Att Edinburgh the twentie third of Jwny Jaj vic nyntie Six yeirs
D1696/6/19
D1696/6/191
Procedure: letters of publication
Letters of publicatione of a patent in favors of the Chirurgeons
William by the grace of God king of Great Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the faith to […] Macers of our privie Counsell messengers at armes our Shirreffs in that pairt conjunctlly and severally speciallie constitut greeting Forasmuchas anent the address given in to the Lords of our privie Counsell be Alexander Monteith Deacon of the chirurgions of Edinburgh for himself and in name and behalf of the incorporatione of the chirurgions and chirurgeon apothecarys of the said burgh Representing that wher they have a patent under our great seall Beareing Date the twentie eight day of Febrwary Jaj vic and nyntie four yeirs Giveing granting ratifieing and confirmeing to them ther whole rights Liberties priviledges and imwnities in maner therin amply specified Which patent was also ratified in the Last Sessione of the present current parliament As the said patent and ratificatione therof and therwith produced would testifie And Seing it was necessarie for the informatione of all our Leidges And that non therin concerned might pretend ignorance that the foirsaid patent be published by Letters of publicatione directed by warrand of the saids Lords of our privie Counsell as is wsuall in the lyke caices And therfore humbly craveing that Letters might be direct for publishing the above patent and ratificatione The Saids Lords haveing considered the foirsaid address with the patent and ratificatione mentioned therin and produced therwith They by ther act of the day and date of thir presents have ordained thir our Letters of publicatione to be direct wnder the Signet of Counsell for publishing the said patent and ratificatione Containing the tenor of the patent de verbo in verbwm insert therin And have allowed the Saids Letters to be printed and published Followes the tenor of the said patent Gullielmus & Maria dei gratia Scotiae Angliae Franciae & Hiberniae Rex et regina fideiquae2 defensores omnibus probis hominibus ad quos presentes Literae pervenerint Salutem: Quandoquidem nos ex ingenti nostro zelo quo omnes artes et scientias infra imperii nostri fines florere et promoveri volumus regio nostro pectore serio expendamus, quam utilis et quam necessaria et Domi et foris, sit illa societas seu collegium chirurgorum, quae in antiqua nostra civitate Edinburgi est constituta ; quaeque Litera tura et experientia, proba institutione et multis peregrinationibus exteris comparata nullis uspiam terrarum in ea arte cedat etiam quam celeberrimis Quumque peritia illa in arte chirurgica et estimatia3 ortum precipue ducat a notitia illa quam habent artis pharmaceuticae qua seu medicamenta et pharmaca usque adeo rite componere norunt , ut iis erroribus et Commissiis quae pharmacopaeis meris accidere Solent quaeque non possunt non invenire si duae illae artes diversis execeantur4 manibus non objiciantur Quum denique attente consideramus post factam illam senatus Edinburgensis prudentia societatem chirurgorum et chirurgorum pharmacopaeorum quam prosperos habeat illa conjuncto5 successus quippe quae artes illas in perfectionem quam maximam evexerit, et medium precipuum sit quo multis clarorum virorum Liberis de victu atque amictu satis commode conspicitur et exercitus nostri et classis chirurgiis doctissimis et expertissimis abunde instruantur et ab eorum discipulis in illis regni nostri Locis ubi medici et pharmacopaei per pauci admodum sint et rari ea cura et fide subditorum nostrorum saluti adeo bene prospicitur, atque hactenus neque factum fuerat neque fieri potuit usque eo ut nostrum mereantur aspectum gratiosum favorem et benignitatem; itaque certiores vos omnes esse volumus. Nos ex proprio nostro motu, certa scientia et praerogativa regali sine tamen praecedentis cujuscunque Juris ipsis concessi praejudicio sed ad eorum omnium speciatim munimen et propugnationem damus concedimus ratum facimus approbamus et confirmamus praedictae societati seu collegio chirurgorum Edinburgensium et suis in ea arte successoribus imperpetuum omnia Jura privilegia libertates immunitates et concessiones, a quocunque regum nostrorum predicessorum vel a senatu urbano Edinburgensi vel ab ordinibus regni in suis conventibus publicis ipsis data et donata cum omnibus donis Literis patentibus actis decretis, et constitutionibus inde sequentibus in eorum favorem et commodum aeque speciatim atque generatim contentis in approbatione serenissimi regis Caroli secundi beatissimae memoriae ac ordinum