1 66 Internal Affairs of the Company. 



1609. September nth. 



" Yt was ordered at this Courte by a whole consent 

 that Roger Tvrner shuld (for great missdemenours or 

 speeches agaynst the whole Company of Wardeins and 

 Assistents) be sent to the Counter w'^*' was p'sently effected 

 to answere the same." 



16 14. October nth. 



" It is this day ordered vpon the humble peticon of 

 Christopher Harwood that the said Xtopher (being 

 prisoner in Ludgate) being detayned for his fees w*^'' 

 amount vnto xxx^ shalbe discharged out of the said 

 prison soe as hee bee by payment thereof discharged of 

 his sayd ymprisonment" 



The ordinances of James increased the penal- 

 ties. Those ratified by 21 Charles II. imposed a 

 special fine of 6^. 8^. upon the Wardens for 

 absence from the Court meetings, although this 

 was subsequently increased. Records similar to 

 the following occur frequently in the minutes : — 



1633. July izth. 



" At this Court Mr. John Laney, Will™ Abbott, and 

 Thos. Harrisonne were fined in vj'^ a peece for cominge 

 late w^^ was delivered to M'' Warden Lee." 



"At an assemblie the 27th dale of March, being the 

 King's Coronacon daie, there were fined in xij'^ a piece 

 for late cominge Tho' Mason, W™ Freeman, John Cox, 

 Edmond Hillyard, Daniell Holdenbie, Thos. Tanner, 

 Will"^ Grantham. D^^ to M"" Warden Lee, vij^" 



1634. July lyth. 



" At this Court Willm. Freeman, Robt. Bollingc, An- 

 drew Gowland, Ellis Parrie, were fined in twoe shillings 



