| Description | Gawen Hudson, merchant, elected Alderman in the stead of Sir Thomas Smith, kt., deceased. He took the oaths and subscribed the declaration.
Thomas Wright, ironmonger, elected Councilman in the stead of Edward Burroughes, deceased, and Edward Bridge, innholder, in the stead of Gawen Hudson. They took the oaths and subscribed the declaration.
Peter Barker, gentleman, was admitted to the freedom and paid £50.
The petition of David Edwards was read but not granted.
John Salmon, citizen and haberdasher of London, was admitted to the freedom, paying (ZA/B/2/161) £5, and becoming bound "not to bee preiudiciall to any company of this Citty".
Thomas Weston, clerk, was granted permission to inclose the Row before his house in Bridge Street, late in the holding of Thomas Welshman, glover, by building upon it. He was to pay 2s: 6d. a year for ever to the Treasurers.
Upon the petition of Hugh Barkeley, innholder, it was declared that he was tenant to the City of a cottage in Northgate Street near the Abbey gate, then in the holding of Thomas Pemberton; and that he should continue tenant thereof at the yearly rent of 5s. It was thought fit that he should allow Thomas Pemberton to hold the cottage for six months, and should then pay him 5 marks and thereupon have actual possession.
Upon the petition of Randle Minshull, Macebearer, it was declared that £12 yearly should be paid out of the tolls of the Bridgegate for the uses mentioned in the will of Owen Jones, and that the surplusage of the profits should then be enjoyed by Randle Minshull to enable him to pay his rents and disbursements as Collector of the tolls.
It was declared that the pasturage of Hoole Rake and St. Ann's Rake should henceforth be disposed of by the Treasurers for the benefit of the City. They were to charge 6s: 8d. for every horse and 3s: 4d. for every cow or other beast for the summer ley.
The Mayor asked how the money to be received for Tattenhall lands should be disposed of. It was conceived improper for the Assembly to intermeddle therein and it was resolved that the directions of Owen Jones's will should be pursued.
It was thought fit that the accustomed show should be observed at the following Midsummer. |