Observations in defence of a Bill lately brought into Parliament, for erecting the Corporation of Surgeons of London into a College; and for granting and confirming to such College certain rights and privileges: including a sketch of the history of surgery in England / [Thomas Chevalier].

  • Thomas Chevalier
Date:
1797
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Observations in defence of a Bill lately brought into Parliament, for erecting the Corporation of Surgeons of London into a College; and for granting and confirming to such College certain rights and privileges: including a sketch of the history of surgery in England / [Thomas Chevalier]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    3/110
    1 HE Author of the following pages attended the meeting which was convened at the Crown and Anchor Tavern in the Strand, on Monday the 8th of May left, to confder of the propriety of oppofing the Surgeons Bill: But being foon convinced that the objections made againft it were of no force, he thought it his duty, at the next meeting, which was on the Wednefday following, to fate his view of the quefbion, and was candidly permitted to do fo» Some Gen¬ tlemen prefent agreed with him in opinion; a greater number did not: This determined him to enquire more fully into the fubjeCl; and the many harfh and unfair things which have fince been faid, and the grofs mifakes which are gone abroad refpeCting it, have made him refolve to lay the refult of his enquiries before the public.