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

'PORDAGE, John', 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/pordage-john [accessed 26 April 2024]

John PORDAGE

Biography


Name	John PORDAGE (PARDYGE)
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	medical physician (Practitioner of physic. Deacon. Chaplain to Lady Vere 1638.)
Period of medical practice	1627-1648
Address	Barbican 1637
Other notes	Accused 1637. Came for examination Jan 1638 but had been made chaplain so couldn't be L.

Known London address


	Barbican
Parish	St Giles without Cripplegate
Ward	Cripplegate (Within & Without)
Date	1637

Censorial hearings


	9 June 1637
Entry	Edward Woodfine produced recipes of powders which P, of Barbican, had given him. W said they were harmful. P was said to be a pretended doctor of physic. P not present, so deferred.
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	To appear.
Verdict	case not completed
Number of crimes	1
	10 Jan 1638
Entry	William TRIGGE 746, accused of killing a woman with dropsy by opening her belly, 'excused himself that what he did was done in the presence and with the assistance of a Physition, viz. Mr. Pordage.'
Initiator of the complaint	other medical practitioner
Action taken	?None to P.
	26 Jan 1638
Entry	P came for examination, but confessed that he'd been made a deacon and was chaplain to Lady Vere. So he could not be licensed.
Attitude of the accused	asked for College membership
Action taken	License refused because he was a clergyman.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Not licensed, so to abstain