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

304 A CALENDAR OF THE [1652
To the gardener, at several times,611. los. I id.
To the chandler for pots, ifill. I's.
For colouring the seats in the Inner
Temple, ill. I's.
To Mr. Lock his allowance, i/i.
To the head cook his year's wages, 6s. 8d.
For the dial in the garden, 4/4 8s.
To Mr. Steward for flower pots. loll
To Welsh for Temple pots, 7/1. 28. 6d.
To Mr. Steward the remainder due for
flower pots, iofi.
Sum total of the disbursements
525/1. is. 7d.
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT.
PARLIAMENT held On 24 November, 1652, before EDWARD BULSTRODE,
WILLIAM BABINGTON, UNTON CROKE, EDWARD JOHNSON, and
others. EDMUND PRIDEAUX, treasurer.
" Upon due consideration had by the masters of the bench of some
fit course to.be taken for the reviving and keeping up of the readings
and other ancient exercises of learning heretofore usually performed
by the benchers of this House, and for the necessary support of the
necessary charges of this society," it is ordered that every fellow that is
or shall be, before Easter term next, called to the bench, who has not or
shall not have, before the said time, read within the House, shall deposit
the sum of soli. until he shall come to read, when it shall be repaid
to him or in default he may forbear to read. And every fellow called
to the bench after the said time, shall deposit the same amount in like
manner. And every fellow hereafter called to the bench, shall, successively
in his course, attend and hold the moots and other exercises
of learning in the term times, and the benchers heretofore called shall
henceforth be discharged attending the same. And further it is
ordered that every bencher or associate to the bench that has at any
time heretofore been chosen steward for any reader's dinner and has
not yet undergone the charge thereof, shall, before the first day of
Hilary term next ensuing, pay the sum of 20/i. into the treasury of
the House, and shall be thereupon clearly discharged of the said
stewardship. And henceforth at the first parliament in every Hilary
and Trinity terms, there shall be chosen for steward for the reading
then immediately ensuing, three benchers or associates to the bench
that have not formerly borne the charge of the said stewardship, and
when no benchers or associates remain to be chosen, then the utter
barristers are to be chosen to be stewards. And every steward shall
at or before the first Monday in the time of such reading, whether