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A57783	The Statutes of the Colledge of Physicians London worthy to be perused by all men, but more especially physicians, lawyers, apothecaries, surgeons, and all such that either do, or shall study, profess, or practise physick.	Royal College of Physicians of London.	1693 (1693)	Wing R2123; ESTC R218472	54,797	234

Meetings let him read it over and afterwards it being corrected if any things are to be amended let him enter it into the Register of the Colledge But if he shall be hindred by sickness or more weighty business so that he cannot be present then it shall be lawful for him to substitute some other Fellow for the time who may signifie the cause of his absence to the President and diligently supply his place The Forms of Letters writ to the Colledge or from the Colledge and all other things that are acted let him enter into the Register Book For an Annual Stipend there shall be yearly paid to the Register Forty Shillings to be accompted to him from the Treasurer out of the Revenue of the Colledge by equal parts at the four usual times of this Kingdom From every one who are permitted to practise Phisick or received into the Order of the Candidates or admitted into the number of the Fellows shall be paid at the very time either of Permission or Admission the sum of Six Shillings and eight pence to the Register and Five Shillings more for writing their Names in the Register Book As often as it shall happen that any one by the Sentence of the President or Pro-President and Censors be fined in any notable sum of money to be paid to the Colledge by every one so punish'd Three Shillings and four pence shall be paid to the Register If any fined in any sum of money to be paid for the use of the Colledge shall not together and at once pay the whole fine but shall put off the payment appointed for some days and so shall pay it piece-meal for each of those payments so made in parts Three Shillings and four pence shall be paid to the Register for we judge his Office a troublesome burden He shall give his Faith that he will duly perform his Office according to the Statutes for the honour and profit of the Colledge and all things which have been acted either in greater or lesser Meetings without fraud faithfully insert into the Register Book CHAP. XI Of the Candidates WE appoint and ordain That the number of Candidates do not exceed Twelve We will that none be admitted into that Order who is not a Doctor in Phisick and by Nation an Englishman and hath practised Phisick for four years But if he has attained the Degree of Doctor in any Foreign Vniversity We will That before he be admitted to Examination he bring forth his Diploma or Letters Testimonial true and authentick of that Vniversity and shew them to the Colledge and besides that let him have and bring a Testimonial of his Incorporation from one of our own Vniversities We will moreover and ordain That each Candidate and Permissive before they be admitted visit all the Fellows of the Colledge twice to ask leave to wit the first time before any Examination but the second the course of Examinations being finish'd The Faith required of the Candidates YOu shall give your Faith That you will observe the Statutes of the Colledge and to your power endeavour that the Honour thereof be preserved intire nor at any time shall you consult or entertain familiarity with any one who studies in word or deed to subvert the State of the Colledge but in all things which belong to the honour and profit of the Colledge you shall promote with your advice aid and assistance You shall give your Faith That you will in all things lawful and honest be obedient to Mr. President or Pro-President and Electors that you will give place to the Senior in the Colledge according to the Statutes and respect him with due honour You shall come to the Colledge at the command of Mr. President or Pro-President and Censors as often as you shall be admonish'd and sent for by the Beadle You shall be present at all Anatomies unless detained by some great impediment to be approved by the President and Censors Neither for intreaty nor rewards nor on any other cause shall you give Medicines which cause Abortion or Miscarriage nor Poisons of any kind for destruction or to an ill use neither shall you teach them any one whom you suspect will abuse them You shall by name accuse none who is admitted into the Colledge of ignorance or ill practice or publickly reproach them You shall persecute by all honest means the unlearned Empiricks and Impostors and their names you shall give in to the President or Censors neither shall you keep company with Empiricks and others not licensed by the Colledge neither shall you by any means frequent their Meetings to the detriment or infamy of the Colledge The secrets of the Colledge you shall divulge to none that is not of the Colledge You shall give your faith that you will neither by Letters from great Men nor by price nor by any other unlawful means circumvent the Society of the Colledge and that you will to your power do all things in the Art of Phisick for the honour of the Colledge and the Publick good We appoint and ordain That the Permissive or Licentiates and also the Candidates diligently observe our Statutes and Decrees be obedient to the President Electors and Censors and the Mulcts imposed on them for defaults they readily pay Besides they shall not refuse plainly and nakedly to reveal those their Medicines which they call Secrets or Arcana and are wont to use in their practice as often as they are required to do so by the President and Censors who shall obstinately act contrary shall be punish'd at the pleasure of the President and Censors Every Candidate shall pay at the time of his Admission Four pounds to the use of the Colledge and Ten shillings for the proper use of the President but to the Treasurer Six shillings and eight pence also to the Register for his due Salary Six shillings and eight pence and to him moreover Five other shillings for insertion of his Name into the Book of Annals and besides to the Beadle of the Colledge Three shillings and four pence Because many flock hither to practise of the number of which there are very many who coming out of their Vniversities before their due time fly to places beyond the Seas that in foreign Nations by a shorter space and lesser charge they may creep to the degree of Doctor then they could attain at home in our Vniversities We therefore appoint That whoever shall be admitted either into the Society of the Colledge or into the Order of the Candidates or into the number of the Permissive If he has taken the degree of Doctor abroad he at the time of his Admission shall pay double to the Colledge President Treasurer Register and other Officers of the Colledge then those are wont to pay who are created Doctors in our own Vniversities Also whoever is created Doctor in our Vniversities yet if he anticipate by more hastily acquiring that Degree then is the fit time due to that dignity

