Barbers -- England -- London -- History -- Sources; Barbers' Company (London, England) -- History; Surgery -- England -- London -- History -- Sources
That they whiche be appointed for the Anathomye for the yere next
following and must sarve the Docter and be about the bodye he shall
se and provyde that there be every yere, a matte about the harthe
in the hall that M{r} Docter made not to take colde upon his feate,
nor other gentelmen that do com̃e and marke the Anathomye to learne
knowledge And further that there be ij fyne white rodds appointed
for the Docter to touche the body where it shall please him and a
waxe candell to loke into the bodye and that there be alwayes for
the Docter two aprons to be from the sholder downewarde and two peyr
of Sleaves for his hole arme w{t} tapes for chaunge for the sayed
doctor and not to occupye one Aporne and one payer of Sleves every
daye w{ch} ys unseamly. And the M{rs} of the Anathomye y{t} be about
the bodye to have lyke aprons and sleves every daye bothe white and
cleane. Yf y{t} the M{r} of the Anathomye y{t} be about the Docter
doo not see theise things ordered and that their knyves probes and
other instrumẽts be fayer and cleane accordinglye w{th} Aprons and
sleves, if they doo lacke any of the said things afore rehersed he
shall forfayte for a fyne to the hall xl{s.}
22nd July, 1556. It was ordained among other articles--
[Sidenote:
An Article that evˀye
Barbor Surgeon occupˀing
Surgery shall take no
mañ’ of prentice but
suche as hathe some
knowledge in the
Latten tonge.]
That from the feaste of Saint Michaell tharchaungell next comynge
no barbor Surgeon that dothe occupye the mystery of Surgery in the
Clothinge or out of the Clothing shall take or have any prentys but
that he cañ skyll of the Laten tonge and understand the same and cañ
wryte and reade suffycientlye and yf they or any of them doo take any
that cañ not doo the same they that offende shall paye to the hall
for a ffyne xl{s.}
[Sidenote:
An Article that all
prentizes that here
after shalbe made
ffree and do entend
to occupye Surgery
shalbe examyned and
to passe his ffirste
prefermẽt of grace.]
That prentisses that shalbe made ffree after michelmas next comynge
that doo occupy the mystery of Surgery and all other men that doo
desyer to occupy the same and to be a brother w{th} us, to be
examyned and to passe according to the order of this house as a
prefermẽt of a grace to him geven as the order hereafter followeth as
he shalbe demaunded and apposoe.
[Sidenote:
An Article howe the
sayed prentizes
shalbe examyned.]
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