History of the Company. 89 



was in pursuance of an act of Common Council, 

 passed the same month, agreeing to furnish the 

 King with a loan of ^120,000/ From the same 

 source we learn that the Wardens of the Saddlers' 

 and of the Founders' and Glaziers' Companies 

 were committed to Newgate for not having used 

 their best endeavours to carry out the Lord 

 Mayor's precept, although, curiously enough, the 

 incident is nowhere recorded in the Company's 

 books.^ 



The town of Bury St. Edmunds suffered 

 terribly from a plague in 1636-7, and the distress 

 of the inhabitants evoked the sympathy of the 

 Company. We read that on the 7th November, 



1637— 



" At this Courte there was given to the Town of St. 

 Edmunds Bury being visited w'' the plague 11^ paid 

 by y"" Renter." 



The attempt of Charles to levy ship-money 



A.D. 1640. was not more palatable to the Sad- 



Ship Money, dlers' Company than to the City at 



large. On the 27th June, 1640, a Special Court 



was convened to consider the precept from the 



Lord Mayor for ship-money. It is recorded that — 



" At this Co""'^ the cause for ship-money was debated 

 accordinge to the direcon of y*" R. Honble. the Lord 



" Reraembrancia," p. 196. 

 Ibid., footnote. 



