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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… ApEvanses, the Credes and the Rodmans. 13 The office of mayor was held fairly continuously by one or other of the … of Bulbridge had amongst their ancestors John Rodman, Mayor of Wilton in 1462; Richard Crede, farmer of the fulling … Sharp, and John Mack had each purchased 50 sheep from the mayor and his brethren. Furthermore the Credes and Grays with …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… d. from the abbess's fair. 23 In 1414 Henry V granted the mayor and burgesses a fair of their own to be held yearly on … extended the period of the fair from 19 to 22 July. 25 The mayor and burgesses held their own court of piepowder, and … 17th century, above all in the clothing trade, caused the mayor and burgesses to petition for a further grant of a fair …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… upheld. Some surviving 15thcentury letters patent of the mayor and burgesses of Wilton show, by a recital of these … century, and possibly earlier, Wilton had its own elected mayor, for in 1258 William Isembard, a former mayor, was hanged. 13 Evidence from the later 13th century …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… at the end of 12th century. 1 In 1256 William Isembard, Mayor of Wilton, and Abraham Russell, one of the leading Jews … chest of the Jews on account of fraudulent practices. The mayor was hanged at London while Russell escaped, although … into the late 15th century. It has been seen that the mayor and comburgenses maintained complete authority over the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… VIII, 1 and established a governing body consisting of the mayor, recorder, 5 aldermen, 3 capital burgesses, 11 common … 1494 it became necessary to penalize men who were elected mayor and refused to serve by a fine of 20 to the king and 10 … that the burgesses should be summoned to appear before the mayor in council by the serjeant of the mace, who should …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of the council of twelve in 1455; John Mundy, sometime mayor, was a merchant of some importance, 11 and Robert Fenne … times between 1450 and 1492, was a lawyer and many times mayor. As the century progressed, more and more frequently … lawyer of Heytesbury, 14 purchased land in Wilton, and was mayor in 14412, and his son was elected burgess in 14667. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… as distinct from the trustees, were to consist of the mayor and burgesses or aldermen who resided in the borough … and trustees were replaced by a body consisting of the mayor and aldermen, the rector and churchwardens and the … this, amounting to 10 s. in 1708, was distributed by the mayor and corporation. The interest was subsequently allowed …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… survived. A deed of 1309 refers to the existence of both a mayor's seal and a common seal. 1 From thence onwards … in 1888, 5 but was abandoned in 1891, and since then the mayor's seal has been used in its place. 6 In 1553 the … Giles had been made. 7 The earliest known example of the mayor's seal is attached to a document of 1338. 8 It is oval …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to the ancient charter, the government is vested in a mayor and twelve jurats, who are justices of the peace within … upon the city, among which was that of being governed by a mayor and a subordinate bailiff. During his reign a … hostage, who had been confined in the castle under the mayor's custody, deprived the city of all its privileges, …
Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640
… and good' of his patients. Buck, a scullion of the Lord Mayor, whom he cured for 1s. by nail parings, accused W. 'It …