Born in London on 17 August 1678, he was the son of Stephen Lobb, by the daughter of Theophilus Polwhele, nonconformist minister at Tiverton in Devon. He was educated for the ministry under Thomas Goodwin the younger at Pinner, Middlesex. In 1702 he settled as a nonconformist minister at Guildford, Surrey, and there came to know a physician, from whom he received medical instruction.[1]
About 1706 Lobb moved to Shaftesbury in Dorset, where he began to practise as a physician. In 1713 he settled at Yeovil, Somerset, and practised with success, while still continuing his ministry. Dissensions in his Yeovil congregation caused him in 1722 to move to Witham, Essex. On 20 June of that year he was created M.D. by the University of Glasgow, and he was admitted a Fellow of the Royal Society on 13 March 1729.[1]
In 1732 Lobb received a call from the congregation at Haberdashers' Hall, London, but after his ministry had failed to prove acceptable he concentrated to physic from about 1736. On 30 September 1740 he was admitted a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, and practised thenceforth in London. On 21 May 1762 a patent was granted to him "for a tincture to preserve the blood from diziness, and a saline scorbutic acrimony".[1]
Lobb died in the parish of Christ Church, London, on 19 May 1763, and was buried in Bunhill Fields.[1]
A Brief Defence of the Christian Religion; or, the Testimony of God to the Truth of the Christian Religion, London, 1726.
Sacred Declarations; or, a Letter to the Inhabitants of London, Westminster, and all other parts of Great Britain on the account of those Sins which provoked God to send and continue the Mortal Sickness among the Cattle, and to signify by the late awful Earthquakes that His Anger is not turned away [anon.], London, 1750.
Letters on the Sacred Predictions (with a letter on the public reading of the Scriptures), London, 1761.
An Answer to the Question, whether it be lawful to go to Plays.
A Dialogue between a Master and his Servants concerning the Sin of Lying.
A Treatise of the Small-pox. In two parts, London, 1731.
Rational Methods of Curing Fevers, London, 1734.
Medical Practice in curing Fevers; correspondent to rational methods, London, 1735.
A Treatise on Dissolvents of the Stone, and on Curing the Stone and Gout by Aliment, London, 1739.
A Practical Treatise of Painful Distempers. With some … Methods of Curing them, London, 1739.
An Address to the Faculty on Miss Stephens's Medicaments, London, 1739.
Letters concerning the Plague, shewing the means to preserve people from Infection, London, 1745.
A Compendium of the Practice of Physick … in Twenty-four Lectures … With a Letter shewing what is the proper preparation of persons for Inoculation, London, 1747.
The Good Samaritan, or Complete English Physician, London (1750?).
Medical Principles and Cautions, 3 pts., London, 1751–3.
General Medical Principles and Cautions, in three parts, London, 1753.
Medicinal Letters. In two parts, London, 1763; 3rd edit. 1765.
The Practice of Physic in general, as delivered in a Course of Lectures on the Theory of Diseases, and the proper method of treating them. Published from the Doctor's own MS., 2 vols. London, 1771.
In 1767 Lobb's brother-in-law, the Rev. John Greene of Chelmsford, Essex, published The Power of Faith and Godliness exemplified in some Memoirs of Theophilus Lobb. It consisted mainly of extracts from Lobb's diary.[1]
Family
Lobb married, first, Frances (died 1722), daughter of James Cooke, physician, of Shepton Mallet, Somerset; and secondly, in 1723, a lady who died on 2 February 1760. He left no issue, and willed the profits from his tincture to his niece, Elizabeth Buckland.[1]
theophilus, lobb, 1678, 1763, english, physician, known, medical, religious, writer, 1767, engraving, contents, life, works, family, noteslife, editborn, london, august, 1678, stephen, lobb, daughter, theophilus, polwhele, nonconformist, minister, tiverton, de. Theophilus Lobb 1678 1763 was an English physician known as a medical and as a religious writer Theophilus Lobb 1767 engraving Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Family 4 NotesLife EditBorn in London on 17 August 1678 he was the son of Stephen Lobb by the daughter of Theophilus Polwhele nonconformist minister at Tiverton in Devon He was educated for the ministry under Thomas Goodwin the younger at Pinner Middlesex In 1702 he settled as a nonconformist minister at Guildford Surrey and there came to know a physician from whom he received medical instruction 1 About 1706 Lobb moved to Shaftesbury in Dorset where he began to practise as a physician In 1713 he settled at Yeovil Somerset and practised with success while still continuing his ministry Dissensions in his Yeovil congregation caused him in 1722 to move to Witham Essex On 20 June of that year he was created M D by the University of Glasgow and he was admitted a Fellow of the Royal Society on 13 March 1729 1 In 1732 Lobb received a call from the congregation at Haberdashers Hall London but after his ministry had failed to prove acceptable he concentrated to physic from about 1736 On 30 September 1740 he was admitted a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and practised thenceforth in London On 21 May 1762 a patent was granted to him for a tincture to preserve the blood from diziness and a saline scorbutic acrimony 1 Lobb died in the parish of Christ Church London on 19 May 1763 and was buried in Bunhill Fields 1 Works EditLobb s religious writings included 1 A Brief Defence of the Christian Religion or the Testimony of God to the Truth of the Christian Religion London 1726 Sacred Declarations or a Letter to the Inhabitants of London Westminster and all other parts of Great Britain on the account of those Sins which provoked God to send and continue the Mortal Sickness among the Cattle and to signify by the late awful Earthquakes that His Anger is not turned away anon London 1750 Letters on the Sacred Predictions with a letter on the public reading of the Scriptures London 1761 An Answer to the Question whether it be lawful to go to Plays A Dialogue between a Master and his Servants concerning the Sin of Lying His medical works were 1 A Treatise of the Small pox In two parts London 1731 Rational Methods of Curing Fevers London 1734 Medical Practice in curing Fevers correspondent to rational methods London 1735 A Treatise on Dissolvents of the Stone and on Curing the Stone and Gout by Aliment London 1739 A Practical Treatise of Painful Distempers With some Methods of Curing them London 1739 An Address to the Faculty on Miss Stephens s Medicaments London 1739 Letters concerning the Plague shewing the means to preserve people from Infection London 1745 A Compendium of the Practice of Physick in Twenty four Lectures With a Letter shewing what is the proper preparation of persons for Inoculation London 1747 The Good Samaritan or Complete English Physician London 1750 Medical Principles and Cautions 3 pts London 1751 3 General Medical Principles and Cautions in three parts London 1753 Medicinal Letters In two parts London 1763 3rd edit 1765 The Practice of Physic in general as delivered in a Course of Lectures on the Theory of Diseases and the proper method of treating them Published from the Doctor s own MS 2 vols London 1771 In 1767 Lobb s brother in law the Rev John Greene of Chelmsford Essex published The Power of Faith and Godliness exemplified in some Memoirs of Theophilus Lobb It consisted mainly of extracts from Lobb s diary 1 Family EditLobb married first Frances died 1722 daughter of James Cooke physician of Shepton Mallet Somerset and secondly in 1723 a lady who died on 2 February 1760 He left no issue and willed the profits from his tincture to his niece Elizabeth Buckland 1 Notes Edit a b c d e f g h Lee Sidney ed 1893 Lobb Theophilus Dictionary of National Biography Vol 34 London Smith Elder amp Co Attribution This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Lee Sidney ed 1893 Lobb Theophilus Dictionary of National Biography Vol 34 London Smith Elder amp Co Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Theophilus Lobb amp oldid 1100408652, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
