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felt fooner ? whereas, for nearly the firfi: week, no 
patient with fo confiderable a wound could go on 
better, no wound could have a better afpedl, or digeft 
better. 
By the repeated bleeding, lenient cathartics, and 
proper topical relaxing applications, all degree of 
tenfion was happily kept off) little or no fymptomatic 
fever attended, and feemingly every ill fymptom was 
obviated. In what manner then (hall we conclude 
death at laft to have been brought about fo long after, 
fince he neither funk under difcharge from the 
wound, had no fever or convulfion, and no morti- 
fication ever appeared ? and what (hall we aflign to 
be the true reafon of no haemorrhage enfuing, fince 
there was fo manifeft an aperture through the coats 
of the artery ? This I muff confefs myfelf wholly 
at a lofs to account for, and beg leave to fubmit to 
your fuperior judgment. I have laid before you a 
tedious indeed, but very exadt and true (late of the 
ca(e, and am, with great refpedt, 
S I R 
Your moft obedient 
humble fervant. 
Plymouth, 25 June, 
1764. 
Tho. Woollcombc 
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