| 6 June 1589 |
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| Entry | B, 'an ignorant fellow and renowned for his boldness', appeared. He confessed that he was uneducated, but said that he could cure all diseases & had practised successfully in the City for 6 years (by purgatives & correct diet). He had read Paracelsus & Erasmus ('medical books'). Asked what inflammation was (said, 'a gradual increase of certain swellings and humours'); asked what the King's disease was, said it was 'an alteration of the blood in melancholy and phlegm'. |
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| Attitude of the accused | confessed |
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| Action taken | Fined £10 and imprisoned for bad and illegal practice. |
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| Verdict | guilty |
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| Sentence | Fined £10 and imprisoned |
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| 22 Dec 1592 |
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| Entry | B appeared & confessed to practising for more than 6 years. |
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| Attitude of the accused | confessed |
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| Action taken | Forbidden to practise & ordered to reappear. |
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| Verdict | guilty |
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| Sentence | Forbidden to practise. [To be prosecuted at law.] |
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| 25 June 1593 |
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| Entry | Charles, Lord Howard, the Lord High Admiral, had written a letter (dated 29 May 1593) on B's behalf. College drafted a reply (2 July 1593). For contents of both letters, see Goodall pp. 329-330. |
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| Pressure applied by College | yes |
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| Action taken | Reply sent to Howard. |
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| 25 March 1594 |
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| Entry | Despite letters, College decided not to grant B a licence. |
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| Attitude of the accused | asked for College membership |
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| Pressure applied by College | yes |
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| Action taken | Refused a licence. |
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| 3 July 1596 |
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| Entry | B was summoned, and appeared. He denied practising in anything but trivial cases. |
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| Attitude of the accused | denied |
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| Action taken | Ordered to reappear. See next. |
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| 14 Oct 1596 |
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| Entry | Appeared and confessed to practice, but only in minor cases. |
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| Action taken | Fined £5. |
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| Verdict | guilty |
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| Sentence | Fined £5 |
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| 7 March 1600 |
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| Entry | Appeared. |
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| Action taken | Fined £3 & warned to pay a portion of it in the near future. |
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| Verdict | guilty |
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| Sentence | Fined £3 and warned to pay part of it in the near future |
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| 4 May 1603 |
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| Entry | B confessed to practising. |
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| Attitude of the accused | confessed |
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| Action taken | Fined £5 (reduced on petition to 5 marks) and imprisoned. |
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| Verdict | guilty |
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| Sentence | Fined £5 and imprisoned |
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| 19 July 1605 |
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| Entry | B promised to pay fine of 5 marks for bad practice. |
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| Attitude of the accused | submitted to the College |
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| Action taken | To pay previous fine of 5 marks. |
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| 3 July 1607 |
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| Entry | B was summoned but failed to appear. |
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| Attitude of the accused | absent |
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| Action taken | See next. |
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| 7 Aug 1607 |
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| Entry | B appeared and was accused of treating Mr Vermingham (rumoured to be dead). Alleged to have diagnosed a weakness of the stomach caused by overeating & to have used an 'ointment with mercury'. |
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| Action taken | Fined £5 and imprisoned till he paid it. |
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| Verdict | guilty |
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| Sentence | Fined £5 and imprisoned till he paid it. |
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| Number of crimes | 1 |
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| 25 June 1589 |
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| Entry | B had been released from prison. President & 2 Censors to find out why from the Mayor. If the answer was unsatisfactory, an action would be brought against Blunt, the keeper of the Wood Street prison. |
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| Action taken | See next. |
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| 6 Oct 1609 |
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| Entry | B did not appear. |
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| Attitude of the accused | absent |
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| Action taken | ? |
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| Verdict | case not completed |
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| 9 Feb 1610 |
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| Entry | B did not appear. |
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| Attitude of the accused | absent |
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| Action taken | ? |
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| Verdict | case not completed |
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| 4 June 1613 |
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| Entry | Dr Herring charged B with treating Tayler, a draper of Fleet Street. |
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| Initiator of the complaint | college member |
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| Attitude of the accused | absent |
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| Action taken | College decided to summon B to answer this charge. |
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| Verdict | case not completed |
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| Number of crimes | 1 |
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| 10 Jan 1617 |
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| Entry | Henry Foster, shoemaker, his wife and his neighbour presented a petition against B. |
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| Initiator of the complaint | person unconnected with the patient or the case |
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| Second initiator of the complaint | person unconnected with the patient or the case |
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| Third initiator of the complaint | person unconnected with the patient or the case |
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| Attitude of the accused | absent |
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| Action taken | B to be summoned. |
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| Number of crimes | 1 |
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| 7 Feb 1617 |
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| Entry | Richard Foster complained about B. |
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| Initiator of the complaint | person unconnected with the patient or the case |
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| Attitude of the accused | absent |
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| Action taken | B to be summoned. |
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| Verdict | case not completed |
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| Number of crimes | 1 |
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| 2 July 1589 |
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| Entry | B, a goldsmith of Blackfriars, was summoned and ordered not to practise medicine because he was ignorant and had no knowledge of the craft. He refused to stop, or to give a bond - said he wd continue, on his own authority, & wd always be ready to give thoughtful care & attention to any in need. The College found him insolent. |
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| Initiator of the complaint | college member |
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| Attitude of the accused | defiant |
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| Action taken | Re-imprisoned in Wood Street prison until he shd decide to repent. |
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| 5 Dec 1589 |
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| Entry | Summoned. |
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| Attitude of the accused | absent |
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| Action taken | Summoned. See next. |
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| 18 Dec 1589 |
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| Entry | Christopher Hardy, shoemaker & servant of John Langley of Southwark, complained that he had paid B money to restore him to health, but that B had given him no medicine. |
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| Initiator of the complaint | patient |
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| Action taken | ?Imprisoned |
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| Verdict | guilty |
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| Sentence | Imprisoned |
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| Number of crimes | 1 |
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| 30 Jan 1590 |
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| Entry | B, a goldsmith who had been imprisoned for wrongful practice, was summoned before the President & Censors. He refused to appear. He had apparently undertaken to cure Hardy of pains in his joints and had been paid £1 and promised 40s. more. |
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| Action taken | ?See next. |
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| Number of crimes | 1 |
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| 16 Feb 1590 |
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| Entry | Letter was received from Walsingham on B's behalf. College drafted a reply. For contents of both letters, see Goodall pp. 327-8. President & James took reply to Walsingham, who promised to leave the affair to the College. College Beadle summoned B from prison. He wd have been treated mercifully out of respect for W, but he refused to come. |
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| Pressure applied by College | yes |
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| Action taken | College to inform W of B's obstinacy. |
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| 8 May 1590 |
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| Entry | B had been freed by the Warden of the Counter, without authority. College to complain to the City Recorder & to Mr Daniel, & to take legal action against the Keeper of the Counter. |
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| Action taken | ? |
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| 5 Nov 1591 |
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| Entry | B was summoned. |
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| Attitude of the accused | absent |
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| Action taken | Summoned. |
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| Verdict | case not completed |
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