. Historical sketch and laws of the Royal college of physicians, of Edinburgh, from its institution to August, 1882 . Historical Sketch ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS. H E attempt to incorporate the Practi-tioners of Medicine in Scotland for thepurpose of raising the standard bothof the character and acquirements ofPhysicians, originated in 1617, KingJames I. of England, to whom an applicationfor that purpose was made, received it favour-ably, and issued an order to the Parliamentfor the establishment of a College of Physi-cians in Edinburgh. This order is still reciting the evils wh
. Historical sketch and laws of the Royal college of physicians, of Edinburgh, from its institution to August, 1882 . Historical Sketch ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS. H E attempt to incorporate the Practi-tioners of Medicine in Scotland for thepurpose of raising the standard bothof the character and acquirements ofPhysicians, originated in 1617, KingJames I. of England, to whom an applicationfor that purpose was made, received it favour-ably, and issued an order to the Parliamentfor the establishment of a College of Physi-cians in Edinburgh. This order is still reciting the evils which the communityhad suffered from the intrusion of irregularpractitioners, it directs the Parliament to forma College of Physicians, appoints seven personsto examine those who proposed to practice Medicine,and makes it illegal for any person to exercise the artand science of Physic within Edinburgh and the neigh-bourhood, without the Diploma of the Early attemptsat formation ofa College. Order ofJames I. 20 Historical Sketch. How frusrrated. Renewal ofattempt, 1630. Patent by Cromwell, 1656 His Majesty also farther suggests that warrant shouldbe given to the College to appoint yearly three of itsnumber to visit the Apothecaries shops in the burgh, toexamine the state of the drugs exposed for sale, and todestroy such as might be found corrupt or insufficient. Dissensions, chiefly of a religious kind, had the effectof preventing the wishes of the King from being carriedout. In 1630 the attempt was renewed, and King Charles the matter to his Privy Council; but, owingchiefly to the unsettled state of public affairs, nothingmore was done in his reign. The matter was warmly taken up by Cromwellduring his Protectorate ; and a patent, still extant, wasmade out in 1656, instituting a College of Physiciansof Scotland, who shall have power and authority tooversie, rule, and order, what may concerne the rightadministratioune of P
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