regni in suo publico conventu vigesimo secundo die mensis augustii anno Domini millesimo sexcentesimo septuagesimo Ea autem sunt sequentia Videlicet Acta praefecti, praetorum et consulum urbis Edinburgensis suo sigillo urbano munita primo die Jullii anno domino millesimo quingentesimo quinto, in commodum et favorem chirurgorum et Barbitonsorum ejusdem urbis cum omnibus Juribus privilegiis et libertatibus in eo urbis diplomate contentis Et similiter Etiam confirmationem et approbationem illius Diplomatis factam et concessam praedictis chirurgiis a predecessore nostro Jacobo ejus nomine quarto Scotorum rege beatissimae memoriae sub secreto ejus sigillo de data decimo tertio die octobris anno domini millesimo quingentesimo sexto Atque etiam exemptionis epistolam a quondam serenissima Maria Scotorum regina sub suo secreto sigillo factam et concessam de data undecimo Die mensis Maii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo sexagesimo septimo Et similiter epistolam praemissa in eorum favorem concessa confirmantem et approbantem ab Jacobo sexto Scotorum rege beatissimae memoriae sub privato suo sigillo De data sexto die Junii anno Domino millesimo sexcentesimo decimo tertio Necnon decretum seu acta ordinum in publico suo conventu Decimo septimo die novembris anno domini millesimo sexcentesimo quadregesimo primo in eorum favorem factum Sicut et in eundem finem decretum magistratus et senatus Edinburgensis decimo die mensis augustii anno domini millesimo sexcentesimo quadragesimo nono conditum Et ab eodem magistru et senatu aliud senatus consultum eodem tempore conscriptum vigesimo secundo Die mensis Junii anno domini millesimo sexcentesimo quinquagesimo quinto Et ab iisdem alterum nono die mensis novembris anno Domini millesimo sexcentesimo sexagesimo Itidem et aliud ejusdem magistratus et senatus civitatis Decretum in favorem chirurgorum et pharmacopaeorum Edinburgensium vigesimo quinto die februarii anno domini millesimo sexcentesimo quinguagesimo septimo factum Et aliud in favorem ab iisdem primo Die apprilis anno Domini millesimo sexcentesimo sexagesimo quarto a senatu Edinburgi urbis conditum in eorum favorem , cum libertatibus et privilegiis eisdem additis et in dicta approbationis Litera ordinum in suo publico conventu habita contentis vigesimo secundo die mensis Augustii anno domini millesimo sexcentesimo septuagesimo In omnibus capitibus clausulis circumstantiis et contentis secundum eorum formam et tenorem In omnibus punctis eorundem atque porro quum apprime animo volumus quam multa quam eminentia et quam commoda sint ea a chirurgiis pharmacopaeis officia nostris subditis fidelibus prestita Nos igitur majores ut ipsis animos addimus et ad populi nostri majus commodum et Levamen virtute prerogativae nostrae regalis (ad quam sollummodo institutio societatum earumque privilegiorum concessio et extensio indubitate pertinent) Et post plenam hac in re experientiam habitam ex proprio nostro motu et certa scientia Non solum De novo Damus concedimus approbamus et in perpetuum confirmamus predictis chirurgiis pharmacopeis suisque in dictis artibus et vocationibus successoribus omnia et singula eorum Jura Libertates et immunitates quaecunque illis perprius concessa Et speciatim absque prejudicio generalitatis antedictae sed in eorum ulterius munimen praedictam illam exemptionis Literam a serenissima Maria regina praefatis chirurgis De data superdicta concessam quam praedictis chirurgis pharmacopaeis eorumque discipulis et servis per presentes extendi volumus Ac ulterius declaramus eam comprehendere omnes militias et evocationes (quae verba nunc valent usu) aeque ac exercitus aequitatus convocationes armilustria aliaque inibi contenta, et dictos chirurgos pharmacopeos eorumque praedictos ab istis servitiis tam in persona quam in rebus et ab omni solutione pecuniae ratione earundem Liberos esse et immunes ordinamus talibus solutionibus quae per acta regni in suis conciliis publicis imponentur vel quam dicti chirurgi ullo tempore preterito solvere consueverunt exceptis Proviso tamen illi vel tales eorum qui maximi idonei habebuntur presentes sint cum excertitibus nostris ad prestandum suam curam et officium omnibus quibus opus fuerit parati cum vocati erint Verum etiam Damus concedimus comprobamus illis ipsismet eorumque successoribus plenum et Liberum privilegium Licentiam et potestatem faciendi et exercendi utramque artem chirurgicam et pharmaciacie et suos etiam discipulos in arte utrique instruendi examinandi et admittendi eos quos in utraque arte satis eruditos et ad utramque faciendam satis idoneos magistros inverint6 atque etiam