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 The " Black Books" of Lincolns Inn. émeute among the gentlemen of the Inn which is thus described: "Divers of the young gentlemen of this Societie to the number of 20 at the least (havynge formerly, as it seemeth, confederated themselves) did upon warninge given by a great noyse made by the breakinge of a pott in the Hall in dinner time suddenly draw themselves into a company and rush up to the Bench tables,

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Bench sittinge in the upper messe to whom they addressed themselves for their comeing upp in that rude manner, and being answeared by them that they would take time to consider of their demands, one of them replied that they would give them time." A "counsel!' of Benchers was ac cordingly called, and not agreeing to the rebels' demands, "shortlie after there en-

CORNER OF OLD BUILDINGS, LINCOLN'S INN.

and thereby Mr. Сое and Mr. Garland, their spokesmen, did in a bould manner expostulate with the Masters of the Bench touching theire puttinge Mr. Edward Heron out of commons and fyneinge of him, derr.andinge of them what reasons moved them soe to doe and urginge and pressing? them to restore Mr. Heron againe. But beinge reprehended by the Masters of the

sued a notorious misdemeanor committed in the Hall by breaking the Bench table tressells and forms and by removeinge part of the Bench itself from the wall and in tearinge the lyneings from the bench and the formes. Of which great disorder the Lordcs the Judges takeinge notice it pleased the Lord Chiefe Justice of the King's Bench to send a messenger to the Masters of the