AN{o.}| MASTERS. | WARDENS.
------+---------------+--------------+---------------+----------------
1788 |Thomas Garrood.|Tho{s.} |Rob{t.} |John Davison.
| | Golding. | Emerton. |
1789 |Thomas Golding.|Rob{t.} |John Davison. |Rob{t.} Downes.
| | Emerton. | |
1790 |Robert Emerton.|John Davison. |Robert Downes. |Ralph Eden[16]
| | | | (_resigned_).
1791 |John Davison. |Robert Downes.|Daniel Adams. |David Lamb.
1792 |Robert Downes. |Daniel Adams. |David Lamb. |John Adams.
1793 |Daniel Adams. |David Lamb. |John Adams[17] |George Grange.
| | | (_died_). |
1794 |David Lamb. |George Grange.|Thomas |John Slee.
| | | Thompson. |
1795 |George Grange. |Tho{s.} |John Slee. |John Knox.
| | Thompson. | |
1796 |Thomas |John Slee. |John Knox. |Edm{d.} Humphris
| Thompson. | | | [18]
| | | | (_resigned_).
1797 |John Slee. |John Knox. |Rob{t.} |James Lyon.
| | | Douglas. |
1798 |John Knox. |Rob{t.} |James Lyon. |Francis Pearson.
| | Douglas. | |
1799 |Robert Douglas.|James Lyon. |Francis |Jeremiah James.
| | | Pearson. |
1800 |James Lyon. |Francis |Jeremiah James.|Joseph Atkinson.
| | Pearson. | |
1801 |Francis |Jeremiah |Joseph |James Speight.
| Pearson. | James. | Atkinson. |
1802 |Jeremiah James.|Joseph |James Speight |Tho{s.} Herbert.
| | Atkinson. | (_died_). [19]|
1803 |Joseph |Thomas |Will{m.} Long. |James Clay.
| Atkinson. | Herbert. | |
1804 |Thomas Herbert.|Will{m.} Long.|James Clay. |Joseph Wells.
1805 |Will{m.} Long. |James Clay. |Joseph Wells. |Rob{t.} Garwood.
1806 |James Clay. |Joseph Wells. |Rob{t.} |Will{m.} Baylie.
| | | Garwood. |
1807 |Joseph Wells. |Robert |Will{m.} |Tho{s.}
| | Garwood. | Baylie. | Hampshire.
1808 |Robert Garwood.|Will{m.} |Tho{s.} |John Wilt.
| | Baylie. | Hampshire. |
1809 |William Baylie.|Thomas |John Wilt. |John Hart.
| | Hampshire. | |
1810 |Thomas |John Wilt. |John Hart. |John Driver.
| Hampshire. | | |
1811 |John Wilt. |John Hart. |John Driver[20]|Charles Swan.
| | | (_died_). |
1812 |Charles Swan. |Thomas Rowney.|Thomas Law. |Rich{d.} Jones.
1813 |Thomas Rowney. |Thomas Law. |Rich{d} Jones. |John Benj{n.}
| | | | Cole.
1814 |Thomas Law. |Rich{d.} |John Benj{n.} |Thomas Stimson.
| | Jones. | Cole. |
1815 |Richard Jones. |John Benj{n.} |Tho{s.} |John Papps.
| | Cole. | Stimson. |
1816 |John Benj{n.} |Tho{s.} |Malcolm |Peter Skipper.
| Cole. | Stimson. | Dunnett. |
1817 |Malcolm |Peter Skipper.|Rich{d.} |Tho{s.} Adam.
| Dunnett. | | Morgan. |
1818 |Peter Skipper. |Richard |Tho{s.} Adam. |Anthony Lyon.
| | Morgan. | |
------+---------------+--------------+---------------+----------------
[16] Dan{l.} Adams chosen Warden.
[17] Tho{s.} Thompson chosen Warden.
[18] Tho{s.} Herbert chosen Warden.
[19] John Field chosen Warden.
[20] Thomas Law chosen Warden.
------+---------------+-----------------------------------------------
AN{o.}| MASTERS. | WARDENS.
