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PENNSYLVANIA
As a proof of the superior efficacy of Maredant's drops (prepared
by Mr. Norr n, Surgeon, of Golden Square, London, to any
. medicine, hitherto known, for the cute ot the Scurvy, Leprosy,
Ulcers, the Evil, Fiftita, Piles, long continued Inflammations
of 'he e'es, and every other disorder atifing from a foulnefs in
the b!o d, the flawing extraordinary cures are referred t%
Mt HENRY KEnI HARD GOO ENOUGH, Steward
of the Magdalen HOpttai, cured of an inveterate Scurvy of 22
years landing.
MARY COPSON, of Brompton, cured of a Scorbutic humour
cn er head and face, attended with a violent hoarfenets and
ft Tench of b each. Witness, Mr. Orton, Coal Merchant in
VinQomb-c feet, near Leicci'er Fields
Mo JOHN EOS I ER. at the Rose, at Welling, in Kent, cured
of a I prosy, attended Gth violent rheumatic pains.
Mrs. MARY LUI E, at Mr, Field's, in Caftie-ftreet, Leicester
Fields, cured of the Evil, or Schrophula: Her bones were greatly
enlarged, and feve al pieces Separated and came away. Witness,
Thomas Field, Caflle freer, and Henry Hyde, Butcher in St.
Times's Market
To Mr. NORTON, Surgeon, in Golden Square.
SIR,
ABOUT two years and a half ago, I was seized with a
viden hoarseness and fhortnels of breath. I lent for a
phvtician, who ordered me to be bled: I also took a great
many medicines, but grew worse infead of better. My head
ached so violently, that it prevented me from getting any red;
fry face and head bu ke our in large blotches, which Spread so
much that I was in daily fear of losing my eye-fight. The hu
mour which discharged from my face was so very offenfive, that
1 could hardly hear it myfelf; bur by the use of your Maredant's
Drops, am effeEtti^Uy cured. Any perlon doubting of this, may
be convinced of the truth, by calling on Mrs. C pfon, at Brompton;
Qr by enquiring of Mr. Orton, Coal merchant in Whitcomb-Sheet,
Bear Leiceftei Fields. 1 am, with great repeal
Sir, your mod hui ble Servant,
MARY COPSON.
To Mr. NORTO N, Surgeon, G d4en Square.
AFTER having been affli Fed with a mod violent fc rhutic
hu^outoT Ifriars dancing, whicn rendered'me incapable
of bufinef ;T have the Satisfaction ^'inform you, 1 am
now perfectly cured, bv-the use o your Maredant's Drops. You
like my leave to publish this, h ping it may he tne means of pro
curing benenefit to others affixed as I was, I am, Sir,
- • ¥ >ur humble fervjnt,
GEORGE LANGDON,
N% 57, the North, fide of S Paul's
church yard, July ryth, 1775.
Witnesses to the ske ? cure, Francis Liter, No. 3, Finch
Lane, Cornhill, Sarah Rind, Trunk-maker, No. 57, St. Paul's
Church yar/.. ,
These Dr sps are fold b\ Mr. Norton's appointment, bv Mr.
Tnnr,s Rviqgtrn, and r Hugh Gine, Printers, A New York;
and Mr. JOHN AIREY, in Market Afreet, Phila lelphia, at
7 s. %.lmg p^ Buttle.
——, . ; r
General Hospital at Cambridge, Jan. |.
To rhePUB L 1 C.
] MPRESSED with a lively sense of the spirit
I of patriotism which so eminently adorns the good
p ople oi'this country, the Subscriber who is ap
pointed, to the chieQircaion of the sick and wound
ed, thinks it incumbent on him to make known the
feafonabU aid he h^lctely received from the towns
of Concord,. Bedford, firft and second parishes of
Sudbury, Aclon, Marlborough, Stow and Lincoln.
The Hospital having for some time past, been in
great want of old linen for bandages, compresses
and lint ; offine tow for dressings ; ladlers or sole
'leather, and web or gartering, for tourniquets ; of
tape, thread, needles, pins, and other articles cf a
like nature ; application was made to the inhabitants
of the above named places, for a supply, at such
prices as they themselves Should think reasonable.
