BAKER, George | British History Online

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

Citation:

Margaret Pelling. Frances White, 'BAKER, George', 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/baker-george [accessed 3 June 2024].

George BAKER

Biography


Name	George BAKER
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	medical surgeon (Surgeon to E of Ox 1574. Serjeant-S to EI 1588. Author & translator.)
Period of medical practice	1570-1612
Date of birth	1540
Date of death	1612
Address	the Queen's House 1588
Other notes	Trouble 1588 (and gave forthright answer). Master BSC 1597. Father of Alexander Baker (Serj-surg & magistrate). Rich.

Known London address


	the Queen's House
Date	1588

Censorial hearings


	5 July 1588
Entry	'George Baker, a surgeon, had been told by the Beadle to appear in the College on that day. But he replied that he would be absent because he was in the Queen's house and did not have sufficient leisure to enable him to come easily. And, even if he had sufficient free time, he would still refuse to obey the order: he added that he marvelled at the insolent audacity of the President on which no doubt he relied in summoning him to the College or in English "he marvailed muche how the President dirst be so saucie as to send for him to the College"!'
Initiator of the complaint	college member
Pressure applied by College	yes
Action taken	?
Verdict	case not completed