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

1653] INNER TEMPLE RECORDS. 307
but that those seats be on the next Lord's day, and so continually
thenceforth, kept for the use of the benchers of this House only, as
in former times they have been."
PARLIAMENT held on 7 November, 1653, before EDWARD BULSTROD,
UNTON CROKE, JOHN MEREFIELD, CHARLES HALLOWAY, and
others.
EDMUND PRIDEAUX, treasurer.
Philip Wyott of the bench is continued reader, and Denn,
Mr. Attorney General, and Twisden chosen attendants.
Officers for the Grand Christmas :—Sir Thomas Littleton, Sir
Nathaniel Barnardiston, and Sir Thomas Trevor, marshals ; Sir
Edward Littleton, Sir William Walter, and Charles Cokayne,
stewards ; and Sir James Pitt, Sir Baynham Throckmorton, and
Thomas Hanchett, butlers.
Auditors :—Goodwin, Tooke, Foster, and Browne, for the
steward's accounts ; and Merefield, Walker, Cure, and Merlett, for
the treasurer's
accounts.
Special admissions of Charles Croke and George Croke, sons
of Unton Croke, a bencher ; and of Deane Goodwyn, son of John
Goodwyn,
a bencher.
Treasurer :—Edmund Prideaux continued.
GENERAL ACCOUNT BOOK.
ACCOUNT of Edmund Prideaux, treasurer, from 3 November, 1652,
to 7 November, 1653 :—
RECEIPTS.
Admissions to the Inn, 99/1. 6s. 8d.
Admittances to chambers, II oil. I3s. 4d.
Of Bridger, Bulstrode, Thorneton, Powell,
Sawyer, Degg, Vernon, White, Nurss,
Woolrich, Richard Holloway, Boughton,
Scott, Harvey, and Duncomb, 41i. each,
for their first vacation, by order of parliament,
6o/i.
Of Ellyott, the gardener, for a year's rent
for his house, 2/i.
Sum total of the receipts, 27211.
PAYMENTS.
To Mr. Lock for his allowance for Michaelmas,
Hilary, Easter, and Trinity terms,
at i/i. a term.
For knives and oyster knives, 9s.
For altering the lock at the conduit head
and for making three new keys, 4s.
To William Bubb for a fee farm rent for
the Inner Temple, being for two years'
rent due at Michaelmas last, 20/i.
To the porter, his bill of expenses about
the coroner that sat on the man drowned,
IS. I id.
For lanthorns, i/i. i9s. Sd.
Sum total of the disbursements 223/1.
Is. 3d.