A friendly debate; or, A dialogue, between Academicus; and Sawney & Mundungus, two eminent physicians, about some of their late performances
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 2339
Publisher: Printed [by Bartholomew Green?
Published: 1722
Place of publication: Boston: in N.E
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Smallpox; Vaccination; Humor
Other titles: Friendly debate; or, A dialogue, between Academicus; and Sawney & Mundungus.
Notes: Satirical debate directed against Dr. William Douglas (Sawney) and John Williams (Mundungus), opponents of smallpox inoculation at Boston. Cf. Holmes.

Attributed to Greenwood, with the collaboration of Cotton Mather, by Holmes. Evans notes that Trumbull considered Mather's nephew Thomas Walter the possible author.

Dedicated to Dr. Zabdiel Boylston.

Printer's name suggested by Holmes.

Signatures: A-C⁴ [D]².

Appendix, containing a vocabulary of the Mundungian language, p. 22-24.

Evans 2339

Holmes, T.J. Cotton Mather, 137

Austin, R.B. Early Amer. medical imprints, 840