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fidering the particular Strudure of that Subftance, as 
defcrib’d by the late Learned Dr. Hook , in his Micro - 
graphia. 
VII. A Lettrr from Mr. Edward Naifli^ Surgeon 
in York;, to Claudius Amyand^ Efqj Serjeant - 
Surgeon to his MajeJiy y and F. R. S. Concern- 
ing an Offifcation of the Crural Artery . 
j ;: r :tQj Diit t) 
Tork, Sept. n. 1721. 
M R. Confett, of Cleveland in Torkjhire , a Gentle- 
man of Sixty feven Years of Age, who all hi s 
Life before had enjoy’d a perfed good State of 
Health, fent for me on account of a Mortification, 
which began about a Month before on one of his 
Toes, and by gradual Advances in that Time had 
reach’d half way his Leg ; and this without any mani- 
feft Caufe. This was the State I found him in ; viz. 
a perfed Mortification, or Sphacelus of his Foot, and 
half his Leg. In fuch a Cafe, what was to be done ? 
The Gentleman faw himfelf dying daily by Piece- 
meal ; but Heart-whole, as he exprefs’d it, and had a 
pretty good Pulfe. I propofed Amputation, as the 
only Remedy, which (I told him) would give him 
fome Chance for his Life •, tho’ the Odds was againfl 
him. This he readily confented to ; and as foon as I 
could get my Dreflings ready, I went about the Opera- 
tion ; affifted by Mr. Mitford , a Surgeon of Northal- 
lerton, and Mr. Moon of Stockton , who before had at- 
tended the Gentleman. 
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