17th January, 1690. This day an order was sealed to presse 40 Surgeons mates for the Kings service in Ireland.
At this period all freemen on their admission “took the oathes menc͠oned in a late Act of Parliament & subscribed the Declarac͠on therein named”: these were the oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy as required by the “Bill of Rights” (passed December, 1689).
2nd July, 1690. Ordered that the Clarke keep an accompt of all pˀsons faleing at a Court of Assistants and that every one faileing for every such time soe doeing shall forfeit vs & shall not be admitted to binde or make ffree untill he or they have made payment of the same of which they are to have notice except Sr John Letheullier Sr Humfry Edwin & Mr Thomas Canham.
29th April, 1693. Ordered that the 2 Chirurgeons Governors & whome they shall thincke fitting to call to them Attend the Archbishopp of Canterbury conserning his Barber practiceing Chirurgery.
20th July, 1693. Ordd that a lease bee taken of the Archbishopp for one & twenty yeare from the 19th day of July 1693 for the Barge house[166] & that as the Governors have agreed a ffine of the same they pay to his Grace the sume of one hundred pounds besides ffees.
3rd October, 1693. Ordered that the Bargeman have a new coate & britches &c.
19th July, 1694. Ordered that Mr George Minikin bee warned before the Lord Major to shew cause why he doe not attend the Court of Assistants as he hath been chosen one of them.
18th June, 1696. A new sun dial was ordered to be put up.
About this period there seems to have been a general disinclination to serve as an Assistant, many of the Livery being fined £10 for refusing to serve the office, while some who had sat as Assistants were dismissed the Court for non-attendance.