some Time, she, was oblig'd to
go to Bed with him.

The Count, after he was in Bed, being inspir'd with Love, began the
amorous Adventure with _Isabella_, before he had thoroughly examin'd the
Secrets of Nature; and after a short Space, finding an Uneasiness in his
amorous Struggles, he put down his Hand to discover what it was, and
feeling something like the Testicles of a Man, he rose from her in the
greatest Confusion, and calling to his Servant for a Candle, in his
passion he pull'd out a sharp Pen-knife and cut off the external Members
of _Isabella_, highly resenting the Affront, and very much displeas'd
with himself, that he should embrace a Monster. _Isabella_ made a
hideous Outcry, which disturb'd the whole Neighbourhood, but the Count
sending for an experienc'd Surgeon, to prevent the Effusion of too great
a Quantity of Blood, it issuing out with great violence, kept her at his
House all Night, and sent her the next Morning in a Chair to her
Companion.

_Isabella_ was a considerable Time before she recover'd of this great
Wound, but at length growing well, and _Diana_ having very much suffer'd
by her extravagant Frolicks, they liv'd together as Man and Wife (being
now better qualified for it) a considerable Space, 'till on a Time they
had a very great Quarrel, which occasion'd a Separation; and _Diana_
reviving her former Diversions, met at last with the same Fate as
_Isabella_, her masculine Instrument being likewise sever'd from her
Privities, after which, both of them liv'd to be harmless old Women.
These Intrigues being very remarkable, I thought fit to insert them for
the Entertainment of the curious Reader; I now proceed to the Nature and
Generation of Hermaphrodites.

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_Of the material Cause and Generation of_ Hermaphrodites

There are several Reasons assign'd by Naturalists for the Cause and
Production of Hermaphrodites. Some are of Opinion that Hermaphrodites
are form'd whilst the Terms are upon Women, which being always impure,
they can produce nothing but Monsters; but to this it may be answer'd,
that when Children are conceived during the Sowing of the Terms, there
is a greater probability of their being born with the Itch, or other
scorbutick Distempers, than of their being Hermaphrodites.

Others believe, that the Man and the Woman having equally contributed
to Generation, the forming Power which endeavours to render the Matter
whereon it w