Part 35

The Chirurgicall Lectures of Tumors and Ulcers delivered on Tuesdayes appointed for these exercises, and keeping of their Courts in the Chirurgeans Hall these three yeeres last past, viz. 1632, 1633 and 1634. By Alexander Read Doctor of Physick, and one of the Fellowes of the Physitians College of London. LONDON 1635.

28th December, 1637. Upon the riseing of the Court of Assistants it was concluded & agreed by the Examiners and Assistants Surgians that M{r} Docto{r} Meverell an auncient Phisitian of the Colledge shalbe Reader of o{r} Anatomicall lectures at the next publique discection to be held in the new erected Theater.

8th November, 1638. It is this daye ordered by the M{rs} or Governo{rs} Surgians and the Examiners and Assistant Surgians here present y{s} afternoone that there shalbe pˀnted as the guift of this Companie to M{r} Doct. Meverell a peece of plate w{th} the Companies Scutchion ingraven thereon for his paynes in readeing at o{r} last publiqe Anatomye in the new Theater before the Lords of his Ma{ties} most hono{ble} privye Councell & others Spectato{rs} in the time of those 3 dayes readeings.

And in regard the said Docto{r} Meverell doth desire to be spared from reading any more the said M{rs} or Governo{rs} Surgians & the Examiners & Assistant Surgians do make choice of M{r} Doct. Prujeon to be their reader in M{r} Doct. Meverells roome.

19th August, 1641. It is ordered that henceforward the Tuesday Lectures shalbe delivered by the Surgeons of this Company themselves and not by a Doctor and that the Examiners shall meete and consider of the manner.

23rd September, 1641. The Tenn Examiners are desired to meete & consider concerneing Lectures on Thursday next and in regard of the present sicknes this Court doth order that noe Tuesday Courts or Lectures be held till after the fortnight within the next terme.

30th September, 1641. This day M{r} Lawrence Cotton, Warden, M{r} Serjeant Clowes M{r} Richard Wateson M{r} Woodall M{r} John Heydon M{r} Heath M{r} George Dunn, Examiners of Surgeons takeing into theire Considerac͠ons the manner of the reading of Lectures in Surgery have thought it fitt and ordered That the Surgery Lectures should be read by approved Surgeans only and the Lecture to begin by the first Surgeon that is approved next to the Examiners and soe every one by his turne to read the Tuesdayes Lecture and every one to have a preceeding moneths time of warneing or notice to prepare himselfe for such Lecture as he shall read.

Alsoe It is thought fitt the publique Anatomy 6 Lectures shall this yeare be read by Doctor Prudjeon.

5th May, 1642. It is ordered that Doctor Chamblent shall have a silver tankard of vj{li} price with Armes of the company ingraven in it as the Guift of this Court for his paynes the last publique Anatomy.

17th January, 1644. It is ordered That in respect of the greate troubles and distractions of these times there shalbe noe publique Anatomy this yeare discected.

27th October, 1645. This day M{r} Edward Arris acquainting this Court that a person a friend of his (who desired his name to be as yet concealed)[225] through his greater desire of the increase of the knowledge of Chirurgery did by him freely offer to give unto this Corporac͠on for ever the sum of 250{li} to the end and upon Condic͠on that a humane Body be once in every yeare hereafter publiquely dissected and six Lectures thereupon read in this Hall if it may be had with Conveniency and the Charges to be borne by this Company And if noe humane Body may be had nor conveniently dissected in one yeare then the Company to destribute One halfe of the Sum of the usuall Charges of a publique Anatomy to our owne poore and the other halfe to the poore of S{t} Sepulchers, the said worthy Overture is thankefully accepted by this Court And it is Ordered a Draught be drawne by our Clerke against the next Court of Assistants for the performance thereof And to that purpose a Rent charge of xx{li} pˀ annum be granted out of our Lands at Holborne Bridge.

[225] It was the worthy Alderman Arris himself.

24th November, 1645. This Court taking into Considerac͠on in what manner the publique Bodyes hereafter shalbe dissected and by whome that Anatomy which is now newly about to be established shalbe performed Doth thinke fitt and soe Order That the present M{rs} of Anatomy or such others as shalbe appointed by the two M{rs} Surgeons for the time being and the more part of the Examiners shall performe the same and that the manner of dissections of every publique Anatomy shalbe such as they the said Two M{rs} or Governo{rs} for the time being and Examiners on the more part of them shall direct.

