29th March, 1638. It is ordered that Edward Arris[203] and Hen: Boone[204] shall have libertie to sett up in o{r} Theater a Sceleton by them wrought on when they were Masters Anatomysts on the body of Cañbury besse[205] to be placed on the Corbell stone of the Signe Libra alsoe they have leave to paint that peere of bricks up to the Cornish & to depict the planett Venus governeing those twoe signes underneath Libra & Taurus with twoe shadowed neeces[206] for two Sceletons & to sett up their names or mottoe under Libra they payeing the charge for the same & such pˀson or pˀsons as shall sett up a sceleton on the other signe Taurus shall paye the moietye of the charge they are now at in painting. [203] Alderman, Master 1651. [204] Master 1655. [205] Canonbury Bessie, a malefactor. [206] Niches. 3rd July, 1638. Upon the complaint ag{t} ffran: Soare for discecting a bodye in his owne house contrary to the ordinance It is ordered he shalbe sumoned ag{t} the next Court. 22nd October, 1638. Tho. Bowden being called to this Court for not makeing pˀntac͠on of his patient Godfrey Lee whoe died under his handꝭ is fined at xl{s.} Alsoe the said Thomas Bowden being not an approved Surgian for that he tooke upon him the cure & charge of y{e} said Godfrey being daungerouslie wounded & did not joyne an able & approved surgian with him in that cure is fined at v{li.} Alsoe it is ordered that for his the said Thomas Bowdens evill practise in Surgerye he shalbe Comitted to the Compter in Wood Streete. Mr. Bowden subsequently mended his ways as he was elected Third Warden in 1654 and Upper Warden in 1660. 22nd October, 1638. It is ordered that the M{r} & Wardens & as many of the Assistants Surgians with Counsell shall attend the right hono{ble} y{e} Lordꝭ of his Ma{t}ꝭ most hono{ble} privye Councell about the new Patent for distilling strong Waters. 6th March, 1639. Mrs. Susan Gwinn, widow of Dr. Gwinn, the Reader of Anatomy, presented the Doctor’s MSS. to the Company. 1638-9. About this period the war with Scotland consequent upon Charles I interfering in Scotch Church matters, broke out, and a large army being collected in the North the Barber-Surgeons were directed to “press” and forward twenty-three Surgeons to Newcastle. The Minute relating to this is as follows,-- 20th April, 1639. Upon reading the warr{t} sent to this house from Yorke signed by the Lord Generall concerneing the want of Surgians in the Armye It is concluded by the Governo{rs} & Assistants here pˀnte that M{r} Warden Dunn & M{r} Collins shall goe on, & goe aboard some Newcastle shipp and agree with a shipper for y{e} conveighance of y{e} Surgians & their Chests & provisions & their mates, & likewise give them conduct money, & that for the present that charge to be borne out of the stock of this house untill it cann be reobteyned from the Thrẽr of y{e} Armye.