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

Citation:

Margaret Pelling, Frances White, 'KING, Thomas', in Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640 Database( London, 2004), British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-physicians/1550-1640/king-thomas [accessed 27 July 2024].

Thomas KING

Biography


Name	Thomas KING
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	medical surgeon (Surgeon. Apprentice to Beauter (Surgeon) 1616)
Period of medical practice	1606-1626
Other notes	Trouble 1616. Obviously not young though apprentice. Cf 83 Christopher BEAUTER.

Censorial hearings


	4 Oct 1616
Entry	K, surgeon and apprentice to BEAUTER (qv, 83?), had given Mr Harper, a printer, and his wife a diet drink of Searsa 4 oz, Hemedack 4 oz, Saseperall 6 oz, for the pox. He claimed to have read Joannes Vigo and to have used this cure for 11 years. Mrs H, after apparent cure, got worse; K gave vomits of stibium lozenges sold by Mr SMITH of Newgate Market (683, qv), had let blood and given pulvis sanctus. Had charged £8, of which he had already had £3 11s.
Attitude of the accused	confessed
Action taken	Fined £5 and to repay the Harpers his fee - on pain of prison.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Fined £5 and to repay the patients' money, on pain of prison
Number of crimes	1