History of the Company. 7 



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1606. November 18//^. 



" This Courte Daye Will*^ Bedford promysed the 

 Company to bringe in his fyne imposed upon him the 

 next Court Day for y^ he attended not vpon y^ Com- 

 pany at the two kinges rideing throwe the Cytie and 

 other absence and misdemeanors." 



On the 20th March in the following year, being 

 the fourth year of his reign, James I. granted the 

 Company a Charter, which is an inspeximus and 

 confirmation of that of Oueen EHzabeth. It 

 confers no new powders, and concludes with the 

 following words, which are all that are added : — 

 " And we the Charters, letters patent, and all the 

 grants and confirmations aforesaid, and all and 

 singular in the same contained, having ratified and 

 confirmed them for us, our heirs and successors, 



Charter from ^^ much as In US llos, do accopt and 

 James I. approvo, and to our well - beloved 

 Nicholas Holbeame, John Byngham, Thomas 

 Solomon, and John Hall, now Wardens or 

 Keepers of the Mystery or art of Saddlers of the 

 City of London aforesaid, and the Commonalty 

 of the same Mystery or art and their successors 

 by the tenor of the presents do ratify and confirm 

 (them) as the Charter, letters, grants, and confir- 

 mations aforesaid In themselves reasonably testify. 

 In witness whereof, &c., witness the King at 

 Westminster the twentieth day of March. By six 

 pounds thirteen shillings and four pence paid Into 

 the hanaper."^ 



^ This Charter is still in the Company's possession. 



