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Colon, which paffes under the Stomach, extremely drawn together by 3Threads. In the Umbilical Region, the lnteHincs Jejunum and Ileon, muchinflam’d, and thtir Tumcksmuch more thick than ordinary ; Jn the Hypo-gaßrick, Region, all the Interior part of the Intestine Ileon, on that fide nearth eBladder, and all the bottom ofthe Matrix, as also the Inferior part of theRetium, rauch Inflam’d and Ulcerated ; In the Bottom of the Matrix therc-was an Ablcels, and the Inteinal Oritice extrcraely Dilated, about the large-ness of a Crown ; TheExtreraity of the Inferior part of the Ureter Cartila-gineus ; the Extrcmity of the Tuba Fallopiana went so high as the lecondVertcbre of the Lumbar Region ; In the Interior part it was Dilated 6 Lines,and near the Bottom of the Matrix, about 2 Inches, and was ty’d to all theInferior part of the Kidney ; that of the Lest- fide was Dilated about 4 Linesin the Upper part, and 6 in the Inferior. The Right Tefiicle , or Ovarium,which ordinarily does not exceed the bignefs of a Pidgeon’s Egg, was here3 Inches longand z ofbreadth ; and in the Inferior part there was found anEgg, hanging by its Ligament, out of the Tuba Fallopiana, about the big—nels of the Yolk of a comraon Hen’s Egg ; which for Experiment I caufedto be Boiled, and it Harden’d as an ordinary Egg. The Right Kidneywent up as far as the last of theTrue Ribs, and deseended below the Umbt-lical Region ; the Pelvis was Dilated about 3 Inches in Breadth, and 7 inLength, The greatest part of theWater had runout in the Operation.

The Ltengs were of a Livid Colour, as in all Cbronical Dißales ; and onthe Right-side were adherent to the Membrane Pleura-, and on the Left-iide was an adherence of the Inferior Lobe to the Diaphragm. In the Peri-card was little or no Serum, and what we found, of a Bloody Colour: InDiflecting the Heart, we found agreat Polypus in the Right Ventrtcle , tak-ing up almost all the Cavity, about 5 or 6 Lines in thicknefs, and half aFootin Length.

From what has been said, it appears impolhble that this Patient couldhave rccover’d tho’ the Operation had not been perform’d; only this is tobe rcmark’d, that where the Drcpfj isofa long Continuance, and the Perlonsrauch Debilitated, and of Age, in that Cafe the Operation ought not to beperform’d, for gcnerally the Viscera are Corrupted. Eut when :you find itconvenient to perform this Operation, Extract the Water by Degrees, and notall at once, elfe you endanger the Person ; for fcarce One efeapes of a Hun-dred that is done otherwise.

-r ciust *s>he The true Cause of rhe Drops I take to be from the Mechanick Structure

üiopsy. of the Parts, and the Disposition of the Blood , which are first the RelaxationoftheFibres, and Pores, of the Vtß'eh, or the VeßcuLe, which are betweenthe Arteries and the Veins, or socondly a Comprelsion of the Vejsels ; for theLympbaticks take their origine from the Membranes, which Covers the Mus-cies, Vtjcera, andGlands-, therefore, when the Veficula are 100 much Straitnedwith Strofity, thtir Fibres loole their natural Force, and become uncapableto cxpel the too great Quantity of Water; but the Veficulce are enlarged fromday to day, untill their Fibres fuffer so great an Extension even as to break,front hcnce is the Source of those Waters; it happens also sometimes, that the

Pores