| Description | A letter of 20th February from John, Lord Bishop of the diocese, and a transcript of a bill for uniting parishes in the City of Exeter were read. It was debated whether the parishes in Chester should be reduced in number by adding churches which had no endowment to those with endowments. It was resolved in the negative.
Aldermen Robert Morrey and William Wilson were added to the auditors appointed on December 18th.
It was agreed that John Poole, Alderman, might have leases for twenty-one years of a shop in Northgatestreet under the Pentice and of a shop in the same street adjoining the Sunn Taverne stairs for £3 fine and 20s: 6d yearly rent for the former and 10s. yearly rent for the latter.
It was agreed that Henry Johnson, joiner, might have a lease for twenty-one years of a void piece of ground extending from the new poles at Mr Ratcliffe's house towards the Abbey gate for 10s. fine and 5s. yearly rent.
Ralph Bingley, tallowchandler, was to have a lease for twenty-one years of the salt grass lying between the Port Poole and the Starting Stone for 20s. fine and 20s. yearly rent.
Sarah Dod, widow, petitioned for a grant in fee farm of a little shop which she had lately erected upon part of the stall or walk before her house in Bridgestreet. It was agreed that she might be tenant of the shop during the will of the City at the yearly rent of 5s.
(ZA/B/2/180v) It was agreed that William Warminsham might continue tenant of a little shop in Eastgatestreet Roe, on the south side, at a yearly rent of 1s.
William Starkey, beerbrewer, petitioned for a lease for three lives of a parcel of waste ground adjoining a close called the Balls Croft. It was ordered that Aldermen Oulton and Wilson and the Treasurers should view the ground and report whether a lease might conveniently be granted.
John Maddock, Crier, petitioned for a lease for twenty-one years of a void piece of ground without Cowlane gate. It was ordered that Aldermen Ince, Crompton, Byrd and Street and the Treasurers should view the ground and report to the next Assembly.
John Williams, tanner, was granted liberty to erect a wall at either end of the old ditch in his ground adjoining the "Towne feild".
Upon the petition of Richard Ratcliffe, setting forth his present indigent condition, it was agreed that the Treasurers should pay him 5s. a week until the next Assembly.
It was agreed to grant the petition of Sir Peter Pyndar, bart., for a fee-farm of the passage or row fronting his house in Watergatestreet, which he had enclosed, of the place on which his stoopes or posts there stood, and of the ground on which he had built stairs to the street and a wall to secure the stairs. He was to pay 20s. fine and 5s. yearly rent.
It was agreed that Thomas Gibbons, felt-maker, might have a fee-farm of that part of the row which he had enclosed in a chamber which he had lately erected under his house in Bridgestreet, and of the ground which he had taken into his shop in the street. He was to pay 40s. fine and 10s. yearly rent.
It was agreed that Thomas Wright, ironmonger, might have a fee-farm of part of the row which he had lately taken into his shop under his house in Bridgestreet, and of that part of the Roe which he had taken into a chamber he had built before his house. He was to pay 10s. fine and 3s: 6d yearly rent.
Thomas Cudworth, gentleman., was to be granted his freedom provided he had paid £30 before the following Thursday.
Peter Leicester, gentleman., was to be granted his freedom provided that he paid £50 before March 25th.
The petitions of the Company of Fishmongers and of William Pike, innholder, were read and deferred.
James Woodsen's petition to be made a freeman was read and laid aside. |