These Garlands, the most elegant in the City, are still worn by the Master and Wardens on Court days.

ffor an hundred of sweete briers xiiijd for rosemary ijs violettꝭ and strawberryes iiijd and nayles ijdiijsviijd

Imagine sweetbriar with rosemary, violets, and strawberries in a garden in Monkwell Street in this present year of grace!

1629–30. Given to Mr Greenebury painter for new amending Mr fferebras picture and to his man for bringing it homexsvjd
Spent that day wee attended Sr John Cooke secretarye of State as concerneing one Dupont a frenchmen recomended from the Lordꝭ of the privey Councell to practise in the cure of the pockꝭvijd
Given to Mr Secretary Cookes man upon the returne of or answere to him of Duponts insufficiencye in the cureing the pockꝭijs
Given to Edward Downes a poor barbar by order of Courtxs
Given by order of Court to John Blackwell barbar towardꝭ his losse by fier at Wood streete cornerxls
Paid in December to the Gardner for 2 daies worke cuting and nayleing the vinesijsviijd
Paid for a dozen of double woodbines and 25 sweete briersixsiiijd
Paid to a woeman for 3 dayes weeding the gravell and Stone walkeijsviijd
Paid to William Brice for 4 daies at ijs vjdxs
Paid to him for halfe a daye wch he grumbled forjsiijd

1630–1. In this year the trades of the masters binding apprentices are recorded, there being 48 barbers, 22 surgeons, 9 tailors, 5 diers, 1 drawer, 3 butchers, 1 merchant, 1 sempster, 1 grocer, 1 thridman, 1 brewer, 1 stocking seller, 1 sheeregrinder, and 26 unclassed; these latter were most probably either barbers or surgeons.

Given to Edward Pardoe and his wiefe lieing in prisonxs
Given to Marshall Petoe for his elegies on Mr Banckꝭ his funerall daie by order of Courtxs

Petoe was a City poet who wrote a dirge upon Queen Elizabeth, and a few other not very cheerful compositions.

1631–2. This year the Livery fines were raised, those who had served the office of warden of the Yeomanry paying £7 and all others £10.