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their malice, and beinge called to goe into the Hall he 

 flung out of the Court sayinge I see y'''' malice is against 

 me. And being called in againe he answered You can 

 doe mee noe hurt and I will doe you noe good. And 

 soe goeing out of the Court and throwing off his gowne 

 sayinge Farewell, you are willing to be rid of mee and 

 I am as willing to be rid of you. Vpon w""^ his misde- 

 meanour contempt and scornefull carrynge It is ordered 

 that he shall not be warned to doe the Companie any 

 service." 



At a subsequent Court we are informed that 

 the delinquent presented himself and asked to be 

 heard in defence and to be received, but upon the 

 imposition of a fine and the question being put 

 to him whether he would '' frame himself that 

 they might hereafter live brotherly together," he 

 replied " that he feared If hee should come 

 amongest them he should break out again, w^^ 

 modest answere satisfied the Court for the p'sent," 

 and It was ordered that when he desired to be 

 readmitted he should pay his fine and submit 

 himself to the Table. 



So rigorous was the regulation Imposing a 

 respectful demeanour between members enforced, 

 that on one occasion when a member of the 

 Livery had been removed from the Court for 

 disobedience, one of the Assistants, for calling him 

 a '' base fellow," was promptly reprimanded and 

 fined. 



1 6 10. Febntary i6tk. 

 Robert Christie " Robert Cristie for disobedience agenst 

 yne o v . ^^j^^j^ Company was this Court Day 

 comytted to the Counter in Wood Street." 



