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A30714	The survey and antiquitie of the towne of Stamford in the county of Lincolne with its ancient foundation, grants, priviledges, and severall donations thereunto belonging : also a list of the aldermens names, and the time when they were chosen : with the names of 10 Lord Majors (of the Hon. city of London) borne in the foresaid county of Lincolne / written by Richard Butcher, Gent. ...	Butcher, Richard, 1583-1665?	1646 (1646)	Wing B6261; ESTC R2120	34,702	55

by distresse of the goods and chattels of the offenders which Distresse being taken shall be impounded untill the penalty for which it was taken be fully payd or else for non-payment by ye space of sixe dayes after the taking and not in the meane time repleavied the same to be apprized by two indifferent persons to be chosen by the Alderman for the time being and by the Chamberlaines sold for the satisfaction of the said penalties and the overplus to be delivered to the owner or owners of the said goods 15 That the severall summes hereafter to be payed recovered or levied by vertue of these Ordinances or any of them shall be from time to time imployed to and for the good of the Poore of the said Towne of Stamford and no otherwise These Lawes Constitutions and Ordinances were in the same yeare viewed approved and confirmed under the hands and Seales of Sir Richard Hutton Knight then one of the Iustices of his Majesties Court of Common-pleas and Sir George Crooke Knight one of his Majesties Iustices of the Court of Kings-bench being the two Iudges of Assizes for the County of Lincolne in which County the said Corporation of Stamford standeth and thereby made Lawes according to the forme of the Statute in that case made and provided and are set up in the Counsell-Chamber of the said Towne fairely written in Parchment and fixed in a woodden frame But these Lawes how good soever in themselves remaine but as so many linelesse letters for want of that quickening spirit which the authority of the Majestrate ought to put into them by the just and impartiall execution of them For as in cases criminall the Death of a malefactour is the life of the Law so in all offences of a lesse nature the due punishment of the offender shewes the instrument of the living Law in the hand of the Iusticer and therefore such Magistrates as have good rules prescribed but in regard either of negligence idlenesse or ignorance forbear to do their duties are like to counterfeit mankins set upon Corn lands only to fright away the birds and the offender perceiving such a one what he is is by him rather incouraged then made afraid to offend because he knows he may offend without controule having for his Governour but Aesopes dead beam flung into the water upon which every base Frog in contempt and derision will hop and trample on What shall I call such blockish Justices They are like round ciphers which have neither the figures of Justice Judgement Equity Courage nor the fear of God before their eyes or like the picture of St. George on horse-back threatning with his Sword to kill the Dragon but never hits him Therefore to finish the Character of this Sin-suffering beast with this Chapter the Poets definition fits him Mild Magistrates are Winters too to warme Which neither chill the Weed nor kill the Worm CHAP. V. The dignity and antiquity of the word and title Alderman described NOw since this Town hath for her principall Magistrate an Alderman I conceive it will not be amisse nor out of order or method before I set down the manner of election and inaugeration of this prepotent Officer somewhat to vindicate the dignity and antiquity of the word Alderman it self with the large extent and ancient power thereof here in England long before the Norman conquest farre beyond that of Major or any other name of Magistrate at this time appointed for the rule or government of a City or Town incorporate though the conceit and opinion of these more modern times seem to be otherwise Sed non fuit sic ab initio and I am sure the best Antiquities preferre an ancient dignity though by time neglected before new invented title though never so much for the present adored so likewise do the best Heralds preferre an ancient family retaining the old 〈◊〉 though declined in estate before a new and upstart house though never so much glittering for the present in wealth pomp and prosperity for we know that though many times a black cloud interposeth it self betwixt us and the Sunnes Brightnesse yet the Sun still remaineth to be the same both