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work’d themfelves out afterwards, till October 1742. 
when the Head-Quarters of the Ruffian Army being 
at Abo , this unhappy Woman applied to Dr. Moun- 
fey , who, after a careful Examination, undertook 
to deliver her. And accordingly, defiring the Af- 
fiftance of Mr. Geitle , Surgeon to the Regiment of 
Abo , a grooved Probe was thruft into the Fijiula , 
and an Incifion made with a Biftory, upwards and 
obliquely, from the Linen alba into the Cavity of 
the Abdomen ; but fhe being unruly, and the Ope- 
ration not going on to the Dodor’s Liking, he pro- 
ceeded no farther till the next Day ; only fome loofe 
Bones were extraded, and the Wound dreffed with 
Tents and Compreflcs, to hold in the Omentum , 
and keep the Wound open. 
At the next Operation the Incifion was carried 
downwards, and then another Incifion continued 
from the firft was conduded upwards, and flantins; 
at a fmall Diflancc from the firft $ taking care to keep 
as near as poflible the Diredion where the Adhefiou 
of this Body to the Reritonaum appeared to be, and 
avoiding to make the external Wound larger than 
abfolutely needful, left the Omentum and Guts fnould 
fall out and particularly left the Suppuration Ihould 
exceed the Strength of Nature, which was here ah 
ready nearly exhaufted. 
A large Opening was now made, but the Foetus 
being ciofely enveloped by its containing Sack, 
the Doctor durft not venture to draw it out by 
Force, for fear fome of the naked Bones might la- 
cerate the internal Parts: Wherefore, dilating this 
Sack with the Points of a Pair of Probe- Sciffars, df 
reded by the Fingers of the left Hand, he pierced 
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