TO THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON

original Latin: "COLLEGIO REGALI MEDICORUM LONDINENSI"

OF WHICH HE WAS ONCE PRESIDENT

original Latin: "CUJUS OLIM PRAESIDENS"

RICHARD MEAD

original Latin: "RICARDUS MEAD"

ILLUSTRIOUS ALIKE IN LITERATURE AND SCIENCE

original Latin: "LITTERIS PERINDE AC SCIENTIIS ILLUSTRIS"

INSPIRED AND AIDED THE FIRST EDITOR OF BACON WITH HIS COUNSELS

original Latin: "PRIMUM BACONIS EDITOREM CONSILIIS INSTIGAVIT JUVIT." The "first editor" mentioned here is Samuel Jebb, who produced the first printed version of the Opus Majus in 1733. Richard Mead was a celebrated physician and patron of learning who encouraged Jebb's work.

I DEDICATE THIS SECOND EDITION

original Latin: "ALTERAM EDITIONEM DEDICO"

Richard Mead: A prominent 18th-century English physician and scholar. His vast library and support for scientific research made him a central figure in the intellectual life of his time.

Royal College of Physicians: Founded in 1518, this is the oldest medical college in England, responsible for setting standards for medical practice.