------+---------------+--------------+---------------+----------------
1819 |Richard Morgan |Tho{s.} |Anthony Lyon. |Will{m.} Vale.
| (_died_). | Adam.[21] | |
|Thomas Adam. | | |
1820 |Anthony Lyon. |Will{m.} Vale.|James Clapp. |James Carpenter.
1821 |William Vale. |James Clapp. |James |Daniel Stewart.
| | | Carpenter. |
1822 |James Clapp. |James |Daniel Stewart.|James Hemp.
| | Carpenter. | |
1823 |James |Daniel |James Hemp. |James King.
| Carpenter. | Stewart. | |
1824 |Daniel Stewart.|James Hemp. |James King. |James Lyon.
1825 |James Hemp. |James King. |James Lyon. |Tho{s.} Kidder.
1826 |James King. |James Lyon[22]|Tho{s.} Kidder.|Warman Thorn.
| | (_died_). | |
1827 |Thomas Kidder. |Warman Thorn. |Edw{d.} Grose |Geo. Whitehead.
| | | Smith. |
1828 |Warman Thorn. |Edw{d.} Grose |Geo. Whitehead.|Tho{s.} Wharton.
| | Smith. | |
1829 |Edw{d.} Grose |Geo. |Tho{s.} |Will{m.} Twinch.
| Smith. | Whitehead. | Wharton. |
1830 |George |Tho{s.} |Will{m.} |Will{m.}
| Whitehead | Wharton.[23]| Twinch. | Robinson.
| (_died_). | | |
|Thomas Wharton.| | |
1831 |William |Samuel Closs. |Geo. Hadden. |Philip Lawton.
| Robinson. | | |
1832 |Samuel Closs. |George Hadden.|Philip Lawton. |Henry Waite.
1833 |George Hadden. |Philip Lawton.|Henry Waite. |Joseph Carter.
1834 |Philip Lawton. |Henry Waite. |Joseph Carter. |John Benj{n.}
| | | | Lings.
1835 |Henry Waite. |Joseph Carter.|John Benj{n.} |William Sallis.
| | | Lings. |
1836 |Joseph Carter. |John Benj{n.} |Will{m.} |Tho{s.} Skegg
| | Lings. | Sallis. | Driver.
1837 |John Benj{n.} |Will{m.} |Tho{s.} Skegg |Sam{l.}
| Lings. | Sallis. | Driver. | Edenborough
| | | | (_died_). [24]
1838 |William Sallis.|Tho{s.} Skegg |Joel Edwards. |George Browne.
| | Driver. | |
1839 |Tho{s.} Skegg |Joel Edwards. |George Browne. |Henry Patten.
| Driver. | | |
1840 |Joel Edwards. |George Browne.|Henry Patten. |Robert Low.
1841 |Joel Edwards. |Henry Patten. |Robert Low. |John Atkinson.
1842 |Henry Patten. |Robert Low. |John Atkinson. |George Sadler.
1843 |Robert Low. |John Atkinson.|George Sadler. |Tho{s.} Burn
| | | | Hopgood.
1844 |John Atkinson. |George Sadler.|Tho{s.} Burn |John Colley.
| | | Hopgood. |
1845 |George Sadler. |Tho{s.} Burn |John Colley. |John Annis.
| | Hopgood. | |
1846 |Tho{s.} Burn |John Colley. |John Annis. |Will{m.} Vale.
| Hopgood. | | |
1847 |John Colley. |John Annis. |Will{m.} Vale. |Will{m.} Hemp.
1848 |John Annis. |Will{m.} Vale.|Will{m.} Hemp. |Alex{r.}
| | | | Rowland.
1849 |William Vale. |Will{m.} Hemp.|Alex{r.} |Will{m.} Hare.
| | | Rowland. |
------+---------------+--------------+---------------+----------------
[21] James Clapp chosen Warden.
[22] Edward Grose Smith chosen Warden.
[23] Sam{l.} Closs chosen Warden.
[24] Joel Edwards chosen Warden.
