make the banners streamers and Ancient xviij{li} vj{s} viij{d}
Given the worke men that made the flaggs
to drinck ij{s}
Paid M{r} Babb and M{r} Withers uppon consent
for their painting the Auncient 2 Streamers
2 bannors and 10 bannorettꝭ and the quarter
for Scotland in the kingꝭ armes and likewise
for painting those flagg staves xv{li}
Paid for silke and fringe for the flaggs to
M{r} March in Cornhill vij{s} vj{d}
Given by consent to a poore souldier that
shewed a Mandrake to this Courte v{s}
The root of the mandrake is said to bear a resemblance to the
human form, and the “poore souldier” was not disappointed when he
thought that by laying such a professional curiosity before the
Barber-Surgeons, he would receive a benevolence.
Paid unto the Chamᵬlaine of London for the
Kings use as by precept ccclx{li}
Paid and disbursed for takeing downe and
carryeing of King Henrye the 8 picture
to White hall for the Kinge to see and
bringeing it back and setting it up againe xij{s}
James I in 1617 borrowed this picture, his letter demanding it is
still at Barbers’ Hall, and it would appear by this entry that his son
Charles did the same; the wonder is that we have still got it, after
running two such risks.
1628-9. Paid M{r} Greene the Gouldsmith for
the silver and makeing of 4 new Garlandꝭ
as pˀ bill xx{li}
These Garlands, the most elegant in the City, are still worn by the
Master and Wardens on Court days.
ffor an hundred of sweete briers xiiij{d} for
rosemary ij{s} violettꝭ and strawberryes iiij{d}
and nayles ij{d} iij{s} viij{d}
Imagine sweetbriar with rosemary, violets, and strawberries in a garden
in Monkwell Street in this present year of grace!
1629 30. Given to M{r} Greenebury painter for new
amending M{r} fferebras picture and to his man
for bringing it home x{s} vj{d}
Spent that day wee attended S{r} John Cooke
secretarye of State as concerneing one Dupont a
frenchmen recomended from the Lordꝭ of the privey
Councell to practise in the cure of the pockꝭ vij{d}
Given to M{r} Secretary Cookes man upon the returne
of o{r} answere to him of Duponts insufficiencye
in the cureing the pockꝭ ij{s}
Given to Edward Downes a poor barbar by order of Court x{s}
Given by order of Court to John Blackwell barbar
towardꝭ his losse by fier at Wood streete corner xl{s}
Paid in December to the Gardner for 2 daies worke
cuting and nayleing the vines ij{s} viij{d}
Paid for a dozen of double woodbines and 25 sweete
briers ix{s} iiij{d}
Paid to a woeman for 3 dayes weeding the gravell
and Stone walke ij{s} viij{d}
Paid to William Brice for 4 daies at ij{s} vj{d} x{s}
Paid to him for halfe a daye w{ch} he grumbled for j{s} iij{d}
1630-1. In this year the trades of the masters binding apprentices are
recorded, there being 48 barbers, 22 surgeons, 9 tailors, 5 diers, 1
drawer, 3 butchers, 1 merchant, 1 sempster, 1 grocer, 1 thridman, 1
brewer, 1 stocking seller, 1 sheeregrinder, and 26 unclassed; these
latter were most probably either barbers or surgeons.
Given to Edward Pardoe and his wiefe lieing in prison x{s}
Given to Marshall Petoe for his elegies on M{r} Banckꝭ
his funerall daie by order of Court x{s}
Petoe was a City poet who wrote a dirge upon Queen Elizabeth, and a few
other not very cheerful compositions.
1631-2. This year the Livery fines were raised, those who had served
the office of warden of the Yeomanry paying £7 and all others £10.
Of the masters taking apprentices this year, 55 were barbers, 31
surgeons, 15 tailors, 8 dyers, 3 stocking sellers, 3 button makers, 1
button loope maker, 2 chaundlers, 1 sempster, 1 butcher, 1 carpenter, 1
bookbinder, 1 wheelwright, 1 glass seller, 1 grocer, 1 merchant, and 1
was unclassed.