No sooner were our wants thus made known to
them, than with an alacrity and zeal.truly charac
teristic of the people, the business of collecting those
Chings was immediately undertaken by Some of their
feled men, and other proper persons The clergy
in particular of the several congregations engaged
warmly in the work. To their pious and animated,
exhortations, from the sacred deik, may be ascribed
much of that ebriftian charity, and those laudable
effufions of philanthropy which were manifefted on
this occasion, and which cannot fail to Secure to
them the esteem of the public, and to refled a lad
ing honour on their attachment to the cause of
liberty, and. the rights of human nature. What
they could, they furnished with an unsparing hand:
Offer of pay they nobly rejected, preferring the con
feious pleasure that arises from deeds of charity to
every felfifh, sordid gratification that interest in
spires: An instance of benevolence worthy of ad
miration ! Neither is its importance limited by the
intrinsic value of the donation: It holds up a bright
example of imitation to others.
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January 27, 1776.
M A R E D A N T S's
ANTISCORBUTIC DROPS.
Or the Virginia, Maryland,
SATURDAY,
Ever since the firft establishment of a military
hospital among us, there has ' been too great a Icar
city of those eSfential articles ; and though the pre
sent supply is truly liberal in reaped to the numbers
who furnilhed it, yet its Salutary influence cannot
be lading unless it is drill continued from other
quarters. < May we not therefore expert that a Spirit
of emulation will be kindled in every humane bread,
and an affectionate concern to yield all possible abid
ance to the wants and didrelfs of the lick Soldiery 1
Men who cheerfully and hourly expose their lives
for their country's welfare; and who amidif the
deftrudive rage of battle, willingly encounter dan
ger in all shapes, for its defence, may .urely chal
lenge the companion of those who reap the advan
tage of their cour t ge. without any of that risk which
is inseparable from it. Can it be once doubted, then,
whether the inhabitants of other places will be back
ward to contribute whacneed to cost them so little,
towards laying in a Sufficient dore of thole articles
to secure against all future apprehensions of further
Scarcity or want of them ? But whilst they are of a
low price in themlelves, yet money cannot always
purchase them, and from their exceeding utility, in
cases of need, they become of inestimable value.
As it is impracticable for the Subscriber to make
personal application to people at a didance to fur
nifh a supply of what is wanted of this fort for the
patients in the hospital, he hopes all Printers of the
public news will be pleased to give this addreis a
place in their papers: He alio flatters himlelt the
Committees edablilhed in different places, especial
ly in all large towns, will be pleated to Set on foot
a further collection 01 such 01 the articles already
enumerated, as may be mod eaiy for them to pro
cure, especially of old Sheets and Soft worn linnen;
and to forward the fame to the Camp with all possi
ble dispatch. The expence of conveyance, if any,
will be cheerfully paid, and the generous donors
may red assured their contributions will be ma
naged with the drifted care to prevent wade, and
meet with due acknowledgment from their humble
Servant, JOHN MORGAN,
Director-General of the Continental HoJpital,
and chief Phyfeian to the Army.
N. B. Blankets are greatly wanted for the Hos
pital; for which a suitable price wilt be given, if
sent to Cambridge. Ah, persons having blankets to
dispose ofi who. live at a distance, if the, will be so
kind as to fend notice thereof by the post, mentioning
the quality and price 0, them, Jhall have an immediate
answer.
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The Ancient Testimony and Principles of the People
called Quakers, Renewed, with respect to the King
and Government; and touching the Commotions
. now prevailing in these and other Parts of Ameri
ca, Addressed to the People in General.
A Religious concern for our friends and fellow
subjects of every denomination, and more
especially for those of all ranks, who in the present
commotions, are engaged in public employments
and stations, induces us earnestly to belecch every
individual in the mod Solemn manner, to confider
the end and tendency of the measures they are pro
moting; and on the mod impartial enquiry into
the date of their minds, carefully to examine whe
ther they are anting in the tear of God, and in con
formity to the precepts and doctrine of our Lord
Jesus Christ, whom we profefs to believe in, and
that by him alone we expeft to be Saved from our
fins.
The calamities and afflictions which now sur
round us should, as we apprehend, affect every
mind with the mod awful consideration ol the dis
pensations of Divine Providence to mankind in
general in former ages, and that as the fins and
iniquities of the people Subjected them to grievous
Sufferings, the fame causes dill produce the like
effefts.
