Chapter XII: THE TWELVE Article is that if Olyver Wilson dothe hereafter (9)

~Inprimis~ paid to Hamlet Xpiãn[249] Carpenter
by order of Court of Assistantꝭ for the new
buyldinges Easte Smyth feld and for oth{r}
Repac͠ons done accordinge to a pˀ of
Indentures of Covenant w{th} that money
w{ch} before hee had received in earnest xi{li} x{s}
Itm̃ paid to the smythe for an iron grate
for the utt{r} yard of the hall iij{s} viij{d}
Itm̃ paid to the Plumb{r} & Pavier for
mendinge the water pype at the hall ij{s}
Itm̃ paid for a planck to put under the
leaden cesterne in the iner yard xij{d}
Itm̃ paid to the plumber for makinge of
the same cestern xxxvj{s} vj{d}
Itm̃ paid to the Bricklayer for underproppinge
the same cesterne iij{s} viij{d}
Itm̃ spent when M{r} Wood & M{r} Leacock went
to compound w{th} the Bricklayer for o{r}
new buyldingꝭ in Easte Smithfeild vj{d}
Itm̃ spent uppon some of the Assistantꝭ w{ch}
went to Easte Smythfeyld to compound w{th}
the Carpinter for the said buyldingꝭ iiij{s} vij{d}
Itm̃ spent uppon the M{rs} & Carpinters the
25{th} of Septemb{r} xv{d}
Itm̃ spent uppon the Tyler and the oth{r}
workmen when we bargayned w{th} them ij{s}
Itm̃ paid to the Plumb{r} & Pavier for
unstoppinge the pype that bringeth the wat{r}
to the hall iiij{s}
Itm̃ paid to the Smyth for two peeces of Iron to
hold up the Cesterne in the back yard xvj{d}
Itm̃ paid to twoe laborers for scoweringe &
clenseinge the well at the hall v{s}
Itm̃ paid to the Goldsmyth for amendinge of the
Corrector[250] viij{d}
Itm̃ paid to the Smythe for amendinge of the
key of the Election howse dore vj{d}
Itm̃ paid for sixe thowsand of Tyles and
for a quarterne of roughe tyles iij{li} xiiij{s}
Itm̃ paid to the Bricklayer for makeinge the
foundac͠on of the new buyldinges in Easte
smythfeyld & for sixe bryck Chimneys xij{li} xij{d}
Itm̃ paid to two Laborers for 3 dayes woork a
peece for rayseinge of the flowers[251] in
the same houses at xij{d} per daye vj{s}
Itm̃ paid 2{o} Baskettꝭ to carry rubbishe in vj{d}
Itm̃ paid for 18 Lodes of gravell to raise the
highe wey or causeway there vj{s}
Itm̃ spent uppon the Bricklayers for their
dinn{r} when they layd the foundac͠on of the
new buildinge xviij{d}
Itm̃ paid to a laborer for carryinge of gravell
to Levell the Bridge ij{s}
Itm̃ paid to Peerson the Bricklayer for
workmanship and stuffe done uppon the new
buyldinges as by his bill appeareth iij{li} xvj{s}
Itm̃ payd to the Playsterer accordinge
to his bargaine for woork done there viij{li}
Itm̃ paid to Hamlet the Carpinter for
worke done there vj{li} ij{s}
Itm̃ paid to the Smythe for work done
there as appeareth by his bill xlj{s}
Itm̃ paid for a padlock for the greate gate
there xij{d}
Itm̃ paid to the Glasier for work done
there as appeareth by his bill xlv{s}
Itm̃ spent uppon the M{r} M{r} Wood and
oth{rs} that went to viewe the same
buyldinges after they were finished v{s}
Itm̃ paid to Harbert for mendinge of the
Cushions xij{d}
Itm̃ paid to the Glasier for work done
about the hall vij{s} x{d}
Itm̃ paid to the Carpinter for settinge up the
Scaffoldꝭ of the Anothomy & for mendinge
of the same xxxvij{s} iiij{d}
Itm̃ paid for 2{o} plankes to cover the well in
the hall yard iiij{s}
Itm̃ paid to the Plasterer for worke &
repac͠ons done uppon o{r} tenemtꝭ in Easte
smythfeyld xxx{s}
Itm̃ paid the Mason for free stones to cover the
well at the hall & for layinge thereof ix{s} v{d}
Itm̃ paid to the Plumber for woork done at
the hall and for gutters of leade for
o{r} said new buyldinges iij{li} x{s} x{d}
Itm̃ paid to M{r} Rudd for blew and Crimson
taffata to make the kinges banner as
appeareth by his bill iij{li} xij{d}
Itm̃ paid to the upholster for fustian
sowinge silke and for makeinge
the same xij{s}
Itm̃ paid to M{r} Leacocke for 3 ounces & 3
q{rs} of greene & white[252] silke fringe x{s}
Itm̃ paid for a staffe for the banner xx{d}
Itm̃ paid to M{r} ffrizemigefeyld for
payntinge the bann{r} w{th} kinges
armes in gold vj{li} xiij{s} iiij{d}
Itm̃ paid to the paviers for paveinge the
waye to o{r} new buyldingꝭ in Easte
Smythefeyld iiij{li} viij{s} x{d}
Itm̃ paid to the Laborers then vj{s}
Itm̃ paid to the Carpinter for makeinge of the
shed ov{r} the pissinge place at the hall xij{s} x{d}
Itm̃ payd to the tyler for tyleinge of the same x{s} iiij{d}
Itm̃ paid to the plaistere for his worke aboute
the same vj{s}
Itm̃ paid for an iron grate for the gutt{r} there xviij{d}
Itm̃ paid the Joyner for mendinge the Cupbord
where the plate useth to be placed in the hall xvj{d}
Itm̃ spent uppon the Carpinters when they sett up
the gate postes & the gate and Rayles in Easte
smythfeld xv{d}
Itm̃ geven to wydowe Barbor for scowringe of o{r}
pewter vj{d}
Itm̃ paid to the Tyler for repac͠ons done by
him aboute the hall ix{s} vj{d}
Itm̃ paynter for payntinge the skreene in the
hall and for varnishinge the skreene postes & the
banner staves xl{s}
Itm̃ paid for a newe register boke to register
the M{rs} Accomptes and to the Paynter for
payntinge the Companyes Armes therein and the
firste greate Lett{r}[253] xxxvij{s} iiij{d}
Itm̃ paid to the officers for whippinge a
disobedient Apprentice vj{d}
Itm̃ paid for 12 wiflers staves iij{s}
Itm̃ paid to Hamlet Xpiãn[254] Carpinter for
takinge downe the old pale in Easte smythfeyld
over against Gomers howse & for settinge it up
agayne & for more pales & Rayles and for
removeinge the pales belonginge to Hamlettꝭ
yard to inlardge the waye there xxxij{s}
Itm̃ payd to Bricklayer for stuffe & workmanship
in underpinninge the new buyldinge aforesaid
and the house at the bridge end vij{s} ix{d}
Itm̃ paid to the Bricklayer for Playses
forges for underpininge his howse and
for underpininge the new pales there iij{li} xix{s}
Itm̃ paid for serch in the office of
statutes and rec͠og to see wheth{r} there
were any fyne or recognizance passed
whereby M{r} ffininges land to us
pˀferred to be sold mighte stand charged iij{s} iiij{d}
Itm̃ geven to M{r} ffyneinge in earnest
of the bargaine x{s}
Itm̃ paid to the Carpinter Plaisterer &
bricklayer for seelinge & foweringe[255] the
brushmakers howse & for foot pases for the
Chimneys of bothe the newe howses xxxv{s}
Itm̃ paid to the Carpinters for pˀtinge[256] the
gardens in Easte Smythfeyld xxvij{s}
Itm̃ paid for turninge & triminge of the
tapistrye Cushions iij{s} iiij{d}
Itm̃ paid to Isack the Carpinter for settinge
the Companyes standinges[257] in order &
for rep̃inge & augmentinge of the same xl{s}
Itm̃ paid to the Smyth for mendinge the
Lock & key of the hall dore xij{d}
Itm̃ paid for a padlock haspe & hinge for
the Celler dore x{d}