Paid for our Dynner the 14th of June and other
Expencꝭ for those Assistantꝭ that attended the
Lordꝭ of the Councell when the Phisitians
complayned to have obteyned the viewinge of
o{r} Pacients in daunger of death xlvj{s} vj{d}
Paid to a Smith for mending and refreshinge of
the Clock xv{s}
Paid for 8 fyrre poales to beare up the vynes iij{s} viij{d}
Paid for Nayles and Prymeinge the Vynes iij{s} viij{d}
Paid for 3{li} of plaster of parris ix{d}
1632-3. This year the sum of £343 1_s._ 5_d._ was expended in the
erection of a Gallery and a Granary over it in the Inner Stone Yard,
the Granary being for the storage of the City corn. The details of all
the expenses about this business are given and the following are a few
extracts therefrom:--
~Imprimis~ paid to Thomas Doorebarre
Tymberman for a C of Deales at 7{li} 10{s}
the C and 18 Loadꝭ and 27 foote of tymber
at 36{s} the Load as pˀ bill xl{li} xvj{s} vj{d}
Paid to the Turnor for turneing the 6 great
Collumbs at 9{s} a peece as pˀ bill liiij{s}
Paid alsoe to the Turner for turneing 4 postꝭ
& 25 ballisters for the stayres as by bill xvj{s}
Paid to Thomas Stanley Mason for squareing and
layeinge of 630 foote of old stone in the
Gallerye the stone stepps to the Granary the
Capitalls and pedistalls of stone in the
fronte the 6 bases the large sonne dyall
& the little dyall as pˀ bill xl{li}
Paid to John Jeames Carver for Cuttinge
the Companyes Armes in stonne iiij{li}
Paid to Nathaniell Glover Dyall maker for
paynting the great Sunne Dyall the
Companyes Armes in Stone & layeinge in
Oyle Collour the inscripc͠on of the M{r}
and Wardens names the sume of iij{li} x{s}
Paid to the Cittyes Bricklayer to viewe
the foundac͠on of o{r} Bricke wall to
the Granarye iiij{s}
Paid to John ffowler Bricklayer for tyleing
9 ten foote squares & 1 quarter & tenn
foote at 18{s} a square & for 9 Roddꝭ &
51 foote 10 ynches of bricke worke at
6{li} the Rodd & for 5 Rodd & 119 foote
9 ynches of the lower Bricke worke at
4{li} the Rodd cometh to lxxxv{li} xiij{s} ij{d}
Paid to Thomas Aldridge Plasterer for 155
yardꝭ of lyme & hayre layd on the Brick
walls at 3{d} ob[263] the yard And for
312 yardꝭ & 6 foote of lathed worke layd
with lyme & haire at 9{d} ob. the yard
And for whiteing & sizeinge that worke
w{ch} was more then the Bargaine As by
bill appeareth xvj{li} xviij{s} iiij{d}
Paid to Edward Spencer Plumber for 52C 3
quarters and 1 pound of lead at 14{s}
the C 54{li} & a half of Sauder at 9{d}
the pound And for Plumbers worke &
Carriage of the Lead as pˀ bill xlj{li} iij{s} iiij{d}
1633-4. Given to Mondayes widow whoe
pˀsented a guift to this Courte The booke
of The Surveigh of London beinge in folio xxx{s}
[263] ob. = obolus, a halfpenny.
This was the widow of Anthony Munday, the author of many City pageants,
and of the Edition of Stowe’s Survey, which his widow “presented” to
the Court _in exchange for 30s._
Given by order of the 29 Aprill to the Keepers
of The xchaunge to put downe Mountabanck bills x{s}
These were quack surgeons’ advertisements; the Royal Exchange seems to
have been a favourite place for their exhibition, as there are various
other entries to a like effect.
Paid to M{r} Treswell Harrold painter for
the amendinge & paintinge of o{r} fflaggꝭ
that were torne and ruyned by the weather
as pˀ bill iiij{li} v{s}
The following entries relate to the Company’s “provision of corn.”
