Rugemom grew suddenly sad affirming through a Prophecy that his days should not be long thereafter even when he had seen Richmond which howsoever vain proved a prediction true and that not of this Castle as he misinterpreted but rather of Henry Earl of Richmond afterwards King Henry the Seventh who the year ensuing gave him Battle at Bosworth in Leicester-shire and slew him in the open Field such resemblance was there between the names of Richmond and Rugemont Regna Regum 2. Rich. 3. An. D. 1484. Mayors and Bayliffs Matthew Jubb John Weston John Hooker John Whitlock John Starr The fore-part of the Guild-hall and the Council Chamber were new builded The King sent to the Mayor to be supplyed with certain Soldiers for his present service whereupon twenty Men well arrayed were delivered to Sir Ralph Hastings to be conducted to the place appointed and to remain there for twenty days space at the Cities charge and the said Sir Ralph during his abode here was honourable entertained and one Biston the King's Messenger was well rewarded for his journey hither touching the aforesaid expedition Regna Regum 3. Rich. 3. An. D. 1485. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Russell Henry Hanniford Philip Atwill Mathew Allington Nicholas Hamlyn Bishop Courteney finished the North Tower of his Church and freely bestowed the Clook Bell therein bearing his Christian name Peter Under which Tower in an Isle there purposely erected lies interred one William Sylke sometime Subchaunter of this Church and reported to be the Donor of the Luminaries or Candle-lights yearly burnt in the Quire of the said Church between the Feasts of Alhallontide and Candlemas an effigies of whose Skeleton is there largely pourtrayed in white Alabaster under a fair Arch thus inscribed Sum quod eris fueramque quod es pro me precor ora William Sylke Seven Fairs are here kept viz. Ashwednesday Shere-Thursday Whit-Monday St. Mary Magdalen Lammas St. Nicholas and St. Thomas Regna Regum 1. Henry the 7. An. D. 1486. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Calwoodley Thomas Bond George Chapman Walter Champnys John Bonefant The King not forgetting the fidelity of Peter Courteney Bishop of this Church gave him the Bishoprick of Winchester on whose Translation hence Richard Fox the King 's faithful Counsellor 27. January 1488. was consecrated Bishop of this Diocess by Thomas Arch-Bishop of Canterbury and also made Lord Privy Seal and one of the King 's Privy Council and afterwards was so to King Henry the Eighth This noble Prelates Memory shall be eternally blessed for being the cause of the most happy marrying of the Lady Margaret this King's Daughter unto James the Fourth King of Scotland by whose glorious issue Great Brittany now enjoyeth the heighth of splendour and felicity Regna Regum 2. Henry the 7. An. D. 1487. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Newton Jobn Hooker Henry Faux Richard Turner WIlliam Baker The Barbers of this City were Incorporated under the common Seal hereof Ale-tasters appointed to see that wholesome Beer should be made and sold Consuctudo est Civitatis Exoniensis quod quilibet Inhabitans infra eandem Civitatem ac non existens liber ejusdem Mercimonia vel aliquam artem frequentans debet annuatim reddere redditum donec sit liber Rot. 49. Regna Regum 3. Henry the 7. An. D. 1488. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Clerk George Chapman John Rudgway John Ector William Eastcott Bishop Fox and Sir Richard Edgecomb were sent hence as Embassadours to James King of Scotland for continuing a peace between the Two Kingdoms Sir Robert Willoughby Lord Brook was sent over to Britain to the aid of the Duke thereof with Eight Thousand Men and for his better accommodation in the service The King sent his Letter to the Mayor of this City who forthwith supplyed him with Two Hundred Soldiers well arrayed Edward Courteney Earl of Devon was made a Free and Franchized man of this City as Son and Heir to Sir Hugh Courteney a Freeman hereof This Edward was of a second House unto Thomas Courteney Earl of Devon who taking part with King Henry the Sixth was slain at Teuksbury-field who dying without Issue male the Earldom descended to this Edward Son to Sir Hugh de Courtney the Son of Sir Hugh de Courteney second Son to Edward Earl of Devon and Ancestor to this Thomas slain at Teuksbury-field aforesaid Regna Regum 4. Henry the 7. An. D. 1489. Mayors and Bayliffs Stephen Rudgway Matthew Allington Robert Bonesant Walter York Simon Davy Order was taken by the Mayor and Common Gouncil of this City by an especial command from the King and his Privy Council that every Inhabitant here should be furnished with sufficient Arms for himself and Family and accordingly was every man assessed to his number in order to his ability This year were delivered to the Mayor the day when he was sworn into the said office a certain Roll called the Black Roll and a Book therein which contained the ancient Orders Priviledges and Customs for the good Government of the said City with other things relating to the state and dignity thereof In which Book the like was contained touching the City of London and order taken that the same should yearly be delivered over from Mayor to Mayor This Roll in the Reign of King Edward the Sixth was by one Griffith Ameridith delivered unto Sir William Cecil Knight Secretary of State to that King and never returned Regna Regum 5. Henry the 7. An. D. 1490. Mayors and Bayliffs John Hooker John Calwcodley Richard Vndy Wymond Austin John Welsh The Weavers and Fullers incorporated under the common Seal of this City Regna Regum 6. Henry the 7. An. D. 1491. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Chubb Nicholas Hamlyn Robert Bonefant William Nordon John Goscott Roger Holland and Thomas Dennis Esquires were admitted and sworn Freemen of this City but because they did not inhabit within the same 't was ordered that they should not give their voices for the Election of any Mayor or other Officer hereof Bishop Fox and George Lord Dawbney were sent hence in an Embassage to Charles the French King for conclusion of a Peace between the Two Kingdoms which was effectually obtained This Bishop Fox was Godfather to the King 's second Son named Henry who was afterwards King of England by the name of Henry the Eighth Regna Regum 7. Henry the 7. An. D. 1492. Mayors and Bayliffs John Atwill Walter Champnis John Winter Ralph Pudesly Richard Cliff Edward Courteney Earl of Devon made a Freeman of this City Regna Regum 8. Henry the 7. An. D. 1493. Mayors and Bayliffs John Colshill Richard Vndy John Danester Richard Nordon John Merefield The best Wheat in the Market was sold for six pence the Bushel The Cappers Haberdashers and Felt-makers incorporated under the common Seal of this City Regna Regum 9. Henry the 7. An. D. 1494. Mayors and Bayliffs William Obleigh John Slugg Thomas Andrew John Hull Thomans Olliver Bishop Fox having well governed this Church six
and a little plat of ground for a Garden all enclosed with a Wall and twelve pence a piece weekly for their maintenance with a Gown and a hundred Faggots yearly for ever And a decent Chappel within the said House and a Chaplain to read Prayers daily therein unto them Regna Regum 24. Henry the 8. An. D. 1532. Mayors and Bayliffs William Peryam Thomas Hoig John Tuck field Roger Blackall William Takle A Pale erected in St. Peter's Close between St. Martin's Church and the Sub-Dean's House which was by the Chamber ordered to be taken down and accordingly done by giving notice thereof to the Dean and Chapter of this Church it being a nusance or encroachment Regna Regum 25. Henry the 8. An. D. 1533. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Martin John Thomas Humphry Andrew Richard Rateliff William Burges The eldest Son of every Member of the Common Council hereof may claim and have his Freedom in the life-time of his Father A pension of four pounds per Annum by Patent granted to Thomas Cromwell Esquire one of the King 's Privy Council during his Life under the Common Seal of the said City Another pension of five Marks per Annum by Patent likewise granted under the said Seal to Sir William Courteney Knight for his Life Regna Regum 26. Henry the 8. An. D. 1534. Mayors and Bayliffs John Britnall Thomas Hunt Richard Colwell John Rixley John Shelder Thomas Carew Son to Baron Carew that was slain with the shot of a Gun at Turwyn as he sate in Council a proper young Gentleman seeking preferment by the Wars fell in favour with my Lord of Surrey Lord High Admiral under this King and served at Floden-field where a Scottish Knight challenging to fight with any English-man prayed the Lord Admirall that he might answer him which granted he soon met his Antagonist in the Field and with great applause vanquished him Afterwards attending the Lord Admiral riding to discover the Country espyed a band of Scots at some distance approaching towards them who fearing a surprize hasined to a Bridge but by the way Mr. Carew intreated the Lord Admirall to exchange Apparel with him whereby if need required he might the better provide for himself which done and he richly Armed with my Lord Admirall's Armour turned his Horse ath'wart the Bridge so that none could well pass by which means the Lord Admirall escaped the Enemy and he the while stoutly defended himself but in fine was taken prisoner and so carried to Dunbar Castle in Scotland where he was well entertained by the Lady of the said Castle who had a Brother Prisoner in England in hope of an exchange which was soon effected on his return home the Lord Admiral made him his Vice-Admiral and shewed him all respect possible This Gentleman being a Native hereof and descended of so worthy a Family I held it necessary to render him in this place thus much of his deserved right Regna Regum 27. Henry the 8. An. D. 1535. Mayors and Bayliffs William Hurst Thomas Spurway Bennet Clubb John Lane Nicholas Walrond The Court Rolls of this year are all wanting Here died a multitude of people through the infection of the Plague Every Freeman that takes an Apprentice ought to Inroll his Indenture with the Town-Clark on pain of five shillings Regna Regum 28. Henry the 8. An. D. 1536. Mayors and Bayliffs John Blackaller John Buller William Burgoyn Peter Stretch John Allen Towards the end of this Man's Mayoralty the King by his Letters Patent under the Great Seal of England dated 3. Augusti 29. Regni constituted this City a County of it self dividing it from the County of Devon and thereby granted them all Liberties and Priveleges belonging to the same A voluntary Benevolence and Contribution made by the Inhabitants of the County of Devon towards the building of Cowley-Bridge Regna Regum 29. Henry the 8. An. D. 1537. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Hunt William Buckenam William Smith John Peter William Berryman William Jourden was indicted found guilty and condemned for high Treason before Sir Richard Pollard Knight a Commissioner for that purpose appointed under the Great Seal of England who sate in trial of the said offence in the house of John Croston Register in St. Mary Arches-lane within this City There fell abundance of Rain which made the Waters so high and violent as that one of the peers of Exbridge fell down In the Evening of the day precedent one John Cove who had been at Doncaster under the command of the Marquess of Exeter was returned home to his house beyond the said Bridge and the same night being in his Bed one end of his house next to the water side fell down his Servants in the Chamber over him in bed a sleep fell into the River and were drowned but he and his Wife lying in a low Room were carryed into the River bed and all he commanded his Wife not to stir and he using sometimes his hands and then his Feet instead of Oars kept himself on the West side of the River out of the violent stream there glyding and through God's great mercy got an Hillock where the Waters were shallow and so both recovered the Shore in safety Regna Regum 30. Henry the 8. An. D. 1538. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Hamlyn Robert Tooker Nicholas Reev John Paramore John Manustephin This Mayor was the first devisor that the weekly Markets for Wool Yarn and Kersies were here Erected for the compassing whereof he waded through difficulties not only with his dissenting Brethren at first but also with the Inhabitants of the Town of Crediton who for a while did much impugn the same Henry Marquess of Exeter and the Lady Gerthrud his Marchioness were both Arraigned found guilty and condemned of High Treason and 12. Decembris was he Executed for the same but the Lady was reprieved John Bonefant one of the Attorneys of this City 10. Augusti then next following was hanged drawn and quartered in Southen-hay for the like offence Regna Regum 31. Henry the 8. An. D. 1539. Mayors and Bayliffs Gilbert Kirk Thomas Prestwood Griffith Amerideth Moris Levermore William Lott About the end of November one of the middle Arches of Exbridge fell down and was again speedily Erected by the Bridge-Warden towards which reparation he bought great stones at the Priory of St. Nicholas Founded by William the Conquerour and lately deceased whereby a Prophecy long before reported was fulfilled sc That the River of Exe should run under St. Nicholas Church An Act of Porliament procured for the raising of a new work or Haven for the better conveyance of Goods in Boats and Barges to and from this City Regna Regum 32. Henry the 8. An. D. 1540. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Spurway John Midwinter Richard Sweet Robert Cotton John Thomas Consuctudo Civitatis Exoniensâ—s est quod omnia terrae Tenementa insra eandem suburbia ejusdem sunt divisibilia legabilia John Potell dis-franchised for
Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1565. Mayors and Bayliffs John Woolcott Robert Chaff Thomas Bruerton Robert Lambell Alexander Trigg This Mayor passed all the Offices towards the Mayoralty about 22. years last past when he was a Merchant flourishing with Wealth but falling afterwards into decay and no less in respect of his old Age 't was thought fit not to cast the Office of Mayoralty upon him nevertheless the lot being now fallen to him a fitting house was purposely provided for him and the charge of keeping the same for this year was undertaken by the Chamber and defrayed accordingly Regna Regum 8. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1566. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Richardson Simon Knight Nicholas Martin John Pope Thomas Bird The Exchequer of St. Peters 23. Octobris was robbed but the Thieves were so honest as that when they had carried home the money and finding the same to be more then they needed returned the over-plus Regna Regum 9. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1567. Mayors and Bayliffs John Smith William Chappell Thomas Martin John Hutchins John Jones A voluntary collection here made of threescore pounds in money towards the reparation of St. Mary Michels Tower and Spire the Weather-cock thereof being blown down Regna Regum 10. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1568. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Chaff Edward Lymett John Levermove Richard Newman Roger Robinson Calabear Weare by means of a great Frost was much in decay and afterwards new made in a frame of Timber Regna Regum 11. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1569. Mayors and Bayliffs William Chappel Thomas Bruerton John Pyle William Hunt John Collins Bishop Allâ—igh having well governed this Church nine years and upwards 15. Aprilis departed this Life and lies buried under a fair Marble stone in the Quire of his own Church with this Inscription thereon Reverendus Pateâ— Willielmus Alleigh Exoniensis Episcopus Aceâ—rimus Evangelicae veritatis propugnator morum probitate praecelebris bonarum Disciplinarum mirabili scientia clarus in Christo Domino sub hoc marmore quiescit obiit Decimo Quinto Aprilis Anno Domini 1570. William Bradbridge Dean of Sarisbury was the next elected Bishop of this Church and accordingly consecrated at Lambeth by Mathew Parker Arch-Bishop of Canterbury 28. Aprilis The Plague reigning here the chiefest Men of the City removed into the Country with their Families Regna Regum 12. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1570. Mayors and Bayliffs Simon Knight William Tryvett William Paramâ—re Hugh Wilsdon Walter Jones The Yarn Market was new builded Regna Regum 13. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1571. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Bruerton Nicholas Martin John Dorr William Martin William Monugwell Agnes the Wife of John Jones late of this City was burnt to death in Southen-hay for poysoning her said Husband Regna Regum 14. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1572. Mayors and Bayliffs John Peryâ—m John Blackall Thomas Prestwood Thomas Reymond Henry James Richard Sweet This John Peryam towards the end of his Mayoralty sc 5. Septembris died and John Blackall was elected Mayor in his place to perform that Office for the residue of the year Regna Regum 15. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1573. Mayors and Bayliffs William Tryvett George Peryaman John Davy Alexander Mayn Thomas Chappel A general Watch is here yearly kept on Midsomer-eve according to the ancient custom of the sayd City a chief end whereof is for the cleansing of the Harness and Artillery Regna Regum 16. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1574. Mayors and Bayliffs Nicholas Martin John Pope John Peryam John Sanford Richard Harding In the month of December there fell such a sudden storm of Hail Wind and Thunder as the like had not been heard or seen A pension of 40 s. per Annum by Patent under the Common Seal granted to Sir Gawen Carew Knight for his Life on whose decease the same was in like manner settled on Edmond Tremayn Esquire to them both in reward of their good services done this City In an Isle at the East end of the Cathedral Church there 's a fair Tomb of Free-stone with the Portraicture of Sir Peter Carew Knight compleatly armed who was Brother to the Lord Carew of Clopton sometime Lord President of Munster afterwards Master of his Majesties Ordinance then Chamberlain to Queen Ann and a Privy Counsellour and lastly Earl of Totnes both of them Sons to Dean Carew of this Cathedral Church who was the Queens Chaplain in Ordinary and endowed with other dignities Regna Regum 17. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1575. Mayors and Bayliffs John Peter Richard Prowsâ— George Smith Nicholas Spicer Richard Beaufitz A Freeman of this City being impleaded at Westminster for matters determinable here our Charters for Cognizance of Pleas were sent up and by Plea demanded and the cause thereon was ordered to be tryed here Thomas Williams Esquire serving in Parliament as one of our Citizens was elected Speaker of the House of Commons to whom was sent hence a present of 20 l. in gold in reward of his good service there done for this City on whose death to supply his room in Parliament Sir Peter Carew Knight was here Elected as one of our Citizens Regna Regum 18. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1576. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Prestwood Robert Chaffe Thomas Martin Thomas Spicer Lawrence Barcomb John Choppell This Thomas Presiwood in the beginning of his Mayoralty sc 28. Decemb. died and Robert Chaff elected his Successor to execute that Office for the residue of the year For the more decent sitting of the Mayor and Justices in Court the higher part of the Guild-hall was erected seated and plaunched Regna Regum 19. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1577. Mayors and Bayliffs George Peryman Michael Germin John Hakewill John Dod John Field Thomas Spicer of this City Merchant on a Wager loaded two Hogsheads of Wine on a Horse and carried them from one seller to another about the space of a Furlong Bishop Bradbridg at his Benefice of Newton-Ferrers in Devon 27. Junii being alone suddenly died a Man only memorable for this that nothing memorable is recorded of him saving that he well governed this Church about eight years and lies buried in the North-side of the Quire of his said Church near the high Altar Regna Regum 20. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1578. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Prowse Jeffery Thomas William Perry Thomas Turbervill William Shepherd John Wolton sometime a Cannon Residentiary of this Church 24. Augusti was installed Bishop thereof by Edmond Grindall Arch-Bishop of Canterbury The Guild-hall was new cieled and glazed and before it a new Pump erected John Jones of this City Gold-smith bestowed on the Mayor hereof a Bason and Ewer of silver parcell gilded of 30 l. value for the use of the said Mayor and his Successors for ever for the Cities honour A house of Correction was here erected towards which the Citizens gave liberally whereof many of them afterwards repented Regna Regum 21. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1579. Mayors and Bayliffs William Chappell Simon Knight Thomas Reymond John Aplin John
Houses to the ground with most of the goods therein and in one of them all the persons namely Thomas Hayne his Wife and their Neece a little maid about the Age of seventeen years The King's Declaration for War against the Dutch was on the 16. day of April here openly published The day following by his Majesties command was kept a publick â—ast-day for God's blessing on our Naval Forces in the intended War Hele's Hospital Founded by Sir John Maynard Knight His Majesties principal Serjeant at Law and others for the education and maintenance of poor Female Children born within this City and County was well settled and fifteen poor maids therein admitted and a Governess over them appointed and likewise a President Steward and other Officers elected for the better government of the said House The King in order to his promise made the last year when he visited this City in person and as a signal testimony of his love towards the same was pleased to send hither the Effigies or Pourtrayture at length and richly Framed of his dear Sister the Dutchess of Orleans lately deceased a Princess born within this City and for Beauty was esteemed to be one of the fairest in Christendom which said Picture being placed in a fair Case of Timber richly adorned with gold is erected in the open Guild-hall of the said City and there to remain as a perpetual Monument of His Majesties high favour towards this his truly Ancient Loyal and Honourable City of Exeter At the lower end of Pariâ—-street without the East-gate of this City and within the Parish of St. Sydwell a new Work-house was erected for the keeping to work therein the Poor of the said Parish and City and 't is hoped that it will succeed well and prove as necessary a work as of late years hath been devised towards the raising of which Foundation the Citizens and Inhabitants hereof with others liberally contributed Regna Regum 24. Charles the 2. An. D. 1672. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Gandy John Collins William Bodley William Cove Abisha Brocat St. Sydwel's street from the East-gate unto St. Anns Chappel was well paved by the Dean and Chapter of this Church being Lords of the said Mannor Regna Regum 25. Charles the 2. An. D. 1673. Mayors and Bayliffs Isaac Mawditt William Glyde Ju. Henry Cudmore Humphry Leigh Edward Hill Part of the City Wall at the lower end of Southen-hay towards Trinity Church-yard in the night time suddenly fell down and was forthwith newly erected being ninety foot in length and thirty foot in heighth Elizabeth Flay Widow devised to the Chamber a silver Bason and Ewer parcel gilded to be used by the Mayors of this City successively for ever Thomas Walker Esquire one of the Aldermen hereof on the death of his late Father was elected as one of our Citizens to serve in Parliament in his said Father's stead and place The Peace between us and the Dutch was here proclaimed This Mayor procured the sum of three hundred pounds or thereabouts wherewith he provided a publick store-house of Corn in this time of scarcity and the price encreasing caused it to be delivered out to the Poor herein two pence or three pence in a peck cheaper then 't was bought in the Market in Meal ready ground Regna Regum 26. Charles the 2. An. D. 1674. Mayors and Bayliffs Christopher Brodridge Andrew Quash Nicholas Trype Simon Trobridge Jeb Beard On Tuesday the nine and twentyeth day of December the house of one Richard Jewell within the Parish of St. Sydwell's in the Suburbs of this City casually fell down about seven of the Clock in the morning of that day grievously bruised the said Jewell and destroyed his Wife and a Grandchild therein Richard Lant Esquire gave the sum of 100 l. towards the new building of Grendon's Alms-house commonly called the ten Cells lying in Preston-street within this City And for the better relief of the Poor therein And likewise of the Poor in Bonvill's Alms-house in Rock lane within the said City he freely gave the Fee and Inheritance of a Tenement called New-house in the County of Dorset of the yearly value of 50 l. Regna Regum 27. Charles the 2. An. D. 1675. Mayors and Bayliffs John Parâ— Henry Smith Franeis Worth Mort. Thomas Smith John Pearse Sir William Courteney of Powderham in the County of Devon Baronet made a Free and Franchised man of this City Edward Cotton Doctor in Divinity and Treasurer of this Church died 12. Novembris and was buried the 16. of the same Month near unto his Grandfather Bishop Cotton's Grave in the South-side of the Quire of the Cathedral Church behind the Bishop's Chair there In his life-time he was beloved and his Death generally bewailed by all Ranks and Conditions of men that knew him for he was a right Honest and Worthy Gentleman a constant and excellent Preacher a great lover of Hospitality a daily liberal Benefactor to the Poor and an Universal Scholar insomuch that the old Hexameter may justly be attributed to him In Septem fuâ—rat liberalibus ille Magister Goods of a Felon on his Attainder forfeited to the City and being seized on composition was then made for the same Francis Worth one of the Common Council of this City and one of the Stewards of the same for this year died 20 Januarii and was decently Interred in St. Petrock's Church in whose Office of a Steward John Lee was Elected to supply the same for the residue of the year The great Bell in the North Tower of the Cathedral Church called Peter's Bell and three other Bells in the South Tower there sc Grandison Stafford and Cobâ—horn being all crack'd were taken down and new cast The Right Honourable Christopher Duke of Albemarle Lord High Steward of this City and County and Lord Lieutenant of the same and also of the County of Devon coming hither to settle the Militia in both Counties made his abode here about the space of three weeks lodged in the Deanry where he kept open house for all comers and goers whatsoever his Grace honoured the Mayors Table twice with his presence where he was sumptuously entertained He was also made a Free and Franchised man of the said City at the Guild-hall where his Grace being attended on by Sir Edward Seymor Sir Copleston Bampfield Sir Arthur Northcott and Sir Hugh Acland Baronets Sir John Roll and Sir Simon Leach Knights of the Bath Sir Thomas Daniel Sir William Walrond and Sir Henry Ford Knights Batchellors with divers other Gentlemen of Quality were all of them then likewise â—worn Freemen of the said City The Farm of the Key at Christmas falling into the Chambers hands they bethought themselves how to improve the same for the best advantage of the City and Country adjacent In order whereunto they cleansed the Key and River levelled the Island thereunto belonging and encompassed the same with a firm stone wall whereby the Merchants Goods may be the better Landed and
