9th November, 1602. Various members of the Company “were appoynted to ryde w{th} the M{r} to meete her Ma{tie} on Saterdaie next” at Chelsea. 9th April, 1603. A precept was received commanding the Company to contribute £12 10_s._ 0_d._ towards the cost of the reception of James I by the City, whereupon an assessment was made upon the freemen for the same, and the Masters made “choyce of sixe pˀsonable menn for Wiflers to attend the Livˀye of this Companye when his Ma{tie} goeth to be crowned.” 20th April, 1603. The following precept requiring the Company to assist in the reception of the King “in greater number and more statelie and sumtiows shewe then hath bene at any time heretofore within the memory of man in the like case pˀformed,” will be read with interest; [Sidenote: TO THE M{RS} AND WARDENS } BY THE MAIOR OF THE COMPANY OF } BARBOR SURGEONS }] WHERE the most high and mightie Prince James o{r} most dread & soveraygne Lord is by the grace of god shortlie to make his repaire from his Kingedom of Scotland into this his Realme of England and so consequentlye to this his honorˀble Cittie and chaymber of this his imperyall Crowne. And for that it is agreed by mee and my Breethr{n} the Aldrẽn of the same Cittie that not onelie o{r} selves but the full number of five hundred of the best and gravest Cittizens should accordinge to o{r} dueties wayte and attend uppon his royall pˀson at his approch nere to this Cittie in greater number and more statelie and sumtiows shewe then hath bene at any time heretofore within the memory of man in the like case pˀformed, Towards the accomplishm{t} of w{ch} number your company is appoynted to pˀvid the full number of Twelve pˀsonns, THESE therefore shalbe to chardge and commaund you in his Ma{ties} name to prepare not onely yourselves but also to p’vid the full number of Twelve persons of the most grave and Comlyest pˀsonages of youre said Companye, everie one of them to be well horsed and apparrelled w{th} velvet Coates and w{th} sleaves of the same and chaynes of golde, and not onely yourselves but every of the saide pˀsons to have one comely pˀson well apparrelled in his dublet and hose to attend uppon him one[116] foote. All which pˀsons to be in redines well and substonciallie horsed apparrelled and appoynted as aforesaid w{th}in one daies warneing to be signified unto you to attend on mee and my Bretheren the Aldrẽn of the same Cittie, to attend and wayte uppon his most exelent Ma{tie} as aforesaid. And that uppon Saturdaie morneinge next you doe certifye to mee in wrytinge the names and S{r}names as well of youre selves as of all other pˀsons free of youre company that you shall appointe for this service. Of all w{ch} pˀsons you are to have a regard that noe man for insufficiency in any respect be turned back to the disgrace and discredit of youre company, nor a mann unfitt furnished and appointed