1637. For several years prior to and about this period numerous entries occur of Surgeons being fined £5 for going to sea without license or without having their sea chests examined, also for sending their apprentices to sea as surgeons’ mates without examination.
29th March, 1638. It is ordered that Edward Arris[203] and Hen: Boone[204] shall have libertie to sett up in or Theater a Sceleton by them wrought on when they were Masters Anatomysts on the body of Cañbury besse[205] to be placed on the Corbell stone of the Signe Libra alsoe they have leave to paint that peere of bricks up to the Cornish & to depict the planett Venus governeing those twoe signes underneath Libra & Taurus with twoe shadowed neeces[206] for two Sceletons & to sett up their names or mottoe under Libra they payeing the charge for the same & such pˀson or pˀsons as shall sett up a sceleton on the other signe Taurus shall paye the moietye of the charge they are now at in painting.
3rd July, 1638. Upon the complaint agt ffran: Soare for discecting a bodye in his owne house contrary to the ordinance It is ordered he shalbe sumoned agt the next Court.
22nd October, 1638. Tho. Bowden being called to this Court for not makeing pˀntac͠on of his patient Godfrey Lee whoe died under his handꝭ is fined at xls.
Alsoe the said Thomas Bowden being not an approved Surgian for that he tooke upon him the cure & charge of ye said Godfrey being daungerouslie wounded & did not joyne an able & approved surgian with him in that cure is fined at vli.
Alsoe it is ordered that for his the said Thomas Bowdens evill practise in Surgerye he shalbe Comitted to the Compter in Wood Streete.
Mr. Bowden subsequently mended his ways as he was elected Third Warden in 1654 and Upper Warden in 1660.
22nd October, 1638. It is ordered that the Mr & Wardens & as many of the Assistants Surgians with Counsell shall attend the right honoble ye Lordꝭ of his Matꝭ most honoble privye Councell about the new Patent for distilling strong Waters.
6th March, 1639. Mrs. Susan Gwinn, widow of Dr. Gwinn, the Reader of Anatomy, presented the Doctor’s MSS. to the Company.