Appendix D: To Memorial VIII

Memorials of the Guild of Merchant Taylors of the Fraternity of St. John the Baptist in the City of London. Originally published by Harrison, London, 1875.

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'Appendix D: To Memorial VIII', in Memorials of the Guild of Merchant Taylors of the Fraternity of St. John the Baptist in the City of London, (London, 1875) pp. 588-596. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/taylors-guild-london/pp588-596 [accessed 25 March 2024]

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MEMORIAL VIII.

APPENDIX D (1).

Extract From Court Minutes As To Cost Of Election Dinner.

"This Court beinge assembled in the Council Parlor for the election of a Master and Wardens for the government of the affaires of this Companie for one whole yeare, there was a precept lately sent to the Master and Wardens from the Lord Maior, by order of Her Majesties most honble Privie Counsell to this effecte, videlicet, that the Master and Wardens of this Societie should under their hands make certificate to the Lord Maior of the value of the yearly charge which is disbursed at the election dinner to th'end the same beinge certified to the councell, it maye be ordered and employed to the reliefe of the poore visited with the plague, whereupon it was considered that the same charge is p'formed by the Master of the Company at whose choice it is either to have an election dinner or none at all, and that the usual an ancient allowance of the Company to the Master's cleration of his charges of the same dinner was eighte pounds (viijl.) and thereupon it is ordered that a certificate shall be made to the Lord Maior tha the charge beinge the private charge of the Master of the Companie, there is no accompt kepte with us of the same, nor of any p'ticular thereof more than of the eight pounds putt to the common accompte of this Societie which is ready to be disposed as other companies shall dispose of theirs.

"The election of Mr. Richard Proctor, Master, Leonarde Hollidaye, William Craven, John Harrison, and Jeffreye Elwaies, Wardens, tho' secretly made was afterwardes at a private banquet of the Assistants and Liverye of the Company published in the Bachelors Gallerie, for that there was no dinner kepte at this election by reason of the Plague and by reason of one expresse prohibition sent by the Lord Maior to all Companies of London to forbeare any solemn assemblies this yeare and meetings for those occasions the Lord Maior beinge thereto required by order of the Counsell."—[9th July 1593.]

APPENDIX D (2).

Assessments Made Upon The Company To Provide For The Purchase Of Corn.

"By the Mayor.

"A Precepte directed to this Howse conserninge the levyinge of clxxvl. of the Members of this Mystery to be disbursed to the Chamber of London towards the makinge of p'vision of Grayne for the Servinge of the Citye was openly redde: The tenor whereof followeth in these words, viz.:—

"Forasmoche as we at this p'sent beinge very careful & mindefull accordinge to o'duties to p'vide in tyme convenyent for the common Weale, comoditie & profitt in all things of this o' Sovereign Lady the Queene's Highness Citie and Chamber of London, & of all the Citizens and Inhabitants of the same as moche as in us lieth, and considerynge also the greate and excessive price of Wheate, and of all other kinds & sorts of grayne, mete & necessary for Man's sustenance which of late hath bene sore & felte, and willinge therefore to guard agaynst the danger & p'ill throughe the gredy avourise & covetous mindes of the people, owners and possessors of the same grayne, that unhappely with a shorte tyme might ensue for th' avoiding & eschewing of such p'ills & inconvenience as might ensue by th' occasions above recyted, to take uppe & make withall convenient spede of the Company's & Fellowshipps of the said Citie a very good & substantiall Masse & Some of Money to p'vide & buy Corne withall as well beyond Seas as on this side (and if need shalbe for th' use & common p'vision of the sayde Citie), towards the payment & makynge uppe of which Masse & Some of Money We have assessed yo' saide Company at the Some of Money of One hundrith, threscore & fyvteene pounds, which Some of clxxvl. We straightlie charge & command you that ye immediately upon the receipt hereof callinge your said Company together at the Hall do forthwith asesse, taxe, levye & gather of the welthie and able p'sons of the same Company in suche sorte that ye fayle not to paye the same to Mr. Lyonell Duckett, Aldermn within v day's next ensewing the date hereof, upon the delivery of whose bill witnessing the rescript of the said Some to the Chamberlyn, ye shall recevyve the same Chamberlyn's bill for the futer payment of the same unto you ageyne. Ffayle ye not hereof as ye tender the Common Weale of the same Citie, and also your owne private welthe, and as ye will answer for the contrary at yo' p'ill.

"Given at the Guildehall of the saide Citie the xiiijth day of February 1565.