------+---------------+-----------------------------------------------
AN{o.}| MASTERS. | WARDENS.
------+---------------+--------------+---------------+----------------
1850 |William Hemp. |Alex{r.} |Will{m.} Hare. |Rich{d.} Haines.
| | Rowland. | |
1851 |Alexander |Will{m.} Hare.|Rich{d.} |Sam{l.}
| Rowland. | | Haines. | Holehouse.
1852 |William Hare. |Rich{d.} |Donald Gray. |Ralph Smith
| | Haines. | | Kirby.
1853 |Richard Haines.|Donald Gray. |Ralph Smith |Tho{s.} Will{m.}
| | | Kirby | Wood.
| | | (_died_).[25]|
1854 |Tho{s.} |James Fred{k.}|John Heaps. |Tho{s.}Brock.
| Will{m.} Wood.| Burn. | |
1855 |John Heaps. |Tho{s.}Brock. |Robert Low. |James Carpenter.
1856 |Thomas Brock. |Robert Low. |James |Tho{s.} Worton.
| | | Carpenter. |
1857 |Robert Low. |James |Tho{s.} Worton.|James Reeve.
| | Carpenter. | |
1858 |James |Tho{s.} |James Reeve. |Martin Love.
| Carpenter. | Worton. | |
1859 |Thomas Worton. |James Reeve. |Martin Love. |Will{m.}
| | | | Dunsf{d.}
| | | | White.
1860 |Martin Love. |Will{m.} |Will{m.} Riley.|John Swainston.
| | Dunsf{d.} | |
| | White. | |
1861 |Will{m.} D. |Will{m.} |John Swainston.|George Whiting.
| White. | Riley. | |
1862 |William Riley. |John |George Whiting.|Henley Smith.
| | Swainston. | |
1863 |John Swainston.|George |Henley Smith. |Abraham Western.
| | Whiting. | |
1864 |Henley Smith. |Abraham |John Swainston.|Francis
| | Western[26] | | Cuthbertson
| | (_died_). | | (_died_). [27]
1865 |Francis |John Mason. |Thomas |John Waite.
| Snelling. | | Carpenter. |
1866 |Thomas |John Waite. |Henry Sallis. |George Driver.
| Carpenter. | | |
1867 |John Waite. |Henry Sallis. |George Driver. |Will{m.}
| | | | Dunnett.
1868 |Henry Sallis. |George Driver.|Will{m.} |James Cornish.
| | | Dunnett. |
1869 |George Driver. |William |James Cornish. |John Carter.
| | Dunnett. | |
1870 |John Carter. |James Douglas |Henry Evans. |Richard Atkinson
| | Bennett[28] | |Cordell Loader.
| | (_died_). | |
1871 |Henry Evans. |R. A. C. |Edward Stone. |Frederick Baker.
| | Loader. | |
1872 |R. A. C. |Edw{.d} Stone.|Fred{k.} Baker.|H{y.} Edw{d.}
| Loader. | | | Murrell.
1873 |Edward Stone. |Fred{k.} |H. Edward |Tho{s.}
| | Baker. | Murrell. | Emberson.
1874 |Frederick |H. Edward |Tho{s.} |Edward Ruff.
| Baker. | Murrell. | Emberson. |
1875 |H. Edward |Tho{s.} |Edward Ruff. |Fred{k.} Wilson.
| Murrell. | Emberson. | |
1876 |Thomas |Edward Ruff. |Fred{k.} |Cha{s.} John
| Emberson. | | Wilson. | Shoppee.
1877 |Edward Ruff. |Fred{k.} |Cha{s.} John |James Harvey,
| | Wilson. | Shoppee. | _C.C._
1878 |Cha{s.} John |James Harvey, |Ja{s.} Henry |Benj{n.}
| Shoppee. | _C.C._ | Pitcher. | Woolley.
1879 |James Harvey, |Ja{s.} Henry |Benj{n.} |George Austin,
| _C.C._ | Pitcher. | Woolley. | sen{r.}
------+---------------+--------------+---------------+----------------
[25] Will{m.} Hare chosen Warden.
