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carpenter's servant ( - fl. c. 1685)
Unnamed Relevant locations: Lived at or near Hallifax, West YorkshireRelationships: carpenter's servant was a employed by a carpenter (-fl. c. 1685)
References in Documents:
Selections from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1665-1669) A Carpenter A carpenter
bit of body, and very laborious in his calling,live
ing liv
ing
since, and made great complaint of the sad torture he
had suffer'd by reason of two
this last Christmas, there being about 14 days time be
tween;the first was the less which is represented Numb.
12, Fig. 1. the latter is much larger, as in Numb. 12, Fig. 2,
but both of them much diminisht, as to their various
angles, and sharp points they had at their exit, by
means of the fellows bearing them about with him in his
pocket for four or five days, amongst his little Iron
tools, that have relation to his trade. He perceived no
alteration or disturbance in his body, till within 5 or 6
days that the first came away; then he began to com
plain very much of a pain in the belly, much resemble
ing the
much unlike that in aTenesmus , having frequent
provocations to go to stool, but to no purpose upon
tryall; he took little or no rest in all that time; his
Stomack retained scarce any Meat or Drink it receiv'd;
till in the conclusion one of the Stones came into the
Intestinum rectum ; where it lodg'd for a days time; then
coming within the reach of his Finger, he drew it out
by force, and presently after the dislodging of this
troublesome guest, he was very well again; and so con
tinued for a fortnight, till the other begun to move;
which occasioned a pain beyond the former in propor
tion to its bulk; and kept him upon the rack about
eight days; during which time, there was an absolute[962]
supression of excrements, and when the Stone came in
to the
reach of his Finger, with which he could not draw it out
by any means; till at length he bent a small piece of
Iron into the form of a hook, with which rude instru
ment hisServant drew it forth with much ado, and not
without Wounding the rugous coat of that part.
bit of body, and very laborious in his calling,
ing
ing
since, and made great complaint of the sad torture he
had suffer'd by reason of two
Stoneshe had voided by stool
this last Christmas, there being about 14 days time be
tween;
12, Fig. 1. the latter is much larger, as in Numb. 12, Fig. 2,
but both of them much diminisht, as to their various
angles, and sharp points they had at their exit, by
means of the fellows bearing them about with him in his
pocket for four or five days, amongst his little Iron
tools, that have relation to his trade.
alteration or disturbance in his body, till within 5 or 6
days that the first came away; then he began to com
plain very much of a pain in the belly, much resemble
ing the
Colick, and of a stoppage in the Intestins, not
much unlike that in a
provocations to go to stool, but to no purpose upon
tryall; he took little or no rest in all that time; his
Stomack retained scarce any Meat or Drink it receiv'd;
coming within the reach of his Finger, he drew it out
by force, and presently after the dislodging of this
troublesome guest, he was very well again; and so con
tinued for a fortnight, till the other begun to move;
which occasioned a pain beyond the former in propor
tion to its bulk; and kept him upon the rack about
eight days; during which time, there was an absolute
supression of excrements, and when the Stone came in
to the
Rectum, it continued near two days within the
reach of his Finger, with which he could not draw it out
by any means; till at length he bent a small piece of
Iron into the form of a hook, with which rude instru
ment his
without Wounding the rugous coat of that part.