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

228 A CALENDAR OF THE [1635-6
PARLIAMENT held on 24 January, 1 I Charles I., A.D. 1635-6, before
EDWARD HERBERT, RICHARD PRITHERGH, TIMOTHY LEVINGE, and
others. SIR EDWARD LITTLETON, treasurer.
Stewards for the reader's dinner :—Unton Croke, Edward
Johnson, and Thomas Gardiner.
Special admission of Richard Croke, son and heir apparent of
Unton Croke, a bencher, at the request of his father.
The petition of Rowland Reinolds, an utter barrister, touching
the rent of his moiety of a chamber in Haward's Buildings is referred
to Foster and Wightwick.
Fairwell, Foster, Wightwick, Denne, Wylde, Lane, Wyllis, and
Rolle to inquire what chambers in the buildings by the east side of
the garden, are in any way at the disposal of the House, and at what
yearly rents they are let, and also that they will take note of such
chambers as they suspect may harbour strangers, and to report.
PARLIAMENT held on 7 February, 1 1 Charles I., A.D. 1635-6, before
EDWARD HERBERT, RICHARD PRITHERGH, TIMOTHY LEVINGE,
and others. SIR EDWARD LITTLETON, treasurer.
The petition of William Curtys, steward, that the rates for beef
and mutton may be no longer assessed by the parliament, as he cannot
obtain meat at the rates given, is referred to Martine, Denne, Foster,
Wightwick, Gate, Rolle, and Johnson.
Order that the stewards for the reader's drinking and grand
feast shall (unless they shall think good to take care themselves of
making fit provisions) pay their accustomed sums of money to the
reader, to the end he may see provision made for the drinking and feast.
Whereas the yearly charge of green pots is much increased, it
is ordered that the allowance for such pots shall not exceed 30/1. a
year, and the puisne butlers, who are to take care thereof, shall pay
for such number of pots as exceed the said sum.
Upon the report of the comn-iittee for exercises of learning, it is
ordered that the following orders touching this matter be revived
and published, viz. :-7 May, 29 Elizabeth ; 28 May, 40 Elizabeth ;