A farewell-oration to the chair of the College of Physicians, London. Spoken in the Comitia, the day after Saint Michael, MDCCLXVII / [William Browne].

  • Browne, William, 1692-1774
Date:
1768
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Credit: A farewell-oration to the chair of the College of Physicians, London. Spoken in the Comitia, the day after Saint Michael, MDCCLXVII / [William Browne]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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