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

'DELAUNE, William or Guillaume', 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/delaune-william-or-guillaume [accessed 23 April 2024]

William or Guillaume DELAUNE

Biography


Name	William or Guillaume DELAUNE (DE LAUNE, DE LAWNE)
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	medical physician (MD) (Physician. Professor of theology 1582. Clergyman 1582. Author)
Period of medical practice	1574-1611
Place of birth	France
Date of birth	1530
Date of death	Feb 1611
Address	St Annes in the Blackfriars 1599 (Rye 1574)
Other notes	Not to practise till Licentiate 1582. LRCP Dec 1582. Poor, and bad payer. Ca 1583 (no degree). Father of 214. Birken thesis.

Known London address


	St Anne's in the Blackfriars, Faringdon w/o ward
Parish	St Anne Blackfriars
Ward	Faringdon Within
Date	1599
	St Anne's in the Blackfriars, Faringdon w/o ward
Parish	St Anne Blackfriars
Ward	Faringdon Within
Date	1610

College membership


Medical education (university)	Montpellier
Date of MD	not known
Degree incorporated into Cambridge University	Yes
Date became Licentiate	22/12/1582
In trouble before membership	Yes
In trouble after membership	Yes
Other notes	Montpellier degree(s)? Ca 1583
Date of birth	1530
Date of death	Feb 1611

Censorial hearings


	7 Dec 1582
Entry	D, a French Professor of Theology, was prohibited from practising medicine in the future, unless he obtained a licence from the College. He confessed to unlicensed practice & was asked to reappear.
Attitude of the accused	confessed
Action taken	To abstain until licensed. To reappear.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	To abstain until licensed. To reappear.
	22 Dec 1582
Entry	D, 52 years old, clergyman, physician and refugee, presented a petition. Had a large family to support, & only hope of doing so was by medical practice. Had studied medicine for 8 years at Paris and Montpellier, under Duret & Rondelet. As priest, had practised medicine for 24 years among his neighbours & the poor. Asked for permission to practise and presented a letter of recomm'n from Consistory.
Pressure applied by College	yes
Action taken	Licensed to practise upon payment of £3 p.a.
	21 July 1583
Entry	D was asked for 20s.
Action taken	Asked for 20s.
	14 May 1585
Entry	D appeared. It was again claimed that he should pay £3 p.a.
Action taken	D to pay £3 p.a.
	7 Nov 1589
Entry	D to pay his arrears.
Action taken	To pay arrears.
	7 Dec 1592
Entry	D petitioned for a relaxation of his annual payments.
Action taken	College insisted D should pay his arrears, but wd consider his case
	15 Feb 1594
Entry	D's annual fee was reduced to 36s. 8d. p.a.
Action taken	Annual fee reduced.