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 dinnrin the hall when the Coronac͠on of the Kinge was solempnizedvijliiiijdItm̃ geven to the beadell for warninge certayne disobedient pˀsons to the hallviijdItm̃ paid for orseates in powles church yard when we prayed for the kyngeiijs
1604–5. Among various fines received this yearoccur—
Of Hughe ffell for not appearinge uppon summonsxijdOf Willm̃ Patrick for not appearinge uppon summonsijsOf Thomas Goodale for his fyne for not rydeinge wthorMrsto meet the Kingꝭ MatiexsOf Nycholas Kellawaye for the Lyke offencexsOf Robert Morrey for his fine for geveinge evell report of a Brothrof this CompanyvsOf John Udall for puttinge awaye his App̃ntice wthout the MrsorderxsOf Abraham Renex for his fine for his absens from LecturesxsOf John Carre for his fine to this howse for his evill practize in SurgeryvsOf Barker Browne for hanginge oute Basons on St. Peters dayexijd
In this and many subsequent years occur entries of 10s.paid to the preacher of the sermon at St. Olave’s, Silver Street, on Election day as well as 1s.to the Clerk of that church, and 6s.for herbs and flowers.
Item geven to the Beadell & Porter for serch for an hurt malefactorijs
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 & SebastianiijsiiijdItem paid for 2 whippes for correctionxiiijdItem paid for 12 yardes of greene & white rybbin when orMrsrode to meete his MatievjsItem geven then to the Torch bearers to the Porter & forwannes258xiijsvjdItem spent the same night uppon a supper uppon the Ryders & their wyvesiijlixiijsxdItem geven the Coock at the Winmill thenvjdItem geven to John a Lee to buy him a shirtijsvjdItem paid for mendeinge the hower glassexijdPaid to orArmorer for scowringe of orArmorlvjsvjdItem paid for 3 vizorsvjs
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 wyneiijsijdItem pᵭ for arrestinge of wydowe Ebbes an abuser of the Arte of SurgeryijsItem paid for his Matꝭ picture by order of Court of Assistantꝭiiijli
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 werereceived:—
Of Xp̃ofer Stopforth for settinge upp shopp before he had served one yeare jorneymanvjsviijdItem of Thomas Allen for wearinge a faulinge band in his Lyveryexijd
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, and was the first Master of Dulwich College.
Item of Andrew Wheatley for waytinge in his Lyverye in a hatt and a faulinge bandijs
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 xxvjthof March at xspˀ ellliiijliItem bought a pece of Blacke buckaram to make Coote for correction of Appr̃xjs
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 yeinformer the xjthof Maye for 9informations2599 fees xxxsfor drawinge the 9 informations and inrowlinge xxijsvjdfor 4 subpenas viijsand the Barons hand iiijsvjdiijlivsItem paid to the Joyners for the frames of the xxiiij chayres @ xxijda peceijliiiijsItem payd for 8 muscovye skynnes the 2 of June at xijsvjda pece for the makinge of the chayresvliItem payd for the frame of a chaire for the maistervjsItem payd to Blanye for makinge upp yecoate for correction of ApprenticesviijsItem paid to the uphoulster for making upp all the chayres and fynding some thingꝭ to them as appeareth by his bill xixthof JunevjliItem paid the xxxthof June for xix yardꝭ of greene Kerseye for curtaines at 4svjdthe yardeiiijlivsvjdItem paid for a fair wallenut tree tableviijliItem paid for a Clocke bought the second of Augustvli
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 17s.4d.
