The Annals of the Barber-Surgeons of London

by Unknown

SURGICAL LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS.

There are many references throughout the books to the Lectures and Demonstrations of Anatomy at our Hall, as well as indications that from the period of Incorporation (1462), if not earlier, the Company took care to provide for the professional education of its members and apprentices, and to increase their proficiency in Surgical science.

The initial letter T is reduced from one in the Audit Book, 1612–13.

In addition to the Examiners in Surgery (who though not necessarily members of the Court of Assistants were often consulted by the Masters or Governors) there were chosen “Masters and Stewards of the Anatomy,” generally two Masters and two Stewards, on whom devolved the duty of conducting the Demonstrations, and arranging for the Dinners which invariably followed. The exact duties of these officials are not at all times clearly defined, though elsewhere will be found allusions to, and orders concerning their offices and functions, but it may be generally taken that the Stewards dissected and prepared the body, the Masters reading the Lectures thereon to the assembled Surgeons and their apprentices.

These Demonstrations usually took place four times in the year, and were termed “Public Anatomies,” from the fact that the subject was generally a public body, i.e., a malefactor, and the attendance of the free Surgeons was compulsory on these occasions; besides these Public Anatomies, there were also an indefinite number of “Private Anatomies” held at the Hall, and at these the attendance was by invitation. It was illegal for any one to dissect a “humane bodye” within the limits of the Company’s jurisdiction without the permission of the Masters or Governors, and whenever a Surgeon was desirous to anatomatize some specially interesting subject, it was termed a “Private Anatomy,” and generally performed at the Hall by permission, the Surgeon inviting his own friends and pupils, and the Court inviting whom they chose. (See the curious entry as to a Private Anatomy, page [321].)

Besides the Demonstrations of Anatomy, public and private, there were several other lectures delivered (oftentimes once a week) by members of the College of Physicians and members of the Company; two of these, which were trusts, the Arrisian Lecture and Gale’s Anatomy still survive I believe, at the Royal College of Surgeons; the others were provided by the Company out of their corporate funds.

FAC-SIMILE PAGE OF MINUTE BOOK. 16TH JANUARY, 1567.

Among some loose papers at the Hall, I found a MS. relating to the lectures, which I lent to Mr. D’Arcy Power, who incorporated it in his work, as “Appendix M.” I have since compared this document with the original minutes, and finding it somewhat incorrect and imperfect, have prepared the following more accurate account.

Previous to 1566 Dr. William Cunningham was Reader at the Hall. He was author of the “Cosmographical Glasse containing the pleasant principles of Cosmographie Geographie Hydrographie or Navigation,” London, 1599. fo. Dr. Cunningham resided at Norwich 1556–9, whence he removed to London. He wrote a letter prefacing John Hall’s book against the “beastlye abusers” of Surgery, which is dated at Coleman Street, 18th April, 1565, and he also wrote a recommendatory letter in Thomas Gale’s “Certeine workes of Chirurgerie,” London, 1586. 4^to.

14th January, 1567. Here was m^r doctor Julyo & he made request y^t he myghte have the worke of the anathomy these iiij^or or fyve yeres so y^t the coledge of the phicysions sholde not put hym frome us & also y^t he myghte have pˀvat anathomyes at his demaund in this howse.

16th January, 1567. How that doctor Julius borgarneyns shall make ow^r
anathomyes.

Also forder more It ys ordayned. That M^r Julius borgarniens doctor in physyck w^thin the Cytie of London unto his request accordyngly Is graunted That for and by the space of fyve yeres shall make and worke ow^r anathomyes and skellytons Condycionally That at any Tyme and tymes w^thin in the for saide terme of fyve yeres y^t yf yt happen the above named m^r doctor Julius borgarneins to be sycke or oute of Towne or by any other manner his Lawfull absence That then yt shalbe Lawfull to and for the m^r and govˀno^rs and y^r successors To take any other doctor and make ow^r anathomyes and skellytons and not ellꝭ other wyse as by a paire of Indentures and Covenantꝭ bearynge date frome the xiij^th daye of August in an^o dnⁱ 1566 and in the viij^th yere of ow^r Sovˀaigne lady Quene Elyzabeth as by the same Indentures more at large yt doth testefye the one beyng sealed w^th the Seale of the mystery and the m^r and govˀno^rs for the tyme then beinge have subscrybed y^r names & markes and unto the oth^r Indenture the saide doctor Julius burgarniens hath subscrybed his name & have put y^r unto his seale.

How that the anathomystꝭ shall Leave of theyre Excessyve and
extraordenary charges in y^r expencꝭ

Also yt is ordayned. That John morland shall abyde and stande M^r of the Anathomye accordynge unto an ordenañce in that behalf pˀvyded and Ordayned, and he also shall beare his portion of the Charges of the same accordingly as hertofore yt hathe bene usually acostomed and yt is fully condesended and agreed that the saide John morelande shall in and for good consideraciõ of his silvered yeres, set and Requyer any one of this saide Cõpany To make Sexcions w^th the doctor as hymsylf and in his behalf upon the saide Corps or bodye and yf he wyll And also forder more yt is ordayned by thaucthorytie aforesaide That hereafter the saide m^r and stewardꝭ of the anathomyes shall not brynge in theyre accomptes any moñy by them or any of them spente or layed forthe at the Tavernes or ellꝭ where at theire sondry metingꝭ but the mere and only exspencꝭ defrayed and paide oute for the Gates and other necessarys at the hall pˀpared for the same tyme and not ellꝭ otherwyse And also the saide anathomistꝭ shall frome hence forwardꝭ put of and laye aparte theire Sooppars[223] and all others y^r wastefull and excessyve charges and exspenceꝭ by the w^ch theire accomptꝭ amounteth unto the greter Som̃es. And also John Staple upon his humble request made is lycenced not to be stewarde in this yere, and m^r bovy is chosen and admytted to be stewarde of the saide anathomy and shall also pˀcede to m^r of the nexte[224] unto order accordingly.

17th January, 1575. It was agreed by this whole howse that m^r docto^r Smythe sholde wo^rk upon Thannatomye for the space of thies iiij yeres next coming and yf he be sick or oute of the Towne to take there choyse where they will.

20th December, 1577. M^r Thomas Hall to desect the Anatomies.

Thomas Hall (see pp. [183], [187]) was a Member of the Court of Assistants, and a brother of the John Hall referred to on [p. 314].

1st July, 1596. M^r Docto^r Paddy ys chosen to be the desecto^r of o^r Anathomies yf yt shall pleas him to accept of the same And also xx^s ys geven yerelie to the Anathomistꝭ more then they were accustomed to have in regard that suche Doctor^s of Phisick as shall associate the said M^r Docto^r shalbe invited to dyner at the good liking of the masters or governo^rs from tyme to tyme.

23rd November, 1609. Att this Court upon the motion made by S^r William Paddy Knighte and at his earnest request and suite made to this Courte and uppon the surrenderinge up of his place which he held for the redinge of the Anathomyes lectures for discection thereof It is by a generall consent of the whole Courte agreed That M^r Doctor Gwyn doctor in Phisicke shall from henceforth possesse his place in the Hall for readinge of the discection of the Anathomy Att such tymes and when as any such shall happen or be.

28th March, 1610. This day wee had the bodie of one . . . . . . to descect for an Anotomy & M^r Docter Gwyn did reede upon the same.

17th September, 1612. This daye itt is ordered (upon a motion by the M^r propounded touchinge that one of the Colledge shold read in this howse the weeklie lectures of Surgery on Tewsdaies) That the M^rs shall conferr with M^r President of the Phisitions Colledge to see whether they will give Consent that M^r Docto^r Davis or some other sufficient phisition whome the company shall please shall read the weeklie lectures in o^r howse And yf the president & Colledge shall not consent thereto then this howse is to deale & compound with some other of our owne company to read their lecture in this howse whereof ye M^rs are to make certificatt unto the said M^r President And to take such order that the howse maye not in anywise be charged towards y^e same Lecture.

6th October, 1612. This daie upon the motion made of M^r Doctor Gwyne to be lecturer Itt is by this Court ordered that the said M^r Docto^r Gwyne shalbe reader of the weekelie lectures of surgery w^ch the said M^r Docto^r accepted of In Considerac͠on whereof the M^rs have allowed unto the said M^r Doctor Gwyne an yerelie paym^t of x^li to contynew soe long as he shall be reder of the lecture.

19th September, 1616. M^r Doctor Gwyne is by this Court ordered & entreated that he wold proceed in his reading of o^r lectures out of Gwydoes Surgery.

13th December, 1627. Alsoe this daye o^r M^r propounding to this Courte that where as M^r Docto^r Gwin our lecturer is lately dead by reason whereof wee are destitute of a lecturer it is very expedient either to choose a Doctor to Reade our lectures on tuesdayes or every Surgion in his turne according to his antiquitye to reade his lecture as formerly the Surgions of this house hath bene used, whereupon deliberac͠on being had it is by this Court fully concluded and agreed that our weekely lectures shalbe reade according to the auncient custome of the Companie by the Surgions of our Companie approved according to lawe and that it shall begin with the auncientest Maister M^r Richard Mapes and soe after every Surgion in his antiquitye and degree in the Companie.

Alsoe it is further ordered that dureing the tyme of reading of such lecture none of the audience shall interrupt or question the reader till the hower be runn out, and the lecture ended, at which tyme it shalbe lawfull for the M^rs and Wardeins and the examiners then present (if any error have bene comitted by such lecturer) to question such reader and to make manifest wherein he hath erred.

23rd October, 1628. Alsoe this daye M^r Doctor Andrewes is freely and loveingly chosen to be our reader at the next publique Anathomye to be holden in this Hall.

9th April, 1632. Alsoe this Court takeing into their considerations the greate care and paines of M^r Doctor Andrewes in his agitac͠ons and yearely readinge of our lectures in tyme of the discections of the publique Anathomyes for this fower yeares past doe nowe order that there shalbe given him xiij^li vj^s viij^d as of the free guift of this house for his paines therefore.

16th June, 1632. And as concerning the order for reading of lectures in Surgerye by an approved surgion of this Companie, this Court did againe deliberate upon the same and every one of the Assistants declared his opinion therein and the pluralitie of voyces was to have lectures read by the approved Surgians of this house according to our ordinances and not by a Doctor of phisick.

20th December, 1632. Alsoe o^r Soveraigne Lord Kinge Charles his Letter directed to this Court was here openly reade and thereupon this Court in all obedient duetye and loyaltie to o^r soveraigne Lord the Kings pleasure signified in that letter doe make mc͠on of M^r Docto^r Andrewes to be the weekely lecturer in surgerye for o^r Companie upon such Court dayes as wee are accustomed to keepe.

28th December, 1632. This daye was reade in Court the letter directed to o^r M^r from M^r Richard Andrews Docto^r in Phisick whereby he doth desire to be excused from reading o^r weekely lectures in Surgerye, & thereupon this Court did goe to a new election, takeing notice of M^r Alex: Reade Docto^r in Phisick approved by the Colledge of Phisitians London whoe was bredd a Chirurgian in ffraunce and hath bene a long time free of o^r Companie did make choice of the said Docto^r Reade to be o^r Lecturer in Surgerye at such dayes and tymes as by order of Court is formerly ordered by this Court. And this Court doth further order that evˀy Surgian in the Lecture bill shall yearely paye towards the reading of such Lecture a certeyne some pˀticulerly, and that all those moneys gathered being cast up to a totall some shall out of the stock of this house be yearely made up xx^li compleately for the said Docto^rs Readeing.

Among a collection of old books on Surgery, in my possession, is a small quarto by Dr. Read (dedicated to Thomas, Lord Windsor, who was free of the Barber-Surgeons) and entitled:—

The Chirurgicall Lectures of Tumors and Ulcers delivered on Tuesdayes appointed for these exercises, and keeping of their Courts in the Chirurgeans Hall these three yeeres last past, viz. 1632, 1633 and 1634. By Alexander Read Doctor of Physick, and one of the Fellowes of the Physitians College of London. London 1635.

28th December, 1637. Upon the riseing of the Court of Assistants it was concluded & agreed by the Examiners and Assistants Surgians that M^r Docto^r Meverell an auncient Phisitian of the Colledge shalbe Reader of o^r Anatomicall lectures at the next publique discection to be held in the new erected Theater.

8th November, 1638. It is this daye ordered by the M^rs or Governo^rs Surgians and the Examiners and Assistant Surgians here present y^s afternoone that there shalbe pˀnted as the guift of this Companie to M^r Doct. Meverell a peece of plate w^th the Companies Scutchion ingraven thereon for his paynes in readeing at o^r last publiqe Anatomye in the new Theater before the Lords of his Ma^ties most hono^ble privye Councell & others Spectato^rs in the time of those 3 dayes readeings.

And in regard the said Docto^r Meverell doth desire to be spared from reading any more the said M^rs or Governo^rs Surgians & the Examiners & Assistant Surgians do make choice of M^r Doct. Prujeon to be their reader in M^r Doct. Meverells roome.

19th August, 1641. It is ordered that henceforward the Tuesday Lectures shalbe delivered by the Surgeons of this Company themselves and not by a Doctor and that the Examiners shall meete and consider of the manner.

23rd September, 1641. The Tenn Examiners are desired to meete & consider concerneing Lectures on Thursday next and in regard of the present sicknes this Court doth order that noe Tuesday Courts or Lectures be held till after the fortnight within the next terme.

