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upon to undertake it; and having prepared him as he 
thought convenient, he began with his Knife, cutting 
gradually upon the Region of the Kidney affedled, fo 
long, till the Blood difturbed and blinded his Work, 
fo that he could not finiOi ic at that attemt : where- 
fore drefling up the Wound till the next Day, he then 
repeated and accompliihed it, by cutting into the Body 
of the Kidney, and taking thence two or three fmali 
Stones, he drefled it up again. From this Inftant he 
was freed from the Severity of his Pain, and in a rea* 
ionable time was able to walk about his Chamber, ha* 
ving been in no danger, either from Flux of Blood or 
Fever. Marchetti continued to drefs the Wound for 
a confiderable time, but was not able to clofe it up, it 
(bon becoming Fiftulous from the continual flowing of 
the Urine through the Sinus; but being in all other 
refpedls reftored to his former Health and vigor, and 
the Matter difcharged being little, he took leave of the 
Profellbr, and returned to Venice^ under the Care and 
Management of his Wife ; who, one Morning as flie 
was drefling the Sore, fancied {he felt fomething hard 
and rugged as Ihe wiped it ; upon which, Examining 
a little more carefully with her Bodkin, which ftrved 
her inftead of a Probe, flie found it to be a Stone, of 
the Figure and Magnitude of a Date Stone ; which be- 
ing removed, he never after complained of the lead 
iineafinefs in the part. About Ten Yerrs afte^^^ 
returned to London^ where the Learned Dr. Tyfon, and 
my felf, were, by Dr. Downesy who had known him 
formerly in Vtnice^ 'mvittA to fee him, which we did 
at the Caftle-Tavern in Pater^NoJler^Row ; where, af- 
ter we had received this Account from himfelf, he 
gave us the Satisfadion of viewing the Sore, which 
continued opei;), and permitted me without any Com- 
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