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that, from what he obferved, and from 

 the fymptoms he felt, he thought he had 

 not long to live, and begged to have fome 

 remedy that would alleviate the violent 

 ficknefs that opprefTed him. I ordered 

 him a mixture made of iimple mint-wa- 

 ter, and fpirituous cinnamon water, with 

 a little of the tin^ura thebaica^ and fy- 

 riip, to be taken by fpbonsfull. After 

 this, he funk faft, by the bleeding from 

 the ham, whenever he relaxed the tourne* 

 quet, and the fymptoms of a mortifica- 

 tion of the right ham appeared on Mon- 

 day. . Oil Tuefday in the afternoon he 

 died. The people aboilt him alledged 

 that he loft five quarts of blood from the 

 time of the burfting of the tumour till 

 his death. 



To give an idea of the external appear- 

 ance and fituation of thefe aneurifmal 

 tumours, I obtained the favour of Mr 

 Lens to,draw two fmall figures, reprefent- 

 ing them in their natural fituation, from 

 my defcriprion, having had no opportu- 

 nity of getting them done, either during 



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