moreland, and had by her a son, Musgrave, born 29th July, 1742, who died before his father, and Margaret, born 18th December, 1739, who married Giles Earle. Having no issue and no cousins, she bequeathed Benningborough to the rev. William Henry Dawnay, grandfather of lord viscount Downe. Dr. Bouchier died in August, 1768. WILLIAM WOOD, M.D., was born in Lancashire, and educated at Trinity college, Dublin, where he took the two degrees in arts. He removed to Oxford, was incorporated on his master's degree, 17th October, 1719; and, as a member of Queen's college, proceeded M.B. 19th November, 1719; M.D. 5th July, 1721. He was admitted a Candidate of the College of Physicians 30th March, 1724, and a Fellow, 22nd March, 1724-5. He was Censor and Gulstonian lecturer in 1727, and Harveian orator in 1733. His name disappears from the list of 1739. He was the author of A Mechanical Essay on the Heart. 4to. Lond. 1729. JOHN GASPAR SCHEUCHZER, M.D., was a native of Switzerland, the son of John James Scheuchzer, M.D., professor of mathematics at Zurich, and was born in 1702. He graduated in philosophy at Zurich in 1722, and printed his inaugural essay on that occasion, “de Diluvio," 4to. He was created doctor of medicine at Cambridge during the visit of king George I. in 1728. Dr. Scheuchzer was a good antiquary, and an accomplished medallist and natural historian. He was the protégé and librarian of sir Hans Sloane, and on the 14th May, 1724, was admitted a fellow of the Royal Society, and was for some time foreign secretary of that learned body. He was admitted a Licentiate of the College of Physicians 22nd March, 1724-5; and dying at the house of sir Hans Sloane, in Chelsea, in April, 1729, was buried in the churchyard there. He was the author of An Account of the Success of Inoculating the Small Pox, for the years 1727-1728. 8vo. Lond. 1729. Dr. Scheuchzer translated Kaempfer's History of Japan into English; and he has a good paper in the Philosophical Transactions on "The Method of Measuring the Heights of Mountains." His portrait, by J. H. Heidegger, was engraved by T. Lant. GEORGE HARRIS, of Haverfordwest, was admitted an Extra-Licentiate of the College of Physicians 7th June, 1725. RICHARD HOLLAND, M.D., was the son of John Holland, "merchant of the Staple," by his wife Jane Fowke, the only daughter by his second wife of Walter Fowke, of Brewood and Little Wyrley, co. Stafford, M.D. He was born in London, and educated at Catherine hall, Cambridge. He proceeded A.B. 1708, A.M. 1712, and M.D. 1723; was admitted a Candidate of the College of Physicians 25th June, 1724; a Fellow, 25th June, 1725; and was Censor in 1728. Dr. Holland was a fellow of the Royal Society, and died 29th October, 1730, aged forty-two. He was the author of Observations on the Small Pox; or, an Essay to discover a more effectual Method of Cure. 8vo. Lond. 1728. JACOB DE CASTRO SARMENTO, M.D.-A Portuguese and a doctor of medicine of the university of Coimbra of the 21st May, 1717, was admitted a Licentiate of the College of Physicians 25th June, 1725. On the 7th September, 1739, he produced a diploma under the seal of the university of Aberdeen, dated 2nd July, 1739, that he had been created doctor of medicine in that university. Dr. Sarmento was a Jew, deeply versed in Hebrew and Jewish lore, and had come to this country as rabbi of his Portuguese brethren. The study of medicine and of the natural sciences was formerly a favourite pursuit of the Jewish rabbis; and from the time of Maimonides to recent periods numerous doctors of Jewish law were also doctors of medicine and practising physicians. So it was with Dr. Sarmento; but he abjured the faith of his ancestors, in a "Letter to the Heads of the Synagogue," printed in 1758; and during the later years of his life, does not appear to have held any intercourse with his former co-religionists. He had been admitted a fellow of the Royal Society 12th February, 1729-30, and he died 14th September, 1762, aged seventy. His portrait by Pine, was engraved by Houston. He was the author of Appendix ao que se acha escrito na Materia Medica. 8vo. Lond. 1757. Materia Medica physico-historico-mechanica. 4to. Lond. 1758. JOHN BIRCH, M.D.