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BY Sin Sickness first entred into the world, and by Sickness Death and the Physician▪ behold how some derive his Pedigree. Others say, that as Laws beget Abuses, and Lawyers Processes, so Physicians do Sicknesses and Ma∣ladies. Certain 'tis, he and Death are but Cou∣zen Germans once ••emov'd, and both of the same Trade and Occupation of killing men,
however (by corruption of the Judge) the Physician 'scapes, and Death is condemned for it. Another reason why Physician never yet held up his hand at the Bar for killing Patient, is because the Crowners Quest finde it self-mur∣der in those who take Physick of them. They do more harm then good in the world (certainly) for all his saying, that did not Physicians kill men so fast as they do, the world wo'd be too full of them; and who say we must honour Physici∣ans for n••cessity, mean onely that they are ne∣cessary Evils, against whom David prayed in∣fallibly, when he desir'd to be deliver'd from his Necessities. And for my part, as 'tis said, Necessity has no Law, so I could wish it had no Physicians too, for so we shu'd have no Dis∣eases, or at least be rid of thêm, the greatest Disease of all.
But all this now is to be understood not of our English, but the Physicians here, who with their six penny 'Fees have Skill accordingly; whilst ours with their Golden Fees have Gol∣den Skill, and therefore we honour them: whilst here your poor▪ Signieur Doctore, is al∣wayes beaten, and made the ridiculous subject of every Farse.