30th September, 1641. This day M^r Lawrence Cotton, Warden, M^r Serjeant Clowes M^r Richard Wateson M^r Woodall M^r John Heydon M^r Heath M^r George Dunn, Examiners of Surgeons takeing into theire Considerac͠ons the manner of the reading of Lectures in Surgery have thought it fitt and ordered That the Surgery Lectures should be read by approved Surgeans only and the Lecture to begin by the first Surgeon that is approved next to the Examiners and soe every one by his turne to read the Tuesdayes Lecture and every one to have a preceeding moneths time of warneing or notice to prepare himselfe for such Lecture as he shall read.

Alsoe It is thought fitt the publique Anatomy 6 Lectures shall this yeare be read by Doctor Prudjeon.

5th May, 1642. It is ordered that Doctor Chamblent shall have a silver tankard of vj^li price with Armes of the company ingraven in it as the Guift of this Court for his paynes the last publique Anatomy.

17th January, 1644. It is ordered That in respect of the greate troubles and distractions of these times there shalbe noe publique Anatomy this yeare discected.

27th October, 1645. This day M^r Edward Arris acquainting this Court that a person a friend of his (who desired his name to be as yet concealed)[225] through his greater desire of the increase of the knowledge of Chirurgery did by him freely offer to give unto this Corporac͠on for ever the sum of 250^li to the end and upon Condic͠on that a humane Body be once in every yeare hereafter publiquely dissected and six Lectures thereupon read in this Hall if it may be had with Conveniency and the Charges to be borne by this Company And if noe humane Body may be had nor conveniently dissected in one yeare then the Company to destribute One halfe of the Sum of the usuall Charges of a publique Anatomy to our owne poore and the other halfe to the poore of S^t Sepulchers, the said worthy Overture is thankefully accepted by this Court And it is Ordered a Draught be drawne by our Clerke against the next Court of Assistants for the performance thereof And to that purpose a Rent charge of xx^li pˀ annum be granted out of our Lands at Holborne Bridge.

24th November, 1645. This Court taking into Considerac͠on in what manner the publique Bodyes hereafter shalbe dissected and by whome that Anatomy which is now newly about to be established shalbe performed Doth thinke fitt and soe Order That the present M^rs of Anatomy or such others as shalbe appointed by the two M^rs Surgeons for the time being and the more part of the Examiners shall performe the same and that the manner of dissections of every publique Anatomy shalbe such as they the said Two M^rs or Governo^rs for the time being and Examiners on the more part of them shall direct.

30th January, 1646. The draft deed of settlement for the Arrisian Lectures was brought into Court and (6th February, 1646) approved; but it appearing at the next Court that there was some technical difficulty as to the names of the feoffees it was remitted to the donor’s counsel.

20th February, 1646. This Court doth agree That the Deed of an Annuity formerly granted to the use of the new publique Anatomy be made for 24^li upon the Considerac͠on of 300^li And it is promised by M^r Arris on the behalfe of the Donor That if the 300^li shalbe restored within 12 yeares he or his Heires shall grant unto this Company for the same use the like sum of 24^li p. Annum out of some of his Lands or Tenements And doe nominate and appoint for ffeeoffees M^r Dunn M^r Collins M^r Kings M^r Pinder M^r ffleete M^r Arris M^r Boone and M^r Bennett.

24th March, 1646. This daye M^r Edward Arris payd the sum of 300^li to the use of this Company and is the purchase money for the Annuity of 24^li pˀ annũ for the use of the new publique Anatomy Whereupon the Deed of Grant of the said Annuity and for establishing the said new Anatomy was sealed with the Com̃on Seale and Delivered to the Donor and the severall ffeoffees intrusted in that matter.

In consequence of our later Minutes being lost, it is not possible to say precisely how this trust came to be varied and increased, though from the House of Commons Journals (see [p. 160]) it can be conjectured almost to a certainty to have been as follows:—Within twelve years from the date of the original grant (say in 1658) the Company returned the £300 to Alderman Arris, and he thereupon settled upon them a rent charge, not of £24 as he had promised to do, but of £30 per annum payable out of some of his houses. He seems however, subsequently, to have had good reason to believe that his only son and heir, Dr. Thomas Arris, M.P., would give the Company trouble in the matter of the settlement, and so, on the 29th February, 1676, he requested that his deed of grant might be given up to him cancelled, and that he should in return give the Company £510 absolutely and free from any trust, save only an honorable understanding that the Anatomy Lectures should be continued. This was done, and after his death (which happened 28th May, 1676) the Company were involved in a Chancery suit with Dr. Thomas Arris who endeavoured, though unsuccessfully, to recover possession of the £510.

17th July, 1646. Whereas 300^li hath bin worthily given to this House for the Discharge of all expences to be layd out in and about a publique Anathomy to be henceforth had yearely for ever Betweene the ffeaste of Michaelmas and Christmas in every yeare And for that Doctor Prudjon who formerly read the Anatomicall Lectures hath desired to be excused from reading the Lectures on the next Anathomyes to be dissected betweene Michaelmas and Christmas next This Court doth think fitt That Doctor Wright be desired to performe the same And that the M^rs of the Anatomy for the time being When the said Anatomy shalbe dissected do alwayes in theire severall & respective times of M^rs of Anatomy dissect the said Anatomy And this Court doth thinke fitt That the dissection of the said Anatomy be of the Muscles of the Body But that the manner thereof be left to the Judgement of the Reader and the Dissectors.

21st September, 1646. Our M^r acquainting the Court that Doctor Prudjon and divers other learned Physitions have recõmended Doctor [John] Goddard as a Man well qualifyed and very able to reade the Anatomicall Lectures This Court doth Order That Doctor Prudjon be requested to performe the Lectures On the next publique Anatomy himselfe But if he shall Deny it That then Doctor Goddard Or such other as Doctor Prudjon shall thinke more fitt be desired to read the Lectures.

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.

24th December, 1646. This Court doth thinke fitt and soe Order That the M^rs or Governours and Assistants nor any of them Nor any of the M^rs or Stewards of Anathomy doe invite or enterteyne any Guest at any of the Three Dinners to be had within this Hall at the next publique Anatomy Or at any other publique Anathomy betweene Michaelmas and Christmas in any yeare hereafter But doth consent & Order That Doctor Prudjon be invited to the said Dinners Anything aforesaid to the contrary Notwithstanding.

7th January, 1647. Whereas this Court is well satisfyed That Doctor Prudjon is desireous to be excused from reading the next Anatomicall Lectures This Court doth Order That Doctor Goddard be desired to performe the same.

15th February, 1647. This Court doth thinke fitt and soe Order That the Tuesday Lectures be againe revived and read by Chirurgeons ffreemen of this Company in their turnes according to theire authority[226] in the Livery. The eldest Assistant Chirurgeon to read the first Lecture and that to be On the first Tuesday in May next and the other to be from thence monethly and noe oftner viz^t The ffirst Tuesday in evˀy moneth Provided Nevertheles That when as any such Tuesday shall not be within the time lymitted in and by an Order of a Court of Assistants of ix^th August 1632 in that behalfe Or shall happen to be on any the dayes thereby excepted That then every such Tuesday be noe Lecture day.

The order of the 9th August, 1632, above referred to, was as follows—

Alsoe this daye this Court for removeing of uncerteinties & setling of one certeyne course and forme for Courts to be kept on y^r Tuesdayes in every yeare doe now upon deliberac͠on had, order that from henceforth for ever hereafter there shalbe Lectures reade & Courts held in the Comon Hall of this Companie at such dayes and times in every yeare annually as hereafter followeth viz^t on every Tuesdaye w^ch shalbe betwixt Michaelmas daye and the Tenth daye of December, On every Tuesdaye betwixt the ffeast of Epiphanie and Palme Sondaye, on every Tuesdaye betwixt Easter holydayes and Rogac͠on weeke, on every Tuesdaye betwixt Whitesonday holydayes and the last daye of Julye. Provided alwayes that if it shall happen any of the aforesaid Tuesdayes to fall out to be either on a holydaye or one a holydayes Eve That then every such Tuesdaye to be noe Court or Lecture daye Provided alsoe that the Tuesdaye in the weeke next before the Lord Maio^rs daye and the Tuesdaye in the weeke next before the Publiqe discection of Anatomye and alsoe Shrove tuesdaye to be noe Court dayes.

29th March, 1647. This Court doth explaine the Order of the last Court of Assistants (15th February 1647) concerneing the Tuesday Lectures That it is the meaneing of this Court and this Court doth accordingly Order That the said Lectures be read aswell by the ancient M^rs Chirurgeons and Examiners in theire course as by any others.

23rd September, 1647. This Court takeing notice that Doctor Prudjon desireth to be excused from reading the next Anatomicall Lectures to be had betweene Michaelmas and Christmas next But wilbe ready hereafter to serve the Company in that kind Doth therefore freely chuse Doctor Nurse for the reading these Lectures and Doth order That our Clerke doth attend him and desire his answer therein And this Court doth further Order That the present Masters of Anathomy may dissect the first publique Anathomy and in the meane time may have a private Body.

11th January, 1648. This Court at the Suite and request of M^r Daniell Worrall M^r William Molins M^r Thomas Woodall and M^r Thorpe Chirurgeons of the Cloathing of this Company Doth grant That they or any of them joyneing the M^rs & Stewards of Anathomy privately desect in the Com̃on Hall of this Company and not elsewhere a humane Body executed as a Malefactour that they or any of them may procure ffor the bettering theire Judgement and Skill in Anatomy, Provided That they at theire owne proper Costs doe defray and disburse All the Necessary & accustomed Charges ffees & Duties belonging to a private Anathomy.

14th January, 1648. This Court doth Order That there be a publique Anathomy this yeare and doth chuse and desire Doctor Nurse to read these Lectures and inasmuch as Doctor Prudeon doth desire to be excused ffrom reading hereafter this Court doth Choose Doctor Nurse to be the constant Anatomicall Reader to this Company.

8th October, 1649. This Court taking into considerac͠on severall worthy Physicians of whome one might be elected Reader of the Anatomicall Lectures at the publique dissections of this Company Doe thinke fitt That Doctor Scarborough be elected thereunto Who being desired to come to this Court appeared during the sitting thereof and declared himselfe very willing to performe the same and rendered thanks to this Court for their good opinions of him.

We have at the Hall a fine portrait of Dr. Sir Charles Scarborough with Alderman Arris engaged upon an Anatomy.

Dr. Scarborough was elected Anatomical Reader on the 12th October, 1649.

23rd October, 1649. The periodical lectures by the Surgeons of the Company, which had again fallen through of late, were ordered to be revived, and there is a long minute on the subject at this date.

27th February, 1663. Samuel Pepys records, under this date:—

About 11 o’clock Commissioner Pet and I walked to Chyrurgeon’s Hall, we being all invited thither, and promised to dine there, where we were led into the Theatre; and by and by comes the reader, D^r Tearne,[227] with the Master and Company, in a very handsome manner: and all being settled, he begun his lecture; and his discourse being ended, we had a fine dinner and good learned company, many Doctors of Phisique, and we used with Extraordinary great respect.

30th June, 1698. Ord^rd that there bee an Anatomy Lecture called Gales Anatomy. D^r [Clopton] Havers & D^r Hands being put in nominac͠on for reading of the same D^r Havers was choosen for three yeares & to read on the second Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday in July next by three of the clock in the afternoone & to have thirty shillings for his paines & the remainder to bee disposed of by the Com̃itte.

14th December, 1699. Ord^rd the two D^rs. Readers to this Society for the future shall bee elected for noe longer terme then fower yeares onely at one time Ord^rd by the Court that D^r [E.] Tyson have liberty to lay downe [his office].

D^r  Hans & D^r  Havers were put in nominac͠on for Reader of the Ventera Lecture in the roome of D^r Tyson, D^r Hans was chosen for fower yeares.

22nd April, 1708. Dr. Colebrooke and Dr. Thomas Wadsworth put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture (Gale’s foundation), when Dr. Wadsworth was elected for four years.

16th August, 1711. Then the Court proceeded to the Elecc͠on of Readers for the Muscular Ventor & Osteology lectures D^r [Richard] Mead D^r ffreind & D^r Wadsworth the present Readers were unanimously chosen Readers of the said severall Lectures for the four ensuing years.

17th July, 1712. D^r John ffreind was unanimously Chosen Reader of the Muscular Lecture. And D^r Comer [? H. Colmer] was Chosen Reader of the Venter Lecture for the next 4 yeares ensueing.

1st October, 1712. Dr. Henry Plumtree and Dr. Douglas put in nomination for Reader of the Muscular Lecture (Arris’s foundation) in the room of Dr. Meade, when Dr. Plumtree was elected for four years.

Dr. J. Douglas and Dr. Wadsworth put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture, when Dr. Wadsworth was elected for four years.

15th December, 1715. Dr. Douglas and Dr. Marmaduke Giles put in nomination for Reader of the Muscular Lecture, when Dr. Douglas was elected for four years.

Dr. William Wagstaffe and Dr. Hezekias Jones put in nomination for Reader of the Viscera Lecture, when Dr. Wagstaffe was elected for four years.

13th March, 1717. Dr. W. Barrowby and Dr. Stewart put in nomination for Reader of the Ostelogy Lecture, when Dr. Barrowby was elected for four years.

6th November, 1717. Dr. Douglas resigned the Readership of the Muscular Lecture, on account of a difference with the Masters of Anatomy, and Dr. Plumtree was chosen in his place.

18th August, 1720. Dr. Wagstaffe and Dr. Barrowby put in nomination for Reader of the Muscular Lecture, when Dr. Wagstaffe was elected for four years.

Dr. Barrowby and Dr. Thomas Jewrin put in nomination for Reader of the Viscera Lecture, when Dr. Barrowby was elected for four years.

Dr. Jewrin and Dr. W. Rutty put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture, when Dr. Jewrin was elected for four years.

