shall bringe in the next Tuesdaye Cort xx{s} for a ffyne for keeping
two shoppes.
22nd November, 1610. Roger Joanes, a Waterman, was appointed Bargeman
with a yearly fee of 20_s._, and was in consideration thereof to find
a Barge with “all thingꝭ therein and therewith fittinge” whenever the
Company should require the same for £3 on each occasion.
11th June, 1611. Itt is likewise ordered that the Clothworker w{ch}
practizeth Barberye about Thames Street if he be found workinge, that
then he shalbe comitted to the Compter.
18th July, 1611. At this Court upon the humble suite of Edward
Handsome it was thought fitt & decreed that he should first agree
w{th} the Informer, w{ch} being done come & make his suite to this
house at some Court of Assistantꝭ and then he shoulde knowne & fynd
howe kyndlye they would deale w{th} him.
8th October, 1611. At this Court John Scott was ffyned at vj{s}
viij{d} for refuseinge to holde the place of a whiffler.
4th May, 1613. At this Court Henry Clawes came before the M{rs} and
by them is pˀhibited and forbidden to keepe a Barbo{rs} shopp or
deale any more in surgery for that he is noe denizen.
22nd August, 1614. It was ordered that in future, any liveryman being
called to the Court should pay a fine of five marks. It does not appear
that before this time a fine had been taken on like occasions.
By an entry about this date, it seems that when a “foreigner” was
admitted to the livery he paid £5 for yeomanry and £5 for livery fines
in one payment.
30th March, 1615. At this Court it is further ordered that the new
Ryver water shalbe taken into this howse so as it maie be had for
30{s} fyne & 30{s} pˀ anñ in rent.
6th July, 1615. The hall, which was in “great decay,” was ordered to be
viewed by a Committee of the Court, as to its restoration.
11th November, 1615. At this Court our M{r} acquayntinge them how
unfortunatlie it hath happened that the Hall on Tewsdaie night last
beinge 7 November was broken open & what losse the howse susteyned
thereby. Whereupon it was then presentlie considered and then ordered
that a present course be taken for the spedie repaieringe of the
howse & tresory howse and that the same shalbe forthwith stronglie
borded & made up at the charges of the howse. And for this purpose
this Court did noĩate the p’nte M{r} together with M{r} Peck M{r}
ffenton M{r} Martyn & M{r} ffoster for to be Comittees for the well
orderinge & appoyntinge of the workmen to doe & finish this worke as
in their discretions shalbe thought mete. And what the Comittees or
anie three or two of them shall thinke fittinge to be done this howse
will rate for & allow of as also of the charge to be borne by this
howse.
Note That the xj{th} daie of November Thomas Lyne confessed how he
was the plotter for the Robbinge of o{r} Hall and how o{r} plate was
Carried to Westmˀ & our monie was devided amongst the theves who were
these Thomas Jones Nicholas Sames & Walter ffoster wc̃h did break
open the Hall, whereupon the Clarke haveinge order from o{r} M{r}
went to Westmˀ & upon search there made found our plate locked up
in a trunke in the howse of one ... a shoemaker xj{li} xviij{s} of
the monie M{r} Warden Coopˀ found the same daie in the howse of one
ffulses in Fleete Street. About the xvj{th} of Nov. then followinge
Thomas Jones was taken who beinge brought to Newgate in December
followinge Jones & Lyne were both executed for this fact.
In January followinge Sames was taken & executed. In April 1616
ffoster was taken & executed. Now letts pray God to blesse this howse
ever from any more of these damigees. Amen.
13th December, 1615. At this Court was gyven unto the officers in
regard of their paynes taken in apprehendinge the theves & obteyninge
our plate 5{li} that is to the Clarke 40{s} & 30{s} a peice to the
beadell & Porter.
30th June, 1617. At this Court is gyven unto the weif of John Davis a
fre brother who lieth in prison x{s.}
27th January, 1618. Upon the humble petic͠on unto this Companie
preferred by Thomas Shaw a pore brother of this Companie & now
lyeinge in Ludgate thereby sueing for some releife to discharge him
out of prison. It is therefore ordered by this Court that if the some
of 30{s} will discharge him out of prison it shalbe disbursed out of
the stock of this howse.
