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to your notice, but the desire of affording you 

 the most ample grounds for reconsidering the 

 opinion, which you publicly gave of the col- 

 lege of Physicians ; and trifles often furnish the 

 most sure, because the most unguarded, avenue 

 to a knowledge of the characters of men. 



I HAVE thus, my Lord, endeavoured to prove> 

 that the college of Physicians have not, by 

 their conduct since the decision of the Court 

 of King's Bench, in the case of Dr. Stanger, 

 shown themselves worthy of the high praise, 

 which you were then pleased to bestow upon 

 them. But it appears to me, that if your Lord- 

 ship had minutely examined the materials of 

 which that body is composed, or had been well 

 acquainted with its previous proceedings, you 

 would not have regarded the honour and good 

 faith of its members, as sufficient barriers 

 against their acting unjustly towards the licen- 

 tiates, who should apply for admission into their 

 corporation. 



In this country, the glory of whose legis- 

 lators has been to view men as they are found 

 to be by experience, the honour and good faith 

 of no person are, I believe, ever esteemed by 



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