Paid for a Bushell a halfe bushell a Peck
and a halfe peck measures and bringinge
them to the hall xj{s} iij{d}
Paid for a Roape for the Jynn vj{s} v{d}
Paid for a great Iron Beame & Scales to
weyghe Corne xxvj{s}
Paid for new Leaden waightꝭ waighing CCC{li}
viz{t} 5 halfe hundrede waight 1 quartern
1 halfe quarterne 1 seaven pounde 1 foure
pounde 1 twoe pounde 1 pound 1 halfe pound
& 1 quarter of a pound waightꝭ at 16{s} 8{d}
pˀ C. comes to l{s}
Paid for a Skreene for the Corne xj{s}
Paid for a sacke for that Skreene iij{s}
Payd for the Carryage of the great Skreene for
Corne w{ch} the Companye did not like of ij{s} vj{d}
Paid for twoe hand treys to sell meale by
in y{e} mˀket xvj{d}
Paid for a Ballattinge boxe & Bullettꝭ xl{s}
Disbursed in chargꝭ about the 4 Condempned
Lancashire woemen that were brought to
o{r} Hall by the Kingꝭ Comaũnd to be searched
the sume of x{s} vj{d}
These women were examined to ascertain if any were pregnant, that if so
their execution might be stayed.
1634-5. Paid to S{r} Willm̃ St. George Herrauld
at his genˀall visitat̃on for the severell
Companies Armes in London the sume of
iij{li} vj{s} viij{d} as his ffee &
xx{s} amongst his Clerkꝭ iiij{li} vj{s} viij{d}
The Company paid £16 “ship-money” this year.
Paid to the Clocke Smith for mendinge the Clock iij{s}
This entry is curious, being the transition name of a trade; the
blacksmiths were originally the clockmakers (_see_ p. 399); here we
have the “clock smith” and later on the “clock maker.”
The records obtained from the Guildhall and the Tower to which
reference is made in the following extracts, and which are preserved
in a vellum book (still in the possession of the Company) were made by
William Colet, here called “Colley.” The record from the Tower has been
already fully referred to on p. 29, etc.
Paid for searchinge in the Threasury at Guildhall
and for a Coppy of Richard le Barbars beinge
chosen M{r} to governe the Companye for one yeare
Intrat in Libro C. folio 96, and in the second
yeare of Edward the Second Also in Libro H folio
73. Thomas Boyvell & Willm̃ Osney sworne M{rs}
for one yeare to rule the Company in the first
yeare of Richard the second x{s}
Paid the ffee for search in the Roles in the Towre
of London for the Companies antiquitye x{s}
Paid for a Coppy of o{r} Companies auncient
Ordynances out of those Roles The Eleaventh of
Richard the second xij{s} vj{d}
Paid to M{r} Colley at twoe tymes for his
extraordinary paynes in searchinge x{s}
Paid to M{r} Riley for his paynes there ij{s} vj{d}
Paid & given for a search & Coppye out of the
Herrauldꝭ Office of our Companies beinge the
17{th} in precedency at their visitac͠on 1568 x{s}
Given to the Porter at the Herrauldꝭ office that
day o{r} hearinge was betwixt us and the
Talloughchandlers ij{s} vj{d}
1635-6. Spent when M{r} Inigo Jones the Kinges
Surveyor came to view the back ground xj{s} vj{d}
Given to M{r} Mason that drew y{e} plotꝭ for
y{e} Theater xl{s}
1636-7. In the previous year £480 had been paid in respect of the
building of the Anatomical Theatre and this year a further sum of
£242 17_s._ 4_d._ This was exclusive of the cost of digging for the
foundations which the Company did by their own labourers, whom they
paid 16_d._ per day each. It was the practice of the Company to allow
each workman engaged, whether labourers or mechanics, 1_d._ a day for
“breakfast money,” and this was paid to the “chandler” for them.
