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 capitals, an elegantly carved cornice, and his coat of arms and crest immediately over the entrance." A portion of the wainscoting was removed, and now adorns the adjoining Censor's room. Finally, in 1672, he made over to the College the estate and manor of Ashlins, in Essex, of four hundred acres, the proceeds to be partly applied to doubling the honorarium of the Harveian Orator, and to furnishing certain gratuities to the President, and the remainder to the general purposes and advancement of the College. To Dr. Hamey's bequest the Fellows present on the occasion of the election of President are indebted for the half-crown which they then individually receive, in lieu of a pair of gloves.

Dr. Matthew Baillie, the nephew of William Hunter, is another name worthy of special recognition by this College, from several points of view. Mention has already been made of his gifts to the museum and library. He further bequeathed at his death in 1823 a legacy of £300. Baillie appears to have been an indefatigable practitioner, and he has left admirable clinical records of cases far in advance of his time. While he trained himself, on Harvey's lines, to prosecute research by observation and experiment, his treatment was characterised by originality, sagacity, and common sense. Moreover, "his religious principle guided every part of his conduct and demeanour, and his moral loftiness and splendid character secured for him the deepest