The Annals of the Barber-Surgeons of London - Unknown

28th December, 1637. This daye complaint was made ag^t Thomas Trevilion now Rento^r Wardein both for his obstinacy and ill words and exacting money from yonge freemen and throughing up his keyes of the Threasurye & sayeing he would come no more to keepe Courtꝭ at the Hall and desireing to be put out of his place, for w^ch his misdemeano^rs and other evill behavio^r being made apparent to this Court and his acknowledgem^t of them upon due considerac͠on of all w^ch It is ordered by this Court y^t the said Thomas Trevilion doe stand and shalbe from henceforth absolutely removed and dismissed from his office & place of ffowerth M^r or Governo^r.

Mr. William Lingham was subsequently chosen in Trevilion’s place.

The Court sometimes acted in the capacity of private trustees of the estates of deceased members, and among the archives there remains a deed of acknowledgment signed by the Master and Wardens in 1637, wherein it is recited that Richard Mapes, a former Master of the Mystery, deceased, had left legacies to his four children, then being infants, and had appointed his wife Faith, executrix and trustee, with the proviso that in the event of her marrying again the Court of this Company were to be the trustees for the said children, and that the widow, having remarried, had paid over the children’s portions to the Masters or Governors. Attached is the seal of the Barber Surgeons, unfortunately not perfect, though a good specimen.

8th February, 1638. It is ordered that the Seaven liberall Sciences shalbe provided for the Theater by the M^r and Wardens at the house charge soe it exceede not x^li. x^s. the carveing of them.

29th March, 1638. The whole of the Assistants and Livery were called together to know what they would give to the building fund, when the following sums were promised.

M^r Serj Clowes	x^li.	Edward Charley	v^li.	Robert Bulluck	iij^li.
M^r Rich Wateson	x^li.	Edward ffleete	v^li.	Thomas Bowden	iij^li.
M^r Michaell Andrews	x^li.	Henry Eaton	v^li.	John Dorrell	iiij^li.
M^r Hen Blackley	x^li.	Henry Boone	v^li.	James Clarke	iiij^li.
M^r Warden Burgen	v^li.	Samuell Sambrooke	iij^li.	Hugh Warde	ij^li.
M^r Warden Cotton	v^li.	Hugh Napkin	ij^li.	William Watson	iij^li.
M^r Warden Lingham	v^li.	Morrice Griffith	v^li.	Nicholas Brothers	iij^li.
M^r John Heydon	v^li.	W^m Bennett	ij^li.	John Meredith	iij^li.
M^r Nicholas Heath	v^li.	Robert Terrill	ij^li.	Thomas Biggs	iiij^li.
M^r William Huckle	iij^li.	Edward Arris	v^li.	Phillip Gill	v^li.
M^r Martine Browne	x^li.	Humfrey Painter	iij^li.	Charles Stamford	iij^li.
M^r W^m Kinge	v^li.	Thomas Allen	ij^li. x^s.	James Walsall	iij^li.
M^r John Pinder	v^li.	Lawrence Loe	v^li.

3rd July, 1638. This daye was made knowne to this Court y^t Joⁿ Pemberton formerly chosen an Assistant hath given his answeare that he will not hold that place nor come to the Hall unlesse he were drawne with wild horses thither, whereupon this Court doth fine him at x^li. & that he shalbe prosecuted for the same at Lawe.

16th August, 1638. A stormy election of Master and Wardens was holden this day, and a very precise minute of the proceedings is entered, from which it appears that the Court and Livery being assembled, the Master declared—

The occasion of this solempne meeteing & the necessarye succession of the Governors & governem^t of this Corporac͠on. And thereupon a ballatting box being sett on the table and the names of the auncient M^rs & Assistants and livery being severally put into the twoe Sells of y^t box, o^r M^r according to order did first drawe forth the names of theis twelve pˀsons following for Electors viz^t for the Six Surgians M^r Rich Wateson M^r Martine Browne M^r Joⁿ Pinder Tho. Tomlinson Edward Arris & Henry Eaton. And for the other six M^r Richard Powell M^r William Huckle M^r Joⁿ Davyes M^r Samuell Die Hen. Hodgkinson & Evan Owen. And thereupon the said Electors haveing w^thdrawne themselves from the publique Assemblye & taken their oathes upon the holye evangelists for the election of fower Masters or Governo^rs for the yeare ensueing, The M^rs and the rest of the Assembly made their repaire to the Church and after Sermon upon their returne to the Hall the Masters being called to those 12 Electors they were informed that the Election could not proceede and be made,