Part 20

28th November, 1598. This daye George Collimer appeared before the M{rs} of this Companye and had daye till the next court to bringe in his fine for openinge his shop w{th}out licence.

11th December, 1598. This daye Thomas Powell appeared before the M{rs} for workinge on the saboth daye and puteth him self uppon his tryall, wherefore he is comaunded to attend here the next Court And in the meane tyme for his unrevˀent behaviour towards the M{r} is comitted to the Compt{r.}

15th January, 1599. Where divers grudges and manye greate inconveniencies have happened amongest suche as have benne familiar frendes and brothers of this Societye by the unadvised rashnes of some of the Assistance of this Companie whoe have disclosed and revealed suche secretes as have bene advisedlye and discretlye for the benefit of the said Companye spoken in the courte tyme Contrarye to the solempne othes of suche assistanˀ to the greate dishoner of god and scandall to the said Companye, ffor reformac͠on whereof it is ordered by consente of a full Courte of Assistance That if at any tyme hereafter any of the Assistance of this ffelowship shall utter or reveale to any other pˀson beinge not Assistante any secretes uttered and spoken at any courte which oughte not to be uttered or revealed And also if any Elector of the M{r} or Governors for the tyme beinge shall at any tyme hereafter utter or reveale any speches concerninge the election to any person which oughte not to knowe the same suche person soe offendinge and due proffe thereof made, beinge of the Assistance shalbe dismissed oute of his place and livery, and beinge onlye of the livery shalbe dismissed oute of the liverye.

Where this house hath a barrel of Gunpowder It is ordered that the same be soulde to the beste benifitt of this house.

30th January, 1599. This daie Edward Downes was comitted to the Compter for calleinge villayne before the maisters of the Companye.

6th February, 1599. It is ordered that John Mullines shalbe comitted to the Compter for his disobedience in not payeinge his debte to this house.

17th April, 1599. This daie Michaell Bullocke complayneth of William Webbe forren brother for workeinge with Henrye Needeham beinge not ceassed with him and for grindeinge of rasares[149] And Needeham is to be warned to the nexte Courte.

[149] Razors.

8th May, 1599. Marmaduke Jefferson hath till the nexte Courte to bring in his fine for hangeinge oute his basones on maye daie.

5th July, 1599. Richard Sprignall, to be excused serving the office of Master, presented a--

drinckeinge cupp made of a nutte and garnished with silver and guilte which was thankfullye accepted.

17th July, 1599. This daie William Lacye is Comitted to the Compter for his contemptious behaviour towardes the Maisters of the Companye and for workinge in the trade of barberie beinge noe freeman.

24th July, 1599. This daie Richard Samborne complayned of one Phillip Winter for settinge upp a shoppe in paules church yarde beinge not free. It is ordered that the saide Winter shalbe comitted to prison untill he be free, or bounde before my lorde Maior to departe the Citye.

This daie Gabriell Hunte appeared before the Maisters and was comitted to prison for workeinge on the sabouth daies.

30th July, 1599. This daie Thomas Hobbes hath lycence of the Maisters to sue Thomas Watson at the Comon lawe for not accomptinge with him for iij{li.} due in the tyme of his apprentishipp.

13th August, 1599. It was further ordered that because this tyme is troblesom and to avoyde the evill speches of men, that there shoulde go home with the Maister but eighte of the liverye and with the rest of the Governors sixe a peece and that withoute their hoodes.

29th May, 1600. It was ordered that two streamers and two banners should be purchased to garnish the Company’s barge.

3rd July, 1600. This daye Anthony Millington Esquier Executor to the laste Will and Testament of Elizabeth Scoloker deceased payd unto the M{rs} viz., M{r} Wood M{r} Dardes & M{r} Martin a legacy of tenne poundes by the sayd Elizabeth bequeathed to this Company whereuppon it is ordered that there be a Cup made w{th} the same money And that her name be ingraven uppon it as a thinge geven by her.

11th Aug., 1600. Whereas Thomas Cole a verye disobedient and pervers brother of this Companye did verye disobedientlie and perversely behave himselfe towardes the Maisters or Governors in the presents of the Assistants and liverye there assembled And alsoe for that hee refused to paie the musicions iiij{d} according to order It is ordered by the consent of a full Courte of Assistants and of the reste of the assemblie that he be dismissed oute of the liverye of this Companye And not to be warned to any assemblies or meetinges in other sorte then one[150] of the yeomanrie till it shall please a Courte of Assistants at the like tyme to restore him to his former place, yet he is to paye his quarterage dulye.

