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that were mod fill'd with Blood, ,prefs it out into the 
Interfaces of the neighbouring ones. 
The- Weight the Patient conftantly complain'd of 
at his Left Hip 5 the Difficulty he had in going to Stool, 
and that of thrufting a Syringe far enough into the 
Re Bum to give him a Clyfter with any Succefs ; the 
Tumor itfelf, which was eafily felt upon putting the 
Finger into the Anus 5 together with the Palfy of the 
Left Leg and Thigh, might, I think, have given other • 
Indications to the Phyftcians, than thofe they took. 
And, in my humble Opinion, the Frictions and other 
heating Medicines the Patient was ply'd with, contri- 
buted to augment his Illnefs. In fine, the crude Mer - 
cury he fwallow'd, the vaft Quantity of Bailer u* Wa- 
ter he drank before it, with the ftrong Cathartics taken 
by the Mouth and Anus, feem to have cut him fhort 
of fome Months, which he might have liv'd, had he 
ufed no other Remedies than a {lender relaxing Diet. 
Printed for T* Woodward, at the Half- Moon, 
between the Two Temple-Gates in Fleetjlreett 
and C. Davis, the Corner of Tater-nofter-row, 
next VParwick-lane ; Printers to the Royal 
Society. M.dcc.xxxix. 
