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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, 'PRETMERO, John Baptist', 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/pretmero-john-baptist [accessed 24 November 2024].

John Baptist PRETMERO

Biography


Name	John Baptist PRETMERO (BANNYSTER, BAPTISTA, PETYNERO, PIETINERO)
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	medical apothecary (Apothecary and distiller. Physician 1583.)
Period of medical practice	1571-1594
Place of birth	Italian
Address	St Margaret Patten (Billingsgate) 1571. Tower Ward 1583.
Other notes	Trouble 1581-4 (?). Cf John BAPTIST the elder: Engl 1525, deniz 1541, of Venice, prof unknown.

Known London address


	St Margaret Patten
Parish	St Margaret Pattens
Ward	Billingsgate
Date	1571
	Tower ward
Parish	Tower Liberty = St Peter ad Vincula (in the Bailey)
Ward	Tower (Street)
Date	1583

Censorial hearings


	21 Dec 1571?
Entry	'Baptista, an Italian apothecary, was forbidden to practise medicine: he obediently pledged himself not to do so in future.'
Action taken	Forbidden to practise.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Forbidden to practise
	3 Nov 1581
Entry	'It was decided that before next Christmas Baptista should pay £6 13s. 4d. to Dr. Baronsdale, Censor, for the use of the College.'
Action taken	Fined £6 13s 4d.
	22 Dec 1581
Entry	'The President stated that he had received £6 13s. 4d. from [blank] Baptista which he should have paid Dr. Baronsdale on account of his fine as explained in the Comitia held on 3 November.'
Action taken	None.
	27 Nov 1582
Entry	'It was decided that Baptista who appeared then should come again on the following Monday to pay then his fine of £10 in cash and similarly on the feast of the Purification of Mary he should pay £10; but if he refused, he should be imprisoned because of malpractices.'
Action taken	Fined £20 in two instalments; to be imprisoned if he did not pay.
	3 Dec 1582
Entry	'Baptist appeared following the decision of the previous Comitia. Regarding him it was decided that he should pay £5 in present money, and that afterwards he should give his bond for £5 to be paid at the following feast of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary when he should present himself in the College, and that either he should pay £10 on the following St. John the Baptist's Day or if he refused he should receive corporal punishment according to the Judgement of the College.'
Action taken	To pay £5 now & £15 in later instalments, or corporal punishment.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Fined £20 on pain of prison / corporal punishment
	Michaelmas 1583
Entry	Baptista owed £10 in arrears, to be paid in two instalments: £6 13s. 4d. at the Annunciation of the BVM and £3 6s. 8d. at the next St. John the Baptist's day (Annals II p. 22).
Action taken	To pay arrears (membership / connivance fees).
	5 Feb 1585
Entry	Baptista appeared and it was decided that on the following Annunciation of the Virgin Mary he should pay the Treasurer, Dr. Baronsdale, 6l. 13s. 4d. as a fine.
Action taken	Fined £6 13s 4d (membership / connivance fee?).
	4 Feb 1586
Entry	It was decided that Baptista should pay on the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary a fine of 8l. to Dr. Baronsdale for the use of the College.
Action taken	To pay £8 fine (membership / connivance fee?).