WATERWORTH, Jane or Jeane | 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, 'WATERWORTH, Jane or Jeane', 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/waterworth-jane-or-jeane [accessed 31 October 2024].

Jane or Jeane WATERWORTH

Biography


Name	Jane or Jeane WATERWORTH (WATERWOOD)
Gender	Female
Marital status	Married 1635 (Wife of Richard 1635)
Primary occupation	non-medical (Poor little woman 1615. Wife of Richard 1635)
Period of medical practice	1605-1645
Address	of the (White) Goat 1615. Rosemary Lane 1635
Other notes	Accused 1615. Warned. Accused 1635. Prohibited.

Known London address


	of the (White) Goat
Date	1615
	Rosemary Lane
Parish	St Botolph without Aldgate
Ward	Portsoken
Date	1635

Censorial hearings


	8 Sep 1615
Entry	Eliz. Sowman said that W, of the White Goat, had agreed to cure her of syphilis. W produced a prescription from HESKITT (qv, 387), a Papist of Lancaster, for senna and wild saffron (purge). W was dismissed with a warning because she was a 'poor little woman'.
Action taken	Warned and dismissed.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Warned and dismissed
Number of crimes	1
	8 April 1635
Entry	W, the wife of Richard W of Rosemary Lane, was accused by Richard Baker of giving him purges for 25s. She confessed and was prohibited.
Initiator of the complaint	patient
Attitude of the accused	confessed
Action taken	Prohibited.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Prohibited
Number of crimes	1