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ot the faid fLeft) Thumb ^ the Blood ufed to fpin out, 
with a confiderable force, on a fudden, in feveral little 
ftreams, and continue fo to do, until the greater part ot 
the quantity was difcharged. Under this difcharge, how- 
ever copious, he was ftrong and vigorous to the age of 
twenty four, from bis moft early and tender years. 
At that age (ot 24J finding this Evacuation trouble^ 
fome, and being uneafie . under it, he fear'd with a hot 
Iron the part, which ufed to open, and give vent to the 
flux of Blood. I faw that part, it was hard and callous 
to die diameter of 1 of an inch. The fearing had ftopt 
the Hemorrhage to the day I took this account, " (which 
was on Dec. 11. iS^j,) that is, about twenty years. 
This>ftoppage was in its effefts very dangerous, and of . 
ill confequence 5 for within one quarter of a year after it 
he fell into a Sputum Sangumk 5 bringing up from his 
Lungs vaft quantities of Blood. This new Complaint,, 
together with a Cough attending it, reduced him very 
low 3 fo that his Phyfician, old Dr Dike of Somerfetfiire^ 
(a perfon of great Learning, and Experience in our Pro- 
feffionj thought him utterly loft in a Confumption ^ but 
by frequent Bleeding, c^^'. delivered him from this fl^- 
moptoe : yet not with that Relief which was expefted : 
For in a very little tim.e the Patient fell into a moft vio- 
lent Colic ^ from no other occafion ("that he could dif- 
coverj than his late illnefs, putting on a new form, and - 
the matter fettling on the Bowels. 
This Colic was in good meafure overcome by Purging , 
Medicines^ but a difpofition to it ftill remains^ for he 
has ever fince been often troubled with it (as alfo with a 
Spitting of Blood ) on the leaft excefs of Cold or Mo- 
tion. 
In fhort, he has, ever fince the ftoppage of that firft 
Hemorrhage, been weak, fickly, of a fallow, faint look ^ 
much impaired as to health, in comparilbn to what he 
enjoy 'd 