Item paid to yeShrife’s officer for his attendaunce to carry Humphry Gorston & WmWright to theCounter260ijsvjdItem paid to the Clarke for making cleane the hallijsItem for moing the grasse in yebacke yard & Cariing awayxxdItem for weedinge yeStone yard and making it cleanexijd1609–10. Item paid for seatꝭ in Paules Church yarde on the daie of Gowries Conspiracyeiijsiiijd
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 boyexijdItem paid to the mynister of Garlick hill church for reading service on my lord Mayors dayeijsvjdItem paid for bread and beere for the Bargmen in the morning before wee went outiiijsItem paid to the Drummer and ffyfexvsItem paid to the CornettꝭxxxjsItem paid to Mrof the BargeiijliItem gyven to the maydes where wee take boateijsItem gyven to the sexton of the churchexijdItem gyven that night to the Bargemen to drinckeijsItem paid for drinck fetched to the BargexvjdItem paid two Taverne Billꝭ that daieijlivijsixdItem gyven to the Mayde of the howse by ConsentxijdItem paid for Cakꝭ and RolesiiijsItem paid for a Lanthorne to hange out before the hall GateiijsiiijdItem paid for cuttinge of the vyne & for nayles and LethervsvjdItem 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 madeijsvjd
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 howsexijdItem paid the 11thdaie of September 1612 for washinge of the picturesxxjs1615–16. Laid out about obteyninge of the plate & followinge the Thevesxlixixsiiijd
An account of this robbery, and the apprehension and execution of the thieves, will be found onp. 208.
1616–17. For mending the great biblevjd1617–18. Paid for Torches Ribbins & Whifflers staves the xvthof September when the masters went to mete the KingejlixixsiiijdGyven unto Thomas Shaw to release him out of PrisonxxxsToPresson261in his last sicknes at severall tymesxxsGyven by order of Court to apparell Presson’s sonnexxijsPaid the rent of the WaterxxxsPaid unto Browne the Armorer for his yeares feexiijsiiijdPaid for two spitt wheeles & mendinge the JackxviijdPaid for a dore in East Smithfeild & mendinge the pryvie howse bordsxsvjd1618–19. Paid for sending childeren to virgyniaijs
This sum would not send out many children; for a notice of the Virginia scheme seep. 121.
Paid for our seatꝭ on the daie of thankꝭgyveinge for the Recovery of his MatiesSicknesiijsiiijdPaid for MrAldermans Pictureiijli
This would be a portrait of Alderman Proby, Master in 1615, and Lord Mayor in 1622.
For a muskett furnished sent to Irelandxxiijsvjd1619–20. Pdfor sendinge the childeren tov irgyniaijsijd1620–21. Paid by precept towardꝭ the disburseinge of the 5000ligyven to thePalsgrave262xxxli1621–2. Paid unto the Clarke of the Ironmongers for a Copie of the Irish accomptꝭ & the AcquittaunceiijsPaid for sendinge childeren to virgyniaijsijdItem paid for three black Jackꝭ of leatherxjsPdfor mendinge the Rapper of the hall gatevjd1622–3. Gyven by a Court of Assistantꝭ unto the Clarks maid towardꝭ her marriageijliPaid by consent for a noyse of Trumpetꝭ on the Lord Maiors daiexxvs
Sir Peter Proby was Lord Mayor this year.
1623–4. Received of the Companie of Ironmongers for the Irishe plantac͠on being orpˀt of the 5 divisionxjliixsvjd
TheRecorder had a yearly “fee” of £6 in this and many subsequent years, most probably to secure his friendship towards the Company.The initial letterTis 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 YeomanryexlsOf Edward Charley for his comeinge into the Livery haveing not byn Warden of the YeomanryvliPaid to Thomas Bourne a poore Scholler by order of CourtiijliEvery year about this period is an entry for wooden Trenchers, generally a gross of them, and the cost about 6s.
TheRecorder had a yearly “fee” of £6 in this and many subsequent years, most probably to secure his friendship towards the Company.
The initial letterTis 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 YeomanryexlsOf Edward Charley for his comeinge into the Livery haveing not byn Warden of the YeomanryvliPaid to Thomas Bourne a poore Scholler by order of Courtiijli
Every year about this period is an entry for wooden Trenchers, generally a gross of them, and the cost about 6s.
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 peoplexls
The cost of obtaining the Charter this year, as appears by the detailed account amounted to £168 19s.8d.
