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

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

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1634] INNER TEMPLE RECORDS. 217 Whereas John Shelton, a fellow, by consent of Lettice, Countess dowager of Leicester, executrix of the will of Robert, Earl of Leicester, deceased, stands admitted to a chamber up a pair of stairs adjoining the west end of the Alienation Office, wherein Clement Coke, lately deceased, stood admitted, and whereas Edward Litleton, his Majesty's solicitor general, stands admitted to all those chambers with the studies and rooms thereunto belonging, wherein Sir Edward Coke, late lord chief justice of the Court of King's Bench, heretofore stood admitted, and whereas Sir Edward Coke, since his admittance and after he was made chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas, built a little room for a passage from his said chamber to the chamber wherein John Shelton now stands admitted, whereby a study of Shelton's chamber was pulled down, and whereas Shelton, for the better accommodation of the said Mr. Solicitor, suffers him to have the use of the said chamber, it is nevertheless ordered that whensoever Mr. Solicitor shall leave his said chamber, the said little room shall be pulled down. Order that Edward Harbert, the Queen's attorney, shall sit at the upper end of the bench table and shall take his place next to the King's counsel. Treasurer :—Edward Litleton. GENERAL ACCOUNT BOOK. ACCOUNT from 3 November, 9 Charles I., A.D. 1633, to 3 November, I 0 Charles I., A. D. 1634. RECEIPTS. To Amos Mason for reading evening Of Sir Robert Heath, as his part of the prayers, 5/i. moneys disbursed for the reparations of To Serjeant Weston when he went out the buildings over the King's Bench serjeant, roil. office, 2/i. 18s. 4d. For a purse for the same, is. 4d. Of Tyrrell, for his fine for not reading at To Thomas Willis, a bencher, according Lyon's Inn, 2o/i to an Act of Parliament made for that Of Thomas Gell, for his fine for not read- purpose, as moneys by him to be dising at Clifford's Inn, 20/i. bursed towards the charge of the mask lately presented before his Majesty, PAYMENTS. 62 6/4 To Dr. Micklethwayte, master of the To four watchmen for watching the House Temple, for his Exchequer fee, 8/i. those two nights when the mask was 13s. 4d. presented before his Majesty, 4s. F F

218 A CALENDAR OF THE [1634 To the Blackfriars players for a play acted here upon All Hallows' day last, 7/i. To four porters for keeping the hall doors on Candlemas day and All Hallows' day last, 8s. For one half of the price of two new service books for the church, 8s. For one half of the charge of a new baldrock1 for one of the bells, is. For one half the charge of a hassock for the pulpit, is. 3d, To Henry Stacy for Ashlar stone brought in and now lying ready for the use of the House, 15/i. los. To Christopher Gibbs for Portland stone brought in and lying ready, 35/i. 195. 9d. To George Goldstone, bricklayer, for the half of the work done by him on the roundel of the church, 2/i. 18s. For a stone to cover the head of the common shore near the pump, containing 13 ft. at 8d. the foot, and underquinning = thereof, 16s. To Richard Butler, the glazier, for making Baron Weston's arms, setting them up in the hall, and amending some other coats that were broken there, r/i. 55. To William Measure for a large bread grater for the kitchen, 8s. To Thomas Turner, a goldsmith, for amending a silver bowl, is. For a hundred of faggots for a bonfire, 5 November last, 95. For half a hundred of faggots for a bonfire the night that the Duke of York was baptized, and for carriage of them, 6s. 6d. For a hundred of faggots for a bonfire for 27 March last, 7s. 6d. Given to the officers at the Council Table when the bench were there about Dr. Micklethwait's business, 12s. 6d. To a labourer for digging the ground and work by him done about setting up the rails at the Temple gate, when the mask went to court, is. 6d. For a dozen and a half of " hasses "3for the church, 6s. 6d. Given to Trumboll's man for his master's and his own fees for the order between the Houses and Dr. Micklethwait, 3/i. To the steward for his charges going by water to Gravesend and returning thence, and for horsehire from thence to Boughton Quarries and back again when he went to buy stone and for his expenses in his said journey, Ill. 7s. 2d. For his expenses to Oxford and the Isle of Portland when he went to bargain for stone, 2/1. 15s. Sum total of the receipts, 2,097/4 4s. 2-141. Sum total of the payments, 1,248/i. 18s. And so their remains in emendels, 848/i. 6s. 2d. ACTS OF PARLIAMENT. PARLIAMENT held On 23 November, IO Charles I., A.D. 1634, before SIR RICHARD SFIELTON, ADAM SCAMBLER, RICHARD PRETHIRGE, TIMOTHY LEVINGE, and others. EDWARD LITTLETON, treasurer. Order that the chief butler shall give an account to the board what fellows had Christmas money in their hands and had not made 1 Baldrock, baldrick, a bell rope. ' Underquinning, possibly another word for underpinning. 3 Hasses, probably for hassocks,

