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Originally published by Centre for Metropolitan History, London, 2004. </p> <p>This free content was <a href="/about#technical">born digital</a>. All rights reserved. </p> <div class="citation border p-3"> <div> Citation: <select> <option value="bho">BHO</option> <option value="chicago">Chicago</option> <option value="mla">MLA</option> </select> </div> <p class="bho"> Margaret Pelling, Frances White, 'BALDWIN, John', in <i>Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640 Database</i>(London, 2004), <i>British History Online</i> https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-physicians/1550-1640/baldwin-john [accessed 27 February 2025]. </p> <p class="chicago d-none"> Margaret Pelling, Frances White, 'BALDWIN, John', in <i>Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640 Database</i>(London, 2004), <i>British History Online</i>, accessed February 27, 2025, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-physicians/1550-1640/baldwin-john. </p> <p class="mla d-none"> Margaret Pelling, Frances White. "BALDWIN, John". <i>Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640 Database</i>. (London, 2004), <i>British History Online</i>. Web. 27 February 2025. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-physicians/1550-1640/baldwin-john. </p> </div> <div> </div> <div><div class="xsl-formatter"> <html> <header class="header"><h2>In this section</h2> <ul> <li><a href="#h2-s1">John BALDWIN</a></li> <ul><li><a href="#h3-s2">Biography</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="#h3-s3">Censorial hearings</a></li></ul> </ul></header><div class="inner"> <h2 id="h2-s1">John BALDWIN</h2> <h3 id="h3-s2">Biography</h3> <div class="table-wrap"><table> <caption><a name="mtt1"></a></caption> <tr valign="top"> <th>Name</th> <td> <a name="mt1-1"></a>John BALDWIN</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Gender</th> <td> <a name="mt1-2"></a>Male</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Period of medical practice</th> <td> <a name="mt1-3"></a>1592-1620</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Other notes</th> <td> <a name="mt1-4"></a>Trouble 1602 1610 (?). ?JB Medical Licence at Cambridge 1568? Reln Anthony B in BSC in 1569?</td> </tr> </table></div> <h3 id="h3-s3">Censorial hearings</h3> <div class="table-wrap"><table> <caption><a name="mtt2"></a></caption> <tr valign="top"> <th></th> <th>23 Sep 1602</th> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Entry</th> <td> <a name="mt2-2"></a>Peter Watson charged B with making tablets and practising medicine. B confessed.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Initiator of the complaint</th> <td> <a name="mt2-3"></a>person unconnected with the patient or the case</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Attitude of the accused</th> <td> <a name="mt2-4"></a>confessed</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Action taken</th> <td> <a name="mt2-5"></a>Admonished.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Verdict</th> <td> <a name="mt2-6"></a>guilty</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Sentence</th> <td> <a name="mt2-7"></a>Admonished not to practise</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Number of crimes</th> <td> <a name="mt2-8"></a>1</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th></th> <th>18 March 1603</th> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Entry</th> <td> <a name="mt2-10"></a>Charged again and confessed to prescribing a potion of elect de succo rosarum 3 vi with white wine for an Exeter man. Also admitted he had given Mr Eeden pills of aloes, diascenna & agaric and rhubarb & liquorice.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Attitude of the accused</th> <td> <a name="mt2-11"></a>confessed</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Action taken</th> <td> <a name="mt2-12"></a>Fined 拢6 and imprisoned.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Verdict</th> <td> <a name="mt2-13"></a>guilty</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Sentence</th> <td> <a name="mt2-14"></a>Fined 拢6 and imprisoned</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Number of crimes</th> <td> <a name="mt2-15"></a>2</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th></th> <th>1 June 1610</th> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Entry</th> <td> <a name="mt2-17"></a>Failed to appear. See BOOK OF EXAMINATIONS p.10b.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Attitude of the accused</th> <td> <a name="mt2-18"></a>absent</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Action taken</th> <td> <a name="mt2-19"></a>? (See BOOK OF EXAMINATIONS p.10b.)</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Verdict</th> <td> <a name="mt2-20"></a><em>case not completed</em> </td> </tr> </table></div> </div> </html> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div id="block-componentpager" class="text-align-center mb-3"> <a href="/no-series/london-physicians/1550-1640/baldwin-2" class="btn btn-outline-primary float-start">Previous</a><a href="/no-series/london-physicians/1550-1640" class="btn btn-outline-primary">Table of contents</a><a href="/no-series/london-physicians/1550-1640/balsamus-simon" class="btn btn-outline-primary float-end">Next</a> </div> </div> <aside class="layout-sidebar-second col-md-3 p-3" role="complementary"> <div id="block-managedad-2"> <div class="text-align-center"> <div class="adsense" style="width:160px;height:600px;"> <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3277027666812447" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <!-- 160x600 --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:160px;height:600px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3277027666812447" data-ad-slot="3849161447"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </div> </div> </aside> </div> </main> <footer role="contentinfo" class="container-fluid border-top"> <div class="container-md"> <div class="row"> <div id="block-ihrlogo" class="col-12 col-md-3 text-align-center"> <div><p><img src="/themes/custom/bho/images/ihr-logo.png" alt="Institute of Historical Research logo" width="300" height="67"></p></div> </div> <nav role="navigation" aria-labelledby="block-bho-footer-menu" id="block-bho-footer" class="col-12 col-md-9" class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div> <h2 class="visually-hidden" id="block-bho-footer-menu">Footer menu</h2> </div> <div class="outer-menu-container"> <ul class="nav justify-content-center"> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="/using-bho" class="nav-link" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/120817">Help</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="/about" class="nav-link" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/120815">About the project</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="/terms" class="nav-link" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/120837">Terms of use</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="/privacy" class="nav-link" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/120838">Privacy and Cookies</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="/accessibility" class="nav-link" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/125146">Accessibility</a> </li> </ul> </div> </nav> <div id="block-bho-copyright"> <div><div class="bottom-footer"><div class="copyright-statement"><p>Version 6.0. 漏 2024, <a href="https://www.london.ac.uk/">University of London</a></p></div><div class="social-media"><ul><li class="social-media-item"><a class="social-media-link" href="https://historians.social/@BHO" aria-label="BHO Mastodon Profile"><img class="social-media-icon white-icon" src="https://www.svgrepo.com/show/333570/mastodon.svg" alt="Mastodon logo" width="800" height="800"></a></li><li class="social-media-item"><a class="social-media-link" href="https://bsky.app/profile/bho.bsky.social" aria-label="BHO Blue Sky Profile"><img class="social-media-icon white-icon" src="https://www.v0.app/api/image/ri-bluesky-line-icon.png?id=eyJmbiI6ImdldEljb25IZXJvSW1hZ2UiLCJhcmdzIjp7Imljb25TZXRTbHVnIjoicmkiLCJpY29uU2x1ZyI6ImJsdWVza3ktbGluZSJ9fQ" alt="Blue Sky logo" width="800" height="800"></a></li></ul></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </footer> </div> </div> <script src="/sites/default/files/js/js_wr8RxOy2k26-D5TBvUezJP92NXka_B5uyAGSAdSf4Ik.js?scope=footer&delta=0&language=en&theme=bho&include=eJxLysjXT8_JT0rM0UnPz0_PSY0vSUzXTwcS6Hy9xKzEClTBXADlLReT"></script> </body> </html>