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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, 'CLARK, Catherine', 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/clark-catherine [accessed 18 December 2024].

Catherine CLARK

Biography


Name	Catherine CLARK
Gender	Female
Marital status	Married 1598 (?Wife 1598)
Period of medical practice	1588-1613
Address	Pickleherring 1598
Other notes	Accused 1598 & 1603.

Known London address


	Pickleherring
Ward	Bridge Without
Date	1598

Censorial hearings


	2 June 1598
Entry	C, of Pickleherring, appeared and was accused of illegal practice. She was asked to reappear with her husband, or other honest man who would give sureties for her abstinence from practice in future.
Action taken	To reappear with sureties.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	To give bond to abstain - to reappear with sureties
	17 June 1603
Entry	C was accused by Mr BREDWELL of practising medicine. 'She denied the word but confessed to the deed', viz. of giving senna and other purges for swellings of the foot and ulcers, e.g. to a woman called Morgan for 7s.
Initiator of the complaint	college member
Action taken	Fined £5 and imprisoned.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Fined £5 and imprisoned
Number of crimes	1