[150] Than as one.

Thomas Cole reformed his ways, and was subsequently re-admitted to the Livery.

4th Nov., 1600. This daye it is ordered that Wheelis dwellinge in Longe Lane take downe his basons and make no shewe towardes the streete uppon payne to be comitted to the Compter.

22nd Apl., 1601. This daye where this howse alloweth but v{s} to the parson of St. Olaves for his sermon on the Election daye It is ordered by this Court that the same be augmented to x{s.}

5th May, 1601. This daie Henry Eaton uppon warninge appeared before the maisters or Governors for keepinge a forren Jorneyman whereuppon it was ordered that the said Eaton shoulde put a waie the said fforren before the next courte daye.

30th June, 1601. Noah Bayley, a Surgeon, who for two or three years past had continually been complained of for various offences, and disagreements with patients and apprentices, came at last to grief, for having--

not onely abused M{r} Warden Thorney w{th} reprochefull & slanderous speeches but also M{r} Mapes and M{r} ffenton twoe of the assistants of this Company making mowes[151] and mockinge them as they sate in the Courte in contempt of the said Court it was ordered that hee therefore shalbe comitted to the Compter uppon the Lo: Maiors commaundement for example of oth{rs.}

[151] Mouths.

22nd September, 1601. This daye Richard Higgins was committed to the Compter by the M{rs} uppon the Lo: Maiors commaundm{t} for refuseinge to paye his fine for his absence from the hall at the daye of gen{r}all Rules.

This day Thomas Allen[152] was fined for his absence from the said rules.

[152] First Master of Dulwich College.

6th October, 1601. This daye it was ordered that Will{m} Braye for certayne speeches & for his misbehaviour towards M{r} Warden Atmer should be pˀsently comitted to the Compter, of w{ch} imprisonm{t} at his humble suite and uppon his submission to the said M{r} Atm{r} hee was dischardged of his said imprisonm{t.}

10th October, 1601. This daye Will{m} Deepeinge Owin Jones and Edward Waterhowse were appoynted for three of the wiflers for the yere ensuinge.

A committee was ordered to meet at “Mˀcers Chappell by sixe of the Clock in the morninge to viewe the repac͠ons of the howses belonginge to this Company.” How many members of the Court would _now_ attend at 6 a.m. in chill October?

27th October, 1601. This daye it is ordered that the M{rs} of this Company & also M{r} Bird M{r} Wood M{r} John Izard Thomas Thorney William Martin & John Gerrard[153] be warned to meete on ffrydaye next by sixe of the clock in the morninge to goe on serch accordinge to custome.

[153] The celebrated herbalist.

23rd February, 1602. This daye it is ordered that Richard Jackson a brother of this Company shall be committed to the Compt{r} for not appearinge before the M{rs} uppon warninge to answer the complaint of Edward Bird his apprentice.

22nd March, 1602. This daye it is ordered that John Rea Strang{r} shall be committed to the Compter for settinge out his billes[154] uppon the gates & oth{r} places in the Cytie contrary to his tollerac͠on.

[154] Probably quack doctor’s advertisements.

30th March, 1602. This daye it is ordered that M{r} Warden ffrederick M{r} Thorney M{r} Will{m} Martin M{r} John Peck M{r} Gerrard[153] & M{r} ffenton shall meate on ffrydaye next by eyghte of the clock in the morninge at Lyon Key to goe from thence to my Lord Admirall[155] to complayne against Robert Derham for his contempt in refusinge her Mat{s} imprest.

[155] The Earl of Nottingham, at Greenwich.

13th April, 1602. This daye Robert Durham (Derham) appeared before the M{rs} of this Company of his owne voluntary And it was by this Courte ordered that for his sevˀall contempts of this Company aswel in their serch as in their prest hee should bee committed to the Compt{r} uppon the Lord Maiors Commaundem{t} whereuppon hee was sent to the Compter But at the speciall instance and request of one M{r} Meredith and M{r} Morgan twoe of the said Derhams ffrendes hee was sent for back agayne and uppon his humble submission & intreaty hee was dischardged of his imprisonment And thereuppon did promise to be obedient to this Company at all tymes hereaft{r.}

24th November, 1602. This daye it is ordered by the M{rs} or Governors of this Company that Robert Redhead one of the Lord Maiors officers shalbe officer to this Company as aft{r} the decease of Will{m} Clare And to have such fee for the same as the said Willm̄ Clare held the same And also hee is to be confirmed in the same place by the next court of Assistance.