~Some~ totall of the Buyldinges
& Repac͠ons is Cxxiiij{li} x{s} iij{d}

[249] Christian.
[250] For whipping apprentices.
[251] Floors.
[252] These are the Company’s “colours,” and purchases of green and
white silk and ribbons occur almost every year in the accounts.
[253] This is the book from which these extracts are taken.
[254] Christian.
[255] Ceiling and (qy.) flooring.
[256] Parting, _i.e._, dividing with a fence.
[257] The Standings which were placed in the Street for the Company’s
use on Lord Mayor’s Day.

~Some~ totall of the rentes
and Repac͠ons togeth{r} is Cxlij{li} xiiij{s} vij{d}

~Some~ totall of all the money chardged
and received within the tyme of this pˀsent
Accompt That is to saye uppon the foote
of this Laste yeres Cxj{li} xij{s} ix{d.}
Also by the handes of M{r} Edward Rodes
second Governor xlvj{li} xv{s} viij{d}
and by the handes of M{r} Thomas Martin
youngest Governor Renter Cxv{li} xviij{s}
w{ch} sevˀall sommes beinge added
togeth{r} doe amounte in the wholl
to the somme of CClxxiiij{li} vj{s} v{d}

~Some totall~ of all the money }
disbursed and paid within the tyme }
of this pˀnt Accompt That is to saye }
by the handes of M{r} Edward Rodes }
second Governor Lxxxix{li} xij{s} }
iiij{d} And by the handes of M{r} } CCxlij{li} vj{s} xj{d}
Thom̄s Martin yongest Governor }
Cxlij{li} xiiij{s} vj{d} which said }
sevrˀall som̃es beinge added togeth{r} }
doe amount in the wholl to the som̃e of }

~So resteth~ uppon the foote of this }
pˀnte Accompte besydes the debtꝭ and }
Arrearages hereafter menc͠oned the } xxxvj{li} xix{s} vj{d}
somme of }

Then follows a list of arrearages of debts due from freemen and others for fines and quarterage unpaid, with which the year’s account closes.

The accounts for the ensuing years are very similar to the foregoing, and we shall now give sundry extracts of the more interesting items to be found in them.

1603-4. Itm̃ spent uppon a dinn{r} in the
hall when the Coronac͠on of the Kinge
was solempnized vij{li} iiij{d}
Itm̃ geven to the beadell for warninge
certayne disobedient pˀsons to the hall viij{d}
Itm̃ paid for o{r} seates in powles church
yard when we prayed for the kynge iij{s}

1604-5. Among various fines received this year occur--

Of Hughe ffell for not appearinge uppon summons xij{d}
Of Willm̃ Patrick for not appearinge uppon
summons ij{s}
Of Thomas Goodale for his fyne for not rydeinge
w{th} o{r} M{rs} to meet the Kingꝭ Ma{tie} x{s}
Of Nycholas Kellawaye for the Lyke offence x{s}
Of Robert Morrey for his fine for geveinge evell
report of a Broth{r} of this Company v{s}
Of John Udall for puttinge awaye his App̃ntice
w{th}out the M{rs} order x{s}
Of Abraham Renex for his fine for his absens from
Lectures x{s}
Of John Carre for his fine to this howse for his
evill practize in Surgery v{s}
Of Barker Browne for hanginge oute Basons on St.
Peters daye xij{d}

In this and many subsequent years occur entries of 10_s._ paid to the preacher of the sermon at St. Olave’s, Silver Street, on Election day as well as 1_s._ to the Clerk of that church, and 6_s._ for herbs and flowers.

Item geven to the Beadell & Porter for serch for
an hurt malefactor ij{s}

This would be a criminal wounded in some affray and who it was suspected was concealed by a Surgeon to be cured of his wounds--an offence against one of the Company’s by-laws.

Item geven to the Beadell for his paynes for
arrestinge Coates & Sebastian iij{s} iiij{d}
Item paid for 2 whippes for correction xiiij{d}
Item paid for 12 yardes of greene & white rybbin
when o{r} M{rs} rode to meete his Ma{tie} vj{s}
Item geven then to the Torch bearers to the
Porter & for wannes[258] xiij{s} vj{d}
Item spent the same night uppon a supper
uppon the Ryders & their wyves iij{li} xiij{s} x{d}
Item geven the Coock at the Winmill then vj{d}
Item geven to John a Lee to buy him a shirt ij{s} vj{d}
Item paid for mendeinge the hower glasse xij{d}
Paid to o{r} Armorer for scowringe of o{r} Arm lvj{s} vj{d}
Item paid for 3 vizors vj{s}

[258] Wands.

1605-6. At this period the Court and Livery numbered together but fifty-nine persons.

Item paid on the Lo: Maiors daye in the morninge
for suger & Cloves for the Burnt wyne iij{s} ij{d}
Item pᵭ for arrestinge of wydowe Ebbes an
abuser of the Arte of Surgery ij{s}
Item paid for his Matꝭ picture by order
of Court of Assistantꝭ iiij{li}

1606-7. Twelve of the Yeomanry were this year taken into the Livery, of whom eleven paid £5 each and the other £2.

1607-8. Fines were received:--

Of Xp̃ofer Stopforth for settinge upp shopp
before he had served one yeare jorneyman vj{s} viij{d}
Item of Thomas Allen for wearinge a
faulinge band in his Lyverye xij{d}

Falling bands (which are described in Planche’s Cyclopedia of Costume) were considered by the Court an “excess of apparel,” then rigorously suppressed. Thomas Allen, here referred to, was Warden 1620-1-2, and was the first Master of Dulwich College.

