27th May, 1616. At this Court is gyven unto M{r} Docter Crooke the some of 5{li} for that he did dedicate a booke unto this Companie & gave one of them unto this howse. 15th August, 1616. John Walgrave came before the Court upon Summons, and being questioned-- if he practized Surgery he peremptorily replied he did & gott his lyveinge by the same and was an auntienter Surgeon then themselves Then he was demaunded by what authoritie he did practice Surgery to w{ch} he aunswered he had sufficient authoritie for he was allowed by the Archbusshop of Canterburie and the Busshop of London Then M{r} ffenton demaundinge of him in what busshops tymes he was so admitted, after manie insolent & menasinge speches & unsemely behaviors he aunswered he was admitted by Busshop Whiteguift. Then was demaunded of him by what Busshop of London he was admitted to w{ch} he very insolent replied that he scorned to tell them or to be examined by anie of them all, vauntinge further that he was a better gentleman than anie of them all To w{ch} M{r} ffenton aunswered that if he did so he did it unlawfully & he aunswered that he cared not, for he had practized these 30 yeares & wold still practice the same. And M{r} ffenton told him that though he had practized so long yet that made it not lawfull except he had byn examined & approved according unto the lawes of the land To w{ch} Walgrave beinge in great passion w{th} menaceinge & threatninge behavio{r} replied unto M{r} ffenton & the rest, you lye & I tell you agayne you lye And so w{th} proud menacinge & insolent behavio{r} w{th} many insolent unsemely & irreverent speches to all that satt at that tyme in the Court he most unmanerly & w{th}out regard of anie that sat their depˀted. In all probability it was ascertained that Walgrave had the Bishop’s licence or else some powerful friends, as no further notice seems to have been taken of his contempt, though the records abundantly show that the Court was never slow to visit condign punishment on far lesser offenders than this man. 15th July, 1624. Whereas informac͠on is given to this Court that of late Docto{r} Grints servingman John Eethell lett a maide blood, her arme mortified and the maid thereupon died, it is ordered by this Court that there shalbe counsell taken thereon, and a suite comenced agˀt him at the Costs of this house. 7th December, 1624. This daye John Baptista Succa a mountibancke and an Italian borne had order to forbeare his practise here in London. 6th November, 1627. This daye was presented to this Courte by Humfrey Bromley a letter from the Lord Maio{r} of this Cittie of London the teno{r} whereof is as followeth