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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, 'RAWLINS, Thomas', 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/rawlins-thomas [accessed 31 October 2024].

Thomas RAWLINS

Biography


Name	Thomas RAWLINS (RAWLINGS)
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	medical physician (MD) (Candidate for Physician of Bart's 1603.)
Period of medical practice	1592-1613
Place of birth	London (b London (bapt St Antholins, son of Thomas Rawlins))
Date of birth	c. 1569
Date of death	Apr 1613
Address	Bapt St Antholins 6 Nov 1569. Lived Cow Lane St Sepulchre's (*Barts) c1604-13. St Sepulcre, Newgate (will). Bur St Antholins 1613.
Other notes	Ca MD 1599. Trouble 1596-7, 1601-5, 1607. LRCP 1600. FRCP 1605. Suspected RC. ?Married a midwife?

Known London address


	St Antholin's Budge Row
Parish	St Antholin
Ward	Cordwainer Street
Date	1569
	St Antholin's Budge Row
Parish	St Antholin
Ward	Cordwainer Street
Date	1613
	Cow Lane, St Sepulchre's
Parish	St Sepulchre without Newgate
Ward	Faringdon Without
Date	c1604-13

College membership


Medical education (university)	Cambridge
Date of MD	1599
Date became Licentiate	17/03/1600
Date became Fellow	22/12/1605
Date of Fellowship	1605-1613
In trouble before membership	Yes
In trouble after membership	Yes
Other notes	MD Cantab 1599. In trouble w ACant. Rejected as CRCP 25/06/1604.
Date of birth	c.1569
Date of death	Apr 1613

Censorial hearings


	1 Oct 1596
Entry	R was summoned.
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	Summoned.
	18 April 1603
Entry	Moundeford charged R with treating M's patient. R claimed that he did not know the rule.
Initiator of the complaint	college member
Attitude of the accused	made an excuse
Action taken	Fined 40s.
Number of crimes	1
	2 April 1604
Entry	R was examined and approved for the first time.
Action taken	Approved on first examination.
	11 May 1604
Entry	R was examined and approved for the last time.
Action taken	Approved on the last examination. (But see next.)
	25 June 1604
Entry	R was temporarily refused as CRCP because of his insolence and impudence to the Bishop of London.
Action taken	CRCP deferred.
	15 Oct 1605
Entry	Popham wrote to the College requesting that R be made FRCP.
Pressure applied by College	yes
Action taken	No vacancy, but R to be elected when one arose.
	6 Dec 1605
Entry	The College postponed its reply to Popham.
Pressure applied by College	yes
Action taken	See next.
	22 Dec 1605
Entry	R (with ELWIN & GWINNE) was elected FRCP on the grounds that the King's physicians are not included in the restriction on the number of Fellows. The Archbishop of Canterbury had sent a letter withdrawing his earlier suspicions that R was a recusant, and asking for his letter of 15 Sep 1605 back.
Pressure applied by College	yes
Action taken	FRCP.
	3 July 1607
Entry	Popham had died in July under R. Friends of P had complained of R's conduct of P's case, particularly of his refusal to call in other doctors despite P's request, and alleged that he had over-dosed P, a frail old man, etc.
Initiator of the complaint	friend/neighbour/acquaintance of the patient
Second initiator of the complaint	friend/neighbour/acquaintance of the patient
Action taken	R was censured. He was not to do this again on pain of a £20 fine.
Number of crimes	1
	14 Oct 1596
Entry	R, MA Oxon, confessed to practising. He had cured a woman of excessive menstruation, 'which discharge he said when questioned, came from an imbecility of the muscles and infirmity of the stomach, and had been cured by attenuating remedies.'
Attitude of the accused	confessed
Action taken	R was bound over on a bond of £40 to cease practising.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Bound for £40 to abstain
Number of crimes	1
	23 Dec 1596
Entry	R was examined and his answers were found completely unsatisfactory. He was advised to apply himself to the study of Galen.
Action taken	Not approved at examination.
	12 Aug 1597
Entry	R denied the charges against him, but agreed that he had administered medicinal clouts to stop dysentery, and had taken the patient's pulse. This last was regarded by the College as sufficient reason for him to lose his bond; but because of his 'recontrite' behaviour he was treated mercifully.
Action taken	?Forgiven.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Not made to forfeit his bond, because of his contrition
Number of crimes	1
	17 March 1600
Entry	Thomas Rawlins Doctor in Medicine of Cambridge appeared and confessed that he had practised medicine in this city for several weeks but had done so only after a sort as he himself said. He asked to be admitted to practise and willingly submitted to the questions of the College. He was examined ...
Initiator of the complaint	college member
Action taken	Fined for previous practice. Licensed for £6 p.a. + officers' fees
	31 July 1601
Entry	R appeared and refused to make any more payments to the College. This was found 'remarkably insolent behaviour'.
Action taken	Absolutely forbidden to practise.
	5 Feb 1602
Entry	It was agreed that R should appear on February 22nd to reply [to something].
Action taken	To appear on Feb 22.
	5 May 1602
Entry	R was to be imprisoned unless he paid his arrears, of which part had been paid and the rest was to be paid out of his profit.
Action taken	To be imprisoned unless he paid his arrears.
	6 Aug 1602
Entry	It was decided that R should pay £4 p.a. from Michaelmas onwards. But he was enjoined to pay his existing debt.
Action taken	To pay his debt.