9th February, 1612. This daie it is agreed that the som̃e of xli or xx mˀkes shall be layed out to bye 3 cupes wth the name of Mr Bird[305] thereon to be engraved.
22nd August, 1614. This daie Peter Thorney brought in & delyvered unto this Court two spout pottꝭ the one all guilt the other pˀcell guilt of the valew of twentie poundꝭ wch were gyven by the last will of Mr Thomas Thorney[306] deceassed wch pottꝭ were thanckfullie receaved.
4th October, 1614. Mr. Ralph Bovey[307] gave, in lieu of fining for three Warden’s places, “one fayre quart spout pott pˀcell guilt.”
12th February, 1616. Mr. Isaac Allen gave a standing cup and cover value 20 nobles to be excused coming on the Livery or bearing any office.
2nd July, 1622. Edward Kellet gave a “fayre mounsier bowle guilt” to be discharged of his place in the livery.
17th October, 1622. Mr. Gillam gave “three saltꝭ white” of the value of £12 10s.
9th November, 1628. Bartholomew Vanderlashe, a German professing Surgery, gave a standing cup and cover gilt weighing 23 ozs.
20th June, 1629. It is alsoe ordered that there shalbe made fower Garlandꝭ of silver enamelled garnished and sett forth after the neatest manner according to the discretion of the present Governors for the choise of new Maisters and the coste thereof to be borne of the stock of this house. (See illustrations of these on pp. [239], [379] and [422].)
2nd December, 1630. This daie this Court takeing into their considerations of that affectionate love of Mr John Bancks late Cittizen and Mercer of London deceased, the sonne of Mr Thomas Bancks[308] heretofore an ancient Maister of this Companie, not onely expressed in his liefe tyme to the poore of this Companie, by giveing xxs yearely for ever, but also at the tyme of his death to the generalitye of this Companie soe large and bountiful a legacy viz; One bason and ewer double gilt with his armes of gentrye, the Mercers armes, and our Companies armes embossed thereon, xxli for a dinner for the livery on the daie of his funerall and our Companies armes in a small round frame depicted in glasse, doe in all loveing and thanckfull respective gratitude to soe free and liberall a benefactor, order that the pˀnte Mrs or Governors shall at the chardge of this house take course that the said Mr John Bancke his picture be forthwith procured from the executors and carryed to Mr Greenebury and be taken forth and depicted in a frame in the self same manner as that picture is and hung up in some convenient place in our Hall, that thereby so free and memorable acts of so liberall a benefactor may not be overwhelmed in oblivion but be pˀpetually had in remembrance and eternized to all posteritie.