I was falling asleep as I wrote that post last night. I would never wish to slight Robert Martin, a farmer outstanding in his field, an innovative agriculturist, devoted brother & son & example to his peers, & likely to be at some point sitting in on meetings to discuss parish business when he gets a bit older.

I agree I would put him just under Mr. Cole. I feel a little like a traitor to my profession to undermine Mr. Perry's worth. Medicine then I believe was far less successful at health promotion or disease prevention than it is now, but in 200 years people may regard our current attempts as pretty primitive & feeble, so I think Mr. Perry needs to retain his respected position.