ZL Alexander Bendo’j Speech.

something to the Honour of the Mountebank, incase you discover me to be one.

Reflect a little what Kind of Creature it is: Ke' 5one then, who is fain to supply some higher Ability hepretends to, with Craft; he draws great Companies t°him by undertaking strange Things, which can never beeffected. The Politician, (by his Example, no doubt) find-ing how the People are taken with specious miraculousImpossibilities, plays the same Game ; protests, declares,promises I know not what Things, which he is sore cannever be brought about. The People believe, aredeluded*and pleased ; the Expectation of a future Good,, whichshall never befal them, draws their Eyes ofFa present Evil.Thus are they kept and establilhed-in Subjection, Peace,and Obedience; be in Greatness, Wealth,, and Power.So you fee the Politician is, and must be a Mountebank inState Affairs; and the Mountebank, no doubt, if hethrives, is an errant Politician in Physic. But that Imay not prove too tedious, I will proceed faithfully toinform, you, what arc the T hings in which 1 pretendchiefly, at this Time, to serve my Country.

F i a s t, I will (by the Leave of God) perfectly cure thatLabet Britannica, or Grand Englijb Disease , the Scurvy ;and that with such Ease to my Patient, that he shall notbe sensible qf the least Inconvenience, whilst 1 steal, hisDistemper from him. I know there are many who treatthis Disease with Mercury, Antimony, Spirits, and Salts ;being dangerous Remedies, in which, I shall meddle verylittle, and with great Caution; but by more secure, gentle,and less fallible Medicines, together with the Observationof some few Rules in Diet, perfectly cure the Patient,having feed him from all the Symptoms, as Looseness oftheTeeth, Scorbutick Spots,Want of Appetite, Pains andI.ascitude in the Limbs and Joints, especially the Legs.