If any dispute arise between any of the brethren, which God forbid, it is to be amicably settled by the decision of the Masters of the said Fraternity and they are to deal plainly,273 and that no one sue another in other manner than at the assize, and then only if he be empowered by leave of the said Masters to be recorded.

yff any matter of stryffe or debate herafter be betwene eny p?son of the said Crafte as God fforfende that noon of them shall make eny p?suts274 in the Comen lawe but that he whiche ffyndeth hym aggreved shall ffurst make his complaynt to the Maisters ...... to th?entent that they shall ordre the said matter or cause of complaynt so made yff they can......

That James Wood John Chamber and William Drewe Waterman shalbe lovers and friendes and clerlye to acquite and discharge either other of and from all maner of acc?ons quarrells detts demaundes and suts as well spirytuall as temporall whatsoever they be from the begynnyng of the worlde untyll the daye abovesayd.

That John West shall bring in his fyne which is vj^s viij^d for speking opprobryous wordes against John Androwson in the presence of the M^r.

are fully condescended concluded and agreed for all maner of acc?ons dettes suetts demaunds and quarrells whatsoever they be from the begynnynge of the worlde unto this daye and that they shall clerly dischardge eche other and to be lovers and freinds.

for serten shavynge clothes y^t he tooke awaye w^th hym when he went frome his M^r w^thout his lycence and the saide W^m hath payde unto the saide Thom~s Lambkyn in the p?sents of this courte in lawfull Englyshe mony x^s in recompence.

In this Courte here was John Hawkes playntyf agaynst Richard Olkar for his unfyttinge words & Olkar shalbe here the nexte courte.

4th March, 1567. Here was Walter Lynche for his unfytting word? seyeng y^t Richard Dycson sholde be got his mayde w^th chylde and Lynche denyeth yt, y^t he nev? harde of yt, and Dycson sey^d y^t Edward Parke & too other servyngemen he hath to wytnes the same, spoken at the Rose taverne at the fleete brydge And yt is ordered y^t they shall brotherly one gyve unto & by another good word? & good reports & no more repetall? to be had any more hereafter in this behalf.

11th March, 1567. In this Court here was John Wall for y^t he warned John Staple unto the courte of concyence in the guyldehall in London w^thoute lycence of the M^r & Gov?no^rs and yt is now ordered once agayne y^t John Wall shall not p?cede any forder in lawe but shall stande to the awarde made ordered & awarded the xij^th daye of november laste paste and not ells otherwyse upon payne of his alegiance & penaltie in that behalf p?vyded & ordayned.

14th November, 1567. Here was Rich. Dycson playntyf agaynst Edward Parke for undecent and slaunderous words And they both have consented to put yt unto the determynacion of this worsshypfull Court, & they shalbe both bounde in oblygacions to abyde the order & warde275 & to kepe the peace in y^r owne p?sons. Rich. Dycson hath chosen to be arbytraytors for hym John Bonar & Thomas Burston, and for Parke he hath chosen for hym M^r Bowie & Rich Wysto & the M^r & govnors shalbe umpers,276 bonde in xx^li a peece.

13th January, 1568. In thys Courte here was John Cooke playntyf against Rich^d Barker for serten word? undecently spoken by Rich^d against the said John and also for serten housold stuff y^t the said Rich^d Barker w^thholdeth frome the said John, and they both are comaunded the nexte courte daye to brynge in bothe y^r fynes vj^s viij^d a pece for y^r unfytting word?.

7th June, 1569. In this Courte here was the wyf of John Burges for that Rich. Barker beate black her armes and yt is ordered that the said Rich. Barker shall upon this p?sent daye go unto the house of the said John Burges his m^r and y^r acknowledge hym sylf to be sory for trespassynge hym & his wyf.

19th July, 1569. Here was John Charnock, said that he is his M^rs pnt?277 & kepeth shoppe & is accomptant wekely to his M^r & he said the M^r of the company did hym wronge & y^t he wolde at lawe trye yt and unreverently he did behave hymsylf w^th stoute & undecent [words] & so he charged the M^r styll, but not the worsshypfulls of this Courte.

18th November, 1572. Here was one Edward Browne Bricklayer and complayned [against] one Richard Upton for that he had taken his money for curynge hym of Morbus Gallicus but the sicknes as he said was not cured & M^r Upton p?mised to agree w^th hym.

18th November, 1572. Here was Willm~ Carington and required his complaint to be herd in that Allein Colley had slaundered hym w^th unhonest wordes, that is, that Allein should say that Wiberds wife should say that Charringtons wief should not be honest, and they were p?mytted to take ordre of Lawe.

Here at this Co^rte witnesses being hard betwene Willm~ Carrington and Allen Collye they were made frendes, shoke handes and frendly dep?ted.

2nd March, 1573. Here was a complaint agaynste Henrye Lushe by John Parradize for that the said Henry Lushe called the said John Paradize knave, and he p^d his fyne xij^d and they toke hands & were ffrends.

19th April, 1574. Here was Willm~ Brode and brought in an answere agaynste the complaynt of Edward Saunders for lykeninge hym to Esoppes dogge and they were appoynted to be ffrends and to brynge the matter no more in question.

2nd February, 1575. Here came one Willm~ Goodnep and complayned of Willm~ Clowes for not curing his wief de morbo gallico and yt was awarded that the saide Clowes sholde either geve the saide Goodnep xx^s orells cure his saide wief, w^ch Clowes agreed to pay the xx^s and so they were agreed and eche of them made acquittance to other.

28th February, 1576. Here was a complainte against Willm~ Clowes by one Goodenge for that the saide Clowes had not onlie misused the saide Goodinge in speeche but also most of the masters of the Companye w^th scoffing wordes and jestes and they all forgave him here openlye in the Co^rte and so the stryfe was ended upon cond? that he shold nev^r so misuse him self a gayne, and bonds was caused to be made to that effect.

