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tieman, Dri Rkhardforiy did upon all OccaGonS vindi- 
cate this Prad^ice. I know nor whether \ (hall haVe 
feen fo much of it, that I ftiou’d never be afraid of 
its fuccefs. 
There is only one Thing more 1 am obliged to men- 
tion, which I wou’d rather have pafs’d over in filence, and 
that is the vigorous oppofition it has met with from 
many honeft well meaning Perfons, who cou d not but 
fancy, that it is an unlawful and unwarrantable Prac- 
tice. They have gain’d a great Majority on their fide 
here, at well as in other Places, where it has , been 
pradifed. I only wifli, that, as they adl upon a prin- 
ciple of Confcience, they wou’d have been lefs bufy 
in raifing, or fpreading fal(e and groundlefs Reports, 
whereby this Matter has been very much mifrepre- 
fented, and many, entertaining a w^rong Notion of 
it, have been detcrr’d - from making ufe of this Me- 
thod for themfelves or their Children, who have fince 
been unhappily taken off by the Small Pox^ But 
when this Affair is fet in a true light, and found 
to be always fafe and effedfual, I believe all the Ob- 
jedions raifed againft it will fall of courfe. Itw^ou’d 
ibe of the greateft: moment that the World fliou’d 
I know what you think of it in Town, and how you 
have found it to fucceed ; ’tis commonly objedcd 
Ihere, that it is not approved of in London; but if 
1 thole Gentlemen, who have julUy gain’d the greateft 
IHonour and Reputation in our Profeffion, Ihou’d 
Iby finding it fuccefsful fee caufe to declare publickly 
I in its favour, that wou’d be the gieateft means to 
an opportunity of doing much more this way at pfe- 
fent, the Small* Pox beings rn a great meafure 
from this Town and Countrey 5 but 1 have 'already 
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