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NEWTON, -

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Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640: Database

Author

Margaret Pelling, Frances White

Year published

2004

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Biography Known London address Censorial hearings

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Biography

Name	NEWTON
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	non-medical (Quondam pewterer)
Period of medical practice	1613-1641
Other notes	Accused 1623 1627 1631. BSC: George/Isack/John/Joseph (right period). Venn I.3 p.252 (John 1613, 1637, Samuel 16**).

Known London address

	Bishopsgate Street
Date	1623

Censorial hearings

	29 Nov 1622
Entry	Mr. Eston apothecarie [was] charged as Whetlye as a mainteyner of Blanke and Newton. He denied Blank, but said nothing about Newton.
Action taken	?
	m Palm Sun 1623
Entry	Mr Whitterame, a chandler of Bishopsgate Street, was first a patient of Dr Saunders and then of Mr. Shepard. 'then Newton the quondam Pewterer vndertooke him with his bottles and so he dyed.'
Initiator of the complaint	college member
Action taken	?
Verdict	case not completed
Number of crimes	1
	16 Feb 1627
Entry	N was accused of practising, especially on hectic fever. He said his practice was very small. The College asked how much he would pay to settle. N said he had done no wrong, but he offered £2 as a gift. He said he'd learned his practice from someone who had cured his own fever.
Action taken	N offered a "gift" of £2. It was presumably not accepted, see next
	2 March 1627
Entry	N paid £5.
Action taken	Fined £5.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Fined £5
	4 March 1631
Entry	Dr Crooke reported that Mr. Newton had sold Mr Dagges four or five bottles of his potion in October and accepted eleven shillings for any one bottle.
Initiator of the complaint	college member
Action taken	?
Verdict	case not completed
Number of crimes	1

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