give the Verdidi and the laft Dedfion, efpecially in matters of 
Natural Philo[ofhj Thjpk'i 'That a hundred years agoe, 
there were lib Arguiiients wanting to prove, thzt Antimony or the 
Vmum Emetlcum\^asfojfon^ theufe of it being then forbidden 
by a Decree o{x\\t Faculty oi jhyftttms • arid that at this day there 
are no arguments wanting, to prove the contrary, and toafTert, 
That it is a Purgative of great importance, follow'd with won- 
derful! effedis the fame J'^^as/^)' having Publifht a Decree th^hH 
year, by which it permitSv ^^^tv^n ordains the ufe thereof. So 
that it ought to befaid^ thiat .y^fc Experience hath determin'd this 
matter, and that the Recovery of many perfons^ andamongft 
them , of the Mo ft Chrifiian King himfelf, hath more conduced to 
convince Men of its ufefulnefs, than all the bare Ratiocinations , 
that could be employed ko defend it. And fo it: is with all' i?^;»^- 
dies\ there being not one^ that is not approved by fome Fhyfitiar^ 
or other;, who thinks to have reafon on his fide, and difapprov'd as 
the fame time by others of that Profeflion, who conceive to have 
it on theirs : Whereas He certainly is to be efteemed the moft 
Motional, that ia thefe matters is guided by good Experience. 
And fince the Transfufton of Blood is a New things ( unknown for 
ought we know) to all former Ages, Ingenious Men^ and Lo- 
vers of the Increafe of the Stock, ferving for the relief and con- 
veniencies of Human Life, do no more, in this particular, than 
propofe and recommend it to Generous and Un-prejudicate Fhyft- 
tians^ to Judge of its agreeablenefs to Human Bodies, and to make 
trials of it accordingly 5 themfelves efteemingi that fince it con- 
cerns the Health and Life of Man^, it cannot be examined too fe- 
verely • though at the fame time they conceive, t^at 'tis unequal, 
toftand herein to the verdict of fucih Arrogant Men, who from a 
felf-conceit of knowing all things already, are very impatient at 
any thing difcover'd, which they have not thought on themfelves : 
Thofe Men being the beft advifed and the moft to be relyed on, 
who do not precipitate their Judgmerit, but flay for many Ex- 
periments, carefully made^ to conclude themfelves by. For which 
purpofe, the wilhes, -that Perfons in power wouldcaufe a 
good number of Experiments of this Invention to be made, and 
examine them either themfelves, or give order to prudent and 
free-fpirited P^j'/^f/^/^x ^x\iiChyrurgiom to aoio, 
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