Carpenters' Company:
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9th August 1737 - 5th April 1757

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Image 45 of 4767th November 1738


Court day Continued November the 7th: 1738

Caldey to Reynolds

James Caldey< no role > son of James Caldey< no role > of Deptford in the County of Kent Labourer bound to
William Reynolds< no role > Citizen and Carpenter of London for seven Yeares Consideration Money
Twenty Pounds

Newbee to Baker

William Newbee< no role > son of Edward Newbee< no role > of the Parish of St George in the East in the
County of Middlesex Cook bound to Samuel Baker< no role > Citizen and Carpenter of London for
seven yeares Consideration Money Nil

Freemen{

Garrard

William Garrard< no role > son of William Garrard< no role > of the Parish of Saint Botolph without
Algate in the County of Middlesex Tideman who was bound to John Lindsey< no role > Citizen and
Carpenter of London was now by testimony of his said Master made Free

Gallington

William Gallington< no role > son of Joseph Gallington< no role > late of the Devises in the County of Wilts
Drugget Maker deced bound to William Tipping< no role > Citizen and Carpenter And afterwards assigned
to Thomas Stacy< no role > late Citizen and Carpenter deced was now by testimony of Catherine Stacy< no role > Widow of
the said Thomas Stacy< no role > made Free

Cary

John Cary< no role > son of George Cary< no role > of Clerkenwell in the County of Middlesex Carpenter who was
bound to George Cary< no role > Junr Citizen and Carpenter of London was by testimony of his said
Master made Free

Stedman

Thomas Stedman< no role > who was bound to William Watts< no role > Citizen and Blacksmith (but by
trade a Carpenter ) was now by testimony of his said Master and by vertue of the Act of
Common Councill in that Case made and provided made Free

Mr Barlow's Livery Fine
to be returned & 40s more
Charity making together £10

Mr Benjamin Barlow< no role > the Beadle to this Company now appeared and desired the Company would
remitt him his Livery Fine in regard to his Poverty Thereupon and on debate of the Matter Itt
is hereby Ordered That Mr Renter Warden Hawkins do pay Mr Barlow his Livery Fine being
£8 and 40s more as a further Charity making together £10 he signing a proper Release and
discharge for the same

The Renter Warden for
the time being to pay 2s:6d
to each Assistant who Shall
appear in the Court Room
before 10 o'Clock on Court
Days}

A Motion was made att this Court That the Court of Assistants should be summoned every Court
Day att Nine in the Morning And that every Member that appeared in the Court Room before Bedlem
Clock should strike ten That such Member should receive half a Crown for Court Money And if such
Member was not in the Court Room before the said Clock had struck he should loose his Court Money
Thereupon And on debate of the Matter Itt is hereby Ordered That Mr Hawkins the present Renter
Warden And All succeeding Renter Wardens for the future shall pay to each Member of this Court
who shall appeare in time according to the above Motion the sume of two shillings & six pence And
Itt is hereby further ordered That the Renter Warden for the time being shall charge such Court
Money to the Companys Account And the same shall be allowed in his Accounts upon the Auditt

No Breakfast in the Court
Room on Court days

A Motion was also made That Whereas itt had been for many years past Customary for the Court of
Assistants to breakfast in the Court Room before they proceeded to business which took up a great
deale of time and was a hindrance to business Therefore as the above Order was made Itt was moved
That no Breakfast be in the Court Room on the Court days which is hereby Ordered accordingly




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