Item, to John Mawpas and Thomas Liste,
gonners, on the lande, for their wages
Item, to John Whitridge, for his halfe yeres
wages, due by the Company
Item, paide to John Atkinson, for the Bach-
ellers brekefaste at Powell's wharf .
Item, paid to Mr. Alderman Drap, by the
handes of Mr. Anthony Gammage, one of
the wardynes for the Company of Ire-
mongers, towardes the trymyng of my
lord Mayor's house, the some of
Item, paid to Arthur Skerlet, and Henrye
Reve, m" trumpiters, for the whole com-

ijs

vjd

xxxiijs

Item, paide for tenne ells and a half of
cremzen taffitie sarsnett, at ix th'ell, to
make two longe stremers
Item, paide for six ells of crymzen Bolony
sarssnet, at vs th'ell, to make xxiiij.
trumpet banners

Item, paide for xviij. yardes of blewe saie,

at xvd, for v. cassocks for the mussissions Item, for iij. ells di. white and red sarssenet, at iiijs vjd th❜ell, to make iiij. skarfs Item, paide for iij. yardes black Bolony sarssnet, at iiijs the yard, to make my maior's banners

xviija

iiijs

xliijs

xxj viijd

lord

xij

Item, paid for iij. ells di. of red and white sarssenet in five scarffs, yt is to say, Robert Drume, y phighf, John Shingwell, auncient bearer, the m" mate, and Hawle's boy

Item, paide for iij. ells di. of red and white. sarssenet, in 5 skarffs, that is to saie, Thomas Shingwell, drum in the foyste, the phighf, Thomas Ap, auncient bearer, John Mawpas and Thomas Liste, gonners on land

Item, paid for iiij. ells of red and whit sarssenet, in iij. skarffs, at iiijs vjd, to say, the m" gonn' of Ingland, John Cardinge, and the m' gonn' in the foyste

Item, paid for j. ell q' di. of white and red sarssenet to make Ellys Griffith a scarffe, at iiijs vjd.

1567. We find the following payments for setting the Midsummer watch:

1568. A singular interference of the Government in the Company's affairs occurs under this date, and may be

given as an example of the undue influence and control which the Court attempted to exercise in civic matters. during the reign of Elizabeth and her immediate suc

cessors.

"A Courte holden the twelveth daie of August, anno rñi Elizabeth xo.

"At this Court a letter was redde unto the Company, sent from the right honorable the Lord Keper and Sir William Cecill, in the behalf of Mr. Clement Cornewall, concerning his house in the Old Jury; the copie of the said letter ensueth :—

"To the worshipfull the m', wardens and assistents of the Company of Iremongers of the citie of London.

"After hartie commendacons, whereas we are gyven to understande by Clement Cornewell, a membre of yo" Company, that aboute eight yeres now past, at a Courte holden in yo" hall, before the then m', wardens and assistents of the same Company, for dyvers good and reasonable causes the same moving, there was a graunte made of a lease unto the said Clement of the house wherein he dwelled, and had contynued by the space of fifty yeres paste, situate in the Old Jury of London; and of a corner house and two tenements adioyning, apperteyning to yor said Company, for the terme of fifty yeres; sithe wch tyme, by reason of certen title as well thereunto as to other of yor landes ptended, ye have caused the said houses, amongest others, to be conveyed to thre psons of yo" said Company, who of late have charged the Company of the pmisses graunted to the same Clement, not only to his greate trouble and vexacon of mynd, being a very aged man and greatly charged wth many younge children, and therefore the lesse able to travayle therein, but also to his greate hindraunce and losse, for that he aledgith he hath bestowed divers somes of mony thereuppon, at sondry tymes. Theis are therefore to desire and pray you to permytte the said Clement and his assignes to enioye the pmisses according to the graunt to him thereof made; and the rather at this our request. In doing whereof you shall give us cause to shewe you the like pleasure, if occaFrom the Courte,

sion shall serve.

And thus fare you hartyly well.

daie of August, 1568.

This request was met on the part of the Company by the following ingenious evasion :-

"This letter being red and debated amongst us of the Company, answer was made unto the said Clement Cornewall, by the M2, M2 Alderman Avenon, the Mr wardens, and Company at this Court present, that the thre psons whom he did nomynate in his letter, that is to saie, Edwarde Bright, James Harvie, and Anthony Gamage, should make the said Clement Cornewell answere to the said letter, in wch thre handes the whole title of the said lande doth consiste and remayne, so that the Company hath not therewth to deale."

psons

66

1568-9. At a Court on the 17th of February in this year, at which the livery and yeomanry were both assembled, it was declared, by the command of the lord mayor, that a seditious letter against the Queenes Majestie and her imperial crown," had been written in Spanish and translated into English; and it was ordered that if any member knew anything concerning the said letter or the translator, that he should reveal the same to the master and wardens of the Company, or to the Lord Mayor.

1569. A precept was received from the Lord Mayor, requiring from the Company the sum of £20 towards the "clenzing and skowryng of the citty ditch between the postarne and Algate."

At the October Court this year, four persons were appointed to provide "asure blewe clothes for the poore mens gownes, caps of Brydges satten for the musicions and auncient bearer, and to appoint the poore men to have mockado sleves, and all things belonging to the mercerye, and a banner of sarsnet of my lord elect's armes, and another of the armes of the Company." These ar