| Description | Edward Croughton, shoemaker, elected Councilman in the stead of Edward Bridge, innholder, deceased, and Puleston Partington, watchmaker, elected Councilman in the stead of Thomas Davenport, late Leavelooker, deceased. They took the oaths and subscribed the declaration.
Thomas Johnson, innholder, elected Leavelooker in the place of Thomas Davenport, deceased, for the residue of the year.
In consideration of fears arising from "the horrid popish plotts and contrivances threatening the ruin of the Kingdome" it was resolved to dispense with the Christmas watch that year.
William Streete, Thomas Willcocke, Thomas Simpson and John Anderson, Aldermen, and Thomas Hand were appointed auditors and were to audit the Treasurers' accounts before January 6th.
The Recorder, five Aldermen and the Treasurers were ordered to prepare a table of fees to be received by the Keeper of the Northgate, and this was to be set up in the Northgate.
A former order of 27th April, 1677, for viewing encroachments and discovering concealed lands was revived, and the persons therein named were desired to put the order into execution and to report their proceedings to the next Assembly.
(ZA/B/2/191v) The Company of Tailors complained that, contrary to the constitution of the City, William Harvey, Alderman, in the time of his mayoralty last year, had admitted to the freedom Ralph Bulkeley, tailor, son of Ralph Bulkeley, tailor, deceased, and James Allcock, tailor, son of William Allcock, tailor, in his dwelling house, without the knowledge of the Company of Taylors and without any Assembly. He had admitted them as the sons of freemen although both were born before their fathers became free, and they had not yet completed their apprenticeships. They asked that Bulkeley and Allcock might be disfranchised. It was ordered that the Mayor, Recorder and Justices of the Peace should meet in the Inner Pentice to examine the matter and should report to the next Assembly. |