The Annals of the Barber-Surgeons of London

by Unknown

INTERNAL HISTORY OF THE COMPANY.

29th August, 1550. Memorandum the xxix^th day of Auguste in the house belonging to the sayd Company it was condescended and fully agreed by the aforesayed M^r and Wardeins M^r Geen Thomas Johnson Thomas Stocdall and Mathew Johnson w^t thassent of thassistance being there present that is to say M^r Kyrkeˀ (Kyrkeby)[121] M^r Vycary[122] M^r Bancks[123] M^r Byrde[124] M^r Yonge[125] M^r Henderbe[126] Robert Postell[127] Willm Tyllˀ (Tylley)[128] Peter Dayseman[129] Robert Waterforde[130] Richard Bowll[131] Henry Pemberton[132] Robert Sprignell[133] Robert Brownell[134] John Smythe[135] Willm̄ Otherborne[136] and Austeyn Clarck.[137]

An order taken concerninge Thomas Knot.

That Thomas Knot shalbe dischardged and not called to no manner of office unto such tyme that it shall please the m^rs to agree for Another order. And also that he shall not paie no maner of scott lot nor subsedye nor any other chardge concerning the saied Crafte but shalbe dischardged of and from the same Ecept onelie his quarterage and except that which he shall gyve & paye of his owne fre will and gentelnes.

An order for the elecc̃on of the Maister.

Alsoo yt was ordered and agreed the sayd daye by the hole assistaunce that the maister shall put in iiij^or into his bill for his electyon and so the same byll to goo through the house and every man to prycke as his mynde doth serve him w^thout any telling and when every man hathe pricked about the house then the byll to be brought to the M^r And he that hath the moste pricks to have the roome of M^r the yeare ensuynge. The names of the ellecyon for the M^r was M^r Geen Richard Ferres Robert Postell and Willm̄ Tylle.

An order for the eleccyon of the upper wardein.

Alsoo for the elleccyon of the upper wardein he shall put iiij^or names into his Byll and so to goo through the house like as the M^r Byll hath dooen. The names for the elleccyon for upper wardein was Thomas Johnson, Richard (The remainder of this line is torn away in original).

An order for the Elecc̃on of the Second Wardein.

Alsoo for the Elleccyon of the Seconde Wardein he shall put in iiij^or names in his byll and so to goo through the house like as is before mencyoned. The names for the Elleccyon was Thomas Stocdall, John Atkinson, John Smyth and Thomas Knot.