ACT  
The Faculty of Chirurgeon of GLASGOW, in Favours of the Poor Diseased People within their Jurisdiction.  
AT GLASGOW the seventh day of March, One thousand six hundred and ninety eight ye●● the whilk day, Doctor Peter petoun Physician, Prese and Assessor to the Faculty, Jan. Weir Chirurgeon-Apothecary present Visitor, and remanent Members of the Surgeons 〈◊〉 Pharmacians of Glasgow being Conveen'd, and taking to their Consideration, that one of 〈◊〉 cause's, for which His MAJESTY of ever blessed Memory, JAMES the sixth King of Scots, by 〈◊〉 ●oyal Gift, of the Date the penult day of November, One thousand five hundred and ninety nine y●●●●ranted in Favours of the said Faculty of Surgeons and Pharmacians, the Privileges and Immun●●●●●ey now Enjoy; is, that the said Faculty should, with the Assistance of a Physician Assessor, Communicate their Advice Gratis, the first Monday of each Month in the Year, to every poor diseased 〈◊〉, who should apply to them, who had Residence within their Jurisdiction, and had Testimonials fro●●●eir Ministers or Elders, of the respective parochs where they Lived; With which the Members of ●●●●lty Residenters at Glasgow, have not only heretofore Complied, and given Obedience to; But also in ●●gard, there are divers and sundry Members of Faculty, whose Residence are promiscuously, through th'general parts of the Faculties Jurisdiction in the Country, who by their Admission, and Acts of Fac●●… 〈◊〉 which they are liable; are obliged to Communicate their Advice to the Poor of the respective Paroc●●●here they Live, the first Monday of each Month Gratis, which heretofore hath not been practicable 〈◊〉 the Country. And the Faculty being resolved, that the Poor diseased in the Country, should not b●●estitute of Advice, more than these of the City of Glasgow. Therefore, it is Statute and Ordain●●…●●hat the Faculty at Glasgow, should not only Continue in their Custom of convening, each fir●● ●unday of ilk Month of the Year, at their public Hall, to Visit and give Advice to every poor Di●●●sed Person (within the City of Glasgow, or the Faculties Jurisdiction) Gratis, who shall apply 〈◊〉 ●●em at their said Hall, within the said City for their Advice, having Testimonials from the Minister's 〈◊〉 ●●ders where they Live. But sicklike, That every Member of Faculty living in the Country or any her Burgh, within the Faculties Precincts (which Comprehends the Shires of Lanrick, Dumba●●●…m, Ranfrew and Aire: Comprehending Kyll, Carrick and Cunningham) shall be hereby Boun●●●d Obliged, to Attend the said first Day of every Month in the Year, at their respective Dwelling ●●uses; And shall be Obliged to Communicate their Advice Gratis, according to the Qualifications of ●●eir respective Admissions, to the Poor so applying to them by Testimonials as said is. And Ordains 〈◊〉 Presents to be Printed and Published at the whole Paroch-Churches within the Faculties Jurisdiction, at the Poor Diseased may be advertised hereof.  
Extracted forth of the Records of the said Faculty, by me Robert Robertson, Clerk of the Facul●●