30th October, 1721. Dr. Jewrin and Dr. Charles Bale put in nomination for Reader of the Viscera Lecture (vice Dr. Barrowby resigned), when Dr. Jewrin was elected.
Dr. C. Bale and Dr. W. Rutty put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture (vice Jewrin), when Dr. Bale was elected.

29th March, 1722. Dr. Bale being in France, and unable to return for five months, Dr. Rutty and Dr. Sisterton were put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture, when Dr. Rutty was elected.

20th August, 1724. Dr. Jewrin and Dr. Rutty put in nomination for Reader of the Muscular Lecture in place of Dr. Wagstaffe, when Dr. Jewrin was elected for four years.

Dr. Rutty and Dr. Robert Nesbitt put in nomination for Reader of the Viscera Lecture (vice Jewrin), when Dr. Rutty was elected for four years.

Dr. Nesbitt and Dr. John Deodate put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture (vice Rutty), when Dr. Deodate was elected for four years.

6th June, 1727. Dr. E Wilmott and Dr. Goldsmith put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture (vice Deodate deceased), when Dr. Willmott was elected.

15th August, 1728. Dr. Rutty and Dr. Wilmott put in nomination for Reader of the Muscular Lecture (vice Jewrin), when Dr. Rutty was elected.

Dr. Wilmott and Dr. Lawrence Martell put in nomination for Reader of the Viscera Lecture (vice Rutty), when Dr. Wilmott was elected.

Dr. Martell and Dr. Goldsmith put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture (vice Wilmott), when Dr. Martell was elected.

7th April, 1730. Dr. Goldsmith and Dr. Watts put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture (vice Martell resigned), when Dr. Goldsmith was elected.

13th August, 1730. Dr. Goldsmith and Dr. Francis Nicholls put in nomination for Reader of the Muscular Lecture (vice Rutty deceased), when Dr. Goldsmith was elected.

Dr. Nicholls and Dr. Nesbitt put in nomination for Reader of of the Viscera Lecture (vice Wilmott resigned), when Dr. Nicholls was elected.

Dr. Nesbitt and Dr. Watts put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture (vice Goldsmith), when Dr. Nesbitt was elected.

Mr. Joshua Symmonds was chosen Demonstrator or Teacher of Anatomy for three years.

5th March, 1731. Mr. Symmonds resigned through ill-health, and Mr. Edward Nourse and Mr. John Belchier being put in nomination, Mr. Nourse was elected.

17th August, 1732. Dr. Nesbitt and Dr. Guy Ruffiniac put in nomination for Reader of the Muscular Lecture (vice Goldsmith deceased), when Dr. Nesbitt was elected.

Dr. Ruffiniac was elected Reader of the Osteology Lecture (vice Nesbitt).

5th March, 1734. Mr. Nourse resigned the place of Demonstrator of Anatomy.

15th August, 1734. Mr. Abraham Chovett and Mr. Peter Maccullock were chosen Demonstrators of Anatomy.

17th September, 1734. A lengthy set of regulations for the conduct of the Demonstrations of Anatomy is entered on the minutes of this date.

17th July, 1735. Dr. Nicholls and Dr. Owen put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture (vice Ruffiniac resigned) when Dr. Nicholls was elected.

19th August, 1736. Mr. Abraham Chovett resigned his place as Demonstrator of Anatomy, and Mr. Peter Maccullock and Mr. Cæsar Hawkins were elected Demonstrators.

Dr. Nicholls and Dr. Nesbitt put in nomination for Reader of the Muscular Lecture, when Dr. Nicholls was elected.

Dr. Nicholls was also elected Reader of the Osteology Lecture.

7th December, 1738. Dr. R. Banks was elected Reader of the Viscera Lecture.

16th August, 1739. Mr. Peter Maccullock elected Demonstrator of Anatomy, which office he held until his death.

10th July, 1744. Mr. W. Bromfield elected Demonstrator of Anatomy (vice Maccullock, deceased).

The following Will of Charles Whyte (Warden in 1535 and 1542) is interesting, as it furnishes a partial list of the books and belongings of a Barber-Surgeon in Henry VIII’s time.

The Will is dated 3rd July, 1544, and by it testator desires to be buried in St. Paul’s Church Yard. He gives 20^d. to St. Martins Ludgate, where he dwelt, for tithes forgotten—

Also I bequeathe to the Masters Wardens and felowsshipp of the barbo^r surgons for theyr payne to com to my buryeng vj^s. viij^d. To Thomas Wanlon poticary my beste Gowne furryd wyth black bugge. Also I bequeathe to Nicholas Archepolle[228] the Surgion twoo books of surgery thone ys borded and coverd wyth yelowe lether and ys named John of Ardren being wryten hande wyth Divers pictures And thother book being coveryd wyth black lether having on thone syde the armes of England wyth a rose paynted and one thother syde the armes of England and spayne being wryten hand. Also I bequeathe to John Colman that was my prentyce my great black boke borded and coveryd wyth black lether wher in is the boke of the harball and the shepardes kalender wyth divers other bookꝭ Also I bequeathe to M^r John Woodwarde my best gowne furryd with foynes and to Mrẽs Margaret Woodwarde his wif a gold ring with a turkes[229] that was Wyllyam Taylours or els fourty shillingꝭ in money. Also I bequeathe to Robert Clerk my kynsman six barbours basins of latyn Item a kettyl wyth a cock in yt to wasshe heddes wyth,[230] a great pott of latyn. It̃. a nother great pott of pañ mettell wyth a cock in the botom, three barbours chayres, a lowe chest wyth holes in the cofer . . . . Also I bequeathe to Robert Clerk and Wyllyam his brother all my bokes of surgery and physyck equally to be devided betwene them yf so be they wyll study the science of surgery. Also . . . all my instruments being made of Iron, style,[231] coper, and brasse which belongethe to the science of surgery.

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UPPER WARDEN’S GARLAND.         MIDDLE WARDEN’S GARLAND.

WARDENS’ AND OTHER ACCOUNTS.

The Great Book of Wardens’ Accounts has unfortunately been kept in a damp place, and the earlier portion of it is severely damaged. The cover still indicates the elaboration of the bookbinder’s art, being stamped in patterns with the portcullis fleur de lys and Tudor rose; opposite what is left of the first page is a magnificently painted achievement of the Company’s arms on vellum, but this unhappily, is damaged.

The first page has rotted almost entirely away, leaving only the upper left hand corner, on which there is an initial letter T illuminated in the highest style of art, though this is also seriously damaged.

The accounts commence with those for the year 1603, the first few pages are worn away, pages 7 to 36 are but slightly damaged, whilst the remainder of this huge book is quite perfect and abounds with quaint and artistic initial letters.

The following is the reduced initial letter for the year 1610–11.

1603. The Wardens account for quarterage received by them amounting to £4 17s. 6d., this quarterage was 2s. for each freeman, though some did not pay, and others had only paid 6d. or 1s.

£5 was received for the admission of six foreign brethren.

Twenty-five freemen were admitted, who paid 3s. 4d. each on presentation.

Eighty-nine apprentices were bound, each paying 2s. 6d.

The receipts for the rents from the Company’s tenants follow, viz.:—

	£	s.	d.
Holborn Bridge (14 tenements)	29	4	0
Conyhope Lane (Grocers’ Hall Court)	8	0	0
Walbrook (2 tenants)	15	0	0
Tower Street	5	0	0
Mugwell Street (4 tenants)	11	13	4
East Smithfield (13 tenants)	28	14	0
Swanne Alley (5 tenants)	17	6	8
Old Bailey	1	0	0
	£115	18	0

The following is a verbatim copy of the remainder of this year’s accounts, and will serve as a fair specimen for the other years.

1603.—The said Accomptants doe aske allowance for moneys by them defrayed w^thin the tyme of this pˀsent accompt by the handes of M^r Edward Rodes Second Governor afores^d for ordenary as [well as] extraordinary Expences as hereafter ensueth viz^t.—

Ordinarie expenses.

Inprimis payd for the Awdit dinner	vjli
Itm̃ paid to the Butler for his fee then		iijs	iiijd
Itm̃ paid to the Cock for dressinge of nyne messe of meate then		ixs
Itm̃ paid to the Laundres then		vs
Itm̃ paid to the Porter for his attendance			xijd
Itm̃ paid for the view dinner		xls
Itm̃ paid to the Carpinter & Bricklayer then[232]		iijs
Itm̃ paid to the Stewardꝭ of the Maior’s feast	vjli
Itm̃ paid to the Cock for dressinge of 14 messes of meate then		iijs	viijd
Itm̃ paid to the Butler then		vs
Itm̃ paid to the Laundresse then		vs
Itm̃ paid for the hyre of o’ Bardge	iijli
Itm̃ paid to the Clark & Sexton of the Churche of Garlick Hythe when the Company toke barge			xijd
Itm̃ paid for rushes & small cord		iijs
Itm̃ paid to the Croner[233] for his fee		vjs	viijd
Itm̃ geven to the Bardgemen in reward		ijs	vjd
Itm̃ paid for the Companyes seats in Powles[234]		vs
Itm̃ paid to the Lo: Maiors officer for his fee		xs
Itm̃ paid to ffrancꝭ Rowdon[235] for his fee pˀ Ann	xli
Itm̃ paid to the Porter for his fee pˀ Ann		xxvjs	viijd
Itm̃ paid him more in augmentac͠on of his fee		xls
Itm̃ paid to John a Lee for his yerely penc͠on		lxijs
Itm̃ paid to the pˀson[236] of St Olaves pˀ Ann		vjs	viijd
Itm̃ paid to the Clarke of that Churche			xvjd
Itm̃ paid to the Scavengr per ann		iiijs
Itm̃ paid to or Clarke for lanthorne Lyghte[237]		ijs
Itm̃ paid to the Stewards of the Anathomy	iiijli
Itm̃ paid to the Clarke for white brushes & broomes		ijs
Itm̃ paid for a Loade of greate Coales		xxvs
Itm̃ for a thowsand of Billettꝭ		xvs
Itm̃ paid for small coles			xijd
Itm̃ paid for an hundreth of ffagottꝭ		vijs
Itm̃ spent uppon or tenantꝭ in potac͠on[238]		ijs	iiijd
Itm̃ distributed in Almes accordinge to the last will & testament of Mr fferebras		vjs	viijd
Itm̃ more distributed in augmentac͠on of the same almes		xiijs	iiijd
Itm̃ allowed to the Mrs for the distributinge thereof		vjs	viijd
Itm̃ allowed to the Mrs for gatheringe of the rentꝭ		xiiijs	iiijd
Itm̃ paid to the Clark for pennes Inke & papˀ		vjs	viijd
Itm̃ layd oute for herbes & flowers on the Election daye		iijs
Itm̃ paid to the Bedell for his yerely fee		xls
Itm̃ geven to the Porter for his Attendance on the Election daye			xijd
Itm̃ paid to Mr Hilles[239] for his yerely fee		xls
Itm̃ paid to the Collectors for subsidye		lijs
Itm̃ paid to Mr Stower for pˀvision of corne[240]	vli
Itm̃ paid to the poore of St. Olaves		xvijs	iiijd
Itm̃ paid to the preachr for his sermon on the daye of Election		xs
Itm̃ distributed in money bred & byfe[241] accordinge to Mr Bankes last Will & testament		xixs
Itm̃ for washinge of some linnen wch was used on the daye of Election			xviijd
Itm̃ paid to the Clark for registringe of this Accompt		xxs

