The mother-in-law, or, The doctor the disease : a comedy.

  • James Miller
Date:
1734
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Credit: The mother-in-law, or, The doctor the disease : a comedy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Belina. Sure, Primrofe, you have never known whac ’tis to be in Love ! Prim. Yes, yqs, I have; and I know what ’tis to pity poor Souls that are — So come along with me into fome Room where we may hear your Father’s Bell, and there we’ll talk a little more about him. Ha, ha, ha! [Exeunt * SCENE II. Sir Credulous difeover'd in an Eafy-Chair, by a Table, gh which are Phials, Galleypots, Bolus's, &c. and a large File of apothecaries Bills. -- Sir Credulous having a long apothecary's Bill in his Hand, which he is cafiing up. Sir Cred. Three and two’s Five, and five’s Ten; Three and two’s Five [Taking off his Spectacles, and fighingC] O lack! O lack! I profefs it is a grievous Fatigue to examine and call up one’s Apothecary’s Bills. It does one almoft as much harm as all the Phyfick in ’em did one good, and yet this is but of a moderate Length —-But I’ve juft got thro’ it. [Putting on his Spectacles againC]-- Item the 2,9th, an Aperient, Stomatick, Corroborative, Bolus, compos’d fecun- dum Artem, to expel, diffipate and evacuate his W orfhip’s ill Humours, 6 s. 6d. There’s one thing in my Apothecary which pleafes me much, and that is, his Bills are always mighty civil: — His Worihip’s ill Humours, 6 s. 6 d. > —Ay, but Mr. Galleypot, it is not enough to be civil, you fhould be a little reafona- ble too, and not flea your poor Patients; 6s. 6d. for a Bolus! your Servant for that; you never reckon’d me more in your other Bills than f s. and f s. in the Language of an Apothecary* is as much as to fay half a Crown-there it is then, half a Crown. — Item the faid Day at Night, an Hepatick, Soporifick, Som¬ niferous Julep, compos’d to make his Worfhip fleep, zs. 6 d.-1 don’t complain of that, for it made me fleep well. ——Item the 30th, a good deterfive Ciy- iier.