge at one of their own shoulders, and in all other parts well proportioned children, buryed Augt. 29. '1601 {Chipping, Lancashire). There was xtined at our p'ishe chuch at Chippin the iothof December one litle small infant called John Parkinson sonne of Ric Parkinson borne by Jaine daughter of John Salbury of the Lund y1 was so small in all proporcens saving the length as a greate mans great long finger the head lyke an egg in quantit. '1655 (Backness, Yorks). Grace the wyff of William Baxster beinge aboute three weekes before her tyme was brought in bedd the first day of December aboute three of the Clocke in the afternoone of two children. Their bellies were growne and joyned together from their breastes to their navells but their navells might be seen and their faces were together but the supposed man child was not soe longe as the daughter, in that his face reached but to the chine of the other. [The remainder of the long description is too unpleasant to print. These twins were buried on December 2.] '1672-3 {Hillingdon, Middlesex), March 12th. William, the Son of John Poker and Jane his Wife, natus, renatus, denatus die eodem, summa scilicet Dei miseratione tam in puerum quam in parentes, cum monstrosus fuit Infans non ex defectu sed excessu partium, una cum conformatione aliarum haud bona. 1688 (Carsinglon, Derbyshire), September 29. Sarah Tissington, a poor young woman, born into the world without any hands or arms, yet was very nimble and active in the use of her feet, with which she could not only take up things from the ground, and play at most childish games with her play fellows when she was a child; but also, when grown up, she could knit, dig in the garden, and do divers other services with her feet; she was aged 24 or 25 years, and departed this life the day and year aforesaid; born and buried at Carsington. 1690 {Mitcham, Surrey). Anne, the Daughter of George Washford, who had 24 fingers and toes, baptized Oct. 19. 1738 {Dorking, Surrey), May 16. Richard Madderson, aged](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21352422_0176.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
