| Description | Edward Oulton, brewer, elected Alderman in the stead of Robert Caddick, deceased, and Peter Whitley, gentleman., elected Councilman in the stead of Edward Oulton. They took the oaths and subscribed the declaration.
It was put to the question whether that year the Calves' Head Feast should be converted into money to provide a plate for a horse race on the Tuesday in Easter week. It was resolved against this.
It was ordered that the order concerning scavengers made on Dec. 21st, 1677 should be revived.
Thomas Browne was to have a lease for three lives instead of the term of twenty-one years lately granted to him.
The Mayor and five of the eldest Justices of the Peace, or any three of them, were appointed auditors for the late Treasurers accounts and for the monies collected for providing ward ladders and hooks.
The fine of £20 formerly imposed on John Taylor, Sheriff, for refusing to serve as Leavelooker, was abated to £5.
Michael Croughton petitioned for the privilege of setting forth his house street-ward into line with his neighbours. The Treasurers were ordered to view the place.
Thomas Heath, apothecary, was to have a lease for twenty-one years of a little shop which he had erected in the row and of part of the street before his dwelling house in Eastgate street, for 40s. fine and 20s. yearly rent.
Thomas Warmingham the elder, shoemaker, was to have a fee-farm of an ancient little shop in Eastgatestreet Roe before his house for 10s. fine and 2s. yearly rent.
Richard Williams, labourer, was to have a lease for three lives of a void piece of ground at the end of Dee Lane, before the Newgate, for 10s. fine and 1s. yearly rent. He was to be obliged to keep the lane clean.
William Pulford, carpenter, was to have his freedom on payment of 40s.
John Skellerne, ironmonger, petitioned for a new lease for three lives and twenty-one years of ............ (foot of page missing) under the Pentice. (ZA/B/2/194v) The matter was referred to the Mayor, Justices of the Peace and Treasurers who were to consider what fine was reasonable for a new lease for three lives.
John Whitehead petitioned to be admitted to the freedom. He had been apprenticed as a tailor in the City, but had had to serve the remainder of his term in the country, owing to his master's death. Since his ancestors had been magistrates of the City it was ordered that he should be admitted, paying as an apprentice.
The petition of Samuel Morris, nailer, was read but not granted.
The Mayor was to have a fee-farm of the cottage and parcels of ground called Cockpitt Hill mentioned in the leases made to Thomas Jones and to Alban Gray, bricklayer. |