Mr. THOMES. I maintain that an Emetick will

kill her.

Mr. FONANDRES. And I, that Bleeding will be the Death of her.

Mr. THOMES. It belongs to you indeed to fet up for a skilful Man!

Mr. FON ANDRES. Yes, it does belong to me; and I'll cope with you in all kinds of Learning. Mr. THOMES. Do you remember the Man you kill'd a few Days ago?·

Mr. FONANDRES. Do you remember the Lady you fent into the other World three Days fince..

Mr. THOMES to Sganarel.] I have told you my Opi

nion.

Mr. FONANDRES to Sganarel.] I have told you my Thoughts.

Mr. THOMES. If you don't bleed your Daughter out of hand, she's a dead Woman. [Goes out. Mr. FONANDRES. If you do bleed her, she'll not be alive a quarter of an Hour hence.

[Goes out.

SCENE V.

SGANARE L, Meff. M ACROTON, and BAHYS.

WH

SGANARE L.

Hich of the two am I to believe, and what Refolution fhall I take upon fuch oppofite Advices? Gentlemen, I conjure you to determine me, and to tell me without Paffion, what you think the moft proper to give my Daughter Relief.

Mr. MACROTON drawling out his Words.] Sir, in thefe Mat-ters, we must pro-cede with Cir-cum-fpec

ti-on,.

conf-pec-ti-on-, &-ne-ri-en-fai-re-, comme-on-dit-, à-làvolé-e-; d'au-tant, que-les-fau-tes-qu'on-y-peut-fai-refont-, fe-lon-no-tre-maî-tre-Hip-po-cra-te-, d'u-ne-dan

ge-re-reu-fe-con-fe-quen-ce.

M. BAHYS bredouillant.] Il eft vrai. Il faut bien prendre garde à ce qu'on fait; car ce ne font pas ici des jeux d'enfant ; &, quand on a failli, il n'est pas aifé de réparer le manquement, & de rétablir ce qu'on a gâté. Experimentum periculofum. C'est pourquoi, il s'agit de raisonner auparavant comme il faut, de peser mûrement les chofes, de regarder le tempérament des gens, d'examiner les caufes de la maladie, & de voir les remédes qu'on y doit apporter.

SGANARELLE à part.] L'un va en tortue, & l'autre court la pofte.

M. MACROTON. Or-, Mon-fi-eur-, pour-ve-nir-aufait-, je-trou-ve-que-vo-tre-fil-le-a-u-ne-ma-la-di-e-chroni-que-, &-qu'el-le-peut-pé-ri-cli-ter-, fi-on-ne-lui-don... ne-du-fe-cours-;

d'au-tant-que-les-fymp-tô-mes-qu'ellea-font-in-di-ca-tifs - d'u-ne - va-peur - fu-li-gi-neu-fe-&mor-di-can-te-qui-lui-pi-co-te-les-mem-bra-nes-du-cer

veau. Or-cet-te-va-peur-, que-nous-nom-mons-en-grec, At-mos-, eft-cau-fé-e-par-des-hu-meurs-pu-tri-des-, tena-ces, con-glu-ti-neu-fes-, qui-font-con-te-nues-dansle-bas-ven-tre.

M. BAHYS. Et comme ces humeurs ont été là engendrées par une longue fucceffion de tems, elles s'y font recuites, & ont acquis cette malignité qui fume vers la région du cerveau.

M. MACROTON. Si-bien-donc-que-, pour - ti - rer-, dé-ta-cher, ar-ra-cher-, ex-pul-fer-, é-va-cu-er-, lef-dites-hu-meurs-, il-fau-dra-u-ne-pur-ga-ti-on-vi-gou-reufe-. Mais-, au-pré-a-la-ble-, je-trouve à-pro-pos-, &il-n'y-a-pas-d'in-con-vé-ni-ent-, d'u- fer-de-pe-tits- remé-des-a-no-dins-, c'eft-à-di-re-, de-pe-tits-la-ve-mens-ré-mol-li-ans-&-dé-ter-fifs-, de-ju-lets-&-de-fi-rops-rai

frai-chif-fans-qu'on-mê-le-ra-dans-fa-pti-fa-ne.

ti-on, and do no-thing in-con-fi-de-rate-ly, as they fay; for-as-much as the Faults which may be com-mit-ted in this Cafe are, ac-cor-ding to our Ma-fter Hip-po-cra-tes, of a dan-ge-rous Con-fe-quence.

