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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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At York Assize, a French itinerant doctor sued farmer W. Allen for unpaid medical services, presenting a bill for various remedies and attendance from August 1751 to December 1751. The amusing three-hour trial ended with the jury awarding the doctor six guineas.
Merged-components note: The table component contains the detailed bill from the court case described in the preceding foreign news text; merge as they form a single coherent story about the trial.
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Last Saturday, at York Assize, a Sort of French strolling Doctor, who had taken up his Abode, for near six Months, in a Village not far from Richmond, and there began to practise, brought his Action against a Farmer for Business done for his Family, and in Court produced the following Bill.
Dec. 13, 1750. Mr. W. Allen, of Lilyburn, Debtor to Mr. Turner
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The Trial which was a very diverting one, lasted about three Hours; when the Jury gave the Doctor six Guineas.
| To Elixir of Life | Surgeon. | 0 10 6 |
| To Phyfique | — | 0 8 0 |
| To Univerfale Balfams | — | 2 9 0 |
| To Alexitereales Medicaments | — | 3 7 6 |
| To Eicharotiques ditto | — | 2 8 4 |
| To Maturetifs ditto | — | 4 9 6 |
| To Peregoriques ditto | — | 3 6 9 |
| To Abforbans ditto | — | 4 9 6 |
| To Analeptiques ditto | — | 4 9 6 |
| To Patheretiques ditto | — | 6 10 02 |
| To Incarnatifs ditto | — | 6 11 2 |
| To Cataleptiques ditto | — | 4 10 6 |
| To Attendance fince the 19th of August to the 8th of December, 1751. | — | 5 10 0 |
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Primary Location
York
Event Date
Last Saturday Before August 3
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jury gave the doctor six guineas
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A French strolling Doctor sued a Farmer for unpaid medical services to his family, presenting a bill dated Dec. 13, 1750, for various medicaments and attendance from the 19th of August to the 8th of December, 1751. The trial lasted about three hours and was diverting.