COMPTON, William

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

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Margaret Pelling, Frances White, 'COMPTON, William', 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/compton-william [accessed 31 October 2024].

Margaret Pelling, Frances White, 'COMPTON, William', in Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640 Database( London, 2004), British History Online, accessed October 31, 2024, https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-physicians/1550-1640/compton-william.

Margaret Pelling, Frances White. "COMPTON, William". Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640 Database. (London, 2004), , British History Online. Web. 31 October 2024. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-physicians/1550-1640/compton-william.

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William COMPTON

Biography

Name William COMPTON
Gender Male
Primary occupation medical apothecary (Apothecary)
Period of medical practice 1579-1617
Date of death 1627
Other notes Fined 1589. Charter member SA 1617.

Censorial hearings

9 May 1589
Entry C appeared and was charged with illegal practice.
Action taken Fined 40s.
Verdict guilty
Sentence Fined 40s.
25 June 1589
Entry C = the servant of LINCH 485 (now 936) qv. LINCH was fined 40s., of which C was to pay half for his rudeness to Dr Atkins.
Action taken Fined an extra 20s.
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