THE REPORT OF THE Physicians and Surgeons, Commanded to assist
At the Dissecting the Body of His Late Majesty at Kensington,
March
the Tenth
MDCCI / II
From the Original delivered to the Right Honorable the Privy Council.
London
Printed for
John Nutt,
near Stationers-Hall. 1702.
THE REPORT OF THE
Physicians and Surgeons,
Commanded to assist At the DISSECTING The BODY,
&c.
IT having pleas'd Almighty God to put an end to the Glorious Life of his Late Majesty
King William III.
The Right Honorable the Lord Chamberlain issued out his Summons to such Physicians and Surgeons as his Lordship thought fit, appointing them to meet at
Kensington,
and there to Examine by Dissection into the State and Condition of the Royal Body. The day after the Dissection, the said Physicians and Surgeons being met together again in order to the forming an account of what they had observed, Sir
Thomas Millington,
Sir
Richard Blackmore
and Doctor
Hannes
were deputed as a Committee to draw vp the Report; which they did accordingly. This
REPORT
was afterwards sign'd by Them, and by the rest of the Physicians and Surgeons, and is as follows.
1.
Surface of the Body.
Upon viewing the
Body,
before Dissection, the following appearances were remarkable.
The
Body
in general was much emaciated.
Both the
Leggs
up to the Knees and a little higher, as also the
Right Hand
and
Arm
as far as the Elbow were considerably swell'd.
There was likewise on the
Left Thigh,
near the Hip, a Bladder full of water, as big as a small Pullets Egg, resembling a Blane.
2.
Belly.
Upon opening the
Belly,
the
Gutts
were found of a
Livid
Color; and the
Blood
contain'd in their vessels,
Black.
The
Gutt
called
Ileon
had in some places the marks of a slight
Inflammation.
The
Stomach, Pancreas, Mesentery, Liver, Gall-bladder, Spleen,
and
Kidneys
were all sound and without fault.
3.
Chest.
In the
Thorax,
or
Chest,
we observed that the
Right side
of the
Lungs
adher'd to the
Pleura;
and the
Left,
much more: From which, upon separation, there issued forth a quantity of purulent or frothy Serum.
The
Upper Lobe
on the
Left
side of the
Lungs,
and the part of the
Pleura
next to it were
Inflamed
to a degree of
Mortification.
AND THIS WE LOOK UPON AS THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF THE KING'S DEATH.
From the
Ventricles
of the
Heart
and the
Greater Bloodvessels
arising out of them, were taken several large, tough, fleshlike substances of the kind call'd
Polypus.
The
Heart
it self was of the smaller size; but firm, and strong.
4.
Collar Bone.
Upon laying bare the
Right Collar-Bone,
we found it had been broken near the Shoulder; and well set. Some
extravasated Blood
was lodged above and below the
Fracture.
5.
Brain.
The
Brain
was perfectly sound and without any sign of distemper.
6.
Mass of Blood.
'Tis very rare to find a
Body
with so little Blood, as was seen in
This:
there being more found in the
Lungs,
than in
All
the
Parts,
besides, put together.
Doctors present.
Sir
Rich. Blackmore.
Sir
Theod Colladon.
Doctor Hannes.
Doctor Harrel.
Doctor How.
Doctor
Hullen.
Doctor
Laurence.
Sir
Tho. Millington
Professor
Bidloo. &c.
Surgeons present.
Mr.
Bernard.
Mr.
Cowper.
Mr.
Gardner.
Mr.
Ronjat. &c.
FINIS