Barbers -- England -- London -- History -- Sources; Barbers' Company (London, England) -- History; Surgery -- England -- London -- History -- Sources
There shall be chosen yerelye for ever two Masters and twoe Stewardes
for the Anathomyes and that those twoe whiche were Stewardes the one
yere shalbe Masters of The Anathomies the nexte yere ensewinge To
thende that thereby yt maybe bettˀ knowne howe to wourke and make the
same.
16. An order concerninge the Anathomyes.
This provided that all anatomies, whether public or private should be
made at the Hall and “that all private Anathomyes shall reverently from
hensforth be buryed as publick Anathomyes ar for the worshippe of the
said mysterye, any skelliton to be made onelye excepted.”
17. An order that none supplant or take anothers cure from him one
paine of v{li.}
18. An order that none take any apprˀntice for Surgerie but that he
can write & reade.
19. An order how many sˀvnts evˀy man may kepe.
No liveryman was to keep more than four apprentices or servants working
in his art, and no freeman more than three.
20. An order that none use eny mann{r} of Barbory on Sundayes.
Yt is ordayned that none of the said mysterye usinge any manˀ of
Barberye . . . . . . shall uppon any sondaye shave wasshe poule or
trymme any manne or w{th} any Instrum{t} to make cleane teeth either
w{th}in his howsse or in any other place elles where privelye or
appartlye uppon payne of forfeture of xl{s.}
21. An order that none doe make any shewe of Barborye one Sonndais or
other holy days.
This provides that Barbers shall not “hange upp set or put out any
bason or basons pott or potts uppon his poule Racke shoppe windowes or
otherwise” on Sundays or holy days, and is the earliest mention of the
“Barbers’ pole” in our Books.
22. An order that assistaunts maye be made nevˀ beinge any Governor.
23. An order that none being out of thassistants com̃ into the pˀlor
except he be called.
24. An order that no courte of Assistaunce be houlden one the
tuesdayes.
Tuesdays were set apart for Lectures and for the ordinary or Monthly
Courts; no reason is given why Courts of Assistants should not be held
on the Tuesdays.
25. An order for the pˀsentac͠on of apprentices before they be bounde.
Every apprentice was to be presented to the Court that they might
“uppon the sight of him allowe hymme to be cleane in pˀson and Lymme
and meete for the excersycinge of the same mysterye.”
26. An order that none put away his appˀntice before the cause be
knowne before y{e} M{r} & govˀnors.
27. An order that none lett any bloud stand to the annoyaunce of the
people.
“Barbours excercyseinge fleabothomye or bloud lettinge” were not to
show blood in vessels in their windows.
28. An order that all pˀsentac͠ons in Surgery shalbe pˀsented to the
M{r} w{th} his governoures for the tyme beinge.
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