| Description | Henry Hancoke, tanner, chosen by lot to be one of John Vernon's almsmen in the place of John Tayler, barber, deceased. (ZA/B/2/119). William Heywood and William King, late Leavelookers, complained that Henry Yong and Richard Bridge, the present, Leavelookers, had collected certain money for customs which they should have received. The matter was referred to William Ince, Edward Bradshaw, William Crompton and John Johnson, Aldermen and Justices of the Peace, who were to report to the next Assembly.
The Mayor declared that most of the Companies desired that the ancient custom of their attending upon the Mayor in their gowns on Midsummer eve should be revived. It was decided by a majority vote that the Midsummer show should be observed.
Thomas Pulford petitioned for a new lease of his tenement upon the existing terms if he put the premises into repair. He described his charges in repairing the property and said that further extensive repairs were necessary. (ZA/B/2/119v) It was ordered that he should have a lease for twenty-one years at the same rent.
As a mark of respect for Charles Walley, Alderman, it was unaminously decided to admit William Whittingham, Deputy Constable of the Castle, who had married a freeman's daughter and a near kinsman of Mr. Walley. He was to pay £10.
Gerard Jones, Alderman, William Jones, linen draper, and William Hewitt, ironmonger, petitioned concerning the cleansing of the street where the beast market was usually kept. The matter was referred to the Mayor, who was to report to the next Assembly.
Thomas Thropp, baker, stated that about ten years ago he purchased from Thomas Dear, clothier, and Elizabeth his wife a toft near the Roodee, upon which toft there formerly stood one bay of building, one "showreing" and one porch. Now he intended to erect a building there and he begged that a little more ground might be added so that he might build two bays. The matter was referred to the Treasurers.
(ZA/B/2/120). It was decided that Henry Wooldrig, plumber, should be free to carry on his trade in the City for one year, as there was only one other plumber in the City.
Charles Herbert, citizen and bookbinder of London, petitioned for admission to the freedom. The Assembly, sensible of the great want of a stationer within the City, referred the matter to the next Assembly.
The Company of Carpenters, Slaters and Sawyers exhibited a petition against John Parry, carpenter, for exercising his trade within the City although not a freeman or under some brother of the Company. Since by Assembly order Parry was granted liberty to exercise his trade within the City, and, in contempt of this order, the Company of Carpenters had prosecuted an action against him in the Portmote Court, it was ordered that the Company of Carpenters should deliver up their charter to the Mayor, to be detained until they submitted themselves to the said order. |