8th October, 1577. Here was a complainte made by one M{rs.} Riche against Robt. Bewsy for that he had her husbonde to cure who died and the said Bewsye said and repoˀted that she was an evell liver and that he died of a botch called Bubo veneria and taken of her, w{ch} he denied, but beinge proved she put the matter wholie to this woˀshipfull howse who did award that he sholde in the pˀsence of her nighbors who were here present in the pˀlor upon his knees aske her forgevenes, w{ch} he did and so the matter was finally ended. 7th February, 1578. Here was a complainte against Willm̃ Knightly for Cuttinge of the yearde of his pacient but yt was pˀved by one M{r} Grene that the member was mortefied and so there was little to be saide against him. 24th February, 1578. Here was a Complaint against Willm̃ Clowes[191] by Richard Carrington for that the saide Willm̃ Clowes as he saide had abused him in wordes in the hall and here they did shake handes and were made frends, for that the said Clowes had been sent to ward before by the saide Richard Carrington being one of the wardens of the yeomanry. [191] An eminent Surgeon and Warden in 1594. 18th March, 1578. At this Coˀte Hewe Placket was rebuked for takeing upon him to heale a pacient who ys deade and comaundement geven that he shall medle no more in surgerie. 20th March, 1578. It was ordered:-- That yf any man of this misterie shall at any tyme hereafter make any booke or bookes of Surgerie the same shall not be published unles the same booke or bookes be first presented unto the masters governors and examenors of this Companie for the tyme beinge upon payne of x{li.} The following order was doubtless directed against a prevalent mania for relics of notorious criminals. 17th July, 1578. That no pˀson or pˀsons of this Companie do presume at anie tyme or tymes hereafter of Anathomies to take and carrie awaie or cause to be taken or carried awaie any pˀte of the skynn of anie bodie whiche shall at anie tyme hereafter happen to be wrought upon w{th}in the hall of the misterie and the same tann or cause to be tanned like lether upon the payne of v{li.} 7th December, 1581. It ys agreed that there shalbe a Bill put into the pˀliament house for easinge the Companie of the charge of sendinge souldiers to the wars and also for suppressinge of lewd dealers in surgerye. 18th July, 1583. The Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen having recommended that persons using Barbery should not practise Surgery, the Master and Governors went to Guildhall, and there promised the Court of Aldermen that they would compel all their free Barbers to enter into bonds not to “medle or deale w{th} any sick of the plauge or infected cum morbo gallico,” and accordingly the Barbers entered into bonds to that effect. In Stow’s Annales, ed. 1592, p. 1261, is the following remarkable account of a “subject” coming to life again at our hall.