A general view of the establishment of physic as a science in England, by the incorporation of the College of Physicians, London : together with an inquiry into the nature of that incorporation : in which it is demonstrated, that the exclusion of all physicians, except the graduates of Oxford and Cambridge, from the corporate privileges of the College, is founded in usurpation, being contrary to the letter and spirit of its charter / by Samuel Ferris, M.D. F.S.A. &c.

  • Samuel Ferris
Date:
1795
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Credit: A general view of the establishment of physic as a science in England, by the incorporation of the College of Physicians, London : together with an inquiry into the nature of that incorporation : in which it is demonstrated, that the exclusion of all physicians, except the graduates of Oxford and Cambridge, from the corporate privileges of the College, is founded in usurpation, being contrary to the letter and spirit of its charter / by Samuel Ferris, M.D. F.S.A. &c. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 13° ] Blackmore, Dr. Tyfon, and others, '< of narrow- ing their bottom, and thereby excluding many worthy practitioners of phyfic in the city, from their fociety.-—And in 1768, they were cau- tioned by Lord Mansfield, againft narrowing their grounds of admiflion fo much, that if even a Boerhaave fliould be refident here, he could not be admitted into their fellowfhip*. And his lordmip faid upon the fame occafion, I would recommend it to the college, to take the beft advice in reviewing their ftatutes; and to attend to the defign and intention of the crown and -parliament in their injlitution. I fee a fource of great difpute and litigation in them, as they now ftand : there, has not, as it mould feem, been due confideration had of the charter, or legal advice taken in forming themf; a hint which he repeated in 17 71. Thefe latter admo- nitions, efpecially, were ferious and important; But what was the refult of them ? A new fta- tute, which pointed out a road for the licentiates to the college, but its gates were impenetrably barred. \ We enact and ordain, (fays the ftatute) that if any one mall have been feven whole years a of the number of thofe, who have been ad- mitted * Rex v. Dr. Afkew & al'. Bur. Rep. F. k: p. 2191. f Ibid. p. 2198. { See Appendix T.