266 SURGERY IN THE OLDEN TIMES IN SCOTLAND. 
all the vaines of the samen, that he may make phlibothmia in 
due tyme ; and also, that he know in quhilk member the signe 
has dominatione for the tyme ; for every man aught to knaw the 
nature and substance of every thing he works in, or else he is 
negligent. And that we may have ance in the year a condemned 
man, after he be dead, to make anatomia of, quhairthrow we 
may have experience ilk ane (every one) to instruck others, 
and we shall doe sufFerage for the saule {soul). And that nae 
Barbour, master nor servant, within the burgh, haunt, use, nor 
exerce the craft of surrgeriee, without he be expert, and know 
perfittlie the things above written. And what person that shall 
happen to be admited freeman or master to the said crafts, or 
occupies any poynte of the samen shall pay, at his entrie, for 
his upsett, fyve pounds, usual monie of Scotland, for reparations 
and uphaulding our said alter of St. Mungo for divine service to 
be done therat; and ane dynar ( dinner) to the masters of the said 
crafts at his admission and entrie amang us. Exceptand ( be¬ 
seeching ) that every freeman master of the said crafts, ane of 
his lawful begotten sones to be free of onyie monie paying, ex¬ 
cept the dynar to the masters after he be examined and admited 
by them, as said is. Item, That na master shall take ane ap¬ 
prentice or servant man in tyme coming till use the surregaine 
craft without he can baith read and wryte; and the said master 
of anie of the said crafts that takes ane apprentice, shall pa_y, at 
his entrie, to the reparation of the said alter, twentie shillinges; 
and that nae master of said craft resett nor receave anie other 
masters apprentice or servant while the issue of his terms be to 
run. And quha (who) that does to the contrair theroff, alse oft 
as he fai 11s (fails), shall pay twenty shillinges to the reparation 
of said alter. Item, Every master that is receavet into the said 
crafts shal pay his ouklie pennie (weekly penny), with the 
prists meil, as he shall happin to come about; and every ser¬ 
vant to the master of the said crafts shall pay ilk ouke ane 
halfpennie to said alter. And therefore we grants and consents 
to the samen to the foresaid crafts of Surregiarie and Barbours, 
and to their successors, and we sae far as may, or hae the 
power, confirms, ratifies, and approves the said statuts, &c., in 
all poyntes above written. And this to all and sundrie quham 
it affeirs, or may affeir, we make it known by our letters; and 
for the more verification and strength of the samen, wee have 
hereto hingand our common seale of cause. Att Edinburgh, the 
first day of July, the year of God 1505.” 
This seal of cause was confirmed and ratified by Charter of 
James IV, 13th October, 1506; by James VI, 6th June, 1613; 
by Parliament, 17th November, 1641; by Charles II, 2’2d Aug. 
1670 ; and by repeated Acts of the Town Council. 
