Of bathing in the hot-baths, at Bathe; chiefly with regard to the palsie, and some diseases in women. In a letter addressed to Doctor Freind / [John Wynter].

Wynter, John, 1699-

Date:: 1728

Credit: Of bathing in the hot-baths, at Bathe; chiefly with regard to the palsie, and some diseases in women. In a letter addressed to Doctor Freind / [John Wynter]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[ *5 ] probably diverted himfelf, being natu- rally luxurious, expenfive, and alfo very young, in ramming down the Clay, new-modelling, building and adorning the Ralhsy (ana the feveral (u) Apartments to them belonging) in a Stile no doubt magnificent, and fuitable to a Roman Emperor. kNot many r ears ago there was aug up here an Ecjuelfrian Figure in Relief, now fix'd on the Eaft Wall of the Abbey Church, with a Hafla Turn in the right Hand, and a Tarma in the left, which Dr. Mufgrave has en¬ deavour d to prove to have been Geta’s, fiom the Likenels that he obferv cl be¬ tween the Face of this Figure, and the Coins of Get at, from the particular Fond, nefs that Emperor is known to have had for Horfes ; and laffly, from this Ar¬ gument, that no Perfons under Imperial or Cafarean Dignity, were buffer'd to have Ecjueftrian Statues with the above Enfigns. Geta (u) See Vitruvius.

Of bathing in the hot-baths, at Bathe; chiefly with regard to the palsie, and some diseases in women. In a letter addressed to Doctor Freind / [John Wynter].

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