30th January, 1646. The draft deed of settlement for the Arrisian Lectures was brought into Court and (6th February, 1646) approved; but it appearing at the next Court that there was some technical difficulty as to the names of the feoffees it was remitted to the donor’s counsel.

20th February, 1646. This Court doth agree That the Deed of an Annuity formerly granted to the use of the new publique Anatomy be made for 24{li} upon the Considerac͠on of 300{li} And it is promised by M{r} Arris on the behalfe of the Donor That if the 300{li} shalbe restored within 12 yeares he or his Heires shall grant unto this Company for the same use the like sum of 24{li} p. Annum out of some of his Lands or Tenements And doe nominate and appoint for ffeeoffees M{r} Dunn M{r} Collins M{r} Kings M{r} Pinder M{r} ffleete M{r} Arris M{r} Boone and M{r} Bennett.

24th March, 1646. This daye M{r} Edward Arris payd the sum of 300{li} to the use of this Company and is the purchase money for the Annuity of 24{li} pˀ annũ for the use of the new publique Anatomy Whereupon the Deed of Grant of the said Annuity and for establishing the said new Anatomy was sealed with the Com̃on Seale and Delivered to the Donor and the severall ffeoffees intrusted in that matter.

In consequence of our later Minutes being lost, it is not possible to say precisely how this trust came to be varied and increased, though from the House of Commons Journals (see p. 160) it can be conjectured almost to a certainty to have been as follows:--Within twelve years from the date of the original grant (say in 1658) the Company returned the £300 to Alderman Arris, and he thereupon settled upon them a rent charge, not of £24 as he had promised to do, but of £30 per annum payable out of some of his houses. He seems however, subsequently, to have had good reason to believe that his only son and heir, Dr. Thomas Arris, M.P., would give the Company trouble in the matter of the settlement, and so, on the 29th February, 1676, he requested that his deed of grant might be given up to him cancelled, and that he should in return give the Company £510 absolutely and free from any trust, save only an honorable understanding that the Anatomy Lectures should be continued. This was done, and after his death (which happened 28th May, 1676) the Company were involved in a Chancery suit with Dr. Thomas Arris who endeavoured, though unsuccessfully, to recover possession of the £510.

17th July, 1646. Whereas 300{li} hath bin worthily given to this House for the Discharge of all expences to be layd out in and about a publique Anathomy to be henceforth had yearely for ever Betweene the ffeaste of Michaelmas and Christmas in every yeare And for that Doctor Prudjon who formerly read the Anatomicall Lectures hath desired to be excused from reading the Lectures on the next Anathomyes to be dissected betweene Michaelmas and Christmas next This Court doth think fitt That Doctor Wright be desired to performe the same And that the M{rs} of the Anatomy for the time being When the said Anatomy shalbe dissected do alwayes in theire severall & respective times of M{rs} of Anatomy dissect the said Anatomy And this Court doth thinke fitt That the dissection of the said Anatomy be of the Muscles of the Body But that the manner thereof be left to the Judgement of the Reader and the Dissectors.

21st September, 1646. Our M{r} acquainting the Court that Doctor Prudjon and divers other learned Physitions have recõmended Doctor [John] Goddard as a Man well qualifyed and very able to reade the Anatomicall Lectures This Court doth Order That Doctor Prudjon be requested to performe the Lectures On the next publique Anatomy himselfe But if he shall Deny it That then Doctor Goddard Or such other as Doctor Prudjon shall thinke more fitt be desired to read the Lectures.

23rd October, 1646. This Court doth Order That all the approved Chirurgeons according to Law shall appeare at all publique Anatomyes for the time to come in a fflatt Capp upon the penalty of 3{s} 4{d} and all the rest of the Livery in a Hatt.

24th December, 1646. This Court doth thinke fitt and soe Order That the M{rs} or Governours and Assistants nor any of them Nor any of the M{rs} or Stewards of Anathomy doe invite or enterteyne any Guest at any of the Three Dinners to be had within this Hall at the next publique Anatomy Or at any other publique Anathomy betweene Michaelmas and Christmas in any yeare hereafter But doth consent & Order That Doctor Prudjon be invited to the said Dinners Anything aforesaid to the contrary Notwithstanding.

