An answer to the pretended refutation of Dr. Olyphant's defence.

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M.DC.XC.IX
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Credit: An answer to the pretended refutation of Dr. Olyphant's defence. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1 able, would the Knitters ever fo much as ; have dreamed of a Stocking-Loom, or the »young Writers Petition’d to have Informati- tons Printed ; All thofeare Wife in their Ge¬ neration, and mtlh the Phyficians be the on¬ ly Fools ? We all know here there is no danger in Untimonid Vomits, but this is inter nos; you mull not tell your Patient lb, let them believe as I faid before, that AntimonidVo- mits are dangerous, ddeterial, break the (Fibres of the Stomach, (0c. and that yon cannot fafely give them. So ihall you be (tiled a cautious (afe Phyfician, one that won t fpoil the Curll of a Man’s Hair to pull him out of a River. We have feme dan¬ gerous Dogs here, that in a Quin/y, when a Man is ready to be chock’d, will blood him Fourty Ounces at once; is not this extream- ly hazardous ? They cut ofFLimbs, cut for :he Stone; is this fafe ? I tell youtheRepu* :ation of a wary fafe Phyfician is worth all •he Parts of his Chara&er befides. Now I fiope you will allow I have Reafon for what laid. I have feen the Melius Inquirendum, and ;im too well acquainted with the Stile and Spelling, not to know that it is Dr. Eyzat’si )ut here I muft be with you again, how :ame you to write againft one that fays two Drahami