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

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13 8 A CALENDAR OF THE [1623<br />

throughout <strong>the</strong> hall as <strong>of</strong> late has been, but <strong>the</strong> ancient sauces <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

House are to be continued.<br />

That every entire week in each term shall be a view week to<br />

every one that shall lie in <strong>the</strong> House in <strong>the</strong> beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> week,<br />

unless <strong>the</strong> treasurer for <strong>the</strong> time being shall give leave to <strong>the</strong><br />

contrary, and that leave to be entered in <strong>the</strong> buttery book, but if any<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fellows shall come to his chamber after <strong>the</strong> week is begun,<br />

<strong>the</strong>n he shall come into commons at <strong>the</strong> next half week, and in<br />

default <strong>the</strong>re<strong>of</strong> to be cast into commons, unless <strong>the</strong> treasurer shall<br />

give leave to <strong>the</strong> contrary, and that leave to be entered in <strong>the</strong><br />

buttery book.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re shall be no breakfasts on Sundays nor any boyers at any<br />

time, but at six o'clock in <strong>the</strong> evening, on fasting days, and after<br />

supper, when <strong>the</strong>re is exercise in <strong>the</strong> hall.<br />

<strong>The</strong> repasts shall be 6d. at dinner and 6d. at supper, that no<br />

repasts shall be taken in <strong>the</strong> reading time, and at o<strong>the</strong>r times not<br />

above two repasts shall be taken in <strong>the</strong> whole week, and he that shall<br />

take two in <strong>the</strong> beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> week shall take none in <strong>the</strong> latter<br />

part <strong>the</strong>re<strong>of</strong>, but to be in commons.<br />

That <strong>the</strong> penalty by former orders imposed upon gentlemen for<br />

coming into <strong>the</strong> buttery shall be levied, and every butler who shall<br />

see a gentleman in <strong>the</strong> buttery and shall not immediately inform <strong>the</strong><br />

bench (or if in <strong>the</strong> vacation, <strong>the</strong> bar), shall, for <strong>the</strong> first <strong>of</strong>fence, forfeit<br />

12d., for <strong>the</strong> second, 2S., and for <strong>the</strong> third shall be suspended.<br />

<strong>The</strong> allowances unto gentlemen that have been cast or kept in<br />

commons and o<strong>the</strong>r things at <strong>the</strong> accounts, shall not hereafter be so<br />

easily made as formerly, and that <strong>the</strong> auditors shall examine by whose<br />

default any gentleman is kept in commons, and if it shall appear <strong>the</strong><br />

fault to be in <strong>the</strong> gentleman, <strong>the</strong>n he is to bear it, and if in any <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong>ficers, <strong>the</strong>n he is to bear it, and <strong>the</strong> charge to be kept from <strong>the</strong><br />

H ouse.<br />

That <strong>the</strong> visus in villa <strong>of</strong> such as have chambers in <strong>the</strong> House<br />

shall hereafter be cast in commons, and <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> rest a roll to be made<br />

and collected by <strong>the</strong> butler as now it is.<br />

That <strong>the</strong> benchers' men shall not hereafter fetch any bread or<br />

beer to <strong>the</strong>ir masters' chambers o<strong>the</strong>r than <strong>the</strong> ordinary allowance at<br />

breakfasts, unless <strong>the</strong> same be specially sent for by <strong>the</strong> master.

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