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A04223	A view of all the right honourable the Lord Mayors of this honorable citty of London With the personages, and also such chiefe occasions as happened in euery seuerall mayors time, as also their charitable gifts are set downe, and the places of their burials. Beginning at the first yeare of her maiesties happy raigne, and continued vnto this present yeare 1601. by W.I. of London printer.	Jaggard, William, 1569-1623.	1599 (1599)	STC 14343; ESTC S109094	14,146	96

weekly porcion of bread to the poore of the same parish vpon euery sabbaoth day for euer and was buried in the parish church wherein hee was christened This yeare the citizens trained three times a weeke the number of 3000. and on May day mustred before the Queenes Maiesty at Greenwich Sheriffes Henry Mylles Iohn Branch An. reg 15 Sir Lyonell Dvcket Mercer 1572 IN this yeare of onr Lord abouesaid the choise of the lorde mayor of this cittye was appointed to the gouernment and charge of sir Lyoneli Ducket who so be haued himselfe in this high place that hee gained vnto himselfe great credite all the rest of his daies It should also appeare by circumstance that he had a desire to raise the needy poore by leauing a tast of his bounty behind him bestowing largely vpon the poore of the parish of Buckland in Barkshire in which place he rested him and gaue a farewell to London and in that towne and parish ended his daies and there lies buried Many bi● matters happned in his yeare but nothing concerning himselfe or this citty can I finde as yet of certainty but if any true notes come to hand they shall be ioyned hereunto Sheriffes Rychard Pype Nicholas Wodroffe An. reg 16. Sir Iohn Ryuers Grocer 1573 THis yeare sir Iohn Ryvers being free of the company of the Grocers followed the auncient solemnity went to Westminster by water and receiued his charge and held a solemne feast at the Guildhall He discharged the trust to him committed with great grauity care and dilligence and yet in this yeare there arose a dearth both in corne and other victuals without any iust cause to bee gathered for wheate was sold in London for three shillinges the bushell and yet before the Christmas following it rose vp to seuen shillings the bushell and then all manner of victuall was inhansed to greater prices nothing haue I yet more to say of this knight neither that he was buried in London This yeare by reason of a great and vnaccustomed tempest the boy was drowned at Dowgate Sheriffes Iames Harvey Thomas Pullison An. reg 17 Sir Iam. Hawes Clothworker 1574 SIr Iames Hawes was this yeare called vpon and was Lorde Mayor of this Honourable Cytty of London This Mayor kept no feast at the Guildhall and yet there was great preparation made for the same feast as in former yeares it had bin accustomed but dined at his owne house accompanied with the rest of the Aldermen his brethren and the companies dined in their seuerall Halles Michaelmasse tearme which was adiourned by proclamation began at Westminster the 6. of Nouember This yeare wheat and other graine fell from 7. shillings to 3. ●●●llinges as in the yeare before More of this knight I cannot set downe hee was buried in Abchurch but no monument erected Also this yeare happened many strange accidents as may more at large be read in the Chronicles Sheriffes Thomas Blanke Antho. Gammage An. reg 18. Sir Amrose Nycholas Salter 1575 SIr Ambrose Nycholas was by common consent called in this yeare of our Lord to the rule and gouernment of this citty who effected the same in great grauity and circumspect diligence He kept no feast likewise at the guildhall but kept the custome in going to Westminster by water and dined at his owne house as for the companies they dined in their seuerall halles This knight did many waies relieue and comfort the poore and liued some few yeares a worthy knight and Iustice of the citty and lies buried vnder a very faire monument at S. Mildreds church in Bredstreet nothing further canne be shewed concerning this knight as yet This yeare Captaine Frobisher set forth his first voyage to Cathay for gold and brought one of the people of that countrey home with him Sheriffes Edward Osborne Wolstan Dyxy An. reg 19 Sir Iohn Landley goldsmith 157● IN this yeare sir Iohn Landley came to the gouernment of this citty and discharged the trust to him committed with great care and dilligence In his year the Tower of London bridge was taken downe a new foundation being drawn sir Iohn being Mayor did take vpon him the laying of the first stone of this foundation vpon the 28 of August in the presence of both the sheriffes and t'woe of the maisters of the Bridgehouse At his death he should haue bin buried at saint Laurences but in breaking vp the vault one Ile of the church was in great d●unger of falling and therefore was buried in the mayors chappell neare Guildhall This yeare happened the sudden damp● at the Syses held at Oxford whereof so many worthy Iustices and other people died suddenly Sheriffes William Kempton George Barne An. reg 20 Sir Tho. Ramsey Grocer 1577 THis sir Thomas Ramsey Lorde Mayor for this yeare with the godly dame Mary his wife gaue the feesimple of the yearly value of 243. pounds vnto Christes Hospitall in London to Peterhouse in Cambridge yearelye 40. li. to 4 schollers and two fellowes there More x. li yearely to the poore of S. Bartholomewes and ten pound yearely to poore prisoners this to be continued for euer the remainder to the poore children of Christs hospitall these gitfs are much augmented by the good Lady He continually relieued the poore He gaue much towards the helping forward of young men retaylors of his company hee was a very careful maiestrate walked in the feare of God was well beloued He liued 79. yeares he lies in Saint Mary Wolnoth in Lumbard street Sheriffes Nicholas Backhouse Fraunces Bowyer An. reg 21. Sir Richard Pype Draper 1578 THis yeare sir Richard Pype being free of the worshipful company of the Drapers had the sword and gouernment of this citty committed to his charge in his yeare about the xxii of Ianuary about seuen a clocke at night the Nobility of this land and this Mayor with his brethren the Aldermen receyued Iohn Cassimere landing at the Tower wharffe and with torchlight brought him to the house of sir Thomas Gresham in Byshopsgatestreet Also the new tower vpon London bridge whereon the heads of traytors stand the foundation being layed the yeare before was fully finished in the moneth of August Other accidents fel forth this yeare but nothing touching the mayor as yet I find neyther that he was buryed in London Sheriffes George Bond. Thomas Starkey An. reg 22 Sir Nych wodroffe Habrdasher 1579 IN this yeare of our Lord sir Nycholas Wodroffe vsing the auncient custome tooke his charge at Westminster and his feast in the Guildhall hee discharged the trust to him committed with great care and dilligence and liued som few yeares after a Iustice of this citty I finde no notes of his bounty as yet but if any happen to hand hereafter they shall be added neither where he died or was buried I cannot set downe This yeare happened the great Earth quake both here in London and also generally throughout all England except some part of the North by which great hurt happened

reg 38 Sir stephen Slany skinner 159● SIr Stephen Slany had this yeare committed to his charge At this time it was thought necessary for two marshals to be appointed for the purging and clensing this citty from vagarent persons Also this yeare the Lord Mayor and aldermen were fetched from the sermon at Paules Crosse and forthwith vpon precept from the Councell pressed a thousand men which was done by 8. a clock the same night but the next day by the afternoone they were all discharged then suddenly on Easter day euery man in his parish church being ready to receiue the comunion the Aldermen with their officers shut the church doores till they had gathered againe the 1000. men which were going to Douer to ayde Callice but the French had lost it This knight liueth a worthy iustice of this citty Sheriffes Thomas Lowe Leonard Halliday An. reg 39. Sir Tho. Skinner Clothwor 1596 THis sir Thomas Skinner being chosen Mayor for this yeare and seeing the great distresse of breadcorne to grow so vnmercifull deare that the faces of the poore did manifest their want this Mayor in a feeling compassion pitty and care prouided that breadcorne shoulde bee brought from Danske and other the East countries by our Merchants who had freely giuen them both custome stowage and also to make their owne price so that his great care brought with it this good that corne was to be had for money In this yeare was great triumphe for the preseruation of her Maiesty He liued but a while in his honor and died