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XVI. Account of a Stone^ or Calculus, 
making iti Way out through the Scrotum 5 
communicated by Mr* John Sifley, Surgeon, 
to Sir Hans Sloane, Bart, Br, R. S. &c. 
O N E Robert Swann^ of Eaft- Mailings Kent, a 
hard working Man in the Woods, lent for me 
one Day to fee him. When I came to him, I found 
him with a large Swelling on his TeJHclesi on the 
upper Part of the Scrotum-, I found a fmall Hole or 
two, and he told me, his Urine oufed out fometimes. 
I palled the Probe 'in, and found a hard Subftance, 
which fecmed to be large : I told him, he had a large 
Stone lodged there, at which the poor Man was 
much furprifed. I told him, I would make Incifion 
and take it out 5 he refufed to be cut. I dilated it in 
another Manner, made the Orifice pretty large : The 
Swelling of his Tefticles afl'waged, he goes to work, 
as ufual ; about a Week’s time after, coming home 
at Night with a large Bundle of Wood at his Back, 
found himfelf more in Pain than ordinary j as foon 
as he got home, complained to his Wife, and told 
her he was very much in Pain, went to-bed, defired 
me to be fent for immediately ; but before I could 
get to him, the Stone forced its Way out 5 and as 
foon as I came to him, the poor Man feemed much 
rejoiced, and told me, (as he exprelfed himfelf) the 
Swan had laid an Egg : Its Weight at firft was § v and 
5ij, now almoft four Ounces and three Quarters. 
This Man lived about feven Years after this, in a good 
State of Health, and lived to the Age of Threefcore 
or 
