| Description | Hugh Starkey, barber chirurgeon, elected Alderman in the stead of Randle Oulton deceased, Edward Partington, mercer, and Richard Oulton, brewer, elected Councilmen in the stead of Hugh Starkey and Thomas Broster, deceased. They took their oaths and subscribed the declaration.
The Treasurers were ordered to pay £7: 5s: 0d for the King's picture and for two other pictures of Justice and Prudence set up in the Common Hall.
John Parry, carpenter, chosen one of the almsmen of Mr Richard Byrd, merchant, deceased, in the place of William Bennett, tallowchandler, deceased.
The Treasurers were to choose a convenient place for Mary Jones to build a dwelling house.
The Treasurers were to pay 40s. to John Parks, weaver, Master of the House of Correction, for keeping a bullock, distrained for non-payment of customs, for 1 year and 8 months.
Upon the petition of the Bricklayers it was ordered that they should have a charter of incorporation from the City. Their charter was read and approved. |