Barbers -- England -- London -- History -- Sources; Barbers' Company (London, England) -- History; Surgery -- England -- London -- History -- Sources
This order provided that any Surgeon having a patient in peril of
“mayme” or death, was to “present” or make known the case to the
Governors within three days, and the Court would then appoint certain
expert Surgeons to see the patient and assist in the cure. There
are scores of entries in the books of Surgeons being fined for not
“presenting” patients.
29. An order that none take any pˀsentac͠ons but y{e} M{r} &
govˀnoures for the tyme beinge.
30. An order that the M{r} and governoures and their deputies shall
goe to the poore as well as to the rich.
Any Master or Governor being sent for to see a sick or hurt person and
refusing to go without payment, was to forfeit 20{s.}
31. An order for puttinge the rules in execuc͠on.
32. An order for multipliinge speche in the corte tyme.
This was an early form of _closure_ directed against such members of
the Court as were given to an over-indulgence in oratory.
33. A rule for order in goinge.
Every member of the Company was to take his place according to
precedence, at burials, anniversaries, Courts, etc.:--
And if anie of them of any scrypulosytie frowardnes follye or
pusyllanimity refuse to take his owne romme or place accordinge to
the order in good obedyent manner he was to be fined 12{d.}
34. An order for the view.
This relates to the yearly inspection of the Company’s property.
4th March, 1566. In Thys Courte Willm̄ Gyllam was discharged and
released oute of warde and hath p̃d his arerages and he hathe
confessied y{t} Richard Bromehed doth shave the vycar of Stepney in
his howse every sondaye.
4th July, 1566. It was ordained that if any of the Court hereafter
might “happen to lyght or fall into povertie or dekaye” that he should
have a pension out of the Common box. One who had served as Master was
to have per ann. £4; an Upper Governor £3; Second Governor £2; Younger
Governor £1; and an Assistant 13_s._ 4_d._
It was also ordained that Thomas Hall should have an exhibition of
40_s._ per annum--
towardes hys studye in the unyvercytie for Surgery anexynge physycke
thereunto, and thereby hereafter to pˀphet his other brethren beynge
of this sayde mystery and comynaltie usynge and ocupyenge the sayde
syence & arte w{th}in the cytie of London by Readynge lectures unto
them in y{e} Comon Hall and other wyse by his councell conynge and
knowlege in the same science & arte of Surgery.
It was also ordained that whenever the Lord Mayor should invite the
Masters and Governors to dine with him, that--
then and there after the same dynner ys don The M{r} or govˀnors
shall make his oracyon or request in the behalf of the sayde Company
as to hys wysdome yt shall seme best in most descrytest maner and
shall then geve and delyver unto the sayde Lorde maior of lawful mony
in golde l{s} and in orther corrant mony iij{s} iiij{d} that is foure
marks by waye as a good wyll of the same Company.
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