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
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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.

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    ( * ) the purpofe of ele£ling officers for the enfuing year, not more than one Governor could poffibly attend. One had very fuddenly died: the other was paralytic, at a confiderable diftance from town; and an attempt to remove him was thought to be in the higheft degree dangerous and improper. The choice of officers therefore unavoidably took place without him; an illegal a6f was of neceffity committed, and a deficiency arofe in the Conflitu- tion of the Company, which 'it was neceffiary to fupply; and, if poffible, to prevent it from occurring in future. At this time feveral other circumftances exifted, which had led the Court of Affiflants to think of an application to Parliament for a new a£1. That of the 18th of George II. only empowered the Company to hold the yearly value of \£zoo. in freehold property, without incurring the penalties of the flatute of Mortmain; a fum by no means equal to their annual expenditure. The hall which they occupied in the Old Bailey was in a very ruinous flate; requiring, in the opinion of a furveyor, who had accurately examined it, near £2000. to put it in proper repair. It was more¬ over inconvenient, held on a leafe of which fifty- five years only were unexpired; inhabited at an expence of £500. per annum, including the value of the money laid out in the building; which ex¬ pence would have been greatly increafed by the repair;
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