Macmath, William (d.1921)

Collection of medical prescriptions [c. 1895], in a copy of 'Bell's Commonplace Book for the pocket' 1770, originally belonging to P. Fyers in 1787. The name of the original owner, P. Fyers, is found written inside the first fly-leaf, dated January 23, 1787. At the end of the 11 ll. he states that he has arrived at Madeira 20th of April 1787, and the last leaf is stamped 'P. Fyers. Edinburgh.' The medical receipts are presumably by W. Macmath and may perhaps be dated about 1895, though his signature under that of P. Fyers on the first fly-leaf is dated 12th April 1904. At the end of the volume there are seven figure drawings in pencil, perhaps also by him.

1787-1904

1 volume 4 ll. + 3 ff. + 11 ll. + 173 pp. + 33 bl. ll. + 8 ll. 8vo. 18 1/2 × 12 cm. Original vellum binding. Some leaves have been torn out at the beginning, between the entry for Norway and that for Madeira.

Purchased 1923.

William Macmath graduated M.B., B.Ch. at Queen's University, Cork in 1893, and seems to have practised there. He died at Bristol in 1921. His coat of arms is pasted on the inside of the upper cover.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).