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ZA - City of Chester Assembly - 1407-1857
- B - Assembly Minute Books - 1539-1835
  - 2 - Assembly Book - 1624-1685

Repository	Cheshire Record Office
Level	Piece
Reference	ZAB/2/181v
Title	Election; petition
Date	15th Jun, 1675
Description	Owen Ellis, mercer, elected Alderman in the stead of Sir Thomas Smith, bart., deceased, and Robert Fletcher, skinner, elected Councilman in the stead of Owen Ellis. They took their oaths and subscribed the declaration. Roger Morris petitioned for relief and, as he had been an ancient servant to the City, it was ordered that he should receive 40s. from the Treasury.
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