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Medical Science in earlier times

We here offer one proof of this state of affairs by a quotation from the original charter of the first College of Physicians, granted by Henry VIII, which reads, “Before this period a great multitude of ignorant persons, of which the greater part had no insight into physic (read medical science), nor into any other kind of learning,—some could not even read the Book (read the Bible),—so far forth that common artificers, as smiths, weavers, and women boldly and accustomedly took upon themselves great cures, to the high displeasure of God, great infamy of the faculty, and the grievous hurt, damage, and destruction of many of the king’s liege people.”

The meetings of this august body (College of Physicians) were held at the house of Dr. Linacre. “He was a gentleman of distinction, both as a physician and scholar.” He became disgusted with physic, and took “holy orders” five years before his death. He was one of the original petitioners of the charter, which complained that the above rabble of doctors could not read the Book (Bible). Now see the ignorance—the hypocrisy of the man!