
Author
Thomas Scott (1747–1821)
Thomas Scott (1747-1821) was born at Braytoft in Lincolnshire, the son of a grazier. He was educated at several private schools until 1762 when he was apprenticed to a surgeon and apothecary at Alford, Lincolnshire. He was soon dismissed for bad conduct and spent several years working as a labourer for his father.
