Thomas Garter succeeded Johnson, but on 14th January, 1572, he was dismissed from his office for a “certain lewde facte by him committed,” and William Field was elected and sworn in in his place. Field wrote an exceedingly neat and precise hand. 20th March, 1572. It was ordered that in future the Clerk of the Company should always be chosen from among the freemen. 15th March, 1575. William Eden elected Clerk vice Field. 14th November, 1577. Eden was ordered to receive £6 per annum “benevolence” over and above his salary of £4, in consideration of the “smalenes of his lyvinge.” 10th December, 1596. Eden was indebted to the Company £10, “yet in regard of the hardnes of the tyme and his greate charge he shalbe forborne this yere.” At the same Court, gifts were made to the Beadle and Porter on account of the hardness of the times. 16th June, 1597. Eden’s troubles had not forsaken him for we read under this date-- There was geven unto Willm̃ Eden Clark of the Companie in regard of his greate charge and the scarsytie of the tyme the some of v{li} and for the x{li} w{ch} he oweth he ys to pay the same as god shall inable him. 2nd November, 1597. Francis Rowdon elected Clerk vice Eden. Rowdon appears to have been a most methodical man and kept the books with scrupulous neatness and care; his writing is a very fine specimen of the Court hand of the period, and the best in the Company’s books for many years. 1599. The Clerk’s Salary was raised to £6 per annum. 1600. To £8 per annum, and in 1603 To £10 per annum. 26th November, 1607. This daye ffrancꝭ Rowdon Clark to this Company pˀsented his petic͠on to this Court by w{ch} hee prayed ratificac͠on of certen fees belonginge to his place and office in this Company as hereof doe insue. FFIRST hee prayed to have xl{s.} for the drawinge registringe of the M{rs} accompt so that it be regestered w{th}in twoe moneths aft{r} the awdit. ALSO hee prayed to have x{s.} for evˀy alienac͠on of every lease of any of the Companyes landes or tenemtꝭ for wrytinge thereof. ALSO to have for the drawinge & ingroseinge of every lease xx{s.} ALSO to have xij{d.} for evˀy othe ministered by any of the M{rs} to any of the yomanry of this Company. ALSO to have xij{d.} for evˀy one that is made free by service and sixe shillingꝭ & sixe pence of every man that is made free by redempc͠on or translac͠on. ALSO vj{s.} viij{d.} for enteringe of every Anathomy accompt. ALSO to have iiij{d.} for every Acquittance that hee shall make for the wardens of the yomanry for the forme of theyre quarterage And xij{d.} of them for the Coppie of every order w{ch} concerneth the governem{t} of the yomanry. ALSO that hee may have of evˀy freeman for his letter of admittance or tollerac͠on under the seale of the house vj{s.} viiij{d.} And of evˀy forren for the lyke x{s.} And of evˀy alien xiij{s.} iiij{d.} ALSO for pennes Inck & papˀ and for the wardens bookes pˀ an. x{s.}