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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, 'MINSTERLEY, Alice', 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/minsterley-alice [accessed 21 November 2024].

Alice MINSTERLEY

Biography


Name	Alice MINSTERLEY (MINSTREL)
Gender	Female
Marital status	Widowed 1597 (Widow by 1597)
Primary occupation	non-medical (Widow by 1597)
Period of medical practice	1575-1612
Other notes	Accused of practice 1585 1597 & 1602. Always denied. Just warned.

Censorial hearings


	5 Aug 1585
Entry	M appeared, accused of bad and illegal practice.
Action taken	M was forbidden to practise and threatened.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Forbidden to practise on pain of [punishment]
	25 June 1597
Entry	M, a widow, appeared and confessed to having administered a bitter potion from a decoction of herbs, which caused the patient 60 stools. The maidservant who just tasted the potion was purged.
Attitude of the accused	confessed
Action taken	To reappear.
Number of crimes	1
	12 Aug 1597
Entry	M denied the charges.
Attitude of the accused	denied
Action taken	M gave bond of £10 not to practise in future.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Bound for £10 to abstain
	5 May 1602
Entry	Dr Wilkinson charged M with administering a purgative to Mrs Wilsford. She confessed giving two pints, but claimed they were not purgative. The patient's experience and Dr W's testimony showed otherwise.
Attitude of the accused	denied
Action taken	Warned and dismissed though `it was lawful to commit her to prison'
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Warned to abstain on pain of prison
Number of crimes	1