constituendi et prescribendi visores speculatores seu judices qui an sana sint an corrupta pharmacopaeorum pharmaca seu medicamenta judicent et sententiam dicant atque ut omnibus suis prius concessis sibi privilegiis aeque plene et speciatim fruantur atque hic verbatim inserta essent Concedimus Atque similiter cum in memoriam revocamus in Literis illis patentibus a serenissimo rege Carolo secundo beatissimae memoriae concessis quibus medici Edinburgenses in collegio ereguntur chirurgorum et chirurgorum pharmacopaerum7 Edinburgensium privilegia sarta et tecta seu integra et indemnia chirurgis ibidem reservantur et prestantur Atque cautum est et declaratum quod non obstantibus praedictis Literis patentibus predictos chirurgos et chirurgos pharmacopaeos solos et omnino potestatem Edinburgi habere curandi omnia vulnerum genera collisiones ossium fracturas et dislocationes contusiones tumores ulcera et similia et omnia accidentia ab his orta quae solius chirurgiae operationum sunt subjecta at morbi omnes internae originis medicis solis comittendi sunt (exceptis ut supra excipitur) Atque si quae inter medicos et chirurgos et chirurgos pharmacopaeos Lis vel contraversia de hisce rebus oriatur ratum esse et Judicatum volumus praedictum medicorum collegium nullum habere potestatem irrogandi mulctura in chirurgos aut chirurgos pharmacopeos qui cives Edinburgensis sunt sine consensu prefecti vel pretoris alicujus ejus urbis et in casu absentiae vel detractationis eorum ad status nostri concilii Dominos appellationem utriusque fieri volumus Nosque intelligentes praedictas Literas patentes ita caute conceptas in sensu et intentione ad effectum infra mentionatum Itaque nos volumus et declaramus8 sententiam illarum Literarum patentium in favorem quorundam medicorum Edinburgensiam conceptum9 curam morborum omnium ab origine internorum ad solos medicos privatim pertinere at vero morbos omnes et Languores ab externa causa provenientes et eorum accidentia sive medicamentis interne ministratis sive externe applicatis curentur proprium esse et verum chirurgorum operationum subjectum et ad chirurgos et chirurgos pharmacopeos tanquam negotii sui et artis partes necessarias et naturales proprie pertunere10 et volumus et definimus hos veros rectos et fixos inter utramque artem futuros perpetuo Limites Et ut omnes Judices nostri atque subditi haec in commodum chirurgorum et chirurgorum pharmacopeorum cum omni favore quantum admitti potest interpretentur Et denique ut in omni controversia inter medicos et ipsos chirurgos magistratus et senatus Edinburgensis sint soli in prima instantia Judices quippe in similibus casibus erga cives suos nativi ad modum et comodi sunt arbitri At vero si altera utra pars de injuria aliqua vel Juris procrastinatione conqueratur tum et in eo casu nominamus et constituimus status nostri concilii dominos solos et unicos Judices cum plena potentia definite et ultimo decernendi et Determinandi in ea re sicut in aliis nostri dominii rebus facere consueverunt Et preteria quia nos ex bona et matura deliberatione reviximus ratificavimus et approbavimus predictum illud senatus Edinburgensis actum in anno Domini millesimo sexcentesimo quinquagesimo septimo factum pro unienda et erigenda fraternitate chirurgorum pharmacopeorum et pharmacopeorum in unam societatem ob fines et usus inibi specificatos idcirco nos id ipsum in omni tempore futuro efficax fore ordinamus cum hoc aditomenito11 quod si pharmacopaei quovis tempore aut quavis occasione cum chirurgis pharmacopeis modo et ad fines in dicto acto prescriptos concurrere recusarunt tunc et in his casibus chirurgi pharmacopaei solam habebunt potestatem et per seipsos procedant in probandis et examinandis intrantibus pharmacopeis Ac etiam in visitandis pharmacopeoram officinis eorumque pharmacis et medicamentis ac cognoscant et in eisdem determinent secundum genuinum sensum et intentionem praedicti acti Et nos animo perpendentes quam necessarium sit pro bono et salute omnium nostrorum subditorum ut ab ignorantia et erroribus imperitorum qui in chirurgia et pharmacia absque ulla probatione practicare audeant immunes reddantur Igitur per presentes declaramus et ordinamus ut nemini in futurum permittatur in chirurgia vel pharmacia operari super corpora humana mortua vel viva infra civitatem Edinburgi ejusque suburbia tres Lothianas vice comitatus De Fiffe Peebles Selkirk Roxburgh and12 Berwick sed illis qui prius per chirurgos pharmacopeos Edinburgenses probati et approbati fuerint et eorum testimonia semetipsos in hunc effectum approbantia et permittentia habuerint Et hoc sub talibus paenis quas domini