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<NAME>John Pas</NAME>
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<HEAD>An Account, OF A Wonderfull CHILD, Born at VERONA, In a Letter, from <HI>ITALY,</HI> to the Duke of <HI>BAVARIA.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><DATELINE><HI>Bru&s;&s;els,</HI> <DATE>June 2d. 1700.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>WE hear, the Elector of <HI>Bavaria,</HI> our Gover|nour, hath received a Letter from <HI>Italy,</HI> importing as follows, That there was born at <HI>Verona</HI> (a City belonging to the Repu|blick of <HI>Venice</HI>) on the Fir&s;t of <HI>March</HI> la&s;t, a Child of a <HI>Ge|noe&s;e</HI> Merchant re&s;iding there, which, the 2d.Day after its Birth, being in the Nur&s;es Lap, cryed out, to the great terrour of tho&s;e that heard it, <HI>Mercy, Mercy, Repentance.</HI> The Skin of it was rough, like a Hair-Cloth. It continued the fir&s;t Six Days, without taking any Food, and grew rougher and rougher; on the following Days it took &s;ome Food, and on the 19th of that Moneth, was as big as a Child of 4 Years of Age; from the 19th to the 22th, it continued alwayes kneeling, with its Arms a cro&s;s on ano|ther; and on the 28th cryed out with a loud Voice, and its Eyes full of Tears, <HI>Poor</HI> Sicily, <HI>Poor</HI> France, <HI>&V;nhappy</HI> Parma, <HI>Wa&s;te and De&s;olate</HI> Italy, <HI>Frightful</HI> Naples, <HI>De&s;troy|ed</HI> Burgundy, Poland <HI>full of Blood, Blood flows over all.</HI> The Inqui&s;ition has &s;ince taken this Child into their Cu&s;tody.</P>
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