1627–8. Paid unto to Mercer for Taffitaes to make the banners streamers and AncientxviijlivjsviijdGiven the worke men that made the flaggs to drinckijsPaid MrBabb and MrWithers 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 stavesxvliPaid for silke and fringe for the flaggs to MrMarch in CornhillvijsvjdGiven by consent to a poore souldier that shewed a Mandrake to this Courtevs
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 preceptccclxliPaid 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 againexijs
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 MrGreene the Gouldsmith for the silver and makeing of 4 new Garlandꝭ as pˀ billxxli
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 xiiijdfor rosemary ijsviolettꝭ and strawberryes iiijdand nayles ijdiijsviijd
Imagine sweetbriar with rosemary, violets, and strawberries in a garden in Monkwell Street in this present year of grace!
1629–30. Given to MrGreenebury painter for new amending Mrfferebras picture and to his man for bringing it homexsvjdSpent that day wee attended SrJohn 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 pockꝭvijdGiven to MrSecretary Cookes man upon the returne of oranswere to him of Duponts insufficiencye in the cureing the pockꝭijsGiven to Edward Downes a poor barbar by order of CourtxsGiven by order of Court to John Blackwell barbar towardꝭ his losse by fier at Wood streete cornerxlsPaid in December to the Gardner for 2 daies worke cuting and nayleing the vinesijsviijdPaid for a dozen of double woodbines and 25 sweete briersixsiiijdPaid to a woeman for 3 dayes weeding the gravell and Stone walkeijsviijdPaid to William Brice for 4 daies at ijsvjdxsPaid to him for halfe a daye wchhe grumbled forjsiijd
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 prisonxsGiven to Marshall Petoe for his elegies on MrBanckꝭ his funerall daie by order of Courtxs
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 orPacients in daunger of deathxlvjsvjdPaid to a Smith for mending and refreshinge of the ClockxvsPaid for 8 fyrre poales to beare up the vynesiijsviijdPaid for Nayles and Prymeinge the VynesiijsviijdPaid for 3liof plaster of parrisixd
1632–3. This year the sum of £343 1s.5d.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 extractstherefrom:—
Imprimispaid to Thomas Doorebarre Tymberman for a C of Deales at 7li10sthe C and 18 Loadꝭ and 27 foote of tymber at 36sthe Load as pˀ billxllixvjsvjdPaid to the Turnor for turneing the 6 great Collumbs at 9sa peece as pˀ billliiijsPaid alsoe to the Turner for turneing 4 postꝭ & 25 ballisters for the stayres as by billxvjsPaid 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 billxlliPaid to John Jeames Carver for Cuttinge the Companyes Armes in stonneiiijliPaid to Nathaniell Glover Dyall maker for paynting the great Sunne Dyall the Companyes Armes in Stone & layeinge in Oyle Collour the inscripc͠on of the Mrand Wardens names the sume ofiijlixsPaid to the Cittyes Bricklayer to viewe the foundac͠on of orBricke wall to the GranaryeiiijsPaid to John ffowler Bricklayer for tyleing 9 ten foote squares & 1 quarter & tenn foote at 18sa square & for 9 Roddꝭ & 51 foote 10 ynches of bricke worke at 6lithe Rodd & for 5 Rodd & 119 foote 9 ynches of the lower Bricke worke at 4lithe Rodd cometh tolxxxvlixiijsijdPaid to Thomas Aldridge Plasterer for 155 yardꝭ of lyme & hayre layd on the Brick walls at 3dob263the yard And for 312 yardꝭ & 6 foote of lathed worke layd with lyme & haire at 9dob. the yard And for whiteing & sizeinge that worke wchwas more then the Bargaine As by bill appearethxvjlixviijsiiijdPaid to Edward Spencer Plumber for 52C 3 quarters and 1 pound of lead at 14sthe C 54li& a half of Sauder at 9dthe pound And for Plumbers worke & Carriage of the Lead as pˀ billxljliiijsiiijd1633–4. Given to Mondayes widow whoe pˀsented a guift to this Courte The booke of The Surveigh of London beinge in folioxxxs
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 Courtin exchange for 30s.
