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10th June, 1637. It is ordered that the 3 stone Columbꝭ allready
wrought shalbe sett up and the walk next the hall side to be leaded
over and railes & turned ballasters to be sett up Alsoe that there
shalbe Iron barrs for all the windowes Alsoe a portland stone for the
mantle tree Alsoe a tablett of stone shalbe sett up in the front and
the M{r} & Wardeins names to be insculpted thereon and a sunn diall
to be in a convenient place.
24th July, 1637. It is ordered that the Concave seeleing of the
Theater shalbe painted with the Constellac͠ons of the Heavens and
the 7 planetts over the 12 signes in every peere and sceletons to be
wrought and sett up on every one of the 12 signes or Corbells.
Alsoe that this mottoe shalbe sett in the tablett of stone in the
front of the greate pˀlor. This Parlour was built in y{e} yeare of
o{r} Lord 1637 M{r} Richard Powell being M{r} M{r} John Heydon M{r}
W{m} Huckle M{r} Law: Cotton Wardeins.
13th August, 1637. The painting the ceiling of the Theatre was ordered
to be deferred until next year, and the scaffolding to be taken down
forthwith.
20th September, 1637. It is ordered that the seeleing of the greate
pˀlo{r} shalbe boarded shott & planed over with hole deales.
20th September, 1637. It is ordered that there shalbe given xl{s} to
St Edmunds berey for reliefe of the poore people visited with the
plague.
20th November, 1637. It is ordered that the yeomanryes hearse cloth
shalbe altered and the imbrothered scutchions & figures to be
decently sett by an Imbrotherer to be alwayes used at the publique
discections in the Theater.
28th December, 1637. This daye complaint was made ag{t} Thomas
Trevilion now Rento{r} Wardein both for his obstinacy and ill words
and exacting money from yonge freemen and throughing up his keyes
of the Threasurye & sayeing he would come no more to keepe Courtꝭ
at the Hall and desireing to be put out of his place, for w{ch} his
misdemeano{rs} and other evill behavio{r} being made apparent to this
Court and his acknowledgem{t} of them upon due considerac͠on of all
w{ch} It is ordered by this Court y{t} the said Thomas Trevilion doe
stand and shalbe from henceforth absolutely removed and dismissed
from his office & place of ffowerth M{r} or Governo{r.}
Mr. William Lingham was subsequently chosen in Trevilion’s place.
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