20th April, 1602. This daye one Edward Stutfeyld a practic͠oner in bone settinge appeared before the Mrs of this Company uppon warninge to him geven by the beadell of this Company And at his humble suite he was lycenced to practize in bone settinge onely Provided hee paye to the Mrs of this Company to the use of the poore of the same xs for every quarter of yere that hee shall practize as aforesaid.
20th April, 1602. This daye one John ffoster a poore and unskylfull man of this Company made his appearance before the Mrs of this Company and was examined concerninge his skyll in the arte of Surgery and was found altogethr unskilfull in all the partes therefore Whereuppon it is ordered that Mr Wilbraham Coroner to this Cytie be warned to be here wth the Coroners Inquest on Thursdaye next by tenne of the clock in the forenoone to be satisfied by their owne hereinge of the unskilfullness of the said ffoster.
22nd June, 1602. This daye Garrett Key a Strangr appeared before the Mrs of this Company and in respect hee hath undertaken the cure of his patient one ffeake a Gowldesmythe beinge in danger of death wthout makinge pˀsentac͠on thereof to the Mrs of this Company Did voluntaryly geve to the said Mrs to the use of the poore of the same Company iijli And thereuppon they have acquited him all former offences done to this Company.
11th October, 1602. This daye Gabriell Hunt Practic͠oner in Surgery was Committed to the Compter for practizeinge of Surgery beinge not approved nor admitted accordinge to the Statute.
3rd April, 1604. Under this date is an award made by the Court in an action remitted to the Masters by the Lord Mayor, wherein Walter Barton Barber-Surgeon, was plaintiff, and Thomas Sheeres Imbroiderer, Defendant. It appeared that Barton had cured Sheeres and his servant, Eustace Skelton, and had been at great charges in prosecuting Sheeres for his fees. The Court ordered the Defendant to pay Barton £4 within 14 days.
5th June, 1604. This daye Mr ffenton pˀsented to this Courte 500 bookes of Horatius Moras tables translated into Englishe and delivˀed them to the Mrs of this Company in the name & behalf of Mr Deputie Caldwell[197] who freely gave them to this Company to be distributed amongest the pˀfessors of Chirurgery freemen of this Company.
28th February, 1605. This daye it is ordered that there shalbe a letter pˀntly drawne by the advice of the Mrs of this Company and sent to the Colledge of Phisic͠ons by the Clark of this Company wherein there shalbe desyred if they please a Conferrence betwixt some of theire College and some of the auncientꝭ of this Company in some indifferent place of meetinge to conferre concerninge theire greevancꝭ.
18th March, 1605. This daye uppon the request of Mr Serjeant Prymerose & Mr Neste Smyth the kynges Surgeons by their Letter It was ordered that Cezar Scultinge Duchman theyre servant should be examyned and approved concerninge his skill in Surgery on thursdaye next And beinge found skilfull that hee mighte have letters of admittance from this Company gratis.
21st March, 1605. “Zeger Schultynchs,” the Dutchman above mentioned, was examined and had his diploma gratis, but was ordered to pay 2s. quarterage and 2s. for absence from lectures.
30th April, 1605. This daye Mr ffenton complayned of Robert Morrey for supplantinge him of divs cures And for slanderinge him in his pˀfession And also for his evell practize And was for his said abuses fyned at vli wch hee is to bringe in at the next Court orels to be committed to the Compter.