A proper reply to the serjeant surgeons [i.e. J. Ranby and C. Hawkins's] defence of their conduct at Chelsea Hospital [in 'The true account of all the transactions, etc.'] / [Samuel Lee].

  • Lee, Samuel, active 1743-1800.
Date:
1754
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Credit: A proper reply to the serjeant surgeons [i.e. J. Ranby and C. Hawkins's] defence of their conduct at Chelsea Hospital [in 'The true account of all the transactions, etc.'] / [Samuel Lee]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    round the College feveral times, and up and down three pair of Stairs, ’till I was quite tired.-Then I re¬ turned to the Surgeons, who again examined me, and faid,-1 was juft the fa?ne as I was before.”- Mr. Ranby then infilled-“ that I was as bad as ever 1 wasT-Several of the Gentlemen then ex¬ amined me again ; and I faid,-‘Take a Knife and open me, and I will ft and it for I am as well as any Man in England.-Then I was turned out ft N. B. Potts, one of the Men Mr. Lee had laft un¬ dertaken by Order of the Board, then offered himfelf’ for Inlpedtion, but was not admitted. After fo nice, fo critical, and fo truly Surgeon¬ like an Examination, is it not amazing that thefe poor deluded old Men fliould ftill perfift in their Welfare, and be infatuated enough not to think themfelves obli¬ ged to make a Surrender of only two of their Senfes to the Authority of fuch an infallible Judicature, a Judi¬ cature which, from all appearance, muft even be en¬ dowed with fupernatural Talents, fince nothing lefs than the Gift of a Second Sight could certainly enable them to difcern what neither the Patients themfelves, or any other Perfon who had not the Microfcope of a Diploma, could poffibly difcover. It is plain thefe Gentlemen were far from having the incredulous Cu- riofity of the Apostle, and thought thrufting their Fingers into the Man’s Side by no means a neceffary Article of Conviction; but perhaps the Profeffors of the Old Baily may have the fame prudent By-law with thofe of Warwick-lane, “ Thai no junior Gradu¬ ate Jhall, on any occafion, prefume to call in Queftion the Judgment of his Senior: ” If fo, we may rather wonder * Hamilton was not a Iked a Quefiion. Some of the other Men are dead, others can’t be found, and Brocas told them as in his De¬ claration.