1634] INNER TEMPLE RECORDS. 217<br />

Whereas John Shelton, a fellow, by consent <strong>of</strong> Lettice, Countess<br />

dowager <strong>of</strong> Leicester, executrix <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> will <strong>of</strong> Robert, Earl <strong>of</strong><br />

Leicester, deceased, stands admitted to a chamber up a pair <strong>of</strong> stairs<br />

adjoining <strong>the</strong> west end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Alienation Office, wherein Clement<br />

Coke, lately deceased, stood admitted, and whereas Edward Litleton,<br />

his Majesty's solicitor general, stands admitted to all those chambers<br />

with <strong>the</strong> studies and rooms <strong>the</strong>reunto belonging, wherein Sir Edward<br />

Coke, late lord chief justice <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Court <strong>of</strong> King's Bench, heret<strong>of</strong>ore<br />

stood admitted, and whereas Sir Edward Coke, since his admittance<br />

and after he was made chief justice <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Court <strong>of</strong> Common Pleas,<br />

built a little room for a passage from his said chamber to <strong>the</strong><br />

chamber wherein John Shelton now stands admitted, whereby a<br />

study <strong>of</strong> Shelton's chamber was pulled down, and whereas Shelton,<br />

for <strong>the</strong> better accommodation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> said Mr. Solicitor, suffers him to<br />

have <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> said chamber, it is never<strong>the</strong>less ordered that<br />

whensoever Mr. Solicitor shall leave his said chamber, <strong>the</strong> said little<br />

room shall be pulled down.<br />

Order that Edward Harbert, <strong>the</strong> Queen's attorney, shall sit at<br />

<strong>the</strong> upper end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> bench table and shall take his place next to <strong>the</strong><br />

King's counsel.<br />

Treasurer :—Edward Litleton.<br />

GENERAL ACCOUNT BOOK.<br />

ACCOUNT from 3 November, 9 Charles I., A.D. 1633, to 3 November,<br />

I 0 Charles I., A. D. 1634.<br />

RECEIPTS. To Amos Mason for reading evening<br />

Of Sir Robert Heath, as his part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> prayers, 5/i.<br />

moneys disbursed for <strong>the</strong> reparations <strong>of</strong> To Serjeant Weston when he went out<br />

<strong>the</strong> buildings over <strong>the</strong> King's Bench serjeant, roil.<br />

<strong>of</strong>fice, 2/i. 18s. 4d. For a purse for <strong>the</strong> same, is. 4d.<br />

Of Tyrrell, for his fine for not reading at To Thomas Willis, a bencher, according<br />

Lyon's Inn, 2o/i to an Act <strong>of</strong> Parliament made for that<br />

Of Thomas Gell, for his fine for not read- purpose, as moneys by him to be dising<br />

at Clifford's Inn, 20/i. bursed towards <strong>the</strong> charge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mask<br />

lately presented before his Majesty,<br />

PAYMENTS. 62 6/4<br />

To Dr. Micklethwayte, master <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> To four watchmen for watching <strong>the</strong> House<br />

<strong>Temple</strong>, for his Exchequer fee, 8/i. those two nights when <strong>the</strong> mask was<br />

13s. 4d. presented before his Majesty, 4s.<br />

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