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o’clock at night, at which time he had taken five 
grains of opium, but did not appear to be in the lead: 
affedted by it, being much in the fame date I had 
left him in at one. He had had the clyder twice, but 
no dool either time. He went on with the pills till 
he had taken i y grains ; but no eftedt could be per- 
ceived from them. He palled the night in great 
anxiety, being for the mod part on his legs, and at 
times light-headed. A good deal of frothy faliva 
was difcharged from his mouth. 
About 8 o’clock in the morning he died. A few 
minutes before he expir'd, he faid, that he was fen- 
dble he was going to die ; and exprefs’d much con- 
cern for the lofs, which his wife and children would 
have of him. 
That day we had him open’d. The lungs were 
found full of blood. Water in the pcricaj'diutn in 
the ufual quantity. The blood in both ventricles of 
the heart fluid. The cefophagus without any morbid 
appearance ( Vide Boerhaave Aphor . 1140.) The 
afpera arteria full of fuch frothy fubdance as came 
from his mouth. The domach fill’d with liquor, 
notwithdanding the fmall quantity he had drank 
lince Wednefday evening. No other parts were ex- 
amined. 
April 7, 1752. 
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