12th June, 1604. This daye Will{m} Wrighte a very disobedyent Broth{r} of this Company was accordinge to the Rules of this howse fined at vj{s} viij{d} for callinge the officers of this howse knaves and for other his lewde & disobedient behaviour and is to bringe it into this Court on tewsedaye next. 8th November, 1604. Mr. Thomas Goodall and Mr. Kellaway were each fined 10_s._ “for not riedinge w{th} the M{rs} when the kinge came through the city” (probably in March last). [Illustration: FAC-SIMILE TITLE-PAGE OF CHARTER-BOOK.] 5th February, 1605. This daye Marcus Davie appeared before the M{rs} and was rebuked for shewinge the Copie of õr Chr̃e[156] to a Scrivener. [156] Charter. 28th February, 1605. This daye it is ordered that the numb{r} of 16 pˀsons of the Assistance of this Company shalbe accompted a full Court of Assistance. It was also ordered that a “fayre parchem{t} booke” be bought for engrossing therein the Charters of the Company; this book is still in our possession. 28th February, 1605. This daye M{r} Warden ffrederick made request to have a Deputie to supplie his place and office of upper warden and to sit in his place till his retorne from Spayne whith{r} the saide M{r} ffrederick is bounde And alsoe to kepe his keyes whereuppon it was ordered that he should make choyce of any sufficient man of the Assistantꝭ to keepe his keyes in his absens if hee pleased. But it was denyed that any should sit in his place as deputy. Christopher Frederick was Serjeant-Surgeon to the King, and father of Sir John Frederick, Lord Mayor in 1661. He was of alien birth and did not work harmoniously with the Court of Assistants. In _Repertory_ xxvii. fo. 117 (at Guildhall), is an order of the Court of Aldermen that Sir Thomas Garrard and four other Aldermen were to call the Master and Wardens and Mr. Frederick before them and to end their controversies (which, however, they did not succeed in doing). 21st March, 1605. Mr. Frederick brought a letter to the Court from the Earl of Nottingham, saying it was the King’s pleasure that Mr. Frederick should appoint a deputy to act as Warden in his place, whilst he was away with the King in Spain, but the Court adhered to its decision of 28th February. This daye M{r} Warden ffrederick pˀsented to this Court a letter wrytten to the M{rs} or Governors & Assistants of this Company the contents thereof hereafter ensueth, viz{t.}: