DU PONT, -

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Margaret Pelling, Frances White, 'DU PONT, - ', 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/du-pont [accessed 31 October 2024].

Margaret Pelling, Frances White, 'DU PONT, - ', 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/du-pont.

Margaret Pelling, Frances White. "DU PONT, - ". 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/du-pont.

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Biography

Name DU PONT (DUPONT, PONT)
Gender Male
Primary occupation medical surgeon (Surgeon. BSC 1630)
Period of medical practice 1620-1640
Place of birth Frenchman
Address Lincoln's Inn 1630
Other notes Fined 1630. BSC were recommended by the Privy Council to accept Du P, but rejected him.

Known London address

Lincoln's Inn
Date 1630

Censorial hearings

4 June 1630
Entry Du P, of Lincoln's Inn, was accused by Francisca Hogg of giving her mercurial and other powders, causing much ills. Mary Newton accused him of the same offence, for 50s., & said that one Mrs Nightingale had lost all her teeth because of Du P's remedies.
Initiator of the complaint patient
Second initiator of the complaint patient
Action taken See next. (To reappear.)
Number of crimes 3
11 June 1630
Entry Edwards, of Drury Lane, accused Du P of giving his wife a suffumigation of mercury, which caused fainting, the falling out of her teeth, and general illness. Dr Cadyman & the Queen's French physician had to be summoned. Du P had eluded arrest and was absent.
Initiator of the complaint spouse of the patient
Second initiator of the complaint college member
Third initiator of the complaint other medical practitioner
Attitude of the accused absent
Action taken Fined £20 in his absence.
Verdict guilty
Sentence Fined £20
Number of crimes 1
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