Charter by King James VI to the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

  • James I, King of England, 1566-1625.
Date:
[between 1800 and 1899?]
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Credit: Charter by King James VI to the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHARTER BY KING JAMES VI. TO THE FACULTY OF PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS of GLASGOW. JAMES, be the Grace of-GoD, King of Scottis, to all provostis, baillies of burrowis, scherifFs, stewartis, baillies of regalities, and otheris, minis- teris of justice within the boundis following, and their deputls, and all and sundrie otheris ouir leigis and subditis, quhom it efferis, quhase knaw- ledge thir our letteris sal cume, greiting, Wit ze we, with avise o oure counsall, understanding the grit abusis quhilk hes bene comitted in time bi- gane, and zit daylie contineuis be ignorant, unskillit and unlernit per- sonis, quha, under the collour of chirurgeanis, abuisis the people to thair plesure, passing away but tryel or punishment, and thairby destroyis in- finite number of oure subjectis, quhairwith na ordour hes bene tane in tyme bigane, specially within oure burgh and baronie of Glasgow, Renfrew, Dumbartane, and oure sheriffdomes of Cliddisdale, Renfrew, Lanark, Kyill, Carrick, Air and Cuninghafne; For avoiding of sik inconvenientis, and for gude ordoure to be tane in tymecuming, to have made, constitutit and or- danit, and be the tenure of ihir our letteris, makis, constitutis, and ordinis Maister Peter Low, our chirurgiane, and chief chirurgiane to oure dear- est son the F^rince, with the assistance of Mr. Robert Hamillone, pro- fcssoiire^^mededne, and thdr successouris, indwelleris of our citie of Glas- gowTGzvAND and Grantand to thame and thair successoures^ full power to callT'sumonnd, and convene befoTe^ame, within the said burgh of Glas^^ gow, or onie otheris bf julr 'slndnburro^s oTpudijict places of the foirsaids boundis, ^piersonis professing or using^^said airt of chirurgie. to exal mine {Fame upon thair literature, knawledge and practize; gif they be f^d wordie, to admit, allow and approve thame, give them t^tTrnonial accordmgT^he airt and knawletlge that they sal be fund wordie to exer- cise thareftir, resave thair aithis, and authorize thame as accord is, and to^’^iscR^e to use onie farder nor they have knawledge passing thair c^p^ty, laist our subjectis be^^busil: and that every ane citat re- port testimonial of the minister and eldris, or magistratis of the parochin quhair they dwell, of thair life and conversatione; and in case they be contumax, being lauchfullie citat, everip ane to be unlawit in the soume of