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the stone, and then he began to pull, having wrapped some linen round the in- 

 strument which hurt him ; but the pubis, under which the stone was, caused 

 an obstacle, not to be overcome. He therefore ordered an assistant to push 

 through the anus the stone towards the belly ; and he on his side having disco- 

 vered the end of the stone under the pubis, put in the fore-finger of his right 

 hand, and pressed as hard as possible the stone with it towards the spoon, which 

 at the same time he strongly pulled with his left hand. These 3 forces being 

 united, made at last the stone give way, and brought it forth to the joy of the 

 spectators, as well as the patient. The upper side of the stone, or that which 

 answered to the pubis, was pretty even, and seemed to give a passage to the 

 urine ; the under or hindmost side, which lay towards the prostates and the en- 

 trance of the bladder, kept the shape of these parts ; its substance was crumbling, 

 of a reddish colour, and like the membrane of the bladder, having a fungous 

 poile on it, with which it seemed to have been incorporated, and of which a sort 

 of covering yet remained on its surface : this covering being taken off, and the 

 stone a little dried, this whole appeared to be pierced with porosities, which 

 seemed to have been the receptacles of the foresaid poile. There was no mark 

 on this side of any urine having passed. 



A pledget charged with digestives, a rag dipped in an embrocation, and an 

 emollient cataplasm, were laid on the wound ; the patient was laid on his belly, 

 his breast being supported by one bolster, and his head by another. The same 

 day, an hour after, he was let blood, 3 porringers full. He found himself a 

 little out of order after bleeding, and had several nauseas. He had a simple 

 cordial made for him with 5 oz. of balm-water, 1 oz. of syrup of barberries, and 

 1 oz. of syrup of clove-July flowers ; of which he took several spoonfuls a day, 

 when his spirits seemed to fail him. 



He sweated much all the afternoon ; which made the Dr. defer bathing him 

 till half an hour after 7 ; his pulse was short, quick, and strong : the first hour 

 he was in the bath made no alteration ; he was sick at heart, and spit up a white 

 froth ; at last he fell asleep in the bath for at least an hour : his pulse seemed to 

 be slower, and on coming out of the bath he found himself very well. He was 

 dressed as before at 10 o'clock, and laid on his belly. He slept best part of the 

 night, which hindered his being blooded at 3 or 4 o'clock, as had been ordered. 



May IQth. At 8 o'clock in the morning he was in a strong fever. He had 2 

 porringers of blood taken from his arm : the bleeding made his pulse short, low, 

 and quick, and made him sick at heart. His pulse grew strong again, and the 

 fever came on him. He designed to bathe him yet that morning ; which should 

 have been done if he had been blooded earlier; but it was late ; and besides he had 

 had no stool. He therefore thought it necessary to give him an emollient and ano- 

 dyne clyster at 10 o'clock. He was afterwards dressed ; and the bathing deferred 



