The gold-headed cane / by William Macmichael ; a new edition with an introduction and annotations by George C. Peachey.

  • Macmichael, William, 1783-1839.
Date:
1923
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The gold-headed cane / by William Macmichael ; a new edition with an introduction and annotations by George C. Peachey. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    w CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. RADCLIFFE. Opening of the College of Physicians in Pall Mall East— The Gold-Headed Cane—Kensington Palace in 1689— Radcliffe in Medical Attendance on William the Third— Queen Mary—Radcliffe’s Matrimonial Intentions Marred —His Skill and Superiority over his Rivals ; his Humour and Coarseness; his Prognosis—The King breaks his Collar-Bone—Medical Differences—Character of William the Third—Prince George of Denmark—Radcliffe in Love ; the u Mourning Esculapius”—Prince Eugene— Dr. Mead—Death of Queen Anne—Radcliffe’s Account of Himself; his Medical Fees—Fees of other Physicians —Radcliffe’s Advice to Mead—His Death . pages 1-—32 CHAPTER II. MEAD. Bishop Burnet’s Last Illness—Dr. Cheyne—Sir Hans Sloane, Bart.—Medical Consultations—Sloane in the West Indies