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On the Sixth Day the matter became fomewhat thicker, 
and the Skin being a little diflended about the Wound, 
I was obliged to divide the lift mentioned Scitch, to ad- 
mit of the free Difcbarge of the Pus , which on the two 
fucceeding Days became much thicker than before, and 
the Gleet confequently leflened. 
About this time the two ends of the Tendon were 
not a little dilated , and a white Slough appeared on 
it, towards the upper part of the Wound ; on which, 
inftead of the Balfani of Turpentine, I applied Tindture 
of Myrrh, Not many Days after, this Slough came off, 
and the two ends of the Tendon were over-fpread with 
a Fungous Flefli^ by which I was aflured, that its Blood 
VelTels and Nutritive Tubes, were not compreft by the 
two firft Ligatures. Afterwards I made ufe of drier 
Applications than before ; fomecimes ufing Lint only , 
and at other times P&lvis Terelinthince. About Ten 
days After the Operation, I found one of two Ligatures 
in the Tendon hanging loofe, which! divided and drew 
out. Two or three Days after, I found the other Liga- 
ture loofe alfo, which in like manner I removed. The 
Part all this while being kept Infleded by the Paft- 
board above-mentioned. 
I was often obliged to apply gentle Efcharoticks, or 
leflen the Fungus on the Tendon. In lefs then Thir- 
ty Days after the Operation he went abroad very Lame- 
ly. And not many Days after, he told ms he had 
walkt round St. James's Park,- nor did any ill Confe- 
quence follow, tho' he employed himfelf daily in fome 
fitting Work of his Trade ; he ftill recovering more and 
more Ufe of his Foot ; infomuch, that on the x6ih of 
March following ( which was within Eight Weeks after 
the Operation) hewalktfrom his Habitation in If itch- 
flreet without Tempk^lar , to Greenmch , to fee a large 
Whale that lay then on the Shore, and returned in a 
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