13th July, 1568. In this Courte John ffrende is comytted to warde for a pacient dyeing under his hands and not presented. 19th April, 1569. Here was the wyfe of Richard Selbye of London Ironmonger playntyf agaynst William Wyse for that he cured not her housbonds leg as he promysed he wolde have don, and yt is ordered that Wylliam Wyse shall repaye agayne of the money w{ch} he receyved in parte of the bargayne made be twene them and then was in the pˀsents of this Courte payde unto Agnes the wyf of the above said Richard Selby vj{s} viij{d} and so William Wyse is clerely dyscharged of pacyent & all. 1570. This year it was deemed advisable to increase the number of the Examiners in Surgery from five to seven, and these were Mr. Serjeant Balthrop, Mr. Alexander Mason, Mr. Thomas Baylie, Mr. Robert Mudesley, Mr. John Field, Mr. John Yates, and Mr. William Bovie. 5th April, 1570. It was agreed that in consequence of the great charges with which the Company was always burdened in time of wars, in setting forth sufficient surgeons and their men with unguents, balms, etc., as also common soldiers, that a petition should be sent to the Queen for redress in the matter of providing soldiers. 11th April, 1570. Here was one         playntyf agaynst W{m} Beton for a bubo & W{m} Beton wyll heale hym yf he wylbe ruled by him. 28th April, 1570. In this Courte W{m} Gyllam is charged to cure Elizabeth Hyns of carmebrontyasis & once a day Gyllam shall pˀseve her untyll she be hole and then she shall paye the said Gillam in the pˀsents of this Courte in redy money vj{s.} viij{d.} 11th November, 1572. Here was one Steven Robinson to complaine againste Edward Parke for arestinge hym for the curinge of hym for v yeres seence. (_Which means that Parke had sued Robinson for a surgeon’s bill five years old, without leave of the Court._) 12th February, 1573. Here was John ffrend and was comaunded to lay downe his fyne for not pˀntinge M{r} Watson of the Towre w{ch} dyed of Gangrena in his fote and he p{d} xv{s.} This non-presentation of patients in danger of death, was a common offence, and Mr. Frend had been previously convicted of it (13th July, 1568), on which occasion he was committed to prison. 31st March, 1573. Here was Edwarde Saunders warned because he wold not paye the Anathomytꝭ ther dutye and also that he had let one bloude at Blackwall and that he dyed, his arme fallynge to Gangrena and made no pˀsentac͠on therof also that he w{th}eld certeyne things of Whittingtons widdowe and he was willed to be here the next Courte daye. 21st April, 1573. Here was one to complaine one[188] John Burges for not delinge well w{th} hym in his cure concernynge a sore arme and he is to be warned the next court. [188] On, _i.e._, of. 28th April, 1573. Here was John Burgis and witnessed that the said pacient would not be ordered as was necessary and therefore he forsoke to deale w{th} hym.