| Description | Election of John Fraunces, tanner, as Councilman in place of William Barnes, tanner.
Rowland Davies, yeoman, Richard Booth, wright, and William Hulme, stationer, (the City being in need of a stationer) to be admitted paying 40/-, 20/-, and 53/4 respectively.
John Aldersey, merchant, to answer for entering a stranger's goods in the Pentice [Customs?] book under his own name.
John Middleton, merchant, to have a further year to repay a debt of £4.
The request of John Fraunces, tanner, for a fee farm rent of ground in the Kale Yards, granted in 1542/3 to a William Bechingham, but in which Richard Wright now has an interest, to be investigated.
Alderman William Wall, having surrendered a fee farm of land in Handbridge, is pardoned the rent outstanding for the last ten years.
Richard Ince, saddler, charged with storing saddlery contrary to the orders of the City, is able to explain his actions, and is discharged paying hallage and the Leevelookers' customs. |