19th November, 1611. At this Court Robert Hawley the appˀntice of Thomas Clarke was for his stubbornes & other unsemely pranckꝭ by him used towardꝭ his Mr as also for his lewd & bad service brought before the Mrs whereupon he promising of amendemt his faultꝭ was for this tyme remitted.
22nd February, 1613. In the complaint made by William Richardson against his Mr John Sabyn being heard & proved at this Court by his owne confession that Sabyn did use unlawfull correction to his appˀntice. It is ordered that the Mr shall not use hereafter any such unlawfull correction for if he doe & his appˀntice make complaint thereof to the Mrs of this Company, then the appˀntice shall be taken awaye from him And further it is ordered that the appˀntice shall doe his Mr just & true service, And that the said Sabyn shall the next Court daie bring in his fyne for not inrowling of his said appˀntice wthin the tyme lymitted by the ordynancꝭ of this howse.
22nd February, 1613. This daye Joseph Boreman made promise to pˀforme such order as the Mrs did heretofore set downe between him and his appˀntice namely⁾ that he will give to the same appˀntice two suitꝭ of apparell fitt for such an appˀntice accordinge to the true meaning of the same wthout any fraud.
27th September, 1614. At this Court Raph Dixon the appˀntice of our Mr Hassall for manie lewd misdemeanors & for getting a woman wth child, being an appˀntice shold have had the correction of the howse, but upon considerac͠on had he is to be sent to bridewell.
23rd January, 1615. In the complaint made by Margery Stokes in the behalf of her grand child John Taft who is thˀ apprentice of one John Hedlowe for that the said Hedlow haveing receaved wth the said appˀntice the some of Tenn poundꝭ doth now turne him away & refuseth to restore the monie wch he had wth him. It is therefore by this Court ordered that the said Hedlow shall either receave the same appˀntice into his service agayne or otherwise repaie the said some of Tenn poundes wherefore he promised unto this Court to take the same appˀntice agayne into his service.
14th March, 1615. In the matter of complaint made by the weif of one Xp̃ofer Greene who is now gone to the East indies of & about her servaunt or appˀntice for that he kepeth her shop & doth gyve her no allowaunce towardꝭ the kepeing of her out of the gettingꝭ in the same shop wch being duely herd at this Court It is ordered that the said appˀntice shall from henceforth weekelie make unto his Mris a trew & just accompt of such monie as he shall gett in the same shop & that from henceforth he shall be at the appoyntment of his mistris & of the Mrs of this companie and his Mris shall have & enjoy all such benifitt as shalbe gotten by the said shopp.
14th November, 1615. In the complaynt made by the servant of William Corbett against his Mr wch beinge examyned at this Court It is aparyant that the boy hath very stubburnlie & naughtielie behaved himself unto his Mr Whereupon it is this daie ordered that the boy shall goe home agayne wth his Mr & behave himselfe more honestlie then formerlie he hath done wch the boy promiseth to doe.
18th February, 1616. In the complaint made by Mris Wootten against her appˀntice Thomas Hill for his neclect of service & for pleaing at dice & whoring It is therefore ordered that the boy be corrected.
18th February, 1616. In the complaint made by David Richardson against his Mr ffletcher for lack of vittualls It is ordered that ffletcher shall take the boy home & kepe him as an appˀntice ought to be kept.
There are several records of masters being fined for keeping more than three apprentices, the usual penalty being £5, though this was sometimes mitigated on petition.