Volume 1

Mr. Maitland's account of inoculating the small pox vindicated [by himself], from Dr. Wagstaffe's misrepresentations of that practice, with some remarks on Mr. Massey's sermon.

Charles Maitland

Date:: 1722

Credit: Mr. Maitland's account of inoculating the small pox vindicated [by himself], from Dr. Wagstaffe's misrepresentations of that practice, with some remarks on Mr. Massey's sermon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$[ +9 ] I have been oblig'd to be the mote parti¬ cular in anfwering this Sermon, becaufe the Charge in it againft the Inoculators, is hea¬ vier than that in the Letter, in as much as Immorality is a greater Fault than bad Pra¬ ctice in Phyitck. From all that I have laid, I will draw this one Conclufion 5 that there does not appear as yet any Objection of Weight enough to ftop the Progrcfs of the Pradice of Inocula¬ tion. But if upon future Trials, it fhould be found that the Inconveniencies do over* ballance the Advantages of it 5 I fliall then be as ready to condemn, as I am now to juftify it. & & & & & $>: $ & ® t % & & & <*» & Certificate oj the Honourable Mr. W i j> LI AM SpENCfi KS DEATH\ April 22, 1722. UPON Examining the Body of the Ho¬ nourable William Spencer, Son of the Right Honourable the late Earl of Sunder- land 5 We found the Small Pox of a mix'd Soil:, diftind in fome Parts, and confluent in others 5 almoft dry'd and Peal'd through¬ out the Body : All the Inward Parts were in their natural State, and free from any Mark of the Small Pox. In the Right Ventricle H of$