20th March, 1604. This daye it is ordered that on thursdaye next the M{rs} of this Company shall attend the Lord Maior to knowe his pleasure concerninge their places of standinges.

The Masters on this occasion procured an order of the Court of Aldermen ranking the Company as sixteenth in order of precedence, and this is set forth in the Minute Book as follows:--

17th April, 1604. ~A Copie~ of an order of Courte set downe the daye and yere hereaft{r} expressed concerninge the place of this Company in all assemblies of the Companyes of this Cytie.

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~Martis~ decimo septimo die Aprilis 1604 Annoqʒ regni Dñi nr̃i Jacobi Regis Anglie &c sc̃do.

BENNET } Soane Garrard Lee Hollydaye Wattes Rowe Craven Anderson MAIOR } Swynerton Hayes ac Romney uñ vĩc &c.

~Where~ it appeareth to this Court aswell by the humble supplicac͠on of the Maisters or Govˀnors of the Mistery & Coiãltye of Barbors and Chirurgeons of this Cytie as by an ord{r} taken by the same Courte the fowerth daye of ffebruary in the tyme of the Maioraltie of S{r} Stephen Peacock knighte and in the fower and twenteth yere of the reigne of the Late Kinge of famous memory Kinge Henry the eight That the M{rs} or Governors of the said mistery & Coiãlty of Barbors & Chirurgeons & their pˀdecessors in the order of their goinges standinges rydinges sittinges & oth{r} assemblies of the livˀyes of the sevˀall Companyes of this ho: Cytie have bene alwayes tyme oute of mynde reputed taken & placed as the seaventeneth Company amongest oth{rs} the sevˀall Companyes of this Cytie next & imediatly from & aft{r} the Company of Mercers Grocers Drapˀs ffishemongers Goldsmythes Skinners Marchaunttaylors Haberdashers Salters Iremongers Vinteners Stockfishmongers Clothworkers Brewers Lethersellers and Pewterers And forasmuch as it doth likewise appeare to this Co{r}te that sythens the makeinge and establisheinge of the said order the said M{rs} or Governo{rs} of the said Mistery and Coiãltie of Barbors and Surgeons have enjoyed the Benifit of the said order and borne all chardges taxes and contribuc͠ons whatsoevˀ imposed on them from tyme to tyme w{th} credytt to the good likinge of the Magistrats and Governors of this Cyttie as well as other Companies of like sorte and State have done And yett notw{th}standing of late at the Royall passages of the Kinge and Queenes most exelent Ma{ties} and the prince of wales attended by the Nobilitie and gentry of the land through this Cyttie on the fifteenth daie of March last when through ignorance theie were misplaced by the Comittie appoynted by this Cyttie for the mannaginge of those affaires. It is therefore this daie upon due considerac͠on had of the pˀmisses, and for that the said Company of Stockfyshmongers have bene since the tyme of the said order wholelie dissolved and abrogated and noe Company or Corporac͠on remayninge w{th}in this Cyttie of that name, ordered and decreed that the said M{rs} or Governors of the said Misterie and Coiãltie of Barbors and Surgeons shalbe from henceforth reputed taken and placed as the syxeteenth Companie w{th}in this Cyttie in all theire goeings rydinges sytteinges standeinges and assemblies whatsoever, any misplaceinge of them on the said fifteeẽth daie of March last to the contrary notw{th}standinge.

SEBRIGHT.

22nd May, 1604. This daie it is ordered that from henceforth the Clark of this Companie shall against evˀy Courte daie bestowe iiij{d} in hearbes and flowers.

12th June, 1604. This daye Will{m} Wrighte a very disobedyent Broth{r} of this Company was accordinge to the Rules of this howse fined at vj{s} viij{d} for callinge the officers of this howse knaves and for other his lewde & disobedient behaviour and is to bringe it into this Court on tewsedaye next.

8th November, 1604. Mr. Thomas Goodall and Mr. Kellaway were each fined 10_s._ “for not riedinge w{th} the M{rs} when the kinge came through the city” (probably in March last).

5th February, 1605. This daye Marcus Davie appeared before the M{rs} and was rebuked for shewinge the Copie of õr Chr̃e[156] to a Scrivener.

[156] Charter.

28th February, 1605. This daye it is ordered that the numb{r} of 16 pˀsons of the Assistance of this Company shalbe accompted a full Court of Assistance.

