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By an entry about this date, it seems that when a “foreigner” was
admitted to the livery he paid £5 for yeomanry and £5 for livery fines
in one payment.
30th March, 1615. At this Court it is further ordered that the new
Ryver water shalbe taken into this howse so as it maie be had for
30{s} fyne & 30{s} pˀ anñ in rent.
6th July, 1615. The hall, which was in “great decay,” was ordered to be
viewed by a Committee of the Court, as to its restoration.
11th November, 1615. At this Court our M{r} acquayntinge them how
unfortunatlie it hath happened that the Hall on Tewsdaie night last
beinge 7 November was broken open & what losse the howse susteyned
thereby. Whereupon it was then presentlie considered and then ordered
that a present course be taken for the spedie repaieringe of the
howse & tresory howse and that the same shalbe forthwith stronglie
borded & made up at the charges of the howse. And for this purpose
this Court did noĩate the p’nte M{r} together with M{r} Peck M{r}
ffenton M{r} Martyn & M{r} ffoster for to be Comittees for the well
orderinge & appoyntinge of the workmen to doe & finish this worke as
in their discretions shalbe thought mete. And what the Comittees or
anie three or two of them shall thinke fittinge to be done this howse
will rate for & allow of as also of the charge to be borne by this
howse.
Note That the xj{th} daie of November Thomas Lyne confessed how he
was the plotter for the Robbinge of o{r} Hall and how o{r} plate was
Carried to Westmˀ & our monie was devided amongst the theves who were
these Thomas Jones Nicholas Sames & Walter ffoster wc̃h did break
open the Hall, whereupon the Clarke haveinge order from o{r} M{r}
went to Westmˀ & upon search there made found our plate locked up
in a trunke in the howse of one ... a shoemaker xj{li} xviij{s} of
the monie M{r} Warden Coopˀ found the same daie in the howse of one
ffulses in Fleete Street. About the xvj{th} of Nov. then followinge
Thomas Jones was taken who beinge brought to Newgate in December
followinge Jones & Lyne were both executed for this fact.
In January followinge Sames was taken & executed. In April 1616
ffoster was taken & executed. Now letts pray God to blesse this howse
ever from any more of these damigees. Amen.
13th December, 1615. At this Court was gyven unto the officers in
regard of their paynes taken in apprehendinge the theves & obteyninge
our plate 5{li} that is to the Clarke 40{s} & 30{s} a peice to the
beadell & Porter.
30th June, 1617. At this Court is gyven unto the weif of John Davis a
fre brother who lieth in prison x{s.}
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