18th May, 1568. In this Courte here was Phillip Jorden for trymynge on the Sondayes & for now he is forgeven beynge the fyrst tyme.
13th Oct., 1568. Here was Wm fferrat for Trymyng upon the Sonday but he wyll do yt no more here after.
About this period there were numerous cases of Sunday trading before the Court, and in many instances the offenders were fined or imprisoned.
9th Nov., 1568. In thys Courte here was Rich Roberts and he is comanded that he shall agree wth this mystery as a brother or ells he to shutte up his shoppe and ocupye no more but as a servant upon the penallties of the statute.
10th March, 1569. It was ordered:—
That Richard Wysto for his mysdemeanor and unquyet behaveor and beyng a troublesom pˀson, so that the courte of assystents canne neyther thincke well or good on hym, therupon and therfore he the saide Richard Wysto is relynquyshed depryved and dysmyst of his office and yongr govˀnorshyp and also fourth of assystents of the saide mystery.
Wysto appears from time to time to have given the Court trouble, his offence on this particular occasion being that he had ordered his apprentice to let a man blood in the Compter contrary to the order of the Aldermen. Wysto was contumacious for a long period, but seems on 17th July, 1572, to have made humble submission and apology, whereupon an order was made “That none do stirre upp any talke consr̃ninge the deprivac͠on or submyssion of Ric. Wistowe”; he was subsequently re-admitted on to the Court and served Master 1586, but the animus against him revived, and on 7th November, 1587, certain parties were before the Court for reviling him on the old score, and were duly threatened and admonished as to their future behaviour.
22nd November, 1569. Here was Phillip Jordan for trymming upon the sabboth daye and he once agayne is warned upon the penalltie of the acte that he do yt hence forwardes no more (see [18th May, 1568]).
10th October, 1570. Margaret yt was Mr Vaughan[147] his mayde is graunted to kepe one Sonday her wedyng in the hall & no more.