a special care as well for the appeasing of the said Tumult and Ryot as for the punishment of the Offenders according to the nature and quality of their Offence Regna Regum 19. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1345. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Hughton Nicholos Halberton Robert Treseler William Hascom John Sutton The Plague of Pestilence reigned here almost three years space Regna Regum 20. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1346. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Furbor John Gist Robert Noble John Pleigh Walter White This Robert Noble having a beautiful Daughter named Helen who was beleaguered with many Lovers in so much that she might justly with the Poet complain In me turbaruunt luxuriosa proci But she bidding a defiance to them all resolving within her self to die a Virgin by leading a single life one of the number despairing of any success in his Suit bestowed on her this Encomium As noble Helen was the cause Of ten years War in Troy So Helen Noble is the cause Of this my great annoy Regna Regum 21. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1347. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Hughton Thomas Spicer John Bonleigh John Sutton John Newton Arnulphus Atwere summonitus fuit ad respondendum Henrico Hughton tempore Majoratus de placito vasti recuperaverit damna sua juxta consuetudinem Civitatis praedictae Here happened a great contention about the Election of the Mayor and other Officers this year about which great troubles were like to have ensued had they not been happily prevented For avoiding the like for the future it was ordered by the Mayor and Common Council of this City that from henceforth no person should be chosen Mayor hereof but a wise grave sober and an honest man and had been tried in the Office of a Steward of the said City for one whole year And further that he be able to expend yearly of his own Freehold five pounds at the least And that he should be chosen only by a double Jury that is to say by four and twenty persons who upon their several and respective Oaths should make their Election according to this Order Regna Regum 22. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1348. Mayors and Bayliffs Nicholas Halberton Robert Noble John Whitâ— Nicholas Godescott Robert Noble junior John Byrch Upon the death of Nicholas Halberton late Mayor of this City who died 14. Julii Robert Noble was elected into the said Office to undergo the same for the residue of the said year Regna Regum 23. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1349. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Bridport John Spicer Henry Furbor John Otrey John Sleigh In Easter Term this year in the King's Bench at Westminster 't was found by Verdict that the Passage Lastage and Key of Prattished at Exmouth and all the Profits thence arising were and are parcel of the Fee Farm of this City holden of the Duke of Cornwal as a Member of the Mannor of Lydford under the yearly rent of 20 l. Regna Regum 24. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1350. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Bridport Robert Brown Thomas Spicer John Gyst Richard Olliver Decanus Capitulum Exoniae clamant cognitionem omnium placitorum infra Feodum sanctae Sativule extra Portam orientalem Civitatis praedictae coram Ballivis suis ibidem exceptis placitis Coronae Sir John Carew Baron of Carew made Lord Deputy of Ireland Regna Regum 25. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1351. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Bridport John Swanton Roger Atwill Richard Somaster John Spicer Wiliielmus Milbury Indictatus fuit eo quod implacitaverit Thomam Furbor in Curiâ Christianitatis coram Officiali Archidiaconatus Exoniensis Regna Regum 26. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1342. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Bridport Richard Olliver Thomas Spicer Robert Browne John Gyst De attachiamento capto extra Portam orientalem in suburbiis Exoniensibus quarens in misericordia pro eo quod injuste ibidem cepit Regna Regum 27. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1353. Mayors and Bayliffs John Spicer Roger Atwil Symon Atpitt John Otrey John Samaster The Pasture of Croldich alias Southenhay was set to rent for five shillings per Annum Licentia petita concessa pro discarcandis navibus in portu Exoniensi Regna Regum 28. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1354. Mayors and Bayliffs John Spicer John Gyst Roger Atwill Henry Furbor William Bennett John Weeks Esquire elected the first Recorder of this City and had a pension of three pounds per Annum allowed him and afterwards this Officer was chosen yearly like the Mayor and other Officers of the said City Testamentum Reginaldi at Hayne in quâ— legavit Tenementa sua in suburbiis Exoniensibus ad Ecclesiam-beati Petri Exoniensis pro sustentatione incarceratorum in Castro Exoniensi Licentia data est per Majorem hujus Civitatis pro discarcanda navi apud Colepool Regna Regum 29. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1355. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Bridport John Hull Roger Atwill John Otrey Robert Browne Regna Regum 30. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1356. Mayors and Bayliffs John Gyst William Bennett William Gervis Henry Furbor Adam Brâ—sinter Memorandum quod in placito inter Adamum Wilsford quaerentem versus Willielmum Bennet difendentem coram Richardo Thorp sociis sii Justiciariis Domini Regis de Banco pro insultu facto in Exonia Ballivi Civitatis Exoniensis venerunt clamant inde libertatem suam quia hujusmodi libertas eis allocata fuit hic scilicet in Termino Michaelis Anno Regni Regis nunc Tertio Ideo habeant libertatem Simile nunc concessum fuit inter Adamum King quaerentem versus Willielmum Plumtree defendentem Regna Regum 31. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1357. Mayors and Bayliffs John Spicer Nicholas Brittestow John Hull Roger Atwill John Dirkin Inter Nicholam Brittestow versus Willielmum Thorold simile privilegium concessum fuit The King sent hither his Letters Patent under his Great Seal bearing date 25. Martii whereby he required the speedy supply of Three Ships and in every of them threescore Mariners and twenty Archers which the City soon procured and delivered them over to one Gervis Aldlamy than Vice Admiral of Devon who conducted them to Sandwich and there presented them to John Montegomer Lord High Admiral of England Prince Edward brought over into England John the French King and sundry of his Noblemen all as Prisoners who landed at Plymouth and from thence came to this City where they were honourably received and so conveyed to London Regna Regum 32. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1358. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Nolle Robert Browne John Ally William Gervis William Stokleigh Regna Regum 33. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1359. Mayors and Bayliffs John Spicer John Dirkin Roger Atwill Richard Olliver Walter Atwood Bishop Grandison built the two last Arches in the West end of his Church from the Font there covered the Roof of the whole and finished the Buildings of the same Licentia concessa est pro discarcanda navi apud Colepool per Finem quadraginta
John Cutler Bennet Drew John Coscom John Browne John Merefield A long controversie arose between the Mayor and Commonalty and the Dean and Chapter about St. Lydwel's Fee which was afterwards by an Act of Parliament determined and the bounds and limits thereof ascertained as by an exemplification thereof it appeareth which bears date 4. May this year Regna Regum 16. Henry the 6. An. D. 1437. Mayors and Bayliffs John Hull Richard Oreng William Atwill John Kelly William Hodge The Butchers of this City had a confederacy and amongst themselves made this ensuing order That they would not keep any Shops or standings in the Shambles but only in their own dwelling houses and accordingly John Smith and John Tayler two of the company put the same in execution but the matter being discovered and heard before the Mayor the Confederates were committed to Ward where they remained till they had revoked their said order and paid the Fines severally imposed on them Regna Regum 17. Henry the 6. An. D. 1438. Mayors and Bayliffs Bennet Drew Hugh Germin Vincent Hart John Coscom William Duke The Bishop claimed to have Cognisance of pleas within his Court or Fee Regna Regum 18. Henry the 6. An. D. 1439. Mayors and Bayliffs William Cook John Bagg John Smert Robert Ford William Hoody Bishop Lacy now began the building of the Chapter-house in the Cloister adjoyning to his own Church which is a very fair and sumptuous structure Regna Regum 19. Henry the 6. An. D. 1440. Mayors and Bayliffs William Vpton John Keluleigh Bennet Wichalse William Crymell John Latch Every Foraigner in an Action of Debt here brought before the Mayor and Bailiffs shall do his Law with his own hand only but every Citizen and Inhabitant with his own and two other hands Rot. 5. Regna Regum 20. Henry the 6. An. D. 1441. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Cook Hugh Germin Thomas Parson John Coscom John James Regna Regum 21. Henry the 6. An. D. 1442. Mayors and Bayliffs John Cutler Peter Bray John Obley John Standbury Andrew Thring By the Custom of this City every Inhabitant with the same selling Ale and Bread within the Liberties of the said City and not Free of the same shall pay quarterly to the Mayor and Commonalty hereof for the use of the said City 7 d. ob Rot. 49. Regna Regum 22. Henry the 6. An. D. 1443. Mayors and Bayliffs Hugh Germin William Crymell John Clerk John Peacock Thomas Rowse Regna Regum 23. Henry the 6. An. D. 1444. Mayors and Bayliffs John Shilling ford John Beaufitz John Tayler John Gage Nicholas Hamlin This Man being elected Mayor for the year ensuing refused to be sworn and to execute the Office whereupon an advertisement was forthwith made to the King and Council who sent a Writ under the Privy-Seal directed to the said John Shilling ford commanding him on pain of one thousand pound to accept of the said Office who upon the Monday next after the Feast of St. Valentine at two of the Clock in the Afternoon of that day came to the Guild-hall and was there sworn accordingly And albeit at his first entrance into the said Office he took the same on him unwillingly yet afterwards did he perform it with chearfulness and got great Applause by his diligence therein Regna Regum 24. Henry the 6. An. D. 1445. Mayors and Bayliffs John Hull John Clerk John Germin John Botty Walter Swan The Dean and Chapter of this Church founded and built the High-School within this City for the better education of youth in good literature and appointed a Master thereof for whose encouragement a convenient house for his habitation adjoyning to the said School was erected and a pension of 20 l. per Annum allowed him Regna Regum 25. Henry the 6. An. D. 1446. Mayors and Bayliffs John Shilling ford John Germin Richard Druell John Bobidge Thomas Sampson Emmet the Wife of Robert Webber being presented for a Scold and speaking certain slanderous words of one John Lucas was therefore punished notwithstanding the Ordinary cited her into his Court and claimed the Jurisdiction but the Mayor would not permit the same Rot. 6. 54. Regna Regum 26. Henry the 6. An. D. 1447. Mayors and Bayliffs John Shilling ford John Germin John Hamond Nicholas Hamlyn John Spine This Mayor was a very wise Man and well learned in the Laws of the Realm bold and sturdy and in his Government very just and upright and so well directed he the same to the great benefit of the Common-Wealth of this City as few of his Predecessors had done better In his time was the long and troublesome suit between Bishop Lacy and the Dean and Chapter of this Church against the Mayor and Commonalty of this City touching their liberties which suit this Mayor did follow with all care and diligence which was referred to Thomas Courteney Earl of Devon and Sir William Bonvill Knight who determined the said differences by their Award one branch whereof was That the Mayors and Bailiffs their Successors and Officers should for ever thereafter carry their Maces within the said Church of St. Peter's Cemetary and Fee without disturbance of the Bishop Dean and Chapter and their Successors or any of their Officers which the rather I here insert for that of late some opposition hath been hereunto made Exbridge was now in great decay the stone work thereof being much foundred and the higher part being all of Timber was consumed and worn away And this Mayor being of good credit and acquainted with John Kemp then Arch-Bishop of York and Cardinal and one of the Executors of Henry Beauford Cardinal and Bishop of Winchester who for his Wealth was called the rich Cardinal This Mayor requested the said Arch-Bishop Kemp to contribute some relief towards the new building of the said Bridge which he promised but the Mayors sudden death thereafter frustrated both the promise and expectation Regna Regum 27. Henry the 6. An. D. 1448. Mayors and Bayliffs John Câ—tler William Duke Walâ—er Sams Thomas Evelton John Avell The Bishop of Winchester Thomas Earl of Devon and John Lord Sturton 3. Aug. came to this City and brought with them a command from the King directed to the Mayor for the loan of some Money to be levyed on the Inhabitants of this City for the victualling and furnishing of three ships to convey certain Souldiers into Britain which supply was speedily and very chearfully granted Rot. 63. Regna Regum 28. Henry the 6. An. D. 1449. Mayors and Bayliffs Hugh Germin Bennet Wichalse William Bishop William Atwill Thomas Sampson They that become Bail for any Man here arrested if they bring him not in at the next Court do forfeit one hundred shillings Regna Regum 29. Henry the 6. An. D. 1450. Mayors and Bayliffs Wiliam Crymell William Bishop William Efford John Friend Robert May The Stewards of this City heretofore named Seneschalli were now called Ballivi or Bailiffs Regna Regum 30. Henry the 6. An.
