An answer to what Dr. Freind has written in his History of physick, concerning several mistakes, which he pretends to have found in a short work of Dr. Le Clerc ... / Translated from the eighth article of Bibliotheque ancienne et moderne, vol. 27 ... To which is added, a preface, by W. Cockburn.

  • Daniel Le Clerc
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1728
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Credit: An answer to what Dr. Freind has written in his History of physick, concerning several mistakes, which he pretends to have found in a short work of Dr. Le Clerc ... / Translated from the eighth article of Bibliotheque ancienne et moderne, vol. 27 ... To which is added, a preface, by W. Cockburn. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    t v ia ] bear them out: while, however vigorous the Critick appears in Dr.le Glerc\r defence, neverthelefs acknowledges mojl of the Er¬ rors alledged againft him. Then the Letter- writer concludes, that the Defender has writ from fome other Motive than a ftri£i regard to Truth: and this Motive we ate affured is a malicious Pleafure, in writing againft fome excellent Performance. A ‘Piece, continues the Letter, mufl be writ¬ ten, and what Book more proper to attack„ than one of Charader, no matter how juftly. We (hall quickly find how well Dodor Freind’s Works bear themfelves out; but in the foregoing Quotations he plainly has no regard to Truth. Can le Clerc be an Aggreffor, and yet be always upon the De- fenfive ? even in this account of the Dodor, the very Title of his Book, and every Sec¬ tion in it prove it a Defence. Dr. le Clerc ends his Book with a full Pardon to Dodor Freind, for difeovering his Errors 5 pro¬ vided he had not reprefented him more faulty than he truly is: all which is far from attacking Dr. Freindj and thus the Letter difeovers, very early, how fair an Antago- nift he is like to be. This