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May 1 8th, in the morning, the noofe 

 was thrown off from the polypus by a 

 violent fit of coughing, which brought 

 that excrefcence up into his mouth. Ic 

 was now apparent that the cure could 

 not be accomplilhed without a double 

 noofe, as a fingle one was in danger of 

 being removed on every fit of the cough. 

 Several inftruments for that purpofe 

 were tried, but without effed ; at laft, I 

 conftrudted one (Fig^ 2.) which anfwered 

 the purpofe in every refpccl. 



May the 20th, Dod\ors Clark and 

 Drummond, and Mellrs Inglis and Wood 

 furgeons (being convened on account 

 of a cancerous bread, which I extirpated) 

 were prefent, when my patient with the 

 polypus being brought to the theatre, and 

 placed as formerly, I made a noofe upon 

 the polypus in the manner above de- 

 fcribed- Having withdrawn the inilru- 

 ment, he immediately fwallowed the po- 

 lypus. I then took hold of the extre- 

 mities of the thread hanging out of his 

 mouth, and formed another noofe, paf- 

 VoL. III. Xxx fing 



