$4 ^^' Johnjlbnes Account of the 



now began to be aftive: he gave a courfe m 

 lectures in phyfic, and pradifed in his profef- 

 lion, with univerfal applaufe. 



In 1766, on ihtt mournful occafion of the 

 death of Dr. Robert Whytr, the ingenious Pro- 

 feiTor of the Theory of Phyfic at Edinburgh, 

 Dr. Gregory was called to fucceed him, as his 

 Majefty's firft Phyfician in Scotland; and, about 

 the fame time, he was chofen to fill the chair 

 of Profcflbr of the Pra6tice of Phyfic, which was 

 juft refigned by Dr. Rutherford j the Truftees 

 of that Univerfity being ever attentive to fup- 

 port the high reputation of the celebrated fchool 

 of phyfic there, by drawing to it, from every 

 quarter, phyficians of the mod approved talents 

 and qualifications in the feveral branches of 

 medicine, they are appointed to teach. Dr. 

 Gregory gave three fuccelTive courfes of pradlical 

 leflures. Afterwards, by agreement with his 

 ingenious colleague. Dr. Cullen, they lectured 

 alternate fefTions, on the Pradice and Inftitutions 

 of medicine, with juft and univerfal approbation, 

 till the time of Dr. Gregory's death. 



The do(flor having attained the firft dignities 

 of his profcfTion in his native country, and the 

 moft important medical ftation in the univerfity, 

 far from relaxing from that attention to the 

 duties of his profefiion which had raifed him, 

 endeavoured to merit the rank he held in it, 

 and in the public eftecm, by ftill greater 



exertions 



