LORRETT, William | British History Online

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

Citation:

Margaret Pelling, Frances White, 'LORRETT, William', 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/lorrett-william [accessed 21 November 2024].

William LORRETT

Biography


Name	William LORRETT (LERRETT)
Gender	Male
Period of medical practice	1612-1632
Address	Charterhouse Lane 1622
Other notes	Accused 1622. Deferred.

Known London address


	Charterhouse Lane
Date	1622

Censorial hearings


	22 March 1622
Entry	L, of Charterhouse Lane, was accused by Katherin Pade and Thomas Briggs, servants to Mr Willson, vintner, of having given John Allett (Willson's boy) a drink which caused spit and then flux. Dr Winston had then been called, but the boy had died, 'and all yis for a wrinche on ye knee'. L said the boy had palsy. L had been at sea for 10 years. He cited Pertius, hydropique coachmaker, as a cure. The President said that a laundress made pills for L. His drink was 'crocus metallarum made of antimonie and mitre, ye saltpeter evaporated'; his pills were cochiae.
Initiator of the complaint	friend/neighbour/acquaintance of the patient
Second initiator of the complaint	friend/neighbour/acquaintance of the patient
Attitude of the accused	confessed
Action taken	Deferred.
Verdict	case not completed
Number of crimes	1