A court case involving Thomas Woodford and Edmund Pearce anticipates a change in the leadership of the Children of Paul's. Thomas Woodford sues Edmund Pearce, Master of the Children of St Paul's, for damages, claiming that Peers assaulted him, wounding him badly 'so that he despaired of his life.' On 20 June, 1606, the court awarded Woodford 20 marks in damages; Pearce was subsequently taken into custody.