WESTON, Richard

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

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Margaret Pelling, Frances White, 'WESTON, Richard', 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/weston-richard [accessed 21 February 2025].

Margaret Pelling, Frances White, 'WESTON, Richard', in Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640 Database(London, 2004), British History Online, accessed February 21, 2025, https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-physicians/1550-1640/weston-richard.

Margaret Pelling, Frances White. "WESTON, Richard". Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640 Database. (London, 2004), British History Online. Web. 21 February 2025. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-physicians/1550-1640/weston-richard.

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Richard WESTON

Biography

Name Richard WESTON
Gender Male
Primary occupation medical apothecary (Apothecary. SA Charter member 1617 but not 1614)
Period of medical practice 1606-1626
Other notes Accused 1616. Warned.

Censorial hearings

6 Sep 1616
Entry W was asked about the inscriptions on 5 medicine boxes seized from his shop. 1: asthma remedy copied from some book. 2: remedy for renal ulcer. 3: menses aid. 4: chest electuary. 5: remedy for obstructed womb. W said that these were Dr Fludd's prescriptions. Fludd denied it.
Attitude of the accused made an excuse
Action taken Warned.
Verdict guilty
Sentence Warned
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