said; John Freke, then and there being Master of the said Company of Surgeons, and William Pyle and Legard Sparham, then being two of the Governors of the said Company of Surgeons, before that time duly elected chosen appointed and sworn into their said respective offices; and also John Ranby esq. Cæsar Hawkins esq. William Petty esq. Joseph Sandford, William Cheseldon esq. James Hicks, Peter Sainthill, Noah Roul, John Westbrook, William Singleton, James Phillips, Joseph Webb, Mark Hawkins, Christopher Fullagar, Edward Nourse, John Girle esq. and John Townsend, being then and there Nine and more of the Members of the Court of Assistants of the said Company of Surgeons before that time duly elected chosen appointed and sworn to be of the said Court of Assistants, did hold a Court and Assembly, at Stationers-hall London aforesaid, in order to treat and consult about and concerning the Rule Order State and Government of the said Company of Surgeons; and that the said John Freke, so being then and there Master of the said Company of Surgeons, and the said William Pyle and Legard Sparham, so being then and there two of the said Governors of the said Company of Surgeons, and the said John Ranby esq. Cæsar Hawkins esq. &c. &c. &c. so being then and there nine and more of the Members of the said Court of Assistants of that Company, being all then and there duly assembled as aforesaid, did then and there, according to the Form of the Statute in that case made and provided, make ordain constitute and establish a certain Bye-Law and Ordinance, for the Regulation Government and Advantage of the said Company of Surgeons, in the words following. To wit, Item, It is Ordained "That no Member of the said Company shall take any Person into his Service, as his Apprentice, to be instructed in the Art or Science of Surgery, for any shorter time than 7 years; which person SHALL UNDERSTAND the Latin Tongue; his Ability wherein shall, BEFORE his being bound, be tried by the Governors or one of them. And every Freeman of this Company or Foreign brother shall,
