Barbers -- England -- London -- History -- Sources; Barbers' Company (London, England) -- History; Surgery -- England -- London -- History -- Sources
ALSOO for the Elleccyon of the youngest wardein he shall put iiij{or}
into his Byll and so to goo through the house like as before. The
names for the Elleccyon are Mathew Johnson, John Tholmoode, Richard
Elliot and John Shryffe.
10th Sept., 1551. It was ordered that--
[Sidenote:
An order that the
Seconde Wardein
shall receyve all
fynes quartrage
and other
casualtyes.]
The second Wardein shall receyve all maner of Receite as fynes
quartrag for prentises, for fremen and all other casualtyes
whatsoev{r} yt be. And he to paye also all maner of wage, And the
Bedyll to have a booke of all suche receitte and dischardge as the
seconde wardein hathe for his dischardge.
Also yt ys agreed that the younger wardein shall receyve nothing but
onely the Rents of the Londes, and to see reparac͠ons dooen where as
nede shall requyer and that he shall take Appulton[138] w{th} him
when he goeth to receyve the rentes of the Londes so that bothe there
books may agree.
[138] The Beadle.
4th Nov., 1551. It was agreed--
That there shalbe allowed in goyng and searching of their Londes
vj{s} viij{d.}
Ordered--
That John West shall bring in his fyne which ys vj{s} viij{d} for
speking opprobryous wordes against John Androwson in the presence of
the M{rs.}
17th Nov., 1551. It was ordered--
That the Kings maiestyes Barbor or Barbors to his highness parson And
also his mat{s} Surgeon or Surgeons shall sytt next to the Last M{r}
upon the benche where as the M{rs} nowe usually doo sytt and alsoo
shall goo next to the M{rs} in all goyngs and syttings.
It was ordered that no Barber should take a “foreigner” as journeyman
and set him to work, before presenting him to the Master and Wardens,
under a penalty of 3_s._ 4_d._ per week.
This order was made because many foreigners (_i.e._, non-freemen) who
were inexpert had lately come into the City, and the Court directed
that each foreigner should give proof of his skill, and then that he
should remain for one year only and in one service, and no Barber was
to pay a foreigner higher wages than the Masters should from time to
time “sess” or determine under a penalty of 13_s._ 4_d._ for “every
weke so offending.” The Beadle was directed to keep a register book of
all foreigners for the year, and when the year was expired, the Barber
who kept a foreigner and was minded to keep him longer was to come to
the Hall within fourteen days to have him re-registered under a penalty
of 3_s._ 4_d._ per week. And no Barber was to “entyce or envegyll any
mans servant from him upon peyne of forfeyting for a fyne xiij{s.}
iiij{d.}”
The Court fixed the wages of these men as follows--
The best jorneyman that is a forrein shall have for a weke xij{d.}
the second x{d.} and the thurde as the sayd M{rs.} shall thinke meate
& convenyente.
17th November, 1551. It was ordered that the youngest Warden should be
chosen out of the Livery and that he should be--
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