The inhabitants of these provinces were long fi
nally favoured with peace and plenty: Have the
returns of true thankfulnefs been generally mani
fest? Have integrity and godly Simplicity been
maintained, and religiously regarded? Hath a re
ligious care to do judly, love mercy, and walk
humbly, been evident? Hath the precept of Christ,
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to do unto others as we would they Should do unt^
us, been the governing rule of our conduct? Hath
an upright impartial desire to prevent the Slavery
and oppredion of our fellow-men, and to restore
them to their natural right, to true chridian liber
ty, been cherished and encouraged? Or have pride;
Wantonness, luxury, pfrofannefs, a partial Spirit, and
forgettulnels of the goodness and mercies of God,
become lamentably prevalent! Have we not there
fore, abundant occasion to break off from our fins
by righteoutnefs, and our iniquities by sh wing
mercy to the poor; and with true contrition and
abasement of foul, to humble <!o elves, and tup
plicate the almighty Preserver of men, to Shew fa
vour, and to renew unto us a State OS tranquillity
and peace?
It is our fervent desire that this may foch appear
to be the pious resolution of the people in general,
of all ranks and denominations ; then may we have
a well grounded hope, that wisdom from above,
which is pure, peaceable, and full of mercy, and
good fruits, will preside and govern in the^delibe.
rations of thoie who, in these perilous times, un
dertake the tranfaCtion of the most important pub
lic affairs; and that by the ; r steady care and endea
vours, constantly to a& under the influences of this'
wisdom those of inferior stations will be incited
diligently to pursue those measures which make for
peace, and tend to the reconciliation of contending
parties, on principles dilated by the Spirit of
Christ, who " came not to destroy men's fives, but
to save them." Luke ix, 56.
We are So fully assured that these principles are
the most certain and effectual means of preventing
the extreme misery and desolations of-wars and
bloodshed, that we are constrained to intreat all
who profefs faith in Christ, to manifeft that they
really believe in him, and desire to obtain the bind
ings he pronounced to the makers of peace. Mat v, y.
His Spirit ever leads to Seek for and improve eve
ry opportunity of promoting peace and ^concilia-'
tion, and constantly to remember that as we really
confide in him, he can, in his own time, change
the hearts of all men in Such manner, that the wav
to obtain it, hath been often opened contrary to
every human propped or expectation.
May we, therefore, heartily and sincerely unite
in Supplications to the Father of Mercies, to grant
the plentiful effufions of his Spirit to all, and in an
especial manner to those in Superior Rations, that
they may with sincerity, guard against and reject
all inch measures and councils, as may increase and
perpetuate the discord, animosities, and unhappy
contentions which now forrowfully abound.
We cannot but with diftreiEd minds, beseech
all such in the molt solemn and awful manner, to
confidei -that, if by their acting and pcifilling in a
proud, felfifh Spirit, and not regarding the di&u.s
of true wisdom, such measures are pursued as tend
to the fydding of innocent blood; in the day when
they and all men Shall appear at the judgment-Seat
of Christ, to receive a reward according to their
works, they will be excluded from his favour, and
their portion will be in everlasting misery. See
Mat. xxv, 41. 2 Cor. v, 10.
The peculiar evidence of divine regard manifefted
to our ancestors, in the founding and Settlement of
these provinces, we have often commemorated, and
defife ever to remember, with true thankfulnefs and
reverent admiration.
- When we confider, —That at the time they wer e
persecuted and lubjeded to Severe Sufferings, as a
people unworthy the benefits of religious or civil
society; the hearts of the kings and rulers under
whom they thus Suffered, were inclined to grant
them these fruitful countries, and entrusted them
with charters of very extensive powers and privi
leges. That on their arrival here, the minds of
the natives were inclined to receive them with great
hospitality and friendship and to cede to them the
most valuable part of their land on very easy terms,
That while ^e principles of justice and mercy
continued to preside, they were preserved in tran
quillity and peace, free from the desolating cala
mities of war; and their endeavours were wonderful.
Jy bleffedand prospered, io that the faying ofthe wi-
January 27, 1776.
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