A full examination ... of ... Mrs. Stephens's cures, and medicine for the stone and gravel : In two parts I. Containing nine of the principal cases, first published by D. Hartley, now here stated in a very different manner ... The second part contains Mrs. Stephens's receipt, with ... observations ... thereon / [By Denis de Coetlogon].

Date:
1740
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A full examination ... of ... Mrs. Stephens's cures, and medicine for the stone and gravel : In two parts I. Containing nine of the principal cases, first published by D. Hartley, now here stated in a very different manner ... The second part contains Mrs. Stephens's receipt, with ... observations ... thereon / [By Denis de Coetlogon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ( *9 ) with proper Observations and Explanations thereon? &c. they may then be more able to difcover, whe¬ ther in the whole I have done Juftice to that Perfon, and her Caufe, as well as to her Adherents and Fol¬ lowers. Thus they, as well as the Fruftees^ or the Publick, may likewife farther obferve, whether I have not in Reality, or in EffeCl, made a true and effectual) as well as a fine ere Di/covery of the real ef¬ fective Medicine ; which was pretended to as a mighty Secret, and at laft difeover’d by her for the publick Benefit. That I d if covered and made it known, at leaft, a Year or more before fhe did, and that too without the leaft Preliminary, inte- refted bargaining for a Gratuity, or any certain Re¬ ward, from any Particulars, fuch as with the Sub¬ scribers to her, or the Publick. But fince now her Difcoveries have been thought worthy, nay have even been determined and agreed upon, with her (by way of Bargain) to be deferving of full Encouragement, and a generous Reward; I muft refer, and can only leave it to fuch, or the Pub¬ lick, to determine alfo, whether he who in Effetft, frankly, freely, and generoufty, before difeovered it (as above) without then any farther interefted Views, does not now neverthelefs (fince the fore- faid Determinations have been made in her behalf by the Publick) even fully as well deferve (if not more) fuch Reward, or the larger Share thereof, than even fhe this notable Female, in her forefaid in¬ terefted manner of doing, as well as feemingly (when confidered) the infincere manner of the Difcovery, more obfervable, by my Remarks on her Receipt. Yet it may, ’tis true, ftill be alledged, that I did not make fuch a very formal and open Difcove¬ ry thereof in the Gazette, or publick Papers, as Hie has done. To this I readily and eafily reply, that I apprehend, I did all that any private Perfon could well be fuppofed to have been able to do, as may D 2 bet-