Volume 1
Report from the Select Committee on Medical Education : with the minutes of evidence, and appendix.
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Medical Education.
- Date:
- 1834
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report from the Select Committee on Medical Education : with the minutes of evidence, and appendix. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.
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er diet’ prtesidentem et communitatem, seu successores eorum qui pro tempore fuerint, admissus sit per ejusdem prassidentis et collegii literas, sigillo suo communi sigillitas, sub poena centum solidorum pro quolibet mense quo non admissus eandem facultatem exercuit, dimidium inde nobis et hmred’ nostris et dimidium dicto pras- sidenti et coll’ applicandum.” 521. Is it perfectly clear from those words, that it contemplated, at the time of granting the charter, that there should be a class of physicians forming a distinct and separate class from the persons composing the college ?—That seems to be the most natural interpretation ; and that was the opinion of Lord Mansfield, who was not very favourable to the College. I do not know how the expression can otherwise be interpreted. t 522. Have you ever noticed the words of Lord Mansfield with regard to the construction he put upon those words in the charter ; “ It appears from the charter and the Act of Parliament, that the charter had an idea of the persons w ho might practise physic in London, and yet not be fellows of the College ; the presi- dent was to overlook not only the College, but also ‘ omnes homines ejusdem facul- tatis.’ So when the College or corporation were to make bye-laws, these bye-laws were to relate not only to the fellow^s, but to all others practising physic within London or seven miles of it ?”—I have read that oj)inion. 523. “ The restraint from practising physic is thus expressed : ‘ Nisi ad hoc admissus sit, by letters testimonial under their common seal.’ Now what does this ad hoc mean? It must mean ‘ad exercendum facultatem medicinae admissus sit.’ And this is agreeable to the words used in 3 Hen. 8, c. 11, concerning admissions by the Bishop of London and the Dean of St. Paul’s. The supervisal of the cen- sors is expressed to include not only the physicians of London, but “omnes etiam qui per septem milliaria in circuitu ejusdam medicinam exercent.” d he same observation holds as to punishments. \ his must regard those w ho had a right to •practise in London and within seven miles of it, and were not fellows of the Col- lege. These observations convince me, that the charter had an idea that some persons might practise by licence under their seal, who were not fellows of the College — I have read that opinion.^ 524. Does it appear from the charter, that it contemplated that any persons, having the degree of doctors in medicine, were to form a distinct class of persons from the members of the College ?—The charter incorporated a certain number of persons, whose names were mentioned, and all those who at that time practised physic. 525. At the time of granting the charter, every person practising physic in Lon- don was entitled, as a matter of right, to become a member of the College?— I believe so, if he chose to apply. 526. It](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28406680_0001_0048.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
