Mr. Thomas Scott of Scottes Hall,[58] in Kent, is Sherife of Kent.
One Tristram Lyde, a surgeon, admitted to practise by the archbishops letters, was arraigned for killing divers women by annoyntinge them with quicksylver, &c. Euidence giuen that he would haue caused the women to haue stript themselues naked in his presence, and himselfe would haue annoynted them; that he tooke upon him the cure, and departed because they would not give him more then their first agreement. He pleaded theire diseases were such as required that kinde of medicine, that it was there owne negligence by takinge cold, by going abroade sooner then he prescribed, fo. 16.
Febr. 1601.soe he was acquited.
Sergeant Daniel[59] sitting there as judge sayd he knewe that there might be a purgacion by a fume, and that to cure by cutting a gutt was a dangerous venture, and a rare skill, for he could neuer heare of anie had that cunning but onely one man, and that was learned in Turkie.
If a man kill an other (as they say) in hott bloud, excepte there appear some cause to heate his blond, the jury must finde it murder. (Per Sergeant Danyell.)
There was one gave another rude words, whereupon a third standing by said to him to whome they were spoken, "Will you endure such an injury? Fayth, putt vp them and put vp any thing." Hereupon the party present fetcht his weapon, mett with the other that gaue him those wordes, and [in] the presence of the setter on fought with him, and slewe him, the other standinge by and doinge noe more. Yet they were both condemned at this assises, and after executed.
There was one had his booke given him at the prisoners barr, where the ordinary useth to heare and certifie there readinge. And one Mr. Gylburne start up sayinge, "He will reade as well as my horse;" which wordes Sergeant Daniel, havinge before allowed the cleargy, tooke verry ill, telling him playnely that he was too hasty: fo. 16b.
24 Febr. 1601.and yet caused the prisoner to be brought nearer that Gylburne might hear him reade, and he reade perfectly.
In the Cathedrall Churche at Rochester.
Of Jo. Somer of Newland, clerke of the Privy Signet, and Martin (sic) his wife, daughter to Ed. Ridge, late widdowe of Th. Colepepper. They had 6 sonnes, but all deade, and 2 daughters: whereof the one called Frances was married to James Cromer, by whom one daughter called Frances. Versus.
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