It was also ordered that a “fayre parchem{t} booke” be bought for engrossing therein the Charters of the Company; this book is still in our possession.

28th February, 1605. This daye M{r} Warden ffrederick made request to have a Deputie to supplie his place and office of upper warden and to sit in his place till his retorne from Spayne whith{r} the saide M{r} ffrederick is bounde And alsoe to kepe his keyes whereuppon it was ordered that he should make choyce of any sufficient man of the Assistantꝭ to keepe his keyes in his absens if hee pleased. But it was denyed that any should sit in his place as deputy.

Christopher Frederick was Serjeant-Surgeon to the King, and father of Sir John Frederick, Lord Mayor in 1661. He was of alien birth and did not work harmoniously with the Court of Assistants. In _Repertory_ xxvii. fo. 117 (at Guildhall), is an order of the Court of Aldermen that Sir Thomas Garrard and four other Aldermen were to call the Master and Wardens and Mr. Frederick before them and to end their controversies (which, however, they did not succeed in doing).

21st March, 1605. Mr. Frederick brought a letter to the Court from the Earl of Nottingham, saying it was the King’s pleasure that Mr. Frederick should appoint a deputy to act as Warden in his place, whilst he was away with the King in Spain, but the Court adhered to its decision of 28th February.

This daye M{r} Warden ffrederick pˀsented to this Court a letter wrytten to the M{rs} or Governors & Assistants of this Company the contents thereof hereafter ensueth, viz{t.}:

Aft{r} my very hearty commendac͠ons I have thoughte good to signifie unto you his Ma{ties} pleasure That I should have to attend me in this my ambassage into Spayne Mr. Xpõfer ffrederick one of the nowe Governors of yo{r} Company w{ch} by reason of the place hee bereth amongest you can hardely be spared nevertheles because the necessytie of the service urgeth the same It is thought fit by his Ma{tie} that hee shall noĩat and appoynt such a sufficient man to execute his place in his absens as formˀly hath borne that office, wherefore I doubt not but you will admitt and allowe of such a one as for that purpose hee shall noĩat to sit in his absens as his deputy who shalbe answerable for all matt{s} as if M{r} ffrederick were there himself So to continue eyth{r} untill the tyme of the yere that you make choyce of some other pˀsone fit for the same or M{r} ffrederickꝭ retorne oute of Spayne w{ch} shall first happen, of whose ready care to satisfie the Kinges expectac͠on and my desyre I dowbte not And evenso I bid you righte hartely farewell. ffrom Arnedell howse the ix{th} of March 1604.[157]

[157] 160-4/5.

Yo{r} very lovinge frend

Notingham[158]

I do praye you that Will{m} Martin be excepted[159] in his place till M{r} ffrederickꝭ retorne Notingham

[158] Lord High Admiral. [159] Accepted.

26th March, 1605. This daye M{r} James Hodson one of the tenaunts of this Company accordinge to an order of a Court of Assisstance payd to the M{rs} his fyne of L{li} for his lease And had lycence graunted unto him to demyse the tenement w{ch} hee holdeth of this Company or any pt̃e thereof And did pˀmise to geve unto this howse one hogshead of clarret wyne when it should for the use of this howse be called for & demaunded.

9th April, 1605. This daye it is ordered that Humfrey Gorston bringe in his fyne at the next Courte for teachinge of a forren his Art.

16th April, 1605. This daye Stephen Abraham was commaunded [to] geve over his keepinge a barbors shop in Phillip Lane untill hee shalbe made free of this Company uppon payne of imprisonment.

23rd April, 1605. This daye it is ordered that Stephen Abraham be committed to the Compter for contempt of the M{rs} order heretofore set downe.

Abraham must have instantly obeyed the order, and shut up his shop in Phillip Lane, and directly afterwards have opened another in Finch Lane, for we read:--

30th April, 1605. This daye it is ordered that Stephen Abraham shall take downe his basons and geve over his shop in ffynch Lane and shall continue w{th} his mr̃is mr̃is Smyth orels to be committed to prison.

24th May, 1605. fforasmuch as Mathew Peele a broth{r} of this Company hath delt underhand w{th} the tenante in possession of the howse where in one Edward Sares lately dwelt at Dowgate, makinge the tenant to beleeve that hee the sayd Mathew Peele had a lease graunted unto him from this howse of the same and pˀffered to sell the same to the said tenaunt where there is no such thinge to him graunted. It is therefore ordered that an order made the xviij{th} of March whereby it was determyned that the sayd Mathew Peele should have the first pˀffer of the next tenem{t} that should fall voyde of this Company better cheape by x{li} then any oth{r} pˀson shalbe voyde & of none effect to all intents & constructions.