Mr. BAHYS Sputtering out his Words haftily.] 'Tis true. We must really take care what we do; for this is not Child's play; and when we have once faulter'd 'tis not easy to repair the flip, and to re-establish what we have spoilt. Experimentum periculofum. Wherefore we should reafon firft as we ought to do, weigh things seriously, confider the Conftitutions of People, examine the Causes of the Distemper, and fee what Remedies one ought to apply to it.

SGANAREL afide.] One creeps like a Tortoife, and t'other rides Poft.

Mr. MACROTON. For, Sir, to come to fact, I find your Daugh-ter has a cro-ni-cal Dif-eafe, and that the may be in Jeo-par-dy if you don't give her fome Affif-tance; for-as-much as the Symp-toms which she has are in-di-ca-tive of a fu-li-gi-nous, and mor-di-cant Va-pour, which pricks the Mem-branes of the Brain; for this Va-pour, which we call in Greek At-mos, is cauf-ed by pu-trid te-na-ci-ous and con-glu-ti-nous Humours, which are con-tain-ed in the Abdomen.

Mr. BAHYS. And as thefe Humours were engen der'd there by a long Succeffion of Time; they are over-bak'd there, and have acquir'd this Malignity, which fumes towards the Region of the Brain.

Mr. MACRO TON. So that to draw a-way, loof-en,.. ex-pel, e-va-cu-ate the faid Hu-mours, there must be a vi-go-rous Pur-ga-tion. But firft of all, I think it proper, and it would not be in-con-ve-ni-ent to make use of fome lit-tle A-no-dyne Me-de-cines; that is to fay, lit-tle e-mol-li-ent and de-ter-five Gli-fters, and re-freshing Ju-hips and Sy-rups, which may be mix-ed in her Bar-ley Wa-ter.

Mr.

M. BAHYS. Après, nous en viendrons à la purgation, & à la faignée, que nous réitérerons, s'il en eft befoin.

M. MACROTON. Ce-n'eft-pas-qu'a-vec-que-tout-cela-vo-tre-fil-le-ne-puif-fe-mou-rir-; mais, au-moins-, vous-au-rez-fait-quel-que-cho-fe, & vous-au-rez-la-con

fo-la-tion-qu'el-le-fe-ra-mor-te-dans-les-for-mes.

M. BAHY S. Il vaut mieux mourir felon les régles, que de réchaper contre les régles.

M. MACROTON. Nous-vous-di-fons-fin-cé-re-mentno-tre-peníé-e.

M. BAHYS. Et vous avons parlé, comme nous parlerions à notre propre frére.

SGANARELLE à M. Macroton, en allongeant fes mots.] Je-vous - rends - très - hum-bles-gra-ces. [à M. Babys, en bredouillant.] Et vous fuis infiniment obligé de la peine que vous avez prise.

MR

SCENE VI.

S GANARELLE feul.

E voilà juftement un peu plus incertain que je n'étois auparavant. Morbleu, il me vient une fantaifie. Il faut que j'aille acheter de l'orviétan, & que je lui en faffe prendre. L'orviétan eft un reméde dont beaucoup de gens fe font bien trouvés. Holà.

SCENE

VII.

SGANARELLE, UN OPERATEUR

M

S GANAR EL LE..

Onfieur, je vous prie de me donner une boete de votre orviétan, que je m'en vais vous payer.

L'OPÉ

名 Mr. BAHYS. Afterwards we'll come to Purgation and Bleeding, which we'll reiterate if there be need of it.

Mr. MACROTON. Not but for all this your Doughter may die; but at least you'll have done fome-thing, and you'll have the Con-fo-la-ti-on that fhe di-ed accord-ing to form.

Mr. BAHYS. It is better to die according to the Rules than to recover contrary to 'em.

Mr. MACROTON. We tell you our Thoughts fincere-ly.

Mr. BAHYS. And have spoken to you as we would fpeak to our own Brother.

SGANAREL to Mr. Macroton, drawling out his Words.] I ren-der you moft hum-ble Thanks. [To Mr. Bahys, Sputtering out his Words.] And am infinitely oblig'd to you for the Pains you have taken.

Sfor

SCENE VI.

S GANAREL alone."

O I'm just a little more uncertain than I was before. S'death there's a Fancy comes into my Head, I'll go buy fome Orvietan, and make her take fome of it. Orvietan is a Remedy which many People have found good by. Soho.

SCENE VII.

SGANAREL, THE OPERATOR.

SGANARE L.

IR, pray give me a Box of your Orvietan, which I'll pay you for.

STRE

THE