92 History of the Company. 



The next month, on the 3rd September, a 

 Court was hastily summoned " upon a 



Loan of Arms. i i i r-> 



request made by the Committee, to 

 borrowe the Companie's armes to helpe to furnish 

 the Lord Generall. It was ordered that there 

 shalbe lent sixteene swords and Belts D'^ by 

 appoynt"^* to Mr. Swayne, the keep'' of the Guyld- 

 hall. This Companle Is p'mlsed to have such 

 warrant for the receipt of them back agalne as 

 other Companies of the CIttle haue." 



The same month (13th September) the Com- 

 Loan of ;^2oo. pany agreed to lend the supplemen- 

 tary ^200 to the Parliament. 



These continual demands told heavily upon 



Impoverishment the Company. Their meetings were 

 of the Company. Qj-jgi-g^j ^' ■^q ]jq sparingly and not to 



exceed at any Court dale above thirtle shillings." 

 The whole of the Company's plate was, about 

 this time, ordered to be taken out of the Treasury 

 and sold, a decision which appears to have cost 

 the Court an effort, for we find the Court resolv- 

 ing " that when the Company Is out of debt there 

 shalbe new plate bought In the room of that 

 plate which was given under the last will and 

 testament of any of the Company, and of as good 

 value." The step, moreover, was held to be one 

 of such unusual moment and importance, that the 

 whole of the Livery and Yeomanry were assem- 

 bled to consider It, but they adjourned without 

 giving their adherence to the proposal, although at 

 a subsequent meeting they did so. 



Demand followed demand, until the Company 



