WILLIAM HILLARY—A PUPIL OF BOERHAAVE

Abstract

In the records of the Society of Friends, William Hillary's date of birth is given as the 17th of the first month, I696/7 (rorkshire Births, Library of Society of Friends, London).This has been misinter- preted by both Shilstone (I953) and Booth and Pickles (I957) as referring to January I697.Until the mtroduction of new style dating in 1752, however, the first month in the Quaker calendar was March.January would have been recorded as the eleventh month, I696/7.

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