The John Bargrave Collection
Nathaniel Johnston (1627 - 1705)
Alias Nathaniel Johnson (Alias)Medical doctor, political theorist and antiquary. He might was also a collector of naturalia. He reported to Lister, who in turn reported in a letter published in the Philosophical Transaction, on "some Stones of a perfect Gold-colour, found in Animals" (9). These stones were brought to Johnston by one Thomas Capidge, a butcher in Pomphret (Pontefract), who extracted them from the bladder of an ox. Lister reports, "I do not question ... but he [Johnston] hath store of these guilt stones in his cabinet, for, as I remember [Lister is writing two years after the fact], he was so choice of them, that the parcel he sent me to view, was order'd to be returned again: at least, none of them remained with me" (10). Roles: Collector (minor)
Correspondent
Relevant locations: Owned cabinet of Nathaniel Johnston
Residence at London
Residence at Pontefract
People linked to person: Nathaniel Johnston was a correspondent of Martin Lister (12 Apr 1639-2 Feb 1712)
Nathaniel Johnston was a member of Royal College of Physicians (1518-)
Nathaniel Johnston was a correspondent of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)
Francis White (-) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Nathaniel Johnston