| Description | Thomas Knee, feltmaker, chosen one of Vernon's almsmen in the place of George Halliwell, deceased.
It was ordered that all who had been Sheriffs and Leavelookers and had not had the Calves' Head Feast should pay the Treasurers £10, the Sheriffs paying two thirds of this sum and the Leavelookers one third.
It was ordered that a horsemarket should be kept every Saturday in Foregatestrete near the Barrs.
It was ordered that the linen-cloth market and the flax market should be removed into the Bridgestreete Row from Mr Robert Ridge's house downwards to Commonthall Lane. At fair time, however, it was to be kept below this Lane in the row towards the Starr.
The Mayor declared that the balance of Alderman Ellis's account as Treasurer was £12: 8s: 8d.
Sir Thomas Grosvenor, bart., was elected a freeman.
The petition of Ralph Simpson, stationer, to be admitted to the freedom was read but not granted.
It was ordered that John Davies, brewer, should have a lease for twenty-one years of a parcel of ground lying under Spittle Boughton, near Tyrer's tower by Deeside, and of the cottage erected there for 20s. fine and 10s. yearly rent. |