-A native of Cheshire. On the 17th August, 1714, being then twenty years of age, he was entered on the medical line at Leyden, and graduated doctor of medicine there 27th April, 1716. He was admitted an Honorary Fellow of the College 19th January, 1725-6. He was "a noted man-midwife in Bowlane," and died 26th January, 1729-30. RICHARD MIDDLETON MASSEY, M.D., was born in Cheshire, and was the eldest son of Edward Massey, esq, of Rostherne, in that county, by his wife Elizabeth Bowles. He spent some terms at Brasenose college, Oxford, but left the university without taking a degree. He was admitted an Extra-Licentiate of the College 23rd November, 1706, and settled at Wisbeach, in Cambridgeshire, where he practised for some years with great success. He was created doctor of medicine by the university of Aberdeen, 7th March, 1720, when, leaving Wisbeach, he fixed his abode at Stepney, and was admitted an Honorary Fellow of the College of Physicians 19th January, 1725-6. Dr. Massey was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1718, and acted as secretary in 1725 and 1726. He was admitted a fellow of the Royal Society 19th February, 1712. He compiled and published "A Catalogue of the Library at Wisbeach." 8vo. 1718. He also prepared a catalogue of the library of the College of Physicians, and on the 30th September, 1727, was for his trouble in so doing voted 10l. to buy a piece of plate. Eventually he returned to his native county, and dying at Rostherne 29th March, 1743, aged sixty-five, was buried in the chancel of the church there. Over him is a flagstone inscribed as follows: Here lieth interred the body of (son of Edward Massey, of Rostherne, Gent.) Dr. Massey's annotated copy of the Pharmacopoeia Londinensis is in the College, and has been of much assistance to me. JAMES FIGG, of Guildford, was admitted an ExtraLicentiate of the College of Physicians 20th June, 1726. JOHN HOLLINGS, M.D., was born in Shropshire, and educated at Magdalen college, Cambridge, as a member of which he proceeded M.B. 1705, M.D. 1710. He was admitted a Candidate of the College of Physicians 25th June, 1725, and a Fellow 25th June, 1726. Dr. Hollings was a fellow of the Royal Society, physiciangeneral to the army, and physician in ordinary to the king. He died 10th May, 1739, leaving the character of an able classical scholar, and a most accomplished man. His only publication was the Harveian oration for 1734, entitled "Status Humanæ Naturæ expositus in Oratione coram Medicis Londinensibus habitâ." 4to. Lond. 1734. JONATHAN GOULDSMITH, M.D., was the only son of John Gouldsmith, of Nantwich, co. Chester, gent. (and of the Middle Temple), by his second wife Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Jonathan Cope, esq. He was baptized at Nantwich 8th May, 1694, was matriculated at Oxford 26th February, 1711-12, and, as a member of Brasenose college, took the two degrees in arts, A.B. 13th October, 1715, A.M. 13th June, 1718; and then, accumulating those in physic, proceeded M.D. 11th June, 1724. He was admitted a Candidate of the College of Physicians 25th June, 1725, and a Fellow 25th June, 1726. Dr. Gouldsmith delivered the Gulstonian lectures in 1728, and was Censor in 1729. He was admitted a fellow of the Royal Society 29th January, 1729-30. He died in Norfolk-street, Strand, 12th April, 1732, and was buried on the 24th at St. Clement Danes. His widow, Elizabeth, renounced administration to his estate, and letters were granted 11th May, 1732, to his sister and next of kin, Judith, wife of Walter Stubbs, esq., of Beckbury hall, co. Salop. Dr. Gouldsmith's portrait is at Beckbury hall. It is a half length, and the doctor has a volume of Hippocrates in his hand.* GEORGE TURBERVILLE was admitted an Extra-Licentiate of the College 22nd July, 1726. NICHOLAS BRINLEY, of Totnes, Devon, was admitted an Extra Licentiate of the College of Physicians 22nd July, 1726. SIR WILLIAM BROWNE, M.D.-Abundant materials exist for a lengthened sketch of this busy and pedantic physician. His egotism and garrulity were so great as to rivet the attention of his contemporaries, many of whom have delighted in recording their reminiscences, and holding up the worthy old knight to that goodnatured ridicule to which he might lay so fair a claim. Sir William Browne was born in the county of Durham in 1692, and was the son of a physician. In 1707 he was entered at Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he describes himself in 1711 as in his soph's year, and at *Colonel Chester's Collections. |