A short account of the life and death of the late Mr. N. Aspden, surgeon, of Blackburn / by T. Wood.
- Wood, Thomas, -1826
- Date:
- 1798
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A short account of the life and death of the late Mr. N. Aspden, surgeon, of Blackburn / by T. Wood. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![greffions of the perfect law, and fliew that the mofi perfect have continual need of (he merits of Chi it], even for their adiuak tranfgreffions, and may well fay for themfelves, as well as their bre¬ thren, forgive us our trefpafles. Yet, where every word and action fprings irom love, fuch mrflakes are not properly fins, for there is a ccnfcience 'void of offence. However, they cannot bear the rigour of God's juftice, but need the atoning blood’of Chrifit. And refpefting our much valued Friend, to he as he was, is indeed fubjebl of praife, and w orthy of diligent imitation. He was born January 2 1 ft, 1766, at Harwood, near Blackburn, of refpectable parents, members of the church of England. Of his infant precocity 1 that! only ohferve, that he foon exhibited promi¬ nent features of a genius for learning, fprightlinefs of behaviour, and a tafie for fome difiinguifhed rank in fociety. Fie received his claffica! educa¬ tion at Ciitheroe, under the tuition of the Rev. Mr. Wiifioe, author of an Archeological D iff ionary. When his education was completed, his parents put him apprentice to the prefent Dr. St. Clare, of Prelion, who then refided in Blackburn ; the medical profeffion being congenial to his own inclination and withes. When the term of his apprenticefhip was ex¬ pired, and he at liberty to act for himfelf, he went to London, where he flayed but a little while. From thence he went to Richmond in Surry, and was with a Mr. Charlton, a perfon of eminence](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30356271_0004.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
