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Thomas Watson (1513-84), Doctor of Divinity and deprived Marian bishop of Lincoln, developed an expertise in the treatment of gout. In his practice of experiential medicine in East Anglia, he used an innovative steam chest: the patient sat in a cut-open empty wine pipe, surrounded by heated bricks, and covered with a sheet. This device, with its method of enclosed steam heat, contrasts sharply with prevailing renaissance therapeutic philosophy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The most obscure aspect of Sir John Cheke's public career is his tenure as a Chamberlain of the English Exchequer. This study confirms that Cheke's chamberlainship was a sinecure, albeit one of prestige and profit. Attention is also paid to the three rising gentlemen who held office under Cheke: Robert Creswell, Roger Higham, and William Hunwyke. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the narratives of registered nurse Jule O. Graves on the state of public health nursing in Florida in the 1930s. Also cited are Graves' experiences as field worker for the Florida State Board of Health and full-time instructor of midwives, her experiences during natural disasters in the state like the great flood of the Caloochahatche River and the 1933 hurricane, as well as her personal background.

The article focuses on doctor Jonathan M. Foltz, who was a native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and following promotion to surgeon in the U.S. Navy, in December 1836, he opened a part-time private practice and joined the Medical Association of Washington. Topics include during the 1840s Foltz depended upon the former U.S. president James Buchanan as his particular patron, as well as his chief creditor and personal financial advisor.