John Atwill David Johns Thomas Ivelton John Starr Regna Regum 15. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1475. Mayors and Bayliffs John Oreng Stephen Rudgway Roger Worth Henry Hanneford John Taylor A Controversie happened between the Mayor and Citizens and the Company of Taylors touching a new Incorporation which they had now procured from the King whereof ensued great troubles and long and chargeable suits which after two years continuance were determined by the King whose final order therein under his private Seal was sent to Dr. Peter Courteney then Dean of this Church who acquainted and delivered the same to both parties and albeit that this concluded all Suits in Law yet the animosity could not well be appeased in a long time thereafter Regna Regum 16. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1476. Mayors and Bayliffs John Atwill David Johns Matthew Jubb Richard Wagget John Germin Fault being found with the Customer of Devons Accompt a precept from the King out of his Court of Exchequer was sent unto the Mayor of this City commanding him to send up a true Copy of the Collection of the petty duties or Town Custom of the said City for the year last past which was so done and returned up by Philip Atwill the King's Messenger purposely sent hither for that end by which Rolls the Customers Accompt was controlled Regna Regum 17. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1477. Mayors and Bayliffs John Kelly Roger Worth Robert Newton John Starr John Gibbs Upon complaint of the Bakers of this City against Foraign Bakers whom they would have to be utterly excluded from coming hither with any Bread and one special cause alledged was when they came here they would carry their Bread from house to house to the great prejudice of the Bakers of this City whereupon 't was ordered that the said Foraign Bakers should have free coming and going to the Markets here and should keep their standings only at the great Condâ—â—t to sell their Bread which said Ordinance to this time is duly observed Regna Regum 18. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1478. Mayors and Bayliffs William Obleigh Robert Newton Richard Germin John Hampton John Colshill Bishop Booth having well governed this Church twelve years at his house at Horsey in Hampshire 1 Aprilis died and lies buried in St. Clements Church without Temple-Bar London Regna Regum 19. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1479. Mayors and Bayliffs John Atwill Robert Russel John Atwill John Harlewin John Weston Peter Courteney Dean of this Church was elected the next Bishop thereof and 18. Novembris consecrated thereunto by Thomas Arch-Bishop of Canterbury Thomas Kirkby Treasurer of this Church and Master of the Rolls in Chancery a Man very well learned and for the many singular good gifts in him much commended A multitude of people died here by reason of the Plague wherewith the whole City was infected Regna Regum 20. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1480. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Calwoodley Robert Symons William Duke John Mathew Henry Redway John Bonefant one of the Attorneys of the King's Court here held at the Guild hall was complained upon openly in the said Court for sundry lewd practices and forgeries which being on examination found true he was disfranchised and dismissed from further practising as an Attorney in the said Court which he little regarding and not yielding that obedience thereunto which in duty he ought the said complaint was renewed against him to the King who forthwith sent A Commission to the Right Honourable Thomas Marquess of Dorset then Lord Lieutenaut of this County to hear and determine the same who thereupon came hither and finding the said John Bonifant guilty of many misdemeanours gave this sentence on him commanded that he should be carried on Horseback on a Market-day through the City with a Paper on his breast thus Inscribed For Forging of false Deeds and Evidences and counterfeiting of Seals evidently proved Regna Regum 21. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1481. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Druell John Rewer John Down John Calwoodley William Lang The Charter of the Corporation of the Cordwainers and Curriers of this City was renewed under the common Seal of the same Regna Regum 22. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1482. Mayors and Bayliffs Roger Worth Matthew Jubb Thomas Pyke William King John Slugg The Bakers of this City were now Incorporated by the Mayor and Common Council hereof by Charter under their common Seal The Charter of the Corporation of Glovers and Skinners hereof was renewed under the common Seal of the said City An Ordinance here made that every Receiver General of this City on selected days should wear a Scarlet Gown as do the Mayor and Aldâ—rmen but for distinctions sake without any Tippet Edw 5. The King died in April Edward the Fifth his Son proclaimed King and dies Richard the Third proclaimed King in June next following Regna Regum 1. Rich. 3. An. D. 1483. Mayors and Bayliffs John Atwill John Cotshill William Dork Thomas Pyke John Symons This John Atwill was Mayor of this City five several times and did bear the office of Magistracy in the Reigns of four successive Kings namely Edward the Fourth Edward the Fifth Richard the Third and Henry the Seventh three of them came to this City and were very honourably entertained as saith a Native hereof Tempore quinque suo regnantes ordine vidit Horum Eirenarcha ad quatuor ille fuit He saw five Princes which the Scepter bore Of them he was a Magistrate to Four This King being informed that the Earl of Richmond was by Charles the Eighth King of France invited to come to his Court and aided with good sums of Money and that many of the Nobility and Gentry of England were with him makes diligent search and enquiry after all such as might be suspected to be favourers of Richmond's association who besides those that were executed in London Sir Thomas Seintleger who married Ann the Duke of Exeter's Widow this King Richard's own Sister and Thomas Rame Esquire were both here executed The King coming hither the Mayor and his Brethren apparelled in their Robes met and received him at the East-gate where Thomas Hext the Recorder made unto the King a gratulatory Oration for which the City bestowed on him a Scarlet Gown then the Mayor delivered to the King the Maces and the Keys of the Gates and withall presented to his Grace two hundred Nobles in a Purse which was graciously received and the Maces and Keys re-delivered to the Mayor The King lodged in the Bishop's Palace the Noble-men and the King's train in the City where great care was taken for their honourable entertainment and the whole at the Cities charge during the short space of the Kings abode here he viewed the Ciâ—â— â—â—ud also the Castle and commended the scituation of both especially the latter being so naturally strong as that it commands both City and Countrey about it and no less pleasant for Aspects and understanding the name thereof to be
study procured from Oxford one Robert Weston Doctor of the Civil Law to be his Chancellour who was afterwards Lord Chancellour of Ireland unto whom he committed his Consistory and the whole charge of his Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction allowing him not only all the Fees incident thereunto but also lodged and entertained him and his whole Family and besides gave him a yearly pension of forty pound and having well governed this Church about three years space King Edward died and the Crown descending to Queen Mary Religion was altered and he deprived of his Bishoprick and went beyond the Seas to the King of Denmark by and under whom he was protected where having a while remained went again into Germany to the Palsgrave who most kindly received him and replaced him in his former Benefice of Burgh-saber where in his younger days he was settled and there continued until the Death of Queen Mary and then returned into England but would never return to his Bishoprick albeit it was reserved and often proffered him but lived a private Life in London still exercising his Function as a Minister of the Gospel and 20. Maii 7 Elizabeth 1565. there died and lies buried in St. Bartholomew's Church behind the Royal Exchange In whose Memory this ensuing Epitaph was Erected Hic tandem requiemque ferens finemque laborum Ossa Coverdali mortua tumbus habet Exoniae qui praesul erat dignissimus olim Insignis vâ—â—ae vir probitate suae Octoginta annos grandaevus vixit unus Indignum pâ—ssus saepius exilium Sic demum varin jaciatum casibus ista Excepit gremio terra benigna suo Regna Regum 5. Edw. the 6. An. D. 1551. Mayors and Bayliffs William Hurst Moris Levermore John Strobridg Henry Harris Robert Herwood A Commission was sent hither directed to this Mayor and also to Miles Bishop of Exon Thomas Prestwood and others for the taking an Inventory of all the Plate Jewels Goods and Ornaments whatsoever belonging to any Church within this City and County whereof the said Commissioners prayed that there might be deducted out of their Certificate the value of about a thousand ounces of Plate which some of the said Parishes had formerly given to the said City towards the making of the new work or Haven Goods seized as forfeited for non-entry of the Town Custom Regna Regum 6. Edw. the 6. An. D. 1552. Mayors and Bayliffs William Tothill John Peryam Thomas Spicer John Smith Richard Gifford This Mayor had successively two Wives and had Issue by them six and thirty Children A pension of forty shillings per Annum by Patent under the Common Seal hereof was granted to Sir Peter Carew Knight Margery Ratcliff Widow for colouring of Foraigners Goods was Fined Forty shillings Julii 26. The King died and Mary the Eldest Daughter of King Henry the Eighth was proclaimed Queen the 19. of the same month Regna Regum 1. Q. Mary An. D. 1553. Mayors and Bayliffs William Smith Walter Staplehill John Peter John Dyer Thomas Richardson After the deprivation of Bishop Coverdale Bishop Voysey was again restored to this See who being above one hundred years of Age in a pang died suddenly in his own house going to his Close-stool in the night season and lies buried in Sutton Colfield Church in Warwick-shire under a fair monument whereon his Effigies and Arms are Engraven and on a label thus Dextra Dei exaltavit me with this Epitaph Orate pro anima Johannis Voysey alias Herman nuper Praelati Ecclesiae Exoniae None but Freemen and Inhabitants of this City ought to be chosen to serve in Parliament as Citizens hereof Regna Regum 2. Q. Mary An. D. 1554. Mayors and Bayliffs John Midwinter Griffith Amerideth Michael Brown William May John Cogan This Mayor built the little Conduit in South-gate-street Goods forfeited to the City by a Felo de se and also of an attainted person for Felony and seized on accordingly Queen Mary married to Philip King of Spain 25. Julii John Hooker Gentleman the first Chamberlain of this City Regna Regum 3. Q. Mary An. D. 1555. Mayors and Bayliffs Moris Levermore John Peter William Selden John Spark Peter Tross Sir John Pollard Knight admitted to the Freedom and Liberties of this City and chosen one of the Citizens hereof to serve in Parliament wherein he did very good service for the City Goods seized as forfeited for non-entry of the Town Custom Regna Regum 4. Q. Mary An. D. 1556. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Staplehill Robert Midwinter Richard Hellyard Stephen Vilvain John Howell James Turbervill 1. May was consecrated Bishop of this Church wherein he continued for the space of two years and half even 'till the Death of Queen Mary and then being deprived afterwards lived a private life He obtained by the Queens grant a restitution of the Mannour of Crediton sold by Bishop Voysey and annexed it to his Church but afterwards 't was again alienated by Bishop Babington The Council Chamber was circled round with Wainscot The Earl of Bedford coming hither was very honourably entertained The Cloth-Market kept in North-gate-street from the corner of Waterbearer-street down to the Gate The Merchant Adventurers trading to France by the Queens Charter were Incorporated Regna Regum 6. Q. Mary An. D. 1557. Mayors and Bayliffs John Peter John Blackall Eustice Olliver Thomas Marshall Robert Chaff Agnes Priest a poor silly Woman of the County of Cornwall about 54. years of Age 15. Novembris was burned to death in Southenhay for her Religion denying the real presence in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and saying that the same was but a sign or figure of Christ's body and affirming that no person doth eat really the body of Christ but spiritually Her own Husband and Children were her greatest persecutors from whom she fled for that they would force her to be present at mass After her condemnation she refused to receive any money from well affected people telling them that she was going to a City where money had no mastery Regna Regum 5. Q. Mary An. D. 1558. Mayors and Bayliffs John Buller Richard Prestwood Simon Knight Thomas Chappell Edward Lymett The Company of Bakers presented one to be their Master who was no Freeman of the said City for which offence they were Fined Leathern Buckets Ladders and Crooks were here provided in readiness in case of any fire happening Novembris 17. The Queen died and Elizabeth the youngest Daughter of King Henry the Eighth was proclaimed Queen and in January next following Crowned Regna Regum 1. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1559. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Midwinteo John Bâ—râ—more John Woolcott James Walker Hubert Colwell William Chappell Upon the death of John Paramore late Receiver General of the City John Woolcott was elected in his stead to supply that Office for the residue of the year Presently after the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth Bishop Turbervil was deprived of his Bishoprick and committed to prison William Alleigh born at Wickham in the County of
Buckingham and bred first at Eaton then in King's Colledge in Cambridge whence he was preferred and became Lecturer in St. Pauls London an ancient Office founded in that and many other Cathedrals to read Divinity whose learned Lectures are extant in Print was afterwards consecrated 14. Julii Bishop of this Diocess and being accompanied with the Earl of Bedford came hither and at the Broad-gate by the Mayor and his Brethren was courteously received The Queen out of the great respect she had to this Bishop sent him yearly a silver cup for a New-years gift This Mayor very much opposed this Bishop when he brought a Commission to be a Justice of the Peace within the said City contrary to the Charters and Liberties thereof The troublesome suits in Law between the Corporation of Merchants and the Freemen hereof now began Regna Regum 2. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1560. Mayors and Bayliffs John Blackall John Dyer Richard Gibb Richard Haslewood Jeffery Thomas The Pulpit in the Quire of St. Peter's Church was now erected John Rainsby a Freeman hereof for certain misdemeanours was dis-franchised Thomas Fursdon a Freeman for suing another Freeman out of the Liberties hereof was also dis-franchised William Ward a Freeman dis-franchised for suing two other Freemen of this City in the Bishop's consistory Court for matters determinable in her Majesties Court and on his submission restored again Regna Regum 3. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1561. Mayors and Bayliffs William Hurst Hugh Pope Thomas Prestwood Ralph Duckenfield Gilbert Saymell The Queen granted the City a Charter under her great Seal for Orphans which in the Fifth year of Her Majesties Reign was confirmed by Act of Parliament The High-School near the little Conduit in the High-street here by a common contribution at the request of Mr. Williams the Schoolmaster was new builded cieled and seated Nicholas Marks dis-franchised for suing a Freeman out of the Jurisdiction of this Court Regna Regum 4. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1462. Mayors and Bayliffs John Peter Edward Bridgman Philip Yard William Grigg William Lant The Mayor and Aldermen of this City by the Queens Letters Patent bearing date,7 Nevembris have power given them to place poor people in the Alms-house called the Combrew And also to appoint pensions to four poor Men belonging to St John's Hospital within the East-gate of the said City in haec verba Elizabetha Dei Gratia Angliae Franciae Hiberniae Regina Fidei Defensor c. Omnibus ad quos praesentes literae pervenerint salutem cum a tempore quo in contrarium memoria hominum non existit in Civitate nostra Exoniensi exstiterunt duodecim pauperes sive Eleemosynarii in duodecim parvis Messuagiis scituatis existentibus in quodam loco vocato le Combrew infra dictam Civitatem quilibet corum duodecim pro tempore existente per totum idem tempus habuerunt habere consueverunt duranti vita sua qualibet septimana septem denarios eis allocatos pro sustentatione sua pro manutentione pauperum ejusdem Civitatis imperpetuum ex fundatione cujusdam Domini Willielmi Bonvile cumque etiam per totum idem tempus existunt infra eandem Civitatem quatuor alii pauperes sive Eleemosynarii quorum quilibet per se pro tempore existente similiter habuit viginti unum solidos octo denarios per Annum duranti vita sua pro sustentatione corundem quatuor pauperum nuper petitos ex fundatione nuper Prioris Conventus nuper Hospitalis Sancti Johannis Baptistae infra portam orientalem dictae Civitatis quiae vera considerata scientia hujusmodi Eleemosynarum infra Civitatem praedictam super mortem cujuslibet talium pauperum est melius cognita Majori Aldermannis dictae Civitatis Exoniensis pro tempore existentibus dedimus concessimus per presentes literas nostras patentes damus concedimus pro nobis successoribus nostris Majori Balliviâ— Communitati Civitatis praedictae suecessoribus suis quod Major Aldermanni dictae Civitatis vel Major pars eorundem qui pro tempore erunt habeant plenam potestatent Jurisdictionem Awhoritatem quod possint valeant ad omnia tempus tempora imposterum super mortem cujuslibet praedictorum pauperam vel aliter per discretiones suas nominare instituere appunctuare alium alios de pauperibus Eleemosynariis dictae Civitatis quondo contigerit super defaltam aut vacationem alicujus corum per mortem decedentis vel aliter ad dictum Messuagiunt Messuagia locum locos secundum intentiones praedictae fundationis illum illot sic per praefatos Majorem Aldermannos nominatos institutos seu appunctuatos haberet gauderet haberent gauderent Messuagia praedicta cum pertinentiis ac omnia aliae sustentationes proficua quaecunque secundum tenorem praedictam seperalium fundationum Ita videlicet quod supervisor Receptor aut Seneschalli nostri seu successorum nostrorum aut aliquis alius sive aliqui alii ad aliquod in praemissis faciendum sive exigendum imposterum non ingrediantur seu intromittant nec eorum aliquis intromittat nec aliqua praemissa partium facienda facere presumant seu eorum aliquis presumat in perturbationem praemissorum ullo modo proviso semper quod bene licebit nobis successoribus nostris omnino imposterum infra duoâ— menses post mortem cujusâ—â—et praedictae pauperum per Billam signatam nominare appunctudre unum alium vel alios de pauperibus dictae Civitatis qui pro tempore fuerint ad praedictum locum vel locos quando evenerit per mortem vacationem vel aliter Aliquo clauso vel Articulo in presentibus non obstante In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes Teste me ipsa apud Westmonasterium Septimo die Novembris Anno Regni Nostri Quarto Regna Regum 5. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1563. Mayors and Bayliffs John Peryam Thomas Richardson George Peryman Henry Ellicott Richard Prowse Goods seized as Foraign bought and sold within St. Peter's Church-yard and composition made for the same All persons placed in Alms-houses within this City or Suburbs thereof are daily to resort unto the Cathedral Church at the time of Divine Service The Plague of Pestilence being in London no goods brought thence were permitted to be brought hither and St. Nicholas Fair was for this year discontinued Regna Regum 6. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1564. Mayors and Bayliffs Moris Levermore John Smith Thomas May Andrew Geer John Webâ— Hugh Pope being Elected Mayor and refusing the Office was therefore Fined and another chosen An annuity of 10 l. per Annum by Patent under the Cities Common Seal granted to Sir William Cecill afterwards made Lord Treasurer in remuneratione servitii Another annuity of 20. marks per Annum in like manner granted to Jeffery Tothill in remuneratione servitii praesâ—itâ— Regna Regum 7.
