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{lightly fore ; and to this pitch it was de- 

 termined to keep up the efFe6l of the medi- 

 cine for fome time. In a few weeks, he 

 was able to walk about eafily in the 

 houfe ; the tumour gave now little pain. 

 The heat of urine had been for a great 

 while gone, and he could retain it better. 

 In this promifing way, on a fudden 

 change of weather, he was feized with u- 

 niverfal rheumatifm ; which, with very 

 little mitigation of pain, lafted three 

 weeks ; and afterwards he often had 

 flight returns of it. This was fucceed- 

 ed by a periodical vomiting of bile, con- 

 tinuing for fome days, and returning once 

 in two or three weeks ; from every fit of 

 which he very hardly recovered. A fe- 

 vere catarrh next attacked him, and in- 

 ceffantly teafed and exhaufted him. Na- 

 ture was not able to bear up under a 

 complication of Ic many and fo great 

 difeafes. He died in May, with all the 

 apppearances of extreme old age. Little 

 time was allowed to infped the body; 

 and our inquiries were reftrided to the 



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