ˌɔn θɹˈiː dʒˈuːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən, ɐ sˈɪmɪlɚ dᵻɡɹˈiː wʌz kənfˈɜːd ˌɔn hˌɪm baɪ ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv sənt ˈændɹuːz, ænd ˌɔn twˈɛnti wˈʌn dʒˈuːn hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ laɪsˈɛnʃɪˌeɪt ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv fɪzˈɪʃənz ʌv ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə.
On 3 June 1737, a similar degree was conferred on him by the University of St Andrews, and on 21 June he became a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.