Records of Harvey : in extracts from the journals of the Royal Hospital of St. Bartholomew / with notes by James Paget.

Date:
1846
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Credit: Records of Harvey : in extracts from the journals of the Royal Hospital of St. Bartholomew / with notes by James Paget. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    “The xviii daye of October [1549]. At the asseinb1 yn the p’sens of Mr. Dobys . . . [and others]. “Agreyd at the same tyme at the request of the iij surgeons, for bycawsse things p’teynyng to their facultey be very dere that they shall have ev’ry one of them xviii1 a yere and that to be payd them q’terly from Mykelm’s last passed.” At various later times the salaries were increased ; for in- stance, on the first of October, 1552, to £20 a year ; in 1610, to £30 a year, besides £6 a year for each surgeon for the cost of his salves, and a certain portion of the apparatus necessary for their pharmaceutic works, such as “ a greate kettill wayeing xxxxiiii lb. at ixd the pound for the surgeons to boyle with.” For many years, also, one or more (usually the senior surgeons) were allowed extra charges, or received an additional stipend, for patients cured at Bridewell, the Savoy, or elsewhere out of the hospital. Besides, they were provided with scarves, as it thus appears in an order on the 21st of January 155f. “ This day ys agreed that Rybbans and Scochyns shalbe pvyded for the Surgyons of the hospitall of lyttyll Saynt Bartholomewes, the same rybans & Scochyns to remayne styll in the Hospitall and at the charge of the said hospitall.” The nature and purpose of which ribbands and escutcheons is somewhat explained by the bills for them ; thus on the 15th of March, 155J-. “ this day yt ys orderyd yl 24 Scochyns of ye armesofyls Cyttye be made at nndye peace” and in the discharge account for 1552-3 “Item for xii Rebands of whyte and greene * sylke and vt Scochyns of th’armes of the Cytie to th’use of Surgyons of this howse and for xx Scochyns for the bedills and Susters . xxx8 2 The green and white were probably chosen for the colours of the ribbands, because they were the family colours of the house of Tudor. A green staff with white letters is still, “ conformably to ancient custom,” presented to each governor of the Hospital on his election.