Now! Then! 2025! - Yorkshire On This Day

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After prayers, I went to the church, where I heard a sermon. After, I came home and heard Mr Rhodes [the Reverend Richard Rhodes] read. After dinner, I went abroad, and when I was come home I dressed some sores. After, I heard Mr Rhodes read, and wrought within a while. After, I went to see a calf at Munkman’s, which had two great heads, four ears, and had to either head a throat-pipe besides the heads, had long ears like bristles about the mouths such as no other cow hath, the hinder legs had no parting from the rump, but grew backward, and were no longer but from the first joint. Also the backbone was parted about the middest of the back, and a round hole was in the middest into the body of the calf, but one would have thought that to have come of some stroke it might get in the cow’s belly. After this I came in to private meditation and prayer.

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After praers I went to the church wher I hard a sermon after I Came home and hard Mr Rhodes read after diner I went abroad and when I was come home I dresed some sores after I hard Mr Rhode<.> read and wrought within a while after I went to see a calfe at Munckmans which had :2: great heades 4 eares and had to ether head a throtepipe besides the heades had Long heares Like brissels about the mouths such as n’other Cow hath the hinder Legges had no parting from the rumpe but grewe backward and were no Longer but from the first Ioynte also the backe bone was parted about the midest of the bicke and a rowne howle was in the midest into the bodie of the Calfe but one would haue thought that to haue Comed of some strocke it might gett in the Cowes bely after This I Came in to priuat medetation and praier

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