Oxford physicians and surgeons named by Anthony Wood
Edward Dawson
1632, Dec. 23, Su., he (Anthony Wood] was chrisned or taken into the bosome of the church. At which time he had to his godfathers … Eeward Dawson Doctor of physick of Lincoln College. [Footonote: Edward Dawson, incorp. M.A. from Camb. 11 July 620; not M.D. till June 1633. Wood, in MS. Phillipps 7018 more correctly describes hima t this time as: ‘M.A. and practioner of physick’.] (i,44)
William Gould
1687. I drank it at the Mermaid Tavern Oxon from Dr. Wiliam Gold of Wadham Coll. 15 Apr. (F.) at the Mermaid Tavern. [Footnote: The ‘Dr’ is professional not academic. William Gould was not lic. M.D. Till 2 July 1687] (iii.218)
John Grundy
1657, April. James Powell of Herefordshire, gentleman commoner of Balliol College, died, Th., 2 Apr. 1657; and was buried in Magdalen parish Church. He was a little before let blood in the arme by one Grundy an apprentice to William Day, chirurgion; which Grundy, having learnd a new fashion of striking the veine, missed it and struck an arterie, which swelling and festering, the party (rather than have his arme cut off) soon after expired. He was also bachelor of Arts. (i.215)
John Manship
27 Apr., F. No bell or bells rung [following a death from fever], because Dr. John Manship was sick of the said disease, least it should discourage him. [Footnote: The ‘Dr.’ is professional. John Manship, M.B. C.C.C. 18 Feb. 1687/8.] (iii.451)
John Radcliffe
1680, Dec. 10, F. Thomas Wheeler … came to take physick by Dr. John Ratcliff’s prescription. [Radcliffe did not become M.D. until 1692.] (ii,503)
Robert Whitehall
1667, February 1, Fr., at Jeanses with … Dr. Whithall etc. [Footnote: The ‘Dr’ is rpofessional, not Academic; Robert Whitehall was only M.B.] (ii,98)
Above: The Radcliffe Camera on the left, the John Radcliffe Hospital in Headington on the horizon, and St Mary the Virgin church on the right. Below: plaque about John Radcliffe on the wall of that church
