Ranby, John, F.R.S. (1703-1773), surgeon
- Date:
- c.1763
- Reference:
- MS.7451/13
- Part of:
- Miscellany: English, 18th century
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Manuscript copy of a petition presented to the King In 1763 by Ranby and his fellow sergeant-surgeons Messrs. Hawkins and Middleton, asking permission to try out a method of arresting bleeding on the condemned convict George Chippingdale, with the King's reply.
Publication/Creation
c.1763
Physical description
1 item
Biographical note
John Ranby F.R.S. (1703-1773) was surgeon to George II, principal sergeant-surgeon, and the moving spirit behind the foundation of a Corporation of Surgeons separate from the barbers.
Finding aids
Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts