Volume II 1603-1660 - The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple

1604] INNER TEMPLE RECORDS. 5
Towse, George Crooke, Laughton, and Ellis H cle, of the
bench, with the treasurer, Gwyn, Brocke, Rosse, and Coventrie, of
the bar, and Clough and Glascocke, gentlemen under the bar, are to
report as to the cause of the excessive rate of commons.
The order for receiving the communion to be considered at the
bench table.
PARLIAMENT held On 24 June, 2 James I., A.D. 1604, before ANDREW
GREY, JOHN DOLEMAN, RALPII RATCLIFFE, and others. GEORGE
WYLDE, treasurer.
" It is enacted that if any of this society shall not once in every
year, wherein he shall be in commons in this House, receive the
Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper here in the Temple church, or
in default thereof at the next communion there, after that he shall
come into commons, after any such default, that then the party so
offending shall lose such interest as then at the time of his said
offence he shall have in any one or more of the chambers of this
House and be from henceforth clearly disadmitted out of and from
the same ; and if he have not any such interest, then to be disadmitted
and expelled out of this society."
Orders for Thomas Duport to be restored into commons, and
for the petition of Adrian Houghton, Nicholas Jorden, and Thomas
Stoughton to rebuild their chambers, which are ruinous and not fit
for lodging, to be granted.
PARLIAMENT held on 14 October, 2 James I., A.D. 1604, before SIR
EDWARD COKE, and others. GEORGE WYLDE, treasurer.
Orders for the special admission of John Hele, and for Mr.
Towse and Mr. Prideux to view the place for a door for Knight, the
porter.