1631. Mayors and Bayliffs Nicholas Martin John Crocker Symon Snow John Parr Marmaduke Bevercomb Nicholas Vaghan Gentleman elected Muster Master of this City and a pension of 6 l. per Annum conferred on him Goods taken on two Felons who are since on their legal Tryals condemned and executed restored to the right owners The Lady Mary the King 's Eldest Daughter was born 4. Novembris at St. James aforesaid Regna Regum 8. Charles the 1. An. D. 1632. Mayors and Bayliffs John Hakewill James Tucker Richard Crossing Ralph Herman Richard Mayne The Free-school within the East-gate of this City erected founded by the Mayor Bayliffs and Commonalty hereof for the education of youth in good Literature who allow the Master thereof a dwelling house adjoyning to the said School and a yearly pension of 30 l. and 10 l. more to an Usher Felons goods forfeited to the City and seized on accordingly Regna Regum 9. Charles the 1. An. D. 1633. Mayors and Bayliffs Gilbert Sweet Robert Walker Philip Crossing Richard Yeo Edward Anthony The Chamber on the Poors behalf therein by a decree in Chancery recovered of the Dean and Chapter of this Church the sum of 286 l. An Estate of a Felo de se forfeited to the City and composition made for the same James Duke of York was born 13. Octobris at Regna Regum 10. Charles the 1. An. D. 1634. Mayors and Bayliffs Francis Crossing John Hayne Christopher Brodridge Thomas Knott John Pinny Philip Earl of Pembrook and Montgomery Elected Lord High Steward of this City by Patent under the Common Seal thereof A fair cap of maintenance of Velvet richly wrought with Gold with a suitable scaberd for the Sword of Justice usually carryed before the Mayor was procured and made use of accordingly by the Sword-bearer in honour of the City Sir Nathaniel Brent Knight Deputed by and under William Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury came into this Diocess by way of a visitation before whom a Latin Sermon was here Preached by Dr. Kellet one of the Canons Residentiary of this Church and other decent entertainment both by the City and Clergy conferred on him Regna Regum 11. Charles the 1. An. D. 1635. Mayors and Bayliffs Adam Bennet John Penny James Marshall John Clarke Robert Trescott Stephen Olivean Upon the death of John Clark late one of the Bailiffs Stephen Olivean was Elected in his place to supply that Office for the residue of the year Several attempts made to bring in the River through the City Goods seized on as forfeited being Foraign bought and sold Regna Regum 12. Charles the 1. An. D. 1636. Mayors and Bayliffs Roger Mallock Richard Saunders Alan Penny Thomas Ford Henry Every The sum of 32 l. in Money and also a Garden adjoyning to St. Katherines Alms-house recovered from Robert Michell Doctor in the Civil Laws by vertue of a decree obtained in the High Court of Chancery for the poor people of the said House A new Church-yard 24. Augusti St. Bartholomew's day was here solemnly consecrated by Bishop Hall a piece of ground formerly called Fricruhay â—ying within the Walls of the said City and in the West quarter thereof which said ground was given by the City and levelled and inclosed by the concurrent charge of both Church and City by the careful over-sight of the Mayor Regna Regum 13. Charles the 1. An. D. 1637. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Crossing Thomas Tooker John Colleton Nicholas Corwithean Humphry Tocker Peter Hellyar Elected School-master of the English Free school within St. John's Hospital and Master of the Boys in that House hath been a liberal Benefactor thereunto Regna Regum 14. Charles the 1. An. D. 1638. Mayors and Bayliffs James Tucker Christopher Clark Christopher Parr Oliver Tapper Richard Evans Licence granted to Richard Saunders Merchant to sue Nicholas Bolt Merchant at the Common Law they being both Freemen of this City The Chappel at St. John's Hospital was again consecrated by Bishop Hall being newly beautified at the sole charge of Alice Hele Widow Regna Regum 15. Charles the 1. An. D. 1639. Mayors and Bayliffs Rebert Walker Henry Battishill Richard Sweet Thomas Kendall William Spiller The Town of Taunton in Somerset being visited with the Plague the sum of 185 l. 17 s. 4 d. was sent to them as a voluntary collection here made for the relief of the poor of that Town This Mayor and Mr. Simon Snow were Elected our Citizens to serve in the ensuing Parliament Any Person marrying an Aldermans Daughter may freely claim his Freedom of the City Regna Regum 16. Charles the 1. An. D. 1640. Mayors and Bayliffs John Penny Walter White Samuel Crocker John Lovering John Butler Twelve Doctors of several Professions born within this City and at one time were all living one of them is the Authour of these ensuing verses namely Dr. Robert Vilvain who saith thus Bis sex Exoniae sunt intra moenia Nati Doctores Pariter qut viguere diu Theiologi quinque Medici sunt quatuor ex his Sunt tres Juridici qui viguere simul Thus Translated by the same Authour There were twelve Doctors born in Exeter Within the Walls who lived long together Of these were Five Divines and Four Physicians Who liv'd together but Three sole Civilians 1. John Bridgeman Lord Bishop of Chester 2. George Barkham Dean of Buckin in Essox 3. George Hakewill Chaplain to Prince Henry and Arch-Deacon of Surry 4. Michael Germin Chaplain to the Queen of Bobemia And 5. Anthony Short these are the Divines 6. Sir Simon Baskervil Knight 7. Robert Vilvain 8. Richard Spicer 9. Anthony Salter these are the Physicians 10. William Spicer 11. Joseph Martin And 12. Robert Michell these are the civil Lawyers Regna Regum 17. Charles the 1. An. D. 1641. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Saunders Hugh Crocker Nicholas Broking Thomas Pitt John Lavers Bishop Hall having well governed this Church about 14. years was translated hence and installed Bishop of Norwich whose Life and Doctrine were most exemplary he died 8. Septembris Anno Domini 1656. A branch of whose will I thought good to relate sc In the Name of God Amen I Joseph Hall D. D. not worthy to be called a Bishop of Norwich c. I bequeath my Soul c. my Body I leave to be interred without any Funeral pomp at the discretion of my Executors with this only Monition that I do not hold God's House a meet Repository for the dead Bodies of the greatest Saints This Reverend Prelate may be said to have died with his Pen in his hand whose writing and living even expired together Ralph Brownrig Doctor in Divinity was the next Elected and 3. Maii consecrated Bishop of this Diocess who albeit he lived about 18. years after his said consecration yet by reason of the intestine Wars in this Kingdom he never came hither Regna Regum 18. Charles the 1. An. D. 1642. Mayors and Bayliffs Christopher Clark John Cupper Christopher Clark Jun. Philip Foxmill Nicholas
noise and outcry the Evening being dark presently brought forth lights and perceiving the sad disaster suddenly procured means to help the Parson and his Wife out of the said Well who were both recovered up safe and sound without the least harm the fear being greater then the danger then was the Gelding likewise taken up but so much bruised that he soon died Regna Regum 6. Charles the 2. An. D. 1654. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Crossing Christopher Lethbridge Malachy Pyne John Crooke John Atwill A Bill in Chancery in the name of the Mayor and Bailiffs of this City was exhibited against George Speke Esquire being seized of Mr Wynard's Lands to several uses for the new building of Wynard's Hospital without the South gate of the said City burned in the late troubles and also for the encrease of the poors maintenance therein Regna Regum 7. Charles the 2. An. D. 1655. Mayors and Bayliffs Nicholas Broking Bernard Bartlett Bernard Sparke John Mayne Thomas Crispin Several Persons of Quality for their Loyalty in proclaiming Charles the Second King of England c. at Southmolton in the County of Devon were taken Prisoners brought hither and so confined to the High Gaol where they were often visited their wants supplyed and plentiful provision daily made for them by the honest Inhabitants of this City and County adjacent Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer shortly thereafter coming hither for the Tryal of the said Prisoners who being found guilty of High Treason John Penruddock and Hugh Grove both of the County of Wilts Esquires were in the Castle beheaded others of them were executed on the Gallows at Hevitree two or three reprieved and the rest banished the Kingdom and sold for slaves After their condemnation they sent this ensuing Letter after their Judges which was delivered at Chard viz. Honourable Sirs We know that our Redeemer blessed for ever hath pulled out the sting of death and therefore hope we shall never be so little his as to fear dying again we know long life to be one of God's great blessings and therefore hope we shall never be guilty of the neglect of any lawful means in the acquiring of it endeavours for the last are no way inconsistent with preparation for the first a Divine and a Physician are used at the same time being therefore encouraged from the Character we have received from your eminent Piety which above all outward Actions inclines the Heart to Mercy and Deeds of Charity And considering how improbable it is that so many Persons of Honour Interest and Merit should be denyed any request We presume to make these humble addresses to your Honours that you will be pleased to become intercessors to the Lord Protector on our behalfs either by Letter or otherwise as your Honours shall think fit nor yet can we think our inconsiderable lives in themselves of moment sufficient for your troubles but when we shall lay the ruine of so many tender and innocent Relations whose dependencies are solely on our lives and are too numerous to be made miserable by our deaths we cannot despair of Bowels of Compassion in you we dare not prescribe rules but if we may not be thought fit to live in this Common-wealth we hope at last we may be suffered to spend the remainder of our days in her defence together with the rest of Christendom against the too powerful and common Enemy the Turk And when it shall be considered that the satisfaction of no Man's death lies upon us that none of our Brothers blood cries for ours and withall that we had on Capitulation the protection of the Sword for our lives which yet we darâ— but touch with the top of our Rob we hope we shall not appear Subjects for nothing but vengeance and your Honours favours shall not be cast away nor ever be bestowed upon Men that can more value and set higher prizes upon them then Your Honours most humble Servants J. P. H. G. R. D. c. Regna Regum 6. Charles the 2. An. D. 1656. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Ford Henry Prigg William Byne William Shower Tobias Aâ—â—â— Regna Regum 9. Charles the 2. An. D. 1657. Mayors and Bayliffs James Pearse Henry Gandy John Gupwill Edmund Starr William Penny One hundred Trees felled and taken out of Duryurd Wood wherewith St. Peter's Church-yard was railed in at the Citizes sole charge Regna Regum 10. Charles the 2. An. D. 1658. Mayors and Bayliffs James Marshall Walter Deeble Edward Wheeler Samuel Beard William Hooper The Corn-market removed into the old Shambles which place was purposely of new erected in a decent manner for that end The Horse-way leading towards the Broad-gate in St. Peter's Church yard paved at the Cities charge Regna Regum 11. Charles the 2. An. D. 1659. Mayors and Bayliffs Christopher Clark Jun. William Bruen Paul Draper John Elwill John Guswill Many of the Commons of this City arose and put themselves in Arms declaring for a Free Parliament the tumult appeared so great as that most of the Shop-windows were not opened for two or three days space at which time here being several Gentlemen of Quality of the County of Devon 't was by them agreed that a Remonstrance should be forthwith drawn up and sent to the Parliament which was as followeth To the Right Honourable William Leâ—thall Esquire Speaker of the Parliament We the Gentry of the County finding our selves without a regular Government after your last interruption designed a publick meeting to consult remedies which we could not so conveniently effect till this week of our general Quarter-Sessions at Exon where we found diverse of the Inhabitants groaning under high oppressions and a general defect of Trade to the utter ruine of many and fear of the like to others which is as visible to the whole County that occasioned such disorders as were no small trouble and distrubance to us which by God's Blessing upon our endeavours were soon suppressed and quiet without blood And though we find since our first purposes an alteration in the State of affairs by your re-establishment at the helm of Government yet conceive that we are but in part redrest of our grievances and that the chief expedient will be the recalling of all those Members that were secluded in 1648. and saâ—e before the first force upon the Parliament and also by filling up vacant places and all to be admitted without any Oath or engagement previous to their entrance for which things if you please to take a speedy course we shall defend you against all opposers and future interruption with our lives and fortunes for the accomplishment whereof we shall use all lawful means which we humbly conceive may best conduce to the peace and safety of this Nation Which was without delay accordingly sent up and presented by Thomas Bampfield Esquire and became a Precedent to many other Cities and Towns in England even to do the like whereby the Army in and about London consisting of 14000.