"Whereupon the Company agreed and decreed that the foresaide clxxvl. shalbe assessed, taxed & levyed of the Members of this Mystery after suche & like order as was the clxxvl. that this Howse disbursed to the Chamberlayne for like p'vision of Wheate for this Citie accordinge to the tenor of like Precepte bearing date the viijth of February Ao 1564, whiche is as yet Owinge to this Howse, in & by all things."

Another precept of a century later date was as follows:

"27th October 1675.—This day a precept from the Right Honourable the Lord Maior of this City for providing 1000 quarters of corne was read, the tenor whereof followeth—viz., By the Maior. These are by the advice of my Brethren the Aldermen straightley to charge and require you, That you fail not to buye up and have in readness in your store before the first day in January next 1000 Quarters of the best Wheate you can get, being the proportion formerly charged upon your Company to make provision of towards the Stores of Corne accustomably provided by the Companies of this City, and to do it in the most private manner you can that the price of Wheate may not thereby be inhanced, which, being a matter of necessary concerne to the publicke weale of this City, you are to expresse your greatest care in the due observance thereof, or else make your appearance before the next Court of Aldern after receipt of this precept to signify your reason to the contrary this 21st day of October, in the 27 year of his Maties reigne, Anno Dm. 1675."

APPENDIX D (3).

An Assessment of the Several Members of the Company in 1603.

15th March 1603.—An assessment of the assistants, Livery warden substitutes, sixteene men, and batchelors company for the leavying of money, according to sewall acts of coen Councell towardes the chardgs of the pageants, entended against the Kings Coronation. But by reason of the sickness, not used, untill the King came thoroughe London against the Parliament, with a second supply, because the first assessment was shorte.

The pticular names of them that paid, togeather with their somes hereafter followe, both of the first assessment and the second supply.

