27th May, 1616. At this Court is gyven unto Mr Docter Crooke the some of 5li for that he did dedicate a booke unto this Companie & gave one of them unto this howse.
15th August, 1616. John Walgrave came before the Court upon Summons, and being questioned—
if he practized Surgery he peremptorily replied he did & gott his lyveinge by the same and was an auntienter Surgeon then themselves Then he was demaunded by what authoritie he did practice Surgery to wch he aunswered he had sufficient authoritie for he was allowed by the Archbusshop of Canterburie and the Busshop of London Then Mr ffenton demaundinge of him in what busshops tymes he was so admitted, after manie insolent & menasinge speches & unsemely behaviors he aunswered he was admitted by Busshop Whiteguift. Then was demaunded of him by what Busshop of London he was admitted to wch he very insolent replied that he scorned to tell them or to be examined by anie of them all, vauntinge further that he was a better gentleman than anie of them all To wch Mr ffenton aunswered that if he did so he did it unlawfully & he aunswered that he cared not, for he had practized these 30 yeares & wold still practice the same. And Mr ffenton told him that though he had practized so long yet that made it not lawfull except he had byn examined & approved according unto the lawes of the land To wch Walgrave beinge in great passion wth menaceinge & threatninge behavior replied unto Mr ffenton & the rest, you lye & I tell you agayne you lye And so wth proud menacinge & insolent behavior wth many insolent unsemely & irreverent speches to all that satt at that tyme in the Court he most unmanerly & wthout regard of anie that sat their depˀted.
In all probability it was ascertained that Walgrave had the Bishop’s licence or else some powerful friends, as no further notice seems to have been taken of his contempt, though the records abundantly show that the Court was never slow to visit condign punishment on far lesser offenders than this man.
15th July, 1624. Whereas informac͠on is given to this Court that of late Doctor Grints servingman John Eethell lett a maide blood, her arme mortified and the maid thereupon died, it is ordered by this Court that there shalbe counsell taken thereon, and a suite comenced agˀt him at the Costs of this house.
7th December, 1624. This daye John Baptista Succa a mountibancke and an Italian borne had order to forbeare his practise here in London.
6th November, 1627. This daye was presented to this Courte by Humfrey Bromley a letter from the Lord Maior of this Cittie of London the tenor whereof is as followeth
To the Mr and Wardeins of the Companie of Barbar Surgions Whereas Sr Henry Herbert Knight Mr of the Revells hath authorised the bearer hereof Humfrey Bromley to shew a Child presented to be naturallie borne haveing Twoe heades ffower Armes and three leggꝭ wch I suppose not to be borne of any woeman or to be the perfect substance of a child in respect whereof I forbeare to pˀmitt the said Humfrey Bromely to make shewe thereof within the libˀties of this Cittye untill such tyme as I maye be truely satisfied from you whether the same child be of the substance as is pretended Therefore I desire you that upon advised view of the said Child you truly certifie mee in writing under yor handꝭ whether the same be really a child as is presented to thend I maye not unadvisedly suffer his Matꝭ subjectꝭ to be deceyved thereby. This second of November Anno Dni. 1627.