03013cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000100011910000140012924500590014326400510020230000470025333600260030033700260032633800360035250001350038850000310052350801760055452017150073053400510244565300430249665300340253965300280257385600430260199900190264475845UtSlPG20260610134744.0mcr n260607r20251746utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a94840372  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPRaR1 aAnonymous14aThe genuine tryal of Dr. Nosmoth, a physician in Pekin 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aDr. Nosmoth = Thomas Thompson M.D.; Mandarin Tonwin = Thomas Winnington. On Dr. Thompson's treatment of the case of T. Winnington.  aRelease date is 2025-04-12  aMatthew Everett and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"The genuine tryal of Dr. Nosmoth, a physician in Pekin :  For the murder of the…" is a satirical legal drama published in the mid-18th century. Presented as the official shorthand account of a sensational trial at the imperial Chinese court, the book offers a mock-transcript of the proceedings against Dr. Nosmoth, accused of causing the death of the esteemed Mandarin Tonwin. Though presented with the formal trappings of a serious historical document, the work is a clear parody of both legal procedure and medical practice of its era, drawing on contemporary debates in England. The likely topic centers on a physician’s responsibility in the death of a prominent patient, set against a backdrop of courtly intrigue and exaggerated judicial process.  The book begins by describing the highly regulated practice of medicine in China, emphasizing rigorous ethics and strict government oversight. Dr. Nosmoth stands accused of having killed Mandarin Tonwin, the emperor’s treasurer, by reckless medical practice—namely excessive bleeding and purging, allegedly encouraged by outdated or self-serving ideas. The trial unfolds with arguments between the emperor’s council and the defense, lampooning the inflexibility and even absurdity of both the medical establishment and judicial systems. Satirical exchanges highlight the perils of following rigid doctrines over practical adaptation. Ultimately, though the court tries Dr. Nosmoth and delivers a sentence (deliberately left unpublished), the text ends as a cautionary, comedic reflection on the dangers of medical dogmatism and professional jealousy, as well as a jab at legal pomp and bureaucracy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: M. Cooper, 1746  aSatire, English -- Early works to 1800  aWinnington, Thomas, 1696-1746  aThompson, Thomas, -176340uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75845  c116570d116570