The Worshipful Company of Barbers
Archives, 1604-1890.
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Reel
A (Colour) List of MASTERS AND WARDENS
CHATER ACT AND ORDINANCE BOOKS 1604-1745 A/6/1-3
Copy of charter of Edward ‡W, 1461/2
Extracts from of Parliament relating to: the practice of surgery; land allocation to City companies
1606 Ordinances
Bye Laws of the Company
Act of 1745 separating the barbers and surgeons

MS 5257: MINUTES OF THE COURT 1551-1890
Minutes of the Court of Assistants
Minutes of the Court of Examiners, and of Committees
Minutes of the Courts of the Company
Minutes of Monthly Courts

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1 Vols 1-5
2 Vols 6-9
3 Vols 10-12
4 Vols 13-14
5 Vols B/1/15 (1941-1961) MS5258: COURT MINUTES BOOKS (ROUGH) 1709-1800
Rough Minutes Books of the Court of Assistants •Examiners
Rough Minutes of the Monthly Court
6 Vols 1-4
7 Vols 5-9
8 Vols 10-12
9 MS 5260: SUMMONING BOOKS 1746-1849
Clerks' combined Summoning •Agenda books
Clerks' Summoning books
Vols 1-3 + 5260A
10 MS 5259: ROUGH MINUTE AND AGENDA BOOKS 1740-1765
Agenda •Rough Minute books
Vols 1-7
11 MS 5276 • 5277: LIST OF COURT AND LIVERY 1711-1891
Compiled yearly showing addresses of members
C/2/1-C/2/2
MS 5265: REGISTERS AND FREEDOM ADMISSIONS 1522-1801
Indexed registers of freemen
Register showing stamp duty impress
12 Vols 1-4
13 Vols 5-7
MS 5266: APPRENTICE BINDINGS BOOKS 1657-1786
Showing father's name, occupation •place of origin
14 Vols 1-3
15 Vols 4-6
16 MS 5267: APPRENTICE BINDNGS AND TURNOVER BOOKS 1722-1829
Rough Books showing turnovers with signed consents
ORPHANS' BOOKS 1716-1862
These show a levy of 2s. 6d. For each apprentice boung, payable to the Chamberlain of London for the care of orphans.
Vols 1-4
Vols 5-6
MS5275 •MS 9815: QUARTERANCE BOOKS 1717-1860
Showing members' addresses, occupations and quarterage paid.
Arraged by court, livery, freemen and free woman.
17 Vols 1-8
18 Vols 9-23
19 Vols 24-41
20 Vols 42-58
21 Vols 59-87
22 Vols 88-94
MASTER'S ACCOUNTS 1654-1655
Master's Draft Accounts, audited with reference to debts owed to and by the company
Master' Rough Accounts, with receipts and payments
23 MS 5255: WARDENS' ACCOUNTS AND AUDITED BOOKS 1603-1881
Contains receipts from rents, quarterages, admissions of freemen, presentations of apprentices ets., with names and ordinary and extradrdinary payment.
Vols 1-2
24 Vols 3-4
25 Vols 5-6
26 DINNER ACCOUNT BOOKS 1676-1791
Account for election, court and anatomy dinners
27 FINE AND FEES ACCOUNTS 1832-1856
Accounts of fees for apprentice presentations, freedom admission and fines for offices
COMPANY LEDGER 1879-80
CASH ACCOUNTS 1878-1890
28 MS 5269: TRADESMENS' AND SUNDRY RECEIPT BOOKS 1722-1818
Containing signed receipts for accounts settled
Vols 1-3
29 MS 9814: WARDENS' ACCOUNTS FOR INGRESS MONEY 1734-1772
Contains accounts of money received at Court meetings for freedom admissions, apprentice presentations and fines, also some potation accounts
Vols 1-3
MS 5256: ROUGH AUDIT BOOKS 1719-1789
ROUGH ANNUAL ACCOUNTS BOOKS 1711-1745
30 Vols 1-4
31 Vols 5-6
32 MS 5268: CHARITY FUND ACCOUNTS 1764-1890
Contains accounts of charities and scripture funds and lists of pensioners
Vols 1-2
33 MS 5273: PENSION ACCOUNTS 1716-1890
Containing lists of pensioners and date of distribution of money from various charities
Vols 1-7
34 PETITIONS FOR RELIEF 1754-1776
Various petitions and other papers relating to pensioners
MEMORANDUM BOOK RE PROPERTY AND ESTATES c. 1817
Contains memoranda on company property, estates, bequests etc.
INVENTORY OF PROPERTY 1711-1745
ANNUAL inventory
THE IRISH ESTATE 1833
General survey and report giving a description of town lands, tennis' holdings and estimates of value