Ordinary of Newgate Prison:
Ordinary's Accounts: Biographies of Executed Convicts

9th July 1734

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18th March 1734


Newly Publish

The FIFTEENTH EDITION of

ONANIA Or, the Heinous Sin of Self Pollution, and all its frightful Consequences (in both Sex) considered, with Spiritual and Physical Advice to those who have already injured themselves by this abominable Practice.

As also the Sixth Edition of the Supplement to it both of them Revised, and Enlarged, and now Printed together in one Volume

And as the several Passages in the former Impressions, that have been charged with being obscure, and ambiguous are in these cleared up, and explained, there will be no more alterations, or Additions made to them

These Editions contain some further and surprizing Instances of the Mischiefs by that filthy, sinful Commerce with ones self, which is so notoriously practised as well by he Adult as Youth, Women as Men, Married as Single, to the weakening their Generative Faculties, and hindering Procreation, as their Letters of Complaints to the Author herein inserted, shew.

And, amongst others, a curious Letter from a Lady, with the Author's Answer to it, concerning the Use and abuse of the Marriage-Bed; together with divers Casuistical and other Letters from both Sexes, of some secret unnatural Effeminaces, necessary to be known both by the Married and single of each Sex.

To which is ADDED,

A Curious PIECE, translated out of the Latin, from L. S. SCKMEIDER, as it is inserted in the Act a Lipciensia, concerning the Return of the Seed into the Mass of Blood; well worth the Perusal of Physicians, Surgeons, Anatomists, and other Arts and Curiosity.

As also Dr QUINCY's Translation of Dr. CARR's remarkable Answer to a Letter sent by a Divine, concerning two Nuns of Rome, reported to have changed their Sex.

Likewise Dr. DRAKE's and several other Physicians Opinions of Hermaphrodites, and Women brough to a Resemblance of them, by the Practice of Self Pollution, as was the Case of a young Lady of 18, whose well-wrote Letter to the Author describing and lamenting her Condition, is (in order to deter others) inserted.

A very grave and learned Divine and Physician having perused this Discourse, before it went to Press, returned it with his Opinion of it in these Words.

' This little Book ought to be read by all Sorts of ' People of both Sexes, of what Age, Degree, Profession, or Condition soever, guilty, or not guilty of ' the Sin declaimed against in it.

It is now Sold only by J. ISTED, Bookseller, (Mr. Crouch, Bookseller in Pater-Noster-Row being dead) at the Golden Ball between St. Dunstan's Church, and Chancery-Lane, in Fleet-street. Price Stich'd 3 s. Bound 3 s. 6 d.

Where may be had.

The SUPPLEMENT, by itself, Price stich'd, 1 s. 6 d.

ELectuarium Mirable; or the Admirable Electuary, which infallibly cures all Degrees and Symptoms of the Secret Disease, with more Ease, Speed and Safety, than any Medicine yet published. Any old Running, &c. tho' of several Years standing, whether occasion'd by an Overstrain, Weakness of the Seminals or the Relicts of a former Infection, is certainly cured in a short Time, without a Minutes Confinement, Suspicion, or the Use of Astringents, being a Medicine so wonderfully pleasant and easy in its Operation, that the nicest Palate, or weakest Constitution may take it with Delight. Two Pots are generally sufficient to compleat a Cure in most Cases. To be had (with Directions at large) only of the Author. Dr. CAM, a graduate Physician, who has published it Thirty Years, and is constantly to be advised with at his House, at the Golden Ball in Bow-Church-yard, Cheapside, at Half a Guinea the Pot.

N. B. Since nothing is more requisite, in the Cure of any Distemper, than for a Patient to have free access to his Physician; therefore beware of buying Medicines from Toy-shops, Book-seller's-shops, &c. the Authors of which are always conceal'd, and not to Spoke with on any occasion. And tho' by their specious Pretences) you are promised a Cure, you'll certainly find it very Dear in the End.

See his Books lately publish'd, viz. His Rational and Useful Account of the Secret Disease. Price 1 s. His Practical Treatise; or Second Thoughts on the Consequences of the Veneral Disease in three Parts, viz.

Verbum sat sapienti.

I, On the Simple Gonorrhaea, Gleets and other Weaknesses, whether from Veneral Embraces, Self-pollution improperly call'd Onanism, or Natural Imbecility. II. On the Virulent Gonorrhaeas or Clap. III. On the Veneral Lines, or Grand Pox, &c. Price 2 s. His Essay on the Rheumatism and Gout, Price 6d. His Discourse on Convulsions. Price 6 d. And his Disseration on the Pox. Dedicated to Sir Hans Sloane< no role > . Price 1 s. 6 d. All sold by G. Strahan in Cornhill; J. Wilford behind the Chapter-Coffee-House, St. Paul's-Church-yard, and at the Author's House before mention'd.




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