is to give and to do good as the Fire to heat and the Sun to Illuminate And Rich Men have a particular obligation above others seeing God hath chosen them to be his Stewards Messengers of his favours and the Conduits of his Liberality Charity will stand by you when you lie upon your sick and dying beds 't wil cover a multitude of your sins 't wil be your best Friend at the day of Judgement when all Riches and Friends will stand you in no stead In a word Charity is the fulfilling of the whole Law My Prayer therefore is that God may so open your hearts for this good work that these words may belong to you Come ye blessed of my Father Inherit the Kingdom prepared for you for I was an hungred and ye gave me Meat I was thirsty Math. 25 â—er 34.35 36. and ye gave me Drink I was a Stranger and ye look me in naked and ye cloathed me c. A Catalogue of the Benefactors and their Gifts bestowed on the several Alms-houses within this City and County 1. WIlliam Fitz-Ralph sometime of this City Gentleman Founded an Alms-house here and called it St. Alexis for certain poor people to be placed therein by the Governours of the said City as by his Deed dated 10 Henry 2. Anno Domini 1164. appears which said Alms-house so continued about the space of threescore and ten years and then 't was added by the Mayor and Citizens hereof to the new Hospital of St. John's within the East gate of the said City He bears barruly of six Argent and Azure three buckles Gules 2. and 1. 2. Gilbert Long and John Long Sons of Walter Long a Citizen hereof founded an Hospital called St. John's within the East-gate of the said City and endowed the same with all their Lands and livelyhood and after their Deceases appointed the Mayor and Citizens hereof to be Patrons of the same as by their deed dated 23 Henry 3. Anno Domini 1239. may appear the maintenance of which said house was much augmented by sundry Benefactors thereunto and flourished about three hundred years even until the latter end of the Reign of King Henry 8. when it was suppressed They give â—able a Lyon Rampant between eight cross crosâ—ets Argent armed and langued Gules 3. Oliver Mannering and George Mannering Gentlemen were the Restorers of the House called St. Anns Chappel in St. Sydwell's Parish without the East-gate of the said City sometime an house for an Hermit and made the same an Hospital wherein are now Resident eight persons who are paid six pence a piece weekly by They give Argent two bars Gules within a bordure engrailed sable Ralph Duckenfield Gentleman by his last Will and Testament dated 18 Elizabeth Anno Domini 1576. bequeathed a Tenement in Preston-street to the poor people of the said Alms-house He bears Argent a Cross sarcelly sable voided of the Field 4. John Palmer sometime of this City Baker by his last Will and Testament dated 26. Octobris 19 Edward 4. Annoque Domini 1479. Founded an Alms-house without the South-gate for four poor Women allotting to each of them yearly six shillings and eight pence towards their maintenance and appointed the Chamber to be Governours of the said house 5. John Moor Esquire sometime Mayor of this City and Bartholomew Fortescue Gentlemen together founded an Alms-house for three poor people upon the East-end of Exe-bridge and appointed the said Chamber to be Governours thereof 1. Gives Ermine three cinquefoils Argent on a Cheuron Azure 2. Gives Azure a bend engreiled Argent Cotized Or. 6. John Gilberd Esquire founded an Alms-house near the Town of Newton Bushel in the County of Devon for three poor people towards whose relief he gave two Closes of Land and two hundred marks in Money to the said Chamber that four pounds per Annum be quarterly paid them as by his deed dated 4. Octobris 31 Henry 8. Anno Domini 1539. appears He bears Argent on a Cheuron sable three Roses of the First 7. Simon Grendon Esquire thrice Mayor of this City founded an Alms-house in Preston-street within the said City commonly called the ten Cells for the habitation of ten poor Women and endowed the same with certain Lands called Culverlands near Scarlet 's Cross within the Parish of St. Sydwell's of the yearly value of forty shillings as by his Deed dated 8 Henry 4. Anno Domini 1406. may appear the sole Government of which said house resteth in the Chamber of this City He bears Argent two Cheurons Gules a â—able of three points in chief Vert. Stephen Rudgway Gentleman bequeathed yearly to the said house six pence half-penny He bears sable two Wings conjoyned in lewer Argent Alice Heath Widow by her last Will and Testament dated 18. May 2 Mary Annoque Domini 1554. bequeathed all her Lands in East and West Teingmouth in the County of Devon of the yearly value of thirty six shillings and nine pence for the benefit of the said Alms house who bears 1. Argent a Cross engreyled between twelve Billets Gules 2. Ermine a Lyon Rampant Gules Crowned Or armed and langued Azure William Hern Clerk sometime Parson of St. Petrâ—ek's within this City by his Deed indented dated 10. Aprilis 4 Elizabeth Anno Domini 1502. gave to this Chamber the sum of 140 l. for the purchasing of certain Lands for the better relief of the Poor in the said house and others to the Poor herein is particularly allotted yearly the sum of three and forty shillings and four pence He bears Gules and Hern Or. William Buckenam Esquire sometime Mayor of this City by his last Will and Testament dated 8 Elizabeth Anno Domini 1566. bequeathed to this Chamber one full moiety or halfendeal of all that Tenement with th' appurtenances commonly called the Bear-Inn in South-gate-street for the benefit of the said Alms-house which at present is stated out under the yearly Rent of ten pounds He bears a Lyon Rampant within a bordure engraâ—led Gules a mollet of the same in a field Argent David Hensley Clerk sometime Parson of Kenn in the County of Devon by his deed dated 8 Octobris 8 Elizabeth Anno Domini 1566. gave to the said Alms-house an Annuity of 20 s. per Annum issuing out of a Close of Land called Lampland in the said Parish of Kenn He bears Argent a Lyon Rampant Azure armed and ungued Gules John Haydon of Cadhay in the Parish of Ottery St. Mary in the said County of Devon Gentleman by his deed indented dated 6. Martii 32 Elizabeth Anno Domini 1590. inter alia gave to the Poor of the aforesaid Alms-house the yearly sum of forty six shillings and eight pence to be bestowed in bread for them at two feasts of the year sâ— Christmas and Easter for ever He bears Argent two bars gemels Azure on a chief Gules a Bar dansetty Or. John Baker late of this City Baker by his last Will and Testament dated 8.
