The case of the late James Keil, Dr. of Physick / Represented by John Rushworth of Northampton, surgeon.

  • Rushworth, John, 1669-1736.
Date:
1719
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Credit: The case of the late James Keil, Dr. of Physick / Represented by John Rushworth of Northampton, surgeon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    u their Silence enough ? And win not you,whom “I take for my Friend (for fear of lofing your <l Reputation) Allift me in what I defire ? With a great deal more to allure me of his Confidence in me, and of his Opinion of my Ability to take Care of him in the Courfe. I am not fo Vain, as to mention all his kind Exprelfions, yet il it be defired, by any of his Friends, I will give them the Satisfa<ftion of feeing the Letters I had from him, when he was Abfentfrom me in London. * At this Time his Brother, Dr .John Keil, came to him from Oxford; and, as I underftood after¬ wards , had feen Dr. Friend there, who was for having him Salivated at London; But the Dr. being determined to the contrary, did not at that Time acquaint me with it, but began his Courfe, which I defired might be in the mildeft Method, by fmall Dofes of Calomel, encreas’d gradually, which Method pleafed him very well: But Dr. Friend (to whom St.John Keil conftantly lent an Account of our Proceedings) gave it as the Opinion of Mr. T aimer and Mr. Brown, that it fhould be done by Unfition: I gave my Reafons to the Patient again!!; it, but they ftill prefs'd it,notwithftanding the ill Symp¬ toms, that I thought, at that Time, forbad it; which Symptoms they had been acquainted with. They ftill perfifting, I defired the Dr. would give me leave to write my Opinion my felf to Mr. Brown, which I did haftily in the following manner. Good