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

i6ix-rz] INNER TEMPLE RECORDS. 65
was admitted " as a poor fellow of the House in the very last grand
Christmas there kept, now fifty years since or near thereabout." He
has served his sovereign and country as a poor justice of peace and
quorum for forty years, and has " not given up keeping of a poor
house one day all that space," and now his age may make him say,
Non video pure, milli nil sapil, audio dure, deficit olfactus, sum sequis1
ad omnia factus, and if he took the journey and executed the office it
would surely shorten his days.
Orders that Christmas commons are to be kept as heretofore,
saving that the steward of the House is to serve the gentlemen as
their steward ; that watch be kept as heretofore ; and Ram Alley
gate be shut up for Christmas time.
PARLIAMENT held On 29 January, 9 James I., A. D. 1611-12, before
GEORGE WYLDE, JOHN H ARE, RICHARD BROWNELOWE, WILLIAM
TOWSE, EDMUND PRIDEUX, GEORGE CROKE, ROGER DALE, and
others. ANTHONY DYOT, treasurer.
William Wright, John Stone, and Adam Scambler called to the
bench.
John Wylde and Robert Row called to the bar, but not to be
sworn till there be a further call in Trinity Term.
Orders that Whorewood and Feilding be restored into commons ;
that Davyes' building in the churchyard be pulled down ; and that
a conference be had with the Middle Temple touching divers
grievances.
PARLIAMENT held on 9 February, 9 James I., A.D. 1611-12, before
GEORGE WYLDE, RICHARD BROWNELOW, WILLIAM TOWSE,
EDMUND PRIDEUX, GEORGE CROOKE, and others. ANTHONY
DY0T, treasurer.
Orders that the gardener's wages be stopped to pay his debt to
the House ; and that Rowland Hynd and his son shall pay their debts
to the House, otherwise Warren shall be admitted to their chamber.
Order that the chief butler shall inform the treasurer who they
' Sic. Probably forsequius, the worse.