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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, 'GASH, Thomas', 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/gash-thomas [accessed 31 October 2024].

Thomas GASH

Biography


Name	Thomas GASH (GARSH)
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	medical surgeon (Surgeon)
Period of medical practice	1627-1647
Address	Fleet Bridge 1637
Other notes	Trouble 1637.

Known London address


	Fleet Bridge
Parish	St Bride Fleet Street
Ward	Faringdon Without
Date	1637

Censorial hearings


	3 April 1637
Entry	Edward Eliot said that G, of Fleet Bridge, had given him mineral physic for 22s. and that the medicine had been harmful.
Initiator of the complaint	patient
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	To appear at next.
Number of crimes	1
	9 June 1637
Entry	Eliot gave details of the medicine (*): 1 oz fi pulvis sanctus in wine, & pills of mercurius dulcis, which caused flux at mouth and asthma. G confessed and admitted that he'd had 22s. and would have had 18s. more when E was cured. He also admitted having given aque falopii for the ulcerous throat.
Attitude of the accused	confessed
Action taken	? [Presum College did nothing - see next.]
Number of crimes	2
	16 June 1637
Entry	Eliot brought a petition that he had taken to the Lord Privy Seal. The latter had sent (12/06/1637) a letter encouraging the College to act [against G].
Attitude of the accused	submitted to the College
Action taken	?
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	?