24th May, 1605. This daye the ordynancꝭ of the yomanry were ratiefied & confirmed by this Court. Also the quarterages of the yomanry was this daye demised unto the wardens of the yomanry from the xvj{th} of September next ensuinge for the terme of ... at the yerely rent of 8{li} to be paid by quarterly payments w{ch} demyse was passed by wrytinge indented as by the same more at lardge may appeare. At the end of the Minute Book, 1598-1607, is a copy of a part of this indenture. 26th November, 1607. It was ordered:-- That the wardens of the yomanry shall take for the use of their funerall clothe at eˀvy funerall wherein it is used ij{s} vj{d} And the bedell for his attendaunce xij{d} provided notw{th}standinge that if such deceased pˀson shall owe unto the yomanry arrerages of quarterage that the wardens of the sayd yomanry shall not lend their said funerall cloth before such arrerages be first paid. 10th August, 1609. It was ordered that the Yeomandry shall hold their great generall dinner albeit they made request to the Contrary. The next extracts record the last events in the chequered existence of the Yeomanry. 17th November, 1635. According to a former order of Court the Wardeins of the yeomanrye did this daye deliver up unto the Maisters their Accompt and the xvij{li} v{s} viij{d} in money upon the foote of that Accompt Also they delivered up to this Court their plate bookꝭ and goodꝭ with the Inventarye and that being delivered & donn Richard Lamb and Thomas Duppa twoe of the yeomanrye Wardeins threwe downe their keyes on the table in a scornefull manner and badd y{e} M{rs} take all. 3rd December, 1635. This daye upon mature deliberac͠on had as alsoe upon just groundꝭ and causes showed to this Court of the greate burthen of this Companie in the continuall charge of the keepeing of a yeomanrye And it being propounded to this Court whether the Wardeins and Assistants of the yeomanrye should continew the holding of the yeomanrye yea or noe It was by most voyces fully concluded and ordered that they shall continew noe longer their governem{t} And they the Wardeins & Assistantꝭ of the yeomanrye & their governem{t} are by this Court dissolved. [Illustration] [Illustration] THE CLERK. The office of Clerk of the Company is doubtless as ancient as the Company itself, although there is no mention of one prior to the year 1530[185]; but as there were always registers to be kept, fees to receive, apprentices to bind, and the multifarious business of a Livery Guild to conduct and record, we conclude that the office has existed from the earliest period. [185] In the ordinances of Sir Thos. More.