the 30 of Decem. and lies buried in Milkestreat He was of a stout stomach very mercifull and vpright and whose death was much bewayled of the poore Sheriffes Richard Goddard Iohn Wats An. reg 39 Sir Henry Bilignsly Haberda 1596 SIr Henry Billingsly by reason of the death of the other Mayor was elected chosen to serue the rest of the yeare in this place of honor whoe beeing chiefe Customer for her Maiesty vpon twelfe ce●e sat in the custome house with the sword lying before him on the table and on the xi of Ianuary he tooke his Oath at the Tower of London this happened by reason that sir Thomas Skinner liued but about some two moneths in that office The great dearth was not yet abated for the spring fell out very cold and also great prouision was made to sea where by victuals kept a very high price yet in the moneth of August the prices of grain somthing abated wheat from xiii s. to x. and Rye from 9. to 6. so to 3. s 2 d. but it after rose againe He liueth a Iustice and chiefe customer to her Maiesty Sheriffes Richard Goddard Iohn Wats An. reg 40 Sir Rich. Saltonston skinner 1597 IN this yeare of our Lord this Lord Mayor was by common consent custom elected and serued this place to him committed in great quiet and peace In this yeare began the reading of Lectures of the seuerall sciences in sir Thomas Greshams colledge by him founded in Bishopsgatestreat Also this yeare began the Parliament at Westminster in October wheras through the mighty recourse of people diuers were crushed and smouldred to death preasing betwixt White hall and the colledge church to see her maiesty and Nobility riding in their robes to the said parliament sir thomas Garrard and his men making way before them Also this yeare was great frosts this knight is lately deceased so that as yet I haue not gathered true notes togither Sheriffes Henry Roe Iohn More An. reg 41. Sir stephen Some Grocer 1598 THis yeare the gouernment of this citty was committed to this knight In his time he roused vp a great corruption long before lying hidde to the great dammage of people namely false waightes and measures vsed in buying selling wherby great good may insue to this citty if the eie of Iustice take som view thereof now and then Also in his time was raysed a great muster of men in this citty of 6000. of which three thousand wer housholders only the other three thousand all subsidy men picked forth of euery ward to guard the Queenes person all which companies mustred at Mileend in gallant manner this Mayor himselfe comming into the field giuing great thankes to the cittizens for their great forwardnesse He liueth a worthy Iustice and a man of couragious stomach Sheriffes Edmond Holmdon Robert Hampson An. reg 42 Sir Nych Mosly Clothworker 1599 SIr Nycholas Mosley was for this yeare Lord Mayor of London whose passage in his gouernment is fresh in the memory of euery man This knight so behaued himselfe in this place of honour and vsed such care and conscience therewithall as well might please the best minded His care was great and very dilligent in seeing into the markets that they might not exact vpon the buyers Also he had euer a speciall eye to Bakers to hold them to their assises wherby the poor man might haue his penniworth Againe towards Victualers by reason that they are growne many and bad whose measure is in generall without all conscience Also great abuse in seacoles he to his power did cause to be amended setting the cittyes armes vpon euery cart that ought to carry true measure too and fro Sheriffes Rychard Wylde Roger Clarke An. reg 43. Sir Wil Ryder Haberdasher 1600 THis present yeare of our Lord the gouernment of this Citty by the ful consent and auncient custome of our Cittizens was committed to sir Willyam Ryder now Lord Mayor of this Honourable cittye of London Of whose worthinesse in his place euery eie may witnesse whose care in maintenance of the good of this citty sheweth it selfe dayly by his great paines taking in reformation of an olde and long corruption rooted amongest men in abusing the true vse of waight and measure and that his cares herein may bee the better remembred he hath ordained in euery market place common scales and waights wherein all men may find out fraud and deceit with the author thereof Also his dilligent eye for his princes seruice hath bin quicke worthy the trust to him committed Sheriffes Thomas Cambell William Craven