Volume 2

A letter on the origin, nature, and dignity of the degrees of doctor, more particularly in physick, conferred in universities / [Anon].

  • De Coetlogon, Dennis, -1749
Date:
1736
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A letter on the origin, nature, and dignity of the degrees of doctor, more particularly in physick, conferred in universities / [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    LETTER, &c. SIR, INCE charged with Singula¬ rity of Opinion, in relation to the Degrees of Doctor (more particularly in Phyjick) and that you delired me more fully to explain my felf on this Head; you will by this I here write you, better judge of the Reafonablenefs of what I advance. I am not infenfible of the daring Boldnefs of broaching fuch Opinions, and of the vaft. Crowd of Criticks, Hornets, &c. I muft na¬ turally expedt to attack me on this Singularity of Thoughts; yet, as Men who have Souls, dare to ftart out of the common Tradt, more efpecially to follow Truth, though ever fo Amply array’d ; fo my Endeavours have al¬ ways been to keep as near and clofe to that as poflible, let the Confequences be whac they would. Now whether by the Affailants A 2 , called r