VANDERLASHE, Bartholomew | 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, 'VANDERLASHE, Bartholomew', 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/vanderlashe-bartholomew [accessed 31 October 2024].

Bartholomew VANDERLASHE

Biography


Name	Bartholomew VANDERLASHE
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	medical surgeon (Surgeon (lithotomist: cuts for the stone))
Period of medical practice	1627-1648
Place of birth	sounds Dutch/German
Other notes	In trouble 1637 & 1638. Added after database was finished, hence out of alphabetical sequence.

Censorial hearings


	4 March 1625
Entry	V, born in Lippe in Saxony, appeared. The Propresident asked whether he had taken any degree in a university. He said none. 'He cannot directly speake Latine: he is a chirurgian: he hath bene in Englande and practiseth yis eleven yeares: in London (of late) these thre monethes. By Dr Winston questioned he hath so longe dealt in calco., epileps. alb. ictera. and gonorrhea by inwarde medicines ... and his antidote by bill is inwarde.'
Attitude of the accused	confessed
Action taken	Warned to abstain. Forgiven provided that he did abstain.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Warned to abstain and forgiven on condition of abstention
	18 Oct 1634
Entry	'It is reported by Dr. Crooke that Vanderlashe hath given phisicke to a Kinsman of Mr. Stanbyes a printer for a yeare and a halfe.'
Initiator of the complaint	college member
Action taken	Evidence collected.
Verdict	case not completed
	18 Feb 1635
Entry	'Dr. Spicer complayneth of Mr. Vanderlashe, and desyreth that hee may be cited against the next Colledge daye.'
Initiator of the complaint	college member
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	To be summoned.
	28 March 1635
Entry	'Dr. Spicer enformeth that Mr. Vanderlashe gave a vomitt and prepared a purge for a patient, but the partie dyed. hee is to bee cited.'
Initiator of the complaint	college member
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	To be summoned.
Number of crimes	1
	3 April 1635
Entry	'Mr. Vanderlashe appeared, being accused of diuers practizes hee denyed them all; hee is to appeare agayne when hee shalbee called.'
Attitude of the accused	denied
Action taken	To reappear when summoned.
Verdict	case not completed
	22 Sep 1637
Entry	V 'sent his excuse for his not appearance according to his summons, for that he was calld for to cutt one for the stone that very day, yet the messenger could not tell the patients name.'
Action taken	?Deferred.
Verdict	case not completed
	7 Sep 1638
Entry	Mrs. Elizabeth Fitton of the Golden Anchor in Walbrook (kept by Mr Tod, a farrier) complained that 'for a small payne and rednes in her leg and arme' V 'had given her a powder in white wine which purged her ... vpward and downeward aboue 25 tymes and 22 tymes the next day.' Then he gave her fluxing pills. She took only two, but salivated for 'aboue 20 dayes', and went to Dr Argent for it. V charged 2s.
Initiator of the complaint	patient
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	[V was summoned to appear.]
Number of crimes	1
	5 Oct 1638
Entry	V 'appeared to answere the complaynt formerly exhibited agaynst him by Mrs. Fitton. He denyed not the fact, butt auoutched that he gave her the Physique by directions from Dr. Read. butt bycause he confessed he had no bill for it from the said Dr. we took it for his owne practise, which was censured to be very bad. the Censors sent him to Newgate and fined him xx li.'
Attitude of the accused	made an excuse
Action taken	Censured, imprisoned and fined £20.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Imprisoned in Newgate and fined £20
	16 Feb 1627
Entry	Dr Vanderlashe asked that he might be allowed to practise medicine among sick people suffering with ulcers of long standing or fistula. The President replied that only that permissible by law might be granted and for that reason he could by no means practise here: what would he offer to settle the dispute? Coll. asked for £60; he offered £4; they refused; he offered £5, which they took as a fine.
Attitude of the accused	asked for College membership
Action taken	To pay costs of lawsuit. Then to practise with help of Fellow only
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Fined £5 and to practise only with help of a Fellow
	16 March 1627
Entry	It was reported concerning Vanderlashe that he had practised medicine on the wife of Mr. Wever near St. Paul's church.
Action taken	?None
Verdict	case not completed
	9 April 1630
Entry	Bartholomew Vanderlashe appeared and was charged with practising medicine namely on the person of Mrs. Martin in Southwark. He denied that he practised but however confessed that he gave her some consolidant potions to drink.
Action taken	?
Verdict	case not completed
	15 April 1631
Entry	V was to be sued in the Court of the Exchequer (?again).
Action taken	To be sued in the Court of the Exchequer.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	To be prosecuted at law
	9 July 1631
Entry	Dr. Crooke reported that Mr. Vanderlashe had given purgative pills to a woman suffering with a continual fever.
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	To be summoned.
Verdict	case not completed
	17 Feb 1632
Entry	V was included in Dr. Winston's list of foreigners practising in London. He was counted as 'not licensed' and said to be German.
Initiator of the complaint	college member
Action taken	?
Verdict	case not completed
	2 Nov 1633
Entry	V was in the list of names whom the Beadle was to summon ('Cite') against the next College daye.
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	To be summoned.
Verdict	case not completed
	m Palm Sun 1634
Entry	'Vanderlashe is to bee enquyred after for the proouing of his practize.'
Action taken	Evidence to be sought about his practice.
Verdict	case not completed