Amongst the expenses incurred about the Theatre were these:--
Spent by water at tymes when wee went to M{r}
Surveigher (Inigo Jones) about the Theater vj{s} j{d}
Paid to M{r} Wilson a Mason to Measure Stanleys
worke in the Theater & spent then xiij{s} ix{d}
Given to Robert Butler and John Pullen for their
measureing the Theater xl{s}
The expenses connected with the Building of the New or Great Parlour,
and the Gallery next the Theatre, were this year £263 7_s._ 7_d._
Paid to widᵭ Lucas for an iron money box for
the M{rs} xx{s}
This quaint old box is still in use as the “Poor’s box.”[264]
[264] See head piece to Chapter on “Charities.”
1637-8. The Wardens received £188 10_s._ 0_d._ from 41 members of the
Company by way of gift to the Building fund; the names of the donors
are all set out in the book.
Recẽd for the old Rustie Armo{r} and Gunnes
the som̃e of ij{li} xvj{s} ij{d}
P{d} for Linckes & torches at the awdite
day night & Lo: Maiors day night ij{s} iij{d}
Paid for mendinge and pitchinge the
3 Blacke Jacks iij{s}
The Company paid £30 being three years’ contribution to the repair of
St. Paul’s, due August, 1638. £224 0_s._ 3_d._ was also paid in respect
of the building of the Theatre.
1638-9. ~The charge~ and settinge upp o{r}
bookes and auntient Manuscriptꝭ in o{r} new Library.
Paid for 36 yardꝭ of chaine at 4{d} the yard &
36 yards at 3{d} ob. the yard cometh to xxij{s} vj{d}
Paid to the Coppersmith for castinge 80 brasses
to fasten the Chaines to the bookes xiij{s} iiij{d}
To porters at sevˀall tymes to carry these
bookꝭ ij{s}
Paid to the bookebynders for new byndinge 15
bookꝭ xlviij{s} vj{d}
Paid for Claspinge 19 large & small bookꝭ &
fasteninge all the brasses to the iron chaines
to Threescore & foure bookꝭ in the Library,
new bosses for two great bookꝭ 8{s} setting on
old bosses j{s} mending ould Claspes ij{s} xxxj{s} viij{d}
Paid for makeinge Ringes swiffles & fittinge all
the iron chaines xij{s}
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~Som~ is vj{li} xviij{s}
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1639-40. Paid 2 fifteens towardꝭ Midletons
water[265] vj{s}
Given to the Recorders Clerke that the ffrenchmen
might not take the body from Tyborne ij{s} vj{d}
[265] The New River water.
1640-1. Paid to the Tellers of the Exchequer in
8{ber} 1640 for y{e} Kings use 400 0 0
Paid and given to M{r} Davies man ij{s} and the
water men and Porters to bring King Charles figure
in Brasse to the hall 0 4 6
This Bust of the King was set up in the Theatre.
1641-2. There were seventy-three liverymen on the roll this year, and
the Court numbered thirty-three in addition.
Paid to Edward Cock Painter for mending the pictures
& frames of Queene Eliʒ. S{r} Peter Probye Sarjeant
Balthrop and blacking Gilding Apollo 1 2 0
~Disbursed~ at the Kings enterteynem{t} in London the 25{th} of
November 1641.
