Cheyne, George (1671-1743), physician and vegetarian

'Dr Winter to Dr Cheyne. Tell me from whence fat headed Scot ...'. Satirical verses against George Cheyne's vegetarian system, with Cheyne's reply. The verses vary slightly from the version published in William Wadd, Nugae chirurgicae (London, 1824), p. 195, where the name of the satirist is spelled 'Dr Wynter.'

18th century

1 volume Contemporary copy. 1 f.

Purchased from John Wilson, 1990.

Database description taken from that in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).