[1] In 1597 Atkins sailed as physician to Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex in the Islands Voyage, but was sea-sick, had to be put on shore, and resigned the appointment.
[2] In 1604 Atkins was sent by James I to Scotland to bring back his son Charles, Duke of York.
[6] They stayed at Worksop Manor in August 1604,[7] Atkins described four days of music, and young Duke of York's initiation into hunting, when deer were driven close to the house.
His signature, as one of the king's physicians, stands next to that of Theodore Mayerne in the original report of the post-mortem examination.
[10] He attended Anne of Denmark with Theodore de Mayerne at Hampton Court in October 1618.
He lived in Warwick Court, enjoyed a large practice, and died rich on 21 September 1635.
He left an only child, afterwards Sir Henry Atkins, and was buried in Cheshunt church, where a monument was placed.