7 2 The N A T U R A L H I S T O R Y If
Thenéxt inftance Parallel to this is of Lieutenant Collonel John
Williams,vtAAèx late Majefty’s Regiment of Dragoons,he was feized
with the Black Jaundice, at his Quarters in Manche ft dr, the fame
Ominous Symptoms enfued, as-in the preceding Cafe, he
fwelled gradually in the Belly, his Urine in Gölöut' and Quantity
as is above recited,s yet his Digeftion was laudable enough,
and his Thirft not troublefome ; the Aftites, and Ariafatcd came
on a pace, all our attempts in the Phyftcal way, gave only fome
intervals of eafe, alleviated indeed, but removed not the main
Qbftru&iOrts; for feveral Weeks he kept regularly to a cdtirfe of
Phyfick and Diet, towards the end of his Diftemper his Cough
was violently tedious, and the' fwelli'ngs of his Thighs, and
Legs fatigued him with a conftantmneafiriefo, infomuch, that ajl
Reft interrupted, ev’n Life it felf grew burdenfome; thus every
Day declining j his Manly Soul at length took flight : About
twenty four Pints of Water were taken outbfthe Cavity of the
Abdomen y the Omentum was ' not fo much confunied; as in
Mr. Leeds; the Stomach,Spleen, and all the other'Vijc&a were genial
enough, except the Liver, where thé famé'Scenèwas^êpre-
fented to us as before, and from whence unïjüeftionably all that
Tragiek Series of Mortal Symptoms arofe.
It was eafy to account for many rnore of tlfeTtke' where
the fame unhappy Train of conferences attended/ bufcïfiffolbe-
ing particular Difleótions, I fairly in1 thëftf appeal to1 a Dehibri-
ftration.
I fiiall now defeendto illuftrate my Hypothecs of the Lym-
phatick Dropfy by the following inftance.1
-::Mrs. Haywood living at the Roddes near MancUfterJ aged about
Fifty Eight; for four Years was affli&ed With the Tympany, all
along fhé: Eat her Food, and Digefted it will,' was clear and free
from Thirft, her 'Urine was plentiful enough,nor was her Countenance'
any ways alter’d from an healthful Complexion; and fave
for the incteafe of the Tumour of the Abdomen, fhe was other
wife very hearty, arid uprightly , fhe had gone through all the
Clafles o'f Phyfick, but alas! The Numerous Prefcripts of a mul-
titude of Phyficians were all unfuccefsful; Her cafe was font up
to
BAW& SHIR E, &cV... t |
to-the London Phyflgia^^Ker^dt^^^jgipq^diE^a^d^^
or, that the diftiftcgOffkcei:prfcli^^d
cannot be poMye,*bn,t aftenfeY^igwere,in Her’,Belly ftjfl
^nereafing^ tb&hfegjMftiof a krg? Q k h e ^ & h jg ^ th th ^
Load
; confqnipd^ rTh§
n*tim was
mify’d, and #
Grapes, the; hdjptfv a?i$¥£Le$ Mfft
aföEgg%t<lfe:
Vefietles , but appeared; v e^ fo a n fc tT ^ fe j^ p J^ jg flg-. 5^
markable
waa what; isrggtjefsdiy call’d
if we’ll buti: Credit, jour rEy®s , jggg$ itJifii jkftWWi
of; thèr Stonfach, „ norrgs: “the;AnfifntS'iWonidvh^^it, rfE^mitlio
flatne^, or-vapours of -tty» ftojnihft Lyrnphatick
Veflels of the Peritoneum, diftended, • and burft.; ,
Xl Lhad two cafes font mèy ;by thêflibanned-D^sÖr^fè, where*
flded at Warrington in Lmca/hire^. ia>*hfe I Y^ijCI^^-ièishtïf^»
moved to Btiblin^ the orië was,< in alliCtrCumftan^ Jikri t e l #
mention’d, fo I (hall forbear; tóiseiafefiifcjdto thefiothfr^theil^e^
proved to be the fêat ofrtihèlThméujifi’cwnn whehsfohhaW dfeggem
Pints of veryiputrid Writer; ’were 1 Eiriihted,j hk^eourit miyfho
feen: at lai^iömy-^ilBö^«f^OT^iPBintep;.*at^^i^.niFj^t»
all which it is abundan%i.DemQriftrdbte ,ithat ithk LympteficM
Dropfie arifosfrom tiieLympha renderd. Yifgid !%rSahne P§rti-
cles,; for did it proceed from the Inflamnw.tion ofnthegow^pr
Glandules,' ..the Patients wou’d affuredlybe affliftgdwith th;rft,
and compkinlof .Heat i . » w l ^ r e a s f a è f t t t o f l 1
miftake me:nOt as iflimagin’d everyjLymphatigk Dropfy to.g-
rj|eTrom the fterftotidunt, J only aflertvthat.Pr^fy r^hich is cpxn-
monly call’d the Timpany. T The