Volume 1

The history of British fishes / [Robert Hamilton].

  • Hamilton, Robert, M.D.
Date:
[1876]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The history of British fishes / [Robert Hamilton]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    whicli Rondelet might exert himself profitably on his own behalf. No such opportunity, however, seems to have occurred, for at the end of the four years, we find him nearly in the same circumstances as before. He had formerly received some marks of kindness from William Pellicier, Bishop of Mont- pelliei', who then resided at Venice in the capacity of ambassador from the French court; and after several unsatisfactory attempts to establish himself as a medical practitioner, Rondelet resolved to re- pair to Venice and endeavour to interest that prelate in his behalf. This resolution he was prevented acting upon by the interference of his sister-in-law, Catherine Saudre, who had, in the meanwhile, lost her husband and come into possession of his pro- perty. Being much attached to her brother-in-law, she made him the generous olFer of the half of her fortune, with the promise of still further advances, if that should prove inadequate to his wants. Ilis most urgent difficulties being thus removed, he re- solved to settle in his native city, where he was not long in acquiring considerable reputation. On the recommendation of the Chancellor of the Faculty of ]\rcdicine, John Schyron, he was appointed physi- cian to Cardinal de Tournon, a dignitary who then enjoyed high favour with Francis I. On ordinary occasions he was required to be in attendance on the Cardinal six months at a time, the duty devolving alternately on him and Svm- phoricii Champier; and for this he had a salary of six hundred livres, besides travelling expenses. It