Young Francis
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3EQ, UK.
J Med Biogr. 2008 Nov;16(4):188-94. doi: 10.1258/jmb.2007.007058.
The Short family of Bury St Edmunds produced at least eight doctors between the first half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th. Some of these practised locally and others went on to achieve fame in London or abroad. They included Richard Short (d. 1668), a medical polemicist, and Thomas Short (1635-85) who treated Charles II in his last illness and became the subject of poetry and other literature. The Shorts generated controversy through their adherence to the Roman Catholic faith at a time of persecution and suspicion. Richard Short used medical polemic as a vehicle for advancing his religious views, and his son and nephew became involved in James II's political programme to introduce religious toleration in 1688. After the Revolution the Shorts withdrew from political life but continued in their medical practice and their recusancy. This paper is the first to unravel the family relationships of the Shorts, which previously have eluded most historians.
17世纪上半叶至18世纪上半叶期间，伯里圣埃德蒙兹的肖特家族至少出了八位医生。其中一些人在当地行医，另一些人则在伦敦或国外声名远扬。他们包括医学论战家理查德·肖特（卒于1668年），以及在查理二世临终时为其治疗、并成为诗歌及其他文学作品主题的托马斯·肖特（1635 - 1685年）。在一个遭受迫害和猜疑的时代，肖特家族因其坚持罗马天主教信仰而引发了争议。理查德·肖特利用医学论战来宣扬他的宗教观点，他的儿子和侄子参与了詹姆斯二世在1688年推行宗教宽容的政治计划。革命之后，肖特家族退出了政治生活，但继续行医并坚持他们的拒服国教立场。本文首次梳理了肖特家族的亲属关系，而这在此前一直让大多数历史学家无从下手。
