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rifing from bed. The fwelling of the extremity 

 was uniform, and, except a little pain which 

 he felt in the groin, where, on examination, the 

 glands were found enlarged, was not attended 

 with the leaft mark of inflammation, or fever. 

 This enlargement continued for about fourteen 

 days, when he was feized with the regular 

 paroxyfm of fever ; which was however pre- 

 ceded by a red ftreak in the thigh, and a con- 

 fiderable affection of the inguinal glands. A 

 violent inflammation oftheleg and thigh imme- 

 diately preceded the hot fit, and continued for 

 feven or eight days. This difeafe left a great 

 degree of fwelling, which has continued with 

 little variation ever fince. About two years 

 after, the attacks being frequent, he was ad- 

 vifed to change his climate, and accordingly 

 went to England, where his general health was 

 much improved. During his May there, 

 which was about eight months, he had no frefh 

 attack of the glandular difeafe ; but the en- 

 largement continued nearly the fame. Soon 

 after his return to Barbadoes, he had a re-, 

 gular attack of the glandular difeafe, which 

 lafted as long, and was as fevere as thofe he 

 had experienced before he went to England. 

 Tbefe returns continued for feveral years to 



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