viiij{d.} And that all ffremen being Journymen may be preferred and taken, being a workman before any fforyner duynge his dewty to his M{r} as is aforesayed because we are bounde to preferre the ffremen w{ch} beare scot and lot to the Cytye and company w{ch} the Jornymen doo not being forryners but come out of the contrye to learne there scyence here and so after warde goo away agayne w{ch} is not to the welth of the Companye. VII. No Liveryman was to presume to come into the parlour, whilst the Court was sitting, without being sent for. VIII. Freemen were not to put away apprentices to make room for others by whom they might get money. IX. Two Stewards for the Anatomy were to be chosen every year. X. The Clerk having claimed to provide the napery and vessells, and to appoint the Cook for the Anatomy dinners, alleging an old custom to that effect, it was ordered that he should not again do so as he had aforetime for a “lytle lucer of moneye,” but that the Stewards of the Anatomy should make their own provision and “dresse there meate clenly and honestlye because of worshipfull men comyng thereunto,” and if the Clerk again offended he was to “paye to the hall for a fyne his half yeres wages w{ch} is x{s.}” XII. THE TWELVE Article is that if Olyver Wilson dothe hereafter speake evill of the M{r} and governors and thassistaunce of the clothinge or of any of the yomanrye as heretofore he hathe dooen w{ch} by profe hathe been tryed and therfore hathe been punnished in pryson, yf ever hereafter he dothe the like he to be expelled. NOTE.--In all cases penalties or punishments were specified for breach of the foregoing ordinances. 5th March, 1556. William Goodwin, Merchant Taylor, leased to the Company for 99 years “all the houses next the hall w{th} the house of the prevy w{t}in the hall for vj{li} vj{s} viij{d}” per annum, the Company to keep the premises in repair. 27th June, 1556. Arnold Tymes, “beare brewer,” had a lease of a “gardein lying in easte Smithefelde” for 40 years, paying 12_d._ for an earnest penny, and to pay at the sealing of the lease £4, and at the Audit day other £4. 9th July, 1556. John More, Cordwainer, and Richard Wiston, had leases of houses in St. John’s, Walbrook, for 30 years from Midsummer, and about this period there are several other notices of leases for 30 years having been granted of property in East Smithfield, Holborn Bridge, and Mugwell Street. 22nd July, 1556. An order was made:-- That there shalbe a painter belonge to the hall, and he to have a penc͠on yerely of vj{s} viij{d} by the yere to be payed at fower tymes of the yere and for the same he shall make cleane all the paintinge w{t}in the hall bothe above and benethe as the Tables in the hall and other things and in the gardein every qr̃ter of a yere if it so neede: and to amend faults where there ys anye at his owne proper costs and chardgs as is afore declared.