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![O’Meara (B. E.): A.L.S. to Lord Melville—continued. of his subsequent conduct, made an impression upon me, I felt that my duty to their Lordships required that I should not suppress communicating it to them, but at the same time I owe it to myself and to truth to declare that the inference which has brought on me the censure of their Lordships, was never intended by me. If I have erred by drawing conclusions which may not appear to be warranted by the facts, I might have been censured for rashness or defect of judgment, but I confess that I did not expect to have been treated as if I had been guilty of a crime. My situation was a peculiar one: I had no alternative but to be wholly silent or to state without reserve all that I had thought and felt upon the subject. In making a sincere and unreserved communication to their Lordships, I have merely obeyed the dictates of my conscience. Their Lordships appear to have put a construction upon my letter which I never intended. No explanation has been required from me and no opportunity has been afforded of explaining my meaning or stating the grounds of my opinion.” Ete. CurRES FOR THE PLAGUE. [187] ORDERS, thought meet by His Maiestie, and His Privy Councell, to bee executed throughout the Counties of this Realm, in such Townes, Villages, and other places, as are, or may bee heerafter, infected with the Plague, for the stay of further increase of the same. Also, an Advice set downe by the best learned in Physick within this Realme, containing sundry good Rules, and easie Medicines, without charge to the meaner sort of people, as well for the preservation of his good Subjects from the Plague before Infection, as for the curing and ordering of them after they shall be infected. Black Letter. 24 pp. Small 4to. Old half calf. London: Bonham Norton and John Bill, 1625. £3 15s The second half of this scarce piece is occupied with Preventatives against and cures for the Plague, e.g.:—“‘ Preservative by correcting the ayre in houses,” “‘ Perfuming of Apparell,’ “ Pre- servatives Cordialls,” ‘‘ For women with childe, or such as be delicate and tender, and cannot away with taking Medicines,” ‘ Blood-letting,” ‘“‘ Outward Medicines for to be applied to the Sore,” “A generall Medicine for all sorts of people taken with the Plague, to be had without cost; sete. [188] OVERTON (Richard). Mans Mortalitie: or, A Treatise wherein ’tis proved, both Theologically and Philosophically, that Man (as a rationall Creature) is a Com- pound wholly mortall, contrary to that common distinction of Soule and Body: And that the present going of the Soule into Heaven or Hell is a meer Fiction. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to. Polished calf extra, g.e., by Bedford. Amsterdam: John Canne, 1644. £4 10s. With a very curious frontispiece by Bentley showing a skeleton, with one arm resting on a coffin, and with the other holding a spade, and in the left hand corner is a sun-dial, with motto beneath. Under the engraving are six lines in verse. The book itself is entirely in prose, but it 1s preceded by two pieces of commendatory. verse by N.C. and S.R. [189] PARE (Ambroise). Workes. Translated out of Latine and compared with the French by Tho. Johnson. Whereunto are added three Tractates out of Adrianus. Spigelius of the Veines, Arteries, and Nerves, with large figures. With finely engraved title by T. Cecili, containing small oval portrait of Paré; and numerous anatomical woodcuts, illustrations of Surgical instruments, Monstrosities, Mon- sters and prodigies, etc. Folio. Calf (old style). London: Richard Cotes and Willi. Du-gard, 1649. £18 18s. (See ILLUSTRATION OpposITE.) With separate title to the second part reading: —“ AL TTKIOAOLIA: or, A Description of the Vessels in the body of Man, of the three kinds, 1e., of the Veins, Arteries, and Nerves. . . . Translated out of the Anatomie of Adrianus Spigelius.” London, Richard Cotes and John Clark, 1649. The four full-page atratomical woodcuts contained in this part, are, as is usually the case, slightly cut into. “Ambroise Paré early perceived the importance of anatomical knowledge and adapted _ his. discoveries to the needs of Surgery. He did much to elevate the surgeon’s. profession from a. despised handicraft to a position equal to that of other branches of the healing art. (Continued over) L 42 |](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31663345_0044.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
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