The case of the late James Keil, Dr. of Physick / Represented by John Rushworth of Northampton, surgeon.

  • Rushworth, John, 1669-1736.
Date:
1719
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The case of the late James Keil, Dr. of Physick / Represented by John Rushworth of Northampton, surgeon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 8] and by Purging with Mercurius dutch, all would be well; and To they took their Leave. Says the Dr. to me, “ What fay you to this ? I an- fwered him, That I fear’d they would find them- felves again Miftaken as to the Surgery Part; and that as to the dMercury, tho’ a good Me¬ dicine, He knew he had taken it already feverai Times, without any confiderable Advantage. The Dr. Smiled and faid, <cBut fince 1 came ^fo far for Advice, I will not only give them a u Tooth, but alfotry again what Effect Mercury u may have. Another Meeting was order’d, and the Tooth- Drawer to be there: Upon Drawing the Tooth, it appear’d to be very Sound. The Firfl Dofe he took of Mercury, whether by Cold, or any other Accident, l know not; very much Dif- order’d him. I could not conveniently be Ab- fent any longer, and therefore the next Day re¬ turn’d into the Country, and do not know how many more Dofes the Dr. then took; but in a few Days I receiv’d a Letter from him, in which he faid, “ I know nothing that has fuc- ^ceeded right with me, fince I came here : You u know what State you left me in, and I was great deal Worfe for fome Days afterwards; ^tho’ I hope the Mercury has had no ill Effe&, s£yet 1 fhould have been loath to have been fo Swell’d in thofe Parts, as I have been, wil¬ lingly. The old Ulcers are not yet Heal’d, “ they tell me indeed, there is no Appearance of *£any new Ones, and that thtmojl effectual Me- tl thods, which have been taken here, will in* falhhfy Prevent every thing, • i * ft . ^ But