The MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT: Physicians 1660-1837

Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837. Originally published by University of London, London, 2006.

Citation:

'The MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT: Physicians 1660-1837', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837, ed. R O Bucholz( London, 2006), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol11/pp159-165 [accessed 26 November 2024].

Physicians 1660–1837

The physicians to the person and the physicians to the household were both appointed by lord chamberlain's warrant. During the reign of Charles II their appointments were embodied in letters patent under the great seal.

Usually there were four physicians to the person. In 1685 they were ranked by number and given graduated salaries of £400, £300, £250 and £219 (later £200). (fn. 1) This arrangement continued in principle until the death of Anne in 1714. On the accession of George I in that year only one physician, Shadwell, was appointed who was nevertheless designated first physician and accorded a salary of £400. (fn. 2) In due course two more physicians were appointed during the reign. On the accession of George II in 1727 the number was again fixed at four each with a salary of £300. (fn. 3) Early in the period, physicians were also allowed riding wages and, often, lodgings.

It was the practice for extra physicians to the person to be appointed.

Two physicians to the household served from 1660 to 1667 and one thereafter except during the years 1702–16 when the office was left vacant. The salary was £200. (fn. 4)

Physicians to the Person 1660–1837



1660	June	Fraizer, Sir A.
1660	June	Quatremaine, W.
1660	June	Baber, J.
1660	15 June	Hinton, Sir J.
1660	20 June	Bate, G.
1667	21 Aug.	Clarke, T.
1672	14 Feb.	Scarburgh, Sir C.
1675	21 Mar.	Shirley, T.
1675	12 Oct.	Witherley, T.
1677	25 Aug.	Fraizer, C.
1678	29 Oct.	Talbor, Sir R.
1682	7 Mar.	Chamberlen, H.
1682	8 Nov.	Brady, R.
1689	Feb.	Hutton, J.
1689	27 May	Harrell, C.
1689	27 May	Harris, W.
1689	2 July	Stokeham, W.
1690	28 Apr.	Wellwood, J.
1691	26 Apr.	Millington, Sir T.
1691	5 Nov.	Charleton, W.
1692	27 Jan.	Lawrence, --
1697	27 Feb.	Blackmore, Sir R.
1698	15 July	Lawrence, T.
1702	9 July	Hannes, E.
1702	9 July	Lister, M.
1704	3 Mar.	Hamilton, Sir D.
1709	14 Nov.	Arbuthnot, J.
1712	5 Feb.	Shadwell, J.
1715	30 Sept.	Robinson, T.
1718	26 Aug.	Goodman, T.
1727	6 Oct.	Sloane, Sir H.
1727	6 Oct.	Mead, R.
1727	6 Oct.	Hollings, J.
1739	3 Jan.	Teissier, G.L.
1739	3 Jan.	Hulse, E.
1742	9 June	Wilmot, E.
1753	16 Apr.	Nicholls, F.
1754	21 Feb.	Shaw, P.
1759	14 Apr.	Taylor, R.
1760	11 Dec.	Duncan, W.
1762	21 May	Wintringham, Sir C.
1763	22 Jan.	Warren, R.
1774	14 Oct.	Thomas, N.
1787	14 July	Baker, Sir G.
1792		Pepys, L.
1794	Jan.	Gisborne, T.
1797	June	Turton, J.
1806	Feb.	Milman, Sir F.
1809		Reynolds, H.R.
1809	16 June	Heberden, W.
1811	23 Oct.	Halford, Sir H.
1820	31 Jan.	Blane, Sir G.
1820	31 Jan.	Knighton, Sir W.
1820	31 Jan.	Tierney, Sir M.J.
1823	1 July	Southey, H.H.
1831	11 May	MacMichael, W.
1835	13 Apr.	Burnett, Sir W.
1837	1 June	Chambers, W.F.

Physicians 'in Ordinary Supernumerary' 1660–?1685



1660	23 May	Chamberlayne, P.
[1660	23 May]	Deaubrey, E.
1660	16 June	Hyde, -
1660	12 Sept.	Warner, E.
1660	30 Sept.	Waldron, T.
1660	5 June	Hurst, -
1660	5 June	Charleton, -
1660	8 June	Bowles, -
1660	12 June	Betts, -
1660	12 June	Moore, -
1660	16 June	Barrow, S.
1660	16 June	Barwick, P.
1660	17 June	Cunningham, -
1660	18 June	Dunne, -
1660	17 July	Cox, -
1660	21 July	Greaves, -
1660	1 Sept.	Napier, -
1661	20 Jan.	Collins, -
1661	24 Jan.	Denton, W.
1661	25 Jan.	Colladon, J.
1662	4 Sept.	Salman, P.
1662	23 Nov.	Shirley, T.
1663	3 May	Dolman, J.
1666	11 Oct.	Inard, -
1667	18 May	Williams, T.
1667	19 May	Chamberlayne, H.
1668	22 Apr.	Wetherley, T.
1668	27 May	Ramsey, W.
1668	2 June	Croyden, T.
1668	15 June	Beauvoir, G.
1668	15 Dec.	Ludlin, C.
1669	13 Aug.	Cole, W.
1669	20 Nov.	Fermon, W.
1670	25 June	Carwytham, -
1670	28 June	Archer, J.
1670	17 July	Stoakeham, -
1670	30 Dec.	Easthagh, N.
1671	11 Feb.	Gordall, C.
1671	13 Mar.	Chamberlayne, P.
1671	3 Apr.	Hubbard, G.
1671	13 Apr.	Trisham, T.
1671	1 May	Carr, J.
By 1672		Honyfield, G
By 1672		Stoakes, R.
1672	3 Feb.	Clarke, W.
1672	4 June	Bulgar, S.
1672	10 Aug.	Forrest, P.
1672	1 Oct.	Massonett, P.
1672	31 Oct.	Lloyd, L.
1672	2 Nov.	Lawson, D.
1673	16 Mar.	Kerle, T.
1673	14 Apr.	Browne, E.
1673	19 June	Harvey, G.
1673	31 Dec.	Barker, R.
1675	25 Jan.	King, E.
1675	13 Feb.	Colladon, J.
1675	14 July	Humphryes, R.
1677	26 Mar.	Windebank, Sir J.
1678	22 Feb.	Talbor, R.
1680	13 Apr.	Harris, W.
1681	11 May	Slade, N.
1683	30 Apr.	Van Brockhuisen, B.
1683	19 Nov.	Bateman, J.
1684	10 Dec.	Van Mulon, G.

