| Description | William Wilson the elder, tanner, elected Councilman in the stead of Richard Denson, deceased. He took the oaths and subscribed the declaration.
It was ordered that the Aldermen and Stewards of the several companies of Carpenters, Slaters, Joiners and Bricklayers should appear in the Inner Pentice before the Mayor and Justices of the Peace and should produce and deliver to them their ...... (bottom of page missing) (ZA/B/2/158v) to be viewed by the Mayor and Justices, who were to report to the next Assembly.
Alderman Harrison had lately, without leave, erected some building upon part of the stairs leading from the Star towards St. Bridget's Church, and thereby had narrowed the passage. It was ordered that the said narrowed the passage. It was ordered that the said buildings, so far as they encroached on the stairs, should be taken down.
It was agreed that Jonathan Crosse should have the new lease which he desired of of a messuage, tenement and shop near the milk stoops, for a fine of 20 marks, upon surrendering his former lease.
John Woodward, formerly servant to Richard Levinge, esq., Recorder, deceased, was admitted to the freedom paying 40s.
Upon the petition of Randle Minshull, Macebearer, the former order concerning the tolls of the Bridgegate was confirmed.
The several petitions of the Company of Carpenters, of Hugh Barkely and of Ralph Bingly, tallowchandler, were read but not granted. |