The Annals of the Barber-Surgeons of London

by Unknown

8th October, 1649. This Court taking into considerac͠on severall worthy Physicians of whome one might be elected Reader of the Anatomicall Lectures at the publique dissections of this Company Doe thinke fitt That Doctor Scarborough be elected thereunto Who being desired to come to this Court appeared during the sitting thereof and declared himselfe very willing to performe the same and rendered thanks to this Court for their good opinions of him.

We have at the Hall a fine portrait of Dr. Sir Charles Scarborough with Alderman Arris engaged upon an Anatomy.

Dr. Scarborough was elected Anatomical Reader on the 12th October, 1649.

23rd October, 1649. The periodical lectures by the Surgeons of the Company, which had again fallen through of late, were ordered to be revived, and there is a long minute on the subject at this date.

27th February, 1663. Samuel Pepys records, under this date:—

About 11 o’clock Commissioner Pet and I walked to Chyrurgeon’s Hall, we being all invited thither, and promised to dine there, where we were led into the Theatre; and by and by comes the reader, D^r Tearne,[227] with the Master and Company, in a very handsome manner: and all being settled, he begun his lecture; and his discourse being ended, we had a fine dinner and good learned company, many Doctors of Phisique, and we used with Extraordinary great respect.

30th June, 1698. Ord^rd that there bee an Anatomy Lecture called Gales Anatomy. D^r [Clopton] Havers & D^r Hands being put in nominac͠on for reading of the same D^r Havers was choosen for three yeares & to read on the second Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday in July next by three of the clock in the afternoone & to have thirty shillings for his paines & the remainder to bee disposed of by the Com̃itte.

14th December, 1699. Ord^rd the two D^rs. Readers to this Society for the future shall bee elected for noe longer terme then fower yeares onely at one time Ord^rd by the Court that D^r [E.] Tyson have liberty to lay downe [his office].

D^r  Hans & D^r  Havers were put in nominac͠on for Reader of the Ventera Lecture in the roome of D^r Tyson, D^r Hans was chosen for fower yeares.