The Annals of the Barber-Surgeons of London - Unknown

28th December, 1637. Upon the riseing of the Court of Assistants it was concluded & agreed by the Examiners and Assistants Surgians that M^r Docto^r Meverell an auncient Phisitian of the Colledge shalbe Reader of o^r Anatomicall lectures at the next publique discection to be held in the new erected Theater.

8th November, 1638. It is this daye ordered by the M^rs or Governo^rs Surgians and the Examiners and Assistant Surgians here present y^s afternoone that there shalbe pˀnted as the guift of this Companie to M^r Doct. Meverell a peece of plate w^th the Companies Scutchion ingraven thereon for his paynes in readeing at o^r last publiqe Anatomye in the new Theater before the Lords of his Ma^ties most hono^ble privye Councell & others Spectato^rs in the time of those 3 dayes readeings.

And in regard the said Docto^r Meverell doth desire to be spared from reading any more the said M^rs or Governo^rs Surgians & the Examiners & Assistant Surgians do make choice of M^r Doct. Prujeon to be their reader in M^r Doct. Meverells roome.

19th August, 1641. It is ordered that henceforward the Tuesday Lectures shalbe delivered by the Surgeons of this Company themselves and not by a Doctor and that the Examiners shall meete and consider of the manner.

23rd September, 1641. The Tenn Examiners are desired to meete & consider concerneing Lectures on Thursday next and in regard of the present sicknes this Court doth order that noe Tuesday Courts or Lectures be held till after the fortnight within the next terme.

30th September, 1641. This day M^r Lawrence Cotton, Warden, M^r Serjeant Clowes M^r Richard Wateson M^r Woodall M^r John Heydon M^r Heath M^r George Dunn, Examiners of Surgeons takeing into theire Considerac͠ons the manner of the reading of Lectures in Surgery have thought it fitt and ordered That the Surgery Lectures should be read by approved Surgeans only and the Lecture to begin by the first Surgeon that is approved next to the Examiners and soe every one by his turne to read the Tuesdayes Lecture and every one to have a preceeding moneths time of warneing or notice to prepare himselfe for such Lecture as he shall read.

Alsoe It is thought fitt the publique Anatomy 6 Lectures shall this yeare be read by Doctor Prudjeon.

5th May, 1642. It is ordered that Doctor Chamblent shall have a silver tankard of vj^li price with Armes of the company ingraven in it as the Guift of this Court for his paynes the last publique Anatomy.

17th January, 1644. It is ordered That in respect of the greate troubles and distractions of these times there shalbe noe publique Anatomy this yeare discected.

27th October, 1645. This day M^r Edward Arris acquainting this Court that a person a friend of his (who desired his name to be as yet concealed)[225] through his greater desire of the increase of the knowledge of Chirurgery did by him freely offer to give unto this Corporac͠on for ever the sum of 250^li to the end and upon Condic͠on that a humane Body be once in every yeare hereafter publiquely dissected and six Lectures thereupon read in this Hall if it may be had with Conveniency and the Charges to be borne by this Company And if noe humane Body may be had nor conveniently dissected in one yeare then the Company to destribute One halfe of the Sum of the usuall Charges of a publique Anatomy to our owne poore and the other halfe to the poore of S^t Sepulchers, the said worthy Overture is thankefully accepted by this Court And it is Ordered a Draught be drawne by our Clerke against the next Court of Assistants for the performance thereof And to that purpose a Rent charge of xx^li pˀ annum be granted out of our Lands at Holborne Bridge.