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

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steward's accounts, and Risden, Denn, Babbington, and Cxsar for the
treasurer's accounts.
Officers for the Grand Christmas :—Sir John Henningham, Sir
Thomas Littleton, and Sir Nathaniel Barnardston, marshals ; Sir
John Hare, John Manners, and John Hanchett, stewards ; and Sir
James Pitt, Charles Cockeyne, and Sir John Jackson, butlers.
Treasurer :—Sir Richard Shilton, solicitor general.
Special admissions of Francis Gofton, son and heir of Sir Francis
Gofton of London, deceased, at the request of Thomas Denn, for his
reading ; and of Thomas Woodward of Lambeth Marsh in the County
of Surrey, at the request of Richard Weston.
Order that Hele, Croke, Risden, Sir Thomas Fanshawe, Farwell,
Prithergh, and Richard Weston shall look into the former acts of
parliament concerning Christmas and take the same into consideration,
and to propound such other things as they shall think convenient for
taking away all disorders at the time of Christmas.
Order that Cholmeley, Risden, Prithergh, and Richard Weston
shall view the former acts touching benchers' chambers, and report
thereupon and what other chambers they deem fit to be benchers'
chambers, that such benchers as are not accommodated may be preferred
to them.
John Davyes and John Weild called to the bench, and Francis
Finch called to be an associate of the bench, saving the antiquity of
such as be his ancients.
Nicholas Lowther called to the bar.
Upon the petition of Richard Talboys that he may be remitted
the sums demanded for being put visus in villa in divers view weeks
wherein he was not in commons, it is ordered that because he has
heretofore performed the exercise of singing in the Hall upon Granddays
for divers years past and that he may, according to his ability,
during his abode in the House, continue the same, he shall be remitted
the moneys due and be not compelled to come into commons
but only in Grand weeks, and then to pay for his diet and perform
the exercise aforesaid.