22nd January, 1611. James Blackborne applied to be admitted a brother to practise Surgery and promising to pay £10 for his admission and to make the examiners a dinner, a day was appointed for his examination.
31st January, 1611. This daie James Blackborne was examined touchinge his skill in the generatyve ptꝭ of women; and bringinge of women to bedd in their dangerous and difficult Labors: And he the said Blackborne was found fitt and allowed to practize (in that Chirurgicall pˀte of Surgery touching the generatyve ptꝭ of women & bringinge them to bedd in their dangerous & difficult Labours) by letters under the seale of the howse beinge the date above wrytten And was att this Court sworne and admitted a fforayne brother; and in considerac͠on thereof he paid to the pˀnte Mrs att this Court xli.
The Barber-Surgeons had claimed the exclusive right of embalming dead bodies, but how they fared in their contention with the Wax Chandlers (referred to in the next extract) does not appear.
26th October, 1612. This daie it is ordered that at the chardgꝭ of the howse the pˀnte Masters wth the Clark shall seeke in the Rowles for the charter of the wax chaundlers and to tak a coppie of that pˀte of the charter touchinge the libertie gyven unto them for the imbaulmynge of dead bodyes And as they shall finde the same soe to take the advice of my lord cheife Justice about the same at the chardgꝭ of the howse.
3rd November, 1612. This daie the Company receavinge a letter from the lordꝭ of his Matꝭ most honˀable privye Councell wherein they intreated the Company to give leave unto one Bartholomew Vanderlatch a stranger to take in hand one Melser Gisberd whoe had an ympedymt in his eye, whereupon this Court was pleased that the said Vanderlatch should take in hand to cure the said Gisberd wthout disturbance of this howse.
17th November, 1612. Att this Court Richard ffynche dwelling at Pyckle herring is forbidden to practise bonesetting or any other matter touching surgery at any time hereafter.
7th December, 1613. This daie John Antonio an Italian being an Imposter practizing in surgery is forbidden by this Court to deale any more in Surgery.
3rd March, 1614. This daie Mr Robert Allott doctor in Phissick & one of the fellowes of St Johnes Colledge in Cambridge was admitted a brother of this Company and hade the letters of this howse under the seale thereof graunted unto him.
15th March, 1614. This daie it is ordered that Thomas Gillam shall at the next court of assistauntꝭ bring in his fyne of vli for discecting of an Anothomy out of this hall.
12th April, 1614. This daie it is ordered that Thomas Collyns shall bring in his fyne of 10li for going to sea not having his Chest vewed.