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(whofe neck muft be kept firmly eredf) will conve- 
niently admit of, muff be forced down the cefo- 
phagus, fomewhat below the larynx, left any of the 
lead might fall therein ; and according to the quantity, 
either by totally, or partly obftrudting the afpera ar- 
teria, caule immediate, or a lingering death ; which 
accidents happening, in my firft experiments on two 
dogs, directed me to proceed in the above manner. 
At prefent, I have a dog with lead in his ftomach, 
which I intend to keep, to prove how long he may 
live. 
My lord, your lordfhip may depend on it, that fo far 
from my afterting any thing in the leaft degree un- 
certain, that, as 1 always have, I always fhall adt with 
fo much circumfpedtion and integrity (efpecially in 
thefe tender points, where my character is at ftake) 
as to be able eafily to prove what I may aftert, as in 
the prefent cafe, fo very extraordinary, that fcarce any 
of the faculty (unlefs particularly acquainted with 
me) would give credit to, till I demonftrated it by 
the above experiments ; which, I doubt not in the 
leaft, will be fufHciently fatisfadtory to your lord- 
fhip, and to the honourable Society ; to ferve which 
venerable body, as much as lies in my power, will, 
at all times, give the greateft pleafure to, 
My Lord, 
Your Lordfhip’s moft obedient, 
and moft humble fervant, 
Edmund Spry. 
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