 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Thomson akaberekwa munenge muna 1619, uye akashanda achitungamirirwa naMambo Maurice muHondo yeVanhu veEngland; akabatwa nevakuru vakuru veparamende paNewburymuna 1644 uye akapedza nguva ari mujeri reFleet muLondon. Paakasunungurwa akaedza kuwana rezenisi kubva ku College of Physicians, asi achiona kuti mari yelayisensi yakanyanyisa, akaenderera mberi nekuwana M.D. kubva kuLeyden University muNetherlands pachinzvimbo, akapedza kudzidza musi wa15 Chikumi 1648; thesis yaakatumira nechinangwa ichi yaive Disputatio de Apoplexia Leyden, 1648. Iye gare gare akaramba mushonga waGalenic, achiva mutsigiri akasimba wemafungiro aJan Baptist van Helmont mushonga weHelmont. 