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Letters were written by the learned Author, upon the Occaion of a New Lithotomit in France, pretending to cut all Sorts and Sexes of Mankind, of the Stone in the Bladder, how big oever, without any considerable Medical Preparatives; which, as to Men, he would perform by introducing into the Anus, ome Fingers of his right Hand, well oyled, and thereby finding the Stone immediately, and thruting it into the neck of the Bladder, where it is to be held fat by an Aitant; and thereupon having withdrawn his right-hand-fingers, he would place his Patient in a due poture, and then oyl ome Fingers of his left Hand, and lide them into the ame place, turning the Neck of the Bladder, together with the Stone, towards the mall left Trochanter, till with his right Hand he could draw the Skin of the perineum towards the right femur, where 'tis to he held with his left Thumb, and then with a fit ingle Intrument he would make a Semi-lunar Inciion, and o without any other Mytery, as he peaks, draw out the Stone, and then apply healing Medicines.

As to Women, he would perform the Operation adigendo digitos in inum pudoris, &c. Rh