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

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1605] INNER TEMPLE RECORDS. ii<br />

PARLIAMENT held On 16 June, 3 James I., A.D. 1605, before Sir<br />

EDWARD COKE, RALPH RATCLIFFE, HUGH HARE, and o<strong>the</strong>rs.<br />

GEORGE WYLDE, treasurer.<br />

Order that those holding chambers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Master <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Temple</strong><br />

shall not make assignments <strong>the</strong>re<strong>of</strong> without <strong>the</strong> consent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> said<br />

master and <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> treasurer.<br />

Whereas complaints have been made by benchers against divers<br />

inhabitants <strong>of</strong> Fleet Street whose houses are adjoining and side unto<br />

<strong>the</strong> court wherein <strong>the</strong> treasurer, Hugh Hare, and o<strong>the</strong>rs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> bench<br />

have <strong>the</strong>ir chambers, commonly called Mr. Hare's Court, because <strong>the</strong><br />

said inhabitants have <strong>of</strong> late, without licence from this House, made<br />

" many and sundry great lights and glazed windows in <strong>the</strong>ir said<br />

houses into <strong>the</strong> said courtyard, where<strong>of</strong> divers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m do jut over<br />

<strong>the</strong> soil <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same yard, and not so satisfied, have likewise made<br />

divers opening gazements,' to <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> thirty-four, in <strong>the</strong> ne<strong>the</strong>r<br />

parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same glazed windows whereby <strong>the</strong>y, <strong>the</strong>ir servants and<br />

companies <strong>of</strong> all sorts do not only daily look out and gaze into <strong>the</strong><br />

said courtyard upon <strong>the</strong> fellows and students <strong>of</strong> this House at such<br />

time as <strong>the</strong>y are <strong>the</strong>re walking for <strong>the</strong>ir private solace and recreation,<br />

but also do throw through <strong>the</strong> same opening windows into <strong>the</strong> same<br />

court divers noisome things, which at this parliament is holden unfit<br />

to be longer continued or suffered." Never<strong>the</strong>less, before any proceeding<br />

is taken for <strong>the</strong> reformation <strong>the</strong>re<strong>of</strong>, it is ordered that <strong>the</strong><br />

treasurer before next parliament shall require <strong>the</strong> inhabitants to close<br />

up <strong>the</strong> said " gazernents " made in <strong>the</strong> lower parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> aforesaid<br />

windows and to allow <strong>the</strong>m to have <strong>the</strong> benefit to use <strong>the</strong> lights and<br />

" gazements " in <strong>the</strong> upper part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same windows and if <strong>the</strong>y<br />

refuse to do <strong>the</strong> same thankfully, fur<strong>the</strong>r consideration shall be had.<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r business transacted :—David Waterhowse and Sir Ralph<br />

Hare called to <strong>the</strong> bench ; order for <strong>the</strong> continuance <strong>of</strong> Mr. Crasshawe<br />

; a scavenger to be appointed to rid and cleanse <strong>the</strong> garden<br />

and o<strong>the</strong>r places <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> House thrice a week in term time and once<br />

every week out <strong>of</strong> term ; special admission <strong>of</strong> Heale, son <strong>of</strong><br />

John Heale, bencher.

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