| 1308. | Richard le Barber, the first Master of the Barbers’ Company, is sworn at Guildhall. | | 1388. | The Masters of the Company make a return to the King’s Writ, and set forth their then ancient ordinances. | | 1451. | Grant of Arms to the Masters of Barbery and Surgery within the Craft of Barbers. | | 1462. | Edward IV incorporates the Barbers by Royal Charter. | | 1493. | Informal alliance between the Barbers (Barber-Surgeons) and the Fellowship of Surgeons. | | 1530. | The Barbers’ Ordinances are settled and allowed by Sir Thomas More. | | 1540. | The Fellowship of Surgeons are united (by Act of Parliament 32 H. VIII) to the Company of Barbers. | | 1569. | Grant of Arms to the Barber-Surgeons. | | 1605. | James I grants a new Charter. | | 1629. | Charles I grants a new Charter. | | 1684. | All of the Company’s Charters are surrendered to the King. | | 1685. | James II grants a new Charter. | | 1745. | The Surgeons are separated (by Act of Parliament 18 G. II) from the Barbers. |
THE NAMES OF THE
MASTERS AND WARDENS
From the Year 1308. K.B. signifies King’s Barber; K.S. King’s Surgeon, and S.S. Serjeant-Surgeon. | Ano. | Masters of the Barbers. | Sworn at Guildhall. | | 1308 | Richard le Barber. | —— | December, 1308. | | 1375 | John Queldrick. | —— | —— | | 1376 | Lawrence de Weston. | John de Grantone. | —— | | 1377 | Thomas Boyvel. | Willm. Osneye. | 26 August, 1377. | | 1378 | John Pacon. | Richd. Morys. | 15 October, 1378. | | 1382 | Richd. Capoll. | John Haydon. | 19 September, 1382. | | 1383 | Reginald Godard. | Walter Gisebourn. | 15 September, 1383. | | 1384 | William May. | Simon Conyngesby. | 6 October, 1384. | | 1386 | John Pacon. | John Levelyf. | 13 April, 1386. | | 1388 | John Shepey. | Richd. Caupoll. | 16 April, 1388. | | 1388 | John Haydon. | Henry Cook. | 10 September, 1388. | | 1389 | Richd. Geddyngs. | John Cheyr. | 22 September, 1389. | | 1390 | John Pacon. | John Bestchirche. | 31 August, 1390. | | 1391 | John Childe. | Willm. Chapman. | 27 November, 1391. |
up> Knott. | Thos. Gale. | John Smythe. | Thos. Fysshe. | | 1556 | Geo. Holland, K.S. | Robt. Brown. | Alexr. Mason. | Richd. Tholmwood. | | 1557 | Thos. Viccary, S.S. | Thos. Whittingham. | James Wood. | John Warren. | | 1558 | John Atkinson. | Hugh Lymcocke. | William Walton. | Geo. Vaughan. | | 1559 | George Geene. | Willm. Greene. | Thos. Baylie. | John Smarthwaite. | | 1560 | Thos. Whittingham. | James Wood. | John Bonnar. | Robt. Balthrop. | | 1561 | Thos. Gale. | Alexr. Mason. | John Standon. | Robt. Mudesly. | | 1562 | Richd. Ferris, S.S. | Willm. Walton. | Robt. Mudesly. | Richd. Hughes. | | 1563 | Robt. Brownhill. | Richd. Tholmwood. | Geo. Vaughan. | John Weste. | | 1564 | Willm. Greene. | Robt. Balthrop. | Thos. Robinson. | Nichs. Archenbold. | | 1565 | Robt. Balthrop, S.S. | Geo. Vaughan. | Richd. Hughes. | Geo. Corron. | | 1566 | James