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

CONTENTS.
A LIST OF THE INNER TEMPLE RECORDS, AND NOTE ON THE
ENTRIES IN THE CALENDAR . 1V
NOTE ON CHAUCER v iii
INTRODUCTION :
JAMES I.
Accession of King Jarnes.—Non-political character of the Society.—Gunpowder
Plot.—The Treshams.—The Vavasours.—The position and tenure of the
Temple.—Granting of the Patent of i6o8.—Its effect.—Grant of the Church
and Church Lands to both Societies.—Undefined position of the Master of the
Temple.—Right of Appointment reserved to the Crown.—Enrollment of the
Patent.—Fees Paid.—Deposited in a Chest in the Church.—Assignments.—Gift
of a Gold Cup to the King.—Its Description and Cost.—Pawned by King
Charles in 1625 to a Dutch Broker.—Never Redeemed.—Power to hold Courts
Leete reserved by the Patent.—Privilege of Sanctuary.—Antient Claim by the
Templars.—Whitefriars.—Described by Macaulay.—Ram Alley.—Fuller's Rents.
—Attempts to exclude Outlaws and Sanctuary Men.—Privilege of Sanctuary
abolished in 1624.—Sanctuaries still continued illegally until temp. George I.
—L.C. J. Holt appealed to in 1697 against the Templars.—Consideration of
the Church.—Neglected Condition.—Extensive Repairs.—Paid by Assessments.
— Glass. — Mural Decorations. — Columns. — Monuments. — Lanthorns. — Dr.
Masters.—Laud preached in 1624.—Rev. Simpson recommended by the King.—
Declined by the Inns.—Letters deposited with Patent.—Dispute as to Administration
of Holy Communion.—Settled by Arbitration.—Dudley Carleton's Marriage.—
Buildings.—Proposed Enlargement of the Hall.—Lower Library Built.—Heyward's
Buildings.—Temple Lane.—Process against Members for Non-repair.—Other Forfeitures.—Use
of Seacoal.—Alienation Office and Garden.—Inner Temple Gateway.—New
Beer Cellar.—New Artillery Garden.—Prince Charles as Commander.—
King's Bench Office and Chambers.—The Garden.—Planting of Trees.—Water
Supply.—Conduit in Fleet Street.—Interview with Hugh Middleton.—The Inn
supplied with Water from the New River in i6I9.—Bursting of Pipes in the Frost
of 1621-2.—Masques.—Their Character.—Masque, 1605-6.—Mentioned by Carleton.—Masques
in February, 1612-13, on Marriage of Princess Elizabeth.—Middle
Temple and Lincoln's Inn Masque by Chapman.—Inner Temple and Gray's Inn
Masque by Beaumont.—" Marriage of Thames and Rhine."—Gray's Inn represented
by Bacon.—Procession by Water.—Cost of the Masque.—Fees on Admittances
Increased.—Masque in 1614 by Browne of Tavistock.—Description of the
" Inner Temple Masque."—Account of William Browne.—November, 1616, Creation
of Charles as Prince of Wales.—Barriers at Whitehall.—" Masque of Heroes "
by Middleton in i618-19.—Description.—Played by some of Shakespeare's Company.
—" Triumph of Peace " in 1633.—Given by the four Inns of Court.—Described by
Whitelock.—Our Inn represented by Herbert and Selden.—Its Cost.—Condition of
the Stage.—Yearly Plays at the Inn.—Players' Fees gradually Increased.—Plays
stopped in i6i I.—Resumed in I612.—Puppetts or Anticks.—First Reference to