14th January, 1567. Here was m^r doctor Julyo & he made request y^t he myghte have the worke of the anathomy these iiij^or or fyve yeres so y^t the coledge of the phicysions sholde not put hym frome us & also y^t he myghte have p?vat anathomyes at his demaund in this howse.

16th January, 1567. How that doctor Julius borgarneyns shall make ow^r
anathomyes.

Also forder more It ys ordayned. That M^r Julius borgarniens doctor in physyck w^thin the Cytie of London unto his request accordyngly Is graunted That for and by the space of fyve yeres shall make and worke ow^r anathomyes and skellytons Condycionally That at any Tyme and tymes w^thin in the for saide terme of fyve yeres y^t yf yt happen the above named m^r doctor Julius borgarneins to be sycke or oute of Towne or by any other manner his Lawfull absence That then yt shalbe Lawfull to and for the m^r and gov?no^rs and y^r successors To take any other doctor and make ow^r anathomyes and skellytons and not ell? other wyse as by a paire of Indentures and Covenant? bearynge date frome the xiij^th daye of August in an^o dnⁱ 1566 and in the viij^th yere of ow^r Sov?aigne lady Quene Elyzabeth as by the same Indentures more at large yt doth testefye the one beyng sealed w^th the Seale of the mystery and the m^r and gov?no^rs for the tyme then beinge have subscrybed y^r names & markes and unto the oth^r Indenture the saide doctor Julius burgarniens hath subscrybed his name & have put y^r unto his seale.

How that the anathomyst? shall Leave of theyre Excessyve and
extraordenary charges in y^r expenc?

Also yt is ordayned. That John morland shall abyde and stande M^r of the Anathomye accordynge unto an ordenaÑce in that behalf p?vyded and Ordayned, and he also shall beare his portion of the Charges of the same accordingly as hertofore yt hathe bene usually acostomed and yt is fully condesended and agreed that the saide John morelande shall in and for good consideraciÕ of his silvered yeres, set and Requyer any one of this saide CÕpany To make Sexcions w^th the doctor as hymsylf and in his behalf upon the saide Corps or bodye and yf he wyll And also forder more yt is ordayned by thaucthorytie aforesaide That hereafter the saide m^r and steward? of the anathomyes shall not brynge in theyre accomptes any moÑy by them or any of them spente or layed forthe at the Tavernes or ell? where at theire sondry meting? but the mere and only exspenc? defrayed and paide oute for the Gates and other necessarys at the hall p?pared for the same tyme and not ell? otherwyse And also the saide anathomist? shall frome hence forward? put of and laye aparte theire Sooppars223 and all others y^r wastefull and excessyve charges and exspence? by the w^ch theire accompt? amounteth unto the greter Som~es. And also John Staple upon his humble request made is lycenced not to be stewarde in this yere, and m^r bovy is chosen and admytted to be stewarde of the saide anathomy and shall also p?cede to m^r of the nexte224 unto order accordingly.

17th January, 1575. It was agreed by this whole howse that m^r docto^r Smythe sholde wo^rk upon Thannatomye for the space of thies iiij yeres next coming and yf he be sick or oute of the Towne to take there choyse where they will.

20th December, 1577. M^r Thomas Hall to desect the Anatomies.

1st July, 1596. M^r Docto^r Paddy ys chosen to be the desecto^r of o^r Anathomies yf yt shall pleas him to accept of the same And also xx^s ys geven yerelie to the Anathomist? more then they were accustomed to have in regard that suche Doctor^s of Phisick as shall associate the said M^r Docto^r shalbe invited to dyner at the good liking of the masters or governo^rs from tyme to tyme.

23rd November, 1609. Att this Court upon the motion made by S^r William Paddy Knighte and at his earnest request and suite made to this Courte and uppon the surrenderinge up of his place which he held for the redinge of the Anathomyes lectures for discection thereof It is by a generall consent of the whole Courte agreed That M^r Doctor Gwyn doctor in Phisicke shall from henceforth possesse his place in the Hall for readinge of the discection of the Anathomy Att such tymes and when as any such shall happen or be.

28th March, 1610. This day wee had the bodie of one ...... to descect for an Anotomy & M^r Docter Gwyn did reede upon the same.

17th September, 1612. This daye itt is ordered (upon a motion by the M^r propounded touchinge that one of the Colledge shold read in this howse the weeklie lectures of Surgery on Tewsdaies) That the M^rs shall conferr with M^r President of the Phisitions Colledge to see whether they will give Consent that M^r Docto^r Davis or some other sufficient phisition whome the company shall please shall read the weeklie lectures in o^r howse And yf the president & Colledge shall not consent thereto then this howse is to deale & compound with some other of our owne company to read their lecture in this howse whereof ye M^rs are to make certificatt unto the said M^r President And to take such order that the howse maye not in anywise be charged towards y^e same Lecture.

