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Proposals for Printing, by subscription, all the works of Hippocrates in Greek and Latin, digested in a new and regular manner.

The intended publication did not meet with sufficient encouragement, and never appeared.

A Translation of Hippocrates upon Air, Water, and Situation, Epidemicks, &c. 8vo. Lond. 1734.

HIS GRACE CHARLES DUKE OF RICHMOND was created doctor of medicine at Cambridge (comitiis Regiis), 1728. He was elected a Fellow of the College of Physicians 25th June, 1728, but was not actually admitted until December, 1729. The duke died 8th May, 1750.

THOMAS RUSSE was admitted an Extra-Licentiate of the College 23rd January, 1729-30. He practised at Chelmsford.

JOHN OLDFIELD, M.D., was born in Surrey, and on the 23rd September, 1717, being then twenty-seven years of age, was entered on the physic line at Leyden. He graduated doctor of medicine there in 1718 (D.M.I. de Causis Motum Sanguinis circularem per vasa corporis animalis promoventibus ac obstantibus). He was created doctor of medicine at Cambridge (comitiis Regiis), 26th April, 1728. He was admitted a Candidate of the College of Physicians 25th June, 1729; a Fellow 25th June, 1730; and was Censor in 1735. Dr. Oldfield was appointed physician to Guy's hospital 21st April, 1725. He died 25th June, 1748.

THOMAS PARRATT, M.D., was born in Huntingdonshire, and was the son of Thomas Parratt, of Calworth, in that county. He was educated at Huntingdon school under Mr. Matthews, was admitted a pensioner of St. John's college, Cambridge, 8th June, 1703, aged seventeen, his father being then dead. He proceeded M.B. 1710; M.D. 1722; was admitted a Candidate of the College of Physicians 30th September, 1729; and a Fel

low 30th September, 1730. His name disappears from the list in 1741.

JOSHUA YOUNG, of Cheshunt, was admitted an ExtraLicentiate of the College 5th April, 1731. His library was sold in 1757.

SAMUEL PYE, M.D.-A native of London, and a doctor of medicine of Glasgow, of 20th January, 1720; was admitted a Licentiate of the College of Physicians 12th April, 1731. He died at Bromley, near Bow, 2nd February, 1772; and was the author of

Some Observations on the several Methods of Lithotomy. 4to. Lond. 1724.

An Enquiry into the Legal Constitution of the Royal College of Physicians in London. 8vo. Lond. 1753.

JOHN NEWINGTON, M.D., was born in Surrey, and educated at Queen's college, Oxford. He proceeded A.B. 21st April, 1719; A.M. 28th April, 1722; M.B. 5th July, 1725; M.D. 6th July, 1728; was admitted a Candidate of the College of Physicians 25th June, 1730; and a Fellow 25th June, 1731. Dr. Newington practised at Greenwich, and died there 22nd January, 1771. His only literary effort was the Harveian oration for 1738.

SAMUEL DWIGHT, A.M., was a son of John Dwight, gent., of Wigan, and was for a short time at St. Peter's, Westminster, where he was admitted in 1686. Removing thence, however, in 1687, to Oxford, he was admitted a commoner of Christ church, and as a mem ber of that house proceeded A.B. 23rd May, 1691; A.M. 14th February, 1693. He was admitted a Licentiate of the College of Physicians 25th June, 1731. He practised at Fulham and died there 10th November, 1737. According to the "Gentleman's Magazine," vol. vii, "he was the first that found out the

secret to colour earthenware like china." He was the author of

De Vomitione et Purgatione, eorumque excessu curando, necnon de Emeticis Medicamentis, de Catharticis, de Variolis et Morbillis. 8vo. Lond. 1722.

De Hydropibus. 8vo. Lond. 1725.

De Febribus Symptomaticis. 8vo. Lond. 1731.

ROBERT PORTER, M.D.--A native of London, was on the 16th September, 1726, being then twenty-three years of age, entered on the physic line at Leyden, where he graduated doctor of medicine 25th July, 1727 (D.M.I. de Natura Vasorum in corpore humano). He was admitted a Licentiate of the College of Physicians 25th June, 1731. He died in 1735 or 1736.

JONATHAN BROOKE, M.D.-A native of Warwickshire; admitted a Licentiate of the College of Physicians 30th September, 1731. At that time he had no degree in arts or medicine; but on the 3rd August, 1733, he was created doctor of medicine by the university of St. Andrew's. Dr. Brooke practised midwifery, and died 12th March, 1735.

