in especcyall one that hathe byn stewarde so that he be a man that hath usyed himself in that behalf honestleye and discretly. It was also ordered that all freemen should come every quarter day to the Hall to pay quarterage, hear the rules read, and to hear the book set forth by the Corporation of London concerning Orphans, and no man was to sit out of his appointed place, under a penalty. 17th July, 1553. It was ordered that Mr. John Enderby (Master 1547)-- shall have the benevolense of the crafte fower marks a yere. 20th September, 1553. The Masters agreed with Richard Drewe-- For a barge when the Mayer goeth to Westmˀ for Twentie sixe shillings and eighte pence. 12th August, 1554. Being Election day it was agreed that at the choosing of the Masters-- There shalbe a solempe masse[139] or other dyvyne servyce sayd and songe that the M{rs.} be choessen and the hole lyverye to be therat in their best clothing and to meete at the hall at or before the hower of ix of the clocke and he that fayleth his hower to paye xij{d} for his fyne w{t}out any redempcyon or gayne sayeing. The sayed masse[140] to be at the chardgs of the Companye. [139] The word “masse” has been subsequently erased. [140] “Masse” has been subsequently erased, and “s’rvice” substituted. 1st Oct., 1555. The following Articles were agreed upon by the Court-- I. There shall no man ffreeman fforyner or straunger of the Clothinge or w{t}out the clothing shave wasshe a Bearde or tryme any man w{th} any Instrumēt as to make cleane teathe upon the Sondayes within the Cytie of London or withoute in his owne house or in any mans house or chamber or in any place els he shall forfayete at every tyme beinge duely proved for a fyne to the hall the some of xl{s.} And further that no fforyner being no ffreman shall carry out any Bason or clothe or Instrumēt to make cleane teathe to shave poll or wasshe a bearde or to trym̄e any man but w{t}in the Lybertye where he dwellethe But w{t}in the Cytie of London he shall not trym̃e any man at no dayes w{t}in anye of their howses or in any place els w{t}in the Cytie upon payne to lose at every tyme beinge duely proved for a fyne to the hall xl{s.} II. That Apulton the Beadle of the Clothing was to be the Clerk, and that the Beadle of the Yeomanry was to help the Clerk at coronac͠on tyme or at other greate tryumphes when any other greate man cometh in or when the kinge or quene comen through the Cytie.