| Description | William Wilme, innholder, was elected Councilman in place of Edward Hulton, merchant, deceased. He took the oaths and subscribed the declaration. The assessment of £50 for defraying the further charges concerning the Charter was to be assessed by the Mayor, Aldermen and Justices of the Peace, or any three or more of them, and be forthwith collected according to former order. Upon the petition of John Caddick, feltmaker, tenant to the City for a small parcel of ground at St. Olives Lane end, adjoining his house there, c. 15 feet broad by 13 feet, at yearly rent of 3s.4d., having been at great charges in building there, and asking a grant in fee farm of the same, it was refused. It was ordered that he might have a lease for three lives or 21 years, as he chose, at the same rent. Upon motion on behalf of Thomas Pulford, tenant to the City for a messuage, tenement and lands in Sutton, co. Chester, by an Assembly order of 19 March 1657[8] he was to have a lease for 21 years, at £22 p.a. rent, desiring that he might have a further lease for 21 years, it was not granted, but he might have instead a lease for his life and that of Judith, his wife, at the same yearly rent and covenants. [Marginal note that this item is not to be entered as he waives the lease for lives and desires a lease for years according to the former order.] Upon the petition of the Company of Tallow chandlers complaining that Mr. Robert Shone, one of their Aldermen, and Raphe Bingley, a brother of the company forestall the market and ingross a great quantity of tallow, and make private contracts with the City butchers, giving them money beforehand and so procure their tallow under rate, so depriving the rest of the company who have to pay extortionate rates, it was ordered, after serious debate, that the persons named and others should not forestall the market nor ingross any tallow. All tallow to be sold was to be brought to the Common Hall to be bought as accustomed. An ancient order of 2nd July 1613 made by the Company was produced and confirmed to remain in force until further order by the Company or the House. The petition of Ann Lea, widow, was read and laid aside. |