Given by order of the 29 Aprill to the Keepers of The xchaunge to put downe Mountabanck billsxs
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 MrTreswell Harrold painter for the amendinge & paintinge of orfflaggꝭ that were torne and ruyned by the weather as pˀ billiiijlivs
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 hallxjsiijdPaid for a Roape for the JynnvjsvdPaid for a great Iron Beame & Scales to weyghe CornexxvjsPaid for new Leaden waightꝭ waighing CCClivizt5 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 16s8dpˀ C. comes tolsPaid for a Skreene for the CornexjsPaid for a sacke for that SkreeneiijsPayd for the Carryage of the great Skreene for Corne wchthe Companye did not like ofijsvjdPaid for twoe hand treys to sell meale by in yemˀketxvjdPaid for a Ballattinge boxe & BullettꝭxlsDisbursed in chargꝭ about the 4 Condempned Lancashire woemen that were brought to orHall by the Kingꝭ Comaũnd to be searched the sume ofxsvjd
These women were examined to ascertain if any were pregnant, that if so their execution might be stayed.
1634–5. Paid to SrWillm̃ St. George Herrauld at his genˀall visitat̃on for the severell Companies Armes in London the sume of iijlivjsviijdas his ffee & xxsamongst his Clerkꝭiiijlivjsviijd
The Company paid £16 “ship-money” this year.
Paid to the Clocke Smith for mendinge the Clockiijs
This entry is curious, being the transition name of a trade; the blacksmiths were originally the clockmakers (seep. 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 arepreserved 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 onp. 29, etc.
Paid for searchinge in the Threasury at Guildhall and for a Coppy of Richard le Barbars beinge chosen Mrto 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 Mrsfor one yeare to rule the Company in the first yeare of Richard the secondxsPaid the ffee for search in the Roles in the Towre of London for the Companies antiquityexsPaid for a Coppy of orCompanies auncient Ordynances out of those Roles The Eleaventh of Richard the secondxijsvjdPaid to MrColley at twoe tymes for his extraordinary paynes in searchingexsPaid to MrRiley for his paynes thereijsvjdPaid & given for a search & Coppye out of the Herrauldꝭ Office of our Companies beinge the 17thin precedency at their visitac͠on 1568xsGiven to the Porter at the Herrauldꝭ office that day orhearinge was betwixt us and the Talloughchandlersijsvjd1635–6. Spent when MrInigo Jones the Kinges Surveyor came to view the back groundxjsvjdGiven to MrMason that drew yeplotꝭ for yeTheaterxls
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 17s.4d.This was exclusive of the cost of digging for the foundations which the Company did by their own labourers, whom they paid 16d.per day each. It was the practice of the Company to allow each workman engaged, whether labourers or mechanics, 1d.a day for “breakfast money,” and this was paid to the “chandler” for them.
Amongst the expenses incurred about the Theatre werethese:—
Spent by water at tymes when wee went to MrSurveigher (Inigo Jones) about the TheatervjsjdPaid to MrWilson a Mason to Measure Stanleys worke in the Theater & spent thenxiijsixdGiven to Robert Butler and John Pullen for their measureing the Theaterxls
The expenses connected with the Building of the New or Great Parlour, and the Gallery next the Theatre, were this year £263 7s.7d.
Paid to widᵭ Lucas for an iron money box for the Mrsxxs
This quaint old box is still in use as the “Poor’s box.”264
1637–8. The Wardens received £188 10s.0d.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 Armorand Gunnes the som̃e ofijlixvjsijdPdfor Linckes & torches at the awdite day night & Lo: Maiors day nightijsiijdPaid for mendinge and pitchinge the 3 Blacke Jacksiijs
The Company paid £30 being three years’ contribution to the repair of St. Paul’s, due August, 1638. £224 0s.3d.was also paid in respect of the building of the Theatre.
1638–9.The chargeand settinge upp orbookes and auntient Manuscriptꝭ in ornew Library.Paid for 36 yardꝭ of chaine at 4dthe yard & 36 yards at 3dob. the yard cometh toxxijsvjdPaid to the Coppersmith for castinge 80 brasses to fasten the Chaines to the bookesxiijsiiijdTo porters at sevˀall tymes to carry these bookꝭijsPaid to the bookebynders for new byndinge 15 bookꝭxlviijsvjdPaid 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 8ssetting on old bosses jsmending ould Claspes ijsxxxjsviijdPaid for makeinge Ringes swiffles & fittinge all the iron chainesxijsSomisvjlixviijs