The Annals of the Barber-Surgeons of London - Unknown

ffor makeinge presipientia to be præscientia in the Bason and Tankerd

This would be the correction of an engraver’s mistake in the Company’s motto on some silver plate.

ffor paintinge the staves for the Companyes Colo^rs and 4 windowes of the Granary	1	10	0
ffor makeinge cleane of severall pictures	0	17	0
ffor two Silver Salts	2	2	0
ffor mendinge Erasmus statute	0	3	0
ffor a large Chamber pott	0	5	6
1663–4. Received of the Governours Assistants and Livery towards the Building of a Barge with other necessaryes thereunto belonging	178	0	0

A considerable sum was again spent in opposing the Physician’s Charter, Sir Wm. Scroggs, Mr. Pollexfen, Mr. Serjeant Glyn, Mr. Phillips, and Sir Orlando Bridgeman being the Company’s counsel.

ffor mẽding King Henry the 8^ths cupp	2	0
To a Serjeant to arrest M^r Arnold for refusing to take a fine for the Cloathing and entring the Acc͠on	5	4
To M^r Banes the Attorney his ffee	2	6
To Peter Smith [the Beadle] for his expences to ketch M^r Arnold	2	6

The Company spent a large sum on their Barge and Barge house; all the details are in the accounts, but the following extracts will suffice:—

To Henry fforty for makeing the Barge	115	0	0
ffor Calicoe for the Watermens Suites	3	5	0
ffor Staining the Coates	2	15	0
ffor makeing 20 Suites and Capps at 4^s 6^d each	4	10	0
To Henry fforty for triming the Barge Curting Rods &c. v^t pˀ Bill	2	0	0
ffor Bayes and Curtaines	0	18	10
ffor Oares	1	14	0
To M^r Blackmore the Herrald Painter for fflags to the Barge	29	10	0
ffor Boards to house the Barge last Winter	17	5	6
Boathire and given to a Carpenter to view the Duke of Richmonds Bargehouse	0	2	6
To the Archbishop of Canterburyes Counsell ffor his perusall of the Draught of a Lease for ground to build a Barge house on [at Lambeth]	1	0	0
To his Clarke for drawing it	0	10	0
To M^r Snowe and M^r Turney 2 of the Archbishops Servants upon sealing the Lease 10^li in Gold and the change of Silver for Gold at 2^s 4^d a peice 1^li 3^s 4^d in all	11	3	4
To M^r Turneyes man for ingrossing the Lease	0	10	0
To the Archbishops Porter	0	5	0
Given to other Servants of the House when the Governours attended his Lordship	0	12	0
To M^r Matthewes the Bricklayer in part of payment for his Brickworke about the Bargehouse	100	0	0

1664–5. The Company subscribed £94 15s. 6d. as a Contribution towards the ship “The Loyal London,” to be presented to the King by the City. They also “lent” the King £500 for which 6 per cent. interest was promised.

Coach hire for the Governours to the Navy Office on Audit day	0	2	0
Given to M^r Pepis [267] his man that day	0	1	0
To the Hoboyes [on Lord Mayor’s day]	2	5	0
To Peter Smith for Tobaccoe and pipes	0	2	10
ffor Rosemary and Bayes for the Barge	0	2	0
ffor mending a Skelliton	0	5	0