Februarii 1 Jacobi Anno Domini 1603. inter alia devised to the said Alms-house the sum of three shillings and four pence yearly for ever Richard Lant of Kingston in the County of Surrey Esquire towards the rebuilding of the said Alms-house it being much decayed freely gave the sum of one hundred pounds and endowed the same together with Bonvill's Alms house in Rocks-lane in the said City with Lands of the yearly value of fifty pounds for ever He bears party per pale Argent and Gules a cross engrailed counterchanged 8. William Lord Bonvill Founded an Alms-house in Rocks-lane alias the Combrew within this City for twelve poor people and endowed the same with Lands of the yearly value of one and twenty pounds eleven shillings and four pence which with his other Lands by the Attainder of the Marquess of Dorset heir to the said Lord Bonvill the same fell to the Crown but the Poor were still paid by the King's Receiver and upon their respective deaths the Mayor and Aldermen of this City name others to succeed them by vertue of Queen Elizabeths Letters Patent to them granted on that behalf dated 7. Novembris 4 Regni Annoque Domini 1562. He bears sable six mullets Argent 3. 2. and 1. The aforesaid John Baker gave more to this Alms-house by his said Will the sum of three shillings and four pence for ever The aforesaid Stephen Rudgway gave more yearly to this Alms-house six pence half-penny 9. John Stevens Doctor in Physick and sometime a Canon Residentiary of this Church next without Bickly-gate Founded an Alms-house for thirteen poor people calling it St. Catharines Alms-house and gave towards their relief yearly seventeen shillings and four pence but with meat and drink their necessities were daily supplyed through the Charity of the Canons Residentiary of the said Church and their houses to be repaired by the Dean and Chapter to whom the nomination of the Alms-men therein was left after the Founders death He bears Gules on a bend Or three garlands Vert. The aforesaid William Hern gave more to the said Alms-house yearly the sum of 2 l. 16 s. 4 d. A Garden behind their house and six and thirty shillings more is yearly paid them as the interest of thirty pounds recovered Anno Domini 1636. by vertue of a Decree obtained in the High Court of Chancery against Robert Michell Doctor in the Civil Laws and others Robert Hall Doctor in Divinity and late Treasurer of this Church by his last Will and Testament in writing dated 25. Aprilis Anno Domini 1667. inter alia bequeathed to the said Alms-house the sum of ten pounds per Annum for ever to be paid them quarterly by equal portions He bears sable three Talbots heads erazed Argent 10. William Wynard Esquire sometime Recorder of this City Founded an Hospital without the South-gate of the said City calling it God's house for twelve poor Men allotting to each of them eight-pence weekly towards their maintenance the government of which said house he left to his heirs and that they should in all things perform his will he appointed the Mayor and Bailiffs of this City to be Overseers thereof and twice yearly that is to say within eight days of Easter and St. Michael th' Arch-angel to visit the said house with power to hear the complaints of the poor therein and to redress them reform all abuses or cause them so to be done which said Alms-house in the fury of the late intestine Wars within this Kingdom being destroyed by Fire was began by vertue of a Decree obtained in the High Court of Chancery by the said Visitors rebuilded at the charge of Terâ—tenant and Defendant in that suit George Speke of White Lackington in the County of Somerset Esquire and several complaints redressed amongst which the poors pay is encreased weekly to two shiliings to each person therein and shortly the sum of 12 l. per Annum more to be added thereunto for the better relief of the said Alms-men He bears Argent on a bend Azure three mollets of the first 11. John Hurst late of this City Merchant by his last Will and Testament dated 16. Novembris 6 Edward 6. Anno Domini 1552. gave six several Tenements lying within the Parish of Alhallows on the Walls for the habitation of six poor people and six other Tenements a shop and a stable lying in St. Mary Arches-lane towards their maintenance also he gave two hundred marks in Money to be paid them by two shillings weekly He bears Argent a star of eight points Gules in chief a â—able of three points of the second 12. William Hurst Esquire who had been five times Mayor of this City Founded an Alms house without the East-gate for the better relief of twelve poor people allotting to each of them twenty shillings per Annum the government of which said house he wholly left to the Chamber of this City as by his deed Indented bearing date 19. Octobris 10 Elizabeth Anno Domini 1568. may appear He bears ut Prius John Lant Esquire sometime Mayor of this City by his last Will and Testament bearing date 9. Julii 12 Jacobi Anno Domini 1614. bequeathed to the said Chamber the sum of 100 l. in Money for the better support and maintenance of the said Alms-house He bears party per pale Argent and Gules a cross ingreiled counterchanged 13. John Davy Esquire thrice Mayor of this City by his Deed indented bearing date 10. Februarii 42 Elizabeth Anno Domini 1600. founded an Alms-house within the Parish of St. Mary Arches for the relief of two poor Men and their wives and two single persons men or women and settled the sum of sixteen pounds per Annum for their maintenance that is to say to the married men and their wives fourteen pence a piece and to the single men or women eighteen pence to each of them He gives Azure three cinquefoils Or on a chief Argent a Lyon Passant Gules 14. The aforesaid William Hern by his said Deed gave to two poor people in a house without the South-gate of this City who were afterwards removed and settled in a house within the Key-gate the sum of eight shillings and eight pence yearly He bears ut Prius The aforesaid John Baker gave more to these poor people by his said Will yearly the sum of two shillings 15. Thomas Flay Esquire late Mayor of this City by his last Will and Testament bearing date 26. Junii 10 Caroli Anno Domini 1634. bequeathed diverse Lands and Tenements to Elizabeth his Widow and Relict to the end that she should erect four convenient houses within the Parish of St. Paul in the said City for the habitation of four poor widow women allotting to each of them weekly twelve-pence which said trust the said Elizabeth Flay hath well performed and through her own Charity hath added twelve-pence a piece weekly to every one of them and also at her own charge hath added and erected
pardoned the condemned persons 14. King Edward the Fourth by his Letters Patent bearing date the one and twentyeth day of July in the Third year of his Reign Anno Domini 1463. constituted nine Aldermen herein bestowed on the City Magdalen Fair All Felons Goods with many other Privileges and in the ninth year of his Reign Anno Domini 1469. was pleased in person to visit the said City who presented him a purse with one hundred nobles therein which the King kindly received Martin 's Chros 349. and at his departure gave them a Sword to be carried before the Mayor in all publick places within the said City yet do not I find the Office of a Sword-bearer conferred on any person until King Henry the Seventh's time 15. King Richard the Third taking likewise an occasion of visiting this City another purse with two hundred nobles therein was in like manner presented him as a Free Gift by the said City which the King kindly received and very much commended the good Government of this City 16. King Henry the Seventh in the thirteenth year of his Reign marching hither to suppress Perkin Warbeck whom having vanquished he entred the City and lodged here certain days in the Treasurers House of the Cathedral Church and adjoyning to the North Tower thereof he heartily thanked the Citizens for their faithful and valiant service done against the Rebels promised them the fulness of his favour and for an addition of honour to the said City gave them a Sword taken from his own side and also a Cap of Maintenance commanding that for the future in all publick places within the said City the same Sword should be born before the Mayor as formerly as for the like purpose his noble Predecessor King Edward the Fourth had done and the said Cap to be worn accordingly whereupon 2 Sword-bearer was elected and sworn to attend that Office 17. King Henry the Eighth in the nine and twentyeth year of his Reign by Charter made this City a County of it self and enlarged the bounds thereof which were afterwards confirmed by Act of Parliament wherein the Citizens had granted them freedom from Toll and Murage and withal to enjoy the same Customs with London in all things and also liberty to choose Sheriffs yearly with many other Immunities 18. King Edward the Sixth gave them in reward of their loyalty in the late Commotion and Rebellion the Mannor of Exiland without the West-gate of the said City and also renewed their Charter 19. Queen Elizabeth gave it this Motto semper fidelis confirmed their Liberties made the Mayor of the said City Escheator thereof and in the third year of her Reign Anno Domini 1561. granted them a Charter for Orphans which in her Fifth year was confirmed by Act of Parliament 21. King Charles the Second Anno Regni 23. coming down by Sea to view the new Citadel at Plymouth and taking this City in his way homeward by Land lodged here one night in the Dean's house and was very bountifully entertained at the sole charge of the City who presented him with five hundred pounds in Gold which his Majesty graciously received expressing much favour towards the said City and Knighted their Mayor Sir Benjamin Oliver His Majesties short abode herein hindred the Conduits from emptying an Hogshead of Wine which was provided for that purpose and afterwards disposed of to his Majesties service The King came hither on the Three and twentyeth day of July being Sunday about eight of the Clock in the Evening and went hence early the next morning about three of the Clock and rode that day to the Earl of Pembrook's house at Wilton to Bed and the next day returned to White-ball The City of London being yielded up to William the Conquerour he granted to the Citizens thereof a Charter written in the Saxon Tongue and therein ratified and confirmed all their ancient usages liberties and customs which Charter with certain new Grants were likewise confirmed to them by King Henry the First King Richard the Ewst and King John who gave them two Charters all which were so made unto them by the name of the Citizens of London without any mention made of a Mayor at which time London and so long before the Conquest was governed by two Port-Reeves that is to say Governours of the City and notwithstanding the many alterations made by the said William the Conqucrour from the Saxons to the Normans yet this name of Office still continued in the said City of London from the said Saxons time to the time of King Richard the First who in the first year of his Reign changed the name of Port Reeves into the name of Bailiffs by which name for as yet the name of a Mayor in that City was not in use they were called until the ninth year of King John Anno Domini 1209. as 't is affirmed in the Chronicles Fabian who was himself a Sheriff of London and by that means most likely to know the truth affirmeth that there was no Mayor of London until the tenth year of King John Anno Domini 1210. But rather in the sixteenth year of that King Grasion fol. 59. Anno Domini 1214. according to the date of the King's Letters Patent wherein he granted to the Citizens of London liberty to choose a Mayor yearly See the Charter who for the due execution of the said Office was to take his Corporal Oath before the King as appeareth by the said Letters Patent bearing date the ninth day of May in the sixteenth year aforesaid The City of Exeter being likewise yielded up to the said William the Conquerour he restored it again to the Citizens thereof to be governed by themselves as in times past and according to their ancient usages and Customes which was also by Charter confirmed unto them by King Henry the First the words of the said Grant being to the Citizens of Exeter which was afterwards ratified by King Henry the Second King Richard the First and then King John by his Letters Patent bearing date the fifteenth day of June in the second year of his Reign confirmed the same by the name of the Mayor and Citizens of Exeter whereby it appeareth that in the beginning of King John's Reign there was a Mayor in Exeter but when and by what King this Officer was first Instituted and Ordained non constat The Liberties to them granted were for the most part the like that London had so upon the whole 't is evident that London had no Mayor in diverse years after Exeter Thus much for good order and methods sake I held fit to be here inserted and the rather in regard it could not elsewhere be so properly related The consideration of the whole cannot but add splendour to this honourable City which not much unlike Jerusalem the Hills stand almost round about May the same become a Jerusalem indeed a City of Peace within it self may Schism and Faction commonly the
