FAC-SIMILE PAGE OF MINUTE BOOK. 16TH JANUARY, 1567.
Among some loose papers at the Hall, I found a MS. relating to the lectures, which I lent to Mr. D’Arcy Power, who incorporated it in his work, as “Appendix M.” I have since compared this document with the original minutes, and finding it somewhat incorrect and imperfect, have prepared the following more accurate account.
Previous to 1566 Dr. William Cunningham was Reader at the Hall. He was author of the “Cosmographical Glasse containing the pleasant principles of Cosmographie Geographie Hydrographie or Navigation,” London, 1599. fo. Dr. Cunningham resided at Norwich 1556–9, whence he removed to London. He wrote a letter prefacing John Hall’s book against the “beastlye abusers” of Surgery, which is dated at Coleman Street, 18th April, 1565, and he also wrote a recommendatory letter in Thomas Gale’s “Certeine workes of Chirurgerie,” London, 1586. 4to.
14th January, 1567. Here was mr doctor Julyo & he made request yt he myghte have the worke of the anathomy these iiijor or fyve yeres so yt the coledge of the phicysions sholde not put hym frome us & also yt he myghte have pˀvat anathomyes at his demaund in this howse.
16th January, 1567. How that doctor Julius borgarneyns shall make owr
anathomyes.
Also forder more It ys ordayned. That Mr Julius borgarniens doctor in physyck wthin the Cytie of London unto his request accordyngly Is graunted That for and by the space of fyve yeres shall make and worke owr anathomyes and skellytons Condycionally That at any Tyme and tymes wthin in the for saide terme of fyve yeres yt yf yt happen the above named mr doctor Julius borgarneins to be sycke or oute of Towne or by any other manner his Lawfull absence That then yt shalbe Lawfull to and for the mr and govˀnors and yr successors To take any other doctor and make owr anathomyes and skellytons and not ellꝭ other wyse as by a paire of Indentures and Covenantꝭ bearynge date frome the xiijth daye of August in ano dni 1566 and in the viijth yere of owr Sovˀaigne lady Quene Elyzabeth as by the same Indentures more at large yt doth testefye the one beyng sealed wth the Seale of the mystery and the mr and govˀnors for the tyme then beinge have subscrybed yr names & markes and unto the othr Indenture the saide doctor Julius burgarniens hath subscrybed his name & have put yr unto his seale.
How that the anathomystꝭ shall Leave of theyre Excessyve and
extraordenary charges in yr expencꝭ
Also yt is ordayned. That John morland shall abyde and stande Mr of the Anathomye accordynge unto an ordenañce in that behalf pˀvyded and Ordayned, and he also shall beare his portion of the Charges of the same accordingly as hertofore yt hathe bene usually acostomed and yt is fully condesended and agreed that the saide John morelande shall in and for good consideraciõ of his silvered yeres, set and Requyer any one of this saide Cõpany To make Sexcions wth the doctor as hymsylf and in his behalf upon the saide Corps or bodye and yf he wyll And also forder more yt is ordayned by thaucthorytie aforesaide That hereafter the saide mr and stewardꝭ of the anathomyes shall not brynge in theyre accomptes any moñy by them or any of them spente or layed forthe at the Tavernes or ellꝭ where at theire sondry metingꝭ but the mere and only exspencꝭ defrayed and paide oute for the Gates and other necessarys at the hall pˀpared for the same tyme and not ellꝭ otherwyse And also the saide anathomistꝭ shall frome hence forwardꝭ put of and laye aparte theire Sooppars[223] and all others yr wastefull and excessyve charges and exspenceꝭ by the wch theire accomptꝭ amounteth unto the greter Som̃es. And also John Staple upon his humble request made is lycenced not to be stewarde in this yere, and mr bovy is chosen and admytted to be stewarde of the saide anathomy and shall also pˀcede to mr of the nexte[224] unto order accordingly.
17th January, 1575. It was agreed by this whole howse that mr doctor Smythe sholde work upon Thannatomye for the space of thies iiij yeres next coming and yf he be sick or oute of the Towne to take there choyse where they will.