6th October, 1612. This daie upon the motion made of M^r Doctor Gwyne to be lecturer Itt is by this Court ordered that the said M^r Docto^r Gwyne shalbe reader of the weekelie lectures of surgery w^ch the said M^r Docto^r accepted of In Considerac?on whereof the M^rs have allowed unto the said M^r Doctor Gwyne an yerelie paym^t of x^li to contynew soe long as he shall be reder of the lecture.

19th September, 1616. M^r Doctor Gwyne is by this Court ordered & entreated that he wold proceed in his reading of o^r lectures out of Gwydoes Surgery.

13th December, 1627. Alsoe this daye o^r M^r propounding to this Courte that where as M^r Docto^r Gwin our lecturer is lately dead by reason whereof wee are destitute of a lecturer it is very expedient either to choose a Doctor to Reade our lectures on tuesdayes or every Surgion in his turne according to his antiquitye to reade his lecture as formerly the Surgions of this house hath bene used, whereupon deliberac?on being had it is by this Court fully concluded and agreed that our weekely lectures shalbe reade according to the auncient custome of the Companie by the Surgions of our Companie approved according to lawe and that it shall begin with the auncientest Maister M^r Richard Mapes and soe after every Surgion in his antiquitye and degree in the Companie.

Alsoe it is further ordered that dureing the tyme of reading of such lecture none of the audience shall interrupt or question the reader till the hower be runn out, and the lecture ended, at which tyme it shalbe lawfull for the M^rs and Wardeins and the examiners then present (if any error have bene comitted by such lecturer) to question such reader and to make manifest wherein he hath erred.

23rd October, 1628. Alsoe this daye M^r Doctor Andrewes is freely and loveingly chosen to be our reader at the next publique Anathomye to be holden in this Hall.

9th April, 1632. Alsoe this Court takeing into their considerations the greate care and paines of M^r Doctor Andrewes in his agitac?ons and yearely readinge of our lectures in tyme of the discections of the publique Anathomyes for this fower yeares past doe nowe order that there shalbe given him xiij^li vj^s viij^d as of the free guift of this house for his paines therefore.

16th June, 1632. And as concerning the order for reading of lectures in Surgerye by an approved surgion of this Companie, this Court did againe deliberate upon the same and every one of the Assistants declared his opinion therein and the pluralitie of voyces was to have lectures read by the approved Surgians of this house according to our ordinances and not by a Doctor of phisick.

20th December, 1632. Alsoe o^r Soveraigne Lord Kinge Charles his Letter directed to this Court was here openly reade and thereupon this Court in all obedient duetye and loyaltie to o^r soveraigne Lord the Kings pleasure signified in that letter doe make mc?on of M^r Docto^r Andrewes to be the weekely lecturer in surgerye for o^r Companie upon such Court dayes as wee are accustomed to keepe.

28th December, 1632. This daye was reade in Court the letter directed to o^r M^r from M^r Richard Andrews Docto^r in Phisick whereby he doth desire to be excused from reading o^r weekely lectures in Surgerye, & thereupon this Court did goe to a new election, takeing notice of M^r Alex: Reade Docto^r in Phisick approved by the Colledge of Phisitians London whoe was bredd a Chirurgian in ffraunce and hath bene a long time free of o^r Companie did make choice of the said Docto^r Reade to be o^r Lecturer in Surgerye at such dayes and tymes as by order of Court is formerly ordered by this Court. And this Court doth further order that ev?y Surgian in the Lecture bill shall yearely paye towards the reading of such Lecture a certeyne some p?ticulerly, and that all those moneys gathered being cast up to a totall some shall out of the stock of this house be yearely made up xx^li compleately for the said Docto^rs Readeing.

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 p?nted 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 Considerac?ons 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 Corporac?on for ever the sum of 250^li to the end and upon Condic?on 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 p? annum be granted out of our Lands at Holborne Bridge.

24th November, 1645. This Court taking into Considerac?on 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.

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 Considerac?on 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 p? annu 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 Com~on Seale and Delivered to the Donor and the severall ffeoffees intrusted in that matter.

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 authority226 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 ev?y 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.

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 deliberac?on 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 Rogac?on 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 Com~on 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 considerac?on 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.

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.

30th June, 1698. Ord^rd that there bee an Anatomy Lecture called Gales Anatomy. D^r [Clopton] Havers & D^r Hands being put in nominac?on 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 Com~itte.

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 nominac?on for Reader of the Ventera Lecture in the roome of D^r Tyson, D^r Hans was chosen for fower yeares.

16th August, 1711. Then the Court proceeded to the Elecc?on 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.