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Phyfician in Ordinary, reports, That about 14 Years 
before, this Gentleman was afflifted with a Tertian 
Ague, which was cured by the Bark, and from that 
Time had complain'd of a Senfe of Weight, and fome 
Uneafinefs and Hardnefs in the Region of the Liver 
and Borborygmi , which were* reliev'd by frequent Pur- 
gations i not withftanding which, he had enjoy'd all the 
Appearances of Health, till about four Months before, 
his Death, when fome Symptoms of the Jaundice firft 
began to appear on him, which had greatly increas'd 
five or fix Weeks before he died, when he began to 
complain of fhooting Pains on the Right Hypochon- 
der, which was foon follow'd with a hard inflamma- 
tory Tumour there, tending to Suppuration. The 
4th of May , I met Dr. Fatas, and Mr. Fiquel , his 
Surgeon, in order to open a large Abfcefs pointing, 
below the Cartilages of the fecond and third fpurious 
Ribs on the Right Side. 'Twas determin’d to open it 
immediately with a Lancet, whereupon a Pint of a 
purulent fetid Matter was difeharg'd. The Aperture 
being large, and the Dreflings eafy, by the next Day 
we found, that a very large Quantity of Sanies, and 
fome Bus left in the Bag, had found a Vent 5 and this 
was fo great, that 'twas thought proper to renew the 
Dreflings twice a Day. This had the defired EfFeft fo 
far, that from this Time the Matter daily decreas'd till, 
the 1 2th of May % when we were inform'd, that during 
the Night the Wound had difeharg'd near two Quarts 
of Matter of a faffron Colour, intermix'd with large 
flakes and thick Lumps of a coagulated Lymph or 
Jelly, tinged of a deep Yellow 5 and what furpriz'd us 
no lefs, was, that upon Drefling we made way for the 
Difcharge of about -a Quart more of the feme, as we 
inlarg'd 
