20th November, 1627. Item this daye M{r} Warden Woodall M{r} Peter Thorney M{r} George Perrine and M{r} Thomas Gilham are appointed by our M{rs} commandꝭ to goe to Portsmouth for the cureing of the wounded souldiers that come from the Isle of Rea in ffrance which are nowe remayneing wounded and sicke at Portsmouth upon the letter of the Lord Conwaye signifieing his Ma{t}ꝭ pleasuer therefore. 8th July, 1628. This daye M{r} Peter Thorney is by this Court desired to goe Surgion generall for the Armye that goes by Land. 23rd January, 1629. Mr. Peter Thorney having died in the King’s Service on the coast of France, John Heydon was chosen an Assistant in his place. Peter Thorney is mentioned on the monument to his Uncle, Thomas Thorney (Master, 1602, 1606), in St. Andrew’s, Holborn. (_See_ Biographical Notices.) 19th April, 1630. This daye the Examiners mett here in Court upon the recomendac͠on of the lordꝭ of the privey Councell signified by S{r} John Cooke secretary of state for the approveing of one Dupont a french man to practise for the cure of the pox. Whereupon the said Dupont being examined was found altogether insufficient. 20th April, 1630. This daye Edward ffleete paid in xx{s} for his fine for not reading lecture according to his turne. 20th October, 1631. This Court takeing notice of the lack of a Private dissection Roome for anatomicall imployementꝭ and that hitherto those bodies have beene a greate annoyance to the tables dresser boardes and utensills in o{r} upper Kitchin by reason of the blood filth and entrailes of those Anathomyes and for the better accomodateing of those anatomicall affaires and preserveing the Kitchin to its owne propˀ use, Doe nowe order that there shalbe a faire convenient roome built over the greate staire case next the back yard to be imployed onely for discection of private Anathomyes to the value of xl{li.} 28th December, 1632. On the death of Dr. Gwyn, in December, 1627, it had been arranged that in future the Surgeons of the Company should read the Anatomical lectures in turn, weekly; but great difficulty having been experienced in carrying out this regulation, the Court now reverted to the former practice of employing a Professor, and appointed Dr. Alexander Reade at a salary of £20 per annum.