The First Assessment. The Second Assessment.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
The Right ho: Sr Robert Lee, Knight, Lord Mayor 4 0 0 1 6 8
Mr. Richard Gore, Mr 2 0 0 0 13 4
Sir Leonard Hallyday 4 0 0 1 6 8
Sir Robert Hampson 4 0 0 1 6 8
Sir William Craven (see Mem. LXXIV.) 4 0 0 1 6 8
Sir John Swynton 4 0 0 1 6 8
Mr. Jerrard Gore the elder 2 0 0 0 13 4
Mr. Peter Collett 3 0 0 1 0 0
Mr. Thomas Wilford 2 0 0
Mr. Robert Dow (see Mem. LXIX.) 2 0 0 0 13 4
Mr. Henry Offley 2 0 0 0 13 4
Mr. Richard Procter 2 0 0 0 13 4
Mr. John Churchman, senior 2 0 0 0 13 4
Mr. Nowell Sotherton 2 0 0 0 13 4
Mr. Henry Webb 2 0 0 0 13 4
Mr. Walter Plomer 2 0 0 0 13 4
Mr. Henry Palmer
Mr. Thomas Aldworth
Mr. William Pryce 1 10 0 0 10 0
John Vaux 1 10 0 0 10 0
William Chambre
William Hawes 1 10 0 0 10 0
Richard Shepham (see Mem. LXVII.) 1 10 0 0 10 0
Jeoffrey Elwes (see Mem. LXXVIII.) 1 10 0 0 10 0
Thomas Juxon 1 10 0 0 10 0
Richard Rodwey 1 10 0 0 10 0
Humphrey Corbett
John Vernon (see Mem. LXXV.) 1 10 0 0 10 0
John Swyn'ton, senior 1 10 0 0 10 0
John Johnson 1 10 0 0 10 0
Xpofer Thatcher 0 10 0
Humfrey Streete 1 10 0
William Jones 1 10 0 0 10 0
Thomas Row (see Mem. XXI.) 1 10 0
Richard Wright 1 10 0 0 10 0
Richard Cox
Jerrard Gore, the yonger 1 10 0 0 10 0
Thomas Owen 1 10 0 0 10 0
Andrewe Osborne 1 10 0
John Hyde (see Mem. LXVIII.) 1 10 0 0 10 0
Arthur Medlicott 1 10 0 0 10 0
Richard Scales 1 10 0 0 10 0
Thomas Henshawe 1 10 0 0 10 0
Anthony Holmead
William Albany 1 10 0 0 10 0
John Woller (see Mem. LXXIX.) 1 10 0 0 10 0
Randle Wolley (see Mem. LXXIII.) 1 10 0 0 10 0
George Lyddyott 1 10 0 0 10 0
Francis Evington 1 10 0 0 10 0
George Hethersall 1 0 0 0 6 8
Robert Jenkynson (see Mem. lxxiv.) 1 10 0 0 10 0
Raphe Hamer 1 10 0 0 10 0
Martin Leather 1 10 0 0 10 0
Thomas Johnson 1 10 0 0 10 0
Thomas Boothby 1 10 0 0 10 0
John Gore (see Mem. LXXXV.) 1 10 0 0 10 0
William Gore 1 10 0 0 10 0
John Robinson (see p. 547.)
Charles Hoskyns 1 10 0 0 10 0
Mathias Springham 1 10 0 0 10 0
Isaack Holloway 1 10 0 0 10 0
Anthony Williamson 1 10 0 0 10 0
Richard Otwey 1 10 0 0 10 0
William Greenewell 1 10 0 0 10 0
John Slaney 1 10 0 0 10 0
Walter Fletcher 1 10 0 0 10 0
Thomas Francklyn 1 10 0 0 10 0
Edward James 1 10 0 0 10 0
John Stokeley 1 10 0 0 10 0
Thomas Masham 1 10 0 0 10 0
Godfrey Bradshawe 1 10 0 0 10 0
Humphrey Harkshawe 1 10 0 0 10 0
Robert Lee ye yonger 1 0 0 0 6 8
John Merrick for both 1 10 0
Raphe Smyth 1 0 0 0 6 8
Johne Prowde 1 0 0 0 6 8
Peter Towres 1 0 0 0 6 8
Richard Tennant 1 0 0 0 6 8
John Erles 1 0 0 0 6 8
William Adderley 1 0 0 0 6 8
Henry Moody 1 0 0 0 6 8
George Wyn 1 0 0 0 6 8
Otho Mawdett 1 0 0 0 6 8
Robert Gore 1 0 0 0 6 8
Raphe Gore 1 0 0 0 6 8
George Sotherton 1 0 0 0 6 8
Jacob Prockter 1 0 0 0 6 8
Edward Davenul 1 0 0 0 6 8
James Traves 1 0 0 0 6 8
Edward Creetch 1 0 0 0 6 8
William Bond 1 0 0 0 6 8
William Brett 1 0 0
John Harrison (see Mem. lxxx.) 1 0 0 0 6 8
Mathew Beadles 1 0 0 0 6 8
Edward Katcher 1 0 0 0 6 8
Anthony Sprott 1 0 0 0 6 8
John Houghton 1 0 0 0 6 8
Thomas Offley 1 0 0 0 6 8
Henry Polsted 1 0 0 0 6 8
William Speight (fn. 1) 1 0 0 0 6 8
William Mormay 0 10 0