Paid for a peece of rich Taffitae to make a pendant 0 18 0
P{d} for Greene Perpetuana for the 18 ffootemen 9 4 0
P{d} for white lace to sett on those suites 1 11 4
P{d} for white and greene ribaning as by bill 3 16 0
P{d} in the morning for buttred sack 8{s} buns 3{s}
butter 3{li} ij{s} beere & bread 4{s} 0 17 0
P{d} for the Companies dinner at the Castle that daye 6 8 0
P{d} to M{r} Berisford taylor for making 6 suites
tape & thread 1 2 0
Paid to M{r} Ball taylor for making 12 suites 2 4 0
P{d} to M{r} Treswell the Harrould Painter 2 12 0
P{d} for the Pendaunt Staffe and 18 trunchions 0 9 0
P{d} to a porter to watch the standings and candles 0 3 6
to workemen to drink 0 0 6
ffor making 18 greene flatt capps 0 18 0
ffor 3 dozen of torches that night 2 8 0
for hier of three blewe clothes and porteridge 0 16 6
To Richardson a porter 0 2 0
Paid by consent towards the 18 ffootmens suppers 1 0 0
Paid for John Perkins his scarfe that beare our Pendant
with our Coate of armes 1 0 0
Paid M{r} Dorebare Carpinter for boards and setting
upp and taking downe and cariage of our standings 4 8 0
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~Sume~ is 39 17 10
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1642-3. Paid into the Chamber of London for Ireland 400 0 0
Paid into the Committees at Grocers Hall for releife
of Ireland 50 0 0
Paid the Companies viij{li} weakly assessment for
12 weekes 96 0 0
Paid the 9{th} August 1642 for one Silver Canne given to
Docto{r} Chamberlaine for his anatomye Lecture vj{li}
and to the Porter that brought things from thence j{s}
& to Docto{r} Meverells man j{s} when he sent Cafferius
Placentius his booke of Anatomye w{ch} he gave to the
Librarye 6 2 0
Paid for 60 yards of Chaine for bookes in the Librarye
at 4{d} p. yard 1 0 0
P{d} to the Copper Smith for 60 brasses 0 10 0
To the Claspmaker for setting on 32 brasses 0 8 0
1644-5. Wee charge ourselves with foure hundred
and five pounds received of S{r} Iohn Wollaston
and the rest of the Thrẽrs at warres by order of
the Comittee of Parliam{t} for the Army for
furnishing xxvij Chyrurgians Chests & Instrumt{s}
for S{r} Thomas ffairfax his Armie CCCCv{li}
The Company were bound under precepts directed to them, to press
Surgeons for the Army and to provide them each with a Medicine chest
and Instruments value £15. It is a remarkable circumstance that the
Parliament should have _paid_ the money to the Company for this
service, a proceeding contrary to the practice then in vogue.
At this time it appears that the indebtedness of the Company to various
creditors for monies lent to enable them to meet the demands of the
authorities amounted to no less a sum than £2,633 4_s._ This was
borrowed at 6, 7 and 8 per cent. interest upon the seal of the house;
the Company had pawned the best of their ancient plate to satisfy the
rapacity of the King and the army, and the following pitiful entry
speaks volumes--
Paid for the hyre of 4 Cupps for the elecc͠on 0 2 0
1645-6. Money was raised by granting annuities thus--
Wee charge ourselves with Twoe hundred pounds rec̃d of M{r}
Nichãs Heath for an Annuitye of xxvj{li} for tenn yeares CC{li}
Paid for one newe black Jack 0 5 0
Paid for amending two old black Jacks 0 2 6
Paid for two douzen of sawcers 0 12 0
Paid for 15 dozen of Trenchers 0 6 7
P{d} the Lord Maiors Officers as a fine for the Rubbish
lyeing in the Streete 0 2 0
The indebtedness of the Company this year amounted to £2,847 18_s._
10_d._
1646-7. ffor mending the Corrector twice 0 3 0
The apprentices must have been especially troublesome this year.
1647-8. Given to Richard Greenburye Workeman to this
house towards his inlargement out of prison 2 0 0
Mr. Greenbury had often been employed by the Company as a portrait
painter, and it is delightful to notice their kindly regard for him in
both his and their evil days.
1648-9. In 1644 the Company had pawned their plate, but seem to have
redeemed it within the next year or two, for under this year we read
that plate to the value of £297 11_s._ 8_d._ was _absolutely_ sold to
Mr. Thomas Madox, Goldsmith, and other plate was pledged with Mr. John
Browne for £250.
