Ward, John (c. 1629-1681), Vicar of Stratford-on-Avon and medical practitioner

Diary of John Ward, transcribed by Sir D'Arcy Power (1855-1941).

17th Century

7 volumes Incomplete transcript. Partly typewritten.

The manuscript collection of the Medical Society of London, of which this material formerly was part, was purchased by the library at Wellcome Collection in 1984.

On the Ward diaries, see Robert G Frank, 'The John Ward diaries: mirror of seventeenth century science and medicine', Journal of the History of Medicine 1974, 29: 147-179.

Database description taken from that in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).

The original diaries, covering the years 1648 to 1681, were sold by the Medical Society of London in 1928, and are now in the Folger Shakespeare Library (MSS. V.a. 284-299).