Alexander Lockwood 0 10 0 0 3 4
John Dade 0 15 0
William Webb 0 10 0 0 3 4
Nichas Elton 0 10 0 0 3 4
Robert Burrington 0 6 8 0 2 0
John Churchman, the yonger 0 6 8
Henry Kymsley 0 6 8 0 2 0
William Sprott 0 15 0 0 5 0
William Taylor 0 10 0 0 3 4
Roger Mynde 0 6 8 0 2 0
William Shorte 0 6 8 0 2 0
Robert Dawson 0 10 0 0 3 4
George Souche 0 10 0
William Field 0 6 8 0 2 0
Thomas Phillipps 0 6 8 0 2 0
Joeffrey Prescott 0 10 0 0 3 4
Robert Barnes 0 10 0 0 3 4
Mathewe Hudson 0 10 0 0 3 4
William Lane 0 6 8
Robert Johnson 0 10 0 0 3 4
William Parker (see Mem. LXXVI.) 0 15 0 0 5 0
Richard Woofall 0 10 0 0 3 4
Roger Jones 0 10 0 0 3 4
Richard Warwicke 0 6 8 0 2 0
Edward Mellicks 0 10 0 0 3 4
George Gilman 0 10 0
Lewes Powell 0 15 0 0 5 0
John Hanbury (see Mem. XC.) 0 15 0 0 5 0
Gregory Bland 0 15 0
Hugh Meredeth 0 6 8
Thomas Harrison 0 15 0 0 5 0
Samuell Iremouger 0 15 0 0 5 0
Nathaniell Weston 0 6 8 0 2 0
Richard Turner 0 10 0 0 3 4
Myles Gunthorpe 0 10 0 0 3 4
Amynadab Coup 0 10 0
William Rodwey 0 6 8 0 2 0
James Medlicott 0 10 0 0 3 4
Nichas Smyth 0 6 8
William Barnard 0 15 0 0 5 0
Thomas Weedon 0 10 0 0 3 4
John Myller 0 10 0 0 3 4
Robert Briggs 0 10 0 0 3 4
Richard Crumpton 0 10 0 0 3 4
Francis Pendleton 0 10 0 0 3 4
William Moorehall 0 10 0 0 3 4
William Burles 0 6 8 0 2 0
Richard Hill 0 10 0 0 3 4
Raphe Bancroft 0 10 0 0 3 4
Francis Clerke 0 15 0
Xpofer Rowles 0 15 0 0 5 0
Allen Thompson 0 15 0
Thomas Fudds 0 10 0 0 3 4
Nichas Moore 0 6 8
Roland Held 0 6 8
Richard Francis 0 15 0 0 5 0
Samuel Clerkson 0 15 0 0 5 0
Thomas Gyfford 0 15 0 0 5 0
Richard Halsey 0 6 8 0 2 0
George Benson 0 10 0 0 3 4
Henry Pratt 0 10 0 0 3 4
Danyell Elliott 0 15 0
Peeter Bradshawe 0 15 0 0 5 0
John Elam 0 10 0
William Pulford 0 10 0
Robert Thomas 0 6 8
John Mardyn 0 6 8 0 2 0
Richard Large 0 6 8 0 2 0
John Collcott 0 15 0 0 5 0
Humphrey Chalkhill 0 15 0 0 5 0
George Johnson 0 15 0 0 5 0
George Harrison 0 10 0
Roger Sprott 0 10 0 0 3 4
James Harker 0 6 8 0 2 0
Robert Hyndley 0 10 0 0 3 4
William Nicholls 0 6 8 0 2 0
Griffin Ellys 0 6 8 0 2 0
Hughe Farrington 0 6 8
John Weston 0 10 0 0 3 4
Laurence Wood 0 10 0 0 3 4
John Gough 0 6 8 0 2 0
Nichas Russell 0 15 0 0 5 0
Henry Ersley 0 10 0 0 3 4
Nichas Winnyff 0 15 0
Beniamyn Pullen 0 6 8 0 2 0
William Deacon 0 6 8 0 2 0
Robert Founteyne 0 10 0
John Cox 0 6 8
Richard Blofield 0 10 0 0 3 4
Candlewicks Street Quarter.
John Tey 0 15 0 0 5 0
Francis Atley 0 10 0 0 3 4
Anthony Gybson 0 15 0 0 5 0
John Archer 0 15 0 0 5 0
John Barcroft 0 10 0 0 3 4
Walter Vnyte 0 15 0 0 5 0
Andrewe Rawling 0 10 0 0 3 4
Edmund Geoffreys 0 10 0 0 3 4
Hughe Rymell 0 6 8 0 2 0
Jeremy Gaye 0 15 0 0 5 0
John Pullam 0 10 0 0 3 4
John Lowe 0 6 8
Symon Beardall 0 6 8 0 2 0
Robert Senyer 0 6 8 0 2 0
William Dalby 0 10 0
John Key 0 15 0 0 5 0
Nichas Smyth 0 15 0 0 5 0
Elias Lavender 0 15 0
William Furley 0 6 8 0 2 0
Laurence Bushes 0 10 0 0 3 4
Thomas Harwarr 0 6 8 0 2 0
John Amon 0 10 0
John Maylard 0 6 8 0 2 0
Robert Hill 0 15 0
William Stanley 0 6 8 0 2 0
John Neaves 0 6 8
Richard Frenche 0 15 0
Thomas Stokeley 0 15 0 0 5 0
Henry Keytes 0 6 8 0 2 0
William Lock 0 15 0 0 5 0
Edward Robinson 0 15 0 0 5 0
