Several reasons proving that inoculation or transplanting the small pox, is a lawful practice, and that it has been blessed by God for the saving of many a life / by Increase Mather. Sentiments on the small pox inoculated. By Cotton Mather. Reprinted from the original folio single sheet printed at Boston in 1721 ; with an introduction by George Lyman Kittredge.

  • Increase Mather
Date:
1921
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Credit: Several reasons proving that inoculation or transplanting the small pox, is a lawful practice, and that it has been blessed by God for the saving of many a life / by Increase Mather. Sentiments on the small pox inoculated. By Cotton Mather. Reprinted from the original folio single sheet printed at Boston in 1721 ; with an introduction by George Lyman Kittredge. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    personal experience in the mother country. He sailed for England in December, 1724, hav¬ ing given due notice of his departure in a curious advertisement in the Courant of No¬ vember 16:— Doctor Zabdiel Boylston being bound for Lon¬ don in Capt. Barlow,1 who sails in about a Month’s time, desires all Persons to whom he is indebted to bring in their Accounts and receive their Money; and also desires those that are indebted to him to pay their respective Debts, or that have any Accounts unsettled, to adjust the same. And if any Persons have any Bears Grease to sell, the said Boylston will give them 8s. per Gallon, for more or less.1 2, Boylston spent more than a year in Eng¬ land, where he was well received by the lead¬ ing physicians. Since he had inoculated more persons than any English surgeon, it was only natural that, shortly before his return to Bos¬ ton, he should have been importuned by a great and worthy Physician”—Sir Hans Sloane, apparently,—to publish an Account of [his] Practice.” He also received a Message from a superior Person” to the same effect. Proba¬ bly this was the Princess of Wales, who had 1. Barlow “cleared out for London” on December 19 (Courant, No. 177, for December 16-21) or December 23 (News-Letter, No. 1091, for December 17-24). 2. See also the Courant, Nos. 173, 174 (November 16- 23> 23-30, 1724).
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