[26] Will{m.} Dunsford White chosen Warden.
[27] Francis Snelling chosen Warden.
[28] Edw{d.} Stone chosen Warden.
------+---------------+-----------------------------------------------
AN{o.}| MASTERS. | WARDENS.
------+---------------+--------------+---------------+----------------
1880 |Ja{s.} Henry |Benj{n.} |Geo. Austin, |Will{m.} Ruston.
| Pitcher. | Woolley. | sen{r.} |
1881 |Benj{n.} |Geo. Austin, |Will{m.} |Rich{d.} Ja{s.}
| Woolley. | sen{r.} | Ruston. | Atkinson.
1882 |Geo. Austin, |Will{m.} |Rich{d.} Ja{s.}|Walter H{y.}
| sen{r.} | Ruston. | Atkinson. |Wilkin, _Ald._
1883 |William Ruston.|Rich{d.} |Walter H{y.} |Jonathan Denny.
| | Ja{s.} | Wilkin, _Ald._|
| | Atkinson. | |
1884 |Rich{d.} Ja{s.}|Walter H{y.} |Jonathan Denny.|Cha{s.} Howard
| Atkinson. | Wilkin, | | Atkinson.
| | _Ald._ | |
1885 |Walter Hy. |Jonathan |Tho{s.} George |Nathan Salaman.
| Wilkin, _Ald._| Denny. | Driver. |
1886 |Jonathan Denny.|Tho{s.} George|Edw{d.} Cha{s.}|George Austin,
| | Driver. | Cornish. | jun{r.}
1887 |Edward Cha{s.} |George Austin,|W{m.} Aaron |Will{m.} Lumley.
| Cornish. | jun{r.} | Ecclestone. |
1888 |George Austin, |W{m.} Aaron |Will{m.} |Ja{s.} Cope
| jun{r.} | Ecclestone. | Lumley. | Cornish.
1889 |W{m.} Aaron |Will{m.} |Ja{s.} Cope |Joseph Wilson.
| Ecclestone. | Lumley. | Cornish. |
------+---------------+--------------+---------------+----------------
[Illustration]
A LIST OF SUCH MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY AS HAVE SERVED THE OFFICE OF
SERJEANT SURGEON.
This List, as well as the list of King’s Barbers, is undoubtedly
incomplete, but contains the names of all those of whom any record
exists at Barbers’ Hall. A short account of the Office of Serjeant
Surgeon etc., may be seen in _The Medical Times_ for 1867, vol. 2,
p. 438.
William Hobbes, W. 1461.
Thomas Vicary, M. 1530, &c.
Richard Ferris, M. 1562.
Robert Balthrop, M. 1565.
William Gooderus, M. 1594.
George Baker, M. 1597.
Christopher Frederick, M. 1609.
William Clowes, M. 1626.
Humphrey Painter, M. 1661.
John Knight, M. 1663.
Richard Wiseman, M. 1665.
Thomas Hobbs, M. 1687.
Thomas Gardiner, M. 1697.
Charles Bernard, M. 1703.
Ambrose Dickins, M. 1729.
Claudius Amyand, M. 1731.
John Ranby, S.S. to George II, sworn a foreign brother of the
Company 5 October, 1722.
Sir Cæsar Hawkins, Bart., S.S. to George III, admitted to the
Livery 1736.
Thomas Gataker, S.S. to George III, was free of the Company.
M. signifies Master. W. Warden.
A LIST OF THE KING’S BARBERS.
Nicholas Simpson, M. 1537.
John Penn, M. 1539.
Edmund Harman, M. 1540.
Thomas Caldwell, M. 1628.
Thomas Davyes, M. 1639.
Thomas Lisle, M. 1662.
Ralph Foliard, M. 1664.
M. signifies Master.
A LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY WHO HAVE SERVED THE OFFICES OF
SHERIFF, ALDERMAN OR LORD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LONDON.
-------------------------+-------+--------+--------------------+------
NAME. |MASTER.|SHERIFF.| ALDERMAN. |MAYOR.
