The life and extraordinary case of abstinence of Ann Moor of Tutbury in Staffordshire, now living in the 51st year of her age, who has for the space of three years and a half lived entirely without food; including the reasons that first induced her to lose her appetite, attested by these two particulars / Mr. Robert Taylor [and] Mr. Allen.

  • Robert Taylor
Date:
[1813?]
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Credit: The life and extraordinary case of abstinence of Ann Moor of Tutbury in Staffordshire, now living in the 51st year of her age, who has for the space of three years and a half lived entirely without food; including the reasons that first induced her to lose her appetite, attested by these two particulars / Mr. Robert Taylor [and] Mr. Allen. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    mony qS her neighbours. But fiace the ilate of hei .^tiinence, that her prefeat ftittc o'* mind is pt tueh .jc^lifinefs ahd lerenkY- and her do^nna! knowledge tacka.r anduniippcachible, iHat it mud highly pleafi;^ to ever Y lover of religion to converfe. witli her. ’She has till lately received a Imall allowance.from parifh ; butlince che truth of her prelerit ftdte fhe has been e||abliihvd, (he has been very o<>mmrtat>ie .and^qvery actt|nHa-ce pracur'd tor her, the number b.f pebpte who vihc her is ail nifliing and every one givb^g her a trifle tor her children makes her .more comfortable She is tail, handiomc, chearful, »md talkative, it cannot be t xpedled that apy thing more than what is common, cm have 'secured to a vyp- man m her lltuation of life H aving proceeded £o iar weno give an account of her falling, de^Cv.pf which the .olh'wing are the particulars : b ; The lad 10 years die had not been one hour free from pain pn vious to her lols of ajipetite •, die gives the reafon as fallows ; flie attended a perlpn in ^'he name of Samuel mAJtGE, who was d/with soHROFULOFs ULCERS, of which complaint he didd, Oclcober 30 180b. She uled Co wafh hi* linen: the extreme pfFcnfi venefs of the fmell, was luch that no perfm could < ome near it She attended hi n eight month’s in this fituation until his death On the 4th •. of November following die was necefflated to give up her work at which time die loft all defire of toad .as v/cU as her ability to take it. rne am »unc at fo- lid 'ood w hich ike to^jk from that time uncii M ifch did not exceed halt an ounce in 4 day, h r d-*wak was ufually tea, without milk or cream^ She thougnte- very thing fne eat or drank fme] 1 ed-©t corrupiiofi^j a feeat fke was accudomed to during her attendance on the young man. la March, I 07 die was troubled- w ith hvilyric fits and the cramp at herftomach, her remedy was boiling hot gruel although it fcalded her lips ike ieft