27th February, 1610. Whereas one William Wright was a suiter to this Courte that he might be examined & admitted to practice Surgery. Now forasmuch as it appeareth he is one of a contentious & troublesome speritt & of a bad & scandalous disposition who hath not onlie heretofore dive{rs} tymes byn fined for usinge slanderous & evill speeches against dive{rs} that have byn M{rs} & governours of this Company but also sundrie tymes heretofore & now daylie useth slaunderous wordꝭ & speeches w{th} many wicked cursingꝭ & revilingꝭ against M{r} Mapes in the hearinge of dive{rs} of the neighbou{rs} of the said Wright where he dwelleth, which beinge by this Court dulie examined is found that the same slaunde{rs} & revilingꝭ doe proceed out of his wicked mynd w{th}out any just cause given Wherefore it is by this Courte ordered and fullie decreed That the said Wright shall not at any tyme hereafter be examined or approved for his skill of Surgerie untill he shall & doe before 4 or 5 of the neighbou{rs} of the said Wrighte to whom he hath thus abused M{r} Mapes and in his & their presence openlie confesse & acknowledge that he the said Wrighte hath wronged and abused the said M{r} Mapes And shall then and there before them submitt himself & be sorrie for all such wrongꝭ & wicked Cursingꝭ as he hath reported or spoken with promise hereafter never by wordꝭ or deedꝭ to wronge him or any other of this Courte or any other of the Assistantꝭ of this Company. 27th February, 1610. At this Courte was John Cotton of Radcliffe a professor of Surgery comited to the Compter for not makinge presentac͠on of his Cure w{ch} dyed under his hand & also for his evill practice w{ch} he used to his Cure as it did appeare beinge examined thereuppon And further he is forbidden to practice Surgery any more untill that he be examined. 2nd October, 1610. At this Court it is ordered that Richard Baynes and Xpõfer Browne shalbe comitted to the Compter for that they did not come and make answer to this Court of the Complayntꝭ w{ch} are made against them by their sevˀall patientꝭ they being therefore warned at sevˀall Court dayes. 9th October, 1610. At this Court was one wyddowe Bryers comitted to the Compter for practising Surgery contrary to the Statutꝭ of this Realme. About this period are several instances of Surgeons being fined for going to sea without licence, and for not having their sea chests examined, _e.g._: 6th November, 1610. Att this Court Gyles fflemmynge did promyse that on Tewsdaye come ffortnight he woulde bring in his ffyne of x{li} for going to Sea w{th}out lycence of this howse, whereupon the Court was contented to proceed noe further against him in respect of such abuses as he hath offred.