Volume 2

A pattern of a well-constituted and well-governed hospital: or, a brief description of the building, and full relation of the establishment, constitution, discipline, oeconomy and ... government of the Royal Hospital of the Invalids. Near Paris / Partly translated from a large book printed in French [by Le Jeune de Boullencourt]; and partly extracted out of some other manuscript relations never before published. [By James Fraser. Anon].

  • Hôtel des invalides (France)
Date:
1695
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A pattern of a well-constituted and well-governed hospital: or, a brief description of the building, and full relation of the establishment, constitution, discipline, oeconomy and ... government of the Royal Hospital of the Invalids. Near Paris / Partly translated from a large book printed in French [by Le Jeune de Boullencourt]; and partly extracted out of some other manuscript relations never before published. [By James Fraser. Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SS en vy The Epifile Dedicatory. done already for the Dif- abled and Superannuated Land-Soldiers, by perfecting and eftablifhing the Royal Hofpital near Chelfea, begun and carried on in the Two laft Reigns; but with this advantage, that to Your MAJESTY the Glory was referved of beginning and finifhing a Work, fo much wanted and wifhed for by Your Royal Ancefiors. By this Your M AJ ESTY’s Wifdom does eminently ap- pear, in ufing the propereft Method imaginable to fix the Seamen perpetually to Your Service, when they fee themfelves delivered from the only inquietude and dif- À 4 courage-