nostri secreti concilii in contemptores boni ordinis et nostrae in premissis authoritatis infligere visum fuerit Nosque itidem recomendamus magistratibus Edinburgi eosque ordinamus ut praefatos chirurgos pharmocopaeos in13 praedictis eorum integris Juribus privilegiis Libertatibus et immunitatibus protegant et defendant omnemque debitum concursum in supprimendis et pumiendis14 personas Libertatem non habentibus qui practicare presument absque examinatione et approbatione ut dictum est eis praebeant Et postremo hanc nostram presentem Literam et concessionem in hoc nostro currenti seu quovis alio subsequenti parliamento ratificarum iri in verbo principum promittimus In cujus rei testimonium presentibus magnum sigillum appendi precipimus Datum apud aulam nostram De Kensingtowne vigesimo octavo Die mensis februarii anno post christum natum millesimo sexcentesimo nonagesimo quarto regnique nostri quinto per signaturam manu SDN Regis Supra Scriptam Sealed written upon the back thws written to the great Seale and registrated the twentie fifth day of Augwst Jaj vic nyntie four yeirs Sic Subscribitur Duncan Ronald deput sealed at Edinburgh the twentie nynth day of August Jaj vic nyntie four in absence of Mr John Dicksone by Sic Subscribitur Thomas Aikman followes the tenor of the ratificatione Att Edinburgh the seventyne day of Jwllie Jaj vic nyntie five yeirs Our Soveraigne Lord with advice and consent of the Estates of parliament hes ratified and approven And for his highnes and his Successors perpetually Confirmed Lykeas our Soveraigne Lord with advice and consent foirsaid by thir presents Ratifies and approves and for his highnes and his Successors perpetwallie Confirmes and gift and patent granted by our Soverigne Lord and Lady King William And Qween Mary To and in favors of the chirurgions and chirurgion apothecaries of Edinburgh of the Date at Kensingtowne the […] Day of Febrwary Jaj vic nyntie four yeirs And past ther majesties15 great seale of this ther antient kingdome of Scotland: here in the ratificatione is insert the tenor of the foirsaid patent De verbo in verbwm as expressly above sett Downe in all and Sundrie the whole heads points clauses conditiones articles and circumstances of the said gift and patent And of the haill other acts gifts grants decreits ratificationes and others particularly and generallie ther in mentioned granted in favors of the said incorporatione of the chirurgions and chirurgion apothecaries of whatsoever dates formes tenors and contents the same be of in all points Dispenseing with the generality therof and admitting allowing Decerneing and ordaineing this present ratificatione and confirmatione to be als valid effectwall and Sufficient to the saids chirurgions and chirurgion apothecaries respective as if all the saids gifts Grants acts of parliament Acts of burrows Decreits and acts of court and towne Counsell of Edinburgh and others and ratificationes therof were all and everie one of them atlenth and verbatum SPeciallie and particularly insert ingrossed and contained heirintill notwithstanding to eschew perplexitie the Samen is not so Done wheranent and anent all other Defects and imperfectiones Our Said Soveraigne Lord with advice and consent foirsaid hes dispensed And for his highnes and his Successors dispenses for ever notwithstanding of whatsoever exceptione of Law may or can be proponed objected or alleadged in the Contarie16 which his majestie with advice and consent foirsaid renunces and discharges for ever with full pouer to the saids chirurgions and chirurgion apothecaries and ther Successors to make wse of all the saids acts or any of them without prejudice of one to another to ther best advantage and behoove as they Shall think fitt and expedient And for the better effectwating of the haill premisses and ends foirsaids Our Soveraigne Lord with advice and consent foirsaid ordaines the magistrats and towne Counsell of Edinburgh and ther Successors to mentaine and Defend the said chirurgions and chirurgion Apothecaryes and ther Successors in ther haill rights Liberties immwnities and priviledges whatsomever granted in ther favors notwithstanding any of them Shall exerce any other office or imployment besydes as burgesses or gildbrother and as tho they Did not the Same And Sicklyke our Soveraigne Lord with consent foirsaid ordaines the magistrats of Edinburgh and other Judges Shirreffs and magistrats within the said burgh And also within the Shirreffdomes of the thrie Lothians Fiffe Peebles Selkirk Roxburgh and Berwick and ther officers to assist and concurr with the deacon and breithren of the