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Philip BERNADINUS

Biography


Name	Philip BERNADINUS
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	non-medical (Merchant??)
Period of medical practice	1598-1618
Place of birth	Italian
Address	near Tower and Tower Hill 1608
Other notes	Trouble 1608. Knows SAPORANUS 651 & FLEMING 273 (Italian merchants) qqv.

Known London address


	near Tower and Tower Hill
Parish	Tower Liberty = St Peter ad Vincula (in the Bailey)
Ward	Tower (Street)
Date	1608

Censorial hearings


	25 July 1608
Entry	B claimed to be only the middle man, handing over 'archi-catharticum' left by SAPORANUS 651 & FLEMING 273 (qv) at his house, to those who asked for it. Denied bringing it into England for profit. Said that 50 paper charms he had had been passed to him by a merchant. Confessed to giving one dose to a patient near the Tower. Said that most of these charges concerned 'a certain absent servant'.
Action taken	Bound for £40 to attend next time with charms, `a-c' & 2 servants.
Number of crimes	3
	5 Aug 1608
Entry	SAPORANUS 651 & FLEMING 273, the Italian merchants, appeared but B was not with them. They brought 41 doses of cathartic & charms.
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	Postponed because of the absence of B. See below.
Number of crimes	1
	12 Aug 1608
Entry	B appeared with SAPORANUS 651 & FLEMING 273, and confessed to selling the cathartic. Said that the man of Tower Hill greatly benefited from the dose. Said that if he had distributed those 50 doses, another thousand or two would have had to be imported.
Attitude of the accused	confessed
Action taken	Fined £20 and imprisoned till he paid.
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	Fined £20 and imprisoned till he paid it
Number of crimes	1