6th July, 1609. This daye Roger Rayney Marchaunt tayler is elected & chosen Butler to this howse so longe as hee shall well & honestly behave himself therein And is to have all such fees and allowances as to his said place or office are incedent or belongeinge Provided hee enter into bond to the M{rs} of this Company w{th} sufficient surety w{th} Condic͠on to make good to this howse all such plate linen & oth{r} thingꝭ as shalbe committed to his chardge by the M{rs} of this Company the Stewardꝭ of the Maiors feast The Maisters or Stewardꝭ of the Anathomy or Wardens of the Yomanry. This daye uppon the due examinac͠on of sevˀall abuses & misbehaviours comitted by Thomas Goodale on of the Assistantꝭ of this Company towardꝭ Mr. Edward Rodes maister of this Company wrongefully chardgeinge him w{th} injustice before the wholl Courte And for oth{r} his misdemeanures hee is by the wholl Consent of this Court dismissed oute of the Assistance of this Company. 26th July, 1609. Whereas heretofore it hath byn observed for a rule and customary order that the M{rs} of the Company to whom the Electo{rs} on the Election day before dyñn should deliver the names of such pˀsons who were at such tyme elected M{rs} of the Company for the yeare insuinge, should not give any notice to any new M{r} so elected before the garland should be put upon his head, it was now thought fit that that rule should be put on one side, and that those chosen should be at once informed of their Election that they may make pˀvision for the entertaynement of the livery, etc. 10th August, 1609. This day Richard Browne was admitted Armorer to the Company and to have p̃. anñ. xiij{s} iiij{d} and he to have a speciall care to keepe the Armour in repac͠ons and to be therefore paid by the Rentor warden for the tyme beinge. This day Mr. John Leacocke[162] contemptuoslie depˀted out of the Courte w{th}out licence of the M{rs} or of any of them And albeit he was required by the Clarke by the comand of the M{rs} to come into the Courte beinge depˀted out of the hall, he answered that he would not come againe Therefore it is ordred by this Courte that he shall pay his fine of iij{s} iiij{d} for depˀtinge the Court without the M{rs} licence And if he refused to pay the said iij{s} iiij{d} then the som̃e of xl{s} is by this Courte ordred to be assessed and ymposed upon him w{ch} if he shall likewise refuse to pay then he is by this Court dismissed out of the Assistaunce ipso facto. [162] Master in 1604. Mr. Leacocke submitted and paid his fine 26th September, 1609. 21st August, 1609. In answer to a precept from the Lord Mayor, a certificate was sent to his Lordship that there were remaining of the 50 quarters of wheat wherewith the Company was charged, 20 quarters, and that the remainder had been sold in the Markets according to former precepts. 19th October, 1609. It was ordered that:--