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Dr. ANTHONY FOTHERGILL of Northampton and Bath, a 

 younger friend and protege of John Fothergill Researches on 

 restoring animation. 



Dr. THOMAS PERCIVAL of Manchester Medical ethics 

 Magee's encomium. 



Dr. WILLIAM FALCONER of Bath. 



Dr. JOHN AIKIN of London The Warrington Academy. 



CHAPTER XII 



THE RISE OF MEDICAL SOCIETIES IN BRITAIN . .137 



(i.) EARLY SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. THE MEDICAL SOCIETY 

 (OF PHYSICIANS) Rise of scientific societies : in Italy : in 

 England, -the Royal Society, 1660 : in France, Germany, etc. : 

 in America, 1743 Medical Societies: in Edinburgh, 1731 

 "Medical Essays and Observations" Royal Medical Society of 

 Edinburgh, originated by students, including Fothergill, 1734 

 He founds the Medical Society (of Physicians) in London, 

 1752 Its leading members "Medical Observations and 

 Inquiries," 1757 "Medical Transactions" of the College of 

 Physicians, 1767. 



(ii. ) THE SOCIETY OF (LICENTIATE) PHYSICIANS. REVOLT 

 OF THE LICENTIATES OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS 

 OF LONDON, 1765 Constitution of the College and selection of 

 the Fellows, chiefly from Oxford and Cambridge Position of 

 licentiates, with Scottish or continental degrees, and often 

 dissenters- Attempts at reform of the College Fothergill's first 

 effort, 1752 Lord Mansfield's opinion Fothergill heads the 

 licentiates in the Revolt of 1765 Letter to Sir Fletcher Norton 

 Account of the licentiates concerned Disorderly scenes Sir 

 William Browne and his derisive language Failure of two 

 lawsuits The sequel Proposal of Fothergill as Fellow, 1771- 

 The small Society of (Licentiate) Physicians, 1767. 



(iii. ) THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON One of many 

 medical societies of this period Its foundation by Lettsom, 

 1773 His enlightened aims A group of young men Rules of 

 the Society The Library Difficulties in early years Lettsom 

 presents the Society with a house, 1788 Issue of Transactions, 

 1789 Medley's painting The Fothergillian gold medal Later 

 history of the Society, the first to be constituted on a liberal 

 basis. 



CHAPTER XIII 



BOTANY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY : PETER COLLINSON, 



JOHN BARTRAM . . . . . 157 



Ray Linnaeus Peter Collinson Sir Hans Sloane John 

 Bartram and his botanic garden Long correspondence with 

 Collinson Bartram's searches, and adventures in the American 



