An essay on chronical diseases, the methods of cure: and ... the medicinal waters of Bath and Bristol / [John Wynter].

  • Wynter, John, 1699-
Date:
1728
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An essay on chronical diseases, the methods of cure: and ... the medicinal waters of Bath and Bristol / [John Wynter]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    12/154
    Dh eed eter Caguy P) che!/ 2 Giaw Se gurite, by Reafon of the bad Weather, and gveat Seas, and more from my il State of Health, and dim Sight, which was, at that Time, exceedingly impaired, both by the Heat of the Country, and the {evere Treatment I met with in it. It was, I well remember, the Doétov’s Inftruttion (upon my affuring him, it was much more to my Eafe to write i Latin) to deliver my Thoughis in Englifh, and an as plain a Manner, as poffible: And that, no doubt, with very good Reafons that it might be of general Ufe to our Country-men ; for [ do not pretend here, E have greatly informed the few able Per- fous of our Fraternity, who were, pro- bably, apprized of All I have advanced, long before ; And thofe that are prejudiced to Truth in general, or me in particular, I fhall not attempt to inftrudt, fence much | greater Men have had the Misfortune to | fail in the like Undertaking. According to the Dottor’s Advice, which L akways highly efteemed, I have not only avoided all Terms of Art, as much as may be (when the Subject is not entirely Phy- fical, and of little Confequence for any to under= a