A letter from the facetious doctor Andrew Tripe [i.e. W. Wagstaffe], at Bath, to the venerable Nestor Ironside. With an account of the reception Mr. Ironside's late present of a Guardian, met with from the worshipful Mr. Mayor, and other substantial inhabitants of that ancient city. To which is added, a prescription from the doctor, by way of a postscript, exactly suited to his distemper / [William Wagstaffe].

  • Wagstaffe, William, 1685-1725
Date:
1714
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Credit: A letter from the facetious doctor Andrew Tripe [i.e. W. Wagstaffe], at Bath, to the venerable Nestor Ironside. With an account of the reception Mr. Ironside's late present of a Guardian, met with from the worshipful Mr. Mayor, and other substantial inhabitants of that ancient city. To which is added, a prescription from the doctor, by way of a postscript, exactly suited to his distemper / [William Wagstaffe]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Notwithftanding this* Men of as pro¬ found Parts as himfelf do feally allow that he has not only a Genius naturally adapted to Schemes and Projects, but was actually the Firft Iaventer of Certain furprifing Paper—Machines, which, by only looking upon 'em, make People almoft as wife as they were before, to the great Wonder and Satisfaftion of all the Beholders. , It washealfo, that firft difeovered that the Chin of Man was a Mufical Inftrument, and taught Boys how to play upon it* a Harmony indeed altogether unknown to Antiquity, And I am credibly inform’d, that he has now almoft brought to Perfe- ition a Syftem, for fixing the Moveable Feafts, after fo wonderful a Manner, that from this prefent Year One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Thirteen, to the Year Seventeen Thousand and Twenty Four,inc\uCive,Ea/ier Day may always fall on a Sunday-, which rnuft needs be, of vaft Ufe towards recon¬ ciling the ill natur’d Difference fo long maintain'd betwixt the Julian and Gregory m Account. He has moreover an exejuifite Faculty in finding out the Harmony of Monofilla- UeS) by the help of which, he can eafiiy inuIter, upon Occafion, a Power of pret-