Historical sketch of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh : being an address delivered on 19th January 1860, at a conversazione in the hall of the college : with notes and documents / by John Gairdner, M.D.

  • Gairdner, John, 1790-1876.
Date:
1860
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Credit: Historical sketch of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh : being an address delivered on 19th January 1860, at a conversazione in the hall of the college : with notes and documents / by John Gairdner, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    verted which we are so strictlie tyed and obleidged to maintein and your ws &c swa subscryves John Hamiltoun (J ?) Hepburne, Thos. Kincaid Ja. Borthwick J. Foulis David Kennedy, Neil Murdo Jas. Calander John Kennedy, Robt. Kennedy D. Scott Walter Turnbull Hew Neilsone William Hendry.1 The Counsel] having considered this supplication approves of the samen on all poynts and ordains the samen to remain in retentis for the warrand of the act and ap- poyntes Robert Murray baillie George Cleghorne and William Thomsone clerk to concurre with the comittee of the burrows and assist the petitioners before the Counsell of state and whatsumever other judicatrice in defence of the rights and priviledges of the Burgh and the apothecars and Chirurgeon apothecars their rights and priviledges against the patent of the doctors of medicine where- anent thir p'nts shall be their warrand. (D. p. 17.)—Robert Elliot's appointment to be the first Professor of Anatomy. Extract from the Surgeons' Records. 1st Feby 1705. The Deacon etc being conveened and taking into their consideration certain proposals given in unto them be Robert Elliot one of their own number bearing that sundry of the Society were informed of a person now in this city that designed to apply to this society for their allowance and encouragement in the publick and privat teaching of anatomie, and for that end was to offer to them the giving of their apprentices and servants the benefit of public dissections and demonstrations yearly gratis, he having access to the bodies they have a right to, the use of their theatre and benefit of teaching their apprentices and servants in his private colledge—So after considering the designe of the forsaid gentleman the said Robert Elliot did humbly judge it would no less tend to the credit of this honourable boord to allow and appoint such of their own number as make the same offer especially seeing they have already begun it in their own persons, and for that end did offer his service this way, hoping the table would favourable construe of this his forward offer, and at the same time rather imputt it to a desire of preventing extraneous hands in meddling in their matters than any prospect that he can have in view this way—And if the calling shall be pleased to allow to the said Robert Elliot upon the foresaids conditions the benefitt of these bodies spolk of and their theatre for 1 Kincaid, Borthwick, D. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, .and W. Turnbull, w ere Surgeons ; the rest Apothecaries.