Paid for our seates in S{t} Paulls Church on
Thancksgiving day for the Northerne Victorye 0 7 0
Paid for the same on a day of humiliac͠on for a
blessing on the treatie w{th} his then Ma{tie} 0 7 0
1649-50. Paid for o{r} Seates at Christchurch the
Thancsgiving day for the Irish Victorye 0 3 0
Paid for cakes and ale for the Livery on that day
at y{e} hall 0 4 4
The expenses of ~Lord Mayor’s~ day were as follows:--
Paid for Ribbon for the Whifflers Officers & Bargemen 1 4 4
ffor eight staves 0 2 0
Paid to Edward Soare Barge M{r} 3 15 0
Paid to the Trumpetts that came to the hall voluntarilye 0 10 0
Given to the Clarke & sexton of S{t} James Church
Garlick hith 0 2 6
Given to the Porter at Baynards castle 0 1 6
Paid to the Drum̃e & Phiffe 0 12 0
Given to the Watermen to drinck 0 2 6
More for beare for the Watermen 0 0 6
ffor 8 dozen of cakes & 3 dozen of other bread 0 11 0
Paid for foure pounds of butter 0 3 4
Paid the Grocers bill and Vinteners bill for a potac͠on
for the Liverye in y{e} morning 1 3 6
Given to the Servants of the Taverne 0 2 6
ffor washing linnen & making cleane the hall 0 11 6
Paid the Butler for his attendance 0 10 0
Paid for hyre for 3 dozen of Napkins 0 4 0
ffor hier of Pewter 0 10 0
Given to the Stewards by order of Court 8 0 0
Paid for cords 0 0 4
It was the custom for the Stewards to provide the Livery dinner, and
the £8 was an allowance made by the Company towards the cost of the
dinner.
Paid in exchange of clip̃d & counterfitt money 0 16 6
Given by order of Court to widᵭ Morgan towards the
apparelling her sonne to bee placed an Appñtice 1 10 0
On the 1st November, 1649, the Company attended a Thanksgiving service
at Christchurch, and later on they were present at the same place for a
“Humilation day for Ireland.”
1650-1. Paid for a large Banner of the Armes of England
and Ireland and mending the old Banners 6 17 6
This “mending the old banners” was really taking out the Royal arms and
inserting those of the Commonwealth, and was done under compulsion by
order of Oliver Cromwell.
Paid to Greenburye for painting the Picture of M{r} Edward
Arris and Doctor Charles Scarborough & Anathomye 9 10 0
This fine picture is preserved at Barbers’ Hall.
On October 8th, 1650, the Company attended a Thanksgiving at
Christchurch, for a victory at Dunbar.
1652-3. On Lord Mayor’s day the ribbons for the whifflers were 30 yards
of white 6_d._ ribbon, and 30 yards of green 8_d._ ribbon.
The Company were present at one Humiliation and two Thanksgiving
Services this year.
1653-4. Paid for hire of a greene cloth to lay over the
Rayle of our standing in Paulls Churchyard when the
Lord Protector was enterteined by the Citie at Grocers
hall 0 12 6
To the Butler for his attendance then 0 10 0
ffor the hire of a Case of Knives then 0 1 0
Paid for Cakes and wine 7{s} and for attendance ij{s} 0 9 0
Paid to M{r} Dorebarre Carpinter for fitting the standing
and doeing other worke as by twoe bills appeare 7 10 0
Paid for washing the Table Lynnen and making cleane the
Hall on y{t} day 0 11 6
Paid to M{r} Dorebarre Carpinter for the newe building
next the newe gate of the hall according to agreement 120 0 0
The liabilities of the Company to Creditors for money borrowed amounted
to £2,386 13_s._ 10-1/2_d._
1655-6. ffor a large Mapp of the World on the Chymney
in the long Parlour 2 10 0
1657-8. Payd for thinges to p{r}serve the Robes and
Carpettꝭ from mothes 0 5 0
Paid for a paire of Gloves p{r}sented to M{r} Secondary
Trottman by order of Court 1 10 0
1658-9. To the Herauld Painter for severall Armes in the
new Booke of Charters and ordinances 2 0 0
Paid the Clerke for Velome bindinge and other charges
about that Booke 0 13 0
This book, very handsomely illuminated, is preserved at the Hall.
The Great Account Book ends here, and the next one embraces the years
1659 to 1674.