Nichas Pill 0 15 0 0 5 0
Edward Warn' 0 15 0 0 5 0
Hugh Edwards 0 10 0 0 3 4
Richard Gough 0 6 8 0 2 0
Thomas Stapleton 0 15 0 0 5 0
Francis Olyver 0 6 8 0 2 0
Thomas Havers 0 15 0 0 5 0
Richard Caplyn 0 10 0
Robert Roades 0 6 8
Robert Drap 0 15 0
John Baker 0 10 0
Randle Dye 0 10 0
Jeoffrey Poulston 0 10 0 0 3 4
Edward Sare 0 10 0
Thomas Edge 0 6 8
Nynus Lane 0 6 8 0 2 0
William Langley 0 6 8 0 2 0
Fleetes Streete Quarter.
Nichas Bosvile 0 15 0 0 5 0
Richard Jenkinson 0 6 8 0 2 0
Thomas Frettwell 0 6 8 0 2 0
John Hodson 0 10 0 0 3 4
John Crosby 0 6 8 0 2 0
John Tillard 0 10 0 0 3 4
Richard Bigg 0 6 8 0 2 0
Richard Harrowe 0 10 0 0 3 4
Thomas Shirley 0 15 0
James Ashley 0 6 8 0 2 0
Thomas Moulton 0 10 0
Laurence Houlden 0 5 0
Humphrey Gonson 0 15 0 0 5 0
William Weedall 0 10 0
Marchauntaylors Quarter.
Thomas Jennyngs 0 10 0 0 3 4
Phillip Cotton 0 15 0 0 5 0
Richard Shorter 0 10 0 0 3 4
John Evans 0 6 8
Thomas Buckley 0 6 8
Robert Heyward 0 6 8 0 2 0
Walter Morrall 0 10 0
Anthony Glasonby 0 6 8 0 2 0
Abraham Holloway 0 10 0
Robert Torbock 0 10 0 0 3 4
Laurence Leake 0 6 8
Robert Dancer 0 6 8 0 2 0
Morgan Thomas 0 6 8
Richard Badger 0 10 0
Robert Wadison 0 6 8 0 2 0
John Kyrby 0 10 0 0 3 4
Nichas Gryse 0 10 0 0 3 4
William Tulley 0 10 0 0 3 4
William Hawkins 0 15 0 0 5 0
Robert Gray 0 6 8 0 2 0
Franncs Britridg 0 10 0 0 3 4
Roger Drury 0 10 0
Walter Briggin 0 10 0
Robert Heyes 0 15 0
Samuel Hills 0 10 0 0 3 4
John Ellingworth 0 10 0 0 3 4
Franncs Neave 0 10 0 0 3 4
Nathaniell Welling 0 10 0
Robert Coppyn 0 10 0 0 3 4
Rowland Lee 0 10 0
Richard Drap 0 10 0
Jeramy Roystone 0 6 8 0 2 0
Morgan Stephens 0 6 8
Henry Ryley 0 6 8 0 2 0
Martyn Bowden 0 10 0 0 3 4
Thomas Fairebrother 0 10 0 0 3 4
Roger Bloer 0 10 0
George Lloid 0 6 8
William Downing 0 10 0 0 3 4
Robert Midnall 0 10 0
Gifford Watkyns 0 15 0
Robert Herne 0 10 0 0 3 4
John Wardley 0 6 8 0 2 0
Isack Jones 0 6 8 0 2 0
Thomas Langton 1 0 0
Thomas Hannys 0 6 8
Ralph Balfer, for both 0 5 0
Warden substituts and sixteene men.
William Priestley 0 10 0
George Gibson 0 10 0
Richard Herne 0 10 0
Thomas Mylles 0 10 0
William Meuske 0 10 0
John Burnford 0 10 0
Gilbert Lloid 0 10 0
William Bromley 0 10 0
Bartholomew Elnor 0 10 0
Phillip Green 0 10 0
John Webster (fn. 2) 0 10 0
Richard Osmotherley 0 10 0
Raphe Yardley 0 10 0
John Dawson 0 10 0
William Thorogood 0 10 0
Richard Danyell 0 10 0
Thomas Fletcher 0 10 0
Rowland O'Reon
John Collett
William Heynes

Sma total of the money collected of the sev'all psons before named upon both the Assessments in the tyme of Mr. Richard Gore, Mr, amounth unto the some of Three hundreth twenty pounds, six shillings and fower penne, I say 320l. 6s. 4d.

The wch Mr. Richard Gore hath aunswered and paid as by his accompte appeareth.

[Note.—The Company therefore appeared to consist of (a) Master Warden, Court of Assistants, and Livery, 80; (b) of Yeomen in 4 Wards, (89 + 48 +14 + 47 = ) 198; (c) Warden substitutes, &c., 20. Total, 298.—C. M. C.]

Footnotes

  • 1. This was a friend of Stowe, and the family had been many years connected with the Company. (See p. 53.)
  • 2. This was the Poet (see pp. 601 and 609).