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were formerly unobferved, have been found to occur 
frequently, after their Nature has been once difcoverd, 
and exactly defcribed, I flatter myfelf the Publication 
of this Account may poflibly throw fome Light 
on the prefent Subject. 
Mary Bevan , aged 23, on the 24th of June 
1747, drained herfelf by endeavouring to lift a great 
Weight } fhe was immediately feized with violent 
Pain in the Small of her Back, and a total Sup- 
preflion of Urine ; which Symptoms, notwithstand- 
ing the feveral Methods ufed for her Relief, con- 
tinued till the 29th of the fame Month; when an 
eminent Phyfician and Man-midwife was called to 
her Afliftance ; who drew off her Urine with the 
Catheter. During the Suppreflion, fhe was feized 
with an acute Fever, and for 18 or 20 Hours before 
her Urine was drawn off, fhe difeharged by the 
Mouth a great Quantity of faltifh Water tinged with 
Blood ; which, upon lying down, flowed in fo great 
Quantities as to threaten Suffocation. 
In April 1750, fhe applied to me : Upon Enquiry 
I learnt fhe had never been able, from the Moment 
of the Accident, to void a Drop of Urine without 
the Afliftance of the Catheter, which had been made 
ufe of ever fince two or three times every twenty- 
four Hours ; that fhe was in continual Pain, and had 
been lately much weakened by having feveral times 
loft confiderable Quantities of Blood, occafioned by 
the Force made ufe of for the Introduction of thar 
Inftrument. Upon examining her with my Fore- 
finger, which I introduced with great Difficulty 
through the Meatus Ur 'marius , I discovered a con- 
fiderable Tumor, which feemed to be of a flefhy 
Subftance, and took its Rife from the lower Part of 
the 
