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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.

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-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 [[religion::Roman Catholic]] later in life, and possibly by then also), began to study medicine, and proceeded MB and MD at [[education::the University of Oxford|Oxford]] in 1654.  He became a candidate at the [[organisations::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::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]].
+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::the University of Oxford|Oxford]] in 1654.  He became a candidate at the [[organisations::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::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]].
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