21st Nov., 1583. Mr. Banester, a liveryman, being indebted to the Company £5, gave a “watche or clock” and it was ordered that his debt should be cancelled in consideration of this gift. The following minute refers to the obit for John Johnson (_vide_ 6th March, 1583) the property having been declared to be held for superstitious uses, the Company purchased their right to retain its possession for £13 6_s._ 8_d._ 5th July, 1585. At this Co{r}te yt was agreed That whereas a Teñte in Tower streate belonginge to this house ys founde [to] be concealled Landes. That the pattenist should have for agreament to have o{r} Teñte surelie the som̃e of xx{tie} markes. The next is a curious instance of an ancient tenure. 29th Sept., 1586. A lease for 21 years of a house in East Smithfield was granted to Humphry Rowland at £6 per annum, and the said Humphry was to-- deliv{r} and geve unto the saide masters and to suche as shall come w{th} them to viewe the said Teñte yerely the nombre of xviij shoing hornes franck and ffree. 14th Aug., 1587. It was also condiscended and agreed That the newe masters or governo{rs} of this o{r} Company shall eṽy yeare on the daie of o{r} Ellecc͠on of them be brought home to their howses with the Levery or some p̃te of them as heretofore hathe ben accustomed eṽy one wearinge his hood in decent order. 6th July, 1592. Certein newe silver booles are to be bought for those pˀcell gilt booles w{ch} were the guifte of M{r} Vaughan. 9th February, 1596. It was agreed for “the taking in of the water w{ch} cometh from the Themes by pipes into this howse.” Heretofore the water had been supplied from a well, and later on by a leaden “pomp.” 1596. In this year a curious episode occurred, which showed that the Court were not unwilling to shield their freemen when offending, if the party taking action against the offender did not belong to the Company. Four freemen (one being an Assistant) had been “put into” the Court of Exchequer by “one Holmes an Informer for using both Barbery and Chirurgery against the Statute,” and the Court, without troubling to enquire if the offence had been committed or not, ordered that £10 should be lent the parties to assist them in defending the suit. At the next Court the matter was much debated as to whether the Barber-Surgeons should go on with their defence or make terms with the informer, and the parties themselves were consulted, whereupon it was finally decided “among themselves to agree w{th} the said Informer w{ch} they related to the whole Corte, whereupon the Corte rose and the said pˀties made their owne agreement privately w{th} the saied Informer to their best likinge.” 10th December, 1596. Mr. Storer came to the Court and agreed with the Company, by indenture, in consideration of £5 per annum for seven years, to relieve the Company from all charges in respect of the provision of grain for serving the market during that period.