Volume 3

The two Sosias: or, the true Dr. Byfield [pseud.] at the Rainbow Coffee-House, to the pretender in Jermyn-street [i.e. J. Freind]. In answer to a letter, wrote by him, assisted by his two associates ... With a preface relating to the late famous exploits of the facetious Dr. Andrew Tripe [i.e. W. Wagstaffe.] As also an account of the new creed of these physicians, design'd as an appendix to the Religio medici / [John Woodward].

John Woodward

Date:: 1719

Credit: The two Sosias: or, the true Dr. Byfield [pseud.] at the Rainbow Coffee-House, to the pretender in Jermyn-street [i.e. J. Freind]. In answer to a letter, wrote by him, assisted by his two associates ... With a preface relating to the late famous exploits of the facetious Dr. Andrew Tripe [i.e. W. Wagstaffe.] As also an account of the new creed of these physicians, design'd as an appendix to the Religio medici / [John Woodward]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[9] chanidal ones, pretend immediately, tho’ in fpite of Nature, to rufh in and take place among the firft-rate Phyficians: Their Accomplilhmentsindeed may beverypret* ty, curious and Ihew.y ; but it is not eafy to guefs what Affinity they have with the Contemplation of Diitempers, or the Art of Phyfick, no more certainly than with the Study of the Law. But there never was yet any Student of Law, whodream’d he could make his way to the Bar by fuch Artifices as thefe. Thefe Elegancies for- footh were referv’d for thofe who were to play their Parts on this our Stage of Phy- fick.-This too I take to have been the Reafon why a great many Phyficians fo fome Ages pad, altho’ they have been found Men of excellent Parts and Erudi¬ tion, yet have turn’d their Thoughts ano¬ ther way, and have excell’d rather in any other Science than their own ; and have fo excell’d, that many of them have outdone in the Happinefs of their Writings, the ( i) Hijlorians, Orators and ‘Poets, even Do you think, as Theognis merrily laid of the Philofo- phers, One IVherry would, not hold them alii But let us look at the other Groupe, where appear a pack of leaden- eye’ d heavy Fellows., Carentes cammuni [enfUy omni f»- lertid vacui, being fixed on their Noddles;pinguis Miner- nay tarditas ingenii, feneflm i l liter at a Scots'’& from 1'op to Toe ; with a Label from their Mouths with Jadan- tia Medica injeliciter ajjumpta. Tantum valet, Lector, ingenium habere ad Vingendum fiflum quafi & accommo- datum. (0 The Do6lor feems to be very angry, that fome of his Brei.hrt-n hive proved good H'ftoriarts, Orators, and D Poets;

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