Dr. HASSELQ^UIST. iii 
jeft to fpittiog of blood : but he urged it the 
more, as weak lungs can only be cured by travel- 
ling and change of climate, and was enough de- 
termined in his refolution, to fay, he would ra- 
rather walk all the way, than have his purpofes 
crofted. His mind was fixed on the voyage ; he 
therefore follicited for fome of the legacies left by 
perfons of diftindtion for thofe who intend to tra- 
vel, but fortune did not favour him in this attempt. 
He prevailed on his countrymen to contribute 
fomething towards this journey •, when he had 
got this, he follicited the Faculty of Phyficians 
and they gave him two of the King’s ftipends, the 
Faculty of Civilians gave one, loon after the Phi- 
lofophic, and at length the Theologic, gave him 
each a ftipend. But how little was this propor- 
tioned to fuch an expenfive undertaking Haf- 
felquift in the mean time was preparing : he 
began to ftudy the Arabian and other eaftern lan- 
guages •, and that this enterprize might not ob- 
ftrudl his academical ftudies and defigns, he gave 
the ufual fpecimens of his abilities, viz. he was 
examined, he wrote, and defended his Diflertation, 
for the Degree, read Ledtures, &c. that he might, 
though abfent, receive thole honours in Phyfic, 
which a youth of his merit and learning had a 
right to claim ; therefore the degree of Doctor of 
Phyfic was conferred on him on the 8th of March 
J 75 r » at which time he was in Cairo. The Fa- 
culty was well acquainted with his indullry and 
narrow circumftances, and therefore gave him 
gratis all Ledtures, Examinations, Prtefidia and 
the Promotion. 
In the fpring 1749, Hafielquift already a licen- 
tiate went to Stockholm, having firft finifhed his 
academical ftudies, where he read Lectures on Bo- 
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