, a learned surgeon, and senior surgeon of the county-infirmary,
, a learned surgeon, and
senior surgeon of the county-infirmary, Gloucester, was
descended from the ancient family of Trye, of Hardwick,
co. Gloucester, and was born Aug. 21, 1757. He married
Mary, elder daughter of the rev. Samuel Lysons, rector of
Rodmarton, by whom he left three sons and five daughters; and was consequently related to the two celebrated
antiquaries. In 1797, he succeeded to a considerable
estate; consisting of the manor, advowson, and chief landed
property in the parish of Leckhampton, near Cheltenham,
under the will of his cousin, Henry Norwood, esq whose
family had possessed them for many generations. This
gentleman will be long regretted, not only as a surgeon,
but as a man extremely useful in various undertakings of
national concern, such as rail-roads, canals, &c. in the
planning of which he evinced great genius. As a surgeon,
his practice was extensive, and his success great. Many
arduous and difficult operations he performed, which ended
in perfect cures, after others of eminence had shrunk from
the undertakings. His operations were conceived and executed from a perfect knowledge of the structure of the human body, attained by a well-grounded education, and
constant intense study through life. He was educated under the eminent surgeon, Mr. Russell, of Worcester; then
studied under John Hunter; was house-surgeon“to the
Westminster Infirmary, and afterwards assistant to the very
ingenious and scientific Sheldon. He was for some time
house-surgeon and apothecary to the infirmary in Gloucester. Shortly after he quitted that situation, he was
elected surgeon to that charity, an office which he filled for
near thirty years, discharging its duties with great credit
to himself; while those placed under his care were sensible
of the advantages they possessed from his assiduous attention to their sufferings. He trained up several surgeons,
many of whom are exercising the medical profession in
various parts of the kingdom, with credit to their preceptor, honour to themselves, and utility to mankind. As an
author he was well known to the literary part of the medical world, and published: 1.
” Remarks on Morbid Retentions of Urine,“1784. 2.
” Review of Jesse Foot’s
Observations on the Venereal Disease,“(being an answer to his attack on John Hunter,) 1787. 3.
” An Essay on
the swelling of the lower Extremities incident to Lying-in
Women,“1792. 4.
” Illustrations of some of the Injuries
to which the lower Limbs are exposed,“(with plates),
1802. 5.
” Essay on some of the Stages of the Operation
of Cutting for the Stone,“1811. 6.
” An Essay on Aneurisms," in Latin, was far advanced in the press several
years ago, but was laid aside, and not quite completed at
the author’s death. He has left several interesting cases,
and other observations, in manuscript; and many of his
papers of a miscellaneous nature, connected with the profession, are to be found in various periodical publications.
He was a steady friend and promoter of the Vaccine inoculation.