Medical Jurisprudence, Volume 3 (of 3)Paris, John Ayrton
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Medical Jurisprudence, Volume 3 (of 3)
Paris, John Ayrton
Medical laws and legislation -- Great Britain
III. And forasmuch as such Persons using the Mystery or Faculty of
Surgery, oftentimes meddle and take unto their Cures and houses such
sick and diseased Persons as been infected with the Pestilence Great
Pox, and such other contagious Infirmities do use or exercise Barbery,
as washing, or shaving or other Feats thereunto belonging which is very
perilous for infecting the King’s liege People resorting to their Shops
and houses there being washed or shaven: Wherefore it is now inacted,
ordained and provided by the Authority aforesaid, That no manner of
Person within the City of _London_, Suburbs of the same and one Mile
Compass of the said City of _London_, after the feast of the Nativity of
our Lord God next coming, using Barbery or Shaving or that hereafter
shall use any Barbery or Shaving within the said City of _London_,
Suburbs or one mile Circuit of the same City of _London_, he nor they
nor none other for them, to his or their Use, shall occupy any Surgery,
letting of blood, or any other thing belonging to Surgery; drawing of
teeth only except. And furthermore in like manner whosoever that useth
the Mystery or Craft of Surgery within the Circuit aforesaid as long as
he shall fortune to use the said Mystery or Craft of Surgery, shall in
no wise occupy nor exercise the Feat or Craft of Barbery or Shaving,
neither by himself, nor by none other for him, to his use or their use:
And moreover, that all manner of Persons using Surgery for the time
being, as well Freemen as Foreigners, Aliens and Strangers within the
said City of _London_, the Suburbs thereof, and one Mile compass of the
said City of London, before the Feast of _St. Michael_, the Archangel
next coming, shall have an open Sign on the Street side where they shall
fortune to dwell, that all the King’s liege People there passing by may
know at all times, whither to resort for Remedies in Time of necessity.
IV. And further be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That no manner
of Person after the said Feast of St. _Michael_ the Archangel next
coming, presume to keep any Shop of Barbery or Shaving within the City
of _London_, except he be a Freeman of the same Corporation and Company.
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