FIGH, Valentine | British History Online

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

Citation:

Margaret Pelling, Frances White, 'FIGH, Valentine', 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/figh-valentine [accessed 31 October 2024].

Valentine FIGH

Biography


Name	Valentine FIGH (FIGGE, FYGE)
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	medical apothecary (Apothecary's man 1626. Freed 1626. ?Apothecary to Pepys? Master SA 1669)
Period of medical practice	1626-1669
Date of death	soon after 1669
Address	Fleet Street 1640
Other notes	Warned 1626 & 1632. Sons Valentine (v. Venn) & Thomas. Archbishop's Lic med 1635 (Laud Register I.232d).

Known London address


	Fleet Street
Parish	St Bride Fleet Street
Ward	Faringdon Without
Date	1640

Censorial hearings


	1 Sep 1626
Entry	F, the servant ('man') of apothecary Wakes, was warned about his irreverence.
Action taken	Warned.
Verdict	case not completed
	8 June 1632
Entry	F, an apothecary, was charged in the matter of Mr Goddard, but said that he had Dr Yelverton's prescriptions.
Action taken	Warned and dismissed.
Verdict	case not completed
Number of crimes	1
	3 July 1640
Entry	'Mr. Phige apothecary was questioned for practizinge upon the body of Mrs. Ganocke. hee put of all to D. Staines, D. Gurden and Mr. Hill, affirminge what was done, was by ther direction.'
Action taken	?
Verdict	case not completed