A justification of the right of every well educated physician of fair character and mature age, residing within the jurisdiction of the College of Physicians of London, to be admitted a fellow of that corporation, if found competent, upon examination, in learning and skill : together with an account of the proceedings of those licentiates who lately attempted to establish that right; including the pleadings of the counsel, and the opinions of the judges, as taken in short-hand by Mr. Gurney / by Christopher Stanger, M. D. Gresham professor of physic, and physician to the Foundling Hospital.
- Christopher Stanger
- Date:
- 1798
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Credit: A justification of the right of every well educated physician of fair character and mature age, residing within the jurisdiction of the College of Physicians of London, to be admitted a fellow of that corporation, if found competent, upon examination, in learning and skill : together with an account of the proceedings of those licentiates who lately attempted to establish that right; including the pleadings of the counsel, and the opinions of the judges, as taken in short-hand by Mr. Gurney / by Christopher Stanger, M. D. Gresham professor of physic, and physician to the Foundling Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![clafiTes under the charter, that fonie Jierfom were to /iraSiife* who might not be fellows of the college; then it would have the effcft of extin- guifhing one clafs of perfons to be governed, and extinguifhing, in a way not for the advantage of the public, that clafs, which it is the objefct of the charier to govern, namely, thofe that pra6fife phyficf. * Mr. Chanibrc in his argument has contend- ed, that the omncs homines ejufdem facultatis, may be conflrued to mean the individual mem- bers of the cor])oration; but if fo, how can the bye-laws be made to affect the licentiates? be- caufe if they are to be confidered as members of the body, perfons then would be entitled to pratlife phyfic without being fubjefl to their bye-laws, becaufe bye-laws operate only upon thofe * It is conceded, that perfons might be authorized by the college to praitife, without being admitted corporators, pro- vided they were not duly qualified for, or declined the fellovv- fl)ip; but it is denied that fuch provifion in the charter autho- rizes the rejedlion of thofe who are duly qualified. f If by extinguifliing one clafs as they now exift, depre- ciated by a ftigma of inferiority, and depreflcd by many obftacles to their advancement, they could be revived under a new defcription, with additional incitements and opportunitie- to be ufeful, it would be manifeflly for the advantage of tiic public, as well as the profeffion. See p. 115.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21442630_0498.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)