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1 ordered one Afliftant to his Head, another to each of 
his Shoulders, two to the Penis, one of which was to 
manage the Ligature, and the other the Prepuce, and one 
to each Knee, to hold them as faft and firm as poiTible. 
The Patient and Afliftants being thus plac’d, the 
Operation confifts of three Parts. 
i/?. In filling the Bladder, which is done thus.* 
Firft, Pafs the Catheter, Fig. i. then draw out the 
Stiller, Fig. ii. then order the Ligature Affifiant to 
call the Ligature, with is a Skein of Silk, round the 
Penis, above the Gians. Then fix the Key, Fig. iii. 
to the head of the Catheter, Fig. iv.' to keep it fteady, 
while you fcrew on the Syringe, Fig. v. then fcrew 
the fecond part of the Sucking-Pipe, Fig. vi. to the 
firft. Fig. vii. Then order the Penis Ligature to be 
ftraiten’d, and the Prepuce Aftiftant to gather the Pre- 
puce up about the Catheter^ and to hold it as clofc 
as poffible. Then order the Water, being a little war- 
mer than Milk, to be clapp’d under the Sucking- Pipe, 
then draw up the Water into the Syringe, and thruft 
it into the Bladder at leifure, and repeat it till 
the Bladder is fo full, that you can perceive its Tu- 
mour through the Abdomen, (at which time you will 
alfo obferve the Penis above, and the Prepuce below 
the Ligature, very much fwell’d, and the Patient 
in a great deal of Pain^ which is a certain Sign that 
there is enough injetfted ; then withdraw your Sy- 
ringe and Catheter together, taking particular care 
that your Penis Afliftants ftraicen their gripe, leaft 
the Water fhould follow the Catheter, which would 
undo all. 
%dly^ In making the fncifion, which is done thus : 
Order the Penis Afliftants to turn the Penis to^ 
wards the Anus, that fo their Hands may be the 
more out of the way, then take the firft Knife, Fig. viii. 
and cut at leifure, and with a fteady Hand, from 
near 
