Charter by King James VI to the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

  • James I, King of England, 1566-1625.
Date:
[between 1800 and 1899?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Charter by King James VI to the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    X of fortie puiulis, toties quotles, half to the judges, other half to be dis- ])onit at the visitoures plesure; and for payment thaireof, the said Mr. Peter and Mr, Robert, or visitoures, to have oure uthere letteris of horn- ing, on the partie or magistriates quhair the contemptuous personis duellis, chargeing thame to poind thairfoire, within twentie-four houris, under the pain of horning; and the partie not haveand geir poindable, the magistrate, under the same pain, to incarcerate thame, quhill cautioun responsall be fund, that the contuinax persone sail compir at sik day and place as the saidis visitouris sail appoint, gevan trial of thair qualih- cations; Aixt, that the saidis visitouris sail visit overie hurt,, murtherit, jK)isonit, or onie other persoun tane awa extraordinarly, and to report to the magistrate of the fact as it is ; Thirdlie^ That it sail be leisum to the said visitouris, with the advice of thair bretheren, to mak statutis for the comoun weill of oure subjectis, anent the saidis artis, and using tbairof faithfullie, and the braikeris thairof to be punshit and unlawit be the vi- sitoures according to their fait: Fordlie, It sail not be leisum to onie man- nir of personis within the foresaidis boundis to exercise medicine without ane testimonial of ane famous universitie quhair medecine be taught, or at the leave of oure and oure dearest spouse chief medicinarie; and in case they failzie, it sal be lesum to the saidis visitouris to challenge, perseu and inhi- bite thame throw usemg and exercing of the said airt 6t »nc<lccine, under the j>ain of fourtie poundis, to be destributed, half to the judges, half to the pure, toties qiioties they be fund in useing and exercing the same, ay and quhill they bring sufficient testimonial as said is: Fythlie^ That na raanir of personis sell onie droggis within the citie of Glasgow, except the sam be sicbtit be the saidis visitouris, and be William Spang, apothecar, under the pane of confiscatioune of the droggis: Sexilie^ That nane sell ratoun poison, asenick, or sublemate, under the pane of ane hundred merkis, excep onlie the apothecaries quha sail be bund to tak cautioun of the byaris, for coist, skaith, and damage; Seventlie^ Vat the saidis visi- touris, with thair bretherene and successouris, sail convene every first Mononday of ilk moneth at sum convenient place, to visite and give coun- sell to pure disaisit folkis gratis: And, last of all, Gevand and grantand to the saidis visitouris indwellers of Glasgow, professouris of the saidis airtis, and thair bretherene, p”nt and to cum, immunite and exemptioune from all wappin shawengis, raidis, oistis, beiring of'armour, watching, weirding, stenting taxationis, passing on assises, inquestis, justice courtisy