14th January, 1634. The question of “Ship money” being considered by the Court, it was thought that the Surgeons of the Company were free from the same by Charter, and a Committee of the Court was appointed to take counsel’s opinion thereon. 20th April, 1635. £10 was ordered to be given towards the restoration of the Church of St. Alban, Wood Street. 2nd June, 1635. Hugh Ward, for his absence from lectures, was summoned before the Court, when he used “approbrious language,” and defied the Masters, Whereupon this Court did in the Lord Maiors name comitt the said Hugh to the Compter in Woodstreete & charged the said Ward to staye but he struggled to gett forth of y{e} parlor soe the M{rs} comaunded the dores to be shutt till an officer had taken him in charge, but after the officer had him in charge and they were gone forth into the streete (as the officer reported to this Court) Ward stepped from him and drew his knife & swoare hee would sheath it in his guttes if he came after him and soe he made an escape from the officer. [Illustration: WOOD STREET, COMPTER. _On the east side of Wood Street, stood this Prison, pertaining to the Sheriffs of London, built in the Mayoralty of Sir Samuel Strange, K{nt}:--(Sir John Smith, & James Edwards, Esq.{r} being Sheriffs) in the year 1670._ _Publish’d Jan{y}. 1 1793 by N. Smith G.{t} Mays Buildings, S{t}. Martins Lane_] 13th August, 1635. Ward made his submission and paid a fine of 40_s._ 1st December, 1635. John Robinson a forreyne bar̃b was questioned here in Court for setting up a barbars shopp in Blackfriers before he had made knowne to this Court that he had served 7 yeares appnˀticeship with a barbar by trade, and had a licence to sett upp shopp, said he was bound appˀntice to Rich. Davyes of Hereford barbar x{th} of Januar xxj{th} of King James for 8 yeares but could not bring testimony he had served that time This Court doth charge him to take in his barbars pole & basons & to forbeare keepeing that shopp any longer. 8th March, 1637. Whereas there was an intenc͠on to make an open Gallery The Court is now resolved & doe order that it shalbe made a convenient faire Parlour over the walke leading into the Theater at the costꝭ of y{s} house. 30th March, 1637. It is ordered that the Gallery or Parlour leading to the Theater from the Bullwarke shalbe built and the Hall Cupboard that cants into the stone yarde shalbe taken downe and the leade thereof shalbe imployed to leade the Tarris that passeth from that plo{r} into the Theater. 19th May, 1637. £10 was ordered to be paid towards the ransom of Thomas Wright, a Surgeon, who had been captured by the Turks.