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Events on Saturday 1 July 1505 1
1505Edinburgh Surgeons and Barbers Granted Royal CharterSeal of Cause establishes a formal surgeons' guild in ScotlandOn 1 July 1505, Edinburgh's Town Council granted a Seal of Cause to the Incorporation of Surgeons and Barbers, formally regulating the practice of surgery in the city. The charter, confirmed by King James IV, required apprenticeship and examination before practice. The body is recognised as the ancestor of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.