-------------------------+-------+--------+--------------------+------
Sir John Ayliffe | 1538 | 1548 |Bridge Without, 1551| --
(_Grocer_) | | |Dowgate |
Sir Peter Proby | 1615 | 1614 |Queenhithe | 1622
(_Grocer_) | | | |
Sir John Frederick | } | |{Vintry, 1653 | 1661
(_Grocer_) | 1654} | 1655 |{ |
_M.P. for Dartmouth,_| 1658} | |{Coleman Street |
_M.P. for the City._ | } | | |
Edward Arris | 1651 | -- |Bridge Without, 1663| --
Sir Nathaniel Herne | 1674 | 1674 |Billingsgate, 1676 | --
_M.P. for Dartmouth._| | | |
Sir John Lethieullier | 1676 | 1674 | ---- | --
Sir Humphry Edwin | 1688 | 1688 |Tower | 1697
(_Skinner_) | | | |
Sir William Stewart | -- | 1711 |Cripplegate, 1711 | 1721
(_Goldsmith_) | | | |
Sir John Bull | -- | 1718 | ---- | --
(_Clothworker_) | | | |
Sir Thomas Challoner | 1761 | 1762 |Aldgate, 1760 | --
Walter Henry Wilkin | 1885 | -- |Lime Street, 1888 | --
-------------------------+-------+--------+--------------------+------
[Illustration]
HISTORICAL ACCOUNT
THE BARBERS UNINCORPORATE.
The origin of the Barbers’ Guild partook of a religious character; and
the meeting together of men of the craft for religious observances, for
attending the funerals and obits of deceased members and their wives,
and for feasting once a year, gradually transformed a semi-social and
religious guild into what ultimately became a purely secular or “trade
guild.” This religious origin is borne out by the very important Return
made by the Barbers of London, to the Writ of 12th Rich. II, and is
strengthened by reference to the Returns made by the Barbers of Lincoln
and of Norwich (both which latter are preserved at the Record Office),
and which clearly point to those guilds being of a religious character;
indeed the Barbers of Norwich do not seem to have had a single secular
or trade ordinance in their constitution.
1388. In the Return of the Barbers of London to the Writ of Richard
II, the Masters recite that they “have found a document amongst the
articles of their records made of the time to which memory runneth
not,” concerning the points upon which the fraternity was founded;
PRIMEREMENT al honourance de Dieu et touz ses Seyntes et pur
excitac͠on les c͠oens des gentz a bien faire et perseverance avoir et
bien faitz. . . . .
FIRSTLY to the honour of God and all his Saints, and to stir up the
commons of the people to do well, and to have perseverance in well
doing. . . . .
Regulations were made enjoining charity, attendance at funerals and
obits, against the enticing away of the servants of others, providing
for the amicable settlement of disputes, and the like.
The articles above briefly referred to, contain nothing in particular
as to trade regulation or inspection, leaving a pretty certain
inference that they were made for the governance of a social and
religious guild or fraternity. We shall presently see that in 1308, the
Company partook of the nature of a trade guild, and we may therefore
reasonably presume that the articles made in the time to which memory
in 1388 did not run, were drawn up _previous_ to 1308, and therefore
without much hesitation we may assign the origin of the Barbers’
Company to at least the xiij{th.} century.
In the early part of the reign of Edward II, and indeed for a long
while previously, the Barbers were practitioners in the art of Surgery;
at all events they performed the minor operations of that craft, such
as bleeding, tooth-drawing, cauterization, and the like.
The Barbers having been accustomed to assist the monks in the surgical
operations performed by them in early times, acquired a degree of
proficiency which enabled them to practise as Surgeons themselves. Up
till about the xij{th.} century the practice of Surgery and Medicine
was however almost wholly confined to the Clergy, who seem to have
enjoyed the double privilege of curing men’s bodies as well as their
souls. In 1163 the Council of Tours, under Pope Alexander III,
considering that a practice which involved in its operations the
shedding of blood, was incompatible with the holy office of the clergy,
forbad them to interfere in any matter of Surgery; the consequence
of this edict was that they gave over the operations of Surgery but
continued to practise the healing art of Medicine.