20th September, 1622. At this Court is gyven to Susan the Clarkꝭ
mayde towardꝭ her marriage 40{s} in gratuity.
At this Court it is ordered that Jones the Waterman shall have for
the hier of our barge against the lord Maio{rs} day fower poundꝭ So
as it is a large barge will hold the hole lyvery And to worke w{th} 7
or 8 oweis.[164]
[164] Oars.
31st January, 1625. It is straightly ordered by this Courte that the
pˀnte M{rs} or Governo{rs} and their successors shall take speciall
care to comence and prosecute any suite by lawe against any ignorant
imposters or other pˀsons exerciseing the arte of Chirurgery aboute
this Cittie not free of this Companye & alsoe such as shall keepe
shoppes for barbery within this Cittye being free of other Companies
& not of ours.
19th January, 1626. This daye John Mills and George Roades are chosen
to be of our Assistants for Barbars and Henry Blackley and Peter
Thorney for Surgions.
Item this Courte takeing into their considerac͠ons the fewnes of our
Livery many of them being lately dead by reason of the late greate
visitac͠on doe elect and choose John Pinder Edward Charley Edward
ffleete Robert Clarke Samuell Dye and Lewis Gossidge to be of the
Clothing of our Companye.
15th February, 1626. At this Courte it is ordered that William
Kellett do bring in his fine of vj{s} viij{d} at the next Courte
for his unseemely carriage and vile language to Walter Preist being
contrary to the ordinance and good goverment of this house, which
fine the said William Kellett here in Courte refused and said he
would not paye it.
At the same Court Priest was ordered to pay Kellett £3 which he owed
him.
8th June, 1626. Kellett, not having paid his fine, was ordered to be
dismissed out of the livery.
26th October, 1626. But becoming repentant, he made humble suit to the
Court to be reinstated, “protesting here in Courte that as he hopeth
to be saved he did not speak those wordꝭ and if he did he is very
sorroy for it,” upon which submission and payment of his fine, he was
readmitted to the livery.
23rd February, 1626. This daye upon the petic͠on of Thomas Borne and
a certificate under the hand of Docto{r} Allott that the said Borne
was a Scholler of the house in St. Johns Colledge in Cambridge it
is ordered by the Court that for one yeare ensueing he shall have
iij{li} to be paid him by M{r} Warᵭ Molins.
1st February, 1627. Item It is ordered by this Courte that there
shalbe given unto M{r} Docto{r} Gwyn and his sonne for his preferm{t}
in takeing degree of Batchelo{r} of Arte in the universitie of
Oxenford xij{li} as the free gift of this Court.
9th November, 1628. This daye Richard Roades a Barbar & Surgion hath
leave to open his shopp according to the ordinances of this house.
Roades was probably a man who had practised both as a Barber and a
Surgeon outside the Company’s jurisdiction (the common usage of those
days), but now being admitted a brother he had licence to practise
“according to the ordinances,” that is, either as a Barber or a
Surgeon, but not as both.
5th February, 1629. Upon the humble petic͠on made unto this Courte
by John ffranck a professor of Surgery the sonne of John ffrancke
late of the clothing of the livery of this Companie for that the said
ffranck is nowe taken prisoner in Turkey and his ransome is assessed
to 600 Crownes. In comiserac͠on of whose distressed estate in a deede
of charitye of soe greate consequence this courte doth order that
upon the said John ffranckꝭ being safe delivered into England here
alive he shall have viij{li} paid unto such pˀtie as the ransome doth
belong unto.
24th July, 1629. This daye in the complaint made unto this Court
by Henry Edwardꝭ against John Cox for arresting of him without the
consent of the Maisters they both being here present in Court It is
ordered that Edwardꝭ shall paye Cox the xx{s} which he received of
him uppon the wager that was wagered betweene them, and that M{r} Cox
shall withdraw his acc͠on and proceede noe further in lawe and It is
further ordered that M{r} Cox shall paye his fine of a marke on the
next Tuesdaie for not askeing leave of the Maisters to arrest him.
