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end of his days. He was a iilofi: conftant 
attendant on the public meetings of the 
Society ; and on the private affociations of 
its members, efpecially on that formerly 
held every Thurfday, at the Mitre, in Fleet 
Street y and novi^ at the Crow^n and Anchor 
Tavern, in the Strand. 
In 1784, Dr. Watson was chofen a 
Fellow of the Royal College of Phyfi- 
cians ; and made one of the Eledls. In the 
fucceeding year, he communicated to the 
College, An Account of a difeafe occa- 
fioned by tranfplanting a Tooth." This 
was inferted in the Medical Trail factions y 
and this, I believe, was the laft paper he 
wrote (J)), 
In 1786, he had the honour of knight- 
hood conferred upon him; being one of the 
body deputed by the College to congratu- 
late his fvlajefty on his efcape from aflaffi- 
nation. 
In general. Sir William Watson enjoyed 
a firm ftate of health. It was fometimes 
interrupted by fits of the gout ; but thefe 
feldom confined him long to the houfe. In 
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