| Description | Edward Kinsey, tailor, elected Alderman in the stead of Hugh Moulson, deceased, Henry Lloyd, draper, in the stead of Robert Harvye, deceased, and William Warrington, beerbrewer, in the stead of Thomas Throppe, deceased. They took the oaths and subscribed the declaration.
Nathaniel Basnett, apothecary, was elected Councilman in the stead of Edward Kinsey, but he refused to subscribe the declaration mentioned in the Act for the well governing and regulating of corporations, and therefore was not admitted into the place.
John Johnson, innholder, elected Councilman in the stead of Henry Lloyd, and Francis Skillerne, ironmonger, in the stead of William Warrington. They took the oaths and subscribed the declaration.
The Treasurers were ordered to pay to William Harvye and Robert Caddicke, late Sheriffs of the City, all such monies as they paid by rule of the court of King's Bench to the use of the prisoners of the King's Bench prison.
The said late Sheriffs were ordered to pay the Treasurers £88: 18s: 2d, the arrears of the late public assessment monies remaining in their hands.
Gawen Hudson, Alderman, and Edward Kinsey, Alderman, were added to the seven Auditors already appointed. The Auditors, or any three of them, of whom two must be Justices of the Peace, were to meet in the Inner Pentice every Tuesday. The Treasurers must give in their accounts before the following 1st September.
Richard Harrison, Alderman, was ordered to pay £30 to the Treasurers, according to an order of Assembly of 7th August, 1668; otherwise the Treasurers were to seize the Flesh Shambles, with their profits, for the use of the City.
(ZA/B/2/164v) The former complaint of Ann Lea, widow, concerning encroachments upon the land she held from the City, was now referred to William Williams, esq., Recorder, William Ince, William Crompton, Richard Minshull and John Poole who were to determine what rent should be given by the encroachers and to end the differences.
Thomas Burne, servant to the Mayor, the Earl of Derby, was admitted to the freedom upon the Earl's recommendation and because he had been an ancient servant to him. He paid 13s: 4d.
John Baker, son of Thomas Baker, postmaster, was to be admitted to the freedom if he paid £20 on or before the following 28th August.
William Lea, ironmonger, petitioned for the renewal of the lease of his shop. It was ordered that he should pay all arrears of his rent before the petition should be received.
The petition of Hugh Barkeley was read but laid aside.
Edward Eyton, shoemaker, was chosen one of Vernon's almsmen in the place of Robert Ensdale, clothworker, deceased. |