Christopher Frederick was Serjeant-Surgeon to the King, and father of Sir John Frederick, Lord Mayor in 1661. He was of alien birth and did not work harmoniously with the Court of Assistants. In Repertory xxvii. fo. 117 (at Guildhall), is an order of the Court of Aldermen that Sir Thomas Garrard and four other Aldermen were to call the Master and Wardens and Mr. Frederick before them and to end their controversies (which, however, they did not succeed in doing).
21st March, 1605. Mr. Frederick brought a letter to the Court from the Earl of Nottingham, saying it was the King’s pleasure that Mr. Frederick should appoint a deputy to act as Warden in his place, whilst he was away with the King in Spain, but the Court adhered to its decision of 28th February.
This daye Mr Warden ffrederick pˀsented to this Court a letter wrytten to the Mrs or Governors & Assistants of this Company the contents thereof hereafter ensueth, vizt.:
Aftr my very hearty commendac͠ons I have thoughte good to signifie unto you his Maties pleasure That I should have to attend me in this my ambassage into Spayne Mr. Xpõfer ffrederick one of the nowe Governors of yor Company wch by reason of the place hee bereth amongest you can hardely be spared nevertheles because the necessytie of the service urgeth the same It is thought fit by his Matie that hee shall noĩat and appoynt such a sufficient man to execute his place in his absens as formˀly hath borne that office, wherefore I doubt not but you will admitt and allowe of such a one as for that purpose hee shall noĩat to sit in his absens as his deputy who shalbe answerable for all matts as if Mr ffrederick were there himself So to continue eythr untill the tyme of the yere that you make choyce of some other pˀsone fit for the same or Mr ffrederickꝭ retorne oute of Spayne wch shall first happen, of whose ready care to satisfie the Kinges expectac͠on and my desyre I dowbte not And evenso I bid you righte hartely farewell. ffrom Arnedell howse the ixth of March 1604.[157]
Yor very lovinge frend
Notingham[158]
I do praye you that Willm Martin be
excepted[159] in his place till Mr ffrederickꝭ
retorne Notingham
26th March, 1605. This daye Mr James Hodson one of the tenaunts of this Company accordinge to an order of a Court of Assisstance payd to the Mrs his fyne of Lli for his lease And had lycence graunted unto him to demyse the tenement wch hee holdeth of this Company or any pt̃e thereof And did pˀmise to geve unto this howse one hogshead of clarret wyne when it should for the use of this howse be called for & demaunded.
9th April, 1605. This daye it is ordered that Humfrey Gorston bringe in his fyne at the next Courte for teachinge of a forren his Art.
16th April, 1605. This daye Stephen Abraham was commaunded [to] geve over his keepinge a barbors shop in Phillip Lane untill hee shalbe made free of this Company uppon payne of imprisonment.
23rd April, 1605. This daye it is ordered that Stephen Abraham be committed to the Compter for contempt of the Mrs order heretofore set downe.