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Edinburgh -- Scotland

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Story about dissection and Prince Sobieski of Poland, 17 August 1886

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/55
Scope and Contents

Story collected from Dr Aisley, Coillemore House [Killiemor House, Am Muile/Isle of Mull] telling how he dissected a royal subject while in Edinburgh University when he was an assistant to Professor Go[o]dsir. The royal subject was Prince Sobieski of Poland, who had been wounded in battle and escaped to Dùn Èideann/Edinburgh. He died in the infirmary of his wounds. The end of the story is very truncated and the text has been scored through in pencil.

Dates: 17 August 1886