The new practice of inoculating the small-pox consider'd, and an humble appliaction [sic] to the approaching Parliament for the regulation of that dangerous experiment.

Date:
1722
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Credit: The new practice of inoculating the small-pox consider'd, and an humble appliaction [sic] to the approaching Parliament for the regulation of that dangerous experiment. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    C 59] foil fo prohibited fhould for ever be made mi- capable of Pradifing, and fhall pay a Fine of 500 L and for the fecond Offence be Tranf- ported •, and if the Perfon fo Inoculated fhould die, the faid Perfons caufing, or procuring it to be done, and the Phyfician and Surgeon alfo knowing the Perfon to be within the faid Limitations fhould fuller Death. 7. That no Operation for Inoculating the Small-Pox on any Infant whatfoever fhall be perform’d but in the Prefence, and with the Confent of both the Father and the Mother of the faid Child, if living, and if no Father and Mother, then in the Prefence, and with Confent of three at leaft of the neareft Re¬ lations fignify’d as in the Article before a Juft ice of the Peace, 8. That no Operation for the Inoculating the Small-Pox on any Perfon whatfoever fhall be perform’d, but in the Prefence, and by and with the Alliftance of two known Pra¬ difing Surgeons at leaft, and one Licenfed Phyfician, who fliall all have Power to in* form themfelves upon Oath, or other wife, of the, due Confent of all Perfons requir’d by this Ad. t X’hese are fome of the Limitaitons, which! think will be found Necellary for the better Re¬ gulating this Novelty among us, if it muff be ad¬ mitted among us * and I think they ail carry fo much of the Reafon of their being Enaded along with them,that I need fay nothing to urge their be¬ ing both convenient,and even abfolutly necefiafy. If