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X. Some Account of the Diftemper raging 
among the Cow-kind in the Neighbourhood 
of London, together with fome Remedies 
propofed for their Recovery by Cromwell 
Mortimer, M. D. Seer. R. S. and Fellow 
of the College of Phyfcians , London. 
Read Nov. 2 1 
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Hinking it my Duty, as a Phyfician, 
to contribute my fmall Mite to- 
wards remedying this publick' Calamity, I have been 
at the Trouble of vifiting feveial of the Cow-houfes 
near the Skirts of Wejlminfter and London , where I 
have colle&ed what Intimations I could from Perfons 
who have been converfant with the Cows during 
the whole Courfe of their 111 nefs, have carefully 
examined fevcral lick Cows myfelf, and have feen 
two open’d. 
The great Hippocrates did not think it beneath 
him to confider the Diftempers of Horfes, and has left 
us an excellent Treatife on that Subject; Purely then, 
it cannot derogate from the-Dignity of the Profehion 
now adays for the mold eminent in it to lend their 
compahlonate Afliftance to any of the brute Crea- 
tion ; efpecially to fuch Creatures as are more imme- 
diately of Ufe, or even Pleafure, to Man: And as 
the Price of Horfes and Dogs has of late Years been 
raifed to mold extravagant Rates, it is a Wonder the 
Owners of them have never been fo generous as to 
encourage Gentlemen of higher Degrees of Learning 
than the Farrier and the Cowleech to make them- 
felves acquainted with the Difeafes of Horfes, Cows, 
and other Cattle, and to try Methods for their Releif 
and Cure. Mr. 
