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farther and further from each other* The Blood gufties making of common green Glafs, to promi
out, at firft, with fome violence ; but flops of itfelf : then Vitrification of the Matter. See Glass
a bloody Scab is form'd in the Cavity of the U 'ound, and a WRECK, or Ship- Wreck, inLaw,e?c. is when a Ship
thin ruddy Humour oozes out ; the Lips of the Wound perifties in the Sea, and noManefcapes alive out of it
begin to redden, heat, ake, fwell, and turn back; and (in The Civilians term k Nauf radium The Good* in the
greztWoimds) a Fever and Thirflinefs fucceed. On the Ship, which are brought to Land by the Waves, belong to
third or fourth day, there is found a white, vifcid Pus; the King, or him to whom he affigns the Right thereof.
upon which, the heat, rednefs, tumor, He. abate, and If a Man, a Dog, or even a Cat efcape alive ; ths
the Cavity gradually fills up from the bottom upwards, Party to whom the Goods belong coming within a 2 ear and
and from the Circumference to the Centre with growing a Day, and proving the Goods to be his, /hall have them.
Flefh. Laftly, the Wound dries, and cicatrifes. again.
But note, thefe Symptoms vary according to the Nature In divers Charters and old Writings, it appears that Wreck
and Caufe of theW'ound Thus, if it be by Incifion, and antiently not only; comprehended Gocds which c.mefroma
a large Blood-Veffel be cut, the Hemorrhage is more vio- perifhing Ship, but whatever clfe the Sea caft upon Land ;
lent ; efpecially if it be an Artery; in which cafe, florid whether it we're precious Stones, Fifties, Sea-weed, or the
Blood flies out impetuoully and by ftarts : If only a Vein lie cut, the Flux is more moderate and equable, and the
Blood of a darker Colour If the Wound be attended
■with Contufion, the Haemorrhage is fmall.
In Wounds, wheie any large Artery is quite cut in two, the Flux ufually proves mortal. A letter Artery cut rranf- verfely, flies back againif the folid Parts, and will have its Mouths flop'd : If an Artery be not quite cut off, there arifes a perpetual Flux ; or if that be flop'd, an Aneurifma.
A Nerve being cut off, flies back, produces a Pain,
and Obflruction about theWound; and below it, a Numb- nefs, and wafting Immobility : The cafe is much the fame
like.
Thus in the Stat.Pr<erog. Reg. c. n Rexhttbcbit
Wrcckum Maris/w" totum regutm, Balenas (5 Sturgeones captas in Mari vel alibi infra Regnum, excepts quibitjlibet tPrivelegiatis locis, tic.
This Wreck in the grand Cuflomary of Normandy, c. 17. is call'd Varecb, and latined Verifcum ; and in fom of our antient Charters, Wreche, Werec, Wtrcnche, and Seupnxerp, q. d. Sea-up-'werp and up werpen.
WRESTLING, a kind of Combar, or Engagement be- tween two Perfons, unarm'd ; Body to Body ; to prove _ their Strength and Dexterity, and try which can thfow his
in ixmndcd Tendons and Membranes. Wounds of the Opponent to the Ground. See Exercise, Game, tie.
temporal Mufcle are rarely cured; but generally bring on » refiling, Paleftra, is an Exercife of very great Anti- horrible Convulfions. quity and Fame 'Twas in ufe in the Heroic Age ;
The following Wounds are commonly reputed mortal; witnefs Hercules, who wrefiled with Antaeus. See Pa- viz. thofe of the Cerebellum, and of the Cerebrum, if they lestra.
be deep enough to hurt the Medulla oblongata ; dezpWounds It continued a long time in the higheft Repute ; and had jn the fpinal Marrow, efpecially the upper part thereof ; very considerable Rewards and Honours affign'd it at the
thofe of the Heart, Lungs, Liver, Spleen, Kidneys, Pan- Olympic Game s 'Twas the Cuflom for the Athlete,
creas, Mefentery, Stomach, Inteflines, tic. Thofe of the to anoint their Bodies with Oil to give the lefs hold to Cava, Aorta, Carotides, pulmonary, and other large Veins 'heir Anta'gojjift. See Athleta, tic. and Arteries. Thofe of the Brcnchia,Thorax, Diaphragm; Ablaneourt obferves, that Lycurgus ordain 'd. the Spar- large Wounds of the Oefofhagus, Trachea, and the Bladder, tan Maids to ixreftle in public, quite naked ; to break them and all invenom'd Wounds. of their too much Delicacy and Nicenefs, to make 'em appear
In young Children and aged Perfons, Woands frequently more robuff, and to familiarize the People, He. to fuch prove mortal which feem'd but flight. Thofe W r ounds ge- Nudities. See Gymnasium, tic nerally prove troublefome which happen in an ill ifate of WRIST; fee Carpus.
Body, and efpecially • low or barely Diet. All Wounds WRIT, Breve, in Law, a Precept of the King, whereby are reputed more dangerous and difficult of Cure in Winter any thing is commanded to be done, touching a Suit,
than Summer ; in Augufi than in Spring.
