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Thomas Marryat

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22: 310: 89:, and left his family in 1760. He went to Edinburgh, where he was a medical student and graduated M.D. For a while he sought practice in London, but in 1762 made a tour of continental medical schools, and subsequently visited America, obtaining practice where he could. On his return in 1766 he resided for several years in Antrim and Northern Ireland. 129:, which was "humbly inscribed to everybody". It was first published in Latin in 1758 and reprinted in Dublin in 1764; after which a publisher Dodd issued two spurious copies, one in Cork, dated 1770, and another in London in 1774. A fourth edition was issued at Shrewsbury, under Marryat's supervision, in 1775. A pocket edition, with the title of 103:
Marryat died on 29 May 1792, and was buried in the ground belonging to the chapel in Lewin's Mead, in Brunswick Square, Bristol. His manners were blunt, but he was considered honest, and kind, especially to the poor. More orthodox physicians took him as an
108:. He prescribed enormous doses of drastic medicines to nonpaying patients, and, for dysentery, paper boiled in milk. The bookseller Henry Lemoine sold a "bug-water", to which Marryat lent his name. 100:
about 1785. Here he delivered a course of lectures on therapeutics which was well attended. He had some success in practice, which dropped off, and refused assistance from relations.
44:, a nonconformist minister, and was educated for the Presbyterian ministry. From 1747 until 1749 he belonged to a late-night poetical club. It met at the Robin Hood, Butcher Row, 323: 133:, became popular, a twentieth impression having appeared at Bristol in 1805. Prefixed to it is a life of Marryat, with his portrait engraved by Johnson, and autograph. 355: 21: 360: 328: 291: 251: 225: 160: 365: 265: 285: 70: 219: 245: 350: 345: 164: 64:, and Thomas Madox; members brought a piece of poetry, which if approved might be sent to the 41: 187: 86: 75: 49: 284: 45: 339: 314: 218: 244: 147:, republished from an Irish copy, appeared at Bristol in 1791. It was dedicated to 61: 57: 53: 148: 121:
Medical Aphorisms, or a Compendium of Physic, founded on irrefragible principles
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Marryat married Sarah Davy of Southwold in 1754. Among their children was
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and other periodicals. It was at this club that the plan and title of the
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Marryat, Joseph (1757-1824), of Sydenham, Kent and Wimbledon House, Surr.
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M.D. (1730–1792) was an English physician, medical writer and wit.
20: 163:, a Member of Parliament and banker, who was the father of 81:Marryat gave up on the ministry, after a time at 123:, Ipswich, 1756 or 1757, mostly retracted later. 143:Marryat also wrote verse. A new edition of his 332:. Vol. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 295:. Vol. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 255:. Vol. 33. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 229:. Vol. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 8: 127:Therapeutics, or a New Practice of Physic 176: 182: 180: 25:Portrait (Credit: Wellcome Collection) 209: 207: 205: 203: 201: 199: 139:, heterodox and offensive to friends. 7: 356:18th-century English medical doctors 92:In February 1774 Marryat moved to 40:Born in London, he was the son of 14: 145:Sentimental Fables for the Ladies 329:Dictionary of National Biography 308: 292:Dictionary of National Biography 252:Dictionary of National Biography 226:Dictionary of National Biography 266:historyofparliamentonline.org, 1: 48:, and among the members were 16:English physician (1730–1792) 189:The Congregational magazine 382: 286:"Marryat, Frederick"  96:, but finally settled in 137:The Philosophy of Masons 361:English medical writers 220:"Marryat, Thomas"  74:, subsequently used by 246:"Lemoine, Henry"  26: 366:English Presbyterians 24: 66:Gentleman's Magazine 192:. 1828. p. 60. 116:Marryat published: 78:, were brought up. 131:The Art of Healing 27: 165:Frederick Marryat 151:, and sold well. 42:Zephaniah Marryat 373: 333: 312: 311: 297: 296: 288: 277: 271: 263: 257: 256: 248: 237: 231: 230: 222: 211: 194: 193: 184: 381: 380: 376: 375: 374: 372: 371: 370: 336: 335: 324:Marryat, Thomas 322:, ed. (1893). " 318: 309: 301: 300: 279: 278: 274: 264: 260: 239: 238: 234: 213: 212: 197: 186: 185: 178: 173: 157: 114: 76:Ralph Griffiths 50:Richard Brookes 38: 17: 12: 11: 5: 379: 377: 369: 368: 363: 358: 353: 348: 338: 337: 299: 298: 283:, ed. (1893). 272: 258: 243:, ed. (1893). 232: 217:, ed. (1893). 195: 175: 174: 172: 169: 161:Joseph Marryat 156: 153: 141: 140: 134: 124: 113: 110: 71:Monthly Review 46:Strand, London 37: 34: 30:Thomas Marryat 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 378: 367: 364: 362: 359: 357: 354: 352: 349: 347: 344: 343: 341: 334: 331: 330: 325: 321: 316: 315:public domain 306: 305: 294: 293: 287: 282: 276: 273: 270: 269: 262: 259: 254: 253: 247: 242: 236: 233: 228: 227: 221: 216: 210: 208: 206: 204: 202: 200: 196: 191: 190: 183: 181: 177: 170: 168: 166: 162: 154: 152: 150: 146: 138: 135: 132: 128: 125: 122: 119: 118: 117: 111: 109: 107: 101: 99: 95: 90: 88: 84: 79: 77: 73: 72: 67: 63: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 35: 33: 31: 23: 19: 327: 307: 303: 302: 290: 275: 267: 261: 250: 235: 224: 188: 167:the writer. 158: 144: 142: 136: 130: 126: 120: 115: 102: 91: 80: 69: 65: 62:Martin Madan 58:Stephen Duck 54:Moses Browne 39: 29: 28: 18: 351:1792 deaths 346:1730 births 320:Lee, Sidney 304:Attribution 281:Lee, Sidney 241:Lee, Sidney 215:Lee, Sidney 149:Hannah More 340:Categories 94:Shrewsbury 83:Southwold 317::  106:empiric 98:Bristol 155:Family 87:Barnet 171:Notes 112:Works 85:and 36:Life 326:". 342:: 289:. 249:. 223:. 198:^ 179:^ 60:, 56:, 52:,

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Zephaniah Marryat
Strand, London
Richard Brookes
Moses Browne
Stephen Duck
Martin Madan
Monthly Review
Ralph Griffiths
Southwold
Barnet
Shrewsbury
Bristol
empiric
Hannah More
Joseph Marryat
Frederick Marryat


The Congregational magazine






Lee, Sidney
"Marryat, Thomas" 
Dictionary of National Biography
Lee, Sidney

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