Barbers -- England -- London -- History -- Sources; Barbers' Company (London, England) -- History; Surgery -- England -- London -- History -- Sources
the ocupac̃on of the same scyens w{t} in the sayde cyte. Also it
is agreyd and cõpoundyd betwyxte the sayde felyshippys that from
hensforth eũy of the seyde felyshippis and seũally by them selfe,
Chese of themselfe two discrete pˀsons usyng the fete of surgery to
be seũally wardens of the sayde seũall felishippis, and that these
iiij wardens for the tyme beyng when and as oftyn as nede shall
requere, Shall haue the syght and good gounaunce of the seide faculte
of surgery. And eũy pˀson or pˀsonys of eũy of the sayde felyshippis
that happenys or shall fortune to haue any Jeopˀde[65] or dowtefull
cure, dredyng deth or mãy,[66] he or they hauing at eny tyme to
come, shall shew and pˀsent the cure or curys in as short tyme as
nede shall be reqˀred, And at the leste at the thyrde dressyd[67]
to the saide iiij wardens for the tyme beyng, Or any other pˀson or
pˀsonys that is to seye, to one of yche of the seyde felishippis,
and the same wardens and yf them seme nedefull shall call unto them
ij or iij, or more if nede reqˀre, of the wysest and best expˀte
mẽ of the said felishippis occupyeng the saide faculte of surgery
as them semeth most expedyent, for the cause or causis aforesayde.
Also in this coposycion yt is ordeyned and agreyd, that none of
the iiij wardens for the zere beyng neyther any other pˀson of the
sayde felishippis ocopyeng the crafte of surg̃i, Put any man of thes
sayde felishipis oute of ther cure otherwyse then the honeste of the
crafte wolle, but that yche of them be redy to helpe eche other w{t}
counsell or deed, y{t} worship profyte and the honeste of the crafte,
and helpyng of the seke be had and done on all sydis. And if ony of
thes iiij wardens for the tyme beyˀg or any other pˀson or pˀsonys
of the seyde felyshippis do the cõtrary that eche suche doer content
the valvyr[68] of the cure, After discressyon and Jugem̃et of the
same iiij wardens for the zere beyng, And also for his trespas to
paye aftur discression and Jugem̃et of the iiij wardens. Also if any
pˀson of the sayde felishippis dislaunder or depute any of the saide
felishippis onrightfully ownonestly and ef it so maye be prouyd upon
hym by two or thre witnesse, that he paye for that trespas iij{s.}
iiij{d.}, and ouer that to make amendis to y{e} seide pˀsons the
whiche he hath so disslaunderd aftur Jugement of onest men of the
seyd felyshippis not founden in non suche defaute.
[64]? “For reformation.”
[65] Jeopardy.
[66] Maiming.
[67]? “Day” or “dressing.”
[68]? “Value.”
This pˀsent cõposicyon was made the daye and zere a bowe wreton by
Roberd taylour, Rob{t.} Halyday, Thom̃s Koppisley, Thom̃s Thornton,
Ihoñ Harte, Johñ Marhm̃, Roberd Beuerly, James Scote, James
Ingoldysby, Johñ Taylour, Richard Swedenhm̃, Nicholas Leueryng, John
Wilson. In rowlid in Raffe Osterigis tyme, mayer.
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