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Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640 Database. Originally published by Centre for Metropolitan History, London, 2004.

'BANISTER, John', in Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640 Database, (London, 2004) pp. . British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-physicians/1550-1640/banister-john [accessed 24 April 2024]

John BANISTER

Biography


Name	John BANISTER (BANESTER)
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	medical physician (university education) (Court physician & surgeon. Author. BSC 1583-.)
Period of medical practice	1573-1610
Place of birth	England (?Bedford (nephew, son of brother Gabriel, lived there))
Date of birth	1540
Date of death	1610
Address	St Olave Silver Street ?1610. Nottingham 1574.
Other notes	MB & Lic Oxon 1573. Trouble 1587. LRCP at Q's request 1594. Friend of Clowes, Baker, Balthrop, Goodrus.

Known London address


	St Olave Silver Street
Parish	St Olave Silver Street
Ward	Aldersgate (Within & Without)
Date	1594-1610

College membership


Medical education (university)	Oxford
Date of license to practise	1573
MB	1573
Date became Licentiate	15/02/1594
In trouble before membership	Yes
Other notes	LRCP at EI's request
Date of birth	1540
Date of death	1610

Censorial hearings


	10 Nov 1587
Entry	Summoned.
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	?
	1 Dec 1587
Entry	Could not appear because he was treating Lord Lidcot and had been ordered by the Queen to restore him to health.
Attitude of the accused	absent
Pressure applied by College	yes
Action taken	?
	22 Dec 1587
Entry	Dr Bayley wrote at the Queen's command, asking that Banister shd be allowed to practise medicine. College complained that it needed to maintain and preserve its privileges and needed the support of the court and the nobility in order to do this. Decided to send letters of supplication to various notables.
Attitude of the accused	absent
Pressure applied by College	yes
Action taken	Letters to be sent to Archbp of Cant, E of Leicester & Walsingham.
Verdict	case not completed
	5 Nov 1591
Entry	Summoned again.
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	?
Verdict	case not completed
	15 Feb 1594
Entry	Letter was read from EI asking College to license B. He had practised surgery successfully & had always 'jointlie used the art of Physick with Chirurgery'. Wanted to end his life peacefully in London.
Attitude of the accused	absent
Pressure applied by College	yes
Action taken	LRCP, provided he asks College for help in dangerous diseases.