Richard Master
Richard Masters | |
|---|---|
| President of the Royal College of Physicians | |
| In office 1561–1561 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1588 |
| Alma mater | All Souls' College University of Oxford |
Richard Masters (also Master, Mastre or Maistres) was a leading 16th-century English physician and personal doctor of Queen Elizabeth.
Early life[]
Masters was the son of Robert Masters of Streetend in Willesborough, Kent. He became a fellow at All Souls' College in Oxford, eventually graduating with a B.A. in 1533 and an M.A. in 1537.[1]
He was a personal acquaintance of Rudolph Walther and in 1539 accepted a benefice from the Church of England, however, he forfeited it believing he was not a good clergyman.[2]
Medical career[]
Masters enrolled at the University of Oxford to study medicine, and by 1545 was an admitted M.B. and granted a licence to practise medicine.[2] In 1553 he became a fellow at the College of Physicians and served as a censor between 1556 and 1558 and in 1560. In 1561 he served as President of the college, and as consiliarius in 1564 and 1583.[1]
Queen Elizabeth[]
In 1559, Masters was granted a patent of £100 annually to serve as the personal physician to Queen Elizabeth.[2] Queen Elizabeth gave Masters a silver cup with the falcon badge of her mother Ann Boleyn.[3]
Prebendary of York[]
In 1562, Masters was made Prebendary of York, and in 1565 issued a royal patent for his family and heirs from the Queen receiving the Cirencester Abbey.[1][4]
Marriage and family[]
Masters married Elizabeth, daughter of John Fulnetby, Esq. and had seven sons, including:[2]
- George, M.P. for Cirencester in 1586, 1588
- Thomas, Archdeacon of Salop
- Robert Master, Chancellor of Rochester and Lichfield; M.P. for Cricklade in 1601
- Henry, Principal of Alban Hall
Masters died in 1588.
References[]
- ^ a b c 'Mascall-Meyrick', in Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, ed. Joseph Foster (Oxford, 1891), pp. 982-1007. British History Online (accessed 29 November 2017)
- ^ a b c d Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 37. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 22.
- ^ Treasures of the English Church - Sacred gold and silver 800 to 2000
- ^ "Chester-Master Family", National Archives of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- 16th-century English medical doctors
- 1588 deaths
- Fellows of All Souls College, Oxford