A Dissertation on the Situation of the Ancient Roman Station of Delgovitia in Yorkshire; by John Burton, of York, M D. . A Letter from Mr.]ak$\ Ames Seer, of the Soc. Antiquar* to C. Mor-timer M. D. Seer. R. S> concerning a PlicaPolonica. Good Sir,Iliad May 28.^[/JSIE the 22d, 1746, in the Morning,747- j ^^ Hannah Coornes, a neat old Woman, whofc Hair for Plica Polonica, as it is calldjI fhewd the Society laft Thurfday, came and gave methe following Informations. That fhe was of a genteel Family in Staffordjhireywho had fufferd much in the Civil Wars > and thather Mother had he
A Dissertation on the Situation of the Ancient Roman Station of Delgovitia in Yorkshire; by John Burton, of York, M D. . A Letter from Mr.]ak$\ Ames Seer, of the Soc. Antiquar* to C. Mor-timer M. D. Seer. R. S> concerning a PlicaPolonica. Good Sir,Iliad May 28.^[/JSIE the 22d, 1746, in the Morning,747- j ^^ Hannah Coornes, a neat old Woman, whofc Hair for Plica Polonica, as it is calldjI fhewd the Society laft Thurfday, came and gave methe following Informations. That fhe was of a genteel Family in Staffordjhireywho had fufferd much in the Civil Wars > and thather Mother had her Hair grow in the fame manner,whofe Maiden Name was Alice Goldfmithh but herown Maiden Name was Hannah Bunby, born in theHay-marker, in the Parifh of White-Chapel and bap-tized at Aldgate on a Saturday the of June, Mother, having fuch fort of Hair, ufed to combhers much to prevent it, till fometimes the Bloodcame: When the was about 14 Years old (he per-ceived it to grow thick juft about the back Part ofher Head, and at length grew to this matted longSubftancc I now faw it, of 109 Inches long. She faysphiltrans01991591. 17
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