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tions, as before. After being difcharged, he returned 
to his former courfe of bathing in the ocean, and 
anointing his body with the quercus marina. 
This procefs reflored his health, and intirely 
flopped the progrefs of the oflification. He alfo re- 
covered the ufe of fome of the ofiified joints, par- 
ticularly of his wrifts and fingers ; and his knees and 
legs grew fo relaxed, by the difiolution of the callus, 
that he was able to walk twenty miles in a day. 
I feared, that his diforder might return this fpring, 
as it did in 1760 j but it has not returned. That I 
might be the better certified, I wrote to Sir James 
Caldwell. The anfwer I received was, that he had 
been, a few days ago, at Caftlecaldwell, and found 
himfelf fo well and flrong, as to importune Sir James 
to admit him into his body of the Ennifkillen light- 
horfe. The poor man thinks the oflification intirely 
flopped ; yet, by the appearance of his arms and wrifls, 
he feems to be miftaken. The firffc hardnefs flill con- 
tinues : and all the mufcles from his elbow to the 
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wrifl, feem to be one folid bone. It is very happy 
for him, that it has been hitherto flopped from pro- 
ceeding any farther ; and that, from his prefent flate 
of good health, there is reafon to hope, that it will 
not increafe. I am. 
With all refpedl, and gratitude 
for your many obligations. 
Your Lordfhip’s 
mofl obedient 
and mofl humble fervant, 
Kildare-Street in Dublin, William Henry. 
April 16, 1761, J 
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