A Letter from John Burton M. D. to C. Mortimer M. D. &Secr. R. S. concerning theExtirpation of an Excrescence from the WombAuthor(s): John BurtonSource: Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775), Vol. 46 (1749 - 1750), pp. 520-522Published by: The Royal SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/104688 .

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[ 520 ] tl1e Slloultlvr-bladcs, x^hicll refclmlzled tllofe of Slieeps [Sce a11 Article in the Scots Magozzina fol Oviober 748. prillFed at Edin;zgrgh in 8vn.] In a Letter to me, he ald<, that probab jy this nvas a tPelagian olg (}ccan FiCh, nvandting bv cilance into tlle Frith of Forth; at.ld, by tileTide cbbillg, being left upon a- colifidcrable Slloal, or flat Sand, ncar l,eith, was diCcos?cr d frona Land in a State of DiIlrvEs; w-llere- upon folile FilMermell plun^,ed ilitO tile Sca, and xVitil a N7er 6turroulided it, anel broualat it to Shore.

XXI. X Letzer frofr Jolln lSurtoll AI. D. fo C Mortitner M. D. t Secr. R. S. concern izlg the E xtirpation of an Excrefcencefro?ow the Wotllb.

S I R Read July s.T H&G,;tE a.t laR got a Draxzring of alr Ex-

I750 SL crefcellce *; ro\rillg from tile Ila(idc of tile oS rin on tlle rialzt Sidc; svhicil I herex^tith fcnd 7'QU, (fee T^X. I. Fi^T. 6.) along e?ith as full a ld perfecA ala Account of the Cafie as I can.

Thc \\Jirc of olie Chapznzgn, a NXJIzitcEluith, at SelD^t, tcn Aliles off, up\Rtards of fexen Ycars aro lay in of her laLl Cllild, alld had a tolelable cafy Labour: Soon after whicll, Ihe 11ad VilAt Ee tallcd the }z1{0r alb, tllat COlltillUlCd eser ftncc, ^;1zd in- CrCared UpOll llCr; illrOlllUCIl tll&t the 1ia!s, Alle lans

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ouvot tn Ma3i7Z; g that above rcach'd frcm th LsabiJ to che Os {Jte i.

[ 520 ] tl1e Slloultlvr-bladcs, x^hicll refclmlzled tllofe of Slieeps [Sce a11 Article in the Scots Magozzina fol Oviober 748. prillFed at Edin;zgrgh in 8vn.] In a Letter to me, he ald<, that probab jy this nvas a tPelagian olg (}ccan FiCh, nvandting bv cilance into tlle Frith of Forth; at.ld, by tileTide cbbillg, being left upon a- colifidcrable Slloal, or flat Sand, ncar l,eith, was diCcos?cr d frona Land in a State of DiIlrvEs; w-llere- upon folile FilMermell plun^,ed ilitO tile Sca, and xVitil a N7er 6turroulided it, anel broualat it to Shore.

XXI. X Letzer frofr Jolln lSurtoll AI. D. fo C Mortitner M. D. t Secr. R. S. concern izlg the E xtirpation of an Excrefcencefro?ow the Wotllb.

S I R Read July s.T H&G,;tE a.t laR got a Draxzring of alr Ex-

I750 SL crefcellce *; ro\rillg from tile Ila(idc of tile oS rin on tlle rialzt Sidc; svhicil I herex^tith fcnd 7'QU, (fee T^X. I. Fi^T. 6.) along e?ith as full a ld perfecA ala Account of the Cafie as I can.

Thc \\Jirc of olie Chapznzgn, a NXJIzitcEluith, at SelD^t, tcn Aliles off, up\Rtards of fexen Ycars aro lay in of her laLl Cllild, alld had a tolelable cafy Labour: Soon after whicll, Ihe 11ad VilAt Ee tallcd the }z1{0r alb, tllat COlltillUlCd eser ftncc, ^;1zd in- CrCared UpOll llCr; illrOlllUCIl tll&t the 1ia!s, Alle lans

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* It ls exa2,y theOimenfions of the C)riJiyl!. x!licl} sv it,lle1 S Olilice,andallalt. That P.rt be'out t1av pric'\Zd Ltnt vp>>a!>l

ouvot tn Ma3i7Z; g that above rcach'd frcm th LsabiJ to che Os {Jte i.

