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14th December 1784 - 7th December 1786

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Image 58 of 51815th March 1785


"forfeiting for every such Offence Five Pounds for the Use of the
"Company

"Item It is ordained that every such Foreignor as well
"Alien Denizen naturalized or native Subject to this realm That for any
"Private Gain or Profit do or shall possess and exercise the Mysteries or Arts
"of Barbers and Surgeons or either of them within the said City of London and
"Liberties of the same or within the Compass if one Mile of the said City shall
"for ever hereafter be subject and liable to all & every such Power Authority
"Oath Survey View Search Examination Summons Convocations Courts
"Ordinary Determination Corrections Admonitions Fines Amerciaments Pains
"Penalties Taxations Charges Impossitions Payments Collections Act or Acts
"whatsoever as far as they respectively are subjected pursuant to the Statute
"made in the 32d. Year of the Reign of Henry the 8th. for Barbers and Surgeons".

By the Act of the 18th. Geo: 2d. Ch. the Union and Incorporation
of Barbers and Surgeons of London is dissolved And such Members of the said
united Company or Corporation who were Freemen of the said Company not
admitted or approved Surgeons are made a Body Corporate and Commonalty
perpetual by the Name of the Masters Governors and Commonalty of the
Mystery of Barbers of London and amongst other Causes in the said Act
are the following

By Laws of United Compy.
as respects Barbers confined
18th. Geo: 2d.


"Provided always and it is hereby enacted & declared that the several
"Bye Laws Ordinances Rules and Constitutions made and established for the
"Regulation and Government of the said United Company or Corporation
"so far as the same do not relate to or concern the art or Licence of Surgery
"and which on the said 23d. day of June shall be subsisting and in Force
"and shall not be repealed annuled or abrogated by Virtue of this present Act
"shall continue and be in Force and shall be exercised observed & executed
"by the said Company of Barbers established and incorporated by this
"Act untill such Time and Time respectively as the same By Laws
"Ordinanances Rules and Constitutions shall respectively be annuled
"and made void by Virtue and under the Authority of this
"present Act




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