Master of the Rolls, my selff, and others, receyved a charge before my
Lords of the Counsell, as towching roogs and masterles men, and to have
a pryvie searche. The same daye, at after dyner (for I dyned at the
Rolls), I mett the Governors of Bridwell, and so that after nowne wee
examined all the seyd roogs, and gave them substanciall payment. And
the stronger wee bestowed on the myine and the lighters; the rest wee
dismyssed, with the promise of a dooble paye if we met with theym
agayne. Uppon Soundaye, being crastino of the Twelffth daye, I dyned
with Mr. Deane, of Westminster, where I conferred with hym touching
Westminster and the Duchie; and then I tooke order for Sowthwarke,
Lambeth, and Newyngton, from whence I receyved a shool of xl. roogs,
men and women, and above. I bestowed theym in Bridwell. I dyd the
same after nowne peruse Pooles (St. Paul's), where I tooke about xxii.
cloked roogs, that there used to kepe standing. I placed theym also in
Bridwell. The next mornyng, being Mundaye, the Mr of the Rolls and the
reste tooke order with the constables for a pryvie searche agaynst
Thursdaye, at nyght, and to have the offenders brought to the Sessions
Hall uppon Frydaye, in the mornyng, where wee the Justices shold mete.
And agaynst the same tyme, my Lo. Maior and I dyd the lyke in London and
Sowthwarke. The same after nowne, the Masters of Bridwell and I mett;
and after every man had been examined, eche one receyved his payment
according to his deserts; at whiche tyme the strongest were put to
worke, and the others dismissed into theyre countries. The same daye
the Mr of the Savoye was with us, and sayd he was sworne to lodge
'claudicantes, egrotantes, et peregrinantes;' and the next morning I
sent the constables of the Duchie to the Hospitall, and they brought
unto me at Bridwell, vj. tall fellowes, that were draymen unto bruers,
and were neither 'claudicantes, egrotantes, nor peregrinantes.' The
constables, if they might have had theyre owen wills, would have browght
us many moor. The master dyd wryte a very curtese letter unto us to