Mead, R. A Discourse on the Small Pox and Measles (1748).
This edition is the first English translation of the 1747 Latin original. It includes a translation of Rhazes' treatise on smallpox, the first known work on the subject.
Richard Mead (1673-1754), English physician, was a great proponent of inoculation. His authority and influence as a physician to the royal family helped promote general acceptance of the procedure.
(Sources: Garrison & Morton, Dictionary of National Biography)