LAITON, -

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Margaret Pelling, Frances White, 'LAITON, - ', 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/laiton [accessed 5 February 2025].

Margaret Pelling, Frances White, 'LAITON, - ', in Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640 Database(London, 2004), British History Online, accessed February 5, 2025, https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-physicians/1550-1640/laiton.

Margaret Pelling, Frances White. "LAITON, - ". Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640 Database. (London, 2004), British History Online. Web. 5 February 2025. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-physicians/1550-1640/laiton.

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Biography

Name LAITON (LEIGHTON)
Gender Male
Period of medical practice 1596-1616
Address Whitecross Street 1606
Other notes Charged with prescribing 1606. ?=Alexander Leighton (479)?

Known London address

Whitecross Street
Parish St Giles without Cripplegate
Ward Cripplegate (Within & Without)
Date 1606

Censorial hearings

7 Nov 1606
Entry Thomas Pattenson, MA Cantab, charged that L, of Whitecross Street, had prescribed a medicine for Flud of Gratius Street, which Clappam, an apothecary, had given to Flud. L had fixed a fee of £7 and had received £3 in advance.
Initiator of the complaint other medical practitioner
Action taken ?
Verdict case not completed
Number of crimes 1
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