Publique bathes purged. Or, a reply to Dr. Chamberlain his Vindication of publique artificial bathes, from the pretended objections and scandals obtruded in them.

Date:: [1648]

Credit: Publique bathes purged. Or, a reply to Dr. Chamberlain his Vindication of publique artificial bathes, from the pretended objections and scandals obtruded in them. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$which his intention was divulged he forgets EUnUicjis, 3. In par¬ ticular, as yet few knew of any fuch conceffion to H, Vane, It would tranfport the Dodlor to heare it in pMi^ue,w\ut I doe of his Outroj, There are but few DoElors (loop at fuch flyes as Ifis PetitionyOr take notice of what all Dimnals intimate, they iTaoixId have good leafure to tak^ all fuch things into confideration. Anfw. 4. Hew long have they k^owne them ? Ij longy they have been uncharitable; ifrflate,they have been ignorant, mtill enlightned by my Propoftion, dre* This was replyed unto under his i.and 2. Anf. to the i*Ob, Anfwer 5. If the heart-burning be againfi me, {though treafure fbouldnot be refufed from aTurke) and my long experi¬ ence, ftudy and expence in them might anfwer their comparifons: I hadrather lay down all my merit at the feet of the P* &c. Rep, I. I know no mans heart burnes againft you j divers pitty you to fee you run fo defperatdy upon a rock. 2. It is fubjudke, whether your bathes are a benefit. 3. You have few good neighbours,that you arc put to boaft of your owne ^expert- enccyfludy, or merit, 4. Objedl. Thu Veill be a monopolie, Anr.i.& 2. Can there be a monopolie of what u not / or ^here eve¬ ry man u left at liberty to ufe what he hathy^refufe '^hat he hath not! Rep, You acknowledge that there arc Bathes in the Kingdome already, yet your Ordinance was fo generall and exclufive, that al I kind of Bathes were thereby impropriated unto your benefit, and fcarccliberty allowed for any one to wafti his feet without your approbation. If you are convinced fo far,that repentance will be accepted. / Anf.3.& 4. Or where no fweat of any mans brow is exaBed without hire y no poor e mans face ground, nor his bread engroffed y]but rather new employments and provijionfor them, 2. Publi^ue works ferentfrom JMonopolieSy and not capable of that Ordinance. Reply, No monopoly was ever ere<fl:ed,but pretended fo much. All of them arrogate the infeription of Publique Benefit, 5. Obj’ed:. They are no ne^ invention. A^ifw. I. /;>^ Solomons time there was nothing new under the Sm, no quefiion but trees fioted upon the water before Noahs mr was there any new thing created for the art of Guns, Trinting, Loadflom, Tk water Jrm Ware is The new River. The$