Wood. | Thos. Barber. | Nichs. Archenbold. | Thos. Burston. | | 1567 | Alexr. Mason. | Robt. Mudesly. | Geo. Corron. | John Robinson. | | 1568 | Richd. Tholmwood. | Nichs. Archenbold. | Thos. Burston. | Richd. Wisto (died.) | | John Field. | | 1569 | George Vaughan (died.) | John Standon. | John Field. | Humphry Paris. | | Alexr. Mason. | | 1570 | Thos. Barber. | Richd. Hughes. | John Robinson. | John Yates. | | 1571 | Thos. Barber. | George Corron. | Robt. Clarke. | Willm. Bovey. | | 1572 | Robt. Mudesly. | John Robinson. | Thos. Banks. | Edwd. Ireland. | | 1573 | Alexr. Mason (died.) | Thos. Burston. | John Hitchen. | Willm. Bull. | | Robt. Balthrop, S.S. | | 1574 | Richd. Hughes. | Thos. Robinson. | Willm. Bovey. | Richd. Upton. | | 1575 | George Corron (died.) | John Feild. | Willm. Swaine. | John Mason. | | Thos. Whittingham. | | 1576 | Thos. Burston. | Thos. Banckes. | John Yates. | Willm. Crowe. | | 1577 | John Feild. | John Hitchen. | Christr. Swaldell. | Henry Rankyn. | | 1578 | Thos. Banckes. | John Yates. | Richd. Wisto. | Leonard Coxe. | | 1579 | John Hitchen. | William Bovey. | William Crowe. | Thos. Bird. | | 1580 | Robt. Mudesly. | Christr. Swaldell. | Edward Ireland. | John Haysie. | | 1581 | Willm. Bovey. | Willm. Swaine. | Henry Rankyn. | Edwd. Griffin. | | 1582 | Thos. Banckes. | Willm. Crowe. | Leonard Coxe. | Richd. Wood. | | 1583 | Christr. Swaldell. | Richd. Wisto. | Thos. Bird. | Willm. Gale. | | 1584 | John Hitchen. | Henry Ranken. | John Haysie. | Richd. Sprignall. | | 1585 | Willm. Crowe. | Leonard Coxe. | Richd. Wood. | Henry Bradley. | | 1586 | Richd. Wisto. | John Haysie. | Edward Griffin. | John Leycock. | | 1587 | Henry Rankyn. | Thos. Bird. | Richd. Sprignall. | John Johnson. | | 1585 | Leonard Coxe. | Richd. Wood. | Willm. Borne. | Henry Johnson. | Willm. Bellamy. | Thos. Symonds. | Thos. Middleton. | | John Knight, S.S. | | 1678 | William Fryer. | Thos. Symonds. | Thos. Middleton. | Edmund Thorold. | | 1679 | William Perse. | Philip Foster. | Thos. Page. | Richd. Cheshire. | | 1680 | James Brooks. | Edmund Thorold. | Richd. Cheshire. | George Horsnell. | | 1681 | Edmund Thorold. | Thos. Middleton. | Geo. Horsnell. | Thos. Baylie. | | 1682 | Richard Powell. | Thos. Page. | Thos. Baylie. | Edwd. Cockaigne. | | 1683 | Thomas Page. | Richd. Cheshire. | Edwd. Cockaigne. | Robt. Leeson. | | 1684 | Richard Cheshire. | Geo. Horsnell. | Robt. Leeson. | Robt. Sanderson. | | 1685 | George Horsnell. | Robert Leeson. | Robt. Sanderson. | John King. | | 1686 | Robert Leeson. | Robert Sanderson6 (died.) | John King. | Willm. Layfield. | | 1687 | Thomas Hobbs, S.S. | John King. | Willm. Layfield. | John Darling. | | 1688 | Sir Humphry Edwin, Alderman. | Willm. Layfield. | Roger Knowles. | John Stambrooke. | | 1689 | John Conny, Esquire. | John Stambrooke. | Roger Knowles. | John Darling. | | 1690 | William Bellamy. | Roger