Item of Andrew Wheatley for waytinge in his
Lyverye in a hatt and a faulinge band ij{s}

Henry John Bushe presented an Apprentice. This is noted as being the earliest instance of a double Christian name in the Company’s books.

Item paid for 108 flemish ells of tapestrye
the xxvj{th} of March at x{s} pˀ ell liiij{li}
Item bought a pece of Blacke buckaram to
make Coote for correction of Appr̃ xj{s}

This coat (popularly known as the “bulbeggar”) was a garment somewhat like a sack with apertures for the eyes and arms, which was put over the head and body of the person appointed to flog an unruly apprentice, who was thereby prevented from identifying his castigator. See more fully as to this in the amusing foot note on p. 423, Vol. I, of Herbert’s Livery Companies.

Item paid to Braye y{e} informer the xj{th}
of Maye for 9 informations[259] 9 fees
xxx{s} for drawinge the 9 informations
and inrowlinge xxij{s} vj{d} for 4
subpenas viij{s} and the Barons
hand iiij{s} vj{d} iij{li} v{s}
Item paid to the Joyners for the frames
of the xxiiij chayres @ xxij{d} a pece ij{li} iiij{s}
Item payd for 8 muscovye skynnes the 2 of
June at xij{s} vj{d} a pece for the
makinge of the chayres v{li}
Item payd for the frame of a chaire for
the maister vj{s}
Item payd to Blanye for makinge upp y{e}
coate for correction of Apprentices viij{s}
Item paid to the uphoulster for making upp
all the chayres and fynding some thingꝭ
to them as appeareth by his bill xix{th}
of June vj{li}
Item paid the xxx{th} of June for xix yardꝭ
of greene Kerseye for curtaines at
4{s} vj{d} the yarde iiij{li} v{s} vj{d}
Item paid for a fair wallenut tree table viij{li}
Item paid for a Clocke bought the second
of August v{li}

[259] Against persons practising Barbery or Surgery and not free of
the Company.

The new room in the Bulwark, which formed the upper end of the Hall where the Master sat, was built at this period, the accounts containing many items of payment for Builders’ work connected with that room.

1608-9. The rents received this year for the Company’s property at Holborn Bridge, Conyhoop Lane, Walbrook, Tower Street, “Mugwell” Street, East Smithfield, Moorfields and Swan Alley amounted to £130 17_s._ 4_d._

Item paid to y{e} Shrife’s officer for his
attendaunce to carry Humphry Gorston &
W{m} Wright to the Counter[260] ij{s} vj{d}
Item paid to the Clarke for making cleane the hall ij{s}
Item for moing the grasse in y{e} backe yard &
Cariing away xx{d}
Item for weedinge y{e} Stone yard and making it cleane xij{d}
1609-10. Item paid for seatꝭ in Paules Church
yarde on the daie of Gowries Conspiracye iij{s} iiij{d}

[260] Compter in Wood Street.

This day (5th August) was for some years observed in thanks-giving, to commemorate the escape of James I from assassination by the Earl of Gowrie (see Chambers’ Book of Days, Vol. II, p. 178).

Item gyven to a poore broosen boye xij{d}
Item paid to the mynister of Garlick hill
church for reading service on my lord
Mayors daye ij{s} vj{d}
Item paid for bread and beere for the Bargmen
in the morning before wee went out iiij{s}
Item paid to the Drummer and ffyfe xv{s}
Item paid to the Cornettꝭ xxxj{s}
Item paid to M{r} of the Barge iij{li}
Item gyven to the maydes where wee take boate ij{s}
Item gyven to the sexton of the churche xij{d}
Item gyven that night to the Bargemen to drincke ij{s}
Item paid for drinck fetched to the Barge xvj{d}
Item paid two Taverne Billꝭ that daie ij{li} vij{s} ix{d}
Item gyven to the Mayde of the howse by Consent xij{d}
Item paid for Cakꝭ and Roles iiij{s}
Item paid for a Lanthorne to hange out
before the hall Gate iij{s} iiij{d}
Item paid for cuttinge of the vyne & for
nayles and Lether v{s} vj{d}
Item paid for a Roome to laye Gees goodes in
and for Carryinge thereof the distresse to
the hall and spent upon the Constable when I made ij{s} vj{d}

The power of distraint for non-payment of fines, etc., was granted to the Company by their By-laws, the warrant was signed by the Master and executed by the Beadle, with the assistance of a constable.

1612-13. Item paid for herbes at sevˀall tymes
on tewsdaies Courtꝭ to strowe the howse xij{d}
Item paid the 11{th} daie of September 1612
for washinge of the pictures xxj{s}
1615-16. Laid out about obteyninge of the
plate & followinge the Theves x{li} xix{s} iiij{d}

An account of this robbery, and the apprehension and execution of the thieves, will be found on p. 208.

1616-17. For mending the great bible vj{d}
1617-18. Paid for Torches Ribbins & Whifflers
staves the xv{th} of September when the
masters went to mete the Kinge j{li} xix{s} iiij{d}
Gyven unto Thomas Shaw to release him out
of Prison xxx{s}
To Presson[261] in his last sicknes at
severall tymes xx{s}
Gyven by order of Court to apparell Presson’s
sonne xxij{s}
Paid the rent of the Water xxx{s}
Paid unto Browne the Armorer for his yeares fee xiij{s} iiij{d}
Paid for two spitt wheeles & mendinge the Jack xviij{d}
Paid for a dore in East Smithfeild & mendinge
the pryvie howse bords x{s} vj{d}
1618-19. Paid for sending childeren to virgynia ij{s}

[261] Preston was the Porter or Under Beadle.

This sum would not send out many children; for a notice of the Virginia scheme see p. 121.

Paid for our seatꝭ on the daie of thankꝭgyveinge
for the Recovery of his Ma{ties} Sicknes iij{s} iiij{d}
Paid for M{r} Aldermans Picture iij{li}

This would be a portrait of Alderman Proby, Master in 1615, and Lord Mayor in 1622.

For a muskett furnished sent to Ireland xxiij{s} vj{d}
1619-20. P{d} for sendinge the childeren
to virgynia ij{s} ij{d}
1620-21. Paid by precept towardꝭ the
disburseinge of the 5000{li} gyven to
the Palsgrave[262] xxx{li}
1621-2. Paid unto the Clarke of the
Ironmongers fora Copie of the Irish
accomptꝭ & the Acquittaunce iij{s}
Paid for sendinge childeren to virgynia ij{s} ij{d}
Item paid for three black Jackꝭ of leather xj{s}
P{d} for mendinge the Rapper of the hall gate vj{d}
1622-3. Gyven by a Court of Assistantꝭ unto
the Clarks maid towardꝭ her marriage ij{li}
Paid by consent for a noyse of Trumpetꝭ
on the Lord Maiors daie xxv{s}

[262] Frederick V, Elector Palatine--son-in-law of James I.

Sir Peter Proby was Lord Mayor this year.