shall be substituted by the President and Electors yet we will that he keep his place and dignity in the Colledge if in the mean time he shall certifie the President of the cause of his absence He shall promise that he will give his Consent or Vote for none to be created President or Elector unless according to the form of the Statute and that he perfectly know and understand his gravity learning honest behaviour decent age and sincere affection to the Colledge and the Common-wealth and readiness to perform his duty CHAP. II. Of the President and his Office WHo is to be President shall be appointed for a year and must be of the number of Electors and whom the other Electors present either all or most shall judge fit in respect of time business and person and it shall be done at that time of the year which is already appointed when we treated of the Electors to wit the day after St. Michael if conveniently it may be done c. as before in the Chapter of Creating the Electors It is provided for and determined if the Suffrages are equal that party shall carry it in which the greater number of the Seniors shall be but if these also shall be equal that shall prevail to which the Old President or he being dead or absent the born President inclines We call the born President the Senior of the Electors who though he carry the name of President yet hath no power to make or change Statutes but in administring and performing the Office of a President in other things relating to the business of the Colledge let him have a full power according to the true meaning of the Statutes If any Elector refuse the Office of a President conferred on him he shall be fined forty shillings unless he be the Kings Physician The Covenant or Faith given by the President HE shall promise That he will to his power endeavour that the honour of the Colledge be preserved the Statutes thereof without fraud observed and that he will act all things for the health of the Publick and the honest Profit of the Colledge The President of the former year if he be present shall demand the Faith from the New President or one of the Consiliarii or Assistants especially the Senior if he be present or these being absent the Senior of the Electors then present He that shall demand his suretyship let him hold forth the Ensigns of Government The Cushion to wit of Honour the Book and Caduceus or Mace and let him say We give to thee the Authority of a President and deliver the Cushion of Honour the Book of Knowledge and the Caduceus or Mace of Government and Prudence that your Excellency and all the other Colleagues may understand our Colledge firmly to be establish'd by Knowledge and Prudence wherefore that you may not forget you shall take care that the Book and Mace as a sign of Knowledge and Prudence be carried by the Beadle before you in all solemn Meetings Funeral Ceremonies and at other times and places convenient that what honour requires that use may confirm The Manner of Laying down the Office THe Duty of Governing being discharged let the President laying down his Office having finished what Prologue he please say I lay down the Authority of Governing and in the name of all return it into your hands some other to wit the Senior of the Consiliarii or Assistants chiefly or these being absent the Senior Elector present that it may be lawful to whom the power of Choice belongs to elect and substitute whom they please therefore I return to you the Cushion of Honour the Book of Knowledge and the Mace of prudent Government and I wish all happiness to the Colledge and you all Which done to whom the power is conferred let him propose for choice whom they judge most fit for that Office but let him be chose after that manner which in the beginning of this Chapter is ordained and let him with a loud voice and by name pronounce him who is chosen according to the Statutes elected for President and command that all esteem him for the President lastly he shall demand his Suretyship from him in the same form as is before-mentioned Let the Office of the President be to appoint Meetings but after what manner shall be spoken by and by when we determine of the Comitia or Meetings and also to propose the cause of Meetings to receive the opinion of every one and to determine for the major part and to exclude factions and partios Let him with the rest whom that matter shall concern choose the Electors Assistants and Censors of learning manners and medicines In choosing Colleagues let him first receive the Suffrages of others afterwards give his own and determine for the greater part Let him compose differences between the Colleagues but that by common advice and opinion of the Electors and Censors separately made use of and in that manner which afterwards in the Chapter of the Consiliarii or Assistants shall be spoken more fully Moreover let him take care that the Common Seal be safely kept in a Chest he shall sign all things to which the other Fellows according to their duty and the Statute have consented If any Books are given to the Colledge he shall take care that they be placed in the Library and at the years end let an Accompt of them be given to the New President and let them be shewed to him by name in the Index If there be any Revenue or yearly income by the Lands of the Colledge if any thing be given to the Colledge if any thing come by any other names let him take care that it be kept in the Common Chest whereof let him have one Key and likewise each of the Consiliarii or Assistants one Let him require an A●compt of the Receipts and Disbursements of the last year from the Treasurer and other Officers of the Colledge in presence of the other Electors at that time in Town all whom we would have summoned to be at the making up the Accompts if conveniently they can but let him more especially take care that the Statutes be diligently observed and read in the Colledge either by him or the Register or some other as it shall seem good to him to wit in that manner which is afterwards provided and appointed in the Statutes CHAP. III. Of the Pro-President IT shall be lawful for the President being detained in the service of the Prince or in the cure of some great Nobleman or oppressed by the multitude of other business to choose and substitute for himself a Pro-President but let him be the born President if conveniently by age business or health it may be If otherwise one of the Electors who excels in gravity sound judgement experience diligence and cheerfulness of acting according to the will and pleasure of the President His Office shall be to supply the place of the absent President in