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26 reign; and, his present excellent Majesty has been graciously pleased, to stamp, with his Royal Approbation, the Success of its Exer- tions. Under the Auspices of the College, Re- sort may be had, in every Town and Village, to Surgeons, examined, and approved, for their Fitness and Capability. But these Provisions, daily Experience proves, are insufficient .to protect Weakness and Credulity against the Arts of Imposture.

Frequently is the College censured for not exercising Powers—supposed to be possess- ed—for the Suppression of a Grievance, most adverse to the Improvement, and to the Honour, of Surgery. ;

Say, then, generous Senators, prompt In- struments of Succour to distressed Human Beings in the remotest Parts of the Globe; say, shall such Disgrace remain a Cloud on the Character of this Land of Charity? �