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Rh from the old College building in Warwick Lane and now adorns the Censors' room adjoining. Further, in imitation of Harvey he settled on the College the estate and manor of Ashlins in Essex, the proceeds from which were for the purpose among other things of doubling the premium to the Harveian orator and furnishing certain gratuities to the President, the remainder to be applied to the general purposes and advancement of the College. It is to Dr. Harvey's bequest that every Fellow present on the occasion of the election of our President owes the half crown in lieu of a pair of gloves which he then receives.

Also Dr. George Ent, who delivered the Anatomical Lecture in 1665, and who was knighted in the College by King Charles II., who had attended the discourse. Five years later he filled the Presidential chair. He was on terms of friendship with Harvey, and it was through him that the Master's work on the Generation of Animals was published; a benefaction to Science no less than to this College, which also received from him a pecuniary bequest.

Also Henry Marquis of Dorchester, who was admitted a Fellow of this College in 1658, having three years previously presented to the College £100 with which to augment the Library.

Also Dr. William Croone, who at his death in 1684 "left behind him a plan for two Lectureships which he had designed to found; one to be read before the College of Physicians with a sermon to be preached at the Church of St. Mary-le-Bow; the other to be delivered yearly before the Royal Society upon the nature and laws of muscular motion." His will, however, contained no provision for the endowment of these Lectures, and the funds for the two Lectureships were subsequently provided by his widow, who became Lady Sadleir.