Order, April 1615, regarding Assistants
Forasmuch as divers Brethren of this Company being Assistantes of
the same are dwelling in the cuntrie, and some others, either for want of
abilitie or for some other their private endes give not such their attendance
in furthering the affaires of the said Company, as is fitting, It is therefore
[word deleted] ordered at a Court held the daie and yeare abovewritten in
the p[rese]nce of such of the saide Company, as were then present, and
have hereunto subscribed their names That the persons undernamed, being
Brethren of this Societie, in regarde of their reputed abilitie, and expected
deligence, and care for the generall good and creditt of the said Societie,
shalbee, and were admitted to bee of the bodie of Assistantes of the same
Company. That is to saie
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Leonard Walwoorth |
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Humfrey Pye |
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John May |
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Rowland Squier |
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Franncis Mosse |
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Thomas Hill |
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George Smith |
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Thomas Preene theis thre undernamed were at the same time chosen to bee Assistants
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Robert Woodforde 9 [deleted and] John Milton [written
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Jeoffrie Bower 10 |
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Robert Woodford |
And for avoiding of question wch hereafter maie arise, and for ye continuance of brotherlie love and kindnes, it was then further ordered. That none
of the Assistantes of this company shall receave place of office within the
same, but onlie and according to such time and times as they have been
admitted or shalbee admitted to bee of the Assistantes of the same: [Signed)
Henry Best; Ro: Hill; George Samwell; Tho. Fitche; John Partridge;
Peter Blower; Francis Kemp; Rob: Griffith; Edward White; William
Hickes; Godfrey Reyner; William Childe; John Waren.
decimo quarto Die Augusti 1615