1623-4. Received of the Companie of
Ironmongers for the Irishe plantac͠on
being o{r} pˀt of the 5 division xj{li} ix{s} vj{d}

The Recorder had a yearly “fee” of £6 in this and many subsequent years, most probably to secure his friendship towards the Company.

[Footnote: The initial letter ~T~ is reduced from one in the Audit Book, 1623-4.]

In 1623 occurs the last entry of the Company keeping “Gowries day.”

1625-6. Received of John Pinder for his
comeinge into the Livery who hath byn
once Warden of the Yeomanrye xl{s}
Of Edward Charley for his comeinge into
the Livery haveing not byn Warden of
the Yeomanry v{li}
Paid to Thomas Bourne a poore Scholler
by order of Court iij{li}

Every year about this period is an entry for wooden Trenchers, generally a gross of them, and the cost about 6_s._

There are also many entries for “boat hire”; whenever a journey was taken it seems to have nearly always been on the river, and only on rare occasions is horse hire mentioned.

1626-7. Given by order of Court amongst miserable
poore people xl{s}

The cost of obtaining the Charter this year, as appears by the detailed account amounted to £168 19_s._ 8_d._

1627-8. Paid unto to Mercer for Taffitaes to
make the banners streamers and Ancient xviij{li} vj{s} viij{d}
Given the worke men that made the flaggs
to drinck ij{s}
Paid M{r} Babb and M{r} Withers uppon consent
for their painting the Auncient 2 Streamers
2 bannors and 10 bannorettꝭ and the quarter
for Scotland in the kingꝭ armes and likewise
for painting those flagg staves xv{li}
Paid for silke and fringe for the flaggs to
M{r} March in Cornhill vij{s} vj{d}
Given by consent to a poore souldier that
shewed a Mandrake to this Courte v{s}

The root of the mandrake is said to bear a resemblance to the human form, and the “poore souldier” was not disappointed when he thought that by laying such a professional curiosity before the Barber-Surgeons, he would receive a benevolence.

Paid unto the Chamᵬlaine of London for the
Kings use as by precept ccclx{li}
Paid and disbursed for takeing downe and
carryeing of King Henrye the 8 picture
to White hall for the Kinge to see and
bringeing it back and setting it up againe xij{s}

James I in 1617 borrowed this picture, his letter demanding it is still at Barbers’ Hall, and it would appear by this entry that his son Charles did the same; the wonder is that we have still got it, after running two such risks.

1628-9. Paid M{r} Greene the Gouldsmith for
the silver and makeing of 4 new Garlandꝭ
as pˀ bill xx{li}

These Garlands, the most elegant in the City, are still worn by the Master and Wardens on Court days.

ffor an hundred of sweete briers xiiij{d} for
rosemary ij{s} violettꝭ and strawberryes iiij{d}
and nayles ij{d} iij{s} viij{d}

Imagine sweetbriar with rosemary, violets, and strawberries in a garden in Monkwell Street in this present year of grace!

1629 30. Given to M{r} Greenebury painter for new
amending M{r} fferebras picture and to his man
for bringing it home x{s} vj{d}
Spent that day wee attended S{r} John Cooke
secretarye of State as concerneing one Dupont a
frenchmen recomended from the Lordꝭ of the privey
Councell to practise in the cure of the pockꝭ vij{d}
Given to M{r} Secretary Cookes man upon the returne
of o{r} answere to him of Duponts insufficiencye
in the cureing the pockꝭ ij{s}
Given to Edward Downes a poor barbar by order of Court x{s}
Given by order of Court to John Blackwell barbar
towardꝭ his losse by fier at Wood streete corner xl{s}
Paid in December to the Gardner for 2 daies worke
cuting and nayleing the vines ij{s} viij{d}
Paid for a dozen of double woodbines and 25 sweete
briers ix{s} iiij{d}
Paid to a woeman for 3 dayes weeding the gravell
and Stone walke ij{s} viij{d}
Paid to William Brice for 4 daies at ij{s} vj{d} x{s}
Paid to him for halfe a daye w{ch} he grumbled for j{s} iij{d}

1630-1. In this year the trades of the masters binding apprentices are recorded, there being 48 barbers, 22 surgeons, 9 tailors, 5 diers, 1 drawer, 3 butchers, 1 merchant, 1 sempster, 1 grocer, 1 thridman, 1 brewer, 1 stocking seller, 1 sheeregrinder, and 26 unclassed; these latter were most probably either barbers or surgeons.

Given to Edward Pardoe and his wiefe lieing in prison x{s}
Given to Marshall Petoe for his elegies on M{r} Banckꝭ
his funerall daie by order of Court x{s}

Petoe was a City poet who wrote a dirge upon Queen Elizabeth, and a few other not very cheerful compositions.

1631-2. This year the Livery fines were raised, those who had served the office of warden of the Yeomanry paying £7 and all others £10.

Of the masters taking apprentices this year, 55 were barbers, 31 surgeons, 15 tailors, 8 dyers, 3 stocking sellers, 3 button makers, 1 button loope maker, 2 chaundlers, 1 sempster, 1 butcher, 1 carpenter, 1 bookbinder, 1 wheelwright, 1 glass seller, 1 grocer, 1 merchant, and 1 was unclassed.

Paid for our Dynner the 14th of June and other
Expencꝭ for those Assistantꝭ that attended the
Lordꝭ of the Councell when the Phisitians
complayned to have obteyned the viewinge of
o{r} Pacients in daunger of death xlvj{s} vj{d}
Paid to a Smith for mending and refreshinge of
the Clock xv{s}
Paid for 8 fyrre poales to beare up the vynes iij{s} viij{d}
Paid for Nayles and Prymeinge the Vynes iij{s} viij{d}
Paid for 3{li} of plaster of parris ix{d}

1632-3. This year the sum of £343 1_s._ 5_d._ was expended in the erection of a Gallery and a Granary over it in the Inner Stone Yard, the Granary being for the storage of the City corn. The details of all the expenses about this business are given and the following are a few extracts therefrom:--

