PREEST, Walter | 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, 'PREEST, Walter', 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/preest-walter [accessed 27 July 2024].

Walter PREEST

Biography


Name	Walter PREEST (PREESTE, PREIST, PRIEST, PRIST)
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	medical surgeon (Surgeon. BSC 1602-13)
Period of medical practice	1595-1624
Other notes	Confessed to giving purge on doctor's instructions 1605. Accused 1614.

Censorial hearings


	12 July 1605
Entry	P, a surgeon, confessed to giving a purge, but insisted it was on Dr Browne's authority.
Action taken	Dismissed.
Verdict	innocent
Number of crimes	1
	14 Jan 1614
Entry	P was charged by Robert Leake and Gilbert John, apothecaries.
Initiator of the complaint	other medical practitioner
Second initiator of the complaint	other medical practitioner
Action taken	See next.
	4 Feb 1614
Entry	The accusations against P were recorded.
Action taken	See next.
	11 Feb 1614
Entry	P, a surgeon, was charged.
Action taken	See next.
	18 Feb 1614
Entry	The case against P was discussed.
Action taken	See next.
	4 March 1614
Entry	P was fined 40s.
Action taken	Fined 40s.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Fined 40s.