1629. The fine for not serving Steward of the Mayor’s feast was £13
6_s._ 8_d._, and this had been the usual fine for many years.
16th September, 1630. A reference is made to a brick building which
a tenant of the Company was erecting at Holborn Bridge, under the
direction of Inigo Jones.
28th January, 1631. This Court doth give to Marshall Petoe[165] for
his elegies on M{r} Banckꝭ his funˀall v{s.}
[165] A City Poet.
15th March, 1631. It is ordered by this Courte that the 12 Electors
shalbe chosen and drawne by a ballotting box in this manner, twoe out
of the auncient M{rs} one barbar one Surgion, 6 out of those of the
whole Assistantꝭ 3 Barbars 3 surgions, 4 out of the livery 2 barbars
2 surgions as shalbe present on the Election daie.
10th April, 1632. Nicholas Moseley made complaint against goody Smith
of her unruly and disorderly liefe amongst the Tenementꝭ in the alley
at Holborne Bridge and thereupon this Court doth give him leave to
expulse her from dwelling [there] any longer.
2nd July, 1632. This daye upon the humble and pittifull petic͠on
made unto this Court by Richard Hayeward in the behalfe of Ric:
Heyward his son whoe is now captivated and inthrawled under the
slaverye of the Turke and his Ransome being to the som̃e of one C{i.}
w{ch} the said Heyward is not able to raise, This Court therefore
compassionateing the said Richard Heywards distressed estate, whoe
being a Christian is in bondage to those Turkish & heathen Infidelles
dothe order that there shalbe x{li.} paid out of the stock of this
house for and towards the ransomeing and redeemeing the Captive at
such tyme as the said Richard Heyward the son shalbe delivered alive
here in England and not otherwise.
6th February, 1633. Anthony Mondeys wĩdd pˀnted to this Court a Booke
called The Surveigh of London beinge in folio and newlie printed.
This would be Munday’s edition of Stow presented by his widow, and for
which she, in return, had a present from the Court.
29th November, 1633. It is ordered that for the stock of Corne to be
provided yearely by this house every one of the Assistantꝭ of the
Liverye shall lend xl{s.} presently and every one of the liverye
shall lend xx{s.} o{r} M{r} giveing a noate under his hand that the
house shall repaie it within a moneth after each mans death to his
executo{rs} if it be demaunded And soe hereafter every pˀson that
cometh into the Assistantꝭ to lend xl{s.} or that cometh into the
liverye to lend xx{s.}
[Illustration: CORN NOTE.
M_emorandum_. That whereas by Precept yearly from the
right Honourable, the Lord Mayor, and Court of Aldermen. Our companie
is streightly commanded to provide and have readie LXXX. Quarters of
Corne for this Cities service, a Court of assistants, was held the
18{th}. Day of _December_ 1633. to consider how to raise the Money, in
regard our Companie is much indebted, by building our Granary, _&c._
And upon mature deliberation had, it was concluded & ordered, that each
Person then being, or that thereafter should be, a Livery-man, should
thereunto lend XXs. To be hereafter by the Masters, or Governours, for
the time being, repaid out of their Corne-stock, to such Livery-mans
Executors, or Administrators, within one moneth next after such
Livery-mans death, being demanded, we therefore the present Masters, or
Governours, do hereby acknowledge our selves to have received of Mr.
the said allotted some of Twenty shillings for the use aforesaid, And
do hereby promise, that we or, our Successors then being, shall repay
the said XX{s.} accoding as is before expressed witness our hands this
3{d} day of Aprill _Anno Dom._--1688
Roger Knowles }
John King }
Will Sayfield } Governours.
John Standbrooke}]
4th March, 1634. 52 quarters of corn only being in the granary, it
was ordered that 8 quarters more should be purchased to make up the
complement of 60, which the Company were required by the City to keep
in stock.
