A letter to the Right Hon. Lloyd Lord Kenyon : Relative to some conduct of the College of Physicians of London, posterior to the decision of the Court of King's Bench in the case of Dr. Stanger; and containing observations on a principal ground of that decision / by William Charles Wells.

  • Wells, William Charles, 1757-1817.
Date:
1799
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Credit: A letter to the Right Hon. Lloyd Lord Kenyon : Relative to some conduct of the College of Physicians of London, posterior to the decision of the Court of King's Bench in the case of Dr. Stanger; and containing observations on a principal ground of that decision / by William Charles Wells. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    friends upon this part of my charaQer. Such a ftep, indeed, feems on the prefent occafion al- together unneceffary, as I think I can eafily prove, that the majority of thofe who formed the meeting of the college, when Dr. Pitcairn propofed me for examination, did not conceive me unfit to be received into their corporation, by reafon of my immorality. It will, I fuppofe, be readily granted, that as many, at leaft, as voted for receiving Dr. Pit- cairn’s propofal, entertained no objection to me, on the ground which has juft been mentioned. Now, the numbers on the different Tides of the queflion, when his propofal was rejeDed, having been thirteen and ten, if I can only fhew, that two of the thirteen had fhortly before manifefled their fatisfaclion with my character for morals, the obje£t at prefent in view, muft, in my opi- nion, be looked upon as gained. Dr. Gifborne, the prefident of the college, who I venture to maintain voted for the rejec- tion of Dr. Pitcairn’s propofal, fome years ago, 41 as has already been mentioned, figned a certifi- cate of my fitnefs for being a fellow of the Royal Society. Now, as a good moral reputa- tion is always efteemed there a neceffary ingre- dient of fitnefs, he muft certainly have then be- lieved