A translation of the charter from the latin, granted by King Henry VIII to the Company of Barbers of London; whereby they were made a corporation; also transcripts of the letters patent ... with acts of Parliament and bye-laws relative to the ... Company; rules and articles of the Association of Peruke-Makers, Hair-Dressers, &c.

  • Barbers Company (London, England)
Date:
[1785]
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Credit: A translation of the charter from the latin, granted by King Henry VIII to the Company of Barbers of London; whereby they were made a corporation; also transcripts of the letters patent ... with acts of Parliament and bye-laws relative to the ... Company; rules and articles of the Association of Peruke-Makers, Hair-Dressers, &c. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INTRODUCTIO N. HE fclence or trade of Barbery has ever been diftinguirtied in all polite nations with marks of approbation, in both antient and modcrn times. The Greeks and Romans have regarded its profef- fors; the French and Germans to this day pay them the fame refpedc j and former Kings and Queens of England have honoured them with their particu- lar attention, by granting them privileges, exemp- tions, and other immunities; fhewing thereby a favourable opinion of their utility and confe- quence.* The nobility in general, of rcfined ideas and liberal fentiments, have ever. retained the fame judgement of them, and treated them with that refpedt their rank in life deferved; but they are compelled to own, it has not always been fo ob- fcrved by others in general. The happy period is near at hand, which promifes a fairer profpecl. The Mafter, Wardens, and Court of AlTiftants of the Barbers Company having, in their wifdom, determined a general reform in the trade, and to fupport thofe rights and privileges granted them by * It appears from a jufi: ground of reafon, that when nature’s wants are fupplied, ornamenting the human figure is the next attended to; particulari/ that appendage to the perfon called the human hair, which, both for cleanlinefs and giving a jracefuJ appearancc, may be Itiled its native beauty.