Dr. Wyndham B. Blanton kindly gave permission for the use, in the preparation of this booklet, of his definitive and authoritative volume on the history of seventeenth-century Virginia medicine. Dr. Blanton's work—based on extensive research in the sources—has proved of great value, but he should not be held responible for any weaknesses in this essay, as the author assumes full responsibility. The author also wishes to take this opportunity to express his appreciation for the numerous suggestions and improvements made by his wife who spent many hours assisting in the preparation of the manuscript.
The books and articles that proved most helpful were:
Allen, Phyllis, "Medical Education in 17th Century England," Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, I (January, 1946), 115-143.
American History Told by Contemporaries. Edited by Albert B. Hart. New York and London, 1908-1909. 4 vols.
Beverley, Robert, The History of Virginia.... (Reprinted from the author's 2d rev. ed., London, 1722.) Richmond, 1855.
Blanton, Wyndham B., Medicine in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century. Richmond, 1930.
Brown, Alexander, Genesis of the United States. Boston and New York, 1890. 2 vols.
Castiglioni, Arturo, A History of Medicine. Translated from the Italian and edited by E. B. Krumbhaar. New York, 1941.
Chitwood, Oliver P., A History of Colonial America. New York, 1948.
Craven, Wesley F., Dissolution of the Virginia Company: the Failure of a Colonial Experiment. New York, 1932.