1st February, 1627. Item It is ordered by this Courte that there shalbe given unto M{r} Docto{r} Gwyn and his sonne for his preferm{t} in takeing degree of Batchelo{r} of Arte in the universitie of Oxenford xij{li} as the free gift of this Court. 9th November, 1628. This daye Richard Roades a Barbar & Surgion hath leave to open his shopp according to the ordinances of this house. Roades was probably a man who had practised both as a Barber and a Surgeon outside the Company’s jurisdiction (the common usage of those days), but now being admitted a brother he had licence to practise “according to the ordinances,” that is, either as a Barber or a Surgeon, but not as both. 5th February, 1629. Upon the humble petic͠on made unto this Courte by John ffranck a professor of Surgery the sonne of John ffrancke late of the clothing of the livery of this Companie for that the said ffranck is nowe taken prisoner in Turkey and his ransome is assessed to 600 Crownes. In comiserac͠on of whose distressed estate in a deede of charitye of soe greate consequence this courte doth order that upon the said John ffranckꝭ being safe delivered into England here alive he shall have viij{li} paid unto such pˀtie as the ransome doth belong unto. 24th July, 1629. This daye in the complaint made unto this Court by Henry Edwardꝭ against John Cox for arresting of him without the consent of the Maisters they both being here present in Court It is ordered that Edwardꝭ shall paye Cox the xx{s} which he received of him uppon the wager that was wagered betweene them, and that M{r} Cox shall withdraw his acc͠on and proceede noe further in lawe and It is further ordered that M{r} Cox shall paye his fine of a marke on the next Tuesdaie for not askeing leave of the Maisters to arrest him. 1629. The fine for not serving Steward of the Mayor’s feast was £13 6_s._ 8_d._, and this had been the usual fine for many years. 16th September, 1630. A reference is made to a brick building which a tenant of the Company was erecting at Holborn Bridge, under the direction of Inigo Jones. 28th January, 1631. This Court doth give to Marshall Petoe[165] for his elegies on M{r} Banckꝭ his funˀall v{s.} [165] A City Poet. 15th March, 1631. It is ordered by this Courte that the 12 Electors shalbe chosen and drawne by a ballotting box in this manner, twoe out of the auncient M{rs} one barbar one Surgion, 6 out of those of the whole Assistantꝭ 3 Barbars 3 surgions, 4 out of the livery 2 barbars 2 surgions as shalbe present on the Election daie. 10th April, 1632. Nicholas Moseley made complaint against goody Smith of her unruly and disorderly liefe amongst the Tenementꝭ in the alley at Holborne Bridge and thereupon this Court doth give him leave to expulse her from dwelling [there] any longer.