| Description | The auditors submit their report.
There follows a brief survey of the accounts of the Treasurers for the years 1585-8, the Sheriffs for 1584 and 1586-8, the Leevelookers (for primage) for 1583-8, and the Mayors for 1586 (Wall, for work on the conduit) and 1588; also of one or two miscelleanous sums owing to the City. The auditors allow sums claimed by Thomas Richardson and Thomas Rixon expended in London on the City's affairs. They report on sums spent by Richard Bavand, David Lloid and Thurstan Holinshed in obtaining the trading licence for calves' skins, but recommend no allowance until the accounts for the previous year have been completed.
(ZA/B/1/233v). Thomas Aldersay having been sworn to the peace against Robert Smith, goldsmith, and Smith having refused to appear to be sworn against Aldersay, the latter is to be fined £10 for contempt, and to be given a time limit within which to be sworn, or he to be disfranchised.
Six hoops of oats are to make one Chester bushell; (ZA/B/1/234) a new large measure is to be provided for imported unwinnowed corn, to be called the water measure; the salt measure to be the coal measure.
(ZA/B/1/234). As precaution against fire, the Aldermen of every ward are to provide, and the constables to look after, a hook and a ladder, (fine, 20/-).
The constables are to warn householders to repair their stretches of pavement.
Every person before being admitted into the freedom, to provide himself with a serviceable bill and headpiece.
All millstones to be placed beneath the New Tower, or within eight yards of it on the north side (fine, 5/-), and the water bailiff to be responsible [for enforcing the order?].
James Broster, yeoman, to be admitted paying 5 marks.
The petition of the Company of Innkeepers and Cooks against eight persons infringing their monopoly, to be investigated.
William Rogerson, draper, to be permitted to keep his loan of £25 until the conclusion of the term of years originally agreed on.
(ZA/B/1/234v). On the petition of Robert Dod, Swordbearer, agreed that of the 10/- paid by strangers on admission, 5/- to go to the repair of the walls, and 2/6 to the Swordbearer and Sergeant-of-the-Peace respectively. |