Physicians to the Person in Extraordinary 1660–?; 1690–1837



[1660]		Boteler, -
[1660]		Hales, -
[1660]		Morgan, -
[1660]		Merritt, -
1661	5 Feb.	Spraynger, -
1661	4 Mar.	Langley, T.
[1661	4 Mar.]	Mickelthwaite, J.
[1661	4 Mar.]	Skynner, -
1662	10 Mar.	Vodka, A.
[1662	25 Mar.]	Fife, -
1662	26 Mar.	Sparke, P.
1662	14 Aug.	Ramsey, W.
1662	11 Dec.	Keele, T.
1662	13 Dec.	Howos, F.
1663	21 Mar.	Le Moyne, J.
1663	18 June	Collins, -
1663	26 Aug.	Show, -
1664	13 June	Arnold, J.
1664	17 Sept.	Wakeman, Sir G., bt.
1665	10 Feb.	Sagittary, J. F.
1665	28 Feb.	Stoakes, R.
1666	2 Mar.	Grey, E.
1666	5 Mar.	Chamberlayne, H.
[1666	5 Mar.]	Inard, -
1667	12 Feb.	Garrett, J.
1668	13 Feb.	Napier, R.
1668	18 Mar.	Norton, T.
1668	12 Dec.	Lawrence, F.
1669	8 Dec.	Honyfeild, G.
1670	26 Oct.	Thompson, F.
1670	11 June	Swan, J.
1671	30 Aug.	Partridge, J.
1671	20 Sept.	Hungerford, M.
1676	10 June	Oldis, V.
1683	5 Feb.	Le Vallour, L.
1690	18 Mar.	Wellwood, J.
1694	4 Apr.	Babanks, G.
1696	7 Nov.	Briggs, W.
1703	24 June	Hamilton, Sir D.
1705	1 Nov.	Arbuthnot, J.
1709	14 Nov.	Shadwell, J.
1712	5 Feb.	Sloane, H.
1727	1 June	Hollings, J.
1734	18 Jan.	Teissier, G.L.
1734	5 Feb.	Peters, C.
1740	10 Mar.	Wilmot, E.
1748	17 May	Nicholls, F.
1753	16 Apr.	Shaw, F.
1754	22 Feb.	Taylor, R.
1759	14 Apr.	Wintringham, C.
1759	28 May	Hardinge, C.
1763		Thomas, N.
1772		Jebb, R.
1774	15 Oct.	Pringle, Sir J.
1776	17 Jan.	Pepys, L.
1782	21 Jan.	Turton, J.
1783	8 Sept.	Smith, J.C.
1792		Vaughan, H.
1797	June	Reynolds, H.R.
1801	16 Apr.	Milman, Sir F.
1801	16 Apr.	Heberden, W.
1804	8 May	Simmons, S.F.
1809	17 June	Ash, E.
1810	27 Oct.	Baillie, M.
1815		Duncan, A.
1820	30 Oct.	Latham, J.
1821	25 Jan.	Pemberton, C.R.
1821	16 Mar.	McGrigor, Sir J.
1821	16 Mar.	Bankhead, C.
1821	16 Mar.	Jenner, E.
1821	9 Apr.	Christie, T.
1830	24 July	Maton, W.G.
1830	24 July	Johnson, J.
1830	24 July	MacMichael, W.
1830	24 July	Hume J.R.
1830	20 Sept.	Taylor, J.
1832	2 Jan.	Douglas, H.G.
1832	2 Jan.	Hewett, C.
1832	25 July	Price, C.
1834	29 Dec.	Baird, A.
1835	16 Apr.	Holland, H.

Physicians to the Household 1660–1837



1660	10 June	Whitaker, T.
1660	10 June	Clarke, T.
1667	21 Aug.	Waldron, T.
1677	10 Feb.	Dickenson, E.
1690	12 Mar.	Goodman, T.
1702	8 Mar.	Office vacant
1716	5 Mar.	Teissier, G.L.
1742	9 June	Hoadly, B.
1757	19 Aug.	Taylor, R.
1759	14 Apr.	Gisborne, T.
1806	Feb.	Milman, Sir F.
1820	31 Jan.	Blane, Sir G.
1830	24 July	Hawkins, F.

Assistant Physician to the Household 1796–1801



1796	June	Milman, Sir F.

Physician to the Household in Ordinary without fee [i.e., Supernuerary] 1667



1667	8 Mar.	Waldron, T.