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John Paulitious (died June 1645) was Edinburgh's first plague doctor. He died in June 1645 of bubonic plague within weeks of tending the sick. At the time, there was a severe epidemic of this disease in Edinburgh; it's believed that there were only about 60 men around to defend the city at the height of the epidemic.

His successor was George Rae, who was appointed on 13 June 1645. He was promised an enormous sum of money ("£100 a month") for this position, as it was expected that he, too, would die before he could collect; however, Rae survived and spent ten years attempting to collect his promised payment, but it is widely believed that he died without ever receiving it.

References

1. ^ Jules (15 July 2006). "The Plague Doctors". Edinburgh's Dark Side. Archived from the original on 18 July 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
2. ^ "Discover" (PDF). National Library of Scotland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
3. ^ "Brit History: Plague Doctors in British History". Anglotopia.net. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
4. ^ "The Real Edinburgh Plague Doctor". Real Mary Kings Close. 24 June 2019. Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
5. "Revealing Edinburgh's Deepest Secrets". Real Mary King's Close. 2003. Archived from the original on 29 December 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

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