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though Sunday, it was handed to the printer, who so 
hastened his labours, that it was presented on the 
24th, when the author calmly responded to the re¬ 
marks of the official opponent. When thus, in every 
respect, he made manifest “ a praiseworthy education 
and distinguished medical knowledge,” he was on the 
same day invested by the rector of the University, the 
previously mentioned Professor De Gorter, with 
delivery of a gold ring, a silk hat, and a diploma, 
promoted to the position of Doctor of Medicine, and 
thereby recognized as having, after the usual declar¬ 
ation, the right to advance to the upper (or doctor's) 
chair, publicly to justify medical treatises, to teach 
the craft of a physician, to visit the sick, to prescribe 
for them, to hold disputations, to promote for gradu¬ 
ation with all other kindred matters, to exercise the 
duties of a physician. In addition there were com¬ 
mitted to him all powers, privileges, dignities, pre¬ 
rogatives, and doctoral insignia, which by law and 
custom in any university whatever, were extended 
to an actual lawfully-promoted Doctor of Medicine. 
The same day his name was inscribed in the Album 
doctorum; following this De Gorter signed his name, 
also expressing his good wishes in his tc brief,” and 
Linnaeus departed from Harderwijk. Naturally he 
did not omit to inform his friends at home of the rapid 
progress made. 
Until this time Linnaeus had done particularly 
well on his journey, but now he had spent all his 
money. He would gladly have gone home direct, but 
money was wanting, so he accompanied his comrade, 
Cl. Sohlberg, to Leyden, where he intended to pursue 
his medical studies, inasmuch as he did not care to 
apply to his prospective father-in-law, full well 
knowing his disposition. Their course was through 
Amsterdam, a short halt being made there to visit 
Professor Burman again and look at the nurseries. 
The way continued by Haarlem to Leyden, where they 
arrived on the 29th June. Linnaeus inscribed his 
