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60. Anatomies to be decently buried.
61. Warrant to create a Yeomanry.
62. No “Courts of Assistants” to be held on Tuesdays.
63. No Court of Assistants to be under the number of sixteen persons.
64. Order of precedence in speaking.
65. Every Member to go and sit in his due place.
66. Ordinance against contentious and troublesome persons.
67. Ordinance against revealers of Court secrets.
68. No alien or stranger to bear the office of Master or Governor.
69. Ordinance against unseemly behaviour towards the Masters or
Governors.
70. Ordinance against blotting or defaceing of books, pictures or
monuments.
71. Ordinance against any of the Livery refusing to attend in his
Livery gown.
72. Pensions for decayed members.
73. Warrant to search for hurt persons and malefactors.
74. As to quarterage.
75. Third Warden’s duties as to receipts.
76. And as to payments.
77. Duties of Fourth or Renter Warden.
78. Renter Warden to furnish accounts.
79. As to the Audit.
80. Ordinance against Sunday trading by Barbers.
81. As to fines and penalties.
82. Power to the Beadle to distrain (under a Warrant signed by the
Masters) for all fines; also power to dismiss disobedient persons, and
to inflict corporal punishment.
Penalties of varying amounts are specified for breaches of any of the
foregoing Ordinances.
The By-Laws are signed “Ellesmere, Canc̃,” “T. Dorset” and “Jo:
Popham,” and the three seals of their arms are pendant.
8th September, 1606. This daie it is ordered that the M{rs} shall pay
v{li} to M{r} Michaell the Lord Cheif Justices man for his paynes in
penninge of o{r} ordynaunces.
5th February, 1607. This day it is ordered that a Court howse be
errected upon the Bulwarke behind the Hall of this Company for the
M{rs} or Governors to kepe their Courtꝭ at the charge of this Company
And M{r.} ffenton and M{r.} Jenkins are to joyne with the M{rs} of
this Company in the same buildinge.
This Court Room was built within the circular Bulwark at the west end
of the old Livery Hall, from which it was shut off by a screen wall
or partition; many years later this screen was removed, and the whole
thrown into one large apartment, and used as the Livery Hall.
21st January, 1608. The pˀnt M{rs} are this daye authorized to
furnishe the newe Roome in the Bulwark w{th} cloth of Arras or
tapestry or w{th} waynscot as they shall think fittest at the chardge
of this howse, and the Chimney peece & wyndowes to be waynscotted.
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