Some totall of the		Lxjli xiiijs
Ordenary expencꝭ is

Extraordinarie Expencꝭ

Inprimis paid for the use of sixe garnishe and twoe dozen of pewter at the Awdit Dinner		vijs	viijd
Itm̃ paid for makinge cleane of the Hall then		ijs
Itm̃ geven by Consent to Erasmus Haunce a poore Strangr		vs
Itm̃ paid to the Paynter for the Coockꝭ apron[242]		xiijs	iiijd
Itm̃ paid to the Clark for Drawinge & engroseinge of the Indentures of Covenaunt betwixt the Carpntr & or Mrs concerninge or Buyldinge in Easte Smith feild		xs
Itm̃ paid to Mr Justice Wooddes Clark for the Recognizance & for or lycence to buyld		iijs	ijd
Itm̃ paid Mr Wood for his Advice then		xs
Itm̃ spent at the hartes horne uppon some of the committees when or Mr & they toke advise concerninge Mr ffyneingꝭ conveyancꝭ		iijs	viijd
Itm̃ paid to Mr Hilles for his advise then		xs
Itm̃ geven to the Lord Maior’s officer for his Attendance at the Awdit		iijs	iiijd
Itm̃ geven to Symon Parkinson in benevolence by consent		ijs	vjd
Itm̃ geven in benevolence to Mark Criffeyld			vjd
Itm̃ paid for the wiflers staves[243]			xvjd
Itm̃ paid for cakes at the Maiors feaste		iijs
Itm̃ paid for Clarret wyne then		iiijs
Itm̃ paid for a Gallond of Muskadell		iiijs
Itm̃ paid for half a dozen of Rolles			vjd
Itm̃ paid for 2li suger & for Cloves then		ijs	xd
Itm̃ geven to the music͠ons in reward then		ijs
Itm̃ geven to Mr Petersons folkes then		ijs
Itm̃ geven to the Bardgemen in reward		ijs
Itm̃ geven to good wief Lee in benevolence		iijs
Itm̃ geven to twelve torcheberers when the Maior went to meete the Queene’s Matie		xiijs
Itm̃ paid for 3 dozen of torches then and a greate Lynke		xxxvijs	iiijd
Itm̃ paid to a poore man that helped to carry the staffe torches			xijd
Itm̃ geven to the beadell for his paynes			xijd
Itm̃ spent on a supper uppon those that went to meete her Matie beinge of or Assistantꝭ		xlviijs	vjd
Itm̃ geven to the maydes that dressed or supper then & to a poore man		ijs
Itm̃ paid Mr Hillˀ for his oppinion and paine taken aboute or ordinancꝭ		xxs
Itm̃ spent on some of the Assistance then that went wth the Mrs		ijs
Itm̃ geven to Harbert[244] in benevolence			xijd
Itm̃ geven to Jõ Smyth in benevolence then			xijd
Itm̃ geven them in benevolence at anothr tyme		ijs
Itm̃ geven to Tho. Tholmwood in benevolence by ordr		xs
Itm̃ spent uppon the Committees when they mett about the ordinancꝭ		vjs	ixd
Itm̃ spent the same nyghte at the bores head at supper when wee delivˀed or petic͠on to the queene		xs	iiijd
Itm̃ spent the 13th of Decembr at the bell at Westmr at dinnr when the Mrs went to delivˀ the petic͠on to the queene		xvjs	vjd
Itm̃ geven in benevolence to wydowe Barbor			xviijd
Itm̃ to wydowe Norton			xijd
Itm̃ to widowe Grew			xijd
Itm̃ to wydowe Powell			xijd
Itm̃ to good wief Harris			xijd
Itm̃ to John a Lee			xijd
Itm̃ to Markes Cristofeyld			xijd
Itm̃ to John Smythe			xijd
Itm̃ to Robert Harberte			xviijd
Itm̃ to Markꝭ Cristefeyld			vjd
Itm̃ to him at anothr tyme			vjd
Itm̃ to wydow Barbor			vjd
Itm̃ geven to othr poore at the hall			xiiijd
Itm̃ geven more to wydow Barbor			xijd
Itm̃ geven more to wydow Norton			xijd
Itm̃ geven more to John Smyth and Harbert by consent before Easter		vjs	viijd
Itm̃ geven more to wydowe Norton at anothr tyme		iijs
Itm̃ geven more to Markꝭ Christofeyld			vjd
Itm̃ geven to wydowe Smythe			xijd
Itm̃ geven more in benevolence to John a Lee		vs
Itm̃ geven to Robert Harbert in benevolence			xijd
Itm̃ geven to goodwyfe Norton in benevolence			xijd
Itm̃ geven to wydowe Barber in benevolence			xijd
Itm̃ geven to John a Lees wief in benevolence			xijd
Itm̃ geven more to Markes Crisfeyld in benevolence			xijd
Itm̃ more geven to him at anothr tyme			vjd
Itm̃ more to him at anothr tyme			xijd
Itm̃ more geven to John a Lee in benevolence		ijs
Itm̃ geven to John Smyth in his sicknes & towards his funerall		xxs
Itm̃ geven Harbert in his sicknes & towardꝭ his funerall		xs
Itm̃ geven to Harbertꝭ wyef in her sicknes & towardꝭ her funerall[245]		vjs
Itm̃ geven to Harbertꝭ Children in the tyme of their sicknes		xs
Itm̃ geven to a poore man at the Hall in benevolence			vjd
Itm̃ geven to Mr Johnson for fayre wrytinge of the petic͠on to the Queene		ijs	vjd
Itm̃ spent when the Mrs went to Courte aboute the Companyes busines the xviijth of November		vs
Itm̃ geven then to a poore man			iijd
Itm̃ paid for or Seates in Powles churchyard on the queenes daye		ijs	vjd
Itm̃ geven to the keeper of the Exchange for pullinge downe of Mountebankꝭ billes[246]			xijd
Itm̃ to Mr Wilbraham Mr of the Requestes for settinge downe the Queenes answere to or petic͠on		vs
Itm̃ geven in gratificac͠on to his Clark		xs
Itm̃ geven to Mr Hilles for his advise uppon the same petic͠on		xs
Itm̃ spent uppon some of the Company that went wth the Mrs then			xiiijd
Itm̃ spent uppon Mr Peck Mr ffenton and othrs wch went to acquaint the Lo: Keper wth her Maties answere to the said petic͠on		ixs	vjd
Itm̃ paid to the Collectrs of the fiftenes		iiijs
Itm̃ paid for ingroseinge of the breviat for the Lords		ijs	vjd
Itm̃ paid to the Counsellors man for his paines		ijs	vjd
Itm̃ paid towardꝭ the Butlers fee for the Anathomy		iijs	iiijd
Itm̃ paid for 2 bottelles of sack that the Mrs sent for on the Maiors daye		iijs	iiijd
Itm̃ paid to the Collectors for 4or fifteenes for cleansinge of the towne dyche		xvjs
Itm̃ paid to the Collectors of the kinges subsidie		xvijs	iiijd
Itm̃ spent by consent uppon a supper uppon those that rode to meete the kinge	iiijli	js	xjd
Itm̃ geven to the twelve wifelers then		xijs
Itm̃ spent in pˀsecuc͠on of Rea the mountiebank before the Lo: Maior		iiijs
Itm̃ paid for a copie of the Kinges Commission and of Chauncery for the hearinge of petic͠ons pˀferred to his Matie	[247]
Itm̃ spent in wyne and cakes on the Election daye		xls
Itm̃ for makinge cleane of the Hall then		ijs
Itm̃ spent uppon a supper on the Election daye of the Assistants by consent		xliijs
Item̃ geven to wydowe Barbor in benevolence and for washinge & makinge cleane of the Lybrarye		vs	vjd

Some of the ex̃tordinary expencꝭ		xxxvijli xviijs iiijd
amounteth in the wholl to the somme of

Some totall as well of the ordenary as		Lxxxxixli xijs iiijd
extraordinary expences Layd oute by the
handes of Mr Edward Rodes amounteth
in the wholl to the somme of

The said Accountants doe aske allowance for money disbursed by the handes of the said M^r Thomas Martin yongest Governor w^thin the tyme of this pˀsent Accompt for rentꝭ and Repac͠ons[248] as hereaft^r ensueth viz^t

Paiments for Chiefe Rentꝭ
and Annuities viz^t

Inprimis paid to the Mrs of St Kathiñes			viijd
and for the Acquittance			iiijd
Itm̃ paid to Mr Cannon for a quit rent for or land at Hoborne Bridge		vs
Itm̃ for the Acquittance			iiijd
Itm̃ paid to the Renter of the Bridge howse		iiijs	viijd
Itm̃ paid to Mr Parvis for or water pˀ ann		xxvjs	viijd
Itm̃ paid to Mr ffyneinge for his Rente	vjli	vjs	viijd
Itm̃ paid to Mr Mapes for his Annuitie	xli

Some of the Cheefe Rentꝭ and		xviijli iiijs iiijd
Annuities paid out is

Laid owte for new buyldinges Repac͠ons and oth^r expencꝭ as followeth viz^t

Inprimis paid to Hamlet Xpiãn[249] Carpenter by order of Court of Assistantꝭ for the new buyldinges Easte Smyth feld and for othr Repac͠ons done accordinge to a pˀ of Indentures of Covenant wth that money wch before hee had received in earnest	xili	xs
Itm̃ paid to the smythe for an iron grate for the uttr yard of the hall		iijs	viijd
Itm̃ paid to the Plumbr & Pavier for mendinge the water pype at the hall		ijs
Itm̃ paid for a planck to put under the leaden cesterne in the iner yard			xijd
Itm̃ paid to the plumber for makinge of the same cestern		xxxvjs	vjd
Itm̃ paid to the Bricklayer for underproppinge the same cesterne		iijs	viijd
Itm̃ spent when Mr Wood & Mr Leacock went to compound wth the Bricklayer for or new buyldingꝭ in Easte Smithfeild			vjd
Itm̃ spent uppon some of the Assistantꝭ wch went to Easte Smythfeyld to compound wth the Carpinter for the said buyldingꝭ		iiijs	vijd
Itm̃ spent uppon the Mrs & Carpinters the 25th of Septembr			xvd
Itm̃ spent uppon the Tyler and the othr workmen when we bargayned wth them		ijs
Itm̃ paid to the Plumbr & Pavier for unstoppinge the pype that bringeth the watr to the hall		iiijs
Itm̃ paid to the Smyth for two peeces of Iron to hold up the Cesterne in the back yard			xvjd
Itm̃ paid to twoe laborers for scoweringe & clenseinge the well at the hall		vs
Itm̃ paid to the Goldsmyth for amendinge of the Corrector[250]			viijd
Itm̃ paid to the Smythe for amendinge of the key of the Election howse dore			vjd
Itm̃ paid for sixe thowsand of Tyles and for a quarterne of roughe tyles	iijli	xiiijs
Itm̃ paid to the Bricklayer for makeinge the foundac͠on of the new buyldinges in Easte smythfeyld & for sixe bryck Chimneys	xijli		xijd
Itm̃ paid to two Laborers for 3 dayes woork a peece for rayseinge of the flowers[251] in the same houses at xijd per daye		vjs
Itm̃ paid 2o Baskettꝭ to carry rubbishe in			vjd
Itm̃ paid for 18 Lodes of gravell to raise the highe wey or causeway there		vjs
Itm̃ spent uppon the Bricklayers for their dinnr when they layd the foundac͠on of the new buildinge			xviijd
Itm̃ paid to a laborer for carryinge of gravell to Levell the Bridge		ijs
Itm̃ paid to Peerson the Bricklayer for workmanship and stuffe done uppon the new buyldinges as by his bill appeareth	iijli	xvjs
Itm̃ payd to the Playsterer accordinge to his bargaine for woork done there	viijli
Itm̃ paid to Hamlet the Carpinter for worke done there	vjli	ijs
Itm̃ paid to the Smythe for work done there as appeareth by his bill		xljs
Itm̃ paid for a padlock for the greate gate there			xijd
Itm̃ paid to the Glasier for work done there as appeareth by his bill		xlvs
Itm̃ spent uppon the Mr Mr Wood and othrs that went to viewe the same buyldinges after they were finished		vs
Itm̃ paid to Harbert for mendinge of the Cushions			xijd
Itm̃ paid to the Glasier for work done about the hall		vijs	xd
Itm̃ paid to the Carpinter for settinge up the Scaffoldꝭ of the Anothomy & for mendinge of the same		xxxvijs	iiijd
Itm̃ paid for 2o plankes to cover the well in the hall yard		iiijs
Itm̃ paid to the Plasterer for worke & repac͠ons done uppon or tenemtꝭ in Easte smythfeyld		xxxs
Itm̃ paid the Mason for free stones to cover the well at the hall & for layinge thereof		ixs	vd
Itm̃ paid to the Plumber for woork done at the hall and for gutters of leade for or said new buyldinges	iijli	xs	xd
Itm̃ paid to Mr Rudd for blew and Crimson taffata to make the kinges banner as appeareth by his bill	iijli		xijd
Itm̃ paid to the upholster for fustian sowinge silke and for makeinge the same		xijs
Itm̃ paid to Mr Leacocke for 3 ounces & 3 qrs of greene & white[252] silke fringe		xs
Itm̃ paid for a staffe for the banner			xxd
Itm̃ paid to Mr ffrizemigefeyld for payntinge the bannr wth kinges armes in gold	vjli	xiijs	iiijd
Itm̃ paid to the paviers for paveinge the waye to or new buyldingꝭ in Easte Smythefeyld	iiijli	viijs	xd
Itm̃ paid to the Laborers then		vjs
Itm̃ paid to the Carpinter for makeinge of the shed ovr the pissinge place at the hall		xijs	xd
Itm̃ payd to the tyler for tyleinge of the same		xs	iiijd
Itm̃ paid to the plaistere for his worke aboute the same		vjs
Itm̃ paid for an iron grate for the guttr there			xviijd
Itm̃ paid the Joyner for mendinge the Cupbord where the plate useth to be placed in the hall			xvjd
Itm̃ spent uppon the Carpinters when they sett up the gate postes & the gate and Rayles in Easte smythfeld			xvd
Itm̃ geven to wydowe Barbor for scowringe of or pewter			vjd
Itm̃ paid to the Tyler for repac͠ons done by him aboute the hall		ixs	vjd
Itm̃ paynter for payntinge the skreene in the hall and for varnishinge the skreene postes & the banner staves		xls
Itm̃ paid for a newe register boke to register the Mrs Accomptes and to the Paynter for payntinge the Companyes Armes therein and the firste greate Lettr [253]		xxxvijs	iiijd
Itm̃ paid to the officers for whippinge a disobedient Apprentice			vjd
Itm̃ paid for 12 wiflers staves		iijs
Itm̃ paid to Hamlet Xpiãn[254] Carpinter for takinge downe the old pale in Easte smythfeyld over against Gomers howse & for settinge it up agayne & for more pales & Rayles and for removeinge the pales belonginge to Hamlettꝭ yard to inlardge the waye there		xxxijs
Itm̃ payd to Bricklayer for stuffe & workmanship in underpinninge the new buyldinge aforesaid and the house at the bridge end		vijs	ixd
Itm̃ paid to the Bricklayer for Playses forges for underpininge his howse and for underpininge the new pales there	iijli	xixs
Itm̃ paid for serch in the office of statutes and rec͠og to see whethr there were any fyne or recognizance passed whereby Mr ffininges land to us pˀferred to be sold mighte stand charged		iijs	iiijd
Itm̃ geven to Mr ffyneinge in earnest of the bargaine		xs
Itm̃ paid to the Carpinter Plaisterer & bricklayer for seelinge & foweringe[255] the brushmakers howse & for foot pases for the Chimneys of bothe the newe howses		xxxvs
Itm̃ paid to the Carpinters for pˀtinge[256] the gardens in Easte Smythfeyld		xxvijs
Itm̃ paid for turninge & triminge of the tapistrye Cushions		iijs	iiijd
Itm̃ paid to Isack the Carpinter for settinge the Companyes standinges[257] in order & for rep̃inge & augmentinge of the same		xls
Itm̃ paid to the Smyth for mendinge the Lock & key of the hall dore			xijd
Itm̃ paid for a padlock haspe & hinge for the Celler dore			xd

Some totall of the Buyldinges & Repac͠ons is	Cxxiiijli	xs	iijd
Some totall of the rentes and Repac͠ons togethr is	Cxlijli	xiiijs	vijd
Some totall of all the money chardged and received within the tyme of this pˀsent Accompt That is to saye uppon the foote of this Laste yeres Cxjli xijs ixd. Also by the handes of Mr Edward Rodes second Governor xlvjli xvs viijd and by the handes of Mr Thomas Martin youngest Governor Renter Cxvli xviijs wch sevˀall sommes beinge added togethr doe amounte in the wholl to the somme of	CClxxiiijli	vjs	vd

Some totall of all the money disbursed and paid within the		CCxlijli vjs xjd
tyme of this pˀnt Accompt That is to saye by the handes of Mr
Edward Rodes second Governor Lxxxixli xijs iiijd And by the
handes of Mr Thom̄s Martin yongest Governor Cxlijli xiiijs vjd
which said sevrˀall som̃es beinge added togethr doe amount
in the wholl to the som̃e of

So resteth uppon the foote of this pˀnte		xxxvjli xixs vjd
Accompte besydes the debtꝭ and Arrearages
hereafter menc͠oned the somme of

Then follows a list of arrearages of debts due from freemen and others for fines and quarterage unpaid, with which the year’s account closes.

