Talk:John Somerset

Creating a link
Hello!

I have just created a page on Thomas Morstede. In 1423 Morstede created a conjoint college of surgeons and physicians with John Somerset and Gilbert Kymer. This collapsed in 1424 but it has been considered an important advancement by historians. For example- Carole Rawcliffe wrote in 'The Profits of Practice: The Wealth and status of medical men in later medieval England' about the lack of facilities provided to the poor. She says that in 1450 even a skilled worker earns around 5d a day and therefore only a small proportion of the populace could actually afford professional treatment. The conjoint college then was an attempt to provide relief to the poor. Also- C. H. Talbot and E.A. Hammond mention in 'Medical Practitioners in medieval England' that a conjoint college provided better education and control of physicians and surgeons. These two different views about what the purpose of the college was may also contribute to its ultimate collapse. We should create a link using this from John Somerset's page to the page of Thomas Morstede and Gilbert Kymer.

ChocolateOrange1 (talk) 18:40, 21 October 2019 (UTC)