The oeconomy of quackery considered, in a reply to Mr. Spilsbury's pamphlet, entitled, Free thoughts on quacks and their medicines. To which is added, an answer to a surgeon's Letter to the Master, Wardens, and Court of Assistants, on their permitting aliens, apothecaries, and quacks, to encroach on the business of surgeons / [Thomas Prosser].

  • Prosser, Thomas (Civil engineer)
Date:
1777
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Credit: The oeconomy of quackery considered, in a reply to Mr. Spilsbury's pamphlet, entitled, Free thoughts on quacks and their medicines. To which is added, an answer to a surgeon's Letter to the Master, Wardens, and Court of Assistants, on their permitting aliens, apothecaries, and quacks, to encroach on the business of surgeons / [Thomas Prosser]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    5/98
    OEconomy of Quackery conlidered. NTEREST ReipublicCs, cognosci malos, Aid once the prince of orators, Mr. Spillbury informs us, to a moft auguft aftembly$ and Interest Reipub- licce, &c. faid once the prince of quacks, to a moft auguft aCembly: * — And, as In¬ ters]} Reipublicce, cognofci malos, it (hall be mv endeavour now, in anfwer to Mr. Soilf- j J a bury, to lay open the evils (none of the leaft) accruing to the State from quacks, or adver- tifers of medicines; and as I am apprehenfive we are yearly to lament the lives of many as fair characters, and as ftriCt adherers to truth, by a certain fatal indemic diforder of * Mr. Spilfbury addrcffes his pamphlet to the Legif~ lature in thole words. A this