Woodward Del.

Rory Landdon Seul

# THE APOTHECARY'S PRAYER!!

O mighty ESCULAPIUS! hear a poor little man overwhelm'd with misfortunes, grant I be-
feech thee to fend a few smart Fevers and some obfinate Catarrhs amongst us, or thy humble
fupplicant muft shut up Shop—and if it should pleafe thee to throw in a few Cramps and
Agues it would greatly help thy miferable fervant, for on the word of an Apothecary I
have scarcely heard the muſic of Mortar theſe two months.

Take notice alſo, I beſeech thee, of the mournful ſituation of my neighbour, CRAPE the
Undertaker, who ſuffers considerably by my want of practice, and loſes many a job of my
cutting out; enable him to bear his misfortunes with philofophy, and to look forward with
new hope for the tolling of the bell.

Phyſic thofe, I beſeech thee, that will not encourage our pROſſion, and Blifler their evil
intentions, viz. ſuch as their curſed new-invented waterprooſ; and may all the coats be eaten
by the rats that are ſo made: But pour down the Balm of Gilead on the Overſeers of the
village, and all the Friends of Galen.

May it pleafe thee to look over my book of bad debts with an eye of compaſſion, and
increaſe my neighbours' inſirmities; give additional twinges to the Rector's Gout, and our
worthy Curate's Rheumatism; but above all, I beſeech thee to take under thy eſpecial care
the Lady of 'Squire HANDY, for ſhould the child prove an heir, and thy humble fervant
fo fortunate as to bring the young gentleman handſomely into the world, it may be the
means of raſing me to the higheſt pinnacle of fortune.

Woodward Del.

Roustanddon Feul

THE APOTHECARY'S PRAYER!!

O mighty ESCULAPIUS! hear a poor little man overwhelm'd with misfortunes, grant I befeech thee to fend a few smart Fevers and fome obftinate Catarrhs amongst us, or thy humble fupplicant muft fhut up fhop—and if it should pleafe thee to throw in a few Cramps and Agues it would greatly help thy miferable fervant, for on the word of an Apothecary I have scarcely heard the muſic of Mortar theſe two months.

Take notice alfo, I beſeech thee, of the mournful ſituation of my neighbour, CRAPE the Undertaker, who ſuffers confiderably by my want of practice, and loſes many a job of my cutting out; enable him to bear his misfortunes with philofophy, and to look forward with new hope for the tolling of the bell.

Phyſic thofe, I beſeech thee, that will not encourage our proſeffion, and Blifler their evil intentions, viz. ſuch as their curſed new-invented waterprooſ; and may all the coats be eaten by the rats that are ſo made: But pour down the Balm of Gilead on the Overſeers of the village, and all the Friends of Galen.

May it pleafe thee to look over my book of bad debts with an eye of compaſſion, and increaſe my neighbours' infirmities; give additional twinges to the Reſtor's Gout, and our worthy Curate's Rheumatifm; but above all, I beſeech thee to take under thy eſpecial care the Lady of 'Squire HANDY, for ſhould the child prove an heir, and thy humble fervant ſo fortunate as to bring the young gentleman handſomely into the world, it may be the means of raſing me to the higheſt pinnacle of fortune.

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Yale Center for British Art, 2013