in heat and splendor though seeming darkned cooled and obscured to dull conceits and thick capacities So though time and use like an absco●ding vail or curtain drawes it self betwixt us and the former ancient lustre and extent of Government appropriate unto the name and dignity of the word Alderman yet the same stil remains as at the first g●orious and splendidious in it self For it is to be noted that in all old Saxon titles the word Alderman or Duke as Selden observes was one and the same for authority whereof he cites an instrument made by Ethelread and Ethelfled The Aldermen Dukes or Lords of Mercia to Werfred Bishop of Worcester in the year 904 for the profit and benefit of that Church and as the book of the Church of Worcester saith the name Alderman is sometimes expressed by sub Regulus Regulus sometimes by Patricius Princeps Dux Comes Consull nor is this without example that they are called Reges There was an old inscription at the Abby of R●●sey in ancient time of one Alwin who being of the blood Royall was Alderman of all England under King Athel●●on and founder of that Abby as there appeares by the Epi●aph upon his Tomb in these words So that it appeares hereby that the Antiquity dignity and the extent of authority of the name or title Alderman surpasseth that of Major Provost Bayliffe or Warden by which severall titles given to the chiefe Magistrates divers Cities and Corporate Townes are governed CHAP. VI The manner of the chosing the Alderman of Stamford with other subordinate Officers in that Corporation as how the said body by the Charter is from time to time kept in life and being IN the next place followes in order the originall grant and present practice according to that grant in the election and choosing of this prime Magistrate and the other subordinate Officers under him for as I said before King Edward the 4th. in the first yeer of his Reigne directed his Letters patents to George Chapman and others by the name of the Alderman and Comburgesses of Stamford and to twelve more of an inferiour rank by the name of the Capitall Burgesses of Stamford which second 12 have been by a later Charter augmented to the number of 24 So as King Edward the 4th. creating this body by his Princely power by his wisdome and policy gave rules and directions to the same how it should from time to time be preserved in a perpetuall life and being by a continued succession and therefore when any of the first number do decease or leave their place the Alderman with the rest of his company and the second company in their common hall assembled do elect and chose out of the second number such a meet and able man as they

of wood and blew Cloth to make each of them a Gown and the said Lord Burley did appoint the Alderman of Stamford for the time being to have the nomination of foure of the said poor men when any of the said places shall happen to f●ll voyd In anno Dom. 1588 the foresaid Mrs. Iane Cecell by her last Will and Testament gave 50. l. to be lent out for ever without interest to poor Tradesmen and Artificers in Stamford and Stamford-Baron the same to be disposed of by certain Feoffers nominated in hersaid Will Richard Sn●●de● Clarke and Parson of St. Iohns in Stamford by his last will in anno Dom. 1604 gave certain Lands and Tenements for ever in Stamford after the decease of his wife fo● seaven poor Widdowes of the age of 60 yeares and upwards the profits whereof doth afford each Widdow 7. d a weeke and a house to dwell in and by the said will it is appointed that the Alderman of Stamford for the time being shall appoint them to their places when any place shall fall void Iane K●shey late of Stamford Widdow the same yeer by her last Will gave 8. l. for ever to be put forth to interest and the profits thereof to go to the use of the poor of Stamford Sir Robert Wingfield late of Vpton in the County of Northampton Knight being one of the Comburgesses of Stamford and likewise one of the Burgesses of the Parliament the same ye●re obtained of King Iames the pardon and remittance of two fifteenes for Stamford and Stamford-Baron amounting to the summe of 84. l. 8. s. 4. d. The same Sir Robert Wingfield in anno Dom. 1605 obtained pardon and remittance of the said King Iames for Stamford and Stamford-Baron of six entire fifteenes amounting to the summe of 254. l. 6. s. Anno Dom. 1609 the right honourable Thomas late Earle of Ex●ter a right pious and charitable person a man as we of Stamford may say fixed in his generation as our Saviour Christ was in his passion betwixt two c. gave a perpetuall ann●ety