incorporatione of chirurgiones and chirurgion apothecaries of Edinburgh and with the visitors and breithrein of the fraternitie and brotherhood of chirurgion apothecaries and the apothecaries of the said bwrgh or any of them and ther Successors respective against any persone or persones who Shall exerce or practise any pairt or point of the saids airts of chirurgerie or pharmasie within the said bwrgh of Edinburgh and Suburbs therof or in any of the Saids Shirreffdomes abovenamed or barboure craft within the said burgh of Edinburgh or Suburbs therof but Such as Shall be first tryed approven and admitted by the chirurgiones and chirurgione apothecaryes of Edinburgh (the major pairt being a qworum) and have ther certificats approveing and licenseing them for that effect under ther Seats and clerks hands and against any persone or persones who contraveenes any of ther respective rights Liberties and priviledges within the haill bownds foirsaids As also against any persone or persones 17 amongst themselvs contraveeners18 of ther own acts and orders heirefter And to exact fynes wnlawes and penalties from them The one half of the fynes of wnfrie men to belong to the severall magistrats within the respective Jurisdictiones and the other half to the incorporatione or brotherhood respective foirsaid And if any persone Shall find himself prejudged and wronged by the determinatione of aither the said incorporatione or brotherhood respective contrairie to the Lawes Liberties priviledges and power granted to them or either of them then and in that caise they Shall have ther recourse to the saids Severall magistrats in the first instance And therefter to the other Jwdicatories in maner Specified in the said gift who may determine in these caises for both pairties It is allwayes heirby provided and declaired that this ratificatione Shall be nowayes hurt full or prejudiciall to a former patent of erectione of the royall colledge of phisitians at Edinburgh in November Jaj vic eightie one yeirs But all ther liberties priviledges and immwnities contained in the said patent be reserved intire to them Sicklyke as if thir presents had never bein granted extracted furth of the records of parliament By George Viscount of Tarbatt Lord Mcleod and Castlehaven etc clerk to his majesties Councell registers and roles Sic Subscribitur Tarbat cls Register As the said act of privie Counsell ordaineing ther our Letters of publicatione to be direct theron under the Signet of Counsell in maner and to the effect above and under written more fullie proports Our Will is herefor And were charge yow Strictly and command that incontinent thir our Letters Sein ye pass to the mercat croce of Edinburgh and haill remanent mercat crosses of the severall Shyres abovementioned in the said patent and other places needfull And ther in our name and authoritie make publicatione of the said patent and ratificatione in favors of the chirurgions and chirurgion apothecaryes That all our Leidges and other persones concerned may have full intimatione therof and give obedience therto and that non may pretend ignorance wnder the paines and confiscationes in the said gift and ratificatione mentioned And being furder lyable answerable as our privie Counsell Shall think fitt in caise they contraveen And allows thir presents to be printed and published According to Justice as ye will ansuer to ws therupon The whilk to doe wee comitt to yow conjunctlly and Severallie our full power be thir our Letters delivering them by yow duely execut and indorsat againe to the bearer Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the twentie third day of Jwny And of our reigne the Eight yeir 1696 per actum dominorum Secreti consily Gilbert Eliot cls Secreti Consily
1. NRS, PC2/26, 206v-213v.
2. Sic.
3. Sic. Recte ‘estimatio’.
4. Sic.
5. Sic.
6. Sic.
7. The phrase ‘lis vel contra aversa’ scored out here.
8. Sic. Recte ‘declaramus’.
9. Sic. Recte ‘Inceptarum’.
10. Sic. Recte ‘pertinere’.
11. Sic.
12. Sic.
13. The word ‘dictis’ scored out here.
14. Sic. Recte ‘puniendis’.
15. An illegible word scored out at this point.
16. Sic.
17. The letters ‘amon’ scored out here.
18. One illegible word here.
1. NRS, PC2/26, 206v-213v.
2. Sic.
3. Sic. Recte ‘estimatio’.
4. Sic.
5. Sic.
6. Sic.
7. The phrase ‘lis vel contra aversa’ scored out here.
8. Sic. Recte ‘declaramus’.
9. Sic. Recte ‘Inceptarum’.
10. Sic. Recte ‘pertinere’.
11. Sic.
12. Sic.
13. The word ‘dictis’ scored out here.
14. Sic. Recte ‘puniendis’.
15. An illegible word scored out at this point.
16. Sic.
17. The letters ‘amon’ scored out here.
18. One illegible word here.