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of the Bladder into the Urethra , he had immediate 
Eafe from his Pain 5 and was therefore negligent con- 
cerning its Extraction from thence. 
Five Yeats after, he married 5 the Stone remaining 
in the Urethra 5 which was then (as he imagines) 
about the Size of a Walnut. 
In the Space of four Years, his Wife brought him 
two Children. About that time he fent for me, and 
wanted me to difiblve the Stone $ he having juft then 
read fome Treatifes fpeaking largely of the Powers 
of lithontriptic Medicines. I told him, that, admit- 
ting the Power of the Diffolvents of the Stone might 
be very confiderable, when the Stone was in the 
Bladder, and might be furrounded by the medicated 
Urine, very little was to be expefted in the Pofture 
the Stone then lay 5 but, if he was willing to have 
it cut out, I would undertake the Operation. This 
he would by no means confent to 5 andfo we parted 
at that time. I heard 110 more from him for fix 
Years. 
In Augufl laft I had a Meffage from his Family, 
defiring my Affiftance, they believing him dying 5 he 
having had a total Suppreflion of Urine between 
three or four Days. 
'Juft as the Servant was coming with the Meffage, 
his Urine had forced a Paffage through the fuperior 
Part, or Torfum Tents , and had flowed out plenti- 
fully. 
Upon my coming to him, I propofed cutting out 
the Stone; his Anfwer was, he would fubmit to 
whatever I fliould think nccefiary ; he being now 
convinced, that, if he were not fpeedily relieved, his 
Death would be inevitable. 
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