Barbers -- England -- London -- History -- Sources; Barbers' Company (London, England) -- History; Surgery -- England -- London -- History -- Sources
12th September, 1605. In the controvˀsie betwixt Thomas Thornton and
Pascall Lane ãls[199] Lyne It is ordered by consent of both pˀties
That the said Pascall Lane shall pˀntlie pay to the said Thornton
xx{s} which he pˀntlie did And he hath delivˀed a ring to o{r} M{rs}
w{th} condic͠on to pay to the said Thornton xx{s} more this night
And all controvˀsies betwixt them are to cease and determine from
henceforth.
[199] Alias.
26th November, 1605. This day Henry Goodwyn a Sorcerer was by the
M{rs} forbidden to practize any more in the arte of Surgery.
1st July, 1606. This day Stephen Abraham a Barbor was fined for
not makeing pˀentac͠on of his cure in daunger of death and it was
forgeven him.
14th July, 1606. The funds of the Company were, at this period, very
low, Mr. Pecke offering to lend £50 and Mr. Fenton £100, without
interest, and the following entry would indicate that the expenses
attendant upon the Anatomy demonstrations were a burden.
This day for the avoydinge of charges it is ordered by this Courte
that no publique Anothomy shalbe holden in the Comon hall of this
mistery for the space of theis three yeares now next ensuinge. Yett
notw{th}standinge it is ordered by this Courte y{t} the M{rs} &
Stewardꝭ of the Anothomy for the yeare next ensuinge shall continue
M{rs} & Stewardꝭ the said space And shall once in evˀie yeare at
such tymes as the M{rs} of this Company shall thinck fitt dissect
a private Anothomy in the Comon hall of the said mistery for their
better experience and cunninge.
14th July, 1606. ~Also~ it is further ordered & decreed by this
Courte fforasmuch as dive{rs} pˀsons ffremen of this Company who
have very litle or no skill at all in the Arte of Surgery doe
neverthelesse make a publique pˀfession of the said Arte And thereby
comitt many erro{rs} to the great dispaˀgm{t} of the worthie and
experienced professo{rs} thereof and to the hurte of div{rs} of his
Ma{t}ꝭ lovinge subjectꝭ That from henceforth no man be admitted to
have his name entered downe for a Surgeon into the lecture bill
except by the consent of the m{rs} or governours of the said mistery
& Coiãltie for the tyme beinge And that it shalbe lawful for the
pˀnte M{rs} or governours to dismisse out of the lecture bill the
names of such pˀsones as they shall thincke fitt to be put out, which
pˀsons so dismissed and put out shall live out of the protexion
of this Company for & in respect of their practize in the Arte of
Surgery untill they shall by them be thought fitt to practice in
that Arte & admitted into such bill uppon their humble suite. But if
any disobedient obstinate or stubborne pˀson shall notw{th}standinge
his such dismission practice in the said arte Then it is further
ordred by this Courte that suite in law shalbe pˀsecuted against
such obstinate pˀsons at the charge of this Company for such their
unlawfull practice in Surgery.
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