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Dropfie, nor had Gravel (which is not unufual in this Cafe, and he 
had been always troubled wich)-I told him later Obfervations upon 
the Diflection of deceafed Morbid Bodies, had difcovered the Bellies 
of People dying of fuppofed Timpanies, to be diftended with water 
and no more Wind than what is {uppofed to be the effe@ of Phlegm, 
and Crude Humontrs lying in the Stomac and Guts. I defir’d him that 
we fhould put off talking of the Theory, and cometo the Practice, 
that perhaps we might very well agree in the Medicines he fhould 
take, as it very often happens to Phyfitians, who may difagree in 
the Theory, and yet agree in the Practice. I waited on Sir H. and 
told him Dr. Rofe’s and my Opinion, which agreeing, he was fatif- 
fied therewith. We gave him all manner of Diuretics, and eafie 
Purgers we could find in Jamaica, Linfeed and Juniper-Berries infus’d 
in Rhenifh-Wine, Milleped. ppd. in Powder, Juniper-water, advis'd 
him co eat Juniper-Berries, us'd Oil of Scorpion, with Ung. Dialth. 
outwardly, by which means he recovered again. On intemperance 
he fell into a great Loofenefs, threatning his Life, which by an 
Opiat, ec. at night we ftopt, and he enjoy’d his Health for tome 
time longer very well. Falling afterwards into his old Courfe of life, 
and not taking well any Advice to the contrary, his Belly {well’d 
{o as not to be contained in his Coat, on which I warn’d him of 
his very great danger, becaufe he being very weak, and fubject to a 
Loofenels, there was no room for purging Medicines, which feem’d 
to be the greateft Remedies for his Dropfie, threatning his Life, fecing 
Diureticks did not now produce the defired Effect. On this alarm 
he fent for three or four other Phyfitians, who, asI was told, {aid 
he had no Dropfie, becaufe his Legs did not fwell, the Reafon of 
which was, becaufe he lay ina A¥amac with his Legs up, and us’d 
very little exercife. They advifed him to a Catapla/m of Vervain 
of this Conntry, ¢zc. for his {well’d Belly, and would have given 
him a Vomit next morning, but that it was an unlucky day, as in- 
deed it had in all likelihood been to him, if he had taken it, for he 
fell naturally by only the Cataplafm into a very dangerous Loolenels, 
which had almoft carried him off ; fo the thoughts of this proceeding 
was put off. Hechang’d foon his Phyficians, and had firft a Black, 
who gave him Clyfters of Urine, and plaifter’d him all over with 
Clay and Water, and by it augmented his Cough, He lefe his Black 
Doétor, and fent for another, who promis‘d his Cure, but he 
languifhed, and his Cough augmenting died foon after. 
Mrs Barret, about Forty years ofage, of a {pare Body, fell into a Of a very 
yiolent 
Tertian, which naturally, or by Medicines, was very violent, chere7 
being {carce any inrermiffion, Her Tongue was very black ; and 
fhe delirous for che moft part. She had by her feyeral Cordials, 
