| Description | John Anderson, innholder, elected Alderman in the place of Thomas Hand.
John Hulton, the eldest (sic), shoemaker, elected Councilman in place of Robert Ince, draper, deceased.
Thomas Wilcocke, mercer, elected Councilman in the place of Reece Cotgreave, deceased.
Hugh Harvye, glover, elected Councilman in the place of John Anderson, innholder.
Nathaniel Lancaster, clerk, parson of Torpurley and Lecturer for preaching the weekly lecture on Fridays at St. Peter's Church, had resigned and had recommended Samuel Fisher, clerk, as his successor. It was ordered that Mr. Samuel Fisher should be elected and confirmed as lecturer.
The Company of Butchers had lately commenced several suits against the county butchers, who were accustomed to bring victuals to Chester market, because they had not served an apprenticeship of seven years to the trade. It was unanimously ordered that all persons who usually brought good victuals to supply the market of the City and who were prosecuted for not having served a seven year apprenticeship should be defended by the City.
Nine members were appointed auditors of the City accounts and were to meet on every Tuesday and Thursday in the Inner Pentice until the accounts had been audited.
(ZA/B/2/124). It was ordered that William Ley, ironmonger, should be granted a new lease of a shop under the Pentice, then in his possession, for twenty-one years for £5 fine and the accustomed yearly rent of 40s. |