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

'PUNCTEAU, 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/puncteau-john [accessed 24 April 2024]

John PUNCTEAU

Biography


Name	John PUNCTEAU
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	medical empiric (Quack, mountebank 1630. Surgeon 1649. Physician later?)
Period of medical practice	1620-1660
Place of birth	Frenchman (Annals); Italian (Wood, FASTI)
Address	[Sarum after 1660. Norwich??]
Other notes	Trouble 7 April 1630. ?=849? Brought 2 medicaments for approval, an antidote and a balm or balsam. Certificate of approval given. See CSPDom. 1629-31, p.228. Ox Lic (surgery) 1649. D rich & old.

Censorial hearings


	7 April 1630
Entry	P, a Frenchman, appeared by order of the King, bearing his petition, signed by the Secretary, Lord Dorchester. He brought two medicaments for the College to investigate: an antidote (recipe given) and a balsam (recipe given). Both medicaments were found to be harmless, and a certificate to that effect was signed by the President and Censors, and given to P.
Pressure applied by College	yes
Action taken	Both P's medicaments certificated harmless.
Verdict	innocent
	17 Feb 1632
Entry	P's name ('John Puncteau, French') is in the list of foreign practitioners, but it is not clear whether he is in the 'licensed' or the 'unlicensed' column.
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	?
Verdict	case not completed