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 having Nature for their Foundation, they will, perhaps, outlive the Enemies of the same, and in another Age be as generally receiv'd, as now they are deny'd in these Apostate Times.

But we will desist from further Controversy, because we will proceed to Matters of less Dispute, and, like faithful Ministers of Nature, set forth the Helps which the former famous Physicians (Dr. Linaker, Chief Physician to Hen. VII. and Hen. VIII. and Dr. Turner, Chief Physician to Q. Elizabeth) made use of, against such common and grievous Calamities. And we are the rather willing to take notice of them, by reason they are so conformable to the present Rules of our Galenists, and their Cold-Still-Water Practice: Tho', with Submission to these Great Men, we cannot easily come into a Belief, that any Advantages are to be had from them, much more a Cure. For, to put the Hazard of Life upon such idle and mean Remedies, as some of our great Physicians did in that terrible Time of Destruction, in the late Visitation, was no other than a Sort of Madness; seeing so many Potent Extracts, Chymical Oyls, Volatil Salts, and Quintessences of generous and prevalent Drugs, were, at the same Time, made use of by others, to great Cures, and lasting Fame.

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