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Barber Surgions LondonMemorandum. 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 18th. Day ofDecember1633. 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. {unreadable handwritten name} 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 XXs.accoding as is before expressed witness our hands this 3dday of AprillAnno Dom.—1688Roger KnowlesJohn KingWill SayfieldJohn StandbrookeGovernours.
Barber Surgions London
Memorandum. 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 18th. Day ofDecember1633. 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. {unreadable handwritten name} 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 XXs.accoding as is before expressed witness our hands this 3dday of AprillAnno Dom.—1688
Roger KnowlesJohn KingWill SayfieldJohn Standbrooke
Governours.
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