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CXVIll The Introdudtion. 
his Throat. This help’d the coming away of a great deal of dif- 
colour’d mucous matter, which lying behind might have choak’d 
him, unlefs he were help’da little, by keeping his Mouth open with 
a great Key thruft becween his Teeth, with the Warcs turn’d upper- 
moft, fo that his Mouth could not be quite fill’d with thar Matter. 
He foam’d alittle at Mouth, and breath’d very high and uneafily, 
wherefore apprehending fome imminent and prefent danger of fome 
Apoplectic Diftemper, I had him very largely bled at the Arm, 
which very much calm’d all the Symptoms, efpecially thole 
threatning his Life every minute. He was narrowly watehd all night. 
I would have given him a Purge if he could have got it down, bur 
he was fo faft afleep that ic could not be done. He was carried in 
a double Sheet, after five or fix hours Sleep, to his Lodgings, and laid 
abed, his Head high, and taken great care of left he fhould be 
flrangled. Finding him flillin great danger of a Head Difeafe, be- 
ing fpeechlefs, not to be awak’d, I gave order that he fhould be 
forthwith bled again in the Arm to fome ten or twelve Ounces. 
After this he could bring out halfa word, and then by degrees came 
to {peak a whole word, than twoor three, and foa Sentence. Then 
I gave him fome Pil. Coch. Min about two Scruples diflolv’d in water, 
to clear him of his inflam’d.and {well’d Throat, as well as of the 
diforders of his Head and Stomach, After this had wrought he was 
very fenfible of his efcape, Penitent, and with Tears in his Eyes ex- 
prefs'd his concern. He was fcarce yet able to {peak intelligibly, buc 
by another Purge next morning, in fome few days he recovered his 
Health. 
The other, who pledg’d him, had drank lefs by three Pints, and 
before he fell afleep had vomiced a very great quantity .of che 
Wine he had drank. He flept ti] morning, and continued three et 
four days very much fluftered or hot headed, without any further 
mifchief... Both thefe Gentlemen died fince in. England, and, as I 
have been told, fhortened their Lives by. {uch A@ions, . 
Mis. —— aged about Thirty five years, of a yellowith colour, 
had been tn an intermitting Fever, for feveral Weeks, which ended 
in the Belly-ach, She had a very great pain abour the Region of 
of the the Navil, Conftriction of the Belly, high colour’d thick Water, 
Belly-ach and frequent pains all over the Body, like thofe of Rheumatic 
and Rheu- 
mati{m. 
People.She had alfo a Naufea or inclination to Vomit,which when for- 
warded (which I generally did in this Difeafe) would eafe her fome- 
what by emptying the Stomach. She had gone through all Courles 
ordered by teveral Phyficians without fuccefs, I had her bled feveral 
times, by which fhe found no great relief, neither did fhe by eafie 
Purgers, which although they wrought well, and gave fome im- 
mediate 
