PRING Physicians Surgeons & Apothecaries

PRING – Physicians, Surgeons and Apothecaries

The practice of Medicine in England by the 16th Century comprised of a few Physicians, Surgeons and Apothecaries, there were also Barbers, who besides cutting hair, and shaving carried out blood letting.

The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded by Charter in 1518, 10 King Henry VIII. The Royal College of Physicians of England was not founded until 1858.

The Barbers and Surgeons Company of London was formed in 1540, the College of Surgeons being founded in 1800.

Apothecaries evolved from the Grocers Company with the Society of Apothecaries forming by Royal Charter in 1617.

Apocatheries Guild

Apocatheries Act 1815

In the 17th Century most practicing as ‘Doctors’ were Surgeons who had been indentured as an Apprentice to a Surgeon.

PRINGs who became Physicians, Surgeons and Apothecaries

Daniel PRING (b. 1789 Taunton, - d. 3 Jul 1859 Taunton)

MRCS London. The 2nd British Surgeon to perform a Colostomy in 1820.

Published many Medical books and articles eg. ‘Exposition of the Principles of Pathology, and Treatment of Diseases’ 1823, London. Surgeon of Bath, Somerset

Dr. James Hurly PRING MD (b. 26 Sep 1817 Taunton – d. 1889 Taunton)

Son of James PRING, Brickmaker.of Honiton.

Physician, Archaeologist, Antiquarian, Author

Edinburgh University

Doctor of Medicine

Dr. Arthur PRING (b. 1856 Bristol, Gloucestershire – d. 23 Jan 1903 Queensland)

Physician and Surgeon, Bristol, 1891. Charing Cross Hospital, London, 1883/1884 L.S.A. & L.R.C.P. Emigrated to Australia; 1898, NSW & Taroom, Queensland as Surgeon. Son of John PRING MD of Redland, Bristol.

Cambridge: Caius College 1879, BA 1881

Dr. Frederick Alexander PRING (b. 1861 Taunton – d. 1944 Battle, Sussex)

LRCP - Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians

MRCS - Member Royal College Surgeons.1894

LSA - Licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries. 1883

Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps. 1915

Son of Walter PRING (1831-1910) of the City Brewery, Exeter.

Dr. Charlotte Eliza PRING (b.1876 Clifton, Bristol – d. 1947aft)

LRCP - Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh)

LRCS - Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh)

LFPS - Licentiate of the Faculty of Physicians & Surgeons (Glasgow) 1907.

Medical Missionary, Medical Register 1913, Kistna District, SE India.

Pastorino George PRING (b. 24 Oct 1779 Wargrave, Berkshire – d. 14 Nov. 1824 Hammersmith, London)

Apprentice 1794 Registration, to Josh PITT Surgeon of Great Ealing Middlesex.

Surgeon of Hammersmith, Projector of the Hammersmith Suspension Bridge, Memorial; St Pauls Church, Hammersmith (see: PRINGs Coats of Arms)

National Archives: (IR Series 1. 36 f 60)

John PRING

Apprentice 1800 (Reg 1799) to Robert PEARSE Apothecary and Surgeon of Honiton

National Archives: (IR Series 1. 69/187)

Francis Buncombe PRING (b. 16 Oct 1813 Taunton – d. 29 Sep 1866 Grassington, Yorkshire).

MRCS - Member Royal College Surgeons. 1837

Licentiate the Society of Apothecaries.

Surgeon, Medical Practitioner Linton, Yorkshire

Source:

1. Cambridge Alumni Database (1200-1900), University of Cambridge

2. Alumni Oxonienses; Members of the University of Oxford (1500-1714) by Joseph Foster 4 Vols. Pub. James Parker, Strand,

London 1891.

3. Roll Royal College of Physicians of London Volumes 1 to 3 William Munk MD., The College. London.

4. Roll Royal College of Physicians, Volumes 4 to 11, subsequent Volumes by the Royal College.

5. Alumni Oxonienses 1500 to 1714, British History On-line.

6. Alumni Oxonienses (1715-1886) Volume 3 – PRINCE to PRYOR

7. Calendar of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 12th July 1866, London.