~Imprimis~ paid to Thomas Doorebarre
Tymberman for a C of Deales at 7{li} 10{s}
the C and 18 Loadꝭ and 27 foote of tymber
at 36{s} the Load as pˀ bill xl{li} xvj{s} vj{d}
Paid to the Turnor for turneing the 6 great
Collumbs at 9{s} a peece as pˀ bill liiij{s}
Paid alsoe to the Turner for turneing 4 postꝭ
& 25 ballisters for the stayres as by bill xvj{s}
Paid to Thomas Stanley Mason for squareing and
layeinge of 630 foote of old stone in the
Gallerye the stone stepps to the Granary the
Capitalls and pedistalls of stone in the
fronte the 6 bases the large sonne dyall
& the little dyall as pˀ bill xl{li}
Paid to John Jeames Carver for Cuttinge
the Companyes Armes in stonne iiij{li}
Paid to Nathaniell Glover Dyall maker for
paynting the great Sunne Dyall the
Companyes Armes in Stone & layeinge in
Oyle Collour the inscripc͠on of the M{r}
and Wardens names the sume of iij{li} x{s}
Paid to the Cittyes Bricklayer to viewe
the foundac͠on of o{r} Bricke wall to
the Granarye iiij{s}
Paid to John ffowler Bricklayer for tyleing
9 ten foote squares & 1 quarter & tenn
foote at 18{s} a square & for 9 Roddꝭ &
51 foote 10 ynches of bricke worke at
6{li} the Rodd & for 5 Rodd & 119 foote
9 ynches of the lower Bricke worke at
4{li} the Rodd cometh to lxxxv{li} xiij{s} ij{d}
Paid to Thomas Aldridge Plasterer for 155
yardꝭ of lyme & hayre layd on the Brick
walls at 3{d} ob[263] the yard And for
312 yardꝭ & 6 foote of lathed worke layd
with lyme & haire at 9{d} ob. the yard
And for whiteing & sizeinge that worke
w{ch} was more then the Bargaine As by
bill appeareth xvj{li} xviij{s} iiij{d}
Paid to Edward Spencer Plumber for 52C 3
quarters and 1 pound of lead at 14{s}
the C 54{li} & a half of Sauder at 9{d}
the pound And for Plumbers worke &
Carriage of the Lead as pˀ bill xlj{li} iij{s} iiij{d}
1633-4. Given to Mondayes widow whoe
pˀsented a guift to this Courte The booke
of The Surveigh of London beinge in folio xxx{s}

[263] ob. = obolus, a halfpenny.

This was the widow of Anthony Munday, the author of many City pageants, and of the Edition of Stowe’s Survey, which his widow “presented” to the Court _in exchange for 30s._

Given by order of the 29 Aprill to the Keepers
of The xchaunge to put downe Mountabanck bills x{s}

These were quack surgeons’ advertisements; the Royal Exchange seems to have been a favourite place for their exhibition, as there are various other entries to a like effect.

Paid to M{r} Treswell Harrold painter for
the amendinge & paintinge of o{r} fflaggꝭ
that were torne and ruyned by the weather
as pˀ bill iiij{li} v{s}

The following entries relate to the Company’s “provision of corn.”

Paid for a Bushell a halfe bushell a Peck
and a halfe peck measures and bringinge
them to the hall xj{s} iij{d}
Paid for a Roape for the Jynn vj{s} v{d}
Paid for a great Iron Beame & Scales to
weyghe Corne xxvj{s}
Paid for new Leaden waightꝭ waighing CCC{li}
viz{t} 5 halfe hundrede waight 1 quartern
1 halfe quarterne 1 seaven pounde 1 foure
pounde 1 twoe pounde 1 pound 1 halfe pound
& 1 quarter of a pound waightꝭ at 16{s} 8{d}
pˀ C. comes to l{s}
Paid for a Skreene for the Corne xj{s}
Paid for a sacke for that Skreene iij{s}
Payd for the Carryage of the great Skreene for
Corne w{ch} the Companye did not like of ij{s} vj{d}
Paid for twoe hand treys to sell meale by
in y{e} mˀket xvj{d}
Paid for a Ballattinge boxe & Bullettꝭ xl{s}
Disbursed in chargꝭ about the 4 Condempned
Lancashire woemen that were brought to
o{r} Hall by the Kingꝭ Comaũnd to be searched
the sume of x{s} vj{d}

These women were examined to ascertain if any were pregnant, that if so their execution might be stayed.

1634-5. Paid to S{r} Willm̃ St. George Herrauld
at his genˀall visitat̃on for the severell
Companies Armes in London the sume of
iij{li} vj{s} viij{d} as his ffee &
xx{s} amongst his Clerkꝭ iiij{li} vj{s} viij{d}

The Company paid £16 “ship-money” this year.

Paid to the Clocke Smith for mendinge the Clock iij{s}

This entry is curious, being the transition name of a trade; the blacksmiths were originally the clockmakers (_see_ p. 399); here we have the “clock smith” and later on the “clock maker.”

The records obtained from the Guildhall and the Tower to which reference is made in the following extracts, and which are preserved in a vellum book (still in the possession of the Company) were made by William Colet, here called “Colley.” The record from the Tower has been already fully referred to on p. 29, etc.

Paid for searchinge in the Threasury at Guildhall
and for a Coppy of Richard le Barbars beinge
chosen M{r} to governe the Companye for one yeare
Intrat in Libro C. folio 96, and in the second
yeare of Edward the Second Also in Libro H folio
73. Thomas Boyvell & Willm̃ Osney sworne M{rs}
for one yeare to rule the Company in the first
yeare of Richard the second x{s}
Paid the ffee for search in the Roles in the Towre
of London for the Companies antiquitye x{s}
Paid for a Coppy of o{r} Companies auncient
Ordynances out of those Roles The Eleaventh of
Richard the second xij{s} vj{d}
Paid to M{r} Colley at twoe tymes for his
extraordinary paynes in searchinge x{s}
Paid to M{r} Riley for his paynes there ij{s} vj{d}
Paid & given for a search & Coppye out of the
Herrauldꝭ Office of our Companies beinge the
17{th} in precedency at their visitac͠on 1568 x{s}
Given to the Porter at the Herrauldꝭ office that
day o{r} hearinge was betwixt us and the
Talloughchandlers ij{s} vj{d}
1635-6. Spent when M{r} Inigo Jones the Kinges
Surveyor came to view the back ground xj{s} vj{d}
Given to M{r} Mason that drew y{e} plotꝭ for
y{e} Theater xl{s}

1636-7. In the previous year £480 had been paid in respect of the building of the Anatomical Theatre and this year a further sum of £242 17_s._ 4_d._ This was exclusive of the cost of digging for the foundations which the Company did by their own labourers, whom they paid 16_d._ per day each. It was the practice of the Company to allow each workman engaged, whether labourers or mechanics, 1_d._ a day for “breakfast money,” and this was paid to the “chandler” for them.

Amongst the expenses incurred about the Theatre were these:--

Spent by water at tymes when wee went to M{r}
Surveigher (Inigo Jones) about the Theater vj{s} j{d}
Paid to M{r} Wilson a Mason to Measure Stanleys
worke in the Theater & spent then xiij{s} ix{d}
Given to Robert Butler and John Pullen for their
measureing the Theater xl{s}

The expenses connected with the Building of the New or Great Parlour, and the Gallery next the Theatre, were this year £263 7_s._ 7_d._

Paid to widᵭ Lucas for an iron money box for
the M{rs} xx{s}

This quaint old box is still in use as the “Poor’s box.”[264]

[264] See head piece to Chapter on “Charities.”

1637-8. The Wardens received £188 10_s._ 0_d._ from 41 members of the Company by way of gift to the Building fund; the names of the donors are all set out in the book.