7th January, 1647. Whereas this Court is well satisfyed That Doctor Prudjon is desireous to be excused from reading the next Anatomicall Lectures This Court doth Order That Doctor Goddard be desired to performe the same.

15th February, 1647. This Court doth thinke fitt and soe Order That the Tuesday Lectures be againe revived and read by Chirurgeons ffreemen of this Company in their turnes according to theire authority[226] in the Livery. The eldest Assistant Chirurgeon to read the first Lecture and that to be On the first Tuesday in May next and the other to be from thence monethly and noe oftner viz{t} The ffirst Tuesday in evˀy moneth Provided Nevertheles That when as any such Tuesday shall not be within the time lymitted in and by an Order of a Court of Assistants of ix{th} August 1632 in that behalfe Or shall happen to be on any the dayes thereby excepted That then every such Tuesday be noe Lecture day.

[226] A clerical mistake for “antiquity,” _i.e._, precedence.

The order of the 9th August, 1632, above referred to, was as follows--

ALSOE this daye this Court for removeing of uncerteinties & setling of one certeyne course and forme for Courts to be kept on y{r} Tuesdayes in every yeare doe now upon deliberac͠on had, order that from henceforth for ever hereafter there shalbe Lectures reade & Courts held in the Comon Hall of this Companie at such dayes and times in every yeare annually as hereafter followeth viz{t} on every Tuesdaye w{ch} shalbe betwixt Michaelmas daye and the Tenth daye of December, On every Tuesdaye betwixt the ffeast of Epiphanie and Palme Sondaye, on every Tuesdaye betwixt Easter holydayes and Rogac͠on weeke, on every Tuesdaye betwixt Whitesonday holydayes and the last daye of Julye. Provided alwayes that if it shall happen any of the aforesaid Tuesdayes to fall out to be either on a holydaye or one a holydayes Eve That then every such Tuesdaye to be noe Court or Lecture daye Provided alsoe that the Tuesdaye in the weeke next before the Lord Maio{rs} daye and the Tuesdaye in the weeke next before the Publiqe discection of Anatomye and alsoe Shrove tuesdaye to be noe Court dayes.

29th March, 1647. This Court doth explaine the Order of the last Court of Assistants (15th February 1647) concerneing the Tuesday Lectures That it is the meaneing of this Court and this Court doth accordingly Order That the said Lectures be read aswell by the ancient M{rs} Chirurgeons and Examiners in theire course as by any others.

23rd September, 1647. This Court takeing notice that Doctor Prudjon desireth to be excused from reading the next Anatomicall Lectures to be had betweene Michaelmas and Christmas next But wilbe ready hereafter to serve the Company in that kind Doth therefore freely chuse Doctor Nurse for the reading these Lectures and Doth order That our Clerke doth attend him and desire his answer therein And this Court doth further Order That the present Masters of Anathomy may dissect the first publique Anathomy and in the meane time may have a private Body.

11th January, 1648. This Court at the Suite and request of M{r} Daniell Worrall M{r} William Molins M{r} Thomas Woodall and M{r} Thorpe Chirurgeons of the Cloathing of this Company Doth grant That they or any of them joyneing the M{rs} & Stewards of Anathomy privately desect in the Com̃on Hall of this Company and not elsewhere a humane Body executed as a Malefactour that they or any of them may procure ffor the bettering theire Judgement and Skill in Anatomy, Provided That they at theire owne proper Costs doe defray and disburse All the Necessary & accustomed Charges ffees & Duties belonging to a private Anathomy.

14th January, 1648. This Court doth Order That there be a publique Anathomy this yeare and doth chuse and desire Doctor Nurse to read these Lectures and inasmuch as Doctor Prudeon doth desire to be excused ffrom reading hereafter this Court doth Choose Doctor Nurse to be the constant Anatomicall Reader to this Company.

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.

[227] Christopher Terne, of Leyden, M.D., originally of Cambridge, and Fellow of the College of Physicians. Ob. 1673.

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.

