Notice of William Davidson, M.D. (Gulielmus Davissonus), first Professor of Chemistry, and Director of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, afterwards physician to the King of Poland / by John Small.

Date:
1874
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Credit: Notice of William Davidson, M.D. (Gulielmus Davissonus), first Professor of Chemistry, and Director of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, afterwards physician to the King of Poland / by John Small. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    and to the more fruitful cultivation of his mind, and on that account already from his merits affectionately regarded by foreigners, he being either desirous of longer travels for the purpose of seeing more distant parts, or perhaps entertaining the intention of taking up his residence and domicile elsewhere : And what is quite consistent with equity, that as he has given a specimen of his erudition and modesty celebrated abroad, we, in like manner, being humbly requested, shall not refuse firm testimony to the undoubted truth, according as is just and right : Wherefore, after an inquest made by most trustworthy men, to whom we had committed that duty, it has been tlius found by us, we proclaim and testify that the foresaid WUliam Davissone is lawfully born of lawful marriag, and honourable parents, and is descended of noble families both on the father's side and the mother's side ; his father being an honourable and respectable man. Dim- can Davissone of Ardniakrone, within our county of Abirdeia ; who was the lawful son of Thomas Davissone of Ahinhampers within our county of Bamf, be- got between him and Elizabeth Forbes his spouse ; which Elizabeth was the lawful daughter of William Forbes, baron of Tolwhone, lawfully got betwixt him and Elizabeth Leith his spouse, the lawful daughter of George Leith, baron of Bamis, within our foresaid county of Abirdein : As also the foresaid Thomas Davissone was the lawful son of John Davissone of Ahinhampers, lawfully begot betwixt him and Jonet Leslie his spouse, lawful daughter of Sir William Leslie of Balwhane, laiight, within our foresaid county of Abirdein : Which John Davissone was the lawful son of William Davissone of Ahinhampers, lawfully begot betwixt him and Jonet Gouts his spouse, lawful daughter of William Gouts, baron of AuchtercouU, within oiu- county of Abirdein : His mother like- wise being a good and virtuous woman, Jonet Forbes, lawful daughter of WiUiaur Forbes, baron of Pitsligo, lawfully begot between him and Katherine Gordoun his spouse, lawful daughter of Alexander Gordoun, baron of Stratlidoun and Cluny. Which Alexander Gordoun was the lawful son of Alexander then Earl, now Marquis of Huntley, lawfully begot between him and Jonet Campbell his spouse, lawful daughter of the Earl of Argyll : Likeas the foresaid William Forbes, baron of Pitsligo, was the lawfixl first-born son of Alexander Forbes also baron of Pitsligo, [begot] betwixt liim and Barbara Abemathie his spouse, lawful daughter of John, laird of Saltoun, lawfully begot between the said laird of Saltoun and Ehzabeth Hepbume liis spouse, lawful daughter of Patrick, laii-d of Haile : Which Alexander Forbes was lawful eldest son of John Forbes, baron of Pitsligo, lawfully begot between him and Elizabeth Keith his spouse, lawful daughter of Sir John Keith of Craig, knight baronet: All of whom, boimd hv the lawful tie of matrimony heretofore were conspicuous by the splendour of their race, and transmit the same untarnished to posterity : All wliich thiuo-s as they are true in themselves and established, that they may remain more corrobo-