Medical Jurisprudence, Volume 3 (of 3)Paris, John Ayrton
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Medical Jurisprudence, Volume 3 (of 3)
Paris, John Ayrton
Medical laws and legislation -- Great Britain
London. ss. _Nos_ Johannes Warner & Thomas Adams _Vic’ Civitat’_ London,
_Serenissimo Domino Regi in brevi huic schedul’ annex’ nominat’ ad diem
& locum in eodem brevi content’ Certificamus, quod ante adventum nobis
praedict’ brevis scil’ duodecimo die Septembris Anno regni dicti domini
Regis nunc Anglie &c. decimo quinto_ Christoferus Barton _in dicto brev’
nominat’ commissus fuit Prisone dom’ Regis scil’ Computator’ scituat’
in_ Wood Street London _prædict’ & in eadem Prisona sub custodia_ Isaaci
Pennington & Johannis Woollaston _tunc vic’ Civitat’ praedict’ & in
eorum exit’ ab officio suo sub custodia nostra detent’ virtute cujusdam
Warranti_ Otwelli Meverell, Laurentii Wright, Edmund Smith, & Willielmi
Goddard _in Medicinis Doctor’ & Collegii Medicor’ in_ London _praedict’
custodi praedict’ Computatorii_ London _praedict’ vel ejus deputat’
direct’ Cujus quidem Warranti tenor sequitur in hæc verba_.
[A Copy of the Censors Warrant for the Commitment of Empiricks to
prison.]
“ss. We _Otwell Meverell_, _Lawrence Wright_, _Edmund Smith_ and
_William Goddard_ Doctors in Physick and Censors of the Collage of
Physicians in _London_, being chosen by the President and Collage of
Physicians aforesaid to govern and punish for this present year all
offenders in the faculty of Physick within the City of _London_ and the
Suburbs thereof and seven miles compass of the said City, according to
the authority in that behalf duly given by certain Letters Patents under
the great Seal of _England_ made and granted to the said Collage and
Comminalty by the late King of famous memory King Henry the Eighth,
bearing the date the 28th day of _September_ in the Tenth year of his
Raigne, And one Act of Parliament made in the 14th year of the said late
King _Henry_ the Eighth concerning Physicians Whereby the Letters
Patents aforesaid and every thing therein are granted and confirmed: And
by virtue of the said Act of Parliament and Letters Patents aforesaid
and one other Act of Parliament made in the first year of the Raigne of
our late Soveraigne Lady Queen _Mary_ intituled _An Act touching the
Corporation of Physicians in_ London, did cause to be brought before us
the sixth day of this instant _September_ at our Collage house in _Pater
noster Rowe_ in _London_ one _Christofer Barton_; and we have examined
the said _Christofer Barton_, and upon his examination and other due
proofs we have found that the said _Christofer Barton_ hath unskilfully
practised the Art of Physick within the City of _London_ and Precinct
aforesaid upon the bodies of _Richard Ballady_ of _Aldermary_ Parish
_London_, _Michael Knight_ of St. _Buttolphs_ Parish _Aldgate London_
and the child of one _Jane Brigge_ and some others in the month of
_January_ in the year 1638, contrary to the Laws in that behalf made and
provided; whereupon we have imposed upon the said _Christofer Barton_ a
fine of 20_l._ for his evil practice in Physick aforesaid; and we have
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