14th January, 1634. The question of “Ship money” being considered by
the Court, it was thought that the Surgeons of the Company were free
from the same by Charter, and a Committee of the Court was appointed to
take counsel’s opinion thereon.
20th April, 1635. £10 was ordered to be given towards the restoration
of the Church of St. Alban, Wood Street.
2nd June, 1635. Hugh Ward, for his absence from lectures, was summoned
before the Court, when he used “approbrious language,” and defied the
Masters,
Whereupon this Court did in the Lord Maiors name comitt the said Hugh
to the Compter in Woodstreete & charged the said Ward to staye but
he struggled to gett forth of y{e} parlor soe the M{rs} comaunded
the dores to be shutt till an officer had taken him in charge, but
after the officer had him in charge and they were gone forth into the
streete (as the officer reported to this Court) Ward stepped from him
and drew his knife & swoare hee would sheath it in his guttes if he
came after him and soe he made an escape from the officer.
[Illustration: WOOD STREET, COMPTER.
_On the east side of Wood Street, stood this Prison, pertaining to
the Sheriffs of London, built in the Mayoralty of Sir Samuel Strange,
K{nt}:--(Sir John Smith, & James Edwards, Esq.{r} being Sheriffs) in
the year 1670._
_Publish’d Jan{y}. 1 1793 by N. Smith G.{t} Mays Buildings, S{t}.
Martins Lane_]
13th August, 1635. Ward made his submission and paid a fine of 40_s._
1st December, 1635. John Robinson a forreyne bar̃b was questioned
here in Court for setting up a barbars shopp in Blackfriers before
he had made knowne to this Court that he had served 7 yeares
appnˀticeship with a barbar by trade, and had a licence to sett upp
shopp, said he was bound appˀntice to Rich. Davyes of Hereford barbar
x{th} of Januar xxj{th} of King James for 8 yeares but could not
bring testimony he had served that time This Court doth charge him to
take in his barbars pole & basons & to forbeare keepeing that shopp
any longer.
8th March, 1637. Whereas there was an intenc͠on to make an open
Gallery The Court is now resolved & doe order that it shalbe made a
convenient faire Parlour over the walke leading into the Theater at
the costꝭ of y{s} house.
30th March, 1637. It is ordered that the Gallery or Parlour leading
to the Theater from the Bullwarke shalbe built and the Hall Cupboard
that cants into the stone yarde shalbe taken downe and the leade
thereof shalbe imployed to leade the Tarris that passeth from that
plo{r} into the Theater.
19th May, 1637. £10 was ordered to be paid towards the ransom of Thomas
Wright, a Surgeon, who had been captured by the Turks.
10th June, 1637. It is ordered that the 3 stone Columbꝭ allready
wrought shalbe sett up and the walk next the hall side to be leaded
over and railes & turned ballasters to be sett up Alsoe that there
shalbe Iron barrs for all the windowes Alsoe a portland stone for the
mantle tree Alsoe a tablett of stone shalbe sett up in the front and
the M{r} & Wardeins names to be insculpted thereon and a sunn diall
to be in a convenient place.
24th July, 1637. It is ordered that the Concave seeleing of the
Theater shalbe painted with the Constellac͠ons of the Heavens and
the 7 planetts over the 12 signes in every peere and sceletons to be
wrought and sett up on every one of the 12 signes or Corbells.
Alsoe that this mottoe shalbe sett in the tablett of stone in the
front of the greate pˀlor. This Parlour was built in y{e} yeare of
o{r} Lord 1637 M{r} Richard Powell being M{r} M{r} John Heydon M{r}
W{m} Huckle M{r} Law: Cotton Wardeins.
13th August, 1637. The painting the ceiling of the Theatre was ordered
to be deferred until next year, and the scaffolding to be taken down
forthwith.
20th September, 1637. It is ordered that the seeleing of the greate
pˀlo{r} shalbe boarded shott & planed over with hole deales.
20th September, 1637. It is ordered that there shalbe given xl{s} to
St Edmunds berey for reliefe of the poore people visited with the
plague.