25th September, 1576. At this Co?te came Willm~ Wise and Mathew Ken, and divers evell and unbrotherlike speches was p?ved and so the saide Willm~ Wise confest his falt paide his ffyne and made a breakfast to the Companie for their paynes, and so they shoke hands and were made ffrends.

25th March, 1577. Here at this Corte was a greate contension and stryffe spoken of and ended betwene George Baker278 and Willm~ Clowes279 for that they bothe contrary to order and the good and holsome rules of this howse misused eche other and fought in the ffelds togethers, but the M^r Wardens and assistance wishing that they might be and continewe loving brothers p?doned this greate offence in hope of amendment.

9th January, 1598. Thomas Cole complayned of Thomas Goodall for sueinge him at the Comon lawe w^thout license of the M^rs And was fined And his fine mittigated to 3^s 4^d

4th December, 1599. This daie Roberte Morrey complayned of William ffoster for callinge him Pandor and Bawde and for sayeinge he was presented by the Wardemot inqueste for keepinge a bawdye house, uppon hearinge whereof their controversies were referred to the Maisters of this Companye, the same to be ended before the sixte daie of Januarye nexte.

24th July, 1600. In the matter in Controversie betwixt Roger Semper and ffrancis Thompson it is ordered that the sayd Semp? shall at the next Court bringe in his fine for usinge reprochefull wordes against the sayd Thompson And for that the sayd Sempers wyefe did assalt the sayd Thompson & brake his shop wyndowes. And that the sayd Semper shall deliv? such goodes as hee hath of the sayd Thompson before the next Court And that hee shall at the same Court geve the sayd Thompson satisfacc?on for his wyndowes.

24th July, 1600. In the Controversie betwixt John Izard & Robert Steward it is ordered that the sayd Robert Steward shalbe comitted to the Compter for refusinge to paye his fine for supplantinge the sayd John Izards cure and for behavinge himselfe unreverendly before the M^rs in the Court.

11th September, 1600. This daie John Urvey complayned of Henry Bracye for arrestinge him before he had obtayned leave of the Maisters And it was thereuppon ordered that the said Henrye Bracye shoulde be warned to appeare before the Maisters at the nexte Courte and that he shoulde be commaunded from the Maisters to staie his suite till then.

17th September, 1600. This daie in the matter in controversi betwixte Henry Bracy and John Urvey It is ordered that the saide Henry Bracye shall not proceede any further in his suite but that the said John Urvey shall paie the debte of ffowerteene shillinges and twoe shillinges for his chardges by twoe shillinges wickelye till all be fully satisfied and paide And uppon the payment thereof the said Bracye to make him a generall acquittaunce the firste payment to begine on Tewsdaie nexte, And the money to be paide to the M^rs of this Companye.

20th October, 1600. This daye it is ordered that John Urvey shalbe comitted to the Compter for not p?forminge his payments to Henry Bracy accordinge to the orders of this howse.

21st July, 1601. Where div^s controversies hath bene betweene John Browne and Jenkin Marcrafte the endinge of w^ch is by them of their mutuall assents referred to the M^rs or Governors of this Company who aft^r hereinge of their sev?all controversies & fyndeinge thereby that the wounde for w^ch the money was to be paid to John Browne was reverted to his former state It is thought fit that the said Marcrafte shall paye to the said Browne pÑ?tly280 the somme of xl^s in full satisfacc?on of all debts duties and demaunds, w^ch the said Browne accepted of and received the said somme accordingly. And whereas Lewis Atm^r finished the Cure after it was reverted Therefore it was lykewise ordered that the said Marcrafte shall paye to him xx^s for his paynes.

6th August, 1601. This daye John Ibatson and John Wyndet referred a controversie betwene them concerninge a debt of iiij^li lent by the said Wyndet to the said Ibatson to the hereinge & endinge of the M^rs of this Company and gave the eyth^r to the oth^r 6^d to stande to their award so that they ended the same before the laste daye of Septemb^r next w^ch if they refuse to stand to, the refuser shall forfeyt x^li.

27th March, 1604. This daye Lycence is geven to Andrew Mathewe to sue Richard Tyler at the Com~on Lawe for the tenem?t wherein the said Tyler nowe dwelleth, for that Tyler refuseth to referre the heareinge & endinge of that controversie to the M^rs of this Company.

16th October, 1610. In the Controv?sie between William Wright and one Harrington Itt is att this Court ordered that Harrington shall paie unto Wryght for and in respect of such rentes he doth owe unto Wright the some of xxx^s imediate And like wise he shall mend such paynes of glasse as nowe by his necligence are broken in Wright? wyndowes and soe all controv?sies between them are determyned.

24th September, 1611. In the Controv?sey between ffraunc? Bilford of th?one p?te & John fflint on th?other p?te It is ordered that either of them shalbe bound unto th?other of them in 20^li a peece to stand to the Award of M^r John Gerard & M^r Richard Mapes.

1st October, 1611. At this Court forasmuch as John fflynt would not stand to the order of the M^rs set down the last Court between him & ffraunc? Bilford the said Bilford hath leave to arrest the said fflynt.

22nd October, 1611. In the Controv?sie between Dennis Davys on th?one p?te & John Person on th?other p?te It is ordered that they shall live quietlie togethers as brothers of one Company should doe and neither of them by him selfe or his servant? to gyve or move offence either by word or deed unto th?other of them.

12th July, 1614. In the complaint made by William Purk? and ffrauncis his wife against Greene, w^ch beinge heard at this Court, the M^rs could drawe them to noe quiet ende, all p?ties being verye obstinate.