1659-60. Payd by order of a Court of Assistantꝭ into
the Chamber of London o{r} proporc͠on of 10000{li}
to be raysed by the Companies of London to be sent
as a Guift to the Kinge[266] 96 0 0
Payd M{r} Phinees Bill for Cloathes for the ffootemen
att the Kinges Entertainem{t} in the Cittie when hee
came first into the Kingdome 20 0 0
ffor 4 peices of Greene & white Ribbon
for the Horsemen and footemen that day 3 12 0
ffor 24 Staves for the ffootemen 0 8 0
Payd to the Herauld Painter for a new Pendent and
the Kingꝭ Armes 11 15 0
ffor payntinge the ffootemens staves 0 8 8
Payd for a Dynner for the Horsemen that day 3 1 6
Payd ffor 4 peeces of Greene & white Ribbon the
5{th} of July for the ffootemen &c when the Kinge
dyned at Guildhall 3 12 0
ffor a breakefast for the Livery that day 0 10 4
ffor three Staves for the Attendantꝭ that day 0 1 0
ffor a Dynner for the horsemen that day 4 6 7
ffor a Dynner for the Livery that day 5 3 2
ffor the Trompeterꝭ that day 1 12 0
Payd the Cookes Bill upon a Thancksgivinge day
the 10{th} of May 4 8 7
The Vintnerꝭ Bill that day 1 7 0
Spent att the Miter on choyce of my Lord Maio{r} 0 12 6
Expended in Attendance on the Duke of Yorkes Secretary att
severall tymes to frustrate the designe of the Apothecaries 0 13 4
1660-1. Payd by order of a Co{rt} of Assistantꝭ into the
Chamber of London o{r} proporc͠on towards makeinge of
pageantꝭ 48 0 0
[266] Charles II at the Restoration.
This refers most probably to the rejoicings in June, 1660, when the
City entertained Charles II, the Dukes of York and Gloucester, and
other persons of quality.
ffor strowingꝭ on the Elecc͠on day 0 1 8
These were herbs, etc., spread over the floor of the Hall, and flowers
strewed by the maids in the street in front of the Company as they went
to church.
1661-2. This year there were 158 Liverymen, of whom 29 were on the
Court.
To a Couple of Serjantꝭ to Arrest severall pˀsons
that used the Art of Shaveinge in this Citty
and not beinge ffreemen of this Company 0 15 0
To S{r} W{m} Wylde for his advice upon a Declarac͠oon
ag{t} those pˀsons 1 0 0
Payd the Attorneys Bill in that Businesse 3 13 6
1662-3. ~August~ 26{th} 1662 att the Kinge & Queenes cominge
by water to London (from Hampton Court to Whitehall)
Spent lookeinge after a barge 0 1 6
The Bargemans Bill 8 0 0
To the Trompeters 3 0 0
ffor 74 yards of white & Greene Ribbon att 6{d} pˀ yard 1 17 0
The Vintners Bill att the 3 Tunnes att Breakefast 3 16 0
Butlers Bill that day 2 1 2
Beadles Bill that day for expenses 0 12 1
Cookes Bill that day 4 8 7
Vinteners Bill at the Sunne that day 3 3 8
ffor 4 douzen Bottles of Ale that day 0 14 10
To the Clerke at Garlicke Hithe Church that day 0 2 6
~Lord Mayors Day.~
The Bargemans breakefast 0 2 6
To the Bargeman & 11 men 4 8 0
ffor 84 yards of Ribbon att 6{d} pˀ yard 2 2 0
Michells bill for Cordage, &c. 0 2 2
ffor washinge the Table Lynnen & makeinge cleane the
hall then 0 11 6
The Butlers ffee then 0 13 4
The Vintners Bill for Breakefast 3 8 0
The Beadles Bill for Tabaccoe that day 0 3 8
To the Sexton of Garlicke hithe Church that day 0 2 6
To the porter att Baynards Castle 0 1 6
To the Trompeters then 2 5 0
ffor 8 douzen of cakes then 0 8 0
ffor 6 Staves for the Whiflers then 0 2 0
This year also the Company rode to “meete the Russia Embassadour” and
the charges for this are set out in the accounts.
The Company employed counsel and presented a petition against the
granting of a Charter to the Physicians; this business involved several
meetings at taverns and some presents to the Duke of York’s Secretary,
who seems to have espoused the cause of the Barber-Surgeons.
ffor makeinge presipientia to be præscientia in the
Bason and Tankerd 0 1 6