(John), a physician and surgeon in the reign of queen Elizabeth, was educated at Oxford, where, says Anthony Wood, he studied logicals for a time; but afterwards applied himself solely to physic and surgery. In 1573 he took the degree of bachelor of physic; and, obtaining a licence from the university to practise, settled at Nottingham, where he lived many years in great repute. When or where he died, is not known. There was a long poetical memorial of him in the church of St Olave, Silver-street, London, which is preserved by Stow. He was author of, 1. A needful, new, and necessary treatise of chirurgery, briefly comprehending the general and particular curature of ulcers. Lond. 1575, 8vo. 2. Certain experiments, of his own invention. 3. The history of man, sucked from the saps of the most approved anatomists, &c., in nine books. Lond. 1578, thin fol. 4. Compendious chirurgery, gathered and translated especially out of Wecker, &c. Lond. 1585, 12mo. 5. Antidotary chirurgical, containing variety of all sorts of medicines, &c. Lond. 1589, 8vo. His works were collected and published in 1633, 4to.