9th March, 1646. This day M{r} Warden Browne acquainted this Court that whereas he about 6 yeares sithence had a child of M{r} Hamonds to his Patient with whome he upon his first calling thither found M{r} Thomas Bowden[208] with others Who after presentac͠on made by the Motion of M{r} Warden Browne dyed, that he hath bin reported by the ffather of the child to have murthered the child And that M{r} Thomas Bowden had justifyed and would justify the same of w{ch} scandall M{r} Warden complayneing to this Co{rt} M{r} Bowden prayed to be excused from giveing any answer thereunto ffor that there was a Suite at Law now depending betweene M{r} Hamond and M{r} Warden Browne concerning that matter. [208] Warden, 1654. 23rd April, 1646. Mr. Martin Browne requested and had a Committee of Examiners to enquire into the case of Hamond’s child, and to report to the Court. 14th May, 1646. The Committee brought up their Report, finding that on the 28th January, 1639, Mr. Browne was called to Mr. Hamond’s child in Bow Lane, the child having fallen out of a window and seriously injured its head. That Mr. Browne consulted with Dr. Spicer and Mr. Thomas Bowden (whom he found there) and as they all conceived the child to be in danger, presentation was duly made to the Wardens of the Barber-Surgeons, that thereupon by general consent, the child was let blood and had a glister, and the next day his head was shaved and a cataplasm applied, that these remedies were continued for about eight days and that then it was deemed advisable to open the head, which was done by Mr. Browne with a Trapan in the presence and with the advice and approbation of Mr. Serjeant Clowes (then Master), Mr. George Dunn[209] (Warden), Mr. William Kings,[210] Mr. Eaton and the said Mr. Bowden, and that the child died on the 15th day, that proper remedies had been duly applied and that everything had been done with great care according to art. [209] Master, 1646. [210] Master, 1650. 23rd October, 1646. This Court doth order That all the approved Chirurgeons according to Law shall appeare at all publique Anatomyes for the time to come in a fflatt Capp upon the penalty of 3{s} 4{d} and all the rest of the Livery in a Hatt. 1646. ~The~ CHARGES OF THE ANATHOMYES BETWEENE MICHAS AND CHRISTMAS LAST. Paid for Carryeing the Cophin to Newgate 00 00 06 ffor horsehire to the place of execuc͠on 00 02 00 ffor the ffees at the place of execuc͠on 00 05 06 ffor expences at S{t} Gyles xij{d} to the carman xij{d} and for washing the bodye xij{d} 00 03 00 ffor Perfumes xij{d} wax candles ij{d} and soape j{d} 00 01 03 ffor lynnen for the Bodye 00 06 08 To the Beadles Assistant in taking the Bodye 00 01 00