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IV. A fmall triangular Wound appeared in the Bot- 
tom of the Gall-Bladder^ which had penetrated 
through the Membranes into its Cavity, but had no 
where wounded the Liver, nor any of the neighbour- 
ing Parts. 
V. The Gall-Bladder was flaccid or collapfed, 
containing only a few Drops of Gall, which, by 
prefling the Cyjtis (lightly, flowed out into the Cavity 
of the abdomen throudi the Wound. 
VI. The Guts throughout their whole Trad being 
diflended, fo as could be judged to triple the Extent 
of their natural Diameters, feemed to fill the whole 
Cavity of the Ahdomeyi^ fo as to give the outward 
Appearance of a Tympany, or Afcites ; which Diften- ^ 
(ion difappeared, and the Guts collapfed, upon making j 
feveral Pundures with a Lancet in their Sides, to give 
Vent to the Air. 
VII. The reft of the Cavity of the Abdomen^ which 
was not clofely filled up by the diftended Guts, con- 
tained a grofs muddy Water, or Serum, intenfely yel- 
low, or highly tinged with Gall, to the Quantity of 
three Quarts, as I was able to guefs without mea- 
furing it. | 
VIII. All the Guts and Contents of the Abdomen 
were highly tinged with this yellow Liquor, but no 
other Part of his Body, out of the Contad of this ^ 
Liquor, had the lead Appearance of it. 
IX. No Inflammation appeared in any Part of the 
Quts^ or in any of the Vtfcera^ or Contents of the 
Abdomen^ which were all found and healthy. 
X. The Obliquity of the Wound through the 7;//^- 
gumentSy Mufcles and Peritonmm^ made it impof- 
fible 
