Account which he gave of his own Case was, that, some
Months before, he had received a violent Blow with a
Cricket-Bat on the left Side, on the Region of the Kidney;
and that ever since he had had a sharp Pain in that Part, and
sometimes had a Stoppage of Urine, and at other Times it came
away insensibly. His Pulse was rather quick, but low, and he
had a feverish Heat. He at first took some cooling Medicines;
but on the 20th, being low and faint, he had some of the
foetid Julep. On the 23d he was attacked with a sharp Pain in
the Belly and Side, had a Stoppage in making Water, a quick
and full Pulse, and most of the Symptoms of the Stone. He was
ordered to be blooded immediately, to take the saline
Draughts every four Hours; and as he was inclined to be
costive, to take as much lenitive Electuary as to procure him
a loose Stool; and it was recommended that he should be
sounded as soon as the Violence of the Fever was over. On the
25th he continued much in the same Way, and had made some
Water, which was intolerably foetid. Half a Drachm of the
dulcified Spirit of Nitre, and five Drops of the _tinctura
thebaica_, were added to each of his Draughts, as the Pain
and Difficulty of making Water had increased. On the 26th his
Pulse rose, and became very hard and quick; the Pain in his
Side, and the Dysuria, became more violent; and about Twelve
o'Clock he had a convulsive Fit, resembling that of an
Epilepsy; after coming out of the Fit, as the Fever and Pain
had increased, he was blooded; the Belly was fomented and
embrocated, and he took the oily Draughts four Times a-Day;
his Blood immediately threw up a very thick Buff. He remained
pretty easy the rest of the Day; but about the same Time next
Day, he had another convulsive Fit, and died.

On opening his Body, we found about two or three Pints of a
dark-coloured foetid Water in the Abdomen; on cutting through,
and squeezing the right Kidney, there came out a thin
purulent Matter every where from its Substance, though it
appeared sound; on raising and cutting through the
Peritoneum, covering the left Kidney, there was a Discharge
of about a Pint of black and very foetid Water, which had
every where surrounded this Kidney; and there were six
mortified Spots on its Surface, as large as the End of one's
Finger, with a De