Article 3. The Wardens of the Yeomanry to bring in once a year to the Masters and Governors of the Clothing, an account of monies remaining in their hands to be delivered to the new Wardens, and to be “kept and bestowed as they wtin themselves shall thinke yt meete and convenyent to the helpe and comforte of them wtin the yomanry of Barbors and Surgeons.” The Wardens were also to present the new Wardens to the Masters or Governors for approval within eight days after being chosen. The Masters or Governors were to “have nothinge to dooe withe the monye of the yomanry.”
Article 4. If the Masters or Governors should borrow any monies of the Yeomanry they were to repay on a day to be agreed upon “the saved som̄e so borrowed wt thanks geving.”
Article 5. The Wardens on the day of Election of Masters or Governors of the Clothing shall—
come to the dynner at the hall in their best apparrell at the daye appointed whiche is the mondaye senighte before Barthelmew daye, and when the Mr and governors of the Clothinge doo gooe and choose the new Mr and governors the cheif wardein of the yomanrye shall beare the cup before the Mr The seconde wardein shall beare the cupp before the uppermoste governor of the clothinge. The thirde wardein of the yomãry shall beare the cupp before the seconde governor of the clothinge and the yongest wardein of the yomanry shall beare the cupp before the yongest governor of the clothinge in knowledging of the setting up of the yomanrye agayne.
In the event of sickness or lawful absence, others were to be appointed to this duty.
And furthermore that noen of the wardeins of the yomanrye of barbors and surgeons doo presume to goo aboute to make searche to see in anye of the Companyes houses to knowe what prentizes they have or journeymen as the Mr and governors doo of the clothinge whoo have aucthoritie so to dooe. Yf the wardeins of the yomanry be taken or justelye proved that they doo soo, to forfaycte at every tyme so doying to the hall vjli xiijs iiijd.
Article 6. The Wardens of the Yeomanry were to collect the quarterage of freemen (3d. per quarter) and of “fforyners” (6d. per quarter), and duly pay same over to the Masters and Governors, and books of account were to be kept by the Wardens. Note.—In practice this article was varied, as the Yeomanry kept the quarterage and “compounded” with the Masters for a fixed annual sum.
Article 7. The Masters were to pay the Wardens of the Yeomanry £4 which had been “advanced by them in 1543 for provysyon of wheete for the Cytie,” and which sum had been recently refunded by the City.
Article 8. The Yeomanry were to have the use of the chamber “where the Lecture ys reade every Tewysday” whenever they please to consult therein.
Article 9. These Articles were to be written on parchment, sealed and delivered to the Wardens of the Yeomanry.