The accounts for the ensuing years are very similar to the foregoing, and we shall now give sundry extracts of the more interesting items to be found in them.

1603–4. Itm̃ spent uppon a dinnr in the hall when the Coronac͠on of the Kinge was solempnized	vijli		iiijd
Itm̃ geven to the beadell for warninge certayne disobedient pˀsons to the hall			viijd
Itm̃ paid for or seates in powles church yard when we prayed for the kynge		iijs

1604–5. Among various fines received this year occur—

Of Hughe ffell for not appearinge uppon summons			xijd
Of Willm̃ Patrick for not appearinge uppon summons		ijs
Of Thomas Goodale for his fyne for not rydeinge wth or Mrs to meet the Kingꝭ Matie		xs
Of Nycholas Kellawaye for the Lyke offence		xs
Of Robert Morrey for his fine for geveinge evell report of a Brothr of this Company		vs
Of John Udall for puttinge awaye his App̃ntice wthout the Mrs order		xs
Of Abraham Renex for his fine for his absens from Lectures		xs
Of John Carre for his fine to this howse for his evill practize in Surgery		vs
Of Barker Browne for hanginge oute Basons on St. Peters daye			xijd

In this and many subsequent years occur entries of 10s. paid to the preacher of the sermon at St. Olave’s, Silver Street, on Election day as well as 1s. to the Clerk of that church, and 6s. for herbs and flowers.

Item geven to the Beadell & Porter for serch for an hurt malefactor

ijs

This would be a criminal wounded in some affray and who it was suspected was concealed by a Surgeon to be cured of his wounds—an offence against one of the Company’s by-laws.

Item geven to the Beadell for his paynes for arrestinge Coates & Sebastian		iijs	iiijd
Item paid for 2 whippes for correction			xiiijd
Item paid for 12 yardes of greene & white rybbin when or Mrs rode to meete his Matie		vjs
Item geven then to the Torch bearers to the Porter & for wannes[258]		xiijs	vjd
Item spent the same night uppon a supper uppon the Ryders & their wyves	iijli	xiijs	xd
Item geven the Coock at the Winmill then			vjd
Item geven to John a Lee to buy him a shirt		ijs	vjd
Item paid for mendeinge the hower glasse			xijd
Paid to or Armorer for scowringe of or Armor		lvjs	vjd
Item paid for 3 vizors		vjs

1605–6. At this period the Court and Livery numbered together but fifty-nine persons.

Item paid on the Lo: Maiors daye in the morninge for suger & Cloves for the Burnt wyne		iijs	ijd
Item pᵭ for arrestinge of wydowe Ebbes an abuser of the Arte of Surgery		ijs
Item paid for his Matꝭ picture by order of Court of Assistantꝭ	iiijli

1606–7. Twelve of the Yeomanry were this year taken into the Livery, of whom eleven paid £5 each and the other £2.

1607–8. Fines were received:—

Of Xp̃ofer Stopforth for settinge upp shopp before he had served one yeare jorneyman		vjs	viijd
Item of Thomas Allen for wearinge a faulinge band in his Lyverye			xijd

Falling bands (which are described in Planche’s Cyclopedia of Costume) were considered by the Court an “excess of apparel,” then rigorously suppressed. Thomas Allen, here referred to, was Warden 1620–1, and was the first Master of Dulwich College.

Item of Andrew Wheatley for waytinge in his Lyverye in a hatt and a faulinge band

ijs

Henry John Bushe presented an Apprentice. This is noted as being the earliest instance of a double Christian name in the Company’s books.

Item paid for 108 flemish ells of tapestrye the xxvjth of March at xs pˀ ell	liiijli
Item bought a pece of Blacke buckaram to make Coote for correction of Appr̃		xjs

This coat (popularly known as the “bulbeggar”) was a garment somewhat like a sack with apertures for the eyes and arms, which was put over the head and body of the person appointed to flog an unruly apprentice, who was thereby prevented from identifying his castigator. See more fully as to this in the amusing foot note on p. 423, Vol. I, of Herbert’s Livery Companies.

Item paid to Braye ye informer the xjth of Maye for 9 informations[259] 9 fees xxxs for drawinge the 9 informations and inrowlinge xxijs vjd for 4 subpenas viijs and the Barons hand iiijs vjd	iijli	vs
Item paid to the Joyners for the frames of the xxiiij chayres @ xxijd a pece	ijli	iiijs
Item payd for 8 muscovye skynnes the 2 of June at xijs vjd a pece for the makinge of the chayres	vli
Item payd for the frame of a chaire for the maister		vjs
Item payd to Blanye for makinge upp ye coate for correction of Apprentices		viijs
Item paid to the uphoulster for making upp all the chayres and fynding some thingꝭ to them as appeareth by his bill xixth of June	vjli
Item paid the xxxth of June for xix yardꝭ of greene Kerseye for curtaines at 4s vjd the yarde	iiijli	vs	vjd
Item paid for a fair wallenut tree table	viijli
Item paid for a Clocke bought the second of August	vli

The new room in the Bulwark, which formed the upper end of the Hall where the Master sat, was built at this period, the accounts containing many items of payment for Builders’ work connected with that room.

1608–9. The rents received this year for the Company’s property at Holborn Bridge, Conyhoop Lane, Walbrook, Tower Street, “Mugwell” Street, East Smithfield, Moorfields and Swan Alley amounted to £130 17s. 4d.

Item paid to ye Shrife’s officer for his attendaunce to carry Humphry Gorston & Wm Wright to the Counter[260]		ijs	vjd
Item paid to the Clarke for making cleane the hall		ijs
Item for moing the grasse in ye backe yard & Cariing away			xxd
Item for weedinge ye Stone yard and making it cleane			xijd
1609–10. Item paid for seatꝭ in Paules Church yarde on the daie of Gowries Conspiracye		iijs	iiijd

This day (5th August) was for some years observed in thanks-giving, to commemorate the escape of James I from assassination by the Earl of Gowrie (see Chambers’ Book of Days, Vol. II, p. 178).

Item gyven to a poore broosen boye			xijd
Item paid to the mynister of Garlick hill church for reading service on my lord Mayors daye		ijs	vjd
Item paid for bread and beere for the Bargmen in the morning before wee went out		iiijs
Item paid to the Drummer and ffyfe		xvs
Item paid to the Cornettꝭ		xxxjs
Item paid to Mr of the Barge	iijli
Item gyven to the maydes where wee take boate		ijs
Item gyven to the sexton of the churche			xijd
Item gyven that night to the Bargemen to drincke		ijs
Item paid for drinck fetched to the Barge			xvjd
Item paid two Taverne Billꝭ that daie	ijli	vijs	ixd
Item gyven to the Mayde of the howse by Consent			xijd
Item paid for Cakꝭ and Roles		iiijs
Item paid for a Lanthorne to hange out before the hall Gate		iijs	iiijd
Item paid for cuttinge of the vyne & for nayles and Lether		vs	vjd
Item paid for a Roome to laye Gees goodes in and for Carryinge thereof the distresse to the hall and spent upon the Constable when I made		ijs	vjd

The power of distraint for non-payment of fines, etc., was granted to the Company by their By-laws, the warrant was signed by the Master and executed by the Beadle, with the assistance of a constable.

1612–13. Item paid for herbes at sevˀall tymes on tewsdaies Courtꝭ to strowe the howse			xijd
Item paid the 11th daie of September 1612 for washinge of the pictures		xxjs
1615–16. Laid out about obteyninge of the plate & followinge the Theves	xli	xixs	iiijd

An account of this robbery, and the apprehension and execution of the thieves, will be found on [p. 208].

1616–17. For mending the great bible			vjd
1617–18. Paid for Torches Ribbins & Whifflers staves the xvth of September when the masters went to mete the Kinge	jli	xixs	iiijd
Gyven unto Thomas Shaw to release him out of Prison		xxxs
To Presson[261] in his last sicknes at severall tymes		xxs
Gyven by order of Court to apparell Presson’s sonne		xxijs
Paid the rent of the Water		xxxs
Paid unto Browne the Armorer for his yeares fee		xiijs	iiijd
Paid for two spitt wheeles & mendinge the Jack			xviijd
Paid for a dore in East Smithfeild & mendinge the pryvie howse bords		xs	vjd
1618–19. Paid for sending childeren to virgynia		ijs

This sum would not send out many children; for a notice of the Virginia scheme see [p. 121].

Paid for our seatꝭ on the daie of thankꝭgyveinge for the Recovery of his Maties Sicknes		iijs	iiijd
Paid for Mr Aldermans Picture	iijli

This would be a portrait of Alderman Proby, Master in 1615, and Lord Mayor in 1622.

For a muskett furnished sent to Ireland		xxiijs	vjd
1619–20. Pd for sendinge the childeren tov irgynia		ijs	ijd
1620–21. Paid by precept towardꝭ the disburseinge of the 5000li gyven to the Palsgrave[262]	xxxli
1621–2. Paid unto the Clarke of the Ironmongers for a Copie of the Irish accomptꝭ & the Acquittaunce		iijs
Paid for sendinge childeren to virgynia		ijs	ijd
Item paid for three black Jackꝭ of leather		xjs
Pd for mendinge the Rapper of the hall gate			vjd
1622–3. Gyven by a Court of Assistantꝭ unto the Clarks maid towardꝭ her marriage	ijli
Paid by consent for a noyse of Trumpetꝭ on the Lord Maiors daie		xxvs

Sir Peter Proby was Lord Mayor this year.

1623–4. Received of the Companie of Ironmongers for the Irishe plantac͠on being or pˀt of the 5 division

xjli

ixs

vjd

The Recorder had a yearly “fee” of £6 in this and many subsequent years, most probably to secure his friendship towards the Company.

The initial letter T is reduced from one in the Audit Book, 1623–4.

In 1623 occurs the last entry of the Company keeping “Gowries day.”

1625–6. Received of John Pinder for his comeinge into the Livery who hath byn once Warden of the Yeomanrye		xls
Of Edward Charley for his comeinge into the Livery haveing not byn Warden of the Yeomanry	vli
Paid to Thomas Bourne a poore Scholler by order of Court	iijli

Every year about this period is an entry for wooden Trenchers, generally a gross of them, and the cost about 6s.

There are also many entries for “boat hire”; whenever a journey was taken it seems to have nearly always been on the river, and only on rare occasions is horse hire mentioned.

1626–7. Given by order of Court amongst miserable poore people

xls

The cost of obtaining the Charter this year, as appears by the detailed account amounted to £168 19s. 8d.

1627–8. Paid unto to Mercer for Taffitaes to make the banners streamers and Ancient	xviijli	vjs	viijd
Given the worke men that made the flaggs to drinck		ijs
Paid Mr Babb and Mr Withers uppon consent for their painting the Auncient 2 Streamers 2 bannors and 10 bannorettꝭ and the quarter for Scotland in the kingꝭ armes and likewise for painting those flagg staves	xvli
Paid for silke and fringe for the flaggs to Mr March in Cornhill		vijs	vjd
Given by consent to a poore souldier that shewed a Mandrake to this Courte		vs

The root of the mandrake is said to bear a resemblance to the human form, and the “poore souldier” was not disappointed when he thought that by laying such a professional curiosity before the Barber-Surgeons, he would receive a benevolence.

Paid unto the Chamᵬlaine of London for the Kings use as by precept	ccclxli
Paid and disbursed for takeing downe and carryeing of King Henrye the 8 picture to White hall for the Kinge to see and bringeing it back and setting it up againe		xijs

James I in 1617 borrowed this picture, his letter demanding it is still at Barbers’ Hall, and it would appear by this entry that his son Charles did the same; the wonder is that we have still got it, after running two such risks.

1628–9. Paid Mr Greene the Gouldsmith for the silver and makeing of 4 new Garlandꝭ as pˀ bill

xxli

These Garlands, the most elegant in the City, are still worn by the Master and Wardens on Court days.

ffor an hundred of sweete briers xiiijd for rosemary ijs violettꝭ and strawberryes iiijd and nayles ijd

iijs

viijd

Imagine sweetbriar with rosemary, violets, and strawberries in a garden in Monkwell Street in this present year of grace!