22nd April, 1708. Dr. Colebrooke and Dr. Thomas Wadsworth put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture (Gale’s foundation), when Dr. Wadsworth was elected for four years.

16th August, 1711. Then the Court proceeded to the Elecc͠on of Readers for the Muscular Ventor & Osteology lectures D{r} [Richard] Mead D{r} ffreind & D{r} Wadsworth the present Readers were unanimously chosen Readers of the said severall Lectures for the four ensuing years.

17th July, 1712. D{r} John ffreind was unanimously Chosen Reader of the Muscular Lecture. And D{r} Comer [? H. Colmer] was Chosen Reader of the Venter Lecture for the next 4 yeares ensueing.

1st October, 1712. Dr. Henry Plumtree and Dr. Douglas put in nomination for Reader of the Muscular Lecture (Arris’s foundation) in the room of Dr. Meade, when Dr. Plumtree was elected for four years.

Dr. J. Douglas and Dr. Wadsworth put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture, when Dr. Wadsworth was elected for four years.

15th December, 1715. Dr. Douglas and Dr. Marmaduke Giles put in nomination for Reader of the Muscular Lecture, when Dr. Douglas was elected for four years.

Dr. William Wagstaffe and Dr. Hezekias Jones put in nomination for Reader of the Viscera Lecture, when Dr. Wagstaffe was elected for four years.

13th March, 1717. Dr. W. Barrowby and Dr. Stewart put in nomination for Reader of the Ostelogy Lecture, when Dr. Barrowby was elected for four years.

6th November, 1717. Dr. Douglas resigned the Readership of the Muscular Lecture, on account of a difference with the Masters of Anatomy, and Dr. Plumtree was chosen in his place.

18th August, 1720. Dr. Wagstaffe and Dr. Barrowby put in nomination for Reader of the Muscular Lecture, when Dr. Wagstaffe was elected for four years.

Dr. Barrowby and Dr. Thomas Jewrin put in nomination for Reader of the Viscera Lecture, when Dr. Barrowby was elected for four years.

Dr. Jewrin and Dr. W. Rutty put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture, when Dr. Jewrin was elected for four years.

30th October, 1721. Dr. Jewrin and Dr. Charles Bale put in nomination for Reader of the Viscera Lecture (_vice_ Dr. Barrowby resigned), when Dr. Jewrin was elected.

Dr. C. Bale and Dr. W. Rutty put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture (_vice_ Jewrin), when Dr. Bale was elected.

29th March, 1722. Dr. Bale being in France, and unable to return for five months, Dr. Rutty and Dr. Sisterton were put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture, when Dr. Rutty was elected.

20th August, 1724. Dr. Jewrin and Dr. Rutty put in nomination for Reader of the Muscular Lecture in place of Dr. Wagstaffe, when Dr. Jewrin was elected for four years.

Dr. Rutty and Dr. Robert Nesbitt put in nomination for Reader of the Viscera Lecture (_vice_ Jewrin), when Dr. Rutty was elected for four years.

Dr. Nesbitt and Dr. John Deodate put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture (_vice_ Rutty), when Dr. Deodate was elected for four years.

6th June, 1727. Dr. E Wilmott and Dr. Goldsmith put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture (_vice_ Deodate deceased), when Dr. Willmott was elected.

15th August, 1728. Dr. Rutty and Dr. Wilmott put in nomination for Reader of the Muscular Lecture (_vice_ Jewrin), when Dr. Rutty was elected.

Dr. Wilmott and Dr. Lawrence Martell put in nomination for Reader of the Viscera Lecture (_vice_ Rutty), when Dr. Wilmott was elected.

Dr. Martell and Dr. Goldsmith put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture (_vice_ Wilmott), when Dr. Martell was elected.

7th April, 1730. Dr. Goldsmith and Dr. Watts put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture (_vice_ Martell resigned), when Dr. Goldsmith was elected.

13th August, 1730. Dr. Goldsmith and Dr. Francis Nicholls put in nomination for Reader of the Muscular Lecture (_vice_ Rutty deceased), when Dr. Goldsmith was elected.

Dr. Nicholls and Dr. Nesbitt put in nomination for Reader of of the Viscera Lecture (_vice_ Wilmott resigned), when Dr. Nicholls was elected.

