| Description | Declaration, signed Tho. Hughes, that in 1686 Thomas Hughes purchased the place of one of the four Sejeants at Mace in the place of Matthew Ellis, deceased, and enjoyed the same all the time the new Charter continued in force and afterwards till the latter end of Alderman Street's last mayoralty at which time Alderman Street removed him and put Richard Dyason in his place who enjoyed the same for a few days till the first Court day in the Mayoralty of Alderman Skellerne who returned the office to Thomas Hughes. |