SPENCER, Ethelbert | 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, 'SPENCER, Ethelbert', in Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640 Database, (London, 2004) pp. . British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-physicians/1550-1640/spencer-ethelbert [accessed 10 June 2024].

Ethelbert SPENCER

Biography


Name	Ethelbert SPENCER
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	medical physician (MD) (Physician)
Period of medical practice	1589-1609
Place of birth	England (Son of John of Chart, Sutton, Kent)
Date of birth	c. 1565
Date of death	?1628
Address	Cantab 1582-98. Ashford Kent c.1620 (Raach 242)
Other notes	Ca 1582 BA 1586 MA 1589 MD 1598 incorp Ox. Ordered to desist 1596. Examined 1599 & rejected. ?Never re-examined.

Censorial hearings


	3 Dec 1596
Entry	S, MA Cantab, had lived in London and practised there for 5 years.
Attitude of the accused	confessed
Action taken	Ordered to desist.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Ordered to desist
	2 April 1599
Entry	Dr S, MD Cantab, admitted that he had practised for 5 years in London and presented himself for examination. He was found not very satisfactory.
Action taken	To be re-examined in Michaelmas and forbidden to practise meanwhile
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	To abstain until re-examined in Michaelmas