4th March, 1788. Joseph Wells (son of John Wells) elected Beadle vice Smith, deceased. 6th February, 1798. Jacob Bonwick elected Beadle vice Wells, deceased. 1st March, 1814. William Barnes elected Beadle vice Bonwick. 11th August, 1831. Samuel Borrett elected Beadle vice Barnes (who retired on a pension of £50 per annum). 11th August, 1864. John Heaps (Master in 1855) elected Beadle vice Borrett (who retired on a pension of £50 per annum). 1st July, 1879. Edward Lawless elected Beadle vice Heaps (who retired on a pension of £52 per annum). [Illustration] [Illustration] SURGERY. 1551. ~Memorandum~ the xxviij{th} daye of Aprill in the v{th} yere of the reigne of King Edwarde the sixte yt was condescended and agreed by M{r} Bancke and Edward Hewit before M{r} Geen with his Wardeins That John Chambr̃ shall performe his bargayne w{th} Willm̄ Drew for the healing of his mayde for the mony receyved of him aforehand which is xiij{s} iiij{d.} And further yt is agreed that James Wood shall repay to the said Drewe the mony receyved of him which is xiij{s} iiij{d.} Also the sayd John Chambr̃ shall agre w{th} the sayd James Wood for his labor and content him for his payne according to conscience. 19th September, 1552. ALSOO it ys ordered and agreed that the serṽnts of Straungers that occupye Surgery shall paye x{d} the quarter w{ch} is iij{s} iiij{d} by yere. 5th March, 1555. Among the Articles ordained on this day are the following:-- That there shalbe chosein viij examyners wherof iiij to be alwayes present to examyn all such as experte in Surgery, the M{r} and governors being present Wherupon the sayed examyners may sett their hands w{th} the consent of the M{r} and govˀnors hearing the mater. And that the sayed examyners shall not examyn nor geve Lrẽs of lycence but that the M{r} and govˀnors shalbe prevy therof. And that there maye be a booke made wherine every mans name that have Lycence to occupye Surgery being approved, to be enrolled and what ys the grace that ys to him or them appointed. And if they take upon them to doo otherwise than there grace ys geven them, the blame to redowne to him or them that so doo and not to the examyners nor to the m{r} and govˀnors, and that there maye be alwayes at every courte day twoo at the leaste of the sayed examyners during a moneth: and so afterward monethelye two of them to be there whose chaunce the monethe shall fall too yf there besynes be not the greater because the m{r} and govˀnors shoulde not be to seke if anye bodye shoulde be examyned there. And for defaulte of noen being there having no reasonnable excuse, to lose to the hall ij{s} if he doo not send worde or com̃e himself being in the Cytie of London, or desyen a nother examyner to be there for him when his course ys at every Courte daye because we shoulde not be w{t}out them who cañ answer the matter towching Surgery.