Dr. Nesbitt and Dr. Watts put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture (_vice_ Goldsmith), when Dr. Nesbitt was elected.

Mr. Joshua Symmonds was chosen Demonstrator or Teacher of Anatomy for three years.

5th March, 1731. Mr. Symmonds resigned through ill-health, and Mr. Edward Nourse and Mr. John Belchier being put in nomination, Mr. Nourse was elected.

17th August, 1732. Dr. Nesbitt and Dr. Guy Ruffiniac put in nomination for Reader of the Muscular Lecture (_vice_ Goldsmith deceased), when Dr. Nesbitt was elected.

Dr. Ruffiniac was elected Reader of the Osteology Lecture (_vice_ Nesbitt).

5th March, 1734. Mr. Nourse resigned the place of Demonstrator of Anatomy.

15th August, 1734. Mr. Abraham Chovett and Mr. Peter Maccullock were chosen Demonstrators of Anatomy.

17th September, 1734. A lengthy set of regulations for the conduct of the Demonstrations of Anatomy is entered on the minutes of this date.

17th July, 1735. Dr. Nicholls and Dr. Owen put in nomination for Reader of the Osteology Lecture (_vice_ Ruffiniac resigned) when Dr. Nicholls was elected.

19th August, 1736. Mr. Abraham Chovett resigned his place as Demonstrator of Anatomy, and Mr. Peter Maccullock and Mr. Cæsar Hawkins were elected Demonstrators.

Dr. Nicholls and Dr. Nesbitt put in nomination for Reader of the Muscular Lecture, when Dr. Nicholls was elected.

Dr. Nicholls was also elected Reader of the Osteology Lecture.

7th December, 1738. Dr. R. Banks was elected Reader of the Viscera Lecture.

16th August, 1739. Mr. Peter Maccullock elected Demonstrator of Anatomy, which office he held until his death.

10th July, 1744. Mr. W. Bromfield elected Demonstrator of Anatomy (_vice_ Maccullock, deceased).

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The following Will of Charles Whyte (Warden in 1535 and 1542) is interesting, as it furnishes a partial list of the books and belongings of a Barber-Surgeon in Henry VIII’s time.

The Will is dated 3rd July, 1544, and by it testator desires to be buried in St. Paul’s Church Yard. He gives 20{d.} to St. Martins Ludgate, where he dwelt, for tithes forgotten--

Also I bequeathe to the Masters Wardens and felowsshipp of the barbo{r} surgons for theyr payne to com to my buryeng vj{s.} viij{d.} To Thomas Wanlon poticary my beste Gowne furryd wyth black bugge. Also I bequeathe to Nicholas Archepolle[228] the Surgion twoo books of surgery thone ys borded and coverd wyth yelowe lether and ys named John of Ardren being wryten hande wyth Divers pictures And thother book being coveryd wyth black lether having on thone syde the armes of England wyth a rose paynted and one thother syde the armes of England and spayne being wryten hand. Also I bequeathe to John Colman that was my prentyce my great black boke borded and coveryd wyth black lether wher in is the boke of the harball and the shepardes kalender wyth divers other bookꝭ Also I bequeathe to M{r} John Woodwarde my best gowne furryd with foynes and to Mrẽs Margaret Woodwarde his wif a gold ring with a turkes[229] that was Wyllyam Taylours or els fourty shillingꝭ in money. Also I bequeathe to Robert Clerk my kynsman six barbours basins of latyn Item a kettyl wyth a cock in yt to wasshe heddes wyth,[230] a great pott of latyn. It̃. a nother great pott of pañ mettell wyth a cock in the botom, three barbours chayres, a lowe chest wyth holes in the cofer . . . . Also I bequeathe to Robert Clerk and Wyllyam his brother all my bokes of surgery and physyck equally to be devided betwene them yf so be they wyll study the science of surgery. Also . . . all my instruments being made of Iron, style,[231] coper, and brasse which belongethe to the science of surgery.

[228] Probably, Nicholas Archenbold (Warden 1564, &c.). [229] Query “turquoise.” [230] A primitive appliance for shampooing. [231] Steel.

WARDENS’ AND OTHER ACCOUNTS.