XXXIV. If they be great, they are always Mortal; and the Pa∣tient dies of them, not because the Breath has a Passage out at the Wound, but because their Substance, or Matter, is Carti∣laginous, and in perpetual Mo∣tion, so that it can never be healed. And it is observed, that Wounds in the upper Part of the Throat, where divers Nerves, Arteries and Veins meet, are most dangerous.
XXXV. But if it be Cut any where else, it may be Cured; for in a dangerous Quinsey, we of∣ten order Laryngotomia, and that successfully: And therefore slight Wounds of the Aspera Arteria are many times cured.
XXXVI. In these Wounds but little Blood comes forth, because of the nature of the Part, and many times the Breath comes forth at the hole. But by degrees the Throat is filled with Blood; there is great Pain backward, the Voice is hoarse, and the Tongue dry.