Knowles. | John Jackson. | Henry Rossington. | | 1691 | William Layfield. | John Jackson. | Henry Rossington. | Richd. Hewett. | | 1692 | John King. | Henry Rossington. | Richd. Hewett. | John Deane. | | 1693 | Roger Knowles. | Richd. Hewett. | John Deane. | Willm. Clarke. | | 1694 | Richard Hewett. | Thos. Gardiner. | Willm. Clarke. | Thos. Caister. | | 1695 | Henry Rossington. | Willm. Clarke. | Thos. Caister. | George Minikin. | | 1696 | William Clarke. | Thos. Caister. | George Minikin. | Thos. Litchfeild. | | 1697 | Thomas Gardiner, S.S. | George Minikin. | Thos. Litchfeild. | John Pinke. | | 1698 | George Minikin. | Thos. Litchfeild. | John Pinke. | James Wall. | | 1699 | Thomas Litchfeild. | John Pinke. | James Wall. | Barthw. King. | | 1700 | John Pinke. | James Wall. | Richd. Marks. | Willm. Oades. | | 1701 | James Wall. | Richd. Marks. | Willm. Oades. | Ralph Hatley. | | 1702 | Richard Marks. | Willm. Oades. | Ralph Hatley. | Willm. Pleahill. | | 1703 | Charles Bernard, S.S. | Ralph Hatley. | Willm. Pleahill. | John Worts. | | 1704 | Ralph Hatley. | William Pleahill. | John Worts. | Zachariah Gibson. | | 1705 | William Oades. | John Worts. | Zachh. Gibson. | Willm. Bond. | | 1706 | John Worts. | Zachh. Gibson. | Willm. Bond. | Gratian Bale. | | 1707 | Zachariah Gibson. | Willm. Bond. | Gratian Bale. | Willm. Moss. | | 1708 | William Bond. | Gratian Bale. | Willm. Moss. | Anthy. Herenden. | | 1709 | Gratian Bale. | William Moss7 (died). | Edwd. Green. | Simon Lynch. | | 1710 | Simon Lynch. | Edwd. Green. | Willm. Watkins. | Richd. Harvey. | | 1711 | Edward Green. | Wil
hn Shoppee. | | 1877 | Edward Ruff. | Fredk. Wilson. | Chas. John Shoppee. | James Harvey, C.C. | | 1878 | Chas. John Shoppee. | James Harvey, C.C. | Jas. Henry Pitcher. | Benjn. Woolley. | | 1879 | James Harvey, C.C. | Jas. Henry Pitcher. | Benjn. Woolley. | George Austin, senr. | | 1880 | Jas. Henry Pitcher. | Benjn. Woolley. | Geo. Austin, senr. | Willm. Ruston. | | 1881 | Benjn. Woolley. | Geo. Austin, senr. | Willm. Ruston. | Richd. Jas. Atkinson. | | 1882 | Geo. Austin, senr. | Willm. Ruston. | Richd. Jas. Atkinson. | Walter Hy. Wilkin, Ald. | | 1883 | William Ruston. | Richd. Jas. Atkinson. | Walter Hy. Wilkin, Ald. | Jonathan Denny. | | 1884 | Richd. Jas. Atkinson. | Walter Hy. Wilkin, Ald. | Jonathan Denny. | Chas. Howard Atkinson. | | 1885 | Walter Hy. Wilkin, Ald. | Jonathan Denny. | Thos. George Driver. | Nathan Salaman. | | 1886 | Jonathan Denny. | Thos. George Driver. | Edwd. Chas. Cornish. | George Austin, junr. | | 1887 | Edward Chas. Cornish. | George Austin, junr. | Wm. Aaron Ecclestone. | Willm. Lumley. | | 1888 | George Austin, junr. | Wm. Aaron Ecclestone. | Willm. Lumley. | Jas. Cope Cornish. | | 1889 | Wm. Aaron Ecclestone. | Willm. Lumley. | Jas. Cope Cornish. | Joseph Wilson. |
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