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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1785 Excerpt:...unjust sentences, as it did Hippocrates for the death of his nephew Gallienus, The emperor said, I would gladly hear that story; the master answered, what will it avail to tell your maw jesty this story, to deser you from putting your son. to death, if he should be executed in. the mean while? But if you please to suspend the death o£ your son, I will recite the example for your majesty, and afterwards you may do your pleasure. The emperor ordering his son to be brought back, thi master began asfolloweth. EXAM P L E; '"INHERE was once a samous physician named. Hippocrates who in learning and experience excelled all others of the saculty. He had a nephew named Gallienus, who was in skill, experience, and practice, equal to his uncle. His ancle envying him, and searing in time he would excel him, endeavoured to hide from his knowledge every thing he could, lest he should arrive to a greater perfection'in physic than himself; which Gallienus observing, applied himself more earnestly to the study of it; supplying the desects caused by his uncle's envy, by his wondersul industry, an this so much the more troubled his envious undid About this time it happened that the king of, Hungary sent a messenger to Hippocrates to cure his fon, but Hippocrates being old, excused himself, and sent his nephew Gallienus, whom he knew sufficient for this cure 5 and when Gallienus came before the king, he was hanfomely received by the king and queen; and that they might lose no time, the king conducted the physician to his fon, and when he had selt his pulse, and made his observation on his distemper, he desired to speak. with the queen in private, and then desired to know of her, Who was the satherof the child? She answered, Sir, do you think that any but the king is h...