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

Citation:

Margaret Pelling, Frances White, 'BIRD, John', in Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640 Database( London, 2004), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-physicians/1550-1640/bird-john [accessed 21 December 2024].

John BIRD

Biography


Name	John BIRD
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	medical physician (university education) (Physician)
Period of medical practice	1628-1649
Address	Merton College, Oxford 1630-9.
Other notes	Collbiz 1629. Trouble 1630-9. Merton College, Oxford.

Censorial hearings


	6 Nov 1629
Entry	[Collbiz.]
	5 Nov 1630
Entry	Of Oxford.
Action taken	To reappear.
	7 Jan 1631
Entry	To be summoned.
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	To be summoned. See below (?)
	14 Oct 1631
Entry	Accused. Confessed to 3 years' practice and said he saw no reason why he should not practise.
Action taken	Admonished by Dr Fox.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Admonished
	2 Nov 1631
Entry	Practioners without licens to bee convented: ... Mr. Bird ...
Initiator of the complaint	college member
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	To be convented.
Verdict	case not completed
	25 June 1632
Entry	Accused by Dr Wright of bad practice in the case of Mrs Collier, brewer's wife.
Initiator of the complaint	college member
Action taken	?
Verdict	case not completed
Number of crimes	1
	6 Dec 1639
Entry	Of Merton College, Oxford.
Action taken	Advised not to practise.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Advised not to practise