Copy of the Act of the Town Council of Edinburgh in favour of the chirurgians
Act of the Town Council of Edinburgh in favour of the chirurgians
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Act of the Town Council of Edinburgh in favour of the chirurgians

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Date 1643
Location Edinburgh
Description An Act of the town council granting the chirurgians alone the right of applying searcloths to dead bodies in Edinburgh. Only chirurgians may carry out manual operations and treatments of dead and living bodies. No apothecary has these rights. (8 December 1643)
Format Manuscript
Original Index Number RCSEd 1/2/1/9