The Hertford letter: containing several brief observations on a late printed tryal [of Spencer Cowper and others], concerning the murder of Mrs. Sarah Stout / [P. D].

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Date:
1699
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Credit: The Hertford letter: containing several brief observations on a late printed tryal [of Spencer Cowper and others], concerning the murder of Mrs. Sarah Stout / [P. D]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Being asked by the Judge, Whether the parts would not putrifie in lefs than fix Weeks, if there had been Water ? His Anfwer was, My Lord, I am apt to think it would have put ripe d the Stomach lefs than the Lungs: How direct and fatisfadtory this anfwer was to the Queftion, you may determine. I obferve a general Queftion, for what intention I cannot Divine; which was, Whether any Water would go into the Thorax? If it did, or did not, I cannot conceive what benefit or prejudice it would be to this Cafe, though I am apt to think the Membrane that invefts the Lungs, may eafily be torn by violent Coughing, which is obferved in all Perfons when any thing falls into the Wind-pipe. Near the foot of his Difcourfe, he faith, / am apt to think if there wot any quantity ( of Water ) in the Lungs, the Sponginefs of the part would fuck up fome part of it; Who Laid the contrary ? But Do&or, If they had fuck’d up any part, would not her Lungs have beenmoifter, than if they had fuck’d up none ; but Mrs. Stout's were rather dryer than ufually they are in dead Perfons; therefore-- As to the Stomach I have not know it tryed, Have jyou known it tryed as to the Lungs? if not, we areas much in the dark as before, unlefs we take your l am apt to think for Demonftration. This Dodfor clofes his Sentiments with If there was a great Fermentation, a great deal of it (Water) would rife up in Vtpours or Steams, and go off that way; Here he terminates all with an If: Suppofe I fhould grant him there was a great Fermentation, to be as true, as I am confident ’tis faife ; his inference I doubt would not follow, viz. that a great deal of it would rife up in Vapours or Steams, and go off that way; if it fhould B 2 ■ rife
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