1629–30. Given to Mr Greenebury painter for new amending Mr fferebras picture and to his man for bringing it home		xs	vjd
Spent that day wee attended Sr John Cooke secretarye of State as concerneing one Dupont a frenchmen recomended from the Lordꝭ of the privey Councell to practise in the cure of the pockꝭ			vijd
Given to Mr Secretary Cookes man upon the returne of or answere to him of Duponts insufficiencye in the cureing the pockꝭ		ijs
Given to Edward Downes a poor barbar by order of Court		xs
Given by order of Court to John Blackwell barbar towardꝭ his losse by fier at Wood streete corner		xls
Paid in December to the Gardner for 2 daies worke cuting and nayleing the vines		ijs	viijd
Paid for a dozen of double woodbines and 25 sweete briers		ixs	iiijd
Paid to a woeman for 3 dayes weeding the gravell and Stone walke		ijs	viijd
Paid to William Brice for 4 daies at ijs vjd		xs
Paid to him for halfe a daye wch he grumbled for		js	iijd

1630–1. In this year the trades of the masters binding apprentices are recorded, there being 48 barbers, 22 surgeons, 9 tailors, 5 diers, 1 drawer, 3 butchers, 1 merchant, 1 sempster, 1 grocer, 1 thridman, 1 brewer, 1 stocking seller, 1 sheeregrinder, and 26 unclassed; these latter were most probably either barbers or surgeons.

Given to Edward Pardoe and his wiefe lieing in prison		xs
Given to Marshall Petoe for his elegies on Mr Banckꝭ his funerall daie by order of Court		xs

Petoe was a City poet who wrote a dirge upon Queen Elizabeth, and a few other not very cheerful compositions.

1631–2. This year the Livery fines were raised, those who had served the office of warden of the Yeomanry paying £7 and all others £10.

Of the masters taking apprentices this year, 55 were barbers, 31 surgeons, 15 tailors, 8 dyers, 3 stocking sellers, 3 button makers, 1 button loope maker, 2 chaundlers, 1 sempster, 1 butcher, 1 carpenter, 1 bookbinder, 1 wheelwright, 1 glass seller, 1 grocer, 1 merchant, and 1 was unclassed.

Paid for our Dynner the 14th of June and other Expencꝭ for those Assistantꝭ that attended the Lordꝭ of the Councell when the Phisitians complayned to have obteyned the viewinge of or Pacients in daunger of death		xlvjs	vjd
Paid to a Smith for mending and refreshinge of the Clock		xvs
Paid for 8 fyrre poales to beare up the vynes		iijs	viijd
Paid for Nayles and Prymeinge the Vynes		iijs	viijd
Paid for 3li of plaster of parris			ixd

1632–3. This year the sum of £343 1s. 5d. was expended in the erection of a Gallery and a Granary over it in the Inner Stone Yard, the Granary being for the storage of the City corn. The details of all the expenses about this business are given and the following are a few extracts therefrom:—

Imprimis paid to Thomas Doorebarre Tymberman for a C of Deales at 7li 10s the C and 18 Loadꝭ and 27 foote of tymber at 36s the Load as pˀ bill	xlli	xvjs	vjd
Paid to the Turnor for turneing the 6 great Collumbs at 9s a peece as pˀ bill		liiijs
Paid alsoe to the Turner for turneing 4 postꝭ & 25 ballisters for the stayres as by bill		xvjs
Paid to Thomas Stanley Mason for squareing and layeinge of 630 foote of old stone in the Gallerye the stone stepps to the Granary the Capitalls and pedistalls of stone in the fronte the 6 bases the large sonne dyall & the little dyall as pˀ bill	xlli
Paid to John Jeames Carver for Cuttinge the Companyes Armes in stonne	iiijli
Paid to Nathaniell Glover Dyall maker for paynting the great Sunne Dyall the Companyes Armes in Stone & layeinge in Oyle Collour the inscripc͠on of the Mr and Wardens names the sume of	iijli	xs
Paid to the Cittyes Bricklayer to viewe the foundac͠on of or Bricke wall to the Granarye		iiijs
Paid to John ffowler Bricklayer for tyleing 9 ten foote squares & 1 quarter & tenn foote at 18s a square & for 9 Roddꝭ & 51 foote 10 ynches of bricke worke at 6li the Rodd & for 5 Rodd & 119 foote 9 ynches of the lower Bricke worke at 4li the Rodd cometh to	lxxxvli	xiijs	ijd
Paid to Thomas Aldridge Plasterer for 155 yardꝭ of lyme & hayre layd on the Brick walls at 3d ob[263] the yard And for 312 yardꝭ & 6 foote of lathed worke layd with lyme & haire at 9d ob. the yard And for whiteing & sizeinge that worke wch was more then the Bargaine As by bill appeareth	xvjli	xviijs	iiijd
Paid to Edward Spencer Plumber for 52C 3 quarters and 1 pound of lead at 14s the C 54li & a half of Sauder at 9d the pound And for Plumbers worke & Carriage of the Lead as pˀ bill	xljli	iijs	iiijd
1633–4. Given to    Mondayes widow whoe pˀsented a guift to this Courte The booke of The Surveigh of London beinge in folio		xxxs

This was the widow of Anthony Munday, the author of many City pageants, and of the Edition of Stowe’s Survey, which his widow “presented” to the Court in exchange for 30s.

Given by order of the 29 Aprill to the Keepers of The xchaunge to put downe Mountabanck bills

xs

These were quack surgeons’ advertisements; the Royal Exchange seems to have been a favourite place for their exhibition, as there are various other entries to a like effect.

Paid to Mr Treswell Harrold painter for the amendinge & paintinge of or fflaggꝭ that were torne and ruyned by the weather as pˀ bill

iiijli

vs

The following entries relate to the Company’s “provision of corn.”

Paid for a Bushell a halfe bushell a Peck and a halfe peck measures and bringinge them to the hall		xjs	iijd
Paid for a Roape for the Jynn		vjs	vd
Paid for a great Iron Beame & Scales to weyghe Corne		xxvjs
Paid for new Leaden waightꝭ waighing CCCli vizt 5 halfe hundrede waight 1 quartern 1 halfe quarterne 1 seaven pounde 1 foure pounde 1 twoe pounde 1 pound 1 halfe pound & 1 quarter of a pound waightꝭ at 16s 8d pˀ C. comes to		ls
Paid for a Skreene for the Corne		xjs
Paid for a sacke for that Skreene		iijs
Payd for the Carryage of the great Skreene for Corne wch the Companye did not like of		ijs	vjd
Paid for twoe hand treys to sell meale by in ye mˀket			xvjd
Paid for a Ballattinge boxe & Bullettꝭ		xls
Disbursed in chargꝭ about the 4 Condempned Lancashire woemen that were brought to or Hall by the Kingꝭ Comaũnd to be searched the sume of		xs	vjd

These women were examined to ascertain if any were pregnant, that if so their execution might be stayed.

1634–5. Paid to Sr Willm̃ St. George Herrauld at his genˀall visitat̃on for the severell Companies Armes in London the sume of iijli vjs viijd as his ffee & xxs amongst his Clerkꝭ

iiijli

vjs

viijd

The Company paid £16 “ship-money” this year.

Paid to the Clocke Smith for mendinge the Clock

iijs

This entry is curious, being the transition name of a trade; the blacksmiths were originally the clockmakers (see [p. 399]); here we have the “clock smith” and later on the “clock maker.”

The records obtained from the Guildhall and the Tower to which reference is made in the following extracts, and which are preserved in a vellum book (still in the possession of the Company) were made by William Colet, here called “Colley.” The record from the Tower has been already fully referred to on [p. 29], etc.

Paid for searchinge in the Threasury at Guildhall and for a Coppy of Richard le Barbars beinge chosen Mr to governe the Companye for one yeare Intrat in Libro C. folio 96, and in the second yeare of Edward the Second Also in Libro H folio 73. Thomas Boyvell & Willm̃ Osney sworne Mrs for one yeare to rule the Company in the first yeare of Richard the second		xs
Paid the ffee for search in the Roles in the Towre of London for the Companies antiquitye		xs
Paid for a Coppy of or Companies auncient Ordynances out of those Roles The Eleaventh of Richard the second		xijs	vjd
Paid to Mr Colley at twoe tymes for his extraordinary paynes in searchinge		xs
Paid to Mr Riley for his paynes there		ijs	vjd
Paid & given for a search & Coppye out of the Herrauldꝭ Office of our Companies beinge the 17th in precedency at their visitac͠on 1568		xs
Given to the Porter at the Herrauldꝭ office that day or hearinge was betwixt us and the Talloughchandlers		ijs	vjd
1635–6. Spent when Mr Inigo Jones the Kinges Surveyor came to view the back ground		xjs	vjd
Given to Mr Mason that drew ye plotꝭ for ye Theater		xls

1636–7. In the previous year £480 had been paid in respect of the building of the Anatomical Theatre and this year a further sum of £242 17s. 4d. This was exclusive of the cost of digging for the foundations which the Company did by their own labourers, whom they paid 16d. per day each. It was the practice of the Company to allow each workman engaged, whether labourers or mechanics, 1d. a day for “breakfast money,” and this was paid to the “chandler” for them.

Amongst the expenses incurred about the Theatre were these:—

Spent by water at tymes when wee went to Mr Surveigher (Inigo Jones) about the Theater		vjs	jd
Paid to Mr Wilson a Mason to Measure Stanleys worke in the Theater & spent then		xiijs	ixd
Given to Robert Butler and John Pullen for their measureing the Theater		xls

The expenses connected with the Building of the New or Great Parlour, and the Gallery next the Theatre, were this year £263 7s. 7d.

Paid to widᵭ Lucas for an iron money box for the Mrs

xxs

This quaint old box is still in use as the “Poor’s box.”[264]

1637–8. The Wardens received £188 10s. 0d. from 41 members of the Company by way of gift to the Building fund; the names of the donors are all set out in the book.

Recẽd for the old Rustie Armor and Gunnes the som̃e of	ijli	xvjs	ijd
Pd for Linckes & torches at the awdite day night & Lo: Maiors day night		ijs	iijd
Paid for mendinge and pitchinge the 3 Blacke Jacks		iijs

The Company paid £30 being three years’ contribution to the repair of St. Paul’s, due August, 1638. £224 0s. 3d. was also paid in respect of the building of the Theatre.

1638–9. The charge and settinge upp or bookes and auntient Manuscriptꝭ in or new Library.
Paid for 36 yardꝭ of chaine at 4d the yard & 36 yards at 3d ob. the yard cometh to		xxijs	vjd
Paid to the Coppersmith for castinge 80 brasses to fasten the Chaines to the bookes		xiijs	iiijd
To porters at sevˀall tymes to carry these bookꝭ		ijs
Paid to the bookebynders for new byndinge 15 bookꝭ		xlviijs	vjd
Paid for Claspinge 19 large & small bookꝭ & fasteninge all the brasses to the iron chaines to Threescore & foure bookꝭ in the Library, new bosses for two great bookꝭ 8s setting on old bosses js mending ould Claspes ijs		xxxjs	viijd
Paid for makeinge Ringes swiffles & fittinge all the iron chaines		xijs
Som is	vjli	xviijs

1639–40. Paid 2 fifteens towardꝭ Midletons water[265]		vjs
Given to the Recorders Clerke that the ffrenchmen might not take the body from Tyborne		ijs	vjd

1640–1. Paid to the Tellers of the Exchequer in 8ber 1640 for ye Kings use	400	0	0
Paid and given to Mr Davies man ijs and the water men and Porters to bring King Charles figure in Brasse to the hall	0	4	6

This Bust of the King was set up in the Theatre.

1641–2. There were seventy-three liverymen on the roll this year, and the Court numbered thirty-three in addition.

Paid to Edward Cock Painter for mending the pictures & frames of Queene Eliʒ. Sr Peter Probye Sarjeant Balthrop and blacking Gilding Apollo

1

2

0

Disbursed at the Kings enterteynemt in London the 25th of November 1641.
Paid for a peece of rich Taffitae to make a pendant	0	18	0
Pd for Greene Perpetuana for the 18 ffootemen	9	4	0
Pd for white lace to sett on those suites	1	11	4
Pd for white and greene ribaning as by bill	3	16	0
Pd in the morning for buttred sack 8s buns 3s butter 3li ijs beere & bread 4s	0	17	0
Pd for the Companies dinner at the Castle that daye	6	8	0
Pd to Mr Berisford taylor for making 6 suites tape & thread	1	2	0
Paid to Mr Ball taylor for making 12 suites	2	4	0
Pd to Mr Treswell the Harrould Painter	2	12	0
Pd for the Pendaunt Staffe and 18 trunchions	0	9	0
Pd to a porter to watch the standings and candles	0	3	6
to workemen to drink	0	0	6
ffor making 18 greene flatt capps	0	18	0
ffor 3 dozen of torches that night	2	8	0
for hier of three blewe clothes and porteridge	0	16	6
To Richardson a porter	0	2	0
Paid by consent towards the 18 ffootmens suppers	1	0	0
Paid for John Perkins his scarfe that beare our Pendant with our Coate of armes	1	0	0
Paid Mr Dorebare Carpinter for boards and setting upp and taking downe and cariage of our standings	4	8	0
Sume is	39	17	10

1642–3. Paid into the Chamber of London for Ireland	400	0	0
Paid into the Committees at Grocers Hall for releife of Ireland	50	0	0
Paid the Companies viijli weakly assessment for 12 weekes	96	0	0
Paid the 9th August 1642 for one Silver Canne given to Doctor Chamberlaine for his anatomye Lecture vjli and to the Porter that brought things from thence js & to Doctor Meverells man js when he sent Cafferius Placentius his booke of Anatomye wch he gave to the Librarye	6	2	0
Paid for 60 yards of Chaine for bookes in the Librarye at 4d p. yard	1	0	0
Pd to the Copper Smith for 60 brasses	0	10	0
To the Claspmaker for setting on 32 brasses	0	8	0
1644–5. Wee charge ourselves with foure hundred and five pounds received of Sr Iohn Wollaston and the rest of the Thrẽrs at warres by order of the Comittee of Parliamt for the Army for furnishing xxvij Chyrurgians Chests & Instrumts for Sr Thomas ffairfax his Armie	CCCCvli

The Company were bound under precepts directed to them, to press Surgeons for the Army and to provide them each with a Medicine chest and Instruments value £15. It is a remarkable circumstance that the Parliament should have paid the money to the Company for this service, a proceeding contrary to the practice then in vogue.

