326 CHAPTER 51. 
tent of Mr. Watson's knowledge in the 
pradlice of phyfic, in natural hiftory, and 
experimental philofophy, were not furprifed 
to fee him rife into the higher line of his 
profeffion. This event took place in 1757, 
previous to which he had been chofen a 
member of the Royal Academy of Madrid ; 
and he was created doftor of phyfic by the 
Univerfity of Halky under a diploma, bear- 
ing date September the 6th. The fame ho- 
nour was conferred upon him by that offFiU 
temberg about the fame time. Soon after 
which he was disfranchifed from the Com- 
pany of Apothecaries. He became a li- 
centiate of the College of Phyficians in 
1759-^ 
This alteration in his circumftances and 
profpeds, hazardous as it might be confi- 
dered by fome, occafioned no diminution in 
his emoluments, but far the contrary. He 
had before this time removed from Alderf-^ 
gate Street to Lincoln s Inn Fields^ where he 
lived the remainder of his days j and now 
he found himfelf at greater liberty to purfue 
his ftudies, and carry on at more leifure the 
extenfive literary connnexipn in which he 
was 
