REASONS
For
Passing
the
PHYSICIANS
BIL●…
Which
Prays
only
the
following
GRANTS
and
CONFIRMATIONS
.
THAT
the
Number
of
Fellows
encreased
from
40
to
80
may
be
continued
.
-
1.
BECAUSE
of
the
great
encrease
of
Inhabitants
in
the
Town
since
the
year
1660
,
when
there
w●…
Fellows
,
which
Number
was
in
1663
encreased
to
40.
And
in
proportion
to
the
Populousnes●…
City
since
that
time
,
the
Number
of
80
is
thought
necessary
,
the
College
having
declared
upon
〈…〉
making
that
private
By-Law
;
That
the
Number
might
be
encreased
,
if
the
Honour
or
Interest
College
required
;
which
accordingly
was
done
,
to
answer
the
forementioned
Ends
,
as
likewise
by
Acts
of
the
said
College
.
-
2.
To
take
into
the
Body
of
the
Fellows
several
Physicians
of
great
Eminency
and
Reputation
;
such
as
Dr.
Bidgood●…eter
,
Dr.
Pierce
of
Bath
,
Dr.
Needham
,
Dr.
Stokeham
,
Dr.
Lister
,
Dr.
Radcliffe
,
&c.
-
3.
BECAUSE
by
the
Usual
Fees
and
Subscriptions
upon
the
Admission
of
40
new
Fellows
,
there
has
been
advance●…
1500
l.
towards
the
payment
of
a
Debt
of
6000
l.
contracted
partly
by
the
ill
management
of
the
late
Presidents●…lects
,
which
is
desired
to
be
remedied
by
this
Bill
for
the
future
.
And
it
also
makes
a
Fund
for
the
payment
of
the●…der
,
in
half
the
time
.
-
NOTE
,
That
each
Member
paid
upon
his
admittance
the
Summe
of
70
l.
And
they
who
would
not
subscribe
were
not
admitted
;
so
that
there
was
a
perfect
Contract
upon
valuable
Consideration
.
THAT
the
Number
of
Elects
(
out
of
which
Presidents
are
to
be
chosen
)
may
be
encreased
from
8
to
16.
-
1.
Because
it
is
convenient
the
Number
of
the
Elects
should
be
encreased
in
some
proportion
to
the
Number
of
there
having
been
8
Elects
when
there
were
but
30
Fellows
.
-
2.
The
President
being
to
be
chosen
only
out
of
the
Elects
,
there
may
be
the
better
choice
of
fit
Persons
for
that
〈…〉
-
3.
BECAUSE
the
auditing
and
passing
of
the
College
Accompts
wholly
depending
of
late
upon
the
President
and
E●…
hath
been
found
by
Experience
,
that
either
by
Combination
in
so
small
a
Number
,
or
Neglect
,
the
Colledge
i●…
brought
into
great
Debts
.
THAT
the
President
should
be
chosen
by
the
Majority
of
all
the
Fellows
out
of
the
16
Elects
.
-
1.
Because
the
Statutes
of
the
College
have
been
notoriously
violated
by
the
late
Presidents
chosen
by
the
Elects
,
College
can
have
no
redress
.
-
2.
The
Money
of
the
College
hath
been
much
imbezled
and
ill
managed
by
Presidents
so
elected
,
and
some
part
appropriated
by
such
Presidents
to
their
own
Use
;
Whereby
every
Fellow
becomes
an
equal
sufferer
by
the
mis●…
of
such
Presidents
in
whose
Election
they
have
no
share
.
And
by
this
means
great
part
of
the
forementione●…
6000
l.
hath
been
contracted
.
-
3.
BECAUSE
the
Elects
choosing
the
Presidents
out
of
so
small
a
Number
,
they
combine
to
favour
one
another
Elections
without
regard
to
the
Interest
of
the
Fellows
;
who
are
equally
concerned
to
see
their
Statutes
preserved
Treasury
well
managed
;
and
have
no
other
way
to
prevent
such
Miscarriages
,
and
preserve
the
Being
of
the
Coll●…
by
the
choosing
a
President
according
to
the
Methods
proposed
in
this
Bill
.
-
4.
Because
the
President
being
an
Officer
of
the
greatest
consequence
to
the
good
of
the
College
,
it
is
highly
re●…
that
as
he
be
chosen
only
out
of
the
16
Seniors
or
Elects
of
the
said
College
;
so
that
he
should
be
Elected
by
t●…
sent
and
suffrage
of
the
Majority
of
the
Fellows
,
as
is
desired
by
this
Bill
.
THAT
the
Censors
may
have
Power
to
administer
Oaths
to
Witnesses
.
-
1.
This
is
no
new
Power
,
but
only
a
Confirmation
of
a
Grant
implied
in
our
Original
Charter
granted
by
K.
H.
Confirmed
by
2
Acts
of
Parliament
,
viz.
14
,
15
H.
8.
c
.
5.
and
by
the
1.
Q.
Mary
.
Sess.
2.
c
.
6.
and
also
expresly
Charter
of
King
James
the
First
.
-
2.
This
is
so
far
from
being
an
Arbitrary
Power
,
that
it
is
the
greatest
security
against
it
,
and
much
for
the
adva●…
the
King's
Subjects
;
For
seeing
four
Physicians
of
the
College
(
called
Censors
)
are
both
obliged
and
enabled
Laws
of
the
Kingdom
to
punish
all
Practisers
of
Physick
(
as
well
their
own
Members
,
as
others
)
for
dangerous
〈…〉
ages
in
prescribing
improper
and
hurtful
Medicines
by
fine
or
amerciaments
,
not
exceeding
20
l.
As
likewise
by
I●…ment
;
(
which
duty
they
are
Solemnly
sworn
faithfully
to
perform
)
't
is
highly
reasonable
that
no
Fine
should
b●…ed
,
or
Person
committed
to
Prison
for
any
such
Fault
,
without
Oath
duly
made
before
the
Censors
of
the
Coll●…
credible
Witnesses
.
This
therefore
,
is
not
(
as
some
falsly
suggest
)
a
sort
of
Oath
ex
Officio
,
whereby
any
Perso●…
shall
be
oblig'd
to
accuse
themselves
,
for
it
is
not
to
be
administred
to
the
Party
offending
,
but
to
witnesses
who
discover
the
plain
matter
of
Fact
upon
complaint
of
mischief
done
to
any
of
the
King's
Subjects
by
the
unski●…
pernicious
administration
of
Physick
.
And
in
this
Case
the
Persons
cited
are
not
whomsoever
the
Censors
please
,
b●…
Persons
only
as
attended
the
Patient
in
the
time
of
their
sickness
.
THAT
they
may
be
exempted
from
Watch
and
Ward
,
and
all
Parochial
Duties
within
the
City
of
London
and
7
Miles
〈…〉
This
is
no
new
priviledge
,
but
what
was
granted
though
not
so
fully
expressed
by
the
32
H.
8.
c
.
40.
where
th●…
●…emption
is
expresly
granted
us
within
the
City
and
Suburbs
,
but
the
Suburbs
extending
no
farther
then
the
Bills
of●…tality
,
and
all
our
other
priviledges
reaching
seven
Miles
round
;
we
suppose
the
Intention
of
the
Act
was
,
that
thi●…
●…emption
should
reach
as
far
as
our
Jurisdiction
,
and
therefore
pray
it
may
be
so
Explained
.