of 41. l. 1. s. 8. d. per annum issuing out of certain Lands in Lincolnshire for the putting forth of poor children Apprentizes such as should be born in the Town of Stamford and towards other charitable use● besides the Town did often receive from him whilst it was blessed with his life many great and beneficiall favours Hugh Allington late of Timwell in the County of Rutland Esqu by his last will gave 40. l. forever to be lent to the poor artificers in Stamford and Stamford-Baron without interest by certain Feoffers named in his said will Roger Mannors of Vffington in the County of Lincoln Esquire by his last will gave to the use of the poor of Stamford 20. l. for ever to be put forth to interest the profit whereof to be bestowed in C●les amongst the said poor yeerly by the dis●retion of the Alderman for the time being The reverend and pious Prelate Robert Iohnson of Northluffing●● in the County of Rutland late Arch Deacon of L●icester amongst other his pious works to Stamford whilst he lived gave a Bible of the largest size to passe from Alderman to Alderman and the ●id on the Aldermans cushion before him in the Church every Lords day or at other times when he goeth to Church Antony Ash●● Gentleman by his last Will gave 5. l. per annum for ever to the use of the poor in Stamford Mr. Edward Welles gave a house which yeelds 3. l. 10. s. per annum and three akers of Land to be payd to a petty School-master in Stamford to teach poor Free-mens children of that Town to reade English Anno Dom. 1638 VVilliam Beanell late of Chasterton in the County of Huntingdon Esquire by his last Will gave to the use of the poore of Stamford 80. l. the interest whereof to be distribut●d amongst the said poor by the discretion of the Alderman for the time being St. Maries VVilliam Hickham Alderman of Stamford anno Dom. 1467 at his own cost and charges built the gilded Quire on the North side of the Chancell of the said Church and both he and his wife lye buried under a faire stone of blew Marble as aforesaid in the mistd of the same Quire Richard Banister late of the same parish Gentleman erected at his own charges in the South Quire of St. Maries aforesaid a p●●sique Library and gave some Books to the same as Gall●●s Workes and some other Bookes both of Physick and Chyrurgery and at hi● death gave 10. l. in Money the interest of which summe is yeerely to be bestowed in Bookes for the increase of the said Library such as the Minister of that his Parish shall think most fit Mr. Robert Bullack sometime of this Parish was a good benefactor to the same in setting the poor children not onely of this parish but of the town in generall at work to the knitting of Iersey Mr. Iohn West Citizen and Butcher of London born in this Parish gave 4. l. to the said Parish the interest of which is yeerly to be bestowed upon the Poore of the same Robert Bullack● of London Chyrurgion giveth 3. l. to be added to the 4. l. his Unckle Ioh● VVest giveth for the use of the poor the interest to buy Bread the Sabath a●ore and after Christ-t●d● yeerly for ever to be distributed in the Church to needfull poore by the Officers of the said Parish Iohn Bullack of London Butcher giveth 3. l. to make the aforesaid 7. l. 10. l. and the interest of the said 10. l. to be given monthly or at the discretions of the Elders or Church-Wardens Edward Robinson Citizen and White-Baker of London gave 11. l. 6. s. 8. d. per annum to the said Parish during the terme of certain yeeres yet to come in a lease which hee had at the time of his death of the Inne called the White-Horse in Fetter-lane London part of which said summe is to buy Books for the said Library and the rest to be for the repairing and adorning of the said Curch Iohn L●is● one of the Comburgesses of Stamford and ●re an inhabitant of this Parish gave 20. l. the interest whereof to be for the repayrers of the said Church One Mr. Greene who lately sojorned in this Parish and here dyed gave very liberally towards the building of a very faire Pulpit in this Church and towards a rich Velvet Pulpit-cloth for the same Mr. Marshall Citizen and White-Baker of London gave 3. l. and Mr. Thomas Harrison Citizen and Vintner of London gave 2. l. The said Master Harrison likewise gave for the use of the said Parish two pewter Flaggons very fayre ones for Communion Wine and a Pewter 〈◊〉 to carry the Bread from Communicant to Communicant likewise he gave to the said Parish a gilt alcumy Bason to gather collection in the Church for the poor There is 6. s. 8. d. per annum payd to St. Maries for the repayrers of the