During this space of time, which was Twenty five Years and some Months,
this Woman had several fits of Sickness, and at last died of a
continual Fever, in _January_ 1678, being in the Sixty second Year of
her Age.
The next Day after she was Dead, Mr. _Cortade_, open'd her Corps, in the
presence of Monsieurs _Gaillart_, _Baile_, _Laborde_ and _Grangeron_ all
famous Physicians; and of Mr. _Labat_ and _Corboneau_, two noted
Anatomists. Having cut up the Muscles, and the _Peritonaeum_, they found
the Cawl schirous, and somewhat carnous, and about two Fingers breadth
thick. 'Twas stretched over the Mass they sought for and adher'd to it.
When they lifted it up, they turn'd over the whole Heap, towards the
Breast of the Deceas'd Person, and then they had some Apprehension that
the shapeless Mass was a Child: At first View they doubted it, because
'twas found out of the Womb, but their Doubts were quickly dispell'd,
when they put a Knife into it and felt the Bones, and saw Nails and
Toes upon one of the Feet, that they separated from the Mass.
Before they meddled further with the Mass, they had a mind to see what
Condition the parts of the _Abdomen_ were in, and particularly the Womb,
upon which they found a Body, which being hard like a Stone, enclos'd a
great Ulcer that spread its self over the Bottom of the Womb.
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