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5th June, 1604. This daye M{r} ffenton pˀsented to this Courte
500 bookes of Horatius Moras tables translated into Englishe and
delivˀed them to the M{rs} of this Company in the name & behalf of
M{r} Deputie Caldwell[197] who freely gave them to this Company to
be distributed amongest the pˀfessors of Chirurgery freemen of this
Company.
[197] For a very interesting account of Morus’ Tables and of Mr.
Deputy Caldwell see Mr. D’Arcy Power’s Memorials, p. 184.
28th February, 1605. This daye it is ordered that there shalbe a
letter pˀntly drawne by the advice of the M{rs} of this Company and
sent to the Colledge of Phisic͠ons by the Clark of this Company
wherein there shalbe desyred if they please a Conferrence betwixt
some of theire College and some of the auncientꝭ of this Company in
some indifferent place of meetinge to conferre concerninge theire
greevancꝭ.
18th March, 1605. This daye uppon the request of M{r} Serjeant
Prymerose & M{r} Neste Smyth the kynges Surgeons by their Letter It
was ordered that Cezar Scultinge Duchman theyre servant should be
examyned and approved concerninge his skill in Surgery on thursdaye
next And beinge found skilfull that hee mighte have letters of
admittance from this Company gratis.
21st March, 1605. “Zeger Schultynchs,” the Dutchman above mentioned,
was examined and had his diploma gratis, but was ordered to pay 2_s._
quarterage and 2_s._ for absence from lectures.
30th April, 1605. This daye M{r} ffenton complayned of Robert Morrey
for supplantinge him of div{s} cures And for slanderinge him in his
pˀfession And also for his evell practize And was for his said abuses
fyned at v{li} w{ch} hee is to bringe in at the next Court orels to
be committed to the Compter.
7th May, 1605. Morrey being contumacious, was by the Court committed to
prison.
28th May, 1605. This daye Willm̃ Corbet appeared before the M{rs} of
this Company and was dismissed from the exercyze of Surgery for his
evill practize.
This daye Willm̃ Corbet was bounde to the M{rs} in x{li} not to
practize Surgery or w{th}in one myles compasse w{th}out the M{rs}
lycence.
25th June, 1605. This daye Abraham Renex is fined at x{s} for his
absens from lectures And is to pay x{s} pˀ an. for his lycence of
absens hereaft{r}.
3rd September, 1605. This day Pascal Lane a practicioner in the
art of Surgery was by our M{rs} order comitted to the Compter for
cuttinge of one Thom̃s Thorntons child for the stone who dyed
pnˀtlie under his handꝭ by his neckligence & ignoraunce where he is
to continue till he hath payed the fine of xl{s} for not makeinge
pˀntac͠on[198] to the M{rs} of the cure accordinge to the orders of
the Company.
[198] Presentation.
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