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.

So much we attribute to the Honour and Authority of the President.

Let none reveal or divulge any thing of any moment that is said in the Col∣ledge, under the penalty of Ten shil∣lings.

No Collegue shall by name accuse ano∣ther either of ignorance or ill practice, or any villany, or ignominious crime, or publickly reproach any of the Colledge.

If it shall appear to the President and Censors that any has acted contrany, the first time he shall pay to the use of the Colledge Four pounds.

The second the Mulct shall be doubled, but if any shall offend the third time, he shall be expelled the Colledge, neither shall he be restored again, before he has paid Ten pounds to the Colledge.

No Phisician who shall be called second to a sick person, shall cause the former Phisician to be turned away, nor shall he innovate any thing before (unless the matter be urgent) he shall meet him, and that there be no place for deceit, whoever

is sent for to a Sick Person, he shall ask of him or the By-standers, whether any hath prescribed a Medicine, under the Penalty of Twenty Shillings.

Yet afterwards at the pleasure of the Sick, be shall alone Cure him, or Ad∣minister the business with the former Physician, or with any other.

Yet he shall do his endeavour, as much as in him lies, that he retain the for∣mer with him in Practice.

But if that cannot be done with the Consent of the Sick Person, or the Friends, he shall in no manner dispraise the former Physician, neither by Counte∣nance, Gesture, Suspicious Silence, or by any other means blame his Actions to the Sick, or By-standers; but he shall rather praise him, and that not deccit∣fully by the Name of Honesty and Good∣ness, but (what chiesly pertains to the matter) of a Skilful and Intelligent Physician; always remembring, that he have the Reputation of another with o∣thers, in that esteem, which if the Case were altered, he would desire his own,

to wit, for the Honour and Dignity of the Art he professeth.