  Ordered 19th September, 1552, that Peter Saxton and Thomas Dixon shalbe dysmiste of the Clothinge for their yll demeanor and behavyor And also Mathew Johnson because he ys not habull. 5th November, 1555. Ordered that Henry Pemarton shall not weare his Lyvery hoode nor paye no maner of quartrage unto this house but shalbe cleane exempted out of the same. 26th March, 1558. Robert Foster, Robert Grove, and Thomas Barnet were expelled the Livery “because they are not able.” 4th July, 1566. It was ordered that the Livery from thenceforth should not exceed fifty persons. 3rd December, 1566. Thomas Lambkyn and John Morryt appeared before the Court and testified against Edward Parke for that the said Edward— saide he wolde not come to the Courte beynge warned & yt yf the Mr comytted hym to warde he wolde brynge the Mr before the Lorde cheefe Justice And it is ordered yt the saide Parke shall & is upon his humble submission remytted. 26th September, 1581. It was agreed that ev?y one in the Lyverie should go decently in gownes all a like at all metinges and assemblies. 30th June, 1601. This daye Abraham Allen John Hassold Richard Eade & Henry Oseyld lately taken into the livery of this Company p?sented themselves in their liv?y gownes and the Mr accordinge to order placed their hoods uppon their showldrs. 6th May, 1602. Roger Jenkins, free of the Weavers’ Company and an “admitted brothr in the practize of Surgery,” applied to be admitted to the freedom, and upon payment of £10 was made free and taken into the Clothing. 7th June, 1602. This daye it was ordered that forasmuch as Richard Samborne one of the livery of this Company had used divers opprobrius & undecent woordes of Mr Newsam That the said Richard should forbeare the wearinge of his livery & hud untill hee had ordr therefore from the Mrs of this Company. 16th August, 1602. This daye Richard Howlden and Thomas Grig were admitted into the clothinge of this mistery and were commaunded to p?vide them necessary apparrell for the same. 8th November, 1604. This daye Dominick Lumley became humble suiter to this Courte to be dischardged of the office of Steward and Mr of the Anothomie and of the Liv?y and all officers wthinne the same and in considerac?on thereof hee is to paie tenn pound? to be converted into three peec? of plate as a guifte for his dischardge. 5th February, 1605. This daye Richard Cade & Richard Holden were fyned for not beinge at Powles 22nd January, 1606. This daie Roger Buckley & Richard Wood Junior for that they dwell in the Cuntrey and have not for long tyme gyven their attendaunce in their lyveryes accordeing to order are absolutely dismissed owt of the lyvery of this Company. 21st August, 1609. This day Andrew Wheatley was fined to xijd for attendinge in a fallinge band wth his livery gowne wch he accordinglie payd. 26th October, 1612. This daie it is ordered that from hensforth the lyv?ie of this Company maie at their meeting? out of this howse weare their hates 29th December, 1615. Four liverymen admitted this day paid £2 each as a fine, and fifteen others paid £5 each. Humphrey Downinge, who had been chosen a Liveryman, and would not accept the Clothing, was fined and paid £10. 27th January, 1617. It was ordered that from henceforth the Liverymen were not to appear at the Hall in their gowns and 13th September, 1621. The livery was generally composed of an equal number of Barbers and of Surgeons; on this day it was ordered— That at the next choise of a new Lyvery there shalbe chosen a Barber more than a Surgeon for that Mr Kellett hath not accepted of the place as yett, if he shall not accept thereof. 1636. A great many Liverymen were chosen this year, apparently for the purpose of assisting by their fines, the fund for the building of the Anatomical Theatre; from various entries at this period it would seem that when a freeman desired to be excused taking the Livery, he was obliged to take an oath before the Masters of his inability to pay the fine. 19th May, 1637. This Court upon divers treatise with Abraham Purrott a brother of this Companie being chosen into the livery by a former Court & he being summoned to appeare this daye by agreemt yet came not and hath alsoe formerly Several others were from time to time similarly fined, both in the 17th and 18th centuries. 2nd August, 1737. At this Court Robert Young who was the apprentice of James Phillips Surgeon was admitted into the freedom of the Company by service and was sworn, and the said Mr Young at the same time took the Livery, and his master Mr Phillips out of his own bounty and a just sense of the diligent and faithfull services of the said Robert Young during his Apprenticeship did not only pay the charges of the said Mr Young’s freedom but did likewise bestow upon him his fine for the Livery being ten pounds. 29th October, 1751. It is ordered that upon all future days for swearing in the Lord Mayor of this City at Westminster when this Company shall have their Stand as usual No Liveryman shallbe admitted into the same without leave of the Master unless he shall walk in the Publick Procession cloathed in his proper Livery gown and hood according to his summons. 3rd October, 1752. It was further ordered— That two men and a constable shall be hired to guard the Stand and see that the said Order be complied with. 9th November, 1765. Several liverymen notwithstanding former orders to the contrary, having appeared on the Company’s Stand on Lord Mayors’ days without their gowns and hoods, it was ordered that any liveryman transgressing in the like in future, should be fined half-a-guinea. |
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