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Arthur Guyon Purchas - Envelope and calling card

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  • Description

    (A) -- Hand-folded envelope with the following Latin inscription: "Judex, in propria causa Aliquis esse non potest." (Adapted from the legal term: "Aliquis non debet esse judex in propria causa, quia non potest esse judex et pars.", or "A person ought not to be judge in his own cause, because he cannot act as judge and party.")

    (B) -- Calling card (inside envelope) - "Mr. Arthur G. Purchas.", dates to an approximate period from between 1839 and 1842, when Purchas was still undergoing his medical training.

  • Other Id

    17242 (Presto content ID)

    MS-1711-18 (Reference Number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

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Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Arthur Guyon Purchas - Envelope and calling card
  • Date
    1839-1842
  • Level of Current Record
    Child
  • Is Part Of

    Arthur Guyon Purchas - Papers, 1840 - 1847

  • Public Access Text

    Purchas also used this inscription as a sub-text to his paper titled "Medico-legal Analysis of Oxalic Acid" (see Ref. No. MS-1711-14).

  • Last Update
    06 Jul 2023
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