27th August, 1557. The same daye It Wase ffurder ordered and agreed that all men of the saide Companye and fellowshypp usinge the mystere and crafte of Surgerye maye take unto hys or y{r} Apprentice anye person or persons althoweth[187] he or they be not lerned in the Latin Tonge, anye Acte here to fore made to the contrarye not with standinge. [187] Although. The same day it was ordered that the two Masters of Anatomy should have the keys and custody of the “Lyberary and of the Instr̃ments” therein, and that the Wardens of the Yeomanry were to keep the Instruments clean. Attendance by the members on the Surgical side was compulsory at the Anatomy lectures, and 27th August, 1557, is an order of Court that Robert Mudsley (Master in 1572 and 1580) “hath lycence to be absent from all lecture dayes w{th}oute paymẽte any fyne for by cawse he hath gyven over the exercysynge of the arte of Surgery and doth occupy only a sylk shoppe and shave.” A little later on, William Cawsey had licence to be absent from the lectures on payment of a yearly fine of 3_s._ 4_d._, and there are scores of similar exemptions in the books. 1st March, 1558. Jasper the Cutter for the Stoane had Lycence by the M{r} and govˀnors that he shall worcke and set forth his sygne and he payde for hys fyne x{s} and yf that he do not go ovˀ in to his owne cuntrye before whytsontide nexte after folowyng he hath promysed that he wylbe a brother of this howse but as yet he ys not admytted a brother. 25th October, 1558. There was before the Court one Leonardo Rodergo-- Surgeon & deuchem̃a whome pˀsumptinglye & arogantly stood and bragged w{th} a letter to be in the name of Kyng Phillippe lycencing hym to occupye surgery w{t}in all y{e} Kyngs & quenes domynions & when yt was seene y{r}to was nether seale nor the kyngs hande, but a sorte of Spanyards hands & names whome he sayde afterwards yt one of them was y{e} kyngs secretary & thother of his Councell. Dr. J. J. Howard had in his collection the following document, which, as he says, affords good evidence of the low condition of Surgical practice in the metropolis at the accession of Elizabeth. ~Elizabeth~ by the grace of God Queen of England Fraunce and Irelonde Defender of the faith etc. TO ALL Mayours Sheriffs Baylliffs Constables and all other our Offycers Mynisters and Subjects thees our Lettres hearinge or seinge and to every of them greetinge.