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an eminence betwixt the 7th and 8th ribs (counting 
from above) on the anterior lateral part of the tho- 
rax, which was very tender ; but, upon his ceafing 
to exert himfelf, the fwelling difappeared. 16th and 
17th days, his cough very troubleiomej the difcharge 
from the wound was great j the matter very thin, 
and foetid 5 he gets very little deep his pulfe quick, 
and low ; his tongue dry, and parched : in fhort, to 
all appearance, he feemed to have a very fhort time 
to live. But, notwithftanding thefe threatening fym- 
ptoms, he very unexpectedly furvived till the 1 oth of 
June following (exactly 12 weeks from the time of 
his undergoing the firft operation). In the middle of 
the month of April next preceding his death, he 
thought himfelf much better than he had been for 
many days before : his difcharge at this time was 
much leflened but his pulfe was very weak, and 
fluttering. 
About three weeks before the patient’s death, a 
fecond opening was made by inciflon betwixt the 
I ith and 12th ribs by my collegue Mr. Way, under 
whofe immediate care this poor man was from the 
day of his admiflion into the hofpital, and who treated 
him with the greateft humanity and judgment. 
Three days before the patient’s deceafe, the fwelling 
betwixt the 7th and 8th ribs burft of itfelf, and dif- 
charged at lead a pint of matter, that was exceed- 
ingly offenfive. 
Upon opening the body, the following particulars 
were difcovered : the right portion of the lungs w T as 
greatly ulcerated on its fuperior part, where it ad- 
hered firmly to the pleura : on the inferior part of 
the cavity, the lungs adhered to the diaphragm ; the 
lobes 
