| Description | Samuel Buck, ironmonger, was discharged from being one of the Common Council because of his neglect to attend Assemblies. Reece Cotgreave, malster, was elected in his place.
The Assembly unanimously confirmed and ratified certain articles of agreement, dated 11th May, 1657, made between Peter Leigh, esq., Mayor, on behalf of the Mayor and Citizens, and John Barker, clothier.
Eight members of the Assembly, with a quorum of five, were appointed auditors for the City accounts.
It was ordered that every member of the Assembly who had not paid for (ZA/B/2/116v) his haunch feast should pay 13s: 4d; and that all who had been Sheriffs before they were Leavelookers should pay £5 each.
All apprenticeship indentures hereafter made with freemen of the City should be enrolled in the Pentice Office within three months of making. Masters who neglected to do so should be fined 20s. Existing indentures which had not been enrolled must be enrolled within two months.
Samuel Bruen, son of Calvin Bruen, Alderman, was awarded Robert Offley's scholarship at Oxford.
On the petition of Thomas Bolland, joiner, it was ordered that the flax market should be moved so that it began at the yarn market and stretched down towards his house.
On the petition of the Company of Linen Drapers it was ordered that the Linen Cloth market should be removed to Eastgate street, to begin at Peter Sproston's door and so downwards towards "the Myter".
(ZA/B/2/117). The petition of George Eaton, mariner, for a lease of 20 feet square of land adjoining his house on the Roodee was referred to the Treasurers.
On the petition of Martha Sproston, widow, and her sons Robert and John Sproston, it was ordered that they should have a lease for their lives of a piece of void ground with one little shop erected on it in Northgate Street, for a fine of £6: 13s: 4d and £2 yearly rent. |