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Thigh grew vejy tumid, with great Pain, and a very 
perceptible Fluctuation in it, 
Thefe Oblervations convinced me that the Urine- 
had found a Way into the Parts laft -mention’d ; tho.’ 
indeed I could not account for it, but by fuppoling 
that the Urethra had been bruifed, even to Lacera- 
tion, between the Pummel of the Saddle and the 
Os ‘Pubis , 
The Surgeon, Mr. Ruffel, foon came into my 
Opinion about the Urine, but imagined the Blad- 
der mult be burft. This I could not comprehend, 
nor could he explain ; for the Bladder lies out of 
the Reach' of all external Injury from the Caufes hi- 
therto affigned in this Cafe. We agreed however 
about Three in the Afternoon, Phurf day, to make 
a PunCture into the Scrotum ; from whence Urine, 
manifeft to the Smell, iflued pretty freely all Night. 
Next Morning, Friday, a larger Opening was 
made in the right Thigh with the fame EffeCt. The 
Parts fubfided confiderably; but the Pulfe riling, 
‘Decoffum nitrofum was given with the Bark. 
This Evening the Hiccup came on, and the Scro- 
tum looked livid. . 
Next Day, Saturday, the common Emulfion, with 
a little Nitre, and the Extraft of Bark with Musk 
were order’d. But the Hiccup increafed, watry 
Blifters appear’d on the Scrotum, the Voice faulter’d, 
the Head failed, and the Pulfe funk. He grew 
worfe and worfe, till he quietly expired on Sunday , 
Morning a. Eleven o’ Clock. 
Upon Difife&ion, we found the Scrotum and Cor- 
pora cavernofa Penis mortified; the Off a Pubis 
wrenched afunder to the Diftance of four Inches, 
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