Mr DOWNINGE

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

Citation:

Margaret Pelling, Frances White, 'Mr DOWNINGE', 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/mr-downinge [accessed 21 November 2024].

Biography


Name	Mr DOWNINGE
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	medical surgeon (Surgeon)
Period of medical practice	1630-1650
Address	Trinity the Less parish, Vintry ward (1638).
Other notes	Trouble 30 March 1640, 10 Apr 1640, 1 May 1640.

Censorial hearings


	30 March 1640
Entry	'Mr. Downinge chirurgian to bee caled to the Colledge ye 2 friday in Aprill, upon complaint of D. Read.'
Initiator of the complaint	college member
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	To be summoned.
	10 April 1640
Entry	Anna Wall, formerly wife to John Groue, accused Mr D of killing JG by bloodletting and three sweats. JG was fat and had gout. The sweating medicine was made by Mr Davis, apoth. D said that Dr Read had prescribed the medicine, but that Dr Frasier had written the bill. F denied this.
Initiator of the complaint	spouse of the patient
Second initiator of the complaint	college member
Attitude of the accused	made an excuse
Action taken	`D and Davis to appeare the 1 friday in May.'
	1 May 1640
Entry	D & Mr Davis appeared. D was convicted of practice on JG and was further accused of salivating Mrs Ward in Thames Street when she was pregnant (she died); and of practising on Mr. Thomas Fletcher, Marchant in Sethinge Lane, who had consumption. But the Censors thought that these further complaints were 'moued upon discontent', and anyway referred to events two years ago.
Action taken	Found guilty, warned to stop practising, dismissed.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Warned to abstain and dismissed
Number of crimes	3