JAQUINTO, Bartholomew

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Bartholomew JAQUINTO

Biography

Name Bartholomew JAQUINTO (IAQUINTO)
Gender Male
Primary occupation medical physician (Practitioner of physic)
Period of medical practice 1609-1643
Place of birth Neapolitan (=of Naples).
Address about Fleet Street 1626
Other notes Archbishop's Lic 1608 (Bancroft's Register fol.157d. Raach p.221). Trouble 1619-33. Suspected Papist 1624 1626.

Known London address

about Fleet Street
Parish St Bride Fleet Street
Ward Faringdon Without
Date 1626

Censorial hearings

m S Thomas 1619
Entry BONSCIO (103, qv) presented a petition against J and said that if J were summoned he, Bonscio, would charge him with practice on Sir ****** Andrews and others.
Initiator of the complaint other medical practitioner
Attitude of the accused absent
Action taken ?
Verdict case not completed
Number of crimes 1
5 Feb 1630
Entry J promised to pay his old fine of 40s.
Attitude of the accused submitted to the College
Action taken To pay old fine of 40s.
9 April 1630
Entry J was accused by Dr Crooke, who produced an unsuitable recipe [of J's, presumably] for a cure for catarrh and fever.
Initiator of the complaint college member
Attitude of the accused absent
Action taken J to appear.
Number of crimes 1
7 May 1630
Entry J appeared. His recipe was condemned. He was fined £5, but the fine was remitted on the President's appeal, out of respect to the Venetian ambassador.
Action taken Fined £5 but fine remitted on the President's appeal.
Verdict guilty
Sentence Fined £5 but fine remitted on the President's appeal
4 March 1631
Entry Dr Crooke said that J had given Mrs Blinco medicine for dropsy for one year.
Initiator of the complaint college member
Action taken ?
Verdict case not completed
Number of crimes 1
17 Feb 1632
Entry J was on the list of unlicensed foreign practitioners.
Action taken ?
Verdict case not completed
2 Nov 1633
Entry J was to be cited.
Attitude of the accused absent
Action taken To be cited.
Verdict case not completed
29 March 1626
Entry J, of about Fleet Street, was included on the list of suspected Papist doctors.
Action taken ?
2 June 1626
Entry J, a Neapolitan, said that his diploma was kept by his son-in-law.
Action taken See next.
7 July 1626
Entry J confessed to three years' practice in London. He came to be examined but was held, in replying to the first Censor, to have been replying to the three judges. Connived at, for a fee of £8 the first year and £4 p.a. thereafter, plus 40s. outstanding.
Action taken Fined 40s. and connived at for £8 first year and £4 p.a. after.
Verdict guilty
Sentence Fined 40s. and sort of Collmem
4 Jan 1628
Entry J was accused of ill practice on a matron, Mrs Noel: he had given a confection of germander, and Mrs Noel had miscarried.
Action taken Deferred till next meeting.
Number of crimes 1
1 Feb 1628
Entry J was heard on the previous charge.
Action taken Fined £5 and imprisoned.
Verdict guilty
Sentence Fined £5 and imprisoned
Number of crimes 1
16 Feb 1628
Entry The Earl of Manchester had written in support of J, requesting that the College connive at his practice. College wrote back, grovelling and saying they would let J alone for a short time, but that they could not remit his fine.
Pressure applied by College yes
Action taken J to be connived at temporarily, provided he paid his fine.
16 May 1628
Entry Dr Baskerville would attend the next meeting and give evidence against J.
Initiator of the complaint college member
Action taken Deferred till next meeting.
2 Oct 1629
Entry J behaved insolently and was warned not to practise outside the Venetian ambassador's house.
Action taken Warned not to practise outside the Venetian Ambassador's house.