11th June, 1605. This daye it is ordered that Willm̄ Wrighte shalbe committed to the Compter for abuseinge the late M{rs} of this Company.

25th June, 1605. This daye John Crispe dwellinge in St. Martins Barbor is dischardged from kepeinge a shop.

12th September, 1605. This day it was agreed that the pˀnte M{rs} shall pˀceed to build againe the wall latelie taken downe betwixt o{r} yard and the Bulwark w{th} Brick only And the same to be correspondent to the reste of the bricke wall of the said yard In which wall they are to cause to be made and placed such and so many convenient wyndowes w{th} lettice and casementꝭ as they shall thincke fitt. And it is further agreed by the consent of the Court that they shall proceed w{th} the worcke now in hand for the erectinge of a steyre and steyrecase to be made to passe through the pˀlor into the said Bullwarke or garden plott And the same to be finished and done in such mannˀ and forme as the said M{rs} shall thincke fitt And also shall repaire and amend the defectꝭ of the wainscott in the said pˀlor where need shall require. And that such chardges shalbe borne by this house as shalbe in that behalf disburssed.

26th September, 1605. This day M{r} Nicholas Collins is chosen to be of Councell w{th} this Company and is to have a fee of xl{s} pˀ añn. and is to continue in the same place so longe as it shall please the Assistantꝭ of the same Company.

1st October, 1605. This day William Gravenor was fined for hanginge out of his basons on Bartholomew day And also Humphry Gorston.

This day there was redd to this Court a lrẽ directed from Doctor Browne to the said court importinge that Christopher ffredricke was as forward in his advice as in his Assistaunce in the cuttinge of S{r} Anthony Cooke as M{r} ffenton was.

About the year 1605 the Court were at law with Mr. Frederick as appears by the Wardens’ accounts, though there is no reference to the subject of the dispute in the Minutes, beyond the above reference to a surgical operation performed on Sir A. Cooke, and the controversy about the Deputy Warden when Mr. Frederick went to Spain. Mr. Frederick was alien born, and the following order, without doubt, had a reference to this circumstance:--

10th October, 1605. This day it is ordered that from henceforth no Alien or stranger borne out of his Matꝭ dominions shall hereafter be capable or eligible to beare or take upon him any place or places or office of a M{r} or Governour of this Company And that an ordinaunce shalbe pˀntlie drawne to such purpose if by o{r} Councell wee shalbe advised so to doe.

The above order was rescinded 21st July, 1608.

8th October, 1605. This day Thomas Emerie William ffarris John Heydon John Burrowes Roger Brecknocke John Hullins Wyddow Turner widdow Eaton John Phillipps and Robert Samme were fined for workinge upon last Saboth.

10th October, 1605. This day it is ordered by this Courte that the reparac͠ons of the Citties wall next to the Bullwark shalbe accomplished and done according as the pˀnte M{rs} or Governo{rs} of this Company shall thincke fitt And all charges therein disburssed shalbe borne by this house.

7th November, 1605. It is also ordered that the pˀnte M{rs} or Governors of this Company shall if they cann bargaine w{th} the Ladie Windsor for the glasse in the wyndowes of the Bulwark And for such other thingꝭ as are by her Ladishipp to be sold and to give such Composition for the same as they in their discretions shall thincke fitt.

This day it is ordered that the youngest Governo{r} Rento{r} doe cause all needful and necessarie repˀac͠ons to be done upon such tenemtꝭ as ought to be repaired by this Company And also shall cause the privit hedge in the garden next the Bullwark to be taken up and the ground to be leveled and another hedge to be planted and sett all alonge from the further end of o{r} new bricke wall to the furthest corner of that garden.

19th November, 1605. This day it is ordered that the M{rs} of this Company togeather w{th} M{r} Bird M{r} Wood M{r} John Martin and M{r} Mapes are to goe in search on satterday and upon munday next And they are to meete in Powles.[160]

[160] St. Paul s.

28th Nov., 1605. This day it is ordeyned that o{r} M{r} shall compound with some Baker to pˀvide for this Company 50 quarte{rs} of good wheate at such yearelie rate and for such tyme as they can agree And he to be Baker to the house so longe as he behave himself well.

One Will{m.} Clifton was on 17th December following appointed Baker, and agreed to find 50 quarters of wheat for £5 per annum.