to York 4. Septemb. 1476. In the Cathedral Church of York â—â—scimur Patimur He bears Argent three boars heads erazed and erect Sable a File of three points Gules 24. John Booth Cheshire 22. Februarii 6 Edward 4.1466 12. years 1. Aprilis 1478. In St Clement Danes Church London without Temple-bar Quod verum tutum He bears Or three Torteauxes a lable in chief Azure 25. Peter Courtency Devon 18. Novembris 19 Edward 4.1479 9. years Translated to Winchester 20. Decemb. 1491. In the Cathedral Church of VVinchester Omnia vincit amor He bears Azure a Pelican in her Nest proper 26. Richard Fox Lord Privy Seal and one of the King 's Privy Council Lincolnshire 27 Januarii 3 Hen. 7.1488 6. years Translated to Bath and from thence to Winchestor 2. Februarii 1528. In the Cathedral Church of Winchestor Modus est Pulcherrima virtus He bears Argent on a Cheuron sable three Escalop shells of the first 27. Oliver King Cornwall 20. Februarii 9 Hen. 7.1494 5. years Translated to Wells 20. Novembris 1499. In Windsor Church Finis coronat opus He bears Gules three Cushions Argent tasseled Or. 28. Richard Redman Hartfordshire 14. Decembris 14 Hen. 7.1499 5. years Translated to Ely In the Cathedral Church of Ely Deâ—â— undine He bears sable six Swallows in pile Argent 29. John Arundell Cornwall 15. Martii 19 Hen. 7.1504 2. years 19. Februarii 1506. In St. Clement Danes Church without Temple-bar London Vita est vigilia He bears sable a Cheuron Or between three Owls proper on a chief of the second three Roses Gules 30. Hugh Oldham Lancashire 3. Aprilis 22 Hen. 7.1507 16. years 25. Junii 1523. In a Chappel on the South-side 〈◊〉 the Quire of his own Church Nulli praeda He bears Argent a Cross Sable thereon a bucks head cooped between four Doves Argent a chief Azure charged with a cross croslet between two Roses d' Or. 31. John Voysey Lord President of Wales Warwickshire 23. Julii 15 Henry 8.1523 26. years Resigned prout Postea In the Church of Sutton Colshill in Warwickshire Vero nihil Verius He bears quarterly per Fess Indented Gules and Or in chief a Rose between two Flower-de-luces in base a Flower-de-luce between two Roses all counterchanged 32. Miles Coverdale York-shire 20 Septembris 3 Edw. 6.1550 3. years 20. Maii 1565. In St. Bartholomew's Church behind the Royal Exchange London Nulli Praeda. He bears ut Prius 33. John Voysey Warwickshire 4. Septembris 1 Mariae 1553. 3. years 9. Octobris 1555. In the Church of Sutton Colshill in Warwickshire La Familla des Justs Deluâ—urera He bears Ermine a Lyon Rampant Gules Crowned Or langued and armed Azure 34. James Turbervill Dorsetshire 1. Maii 4 Mariae 1556. 2. years and half deprived 1 Novembris 1559. In the body of the Quire of his own Church Merces mea Christus He bears Azure a pale engrailed Ermine between two Lyons Rampant Argent langued and armed Gules 35. William Alleigh Buckinghamshire 14 Julii 1 Elizabeth 1560. 9. years 15. Aprilis 1570. In the body of the Quire of his own Church nigh the High Altar Post mortem vita He bears Azure a Pheon Argent 36. William Bradbridg Somersetshire 28. Aprilis 32 Elizabeth 1570. 8. years 27. Junii 1578. In the North-side of the Quire of his own Church Speruit pericula virtus He bears a Lyon Rampant standing to a Saltier engrailed Gules 37. John Walton Lancashire 24. Augusti 20 Elizabeth 1578. 14. years 13. Martii 1593. In the South-side of the Quire of his own Church Bye labor levit He bears Argent ten Torteanxes in pile in chief a label of three points Azure 38. Gervis Babington Devon 2. Maii 35 Elizabeth 1594. 3 years Translated to Worcester  In the Cathedral Church of Worcester Aquila non capit muscas He bears Argent a bend fable between three Ogresses 39. William Cotton London 16. Maii 39 Elizabeth 1597. 28 years 26. Augusti 1621. In the South-side of the Quire of his own Church He bears ut Prius 40. Valentine Cary. Northumberland 20. Novemb. 19 Jacobi 1621. 6. years 10. Junii 1626. In the North-side of the Quire of S. Paul's Church London Silentis Spe. He bears sable three Talbots heads erazed Argent 41. Joseph Hall Leicestershire 23. Decembris 3 Caroli 1.1627 14. years Translated to Norwich 8 Septembris 1656. In Hyem Church near Norwich Vuescit vulnere virtus He bears Argent a Lyon Rampant sable gutty Or langued and armed Gules between three Cressants of the same 42. Ralph Brownrig Suffolk 3. Maii 18 Canoli 1.1642 18. years and half 7. Decemb. 1659. In the Temple Church London Birmitas in Coelâ—â— He bears Azure a Cheuron between three Leopards heads Or. 43. John Gauden Essex 2 Decembris 12 Caroli 2.1660 A year and half Translated to Worcester 21 Septembris 1665. In the Cathedral Church of Worcester Crâ—â— scalâ— Coeâ—â— He bears Azure a Cross flory Or. 44. Seth Ward Hartfordshire 20 Julii 14 Caroli 2.1662 5. years Translated to Sarum    Bishops Counties Installed or Consecrated Governed Deceased Buried Rose Munda He bears Ermines three Roses Argent seeded Or. 45. Anthony Sparrow Suffolk 23. Novembris 19 Caroli 2.1667    Chamberlains ALbeit the Office of a Chamberlain be very Ancient and usual in other Cities within this Realm especially in London yet was it here erected but of late years and therefore not as yet reduced to that perfection which 't is elsewhere Queen Elizabeth in the Third year of Her Reign was pleased to grant unto this City a Charter for Orphans which in Her Fifth year was confirmed by Act of Parliament of much more Antiquity this Officer cannot well pretend himself to be The first person elected into the said Office was 1. John Hooker 21. Septembris 2 Mariae 1554. 2. William Tickell 15. Septembris 43 Elizabethae 1601. 3. John Martin 7. Junii 11 Jacobâ— 1612. 4. William Prowss 26. Junii 22 Jacobi 1624. 5. Richard Tickell 21. Aprilis 5 Caroli 1629. 6. John Crewkern 14. Aprilis 12 Caroli 1636. 7. John Dore. 1. Decembris 22 Caroli 1646. 8. Richard Izacke 25. Octobris 6 Caroli 2.1653 Swordbearers THe Swordbearer is an Officer of late Erection appointed in the Thirteenth year of the Reign of King Henry the Seventh Annoque Domini 1497. In which year the King came personally hither and in respect of the good service then done by the Mayor and Citizens hereof against Perkin Warbeck and his Complices The King not only applauded the courage and loyalty of the Citizens but also well rewarded them in sundry particulars amongst which he bestowed on them an honourable Cap of Maintenance to be worn and also a Sword of Justice which he then took from his own side to be born before the Mayor on all publick occasions for the decent carriage whereof in an orderly manner this Officer was Instituted whose duty chiefly consisteth in two points viz. 1. To bear the Sword as
aforesaid when time requireth 2. To attend on the Mayor's person for his safety and the worship of the City The First person Elected into the said Office was Recorders THe Recorder is an Office of later Institution then the Mayor for as it seems by the course of the Records some one of the Officers was of ability to direct the Court according to the Laws of the Land and Customs of the said City but at length matters in Law encreasing by good advice 't was held expedient that a Learned Man should be chosen to be always attendant upon the Court and Chamber of this City to direct them in all matters of difficulty according to Law whereon an Act was made that a Recorder should be here chosen yearly as the Mayor and other Officers are and then was Elected accordingly being the first Recorder of the said City 1. John Weeks Esquire 28 Edward 3.1354 2. John Hull Esquire 3 Richard 2.1379 3. William Wynard Esquire 6 Henry 4.1404 4. Nicholas Radford Esquire 32 Henry 6.1453 5. John Moor Esquire 33 Henry 6.1454 6. Thomas Dowrish Esquire 8 Edward 4.1468 7. William Huttesfold Esquire afterwards made the King's Solicitor and then surrendred this Office 19 Edward 4. 1479. 8. Thomas Hext Esquire 22 Edward 4.1482 9. William Burgoyn Esquire 11 Henry 7.1496 10. Roger Holland Esquire 13 Henry 7.1498 11. Sir Thomas Dennys Knight 5 Henry 8.1513 12. John Harris Esquire Serjeant at Law 36 Henry 8.1544 13. Lewes Pollard Esquire 2 Edward 6.1548 14. Edmund Stuer Esquire 2 Mariae 1554. 15. John Charles Esquire 6 Mariae 1558. 16. Jeffery Tothill Esquire 5 Elizabeth 1563. 17. Sir Robert Dennys Knight 16 Elizebeth 1574 Surrendred this Office 18. Edward Drew Esquire Serjeant at Law 34 Elizabeth 1592. Afterwards chosen Recorder of London and then surrendred this Office 19. John Hele Esquire Serjeant at Law 35 Elizabeth 1593. Surrendred the Office 20. William Martin Esquire 3 Jacobi 1605. 21. Nicholas Duck Esquire 15 Jacobi 1617. 22. Richard Waltham Esquire 4 Caroli 1.1628 23. Peter Ball Esquire 8 Caroli 1.1632 Afterwards made the Queens Solicitor then her Attorney and Knighted in the late Civil War for his Loyatly sequestred 24. Edmond Prydeaux Esquire 19 Caroli 1.1648 Surrendred the Office 25. Thomas Bampfield Esquire 6 Caroli 2.1654 Surrendred the Office and made a voluntary restitution of the profits of the said Office to the Poor 26. Sir Peter Ball Knight Restored 12 Caroli 2.1660 Surrendred the Office 27. Sir Thomas Carew Knight 28 Caroli 2.1676 Sheriffs THe sheriff is an ancient Officer in this Realm to whose care the King commits the custody of the County In sundry particulars this City was formerly under the Power and Jurisdiction of the Sheriff of Devon and so continued until the nine and twentyeth year of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Annoque Domini 1537. who then in much favour hereunto was pleased to make this City a County of it self and distinct from the County of Devon And albeit the Authority Office and Jurisdiction of the Sheriffs within their several limits do agree yet by Charter the yearly nomination and Election of the Sheriffs within this City and County of the same is referred to the Mayor and four and twenty of the Common Council of the said City before whom after the Sheriffs are so clected being the Monday after the Feast of St. Michael Th' Arch-angel yearly they take their Corporal Oaths for the due execution of their said Offices in the open Court The first Elected into the said Office was Henry the Eighth 29. 1537. William Burgoyn 30. 1538. William Buckenam 31. 1539. Robert Tooker 32. 1540. William Hurst 33. 1541. John Midwinter 34. 1542. Thomas Prestwood 35. 1543. John Woolcott 36. 1544. John Waye and John Helmer 37. 1545. John Maynards 38. 1546. Nicholas Lymett Edward the Sixth 1. 1547. John Tuckfield 2. 1548. John Drake 3. 1549. William Tothill 4. 1550. William Smith 5. 1551. John Hurst 6. 1552. Moris Levermore Mary 1. 1553. John Peryam 2. 1554. Walter Staplchill 3. 1555. Griffith Amerideth 4. 1556. John Peter 5. 1557. Robert Midwinter 6. 1558. John Blackall Elizabeth 1. 1559. Richard Prestwood 2. 1560. Thomas Richardson 3. 1561. John Dyer 4. 1562. Hugh Pope 5. 1563. Edward Bridgman 6. 1564. Thomas Richardson 7. 1565. John Smith 8. 1566. Robert Chaff 9. 1567. Edward Lymett 10. 1568. Richard Hellyar 11. 1569. Simon Knight 12. 1570. Thomas Bruerton 13. 1571. William Trivett 14. 1572. Nicholas Martin 15. 1573. Thomas Prestwood 16. 1574. George Perâ—yman 17. 1575. John Poâ—e 18. 1576. Richard Prowse 19. 1577. Thomas Martin 20. 1578. Henry Ellicott 21 1579. Jeffery Thomas 22. 1580. Thomas Reymond 23. 1581. John Davy 24. 1582. John Peryam 25. 1583. George Smith 26. 1584. William Martin 27. 1585. John Levermore 28. 1586. Thomas Chappell 29. 1587. Nicholas Spicer 30. 1588. Philip Yard 31. 1589. Thomas Spicer 32. 1590. John Chappell 33. 1591. Richard Beavys 34. 1592. John Howell 35. 1593. Thomas Walker 36. 1594. Henry Hull 37. 1595. Christopher Spicer 38. 1596. Richard Doâ—châ—ster 39. 1597. Alexander Mayn 40. 1598. William Spicer 41. 1599. John Prowse 42. 1600. Thomas Edwards 43. 1601. John Ellicott 44. 1602. Walter Borough James 1. 1603. Hugh Crossing 2. 1604. Alexander Germyn 3. 1605. William Newcomb 4. 1606. John Lant 5. 1607. Jeffery Waltham 6. 1608. Robert Parr 7. 1609. John Marshall 8. 1610. John Sheer 9. 1611. Ignatius Jurdain 10. 1612. Thomas Martin 11. 1613. John Modyford 12. 1614. John Gupwill 13. 1615. Thomas Crossing 14. 1616. John Tayler 15. 1617. Thomas Amy. 16. 1618. Peter Collaton 17. 1619. John Acland 18. 1620. George Pyle 19. 1621. John Lynn 20. 1622. Thomas Wakeman 21. 1623. John Jurdain 22. 1624. Nicholas Spicer Charles the First 1. 1625. Thomas Flay 2. 1626. Nicholas Martin 3. 1627. John Hakewill 4. 1628. Gilbert Sweet 5. 1629. Francis Crossing 6. 1630. Adam Bennett 7. 1631. Roger Mallock 8. 1632. John Crocker 9. 1633. James Tucker 10. 1634. Robert Walker 11. 1635. John Hayn 12. 1636. John Penny 13. 1637. Richard Saunders 14. 1638. Thomas Tooker 15. 1639. Christopher Clark 16. 1640. Henry Battishill 17. 1641. Walter White 18. 1642. James Gould 19. 1643. John Cupper 20. 1644. Richard Yeo. 21. 1645. John Martin 22. 1646. Ralph Herman 23. 1647. Richard Crossing 24. 1648. Nicholas Broking Charles the Second 1. 1649. Francis Lipping cutt 2. 1650. Richard Sweet 3. 1651. James Pearse 4. 1652. James Marshall 5. 1653. Thomas Ford. 6. 1654. Christopher Clarke 7. 1655. Christopher Lethbridg 8. 1656. Bernard Bartlett 9. 1657. Henry Prigg 10. 1658. Henry Gandy 11. 1659. Walter Deelâ—e 12. 1660. William Bruen 13. 1661. Nicholas â—sacke 14. 1662. John Acland 15. 1663. Isaac Mawditt and Stephen Olivean 16. 1664. Thomas Walker 17. 1665. George Tuthill 18. 1666. Peter Hagedot 19. 1667. James Slade 20. 1668. Benjamin Oliver 21. 1669. William Sanford 22. 1670. Isaac Mawditt 23. 1671. Christopher Brodridg 24. 1672. John Parr 25. 1673. John Collins 26. 1674. William Gy de Junior 27.
3. An. D. 1219. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Turbert John Mintin Stephen Lake This Bishop Symon continued divers good Ordinances instituted by his Primitive Predecessour in this Church Bishop Leofricus amongst others that all his Canons should take their Dyet at one Table for which end a Steward to provide them necessary Victuals was appointed Regna Regum 4. Henry the 3. An. D. 1320. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Turbert Walter Bellamy Robert Field Regna Regum 5. Henry the 3. An. D. 1221. Mayors and Bayliffs Roger Fitz-Henry William Grang William Facy Regna Regum 6. Henry the 3. An. D. 1222. Mayors and Bayliffs Roger Fitz-Henry Henry Fitz-Henry William Hailment The Parish Churches within this City and Suburbs thereof were this year first limited and brought up to the number of nineteen and are in the several Donations of 1. St. Johns in the King 2. St Edmonds in the Mayor Bayliffs and Commonalty of this City 3. St. Stephens 4. St. Mary Arches in the Lord Bishop of the Diocess 5. St. Mary the Moor. 6. St. Petrocks 7. St. Martins 8. St. Pancras 9. St. Keryans 10. St Lawrence 11. St. Georges 12. St. Olaves 13. St. Paul's 14. The Holy Trinity 15. Alhallows on the Walis 16. Alhallows in Goldsmith-street in the Dean and Chapter of this Church 17. St. Mary Stepps in Mr. Southcott 18. St. Sidwell 19. St. Davids are Daughter Churchas to Hevitree Regna Regum 7. Henry the 3. An. D. 1223. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Gervis Walter Tuleston Roger Monk This year did Stephen Langton Arch-Bishop of Canterbury a Native of this City divide the whole Bible into Chapters Regna Regum 8. Henry the 3. An. D. 1224. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Turbert Hillary Blond Mâ—r. in Roff Simon d' Apulia having been eighteen years Bishop of this Dyocess on the sixteenth day of November this year deceased of whom there remaineth no great Memorial of his Acts he was here placed by the Pope in whose Causes he was very diligent he was immediate Successour to Henry Marshall who reduced into Commons again the Vicar's Choral of this Church at Common Hall Successor to John Successor to Bartholomew Iscanus Successor to Robert Warewest Successor to Robert Chichester Successor to William Warewest Founder and Canon of Plympton