At this time it appears that the indebtedness of the Company to various creditors for monies lent to enable them to meet the demands of the authorities amounted to no less a sum than £2,633 4s. This was borrowed at 6, 7 and 8 per cent. interest upon the seal of the house; the Company had pawned the best of their ancient plate to satisfy the rapacity of the King and the army, and the following pitiful entry speaks volumes—

Paid for the hyre of 4 Cupps for the elecc͠on

0

2

0

1645–6. Money was raised by granting annuities thus—

Wee charge ourselves with Twoe hundred pounds rec̃d of Mr Nichãs Heath for an Annuitye of xxvjli for tenn yeares	CCli
Paid for one newe black Jack	0	5	0
Paid for amending two old black Jacks	0	2	6
Paid for two douzen of sawcers	0	12	0
Paid for 15 dozen of Trenchers	0	6	7
Pd the Lord Maiors Officers as a fine for the Rubbish lyeing in the Streete	0	2	0

The indebtedness of the Company this year amounted to £2,847 18s. 10d.

1646–7. ffor mending the Corrector twice

0

3

0

The apprentices must have been especially troublesome this year.

1647–8. Given to Richard Greenburye Workeman to this house towards his inlargement out of prison

2

0

0

Mr. Greenbury had often been employed by the Company as a portrait painter, and it is delightful to notice their kindly regard for him in both his and their evil days.

1648–9. In 1644 the Company had pawned their plate, but seem to have redeemed it within the next year or two, for under this year we read that plate to the value of £297 11s. 8d. was absolutely sold to Mr. Thomas Madox, Goldsmith, and other plate was pledged with Mr. John Browne for £250.

Paid for our seates in St Paulls Church on Thancksgiving day for the Northerne Victorye	0	7	0
Paid for the same on a day of humiliac͠on for a blessing on the treatie wth his then Matie	0	7	0
1649–50. Paid for or Seates at Christchurch the Thancsgiving day for the Irish Victorye	0	3	0
Paid for cakes and ale for the Livery on that day at ye hall	0	4	4

The expenses of Lord Mayor’s day were as follows:—

Paid for Ribbon for the Whifflers Officers & Bargemen	1	4	4
ffor eight staves	0	2	0
Paid to Edward Soare Barge Mr	3	15	0
Paid to the Trumpetts that came to the hall voluntarilye	0	10	0
Given to the Clarke & sexton of St James Church Garlick hith	0	2	6
Given to the Porter at Baynards castle	0	1	6
Paid to the Drum̃e & Phiffe	0	12	0
Given to the Watermen to drinck	0	2	6
More for beare for the Watermen	0	0	6
ffor 8 dozen of cakes & 3 dozen of other bread	0	11	0
Paid for foure pounds of butter	0	3	4
Paid the Grocers bill and Vinteners bill for a potac͠on for the Liverye in ye morning	1	3	6
Given to the Servants of the Taverne	0	2	6
ffor washing linnen & making cleane the hall	0	11	6
Paid the Butler for his attendance	0	10	0
Paid for hyre for 3 dozen of Napkins	0	4	0
ffor hier of Pewter	0	10	0
Given to the Stewards by order of Court	8	0	0
Paid for cords	0	0	4

It was the custom for the Stewards to provide the Livery dinner, and the £8 was an allowance made by the Company towards the cost of the dinner.

Paid in exchange of clip̃d & counterfitt money	0	16	6
Given by order of Court to widᵭ Morgan towards the apparelling her sonne to bee placed an Appñtice	1	10	0

On the 1st November, 1649, the Company attended a Thanksgiving service at Christchurch, and later on they were present at the same place for a “Humilation day for Ireland.”

1650–1. Paid for a large Banner of the Armes of England and Ireland and mending the old Banners

6

17

6

This “mending the old banners” was really taking out the Royal arms and inserting those of the Commonwealth, and was done under compulsion by order of Oliver Cromwell.

Paid to Greenburye for painting the Picture of Mr Edward Arris and Doctor Charles Scarborough & Anathomye

9

10

0

This fine picture is preserved at Barbers’ Hall.

On October 8th, 1650, the Company attended a Thanksgiving at Christchurch, for a victory at Dunbar.

1652–3. On Lord Mayor’s day the ribbons for the whifflers were 30 yards of white 6d. ribbon, and 30 yards of green 8d. ribbon.

The Company were present at one Humiliation and two Thanksgiving Services this year.

1653–4. Paid for hire of a greene cloth to lay over the Rayle of our standing in Paulls Churchyard when the Lord Protector was enterteined by the Citie at Grocers hall	0	12	6
To the Butler for his attendance then	0	10	0
ffor the hire of a Case of Knives then	0	1	0
Paid for Cakes and wine 7s and for attendance ijs	0	9	0
Paid to Mr Dorebarre Carpinter for fitting the standing and doeing other worke as by twoe bills appeare	7	10	0
Paid for washing the Table Lynnen and making cleane the Hall on yt day	0	11	6
Paid to Mr Dorebarre Carpinter for the newe building next the newe gate of the hall according to agreement	120	0	0

The liabilities of the Company to Creditors for money borrowed amounted to £2,386 13s. 10¹⁄₂d.

1655–6. ffor a large Mapp of the World on the Chymney in the long Parlour	2	10	0
1657–8. Payd for thinges to prserve the Robes and Carpettꝭ from mothes	0	5	0
Paid for a paire of Gloves prsented to Mr Secondary Trottman by order of Court	1	10	0
1658–9. To the Herauld Painter for severall Armes in the new Booke of Charters and ordinances	2	0	0
Paid the Clerke for Velome bindinge and other charges about that Booke	0	13	0

This book, very handsomely illuminated, is preserved at the Hall.

The Great Account Book ends here, and the next one embraces the years 1659 to 1674.

1659–60. Payd by order of a Court of Assistantꝭ into the Chamber of London or proporc͠on of 10000li to be raysed by the Companies of London to be sent as a Guift to the Kinge[266]	96	0	0
Payd Mr Phinees Bill for Cloathes for the ffootemen att the Kinges Entertainemt in the Cittie when hee came first into the Kingdome	20	0	0
ffor 4 peices of Greene & white Ribbon for the Horsemen and footemen that day	3	12	0
ffor 24 Staves for the ffootemen	0	8	0
Payd to the Herauld Painter for a new Pendent and the Kingꝭ Armes	11	15	0
ffor payntinge the ffootemens staves	0	8	8
Payd for a Dynner for the Horsemen that day	3	1	6
Payd ffor 4 peeces of Greene & white Ribbon the 5th of July for the ffootemen &c. when the Kinge dyned at Guildhall	3	12	0
ffor a breakefast for the Livery that day	0	10	4
ffor three Staves for the Attendantꝭ that day	0	1	0
ffor a Dynner for the horsemen that day	4	6	7
ffor a Dynner for the Livery that day	5	3	2
ffor the Trompeterꝭ that day	1	12	0
Payd the Cookes Bill upon a Thancksgivinge day the 10th of May	4	8	7
The Vintnerꝭ Bill that day	1	7	0
Spent att the Miter on choyce of my Lord Maior	0	12	6
Expended in Attendance on the Duke of Yorkes Secretary att severall tymes to frustrate the designe of the Apothecaries	0	13	4
1660–1. Payd by order of a Cort of Assistantꝭ into the Chamber of London or proporc͠on towards makeinge of pageantꝭ	48	0	0

This refers most probably to the rejoicings in June, 1660, when the City entertained Charles II, the Dukes of York and Gloucester, and other persons of quality.

ffor strowingꝭ on the Elecc͠on day

0

1

8

These were herbs, etc., spread over the floor of the Hall, and flowers strewed by the maids in the street in front of the Company as they went to church.

1661–2. This year there were 158 Liverymen, of whom 29 were on the Court.

To a Couple of Serjantꝭ to Arrest severall pˀsons that used the Art of Shaveinge in this Citty and not beinge ffreemen of this Company	0	15	0
To Sr Wm Wylde for his advice upon a Declarac͠oon agt those pˀsons	1	0	0
Payd the Attorneys Bill in that Businesse	3	13	6
1662–3. August 26th 1662 att the Kinge & Queenes cominge by water to London (from Hampton Court to Whitehall)
Spent lookeinge after a barge	0	1	6
The Bargemans Bill	8	0	0
To the Trompeters	3	0	0
ffor 74 yards of white & Greene Ribbon att 6d pˀ yard	1	17	0
The Vintners Bill att the 3 Tunnes att Breakefast	3	16	0
Butlers Bill that day	2	1	2
Beadles Bill that day for expenses	0	12	1
Cookes Bill that day	4	8	7
Vinteners Bill at the Sunne that day	3	3	8
ffor 4 douzen Bottles of Ale that day	0	14	10
To the Clerke at Garlicke Hithe Church that day	0	2	6

Lord Mayors Day.
The Bargemans breakefast	0	2	6
To the Bargeman & 11 men	4	8	0
ffor 84 yards of Ribbon att 6d pˀ yard	2	2	0
Michells bill for Cordage, &c.	0	2	2
ffor washinge the Table Lynnen & makeinge cleane the hall then	0	11	6
The Butlers ffee then	0	13	4
The Vintners Bill for Breakefast	3	8	0
The Beadles Bill for Tabaccoe that day	0	3	8
To the Sexton of Garlicke hithe Church that day	0	2	6
To the porter att Baynards Castle	0	1	6
To the Trompeters then	2	5	0
ffor 8 douzen of cakes then	0	8	0
ffor 6 Staves for the Whiflers then	0	2	0

This year also the Company rode to “meete the Russia Embassadour” and the charges for this are set out in the accounts.

The Company employed counsel and presented a petition against the granting of a Charter to the Physicians; this business involved several meetings at taverns and some presents to the Duke of York’s Secretary, who seems to have espoused the cause of the Barber-Surgeons.

ffor makeinge presipientia to be præscientia in the Bason and Tankerd

0

1

6

This would be the correction of an engraver’s mistake in the Company’s motto on some silver plate.

ffor paintinge the staves for the Companyes Colors and 4 windowes of the Granary	1	10	0
ffor makeinge cleane of severall pictures	0	17	0
ffor two Silver Salts	2	2	0
ffor mendinge Erasmus statute	0	3	0
ffor a large Chamber pott	0	5	6
1663–4. Received of the Governours Assistants and Livery towards the Building of a Barge with other necessaryes thereunto belonging	178	0	0

A considerable sum was again spent in opposing the Physician’s Charter, Sir Wm. Scroggs, Mr. Pollexfen, Mr. Serjeant Glyn, Mr. Phillips, and Sir Orlando Bridgeman being the Company’s counsel.

ffor mẽding King Henry the 8ths cupp	0	2	0
To a Serjeant to arrest Mr Arnold for refusing to take a fine for the Cloathing and entring the Acc͠on	0	5	4
To Mr Banes the Attorney his ffee	0	2	6
To Peter Smith [the Beadle] for his expences to ketch Mr Arnold	0	2	6

The Company spent a large sum on their Barge and Barge house; all the details are in the accounts, but the following extracts will suffice:—

To Henry fforty for makeing the Barge	115	0	0
ffor Calicoe for the Watermens Suites	3	5	0
ffor Staining the Coates	2	15	0
ffor makeing 20 Suites and Capps at 4s 6d each	4	10	0
To Henry fforty for triming the Barge Curting Rods &c. vt pˀ Bill	2	0	0
ffor Bayes and Curtaines	0	18	10
ffor Oares	1	14	0
To Mr Blackmore the Herrald Painter for fflags to the Barge	29	10	0
ffor Boards to house the Barge last Winter	17	5	6
Boathire and given to a Carpenter to view the Duke of Richmonds Bargehouse	0	2	6
To the Archbishop of Canterburyes Counsell ffor his perusall of the Draught of a Lease for ground to build a Barge house on [at Lambeth]	1	0	0
To his Clarke for drawing it	0	10	0
To Mr Snowe and Mr Turney 2 of the Archbishops Servants upon sealing the Lease 10li in Gold and the change of Silver for Gold at 2s 4d a peice 1li 3s 4d in all	11	3	4
To Mr Turneyes man for ingrossing the Lease	0	10	0
To the Archbishops Porter	0	5	0
Given to other Servants of the House when the Governours attended his Lordship	0	12	0
To Mr Matthewes the Bricklayer in part of payment for his Brickworke about the Bargehouse	100	0	0

1664–5. The Company subscribed £94 15s. 6d. as a Contribution towards the ship “The Loyal London,” to be presented to the King by the City. They also “lent” the King £500 for which 6 per cent. interest was promised.