Recẽd for the old Rustie Armo{r} and Gunnes
the som̃e of ij{li} xvj{s} ij{d}
P{d} for Linckes & torches at the awdite
day night & Lo: Maiors day night ij{s} iij{d}
Paid for mendinge and pitchinge the
3 Blacke Jacks iij{s}

The Company paid £30 being three years’ contribution to the repair of St. Paul’s, due August, 1638. £224 0_s._ 3_d._ was also paid in respect of the building of the Theatre.

1638-9. ~The charge~ and settinge upp o{r}
bookes and auntient Manuscriptꝭ in o{r} new Library.
Paid for 36 yardꝭ of chaine at 4{d} the yard &
36 yards at 3{d} ob. the yard cometh to xxij{s} vj{d}
Paid to the Coppersmith for castinge 80 brasses
to fasten the Chaines to the bookes xiij{s} iiij{d}
To porters at sevˀall tymes to carry these
bookꝭ ij{s}
Paid to the bookebynders for new byndinge 15
bookꝭ xlviij{s} vj{d}
Paid for Claspinge 19 large & small bookꝭ &
fasteninge all the brasses to the iron chaines
to Threescore & foure bookꝭ in the Library,
new bosses for two great bookꝭ 8{s} setting on
old bosses j{s} mending ould Claspes ij{s} xxxj{s} viij{d}
Paid for makeinge Ringes swiffles & fittinge all
the iron chaines xij{s}
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~Som~ is vj{li} xviij{s}
=======================

1639-40. Paid 2 fifteens towardꝭ Midletons
water[265] vj{s}
Given to the Recorders Clerke that the ffrenchmen
might not take the body from Tyborne ij{s} vj{d}

[265] The New River water.

1640-1. Paid to the Tellers of the Exchequer in
8{ber} 1640 for y{e} Kings use 400 0 0
Paid and given to M{r} Davies man ij{s} and the
water men and Porters to bring King Charles figure
in Brasse to the hall 0 4 6

This Bust of the King was set up in the Theatre.

1641-2. There were seventy-three liverymen on the roll this year, and the Court numbered thirty-three in addition.

Paid to Edward Cock Painter for mending the pictures
& frames of Queene Eliʒ. S{r} Peter Probye Sarjeant
Balthrop and blacking Gilding Apollo 1 2 0

~Disbursed~ at the Kings enterteynem{t} in London the 25{th} of
November 1641.
Paid for a peece of rich Taffitae to make a pendant 0 18 0
P{d} for Greene Perpetuana for the 18 ffootemen 9 4 0
P{d} for white lace to sett on those suites 1 11 4
P{d} for white and greene ribaning as by bill 3 16 0
P{d} in the morning for buttred sack 8{s} buns 3{s}
butter 3{li} ij{s} beere & bread 4{s} 0 17 0
P{d} for the Companies dinner at the Castle that daye 6 8 0
P{d} to M{r} Berisford taylor for making 6 suites
tape & thread 1 2 0
Paid to M{r} Ball taylor for making 12 suites 2 4 0
P{d} to M{r} Treswell the Harrould Painter 2 12 0
P{d} for the Pendaunt Staffe and 18 trunchions 0 9 0
P{d} to a porter to watch the standings and candles 0 3 6
to workemen to drink 0 0 6
ffor making 18 greene flatt capps 0 18 0
ffor 3 dozen of torches that night 2 8 0
for hier of three blewe clothes and porteridge 0 16 6
To Richardson a porter 0 2 0
Paid by consent towards the 18 ffootmens suppers 1 0 0
Paid for John Perkins his scarfe that beare our Pendant
with our Coate of armes 1 0 0
Paid M{r} Dorebare Carpinter for boards and setting
upp and taking downe and cariage of our standings 4 8 0
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~Sume~ is 39 17 10
=========

1642-3. Paid into the Chamber of London for Ireland 400 0 0
Paid into the Committees at Grocers Hall for releife
of Ireland 50 0 0
Paid the Companies viij{li} weakly assessment for
12 weekes 96 0 0
Paid the 9{th} August 1642 for one Silver Canne given to
Docto{r} Chamberlaine for his anatomye Lecture vj{li}
and to the Porter that brought things from thence j{s}
& to Docto{r} Meverells man j{s} when he sent Cafferius
Placentius his booke of Anatomye w{ch} he gave to the
Librarye 6 2 0
Paid for 60 yards of Chaine for bookes in the Librarye
at 4{d} p. yard 1 0 0
P{d} to the Copper Smith for 60 brasses 0 10 0
To the Claspmaker for setting on 32 brasses 0 8 0

1644-5. Wee charge ourselves with foure hundred
and five pounds received of S{r} Iohn Wollaston
and the rest of the Thrẽrs at warres by order of
the Comittee of Parliam{t} for the Army for
furnishing xxvij Chyrurgians Chests & Instrumt{s}
for S{r} Thomas ffairfax his Armie CCCCv{li}

The Company were bound under precepts directed to them, to press Surgeons for the Army and to provide them each with a Medicine chest and Instruments value £15. It is a remarkable circumstance that the Parliament should have _paid_ the money to the Company for this service, a proceeding contrary to the practice then in vogue.

At this time it appears that the indebtedness of the Company to various creditors for monies lent to enable them to meet the demands of the authorities amounted to no less a sum than £2,633 4_s._ This was borrowed at 6, 7 and 8 per cent. interest upon the seal of the house; the Company had pawned the best of their ancient plate to satisfy the rapacity of the King and the army, and the following pitiful entry speaks volumes--

Paid for the hyre of 4 Cupps for the elecc͠on 0 2 0

1645-6. Money was raised by granting annuities thus--

Wee charge ourselves with Twoe hundred pounds rec̃d of M{r}
Nichãs Heath for an Annuitye of xxvj{li} for tenn yeares CC{li}
Paid for one newe black Jack 0 5 0
Paid for amending two old black Jacks 0 2 6
Paid for two douzen of sawcers 0 12 0
Paid for 15 dozen of Trenchers 0 6 7
P{d} the Lord Maiors Officers as a fine for the Rubbish
lyeing in the Streete 0 2 0

The indebtedness of the Company this year amounted to £2,847 18_s._ 10_d._

1646-7. ffor mending the Corrector twice 0 3 0

The apprentices must have been especially troublesome this year.

1647-8. Given to Richard Greenburye Workeman to this
house towards his inlargement out of prison 2 0 0

Mr. Greenbury had often been employed by the Company as a portrait painter, and it is delightful to notice their kindly regard for him in both his and their evil days.

1648-9. In 1644 the Company had pawned their plate, but seem to have redeemed it within the next year or two, for under this year we read that plate to the value of £297 11_s._ 8_d._ was _absolutely_ sold to Mr. Thomas Madox, Goldsmith, and other plate was pledged with Mr. John Browne for £250.

