ACT
The
Faculty
of
Chirurgeon
of
GLASGOW
,
in
Favours
of
the
Poor
Diseased
People
within
their
Jurisdiction
.
AT
GLASGOW
the
seventh
day
of
March
,
One
thousand
six
hundred
and
ninety
eight
ye●●
the
whilk
day
,
Doctor
Peter
Patoun
Physician
,
Preses
and
Assessor
to
the
Faculty
,
Jan.
Weir
Chirurgeon-Apothecary
present
Visitor
,
and
remanent
Members
of
the
Chirurgeons
〈◊〉
Pharmacians
of
Glasgow
being
Conveen'd
,
and
taking
to
their
Consideration
,
that
one
of
〈◊〉
●auses
,
for
which
His
MAJESTY
of
ever
blessed
Memory
,
JAMES
the
sixth
King
of
Scots
,
by
〈◊〉
●oyal
Gift
,
of
the
Date
the
penult
day
of
November
,
One
thousand
five
hundred
and
ninety
nine
y●●●●ranted
in
Favours
of
the
said
Faculty
of
Chirurgeons
and
Pharmacians
,
the
Priviledges
and
Immun●●●●●ey
now
Enjoy
;
is
,
that
the
said
Faculty
should
,
with
the
Assistance
of
a
Physician
Assessor
,
Com●●●●cate
their
Advice
Gratis
,
the
first
Munday
of
each
Moneth
in
the
Year
,
to
every
poor
diseased
〈◊〉
,
who
should
apply
to
them
,
who
had
Residence
within
their
Jurisdiction
,
and
had
Testimonials
fro●●●eir
Ministers
or
Elders
,
of
the
respective
Paroches
where
they
Lived
;
With
which
the
Members
of
●●●●lty
Residenters
at
Glasgow
,
have
not
only
heretofore
Complyed
,
and
given
Obedience
to
;
But
also
in
●●gard
,
there
are
diverse
and
sundry
Members
of
Faculty
,
whose
Residence
are
promiscuously
,
through
th●●●●eral
parts
of
the
Faculties
Jurisdiction
in
the
Countrey
,
who
by
their
Admission
,
and
Acts
of
Fac●●…
〈◊〉
which
they
are
lyable
;
are
oblig'd
to
Communicate
their
Advice
to
the
Poor
of
the
respective
Paroc●●●here
they
Live
,
the
first
Munday
of
each
Moneth
Gratis
,
which
heretofore
hath
not
been
practicab●●
〈◊〉
the
Countrey
.
And
the
Faculty
being
resolved
,
that
the
Poor
diseased
in
the
Countrey
,
should
not
b●●estitute
of
Advice
,
more
than
these
of
the
City
of
Glasgow
.
Therefore
,
it
is
Statute
and
Ordain●●…●●hat
the
Faculty
at
Glasgow
,
should
not
only
Continue
in
their
Custome
of
Conveening
,
each
fir●●
●unday
of
ilk
Moneth
of
the
Year
,
at
their
publick
Hall
,
to
Visit
and
give
Advice
to
every
poor
Di●●●sed
Person
(
within
the
City
of
Glasgow
,
or
the
Faculties
Jurisdiction
)
Gratis
,
who
shall
apply
〈◊〉
●●em
at
their
said
Hall
,
within
the
said
City
for
their
Advice
,
having
Testimonials
from
the
Ministers
〈◊〉
●●ders
where
they
Live
.
But
sicklike
,
That
every
Member
of
Faculty
living
in
the
Countrey
or
any
her
Burgh
,
within
the
Faculties
Precincts
(
which
Comprehends
the
Shires
of
Lanrick
,
Dumba●●●…m
,
Ranfrew
and
Aire
:
Comprehending
Kyll
,
Carrick
and
Cunningham
)
shall
be
hereby
Boun●●●d
Oblig'd
,
to
Attend
the
said
first
Day
of
every
Moneth
in
the
Year
,
at
their
respective
Dwelling
●●uses
;
And
shall
be
Oblig'd
to
Communicate
their
Advice
Gratis
,
according
to
the
Qualifications
of
●●eir
respective
Admissions
,
to
the
Poor
so
applying
to
them
by
Testimonials
as
said
is
.
And
Ordains
〈◊〉
Presents
to
be
Printed
and
Published
at
the
whole
Paroch-Churches
within
the
Faculties
Jurisdiction
,
at
the
Poor
Diseased
may
be
advertised
hereof
.
Extracted
forth
of
the
Records
of
the
said
Faculty
,
by
me
Robert
Robertson
,
Clerk
of
the
Facul●●