Coach hire for the Governours to the Navy Office on Audit day	0	2	0
Given to Mr Pepis[267] his man that day	0	1	0
To the Hoboyes [on Lord Mayor’s day]	2	5	0
To Peter Smith for Tobaccoe and pipes	0	2	10
ffor Rosemary and Bayes for the Barge	0	2	0
ffor mending a Skelliton	0	5	0

An entertainment was given to the Duke of Monmouth (who was free of the Company) and among other items of expense incurred were:—

Comfitt makers Bill that day	4	2	6
ffor a quarter of a Pound of Spanish tobaccoe that day	0	2	6
Given to the Officers of the Navy according to custome yearely	2	0	0

Perhaps Samuel Pepys came in for some of this.

There was a grand dinner at our Hall on 20th June, 1655, being Thanksgiving day for the Victory over the Dutch.[268]

ffor bringing the Woodden Griffen from Wapping to the Guilders

0

2

6

This would be the Opinicus for the bow of the barge.

ffor Imbroydering the Barge Cloath	15	0	0
Payd Mr Rolls his Bill for the Barge Cloath	11	0	0
To Mr Goodwyn for paynting the Barge	35	0	0

The next refers to the Great Plague.

Given to the poore visited persons the Third part of the Companyes usuall allowance at an Election Dinner	5	0	0
Given to Thomas Vere in his visitac͠on	1	0	0
To Chamberlaines Widdow her house being visited	1	0	0
To Peter Smith in his sicknes	3	0	0
1665–6. Expended by myself ye Clerke & Beadles in sevˀall Journeys to Greenwch to attend ye officers of ye Navy in ye late time of Visitac͠on	1	16	6

The Company made very many grants of money to the poor stricken people about this time; and further contributed £69 9s. 6d. towards the Ship “The Loyal London.”

1666–7. The following interesting entries relate to the Great Fire and the providential preservation of the Holbein painting.

To a souldier two dayes & two nights on the trained bands when the great fier was & for powder	0	8	0
ffor carrying of the Companyes goods by Porters to Moorefeildꝭ, howse roome there & carrying thence to Holborne bridge	3	0	0
To a seaman that quenched the top of the theater when fired	0	4	0
To other labourers at that time	1	0	0
To one hurt in that service	0	10	0
ffor drinke for the labourers then	0	1	6
To a poore fellow that found a skelliton	0	1	0
To the City Marshall for getting of labourers and laders & an engine to save the Theater	1	0	0
ffor the use of timber & other things at that time	0	2	6
To Major Brookes for his expences about H ye 8th picture	0	13	0
Given him as the Companyes gift	1	0	0
To six porters wth expences of bringing home yt picture	0	8	9
To Capt Carroll his expenses about that picture	0	16	0
Given him as the Companyes gift	1	0	0
Expended on him	0	2	6
ffor a Cipres chest to put the plate in	2	0	0
ffor foure locks 2 handles & 8 plates for that chest	1	10	0
ffor a trunke for the linnin	0	10	0
To Jonas Wills for Workemen to Carry in leade & iron out of the ruines	0	13	0
To a Carpenter & his man that assisted	9	6	0
To Peter Smith for Workemen at the hall 22th Septemb. 1666	4	7	4
More to him for workemen ye 25 of 7ber 66	7	11	8
ffor 7 large boxes wth Locks & keys to put the Companyes writings in	1	8	0
To Peter Smith his charges in getting home sevˀall flaggs & pictures & a skelliton	0	14	0
To Jonas Wills for the Skelliton the Cobler had	0	5	0
ffor a Warrant for sevˀall pˀsons suspected to have some of the Companyes goods & Expended about it	0	2	6
1667–8. Received of severall Members of the Company and fforreynrs towards the Building of the Hall and other offices	383	8	0

These contributions were voluntary and are accounted for every year for a considerable period. At the end of the book is a long and detailed list of the contributors, commencing 23rd April, 1668, and extending to March, 1681. There seem to have been 398 subscribers, and the sum collected from them was £1,850; this amount, however, was wholly inadequate for the rebuilding of the hall, which appears by entries extending over 1668 to 1674, to have cost the Company no less than £4,292. The deficit was made up by sales of freehold property in the City, for what to us, in these days, would seem absurdly low prices, and by loans, etc.

BARBER-SURGEONS’ HALL, 1674–1864.

1668–9. The Company received from the Chamber of London £620 6s. 6d., being the return of £500 lent to the King in November, 1664, and the interest thereon £120 6s. 6d. This is the only instance recorded of any forced loan having been refunded.

Received of severall Barbers for trimminge on ye Lords Day

10

4

0

1669–70. The Company’s barge seems to have been manned by twenty rowers, besides the Barge Master, and these men had 4s. each for rowing on Lord Mayor’s day.

1669–70. Serjeant Surgeon John Knight wainscotted the Parlour at his own charge, and Mr. Barker glazed the Windows; part of this glazing is still preserved. It should be borne in mind that the present Court room or Parlour (as it was formerly called) and which was the work of Inigo Jones in 1636 was not destroyed in the Great Fire.

1670–1. The freehold property in Conyhope Lane, Grocers’ Hall Court, was sold to the Corporation of London for £190.

1671–2. The livery this year numbered one hundred and eighty-five persons.

1672–3. The Company sold an extensive property at Holborn Bridge to the City for £650.

To — Woodroffe for measuringe all the hall worke April ye 19th 1673

7

17

0

The whole of the Wardens’ accounts from 1674 to 1715 are unfortunately lost, and the next book embraces the years between 1715 and 1785.

1715–16. The Ironmongers’ Company rented at £5 per annum from the Barber-Surgeons a portion of their Barge House at Lambeth for the Ironmongers’ Barge. Our Company still retained their Barge and Bargemaster and this year purchased for him a new livery.

Paid Mr Wiseman the Painter for new Painting and Gilding the Company’s Banner	9	0	0
Paid the maids who strewed the flowers to Church upon Election Day	0	3	0
1716–17. Received of Mr George Stevenson S. his ffine for practising Surgery before he was admitted being	3	4	6
Paid a person to go to Islington to see after a dead body which had been drowned[269]	0	5	0

1717–18. The Company sold a large property in East Smithfield for £1,250.

Paid the Hangman for his Christmas Box

0

2

6

Similar entries to the above occur for many years.

Paid Charles Window for fetching four Dead Bodies from Tyburn this year and expenses	2	8	0
Paid my Lord Chief Justice Parkers Tipstaffe for taking up severall persons who rescued the Dead Body from the Beadles	1	0	0
1718–19. Paid Mr Elms his Bill for ffees at the Sessions in prosecuting the persons who were Indicted last year for taking away the Dead Bodies	5	7	0
1719–20. Paid Cha: Window for fetching two bodies from Tyburn & for going for another when they could not gett one	1	5	0
Paid to bring a Skeleton from St. Giles’s to the Hall in a coach	0	2	0
Paid the Beadles expences for going to Tyburn for a Body for the Muscular Lecture when they could not get one by reason of a great Mobb of Soldiers & others	0	13	0
1720–1. Paid for a Livery gown and hood to the use of the Company to Cloth the Members with upon their taking the Livery	2	12	6
Pd the High Constable of St Giles’s Parish for assisting the Beadles in recovering a Body which had been taken from the Beadles by the Mobb	0	7	6
Paid the Hangman for the Dead mans cloths which were lost in the Scuffle and for his Christmas Box	0	15	0
Paid for a halfe length Picture of King Charles the Second to hang up in the Parlour and for a Gold frame to the said Picture	7	5	0
Paid Mr King the Frame maker for a frame to Inigo Jones the famous Architect’s picture Presented to the Company by our late Master Mr Alexander Geekie	1	5	0

Both of these pictures are still preserved at Barbers’ Hall.

Every year now, and for some years, are entries of Expenses incurred about the rioting, which took place when the Beadles went to Tyburn for the bodies of malefactors; very frequently the Company prosecuted the rioters, and were continually compensating the Beadles and others who were injured in the fights.

1731–2. Paid Mr Osmond for Plumber’s Work about the Trough for the Dead Bodys	6	0	0
Paid Mr Ashfield for Carpenters Work about the said Trough	1	14	0

This was a species of wooden coffin lined with lead in which the “subjects” were placed on their arrival from Tyburn.

Paid for 4 Silver Pepper Boxes[270]	5	5	0
Paid the Officers of both Counters for a body[271]	2	2	0
1735–6. Paid Mr Newton the Silversmith for a new Badge for the Barge master	4	11	6
Paid the High Constable for the expenses at the late execution when the body was rescued	3	13	6
Paid the Beadles expenses in prosecuting John Miller, one of the Persons who assaulted the Constables and rescued the body	2	2	0
Paid Mr Clarke the Sollicitor at Hicks Hall his Bill for Indicting and prosecuting the said John Miller to a conviction	8	7	10
Paid Mr Clarke the Engraver for engraving the Dedication to the Right Honorable the Earl of Burlington on the Print of King Henry the Eighth’s Picture	5	5	0
1737. Paid Mr Babbidge for making a Skeleton of Malden’s[272] Bones	3	3	0
1739. Paid the Beadles for their being beat and wounded at the late execution	4	4	0
1740. Paid for mending the Windows broke upon bringing the last Body from Tyburn	0	6	0
1741. Paid for a Silver Punch Laddle	1	4	0
Paid the expences for the Buck Sr Robt Walpole gave the Company	1	3	6
1744. Paid Mr Hawes for two large Branches for the Hall	70	0	0

These massive chandeliers were broken but preserved when the Hall was pulled down in 1864, and one formed of their fragments is now hung on the staircase leading up to the Committee Room.

Paid taking the Company’s Linnen out of Pawn

4

2

6

This linen must have been stolen and pawned, as the Company were not at this period in such financial difficulties as to necessitate their personal property being taken care of by a pawnbroker.

1745–6. Dr. Tyson’s picture was sold to Mr. Luke Maurice for £10 10s.

Mr. Goodyer was paid £11 for the table and inscription (now in the entrance lobby) which records the separation of the Surgeons from the Barbers in 1745.

1751–2. Mr. Whiston bought the Company’s library for £13. This library consisted of a great number of ancient MSS. and books relating to Surgery.

Putting an Advertizement in the Daily Advertizer offering a Reward to any Person who should discover who stole the Lead from off the Hall Kitchen	0	2	0
Paid Mr Spencer for cleaning the Guns Swords and bayonetts	0	6	0
1760. Paid Mr Chessun the Upholsterer his Bill for new Standards & making the new cloth for the Stand	67	15	6

This was the stand for the liverymen used on Lord Mayor’s day and on other public occasions.

1770. The expenses on Lord Mayor’s day this year were as follows, and are a fair sample of the entries for many years before and after this date.

Cash Paid—
Mr Bick for Spermaceti	1	10	0
The Watermen for their Breakfast and attendance	1	12	6
Two men to keep the gates	0	10	0
Four men to keep the Stand	1	0	0
Mr Beaumont for musick	5	0	0
Messrs Sherwood & Co. for Ribbons	3	14	9
Mr Hulberd for Beef for breakfast	4	1	0
Mr Wareham for dressing ditto	0	16	0
The Housekeeper’s Bill	2	0	0
Mr Wilding’s Bill for Wine for the Stand	6	15	7
The Beadle for pipes and Tobacco for the Stand	0	6	0
Mr Dance Clerk of the City Works for fixing the Stand	1	1	0
The Carpenter’s Bill about ditto	8	11	3
The Upholsterer’s Bill	2	0	0
Jarvis & Sharpe, Turner’s Bill	0	18	8
	£39	16	9

The Livery dinners on these occasions were paid for by the Stewards.

The next book of Accounts extends from 1785 to 1821, but like the latter part of the last one it is almost destitute of interest. On the first page is an extract from the Will of Mr. Edward Griffin (10th April, 1596) relating to his gift to the Company, and there are also sundry memoranda concerning Banckes’ gift.

1785. This was the last occasion on which the Company “went out” on Lord Mayor’s day.

In addition to the Wardens’ accounts, there are two books containing receipts of tradesmen and others for money paid to them extending from 1722 to 1764. These books are not specially interesting, excepting that they contain autographs of a few eminent Surgeons, hangmen and others, and the following extracts will suffice:—

1722. Recẽd of the Governours of the Company the sume of ten shillings for fetching the Body of Richard Oxer from Tyburne.

Charles Window.

1723. Recẽd of the Governours of the Compã the sume of five pounds fifteen shillings for fetching the Body of W^m Pincher from Tyburne and for sev^ll Disbursements expended thereon.

Rich: Collins.

1723. The Receipt of Abraham Shepherd, Attorney, for £15 0s. 6d., being the costs of prosecuting Cooke and others for taking away the body of William Pincher from the Beadles when they brought it from Tyburn.

1729. Rec̃ed Dec^r 23^d 1729 of the Gov^rs of y^e Comp^a pˀ the hands of Cha: Bernard their Cl: 7^s 6^d for my Xmãs Box.

John Hooper.

In 1730 this gentleman signs “John Hooper, Executioner.”

1743. The hangman, John Thrift, signed with a × the receipt for his Christmas box, and the Clerk has humorously styled him “John Thrift, Esq^re Hangman.”

1736. The printing of 1,000 Copies of Baron’s Engraving of Holbein’s picture cost £15 15s. 0d. John Harper was the printer.

A copy of this print was sent to the Earl of Burlington, as there is a Bill of William Gills as follows:—

One large picture frame wth a broad carved & Gilt Sanding inside and a fine plate glass &c. for The Earl of Burlington	£2	8	0
Recẽd Nov 5 1736 of ye Govrs of the Compa pˀ the hands of Cha. Bernard their Cl: twenty one pounds for the paper to print the 1000 prints of King Hen: 8ths Picture being two Rheams of paper

pˀ B. Baron.

RENTER WARDEN’S GARLAND.

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