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| + | ===[[name::John]] [[name::BETTS]] ca.[[date of birth::1623]]-[[date of death::1695]]=== | ||
====Biographical Note==== | ====Biographical Note==== | ||
| − | Born in [[location::Winchester]], son of [[family::Edward Betts]]. BA [[education::Corpus Christi College, Oxford]] 1647; he was ejected by the parliamentary visitors in 1648 (he was a | + | Born in [[location::Winchester]], son of [[family::Edward Betts]]. BA [[education::Corpus Christi College, Oxford]] 1647; he was ejected by the parliamentary visitors in 1648 (he was a Roman Catholic later in life, and possibly by then also), began to study medicine, and proceeded MB and MD at [[education:: University of Oxford|Oxford]] in 1654. He became a candidate at the [[organisations::Royal College of Physicians|College of Physicians]] in [[location::London]] in 1654, and was admitted a [[occupation::fellow]] in 1664; he was [[occupation::censor]] several times during the 1670s and 80s, and made an [[occupation::elect]] of the [[organisations::Royal College of Physicians|College of Physicians]] in 1685. He developed a successful [[occupation::physician|medical]] practice in [[location::London]], and was a [[occupation::physician in ordinary]] to [[associates::Charles II]]. He published a number of [[author::medical treatises]]. |
====Books==== | ====Books==== | ||
| − | Betts’s library, along with that of the [[location::Suffolk]] [[occupation::physician]] [[ | + | Betts’s library, along with that of the [[location::Suffolk]] [[occupation::physician]] [[crossreference::Nathaniel Fairfax]], was sold by [[auction::auction]] in [[location of auction::London]], [[date of auction::3 June 1695]]. The sale catalogue lists 1040 lots, divided between [[subject::medicine|medical]] books (502), [[language::Latin]] miscellaneous (196) and [[language::English]] miscellaneous (342); it does not distinguish as to which books came from which source. It also notes the addition of “several very good [[language::Spanish]], [[language::Italian]], [[language::French]] and [[language::Dutch]] books … not in the catalogue, and some pictures, that will be sold at any time to any gentleman that desires them”. Betts’s will has no mention of books; after monetary bequests among members of his family, the residue of his [[bequest::estate]] was left to his [[beneficiary::wife]]. |
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| − | *''An excellent | + | *''An excellent collection of valuable … books'', [1695] ([http://estc.bl.uk/R170504 ESTC r170504]). |
| − | *Cooper, Thompson, and Patrick Wallis. [ "Betts, John (c. 1623–1695), physician."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | + | *Cooper, Thompson, and Patrick Wallis. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/2314 "Betts, John (c. 1623–1695), physician."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. |
*Munk, W. ''The roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London''. 2nd edn. London, 1878. | *Munk, W. ''The roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London''. 2nd edn. London, 1878. | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:19, 8 May 2021
John BETTS ca.1623-1695
Biographical Note
Born in Winchester, son of Edward Betts. BA Corpus Christi College, Oxford 1647; he was ejected by the parliamentary visitors in 1648 (he was a Roman Catholic later in life, and possibly by then also), began to study medicine, and proceeded MB and MD at Oxford in 1654. He became a candidate at the College of Physicians in London in 1654, and was admitted a fellow in 1664; he was censor several times during the 1670s and 80s, and made an elect of the College of Physicians in 1685. He developed a successful medical practice in London, and was a physician in ordinary to Charles II. He published a number of medical treatises.
Books
Betts’s library, along with that of the Suffolk physician Nathaniel Fairfax, was sold by auction in London, 3 June 1695. The sale catalogue lists 1040 lots, divided between medical books (502), Latin miscellaneous (196) and English miscellaneous (342); it does not distinguish as to which books came from which source. It also notes the addition of “several very good Spanish, Italian, French and Dutch books … not in the catalogue, and some pictures, that will be sold at any time to any gentleman that desires them”. Betts’s will has no mention of books; after monetary bequests among members of his family, the residue of his estate was left to his wife.
Characteristic Markings
None of Betts’s books have been identified.
Sources
- An excellent collection of valuable … books, [1695] (ESTC r170504).
- Cooper, Thompson, and Patrick Wallis. "Betts, John (c. 1623–1695), physician." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Munk, W. The roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London. 2nd edn. London, 1878.