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ficulty, I ordered about ten ounces of blood to be* 
taken from her arm, which feemed in fome meafure 
to relieve her breath 5 this was two hours aftei* the 
accident. The cough continued about three hours, 
’till her ftrength was in a manner quite exhaufted, 
and (lie feemed to be intirely fenfelefs, except at in- 
tervals, pointing to her bread: ; and whenever I 
examined her pulfe, forcibly, and in great agonies 
prefiing my hand to the fcrobiculus cordis, or heart 
pit, as the feat of her diforder. I left her about 
twelve o’clock that night ; and defired my fervants, 
who attended her, to call me, if they obferved any 
fudden alteration, which they accordingly did about 
two in the morning, when 1 was informed Hie was 
expiring (as they thought) and indeed, as I foon 
haftened to her afhftance, I was of the fame opinion. 
However, as I found her fomewhat more fendble, 
but in great agonies; and making motions to be 
blooded again, as fhe had a full pulfe, and the greateft 
difficulty in refpiration, I took away about the fame 
quantity as before, which feemed to give her fome 
relief, and Are continued much more quiet. At this 
time her cough had left her, and I was convinced, 
by her complaints, the extraneous body had made its 
way into one of the lobes of the lungs. It was with 
the greateft difficulty we could get her to fwallow 
any liquid, which for fome time threw her into violent 
commotions. In this languid ftate flie continued 
for feveral days, begging of God to releafe her by 
death ; and defiring me to open her body, which I 
promifed. But what was very remarkable in this 
cafe, notwithftanding the great agonies ffie was in 
whilft awake, yet the fecond night after the acci- 
dent happened, ffie fell alleep about twelve o’clock 
I. (whilft 
