| Description | Richard Leving, esq., Deputy Recorder, elected Councilman in the stead of Robert Jones, deceased, (ZA/B/2/199v) and James Hutchinson, ironmaker, in the stead of Owen Shone, deceased.
Upon the proposal of John Sparke, Alderman and Captain of the Trained Bands for the City, it was ordered that the Treasurers should yearly pay the Captain of the Trained Bands a salary of £10, formerly paid to the Captain for his extraordinary charge and trouble in that employment, and that they should pay £6 a year to the Lieutenant and £4 a year to the Ensign.
Upon the petition of John Williamson, Yeoman of the Pentice, it was ordered that the Yeoman of the Pentice should hereafter receive the following fees for the Sunday's treat in the Pentice:- 2s: 6d from every person admitted to the freedom, 4s. a quarter from the Mayor and Recorder for the time being, 2s: 6d a quarter from the Sheriffs and Justices of the Peace, and 2s. from every Alderman and Sheriff-peer. He was to be paid arrears since March 25th last.
John Grosvenor, esq., brother to the Mayor, was to be admitted to the freedom gratis.
All those who had first become Aldermen or Councilmen by Letters Patent of Charles II agreed to pay, the Aldermen 40s. each, the Councilmen 20s. each, for the purchase of plate. The Mayor, Peter Shackerly, esq., Aldermen Robert Murrey, Thomas Simpson, William Ince, William Wilme and John Sparke, or any three of them, were to view the City plate, decide what sort of plate should be bought and buy it.
Proposals were made for the repair of the Barrell well. When it had been repaired the Treasurers were to pay a reasonable sum towards the work, not exceeding £4: 10s.
William Moore, cooper, chosen one of the almsmen of Richard Bird in the place of John Brownett, cooper, deceased.
(ZA/B/2/200) John Anderson, merchant, petitioned for grants of cottages and parcels of ground called Cockpitt Hill and of grounds near the clay pits in accordance with Assembly orders of 16th March, 1680, and 2nd Sept., 1681. It was ordered that the lands should first be viewed.
It was ordered that Griffith Trygerne might hold the little shop in Northgate street, which he had lately built over a pair of stairs adjoining his house, for 10s. fine and 1s. yearly rent. Proceedings upon an indictment brought against him for the said enclosure were to be stayed.
The house would consider whether a barber's shop erected by Thomas Warmingham, saddler, in Mr Hulton's row and with Mr Hulton's licence, should be granted to Warmingham or Hulton. In the meantime proceedings upon an indictment brought against Warmingham were to be stayed. |