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

272 A CALENDAR OF THE [1645-6
Upon consideration of a course to be taken for raising some
money towards the support of this House and defraying the necessary
charges thereof, it is ordered that the treasurer shall, with the advice
of one or more of the masters of the bench, sell and dispose of any
chamber in the disposal of this House, and admit any fellow to the
same. And he shall also grant and let out for rents all such other
chambers as are to be disposed of by the House, either by reason of
discontinuance, want of repairs, or otherwise.
PARLIAMENT held 01130 January, 21 Charles I., A.D. 1645-6, before
EDMUND PRIDEAUX, THOMAS GATE, RICHARD ASKE, EDWARD
JOHNSON, and others. THOMAS LANE, treasurer.
Whereas many bench chambers are now void and possessed by
strangers who have no right to continue in the same, it is ordered that
the benchers now in commons may make choice of the same.
Henry Trenchard, William Browne, Edward Searle, Henry
Goreng, Robert Baker, Brian Cooke, William Norborne, Roger
Gallopp, Thomas Burre, and Heneage Finch called to the bar.
Upon consideration of the small number that are in commons, it
is ordered for the better subsistance and benefit of the House and the
servants and officers thereof, that as well the barristers called at this
parliament as all others called to the bar since the present treasurer
was chosen, shall continue in commons every term, when commons
shall be kept here, until there shall be readings again in the House,
and every one that shall fail herein shall pay for every week's absence,
6s. 8d.
Upon consideration had of the many benchers' chambers, now
void and not inhabited, and the small number of benchers to possess
the same, whereby the chambers fall into much decay, it is ordered
that the chamber near Ram Alley, late Bulstrode's, a bencher, who
has a long time discontinued, and which chamber has cost the House
i5/1. for repairs, shall be disposed of, and that Gate and Aske, two
benchers, be desired to view the said chamber and admit any one
thereto upon payment of a fine.
Baron Tomlyns called to the bench.
Orders that the election of treasurer shall be respited till next
parliament ; and that all petitions shall be referred to the bench.