POWELL, Mistress | 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, 'POWELL, Mistress', 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/powell-mistress [accessed 21 November 2024].

Mistress POWELL

Biography


Name	Mistress POWELL (ARUNDELL)
Gender	Female
Marital status	Married 1594 (Wife of Roger POWELL = 597, 1594. Husband: medical, Impostor)
Primary occupation	non-medical (Wife of Roger Powell impostor 597)
Period of medical practice	1584-1621
Other notes	True name Arundell? Accused 1594 1611. ?Reln of Daniel Arundell physician?

Censorial hearings


	30 Sep 1594
Entry	P, wife of the 'remarkable and well-known impostor' Roger POWELL (597, qv), was accused by Roger Mackwell. She was to be arrested and brought to the next comitia.
Initiator of the complaint	person unconnected with the patient or the case
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	To be arrested and brought to the next comitia.
Verdict	case not completed
Number of crimes	1
	12 April 1611
Entry	Hodgeson, a farrier, appeared on behalf of 'Powell's wife'.
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	?
Verdict	case not completed