As already said, the Clergy very frequently employed the Barbers
as their assistants, and committed to them the preparation of
the medicated baths and the performance of sundry minor surgical
operations. No doubt the Edict of Tours was hailed with joy by the
Barbers, who thus found a lucrative practice thrown in their way,
and seized the opportunity of practising as Surgeons “on their own
account,” calling themselves Barber-Surgeons, and practising both
Barbery and Surgery.
_c._ 1307. The archives preserved at the Guildhall have many entries
concerning the Barbers’ Company, and in _Letter-Book D._ 157{B.}
there is an ordinance concerning the Barbers of London, which shows
that at this time they were occupied in Surgery, and advertised
their profession in an objectionable manner, which was very properly
forbidden by the City authorities.
DE BARBOURS. Et que nul barbier ne soit se ose ne si hardy qil mette
sank en leur fenestres en apiert ou en view des gentz, mais pryvement
le facent porter a Thamise sur peine des doux souldz rendre al oeps
des Viscountz.
CONCERNING BARBERS. And that no barbers shall be so bold or so hardy
as to put blood in their windows, openly or in view of folks, but let
them have it privily carried unto the Thames, under pain of paying
two shillings to the use of the Sheriffs.
1308. The first express entry which we have concerning our Company is
the presentation and admission of Richard le Barber, as Supervisor
or Master of the Barbers, before the Court of Aldermen in 1308
(_Letter-Book C._ 96).
RIC’S LE BARBOUR ex oppõito ecc̃lie omñi scoꝜ parue elect’ est et
p’sentatˀ pˀ Barbitonsores london die Martˀ p’xˀ p’t fm̃ Sc̃e Lucie
virgĩs Anno R. E. fiɫ R. E. sc̃do coram dñis Nichõ de ffarndon tũc
maiore london Johñe de Wengũue cetˀisqʒ Aldermĩs ad custodiendˀ
officiũ BarbitonsoꝜ &c. Et admissus est et jurˀ q’d quolibet mense
faciet scrutiniũ pˀ totñ officiũ suũ et si quos invenˀit lupanarˀ
id alio mõ inhonestos et in scandalũ officii &c. eos distringat &
distriaõem in cam’am apportari faciet &c.
RICHARD LE BARBOUR dwelling opposite to the Church of Allhallows the
Less, was chosen and presented by the Barbers of London, on Tuesday
next after the feast of Saint Lucy the Virgin (_13th December_) in
the second year of the reign of King Edward, son of King Edward,
before Sir Nicholas de Farndon, then Mayor of London, John de
Wengrave and other Aldermen, to have supervision over the trade of
the Barbers &c. And he was admitted and made oath that every month
he would make scrutiny throughout the whole of his trade, and if he
should find any among them keeping brothels, or acting unseemly in
any other way, and to the scandal of the trade, he was to distrain
upon them, and cause the distress to be taken into the Chamber (_of
London_) &c.
The foregoing record does not appear very creditable to the reputation
of the Barbers of Edward the Second’s time, but it should be remembered
that in those days, and for a long period before and afterwards, the
Barbers superintended the Baths (Bagnios) and that these places were
not infrequently the resort of improper characters; a few of our
predecessors had perhaps, under the circumstances, been somewhat lax in
their morality, and let us hope that Richard le Barber administered to
those whom he found offending, due correction according to his oath and
their deserts.
It would not seem from the terms of the admission, that the Master was
at that period elected annually, and the Office was probably held by
one man for a considerable number of years. There is no entry in the
City books (which have been carefully examined for the purpose) of
another admission to the Office until the year 1376, when two Masters
were appointed, and then for some years subsequently two new Masters
were sworn in annually.
1309. In this year we find the first record of an admission of a Barber
to the freedom of the City, and several others occur about this period
(_see_ Freemen).
