1646. Fled from Oxford with King (April 27), Re- 

 turned to London. 



1648. Retired to live with Brothers Eliab and Daniel. 

 Afflicted with gout. The younger Riolan publishes 

 critique of Harvey's doctrine of the circulation. 

 War of the Fronde. Peace of Westphalia, ending 

 terrible Thirty Years' War, and acknowledging inde- 

 pendence of the Netherlands. Sydenham (1624-1689) 

 made bachelor of medicine at Oxford. 



1649. Harvey from Cambridge writes two letters to 

 Riolan answering the attack on his demonstration. 

 Execution of Charles I. Cromwell subdues Great 

 Britain and Ireland. 



1650. Visited at Christmas time by his friend Dr. 

 George Ent, who obtained manuscript of essay on 

 generation. 



1651. Publication of Exercitationes de generatione 

 animalium. Offered anonymously to build library for 

 Royal College of Physicians. Pecquet publishes account 

 of thoracic duct. Harvey writes to Dr. Paul M. 

 Slegel, of Hamburg, thanking him for defending his 

 work against Riolan. Meets John Aubrey, his first 

 biographer. 



1652. Letter to Dr. R. Morison of Paris criticizing 

 Pecquet's conclusions. Royal College of Physicians 

 placed bust of Harvey in new library. 



1653. First English edition of the T>e motu cordis. 

 Parliament disbanded. 



1654. Refuses to accept Presidency of Royal College 

 of Physicians. 



1657. Died on June 3. Buried in Hempstead Church. 



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