JAMES TAVERNER, M.B., was born at Malden, in Essex, and on the 17th March, 1725, was admitted a pensioner of Clare hall, Cambridge, under Mr. Greene. As an undergraduate of Clare hall, Cambridge, he was admitted an Extra-Licentiate of the College of Physicians 18th February, 1731-2. He practised for a time at Sudbury, co. Suffolk, but after a few years removed to Witham, in Essex, where a medicinal spring had recently been discovered. To it high medicinal virtues were for a time assigned, and much benefit to the town was anticipated. The great hall of the mansion of New hall, near Chelmsford, was bought and translated to Witham for an assembly room; but the whole project soon came to nothing. Taverner proceeded bachelor of medicine at Cambridge in 1733; and published “An Essay on the Witham Spa." 8vo. Lond. 1737.

JOHN ROBERTSON, M.D.-A doctor of medicine of Aberdeen, practising at Wells, co. Somerset; was admitted an Extra-Licentiate of the College 29th March,

1732.

SIMON BURTON, M.D., was born in Warwickshire, and was the eldest son of Humphrey Burton, of Caresly, near Coventry, by his wife, Judith, daughter of Abraham Bohun, of Coundon, co. Warwick, clerk. He was educated at Rugby, and at New college, Oxford, as a member of which he proceeded A.B. 29th November, 1710; A.M. 26th May, 1714; M.B. 20th April, 1716; M.D. 21st July, 1720. He practised for some years at Warwick, but then settled in London; was admitted a Candidate of the College of Physicians 12th April, 1731; a Fellow 3rd April, 1732; was Censor in 1738; and delivered the Harveian oration in 1740. Dr. Burton was appointed one of the physicians to St. George's hospital 19th October, 1733. He died at his house in Savile-row 11th June, 1744. Dr. Burton was one of the physicians who attended Pope in his last illness.

MATTHEW LEE, M.D., was born in Northamptonshire; and in 1709, being then fourteen years of age, was admitted a King's scholar at Westminster. Elected thence, in 1713, to Christ church, Oxford, he, as a member of that house, proceeded A.B. 17th May, 1717; A.M. 23rd June, 1720; M.B. 26th October, 1722; and M.D. 16th June, 1726. He practised for He practised for some years at Oxford with marked success, but about the year 1730 removed to London; was admitted a Candidate of the College of Physicians 12th April, 1731; and a Fellow 3rd April, 1732. He was Censor in 1734; and Harveian orator in 1736. In 1739 he was appointed physician to Frederick, prince of Wales, in place of Dr. Broxolme, deceased; and himself dying 26th September, 1755, was buried in the church of Little Linford, co. Bucks, where there is a monument with the following inscription:

H.S.E.

Matthæus Lee M:D.

qui natus Northamtoniæ,
educatus in Schola Westmon1
Alumnus Regis,

et cooptatus in Edem Christi Oxoniæ,
Literis atque Scientiis

uberrimè instructus fuit et ornatus.
Artem Medicam Oxoniæ et Londini
tantâ cum famâ exercuit,
ut Frederici Walliæ Principis,
et illustris Domûs valetudini Regente
Medicus constitueretur Ordinarius.
Erat enim in Morbis diagnoscendis sagax,
in iisdem curandis peritissimus;
in consultando apertus, facilis, gravis.
Uxorem duxit Saram, Joh: Knapp arm:
filiam natu minimam.

Obiit Sept: xxvi A.D. MDCCLV.
æt:LXI.
Moriens sine prole,
Conjugi dilectæ,

quæ hoc Monumentum posuit;
et Conjugis Sorori,
amplas opes annuas legavit.
Et post illarum obitum,

Collegas suas Edis ex Xti Ædis alumnos
hæredes prope exasse constituit;

ad ingenuæ omnis literaturæ
reiq. physicæ et anatomicæ studia,
in perpetuum promovenda.

Dr. Lee* bequeathed to the College the portrait of Dr. Freind, now in the dining room. He was a munificent benefactor to Christ church and to Westminster school. In 1750 he had founded an anatomical lectureship at Christ church, which he endowed with a stipend of 1407. a-year; he also gave money for building an

"In medendo acutus et eruditus, in loquendo apertus et facundus, in agendo probus et sincerus: Qui modest is facilis et comis, arrogantibus acer et intrepidus, pauperibus misericors et liberalis, divitibus justus neque avidus fuit. Adulationis Ipse impatiens adulatus est nemini, plebeculæ sermunculos contempsit, optimatum blanditias neglexit: quod denique de Pisone oratore scribit Cicero, id quidem Leei nostri mores et valetudinem mirificè depingit. Is (inquit Cicero) laborem forensem quasi cursum diutius non tulit, quòd corpore erat infirmo, et Hominum ineptias ac stultitias, quæ devorandæ nobis sunt, non ferebat, iracundiùsque respuebat, non

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