MEMOIR OF ROXDELET. 25 



An important incident in Rondelet's liistory oc- 

 curred in the November of the year just named. 

 The Cardinal de Tournon happened to have a severe 

 attack of illness when at Lyons, and being dissatis- 

 fied with the mode of treatment adopted by the 

 medical men with him, sent for his former attend- 

 ant, Rondelet, and was so much pleased with his 

 services on this occasion, that he settled on him an 

 annual pension of 200 livres for the rest of his life. 



Next to the study of natural history, the subject 

 which engrossed most of his attention, after finally 

 settling at Montpellier, was anatomy. As a teacher 

 of this branch of medical education, he acquired 

 such reputation as to attract many pupils from a 

 distance, and extend the fame of the Montpellier 

 school. Partly in consequence of this, more exten- 

 sive accomodation became necessary, and in 1556, 

 a new anatomical theatre was built under his super- 

 intendence and that of some of the other professors. 

 The following words were inscribed on the front of 

 the edifice : — " Curantibus Joanne Schyronio, An- 

 tonio Sapporta, GuHelmo Rondeletio, et J. Bocatio, 

 1556." 



The first mentioned of these individuals was 

 chancellor of the university, and he having died in 

 the November of the same year on which the above 

 inscription is dated, Rondelet was appointed to suc- 

 ceed him in that high office, and he continued to 

 hold it till his death. 



In the month of July 1560, our author lost his 

 wife, an event which had been preceded a few 



