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Christopher BEANE

Biography


Name	Christopher BEANE
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	medical physician (university education) (?Physician. Surgeon 1599.)
Period of medical practice	1599-1627
Place of birth	England (of Gressham, Norfolk)
Date of birth	c. 1580
Address	King Street Westminster 1617
Other notes	Ca 1596. Archbishop's licence to practise Surgery in East Anglia 1599. Free of BSC.

Known London address


	King Street Westminster
Date	1618

Censorial hearings


	9 Jan 1618
Entry	Beane was to be summoned.
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	To be summoned.
	6 Feb 1618
Entry	Accused by Dr Pattison of treating Mr Sparkes of Bartholomew Lane, by fomenting, anointing & purging with medicines from Mr Hewet, apothecary. B admitted using a 'magical oile' (valerian, hyperion, carduus benedictus olib. cum ?tereb. Ven.), to applying clouts which 'worke by a naturall meanes', & to using adamant (description given) 'to drive back the humours'. Promised to reappear.
Initiator of the complaint	college member
Attitude of the accused	confessed
Action taken	Fined 40s. because poor & in prison (for debt) already. Prohibited
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Fined 40s. & prohibited from practice
Number of crimes	1