[328]. “Mistres Gosson. Stephan Coxe, Sworne and Admytted a Freeman of this Companie iijs, iiijid. Note that master Warden White Dothe Reporte, for mistres Gosson’s Consent to the makinge of this prentice free. (Arbers, Transcript, Vol. II., p. 727, 1600.) Alice Gosson Late wyfe of Thomas Gosson. Henry Gosson sworne and admitted A ffreeman of this company per patrimonium iijs. iiijid. (Ibid. p. 730, 1601.) Mistres Woolff. John Barnes sworne and admitted A freeman (Ibid. p. 730, 1601.) Jane proctor, Wydowe of William proctor. Humfrey Lympenny sworne and admitted A ffreeman of this Companye iijs. iiijd, (Ibid. p. 730, 1601.) Mystris Conneway Nicholas Davyes sworn and admitted A freeman of this company per patrimonium iijs. iiijid. (Ibid. p. 732, 1602.)”
[329]. Johne Adams of London (stationer’s son) apprenticed to Alice Woolff of citie of London widowe for 8 years 2s. 6d. (Arber, Transcript, Vol. II., p. 253, 1601.) Other instances of apprentices being bound to women occur as for example “Wm. Walle apprenticed to Elizabeth Hawes Widow for 8 years,” (Ibid., Vol. II., p. 287, 1604.) “Thomas Richardson of York apprenticed to Alice Gosson, of citie of London wydowe for 7 years, 2s. 6d.” (Ibid., Vol. II., p. 249, 1600).
[330]. Ibid., p. 260, 1602.
[331]. Ibid., p. 262, 1602.
[332]. Arber Transcript, Vol. V., p. 11, 1560.
[333]. Records of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters, Vol. II., Intro., p. ix.
[334]. For example “Itm payd to the bedells wyffe for kepyng of the gardyn vijs.” Ibid. Vol. IV., p. 2. Warden’s Acct. Book, 1546. She had besides iiijs. “for her hole yeres wasschyng the clothes” (p. 11) and iiijid. “for skoryng of the vessell,” (p. 13) this payment was later increased to xijid. and she had “for bromes for Oʳ Hall every quarter a jid.” (p. 33) in Reward for her attendance ijs, (p. 114). Burdons wyffe for dressing your dinner xiiijid. (p. 129).
[335]. Records of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters, Vol. III., Court Book, p. 97.
[336]. Ibid. p. 103.
[337]. Ibid. Vol. III., pp. 10-11, March 15, 1544-5. “agreyed and codyssendyd thatt frances pope and hys wyffe schall have and hold a gardyn plott lyeng be oure hall in the prysche of alhallouns at london Wall for the tyme of the longer lever of them bothe payeing viijs: be the yere ... the sayd [ ]pope nor hys wyffe schall not take dowene no palles nor pale postes nor Raylles In the garden nor no tres nor bussches schall nott plucke upe be the Rootes nor cutte theme downe nor no maner of erbys ... wᵗowt the lycens of the Master and Wardyns of the mystery of Carpenters” Aug. 10, 1564, “agreed and condissendid that Robart masckall and Elyzabeth his wiffe shall have and hold the Howse which He now occupieth duryng his lyffe and after the deseese of the said Robart to Remayne to Elizabeth his wyffe duryng her wyddohed paying yerlye xls of lawfull mony of England” etc., Ibid. Vol. III., p. 78.