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Nicholas KELWAY


Name	Nicholas KELWAY (KELLAWAY)
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	medical surgeon (Surgeon. BSC 1597-1608 (highup))
Period of medical practice	1585-1608
Date of death	1608
Other notes	In trouble 1595-6. Elderly in 1599. ?Reln of Simon Kellwaye author?


	17 Oct 1595
Entry	K appeared. There was a delay because of a letter on his behalf from Mr Owen the Justiciar.
Pressure applied by College	yes
Action taken	Deferred. See next.
	7 Nov 1595
Entry	Kelway [among other inexperienced practitioners] was summoned to the next Comitia.
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	K was summoned to the next Comitia.
	22 Dec 1595
Entry	Two censors and Dr D'Oylie were to see Judge Owen and defend their psition about K.
Action taken	College to argue case with Judge Owen.
Verdict	case not completed
	7 May 1596
Entry	K appeared and confessed that he had applied an ointment, externally & per anum, to Worcall, a tailor suffering from severe paralysis from swelling of the feet. (He had also given a potion of Guiacum & Senna, and powdered root of bryony & laurel.) W's wife said that K had also given 1 pill of mercury. W had vomited profusely, his tongue swelled, his teeth fell out & he continually salivated. K had disparaged the advice of a doctor. He denied that his ointment contained mercury, but tests showed that it did.
Initiator of the complaint	spouse of the patient
Attitude of the accused	confessed
Action taken	?
Verdict	guilty
Sentence	?
Number of crimes	1
	3 Dec 1596
Entry	K was summoned but was not present.
Attitude of the accused	absent
Action taken	Summoned, failed to appear.
Verdict	case not completed