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fometinzes 11ad fuclr a DiEcllargeX as to mtet tlae PIace fhe fat upon tlltc) a11 her Petricoats} eic.

For toz:le lVloIltlls bcfore x^te svcre concerned for ller} 1C b2a>;ll to COIMplGin of . Pain and \Nteigllt in tilC UterSsi Krlaicll incrcafed a.s tlle SubRance t?S<Ng in Batk ) and at 1aR t!nc Exctnf;.s3nce xrav rX 1al*(>c as to appcar natnVardsZ 3rwX4, tllcll it vo:rew vcrst fift.

Elle I)arielAt COllfUlLid llel A4lds.V. fi } zllo tlle .lrllt the XlTon-j) l;d comc- out; 1zut sr s fv prudent as not to do any thing; and defirc^ tllcy would wall ill better Advice Accc)!diagly tlley fent ic r Mr. lrltell, an etnincnt Man-lmidwift and Surgeon ill this City;

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me alCo to go and fee ber, ^tllicll svas ill qDeaetnJer

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tcndxd, tlle Entranvc into the wiS4. I introduced

a lFillrer into tlle PaflageX and foo3z found tlle ExZ

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pearsd svithout tlle Body; and to be in Shape as yox

fec in the Drawing 1 follonv'd the SubPrancc till

I rea-ch'd tllC OS Uteri, wllicll I found cllifly fi8ld

Up3 NYitll the Neck orflualle Part of tllis SubRalzcc,

lcasil;}g ollly a Enzall Part of tlle OS Einct to be pcr-

ccivcd on the Icft SitleX obliqllely towards tlle Back.

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as to wet laer Seat, they di6ctd in Stmell from thofe xvhicll canze in lefs Qtlaritities; alld if tl-icy filllelled fosnetltin;) like 5rllat tllen calmc fiXom 11er wilen I fearclled- 11erX nvhich Ihe anf\rerd in the Aflirluative : From >tllencc I concluded {he llad an U1-

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[ 22 ] cer ju{} nszithin tTle Os Utfri) fiOtn tlze Edge of svhicl tlais FSggs ol Excrefcence oles-sr The Patiellt Cs3Xm plaind of Pain in the Uters and Bacl> sras very fii+7 and eequently w-aS proreked to sronaitX with a feelrEe PulL^eX and fonzetimes Ssz7eat.

lJpon ConfuXtat1on nte thouht ploper to tie a ILigatule as hit,h up Nvitilill the gabinD as the Stlr- con could rcach: \0-hich being done, a}d srorne itl-

ternal lMedi1nes being ordel>d sae re^urnJd 11ome; and in tsro or tlaree Days ̂ ,ve V ent again. 1)V1t fov.nd no gl*cat Alteratioll as tO the ueclil1e Cornplai3;t; cxccpt t1zat the Part b-eloxxt tla: Ligature was fome- xYbat mose livid, and rhe fetid Stnell ssas tNUCtl

,riater, ar}d very lilie thar of a co,lfilrvscd rUnIli{lg

Catlcer : iAnd as the SIatter sstar fornesvhat coonfin'd in tElc PailacreX I ordcrnd th.m to xvaCh tlle Rixa by an IniecAlon lmade of tllc conlmovi cmollient DccoAion} V;1< AMel Rr>@r.m and a l jttte End. I^rrE^z This xvas frcqucntlv done; bv xxthicll 1zc Sarell xvas leS offenEse; and tsroDaysa.ttcl*he ExcrcfWeniedronpnd O1WL' a£ tlXe Lig3ture.

The Patipnt lass lil5CO} ln F>af ,recos erd hcr Stren:th; tho) *5iw is riot in a ooO<1 S*ate of FIcalth alid hcr Flsor aibas, as flne CAlls it) iS flill trou5tefOtmc toX¢ler

Illis svas the laLl Account I lzave had of har tide Excrctccllce u*>s sc1y folida ot a dark liver Colour, sad, NSt3i.5 adllcri13 t0 tlae Bergsn xvas quitc infWlz- b,e \\?hcll CtLi£ it t\NtQ, it rKf.mbled lle folid Sub- Ralce that is takcn out of Cancers. I alm,

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Srk M4rsD 2<8> roar <;ery hgra6le Sersa7Z} 7so John 13urton,

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