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of my houfe to another. After this, I began 
to’ move the foot backwards and forewards 
fo gently as not to give pain, and gradually 
increafed thofe motions ; .but always {topped 
the flexion of the foot, or extention of the 
leg whenever I felt the leaft uneafinefs: fre- 
quently I continued thefe motions for half 
an hour together, with the difeafed limb; but 
kept the other as much at reft as I could. 
WueEn I began to walk, I always put the 
left leg fome way before the right, that the 
left foot might be well extended ; making ufe 
of a cane in my right-hand, to prevent any 
danger of falling. 
THE void between the two ends of the di- 
vided tendon, became infenfible in few days, 
except that a foftnefs was felt there, more 
than any where elfe ; but this part turned 
gradually thicker and harder, till a knot was 
formed in it, which one, in feeling thro’ the 
teguments, would have thought to be a piece 
of cartilage, as large as a middle fized plumb, 
which has greatly decreafed, and become 
fofter, for fome years paft; fo that, at pre- 
fent, it is much lefs perceptible than for- 
merly. 
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