20th November, 1637. It is ordered that the yeomanryes hearse cloth
shalbe altered and the imbrothered scutchions & figures to be
decently sett by an Imbrotherer to be alwayes used at the publique
discections in the Theater.
28th December, 1637. This daye complaint was made ag{t} Thomas
Trevilion now Rento{r} Wardein both for his obstinacy and ill words
and exacting money from yonge freemen and throughing up his keyes
of the Threasurye & sayeing he would come no more to keepe Courtꝭ
at the Hall and desireing to be put out of his place, for w{ch} his
misdemeano{rs} and other evill behavio{r} being made apparent to this
Court and his acknowledgem{t} of them upon due considerac͠on of all
w{ch} It is ordered by this Court y{t} the said Thomas Trevilion doe
stand and shalbe from henceforth absolutely removed and dismissed
from his office & place of ffowerth M{r} or Governo{r.}
Mr. William Lingham was subsequently chosen in Trevilion’s place.
The Court sometimes acted in the capacity of private trustees of the
estates of deceased members, and among the archives there remains
a deed of acknowledgment signed by the Master and Wardens in 1637,
wherein it is recited that Richard Mapes, a former Master of the
Mystery, deceased, had left legacies to his four children, then being
infants, and had appointed his wife Faith, executrix and trustee, with
the proviso that in the event of her marrying again the Court of this
Company were to be the trustees for the said children, and that the
widow, having remarried, had paid over the children’s portions to the
Masters or Governors. Attached is the seal of the Barber Surgeons,
unfortunately not perfect, though a good specimen.
8th February, 1638. It is ordered that the Seaven liberall Sciences
shalbe provided for the Theater by the M{r} and Wardens at the house
charge soe it exceede not x{li.} x{s.} the carveing of them.
29th March, 1638. The whole of the Assistants and Livery were called
together to know what they would give to the building fund, when the
following sums were promised.
M{r} Serj Clowes x{li.} Morrice Griffith v{li.}
M{r} Rich Wateson x{li.} W{m} Bennett iij{li.}
M{r} Michaell Andrews x{li.} Robert Terrill ij{li.}
M{r} Hen Blackley x{li.} Edward Arris v{li.}
M{r} Warden Burgen v{li.} Humfrey Painter iij{li.}
M{r} Warden Cotton v{li.} Thomas Allen ij{li.} x{s.}
M{r} Warden Lingham v{li.} Lawrence Loe v{li.}
M{r} John Heydon v{li.} Robert Bulluck iij{li.}
M{r} Nicholas Heath v{li.} Thomas Bowden iij{li.}
M{r} William Huckle iij{li.} John Dorrell iiij{li.}
M{r} Martine Browne x{li.} James Clarke iiij{li.}
M{r} W{m} Kinge v{li.} Hugh Warde ij{li.}
M{r} John Pinder v{li.} William Watson iij{li.}
Edward Charley v{li.} Nicholas Brothers iij{li.}
Edward ffleete v{li.} John Meredith iij{li.}
Henry Eaton v{li.} Thomas Biggs iiij{li.}
Henry Boone v{li.} Phillip Gill v{li.}
Samuell Sambrooke iij{li.} Charles Stamford iij{li.}
Hugh Napkin ij{li.} James Walsall iij{li.}
3rd July, 1638. This daye was made knowne to this Court y{t} Jo{n}
Pemberton formerly chosen an Assistant hath given his answeare that
he will not hold that place nor come to the Hall unlesse he were
drawne with wild horses thither, whereupon this Court doth fine him
at x{li.} & that he shalbe prosecuted for the same at Lawe.