The Cure of Wounds confifts in the Uniting of the divided Parts ; which is the Work of Nature alone, and which the Chirurgeon can only contribute to by removing external Im- pediments, and applying Medicines familiar to the Part, call'd Vulneraries and Balfamicks. See Vulnerary, tic.
The firtf Step, then, to be taken in a fimple Wound, is to cleanfe it, and extract any heterogeneous Body that may chance to be lodged therein. Nexr,The Cavity to be gently wiped with Dofils dipt in warm red Wine. The Lips, now to be brought together by the Bandages or Sutures ; and the Wound to be covered with a Pledget dipt in Balm of
'Peru, or Oil of fweet Almonds The Pain thus eafed,
and the Symptoms removed, the Wound is to befuppurated, deterged, incarned, and cicatrized after the manner of Tu- mors and Ulcers. See Suppuration, Detergent, In-
CARNATIVE, ClCATRIStVE, tic.
If theWound be dangerous, the Symptoms violent, and the Body Cacochymic, more powerful Means are had re- courfe to ; as, firft, Phlebotomy, then gentle Cathartics or Clyfiirrs ; then vulnerary Drinks, Apozems, and Ptifans, with Cardiacs and Paragorics interpofed.
Action, or Procels for Juftice.
Such are the Summoning the Defendant, taking a Ditftefs, redreffingaDiffeifin, tic.
Writs are variously divided, and in various refpeefs Some, with rcgatd to their Order, or manner of Granting, are tetm'd Original ; and others judicial.
Original Wr its are thofe fent out of the High Court of Chancery to fummon the Defendant in a Perfonal, or Te- nant in a real Action, either before the Suit begins, or to begin the Suit thereby. See Process, He.
fitdicialVlRirs are thofe fent out by Order of the Court where the Caufe depends, upon emergent Occafions, after the Suit begins.
Judicial Writs are diftinguifh'd from Original, in that their Tefie bears the Name of the Chief Jullice of that Court whence they come ; whereas the Original fay, Tefie ine ipfo, in the Name, or relating to, the King.
Writs are alfo dillinguifh'd, according to the nature of the Action , into Real and Perfonal. Real are either touch- ing the Poffeilion, call'd [1 rits of Entry, or the Property, call'd Writs of Right. See Entry and Right.
Some Writs, again, are at the Suit of the Party ; fome
In internal Wounds, Vulneraries and Alcaliesdo well, par- of Office ; fome Ordinary ; fome of Privilege — A Writ of
Privilege is that which a privileged Perfon brings ro the Court for his Exemption, by reafon of fome Privilege. See Brief, tic.
The word Writ is form'd from the Saxon Writan. to write.
Writ of Rebellion ; fee Commission of Rebellion.
Writs Vicountiel, are fuch as are triable in the Sheriff's or County- Court. See Vicountifl.
Writ of Afftfiance iflues out of the Exchequer to autho- rize any Perfon to take a Conftable, or other pubiLk Officer In the Cure of large Wounds, Bandages and Sutures are to feize Goods or Merchandize prohibited and uncuflomed,
ticularly AlbvmQracuM, River Lobfters, Mercurials, ci> Frefh Wounds are cured ordinarily in three or four days,
without any other Means than applying a few Drops of Bal-
fam of 'Peru Sometimes, however, Digeftives are
required.
Gun IhatWounds are ufually the word of all, by reafon of
the violent Contufion and Secretion of the Parts i which
prevent their coming to Digeflion for the Space of three or
four days.
tequired, to fit and difpofe 'em for healing. See Suture and Bandage.
WREATH, in Fleraldry, a Roll of finoLinnen, or Silk, (like that of a TuAifi Turbant) confifting of the Colours born in the Efcutcheon ; placed in an Achievement be- tween the Helmet and the Creft, and immediately fuppor- tin» the Creft. See Crest, tic.
WRECK, or Sea- Wreck, in Natural Hiftory, a kind of Herb, growing in the Sea, upon Rocks, and which the or Characters Waves teating off, caft upon Shore. Word, gk.
In fome Places it is ufed ro manure the Ground -In Writing is now chiefly praclifed among us by means of
Normandy and other Parts they burn it, and of the Afhes Pen, Ink, and Paper. See Paper, Ink, He. The
make a kind of Soude or Salt-wort, which they ufe in the Antients had other Methods. See Book, Bark, Styls, tie.
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tic. Stat. 14. 2 Car. 1. There is alfo a Writ of this Name iffuing out of theChancety to give a Poffeffi<m.
WRITER of the Tallies, an Officer of the Exchequer, being Cletk to the Auditor of the Receipt ; who writes upon the Tallies the whole Letters of the Tellers Bills. See Tally, Exchequer, tic.
WRITING, Scripture, Scriptura, the Art or AS of fignilying and conveying our Ideas to others, by Letters, 'lible to the Eye. See Character,
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