A letter to ******* ***** [William Lewis], M.D. heretofore of ****** ****** [Christ Church] College in the University of O-*-*-*-*-d [Oxford] / [George Wilmot].

  • Wilmot, George.
Date:
1752
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Credit: A letter to ******* ***** [William Lewis], M.D. heretofore of ****** ****** [Christ Church] College in the University of O-*-*-*-*-d [Oxford] / [George Wilmot]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Chaftity. In which Cafes great Damages have been given for the efpecial Infult offered, the per- fonal Injury done to the Parent* And for this very Reafon poffibly it may be that a certain O—d Parent3 who it feems, was lately cla¬ morous for juftice, is (as I am informed) juft at this Crifisj by fome extraordinary Turn in her Affairs, foftened into an Acquiescence under all her Anxiety.-—But the Publick having likewife a confeffed Intereft in a Profecution for Offen¬ ces contra Bonos Mores, the Complaint of that fame Publick may probably be not fo expedi- tioufly fiienced. After all5 Sir, as it is evident that the whole Art and every Argument of your Pfeudo-Apolo- gift reft upon this fingle Point, (viz.) thatcc You *c have not been fo criminal as you might have *s been To this I make a full Reply in a very few Words, borrowed from the Inquirer, ££ Per- u fedlo Flagitio punitur Gapite 5 Imperfedlo in s< Inful am deport at urP And what now has Your Apologift to objedt to this Mode of doing Juftice to an offended Community? —Why truly £C the Ufage which C£ You have already met with, may be look'd upon as Punifhment adequate to Your Fault/' [A 43.]-——May it fo ? And pray what Cir- cumftances of Terror attended this heavy Puniflw ment ? You have had the Trouble of writing Your Name at the Foot of a Bond for “ better £C Behaviour You will not fay that there was a> B any