Provided Allwaye That the sayde Wardeyns with the Rest of theyre assystaunce feloshyppe and Companye of the Yeomanry maye and shall at all Tyme and tymes decently and orderly go unto the maryagis offeringꝭ and Buryalls of theyre sayde Brethren and Susters of the sayde Company of the yeomanry as they here to fore have don.
4th July, 1566. It was ordered that the Wardens and Assistants of the Yeomanry should be allowed to sit at the “Uppermore” table in the Hall on quarter days to receive their quarterages, and to read the rules and ordinances to the Yeomanry.
18th February, 1567. In Thys Courte here was Edward Parke beynge[182] comytted to warde at the comaundment of the wardens of the yeomanry for his disobedyencˀs, and for his oprobrius & obstynat words in the pˀsents of this Courte to the Mr & govˀnors he is comytted to warde agayne.
18th January, 1569. At this Court seven freemen were sworn in to be Assistants to the Yeomanry.
15th November, 1569. In this Courte the wardens of the yeomanry broughte in the pˀsentꝭ of this courte John Wyllet Thom̃s Warren and John Jaggard & they reported yt Nycolas Whytemore sholde reporte at the thre tonnes at yeldehall gate yt Mr Pole of the chauncery shold saye yt we ought to have no wardens of the yeomanry. And Nyc͠ols Whytemore said yt he was at supper at Mr Pole & one Mr Lovels & they pˀused the statutꝭ said to Whyttemore he hath ben warden of his cõpany & he said no he had been warden of the yeomanry & Mr Pole sholde saye we cold not have a yeomanry.
18th April, 1570. Here was John Jagger sayth that he was nevˀ a councell or knoleg of any pˀmoter beyng set to trouble the Company for the state of or yeomanry And also John Wyllet denyeth the byll & wyll not confesse any thinge wthoute the pˀsentꝭ of his accuser but for knowledge of the pˀmotter he nevˀ meante yt he said befor god. And Thomas Warren saed he hathe kepte all to hymsylf & nevˀ mynded nor thoughte to trouble in any respecte and denyeth the byll also. And yt is ordered that they shall agree brotherly together and here after they nor any of them shall move or speake or make any rehersall of any matter as consernyng the state of the yeomãry upon payne of ip̃rysonment. And Thom̃s Warren John Wyllet & John Jagger shall take yr romes & placꝭ and brotherly they have eyther of them taken one a nother handes & so these matters nevˀ to be reported any more here after.
This brotherly amity did not long continue, for:—
23rd May, 1570. Here was John Warren & John Wyllet is comytted to warde for dysobedyence, and Thomas Newens said that one Husto an informer his neyghbor saide that the company sholde be arẽsted[183] upon a statute & yt yt is one of or company did sett the enformer to do yt but he founde not the statute to holde wth them & yrfore he wolde not deale, but to name the pˀte[184] he wolde not.
Warren and Wyllet must have been sent straight off to prison, as a further minute states that on the same day “after diner,” Warren was brought up out of the Compter for examination.