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

'BARTLEY, 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/bartley-john [accessed 26 April 2024]

John BARTLEY

Biography


Name	John BARTLEY
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	medical physician (Practitioner of physic)
Period of medical practice	1602-1638
Date of birth	before 1587
Date of death	after 1628
Other notes	Trouble 1612 1628 (?). Who/what is Baron Barley? Kind of court? or person?
Medical specialities	Women's diseases (?)

Censorial hearings


	5 Feb 1613
Entry	Accused by Thomas Brown, apothecary, of ill practice.
Initiator of the complaint	other medical practitioner
Action taken	See E.
Sentence	?
Number of crimes	1
	14 April 1626
Entry	Warned to substantiate his claim to be a doctor by letters testimonial.
Action taken	Warned to have credentials ready.
Verdict	case not completed
	7 April 1628
Entry	Mrs. More, a 'respectable matron', accused B. of over-purging her daughter, causing bleeding and nearly causing death.
Initiator of the complaint	relative of the patient
Action taken	See below.
Number of crimes	1
	16 May 1628
Entry	Mr Moore (clerk) & his wife accused B. of bad practice on their daughter, who had died. They brought a careful account with witnesses' names, and wanted to take legal action through Baron Barley themselves. B. was 'a physician' recommended by women; bear's foot was one of his medicines. Dr Raven confirmed the case history.
Initiator of the complaint	relative of the patient
Second initiator of the complaint	relative of the patient
Third initiator of the complaint	college member
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	B. condemned for bad pract, but cd not be punished in his absence.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	None - absent
Number of crimes	1