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

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Order that " for certain faults whereof the steward of this House
hath been charged with and found guilty of, that he should have a
sharp reprehension and admonition at the table's end. And if he
offend in any such degree again that he shall be removed from his
place, whereof he is to take special notice."
PARLIAMENT held On 27 November, 6 James I., A.D. 1608, before
ANDREW GRAY, HUGH HARE, GEORGE WYLD, JOHN HARE,
RICHARD BROWNLOWE, WILLIAM TOWSE, and others. EDMUND
PRIDEAUX, treasurer.
Special admission of Sir Robert Wingfeild's second son, at the
request of Paul Crooke.
" Whereas there are divers disorders in the buttery, and great
expenses and no government, which partly groweth in respect of the
weakness of the head butler, who also is much indebted unto the
House, and to the officers of the House for their wages, and to the
cheeseman, and hath taken up divers sums of money upon the rolls
and not cut them out neither accounted for them, it is ordered that
Wield, John Hare, George Crooke, Walter, and the treasurer, or
any three of them, shall consider of his debts to the House, and of
his abuses in the gathering of the rolls and not cutting them out, and
if they shall not find him fit for the place to consider of some good
course for his maintenance to be allowed him during his life, and
those committees are farther to inquire of the abuses in the buttery,
and to report their opinion of the premises the next parliament."
Order, " at the entreaty of the young gentlemen of this House,
for that they are greatly indebted for many courtesies received of the
gentlemen of Gray's Inn, that they shall acquaint Mr. John Hare,
Mr. Walter, Mr. Waterhowse, Mr. Brocke, and Mr. John Floid with
their purposes and of their entertainment, which is granted them ;
and those benchers or any three of them are to call some of the bar to
consider of the gentlemen's project, and after the next term their entertainment
is to be put in execution. And at the next parliament the
benchers are to report their opinions and then the bench will consider
of a tax upon the House for the better execution thereof"
The suit of Trotman and Brentt of the bar to build lodgings for