Paid for our seates in S{t} Paulls Church on
Thancksgiving day for the Northerne Victorye 0 7 0
Paid for the same on a day of humiliac͠on for a
blessing on the treatie w{th} his then Ma{tie} 0 7 0

1649-50. Paid for o{r} Seates at Christchurch the
Thancsgiving day for the Irish Victorye 0 3 0
Paid for cakes and ale for the Livery on that day
at y{e} hall 0 4 4

The expenses of ~Lord Mayor’s~ day were as follows:--

Paid for Ribbon for the Whifflers Officers & Bargemen 1 4 4
ffor eight staves 0 2 0
Paid to Edward Soare Barge M{r} 3 15 0
Paid to the Trumpetts that came to the hall voluntarilye 0 10 0
Given to the Clarke & sexton of S{t} James Church
Garlick hith 0 2 6
Given to the Porter at Baynards castle 0 1 6
Paid to the Drum̃e & Phiffe 0 12 0
Given to the Watermen to drinck 0 2 6
More for beare for the Watermen 0 0 6
ffor 8 dozen of cakes & 3 dozen of other bread 0 11 0
Paid for foure pounds of butter 0 3 4
Paid the Grocers bill and Vinteners bill for a potac͠on
for the Liverye in y{e} morning 1 3 6
Given to the Servants of the Taverne 0 2 6
ffor washing linnen & making cleane the hall 0 11 6
Paid the Butler for his attendance 0 10 0
Paid for hyre for 3 dozen of Napkins 0 4 0
ffor hier of Pewter 0 10 0
Given to the Stewards by order of Court 8 0 0
Paid for cords 0 0 4

It was the custom for the Stewards to provide the Livery dinner, and the £8 was an allowance made by the Company towards the cost of the dinner.

Paid in exchange of clip̃d & counterfitt money 0 16 6
Given by order of Court to widᵭ Morgan towards the
apparelling her sonne to bee placed an Appñtice 1 10 0

On the 1st November, 1649, the Company attended a Thanksgiving service at Christchurch, and later on they were present at the same place for a “Humilation day for Ireland.”

1650-1. Paid for a large Banner of the Armes of England
and Ireland and mending the old Banners 6 17 6

This “mending the old banners” was really taking out the Royal arms and inserting those of the Commonwealth, and was done under compulsion by order of Oliver Cromwell.

Paid to Greenburye for painting the Picture of M{r} Edward
Arris and Doctor Charles Scarborough & Anathomye 9 10 0

This fine picture is preserved at Barbers’ Hall.

On October 8th, 1650, the Company attended a Thanksgiving at Christchurch, for a victory at Dunbar.

1652-3. On Lord Mayor’s day the ribbons for the whifflers were 30 yards of white 6_d._ ribbon, and 30 yards of green 8_d._ ribbon.

The Company were present at one Humiliation and two Thanksgiving Services this year.

1653-4. Paid for hire of a greene cloth to lay over the
Rayle of our standing in Paulls Churchyard when the
Lord Protector was enterteined by the Citie at Grocers
hall 0 12 6
To the Butler for his attendance then 0 10 0
ffor the hire of a Case of Knives then 0 1 0
Paid for Cakes and wine 7{s} and for attendance ij{s} 0 9 0
Paid to M{r} Dorebarre Carpinter for fitting the standing
and doeing other worke as by twoe bills appeare 7 10 0
Paid for washing the Table Lynnen and making cleane the
Hall on y{t} day 0 11 6
Paid to M{r} Dorebarre Carpinter for the newe building
next the newe gate of the hall according to agreement 120 0 0

The liabilities of the Company to Creditors for money borrowed amounted to £2,386 13_s._ 10-1/2_d._

1655-6. ffor a large Mapp of the World on the Chymney
in the long Parlour 2 10 0
1657-8. Payd for thinges to p{r}serve the Robes and
Carpettꝭ from mothes 0 5 0
Paid for a paire of Gloves p{r}sented to M{r} Secondary
Trottman by order of Court 1 10 0
1658-9. To the Herauld Painter for severall Armes in the
new Booke of Charters and ordinances 2 0 0
Paid the Clerke for Velome bindinge and other charges
about that Booke 0 13 0

This book, very handsomely illuminated, is preserved at the Hall.

The Great Account Book ends here, and the next one embraces the years 1659 to 1674.

1659-60. Payd by order of a Court of Assistantꝭ into
the Chamber of London o{r} proporc͠on of 10000{li}
to be raysed by the Companies of London to be sent
as a Guift to the Kinge[266] 96 0 0
Payd M{r} Phinees Bill for Cloathes for the ffootemen
att the Kinges Entertainem{t} in the Cittie when hee
came first into the Kingdome 20 0 0
ffor 4 peices of Greene & white Ribbon
for the Horsemen and footemen that day 3 12 0
ffor 24 Staves for the ffootemen 0 8 0
Payd to the Herauld Painter for a new Pendent and
the Kingꝭ Armes 11 15 0
ffor payntinge the ffootemens staves 0 8 8
Payd for a Dynner for the Horsemen that day 3 1 6
Payd ffor 4 peeces of Greene & white Ribbon the
5{th} of July for the ffootemen &c when the Kinge
dyned at Guildhall 3 12 0
ffor a breakefast for the Livery that day 0 10 4
ffor three Staves for the Attendantꝭ that day 0 1 0
ffor a Dynner for the horsemen that day 4 6 7
ffor a Dynner for the Livery that day 5 3 2
ffor the Trompeterꝭ that day 1 12 0
Payd the Cookes Bill upon a Thancksgivinge day
the 10{th} of May 4 8 7
The Vintnerꝭ Bill that day 1 7 0
Spent att the Miter on choyce of my Lord Maio{r} 0 12 6
Expended in Attendance on the Duke of Yorkes Secretary att
severall tymes to frustrate the designe of the Apothecaries 0 13 4
1660-1. Payd by order of a Co{rt} of Assistantꝭ into the
Chamber of London o{r} proporc͠on towards makeinge of
pageantꝭ 48 0 0

[266] Charles II at the Restoration.

This refers most probably to the rejoicings in June, 1660, when the City entertained Charles II, the Dukes of York and Gloucester, and other persons of quality.

ffor strowingꝭ on the Elecc͠on day 0 1 8

These were herbs, etc., spread over the floor of the Hall, and flowers strewed by the maids in the street in front of the Company as they went to church.

1661-2. This year there were 158 Liverymen, of whom 29 were on the Court.