16th August, 1638. A stormy election of Master and Wardens was holden
this day, and a very precise minute of the proceedings is entered, from
which it appears that the Court and Livery being assembled, the Master
declared--
The occasion of this solempne meeteing & the necessarye succession
of the Governors & governem{t} of this Corporac͠on. And thereupon a
ballatting box being sett on the table and the names of the auncient
M{rs} & Assistants and livery being severally put into the twoe Sells
of y{t} box, o{r} M{r} according to order did first drawe forth the
names of theis twelve pˀsons following for Electors viz{t} for the
Six Surgians M{r} Rich Wateson M{r} Martine Browne M{r} Jo{n} Pinder
Tho. Tomlinson Edward Arris & Henry Eaton. And for the other six M{r}
Richard Powell M{r} William Huckle M{r} Jo{n} Davyes M{r} Samuell Die
Hen. Hodgkinson & Evan Owen. And thereupon the said Electors haveing
w{th}drawne themselves from the publique Assemblye & taken their
oathes upon the holye evangelists for the election of fower Masters
or Governo{rs} for the yeare ensueing, The M{rs} and the rest of the
Assembly made their repaire to the Church and after Sermon upon their
returne to the Hall the Masters being called to those 12 Electors
they were informed that the Election could not proceede and be made,
by reason that certain of the Electors being of divers trades were
unable to agree upon two persons expert in Barbery, and these Electors
refusing to choose two Masters Barbers, a Court was at once held and
the six Barber Electors were discharged, six more Electors being chosen
and called; two of these, however, being contaminated by those already
dismissed, refused to serve, and eventually a fresh set of Electors was
chosen, who retired, and elected Mr. William Clowes, Serjeant-Surgeon
to the King, as Master, and three others Wardens, “and after dinner
ended and the Seremonye pˀformed by the Masters or Governo{rs} of
chooseing the new M{rs} or Governo{rs} with silver Garlands in the
publique Hall,” the new Master and Wardens were sworn in.
8th November, 1638. A great feud having arisen between the Court and
Richard Morrice, an Assistant, a suit was prosecuted against Morrice
in the Earl Marshal’s Court, when the sentence pronounced against him
was that he should attend the Court at the Hall, and there bareheaded
rehearse in an audible voice an abject apology, the exact words of
which are set out. This Morrice did, and the Master and Wardens having
testified the same, he was again called into Court, when it would seem
that his apology had been made under fear of the Earl Marshal and
not of his free will, for the Court calling upon him to make answer
“for his contentious carriage & foule & bitter languages & invective
speeches by him given from Court to Court ag{t} divers Assistantꝭ to
the generall disturbance of their Courtꝭ he refused to cleare himselfe
or to give answeare,” whereupon the Court dismissed him from his place
as an Assistant.
13th September, 1640. This Court is willing that there shalbe a
distribuc͠on of M{r} Mapes Legacy on Cosmas and Damianus day being
the 27{th} of this Instant September to 12 poore people 12 Angells
according to the directions of M{ris} Joy they haveing red crosses on
theire brests.
MEMORAND. on the 27{th} September being Cosmus and Damianus day 6{li}
13{s} 4{d} was distributed according to M{r} Richard Mapes Will.
viz{t} These 12 poore persons free of our Company came into our
Hall with red Crosses each of them on theire right Brests and the
Governours gave to each of them 10{s} which amounted to 6{li} and the
13{s} 4{d} was to themselves for a repast for their paynes.
{ Widdow Wright. { Widdow Chapman.
{ Widdow James. { Widdow Tyler.
The poores { Widdow Colley. { Widdow Pebworth.
names were { Old Holmewood. { Old Kelham.
{ Widdow Bullock. { John Mulis.
{ Blind Reynolds. { Widdow Wadlowe.
20th November, 1640. A dispute between Edward Molins and one Coppinger
was heard by the Court, when the decision was against Molins, and he
was fined for using bad language.
12th January, 1641. Edward Molins came into the Court and stood in
the face of the Court with his Hatt on his head and his Armes on his
side and told the Court he would doe noe obedience to the co{te} and
swore Gods wounds he would submitt to noe man liveing.
15th January, 1641. Molins was fined 40{s} for this contempt.
18th January, 1641. Richard Tompkins & Symon Crouch Surgeons by
profession yet useing Barbery, This Court doth give them Order by
our Lady day next to leave barbeing it being against y{e} Statute to
practise both.
29th July, 1641. Mr. George Dunn hath given 5{li} to buy Bookes
for the Library which is by this Court ordered to be performed
accordingly.