1310. On Wednesday next after the feast of the Nativity, 4th Edward II,
Gerard the Barber was sworn keeper of the Gate of Newgate (_Letter-Book
D._ 113), and there are other entries of Barbers being appointed
keepers or porters at the City gates; from one of these, in 1375, it
would seem that they were to keep a strict watch that no lepers should
enter the city, and it was doubtless on account of their surgical
knowledge enabling them to distinguish those afflicted with leprosy,
that these offices were conferred upon them.
1310. On Monday before the feast of St. Gregory the will of Richard
le Barber, our first Master, was proved in the Court of Husting. To
Katherine his wife and Johanna his daughter, he left tenements and
rents in Bread Street, Cordwainer Street, Queenhithe, Candlewike
Street, and Whitecrouche Street. To Thomas de Mangrave his apprentice,
a shop in Bread Street; to the fabric of London Bridge 20{s.,} and the
residue to pious uses.
1312. The earliest admission of a Surgeon (_not_ a Barber Surgeon) to
the freedom is that of “Magister Johẽs de Suthwerk cirurgicus,” who was
sworn on Friday before the feast of St. Barnabas, 5th Edward II, and
who paid nothing for his freedom, being admitted at the instance of
Hugh de Waltham, Town Clerk.
Among the Archives at Guildhall are various entries relating to early
Barbers, which, although not touching upon the history of our Company,
may properly be preserved in these pages, and I shall therefore give
translations of a few of them.
1315. On Monday next after the feast of the Purification of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, in the 8th Edward II, by common assent of the
Mayor and Aldermen in the Hustings of pleas of Land, there was
granted and demised to William de Dounesheued, Barber to Sir John de
Sandale, Chancellor of our Lord the King, a certain house belonging
to the Bridge of London, to have and to hold to the said William for
his whole life, he paying yearly on the usual days two and a half
marks to the keepers for the time being of the said Bridge, which
said house is situate between a house belonging to the said Bridge in
which John Mew now dwells towards the West, and a house belonging to
Thomas le Maderman towards the East, in the Parish of Saint Dionis
Backchurch London. And the said William, the said house and its
appurtenances in all needful manner shall sustain, and against wind
and rain cause the same to be defended during the whole term of his
life.
And there was a proviso that if the rent should remain unpaid for a
whole year that the Bridge Keepers should re-enter. (_Letter-Book E._
28{B.})
1319. On Thursday after the feast of St. Valentine, 13th Edward II,
there was enrolled an obligation by which Roger the Barber (servant to
John de Dallinge, Sheriff of London) and Margaret his wife, were bound
to pay £100 to Sir John de Laugecombe, Rector of the Church of Laumaz
Heys (_sic_) before the feast of Easter. (_Letter-Book E._ 85.)
1320. On Wednesday next after the feast of Saints Fabian and Sebastian,
13th Edward II, Lawrence the Barber, one of the men sworn to keep the
Poultry Market on Cornhill, laid an information against John Bakon that
he the said John was a forestaller of the Market. (_Letter-Book E._
96{B.})
1320. In the same year among the names of the Citizens assessed to
contribute to a fine of £1,000 to the King, occurs that of Thomas the
Barber. (_Letter-Book E._ 106{B.})
1320. On Monday next before the feast of St. Margaret the Virgin, 14th
Edward II, the Wardship of Alice, Joane and Agnes, children of John de
Wynton, Barber, deceased, was given to Joane his widow; several shops
and houses in the City belonging to the deceased are scheduled as for
the benefit of the Wards, and Robert de Lamyngton, John de Bristolle,
Barber, and Roger de Croidon were bound as sureties. (_Letter-Book E._
114.)
Instances also occur of City Wards (sons of Barbers deceased) being
apprenticed by the Chamberlain to various trades.
1340. In 14th Edward III, Hamo the Barber was assessed by the City
at £10 as his contribution towards a forced loan of £5,000 to the
King (_Letter-Book F._ 33) and six years later (1346) Hamo was again
assessed at 20_s._ towards a “present” of 3,000 marks to the King.
1370. On 14th March, 44th Edward III, the wardship of Alice (aged 3
years), daughter of Nicholas the Barber, was given to Gilbert Prince,
who was to use her legacy of 40 marks for her benefit.