To a Couple of Serjantꝭ to Arrest severall pˀsons
that used the Art of Shaveinge in this Citty
and not beinge ffreemen of this Company 0 15 0
To S{r} W{m} Wylde for his advice upon a Declarac͠oon
ag{t} those pˀsons 1 0 0
Payd the Attorneys Bill in that Businesse 3 13 6

1662-3. ~August~ 26{th} 1662 att the Kinge & Queenes cominge
by water to London (from Hampton Court to Whitehall)

Spent lookeinge after a barge 0 1 6
The Bargemans Bill 8 0 0
To the Trompeters 3 0 0
ffor 74 yards of white & Greene Ribbon att 6{d} pˀ yard 1 17 0
The Vintners Bill att the 3 Tunnes att Breakefast 3 16 0
Butlers Bill that day 2 1 2
Beadles Bill that day for expenses 0 12 1
Cookes Bill that day 4 8 7
Vinteners Bill at the Sunne that day 3 3 8
ffor 4 douzen Bottles of Ale that day 0 14 10
To the Clerke at Garlicke Hithe Church that day 0 2 6

~Lord Mayors Day.~

The Bargemans breakefast 0 2 6
To the Bargeman & 11 men 4 8 0
ffor 84 yards of Ribbon att 6{d} pˀ yard 2 2 0
Michells bill for Cordage, &c. 0 2 2
ffor washinge the Table Lynnen & makeinge cleane the
hall then 0 11 6
The Butlers ffee then 0 13 4
The Vintners Bill for Breakefast 3 8 0
The Beadles Bill for Tabaccoe that day 0 3 8
To the Sexton of Garlicke hithe Church that day 0 2 6
To the porter att Baynards Castle 0 1 6
To the Trompeters then 2 5 0
ffor 8 douzen of cakes then 0 8 0
ffor 6 Staves for the Whiflers then 0 2 0

This year also the Company rode to “meete the Russia Embassadour” and the charges for this are set out in the accounts.

The Company employed counsel and presented a petition against the granting of a Charter to the Physicians; this business involved several meetings at taverns and some presents to the Duke of York’s Secretary, who seems to have espoused the cause of the Barber-Surgeons.

ffor makeinge presipientia to be præscientia in the
Bason and Tankerd 0 1 6

This would be the correction of an engraver’s mistake in the Company’s motto on some silver plate.

ffor paintinge the staves for the Companyes Colo{rs}
and 4 windowes of the Granary 1 10 0
ffor makeinge cleane of severall pictures 0 17 0
ffor two Silver Salts 2 2 0
ffor mendinge Erasmus statute 0 3 0
ffor a large Chamber pott 0 5 6

1663-4. Received of the Governours Assistants and Livery
towards the Building of a Barge with other necessaryes
thereunto belonging 178 0 0

A considerable sum was again spent in opposing the Physician’s Charter, Sir Wm. Scroggs, Mr. Pollexfen, Mr. Serjeant Glyn, Mr. Phillips, and Sir Orlando Bridgeman being the Company’s counsel.

ffor mẽding King Henry the 8{ths} cupp 0 2 0
To a Serjeant to arrest M{r} Arnold for refusing to
take a fine for the Cloathing and entring the Acc͠on 0 5 4
To M{r} Banes the Attorney his ffee 0 2 6
To Peter Smith [the Beadle] for his expences to ketch
M{r} Arnold 0 2 6

The Company spent a large sum on their Barge and Barge house; all the details are in the accounts, but the following extracts will suffice:--

To Henry fforty for makeing the Barge 115 0 0
ffor Calicoe for the Watermens Suites 3 5 0
ffor Staining the Coates 2 15 0
ffor makeing 20 Suites and Capps at 4{s} 6{d} each 4 10 0
To Henry fforty for triming the Barge Curting Rods
&c v{t} pˀ Bill 2 0 0
ffor Bayes and Curtaines 0 18 10
ffor Oares 1 14 0
To M{r} Blackmore the Herrald Painter for fflags
to the Barge 29 10 0
ffor Boards to house the Barge last Winter 17 5 6
Boathire and given to a Carpenter to view the
Duke of Richmonds Bargehouse 0 2 6
To the Archbishop of Canterburyes Counsell ffor his
perusall of the Draught of a Lease for ground to
build a Barge house on [at Lambeth] 1 0 0
To his Clarke for drawing it 0 10 0
To M{r} Snowe and M{r} Turney 2 of the Archbishops
Servants upon sealing the Lease 10{li} in Gold and
the change of Silver for Gold at 2{s} 4{d} a peice
1{li} 3{s} 4{d} in all 11 3 4
To M{r} Turneyes man for ingrossing the Lease 0 10 0
To the Archbishops Porter 0 5 0
Given to other Servants of the House when the
Governours attended his Lordship 0 12 0
To M{r} Matthewes the Bricklayer in part of payment
for his Brickworke about the Bargehouse 100 0 0

1664-5. The Company subscribed £94 15_s._ 6_d._ as a Contribution towards the ship “The Loyal London,” to be presented to the King by the City. They also “lent” the King £500 for which 6 per cent. interest was _promised_.

Coach hire for the Governours to the Navy Office
on Audit day 0 2 0
Given to M{r} Pepis[267] his man that day 0 1 0
To the Hoboyes [on Lord Mayor’s day] 2 5 0
To Peter Smith for Tobaccoe and pipes 0 2 10
ffor Rosemary and Bayes for the Barge 0 2 0
ffor mending a Skelliton 0 5 0

[267] Samuel Pepys, the Diarist.

An entertainment was given to the Duke of Monmouth (who was free of the Company) and among other items of expense incurred were:--

Comfitt makers Bill that day 4 2 6
ffor a quarter of a Pound of Spanish tobaccoe that day 0 2 6
Given to the Officers of the Navy according to
custome yearely 2 0 0

Perhaps Samuel Pepys came in for some of this.

There was a grand dinner at our Hall on 20th June, 1655, being Thanksgiving day for the Victory over the Dutch.[268]

ffor bringing the Woodden Griffen from Wapping to
the Guilders 0 2 6

This would be the Opinicus for the bow of the barge.

ffor Imbroydering the Barge Cloath 15 0 0
Payd M{r} Rolls his Bill for the Barge Cloath 11 0 0
To M{r} Goodwyn for paynting the Barge 35 0 0

The next refers to the Great Plague.

Given to the poore visited persons the Third part of the
Companyes usuall allowance at an Election Dinner 5 0 0
Given to Thomas Vere in his visitac͠on 1 0 0
To Chamberlaines Widdow her house being visited 1 0 0
To Peter Smith in his sicknes 3 0 0

1665-6. Expended by myself y{e} Clerke & Beadles in
sevˀall Journeys to Greenw{ch} to attend y{e} officers
of y{e} Navy in y{e} late time of Visitac͠on 1 16 6

The Company made very many grants of money to the poor stricken people about this time; and further contributed £69 9_s._ 6_d._ towards the Ship “The Loyal London.”

[268] Pepys also kept this day. He says,--“Thankes-giving day for victory over the Dutch. To the Dolphin Taverne, where all we officers of the Navy met with the Commissioners of the Ordnance by agreement, and dined: where good musique at my direction. Our club came to 34_s._ a man, nine of us. By water to Fox-hall, and there walked an hour alone, observing the several humours of the citizens that were there this holiday, pulling off cherries, and God knows what.”

1666-7. The following interesting entries relate to the ~Great Fire~ and the providential preservation of the ~Holbein~ painting.