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A57428 The wonder of the world being a perfect relation of a young maid, about eighteen years of age, which hath not tasted of any food this two and fifty weeks ... : wherein is related the whole truth and no more, as it was taken from the mouth of the damsel and her mother, being a true account of her condition / written by Thomas Robins ... Robins, Thomas. 1669 (1669) Wing R1663; ESTC R4546 7,629 23

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THE Wonder of the World BEING A perfect Relation of a young Maid about eighteen years of age which hath not tasted of any Food this two and fifty weeks from this present day of my Writing December 22. Which may well be called a Wonder of Wonders Wherein is Related the whole truth and no more as it was taken from the mouth of the Damsel and her Mother Being a true Account of her Condition Written by Thomas Robins B. of D. a VVell-wisher to the Gospel of Jesus Christ Hear ye that are far off what I have done and ye that are near acknowledge my might Isaiah 33. 13. Here you may see and read the Glory of God as the VVord says in the 11. of John and the 40. Verse Jesus saith unto her said I not unto thee if thou wouldst believs thou shouldest see the Glory of God London Printed for Tho. Passinger at the three Bibles on the middle of London-Bridge 1669. A Relation of a Gentleman in Chesterfield a frequent Visitant of Martha Taylor for many months also attested by divers others MArtha Taylor of Over Hadton is Eighteen years of Age next Candlemas having line in this extremity seven years come Candlemas having taken no food since St. Andrews day 1667. nor never had a Stool since Alhollou tide and it is two years next Sunday since her water could be deserned to be water and at the begining of her Fast she spent much blood at her Mouth Nose left eye and tears of blood their continues bleeding by degrees from St. Andrews-tide 1667. till last Lady-day upon which her sight fayled and speech about three weeks as that we could not well understand her but it hath pleased God since to give her perfect memory and desires to have the Bible always with her and ofter good Books having many godly Expressions with strength of faith the Guts of her body are almost dried up and no 〈◊〉 comes from neither part nor spits at mouth nor hath she parted with any blood but Sunday after twelve a Clock September 4. 1668. These watched her One from Over Hadton and another from Gallon-grove night and day for seven days and six nights to wit Hannah Hollis Dorothy Webster Alite Trantor Mary Jones Elizabeth Glossop Jone Heath Ann Taylor Ann Bott Ann Benford Ruth Gates Sith Whitt Mary Goodwin Dorothy Sheldon from Gallon-grave Sarah Buntin Parson Wilson's Maid Hester Hatseild Mary Cotes Dorothy Sheldon Hester Pigiard Elizabeth Toft Elizabeth Crane Mr. Buxton's Maid Barbarah Mosley Ann Webster from Grutton Elizabeth Milner and Elizabeth Wolley as two went out two came in and Mr. Fr●dhurst of Over Hadton George Brodhurst at my parting away I took her by the hand and finding her Pulses very weake and her nether parts being very cold and by much speaking causes to Heek-up being in a violent manner in that extremity she put out her hand and were content with so much water to the vallew of two drops and her sleep is quite gone and she thinks her time very short and her Spirits grow very low there was some other things observed which in modesty ought not to be spoken off THE Wonder of the World BEING A perfect Relation of a young Maid about eighteen years of age which hath not tasted of any Food this two and fifty weeks from this present day of my Writing December 22. Isaiah 34. 1. Come near ye Nations to hear and hearken ye people let the earth hear and all that is therein the world and all things that come forth of it GOod people according as God called the people for to hear his judgements concerning his Church Nay He did not onely call the People but he called the whole earth nay the whole World and all things that comes forth of it Even so I desire all Christians within this our Nation Nay all in the whole World to hear and to give their due attention to what I here declare concerning a very strange and marvelous wonderful work of God which is to be proved at this present time of my writing within the County of Darby near to Backwell within a Mile or something more at a little house noer Over Hadin hard by the Mill Indéed I gave you a little Caviat conserning this wondersul strange slory which is nothing but true I say I gave you a Character of it which was dated October 13. Which I had by Relation from many several persons but since that time I my self the Author of this Book hath been with the Maid and hath had some discourse with her which hath given me a great deal more satisfaction then I had before and so I thought it good to give every one as good satisfaction as lyeth in my power for to do and by Gods assistance I do intend to declare the truth as near as I can and no more but what I saw and heard from the Mouth of the Damsel and her Mother For on December the 6. day being the Lords day I was with the Maid and had some discourse with her conserning her condition For when this Damsel was about Eleven years old it pleased the Lord to strike her with a lamentable pain in the small of her back which was a great means to make her stoop very much and it pleased the Lord that she so continued for the space of six years and at the end of those years her Stumach was taken from her that she could not eat as formerly she could and about St. An hews day she quite sorsock her meat and hath not tasted of any Food since Save onely upon St. Thomas day in one thousand six hundred sixty seven she eat thrée slices of an Apple but never since she hath not tasted of any Rind of mortal Food bread nor drink or water but as they wet her lips with a Spoon and Spring water but now since Martlemas day she hath suckt of a Stu'd Pruan but nothing can be perceived to go down into her body to this present day And yet c is very lively and likely for to live She is Ninetéen years of Age about Candlemas next she is worn very bare of her body very small left but skin and bone much like the Picture of Annotomy yet she hath some flesh left on her Arms and her face and some little blood in her Cheeks and her lips and her Spéech is very plain and perica as ever it was yet her voice not all out so strong as formerly and yet very strong and perfect considering her condition to the great amazement of all which sees or hears her speak a thing which is almost past the belief of man but yet very true for I the Author of this Book can witness it for truth For as I told you he ore I was with her on the sixt day of this present December and had some discourse with her concerning her condition and most of her discourse is of the Scripture concerning the duty which a Christian oweth to God