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of you, were fo kind to fay, would not be unaccept- 
able,- efpecially as it was wrote at a Time when the 
Town was daily entertained with Advert ifements of 
the Angolan that was fhewed here publickly, and, 
thereby, was almoft in general allured into the fame 
Error that mod of the Nations upon Earth had impli- 
citly run after, from the Beginning of the World, 
concerning them j who were led into it by no lefs 
than the Writings of their mod learned Men. 
In order, Gentlemen, to give you, in fome mea- 
fure, a View of the Delign of this little Book, I am 
to inform you, that the general Opinion of the 
World is, that there are Hermaphrodites in human 
Nature. In thisTreatife I am tofhew it cannot be 5 
which I have endeavoured to do in the following 
Method, *viz. 
1. The Introdu&ion, which is chiefly hiftorical, 
lays down the Manner of this Error’s being propa- 
gated amongft Jews , 'Pagans, and Chriflians, at all 
Times j with an Account of JewiJh , Civil, and 
Canon Laws made againft fuch as were reputed Her- 
maphrodites , as well as thofe that were always in 
Force at Rome , by which great Numbers of People 
were deftroyed from time to time. 
2. The Firft Chapter exhibits many Reafons againft 
a Poflibility of their Exiftence in human Nature; 
with a true Difcovery of fuch Difeafes as have been 
the Caufe of Men and Womens being called Her- 
maphrodites. 
3 . The Second Chapter is a critical Account of the 
Caufes Authors have afligned for the Produce of 
Hermaphrodites ; wherein it is proved, that no fuch 
Effects could arife from thofe Caufe$; and feveral 
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