86 j Dr. schotte’s Defcription of 
moil extraordinary and dreadful difeafe in his teflicles, T accom- 
panied him, being glad of the opportunity of feeing it. We 
entered the hut, and faw the man lying on a negro bed, ele- 
vated about a foot from the ground. He laid to Mr. bishopp, that 
there was again an ulcer on his ferotum, which had made him 
take the liberty to requeft his attendance. I looked at the fero- 
tum, and found it of an aflomihing fize ; but the place where 
lie lay being dark, the hut having no windows, and thofe 
people having no candles, he was alked, if he could not walk 
towards the door, that we might fee better. He anfwered, that 
lie would try ; but this was attended with much difficulty. A 
long cotton f licet was fuff fpread on the ground before the bed, 
which being done, he took, with both his hands, the enor- 
mous ferotum, moved it gradually on the border of the bed, let 
it 'Hide down gently, and put it into the middle of the fheet : 
after this he took the two ends of the fheet, palled them up 
the fore- part of his body, over his fhoulders, and had them 
tied behind his neck. This being done he got up, pla- 
cing the right-hand upon his right-thigh, and holding the 
fheet with the left-hand, and proceeded in this manner, with 
his knees a little bent, fiowly towards the door, partly Hiding 
the ferotum on the ground, and partly fupporting it with his 
neck by means of the fheet. I was aftonifhed at its enormous 
lize, when I faw it in the light, and yet I neglected to meafure 
it, thinking 'at the time, as is often the cafe, that I fhould 
have opportunities enough to do it ; but the fudden invafion of 
the ifland by the French prevented me afterwards from per- 
forming it. However, according to my guefs, and without 
any exaggeration, the whole mafs might be about two feet and 
a half long from the os pubis to its lower extremity, and 
about eighteen inches in diameter acrofs from thigh to thigh. 
Its 
