Internal Affairs of the Company. 157 



1666. Jamiary 2yd. 



" This day John Gase a member of this Company 

 appeared and desired leaue of this Court that he may 

 be translated over from this Company to the Company 

 of Bakers in regard hee hath left of the profession of a 

 Sadler and hath betaken himselfe wholly to the traide of 

 a Baker. It was therefore ord^'ed y' y® say*^ John Gase 

 shall have leaue to be translated to the Bakers accord- 

 ing to his desyre he first paying to the Wardens for the 

 use of the (fellowship) the sume of Tenn Pounds." 



And afterwards at the same Court : — 



" It is ordered y* John Gase a member of this Com- 

 pany and now exercise y® traide of a Baker shall from 

 henceforth serue y® Company with breade upon all 

 occasions." 



Concerning the feasts of the Company the most 

 important v^as what was called the 



Feasts. 



Master's Feast, which was held after 

 the election of Wardens on the 14th August. 

 What little we know about the other feasts is 

 gathered from a minute on the 27th November, 

 1645, which fixes the expenditure on those occa- 

 sions. For instance, the expense for victuals, 

 wine, and all other charges of the — 



s. 



" 4 quarter search dinners (was) not to exceed . 30 



4 usual quarter days . . . . . . . . 40 



Michaelmas (Lord Mayor's feast) 



5 November 



Midsummer Day with half of livery 



Audit Day 



View Day in September 



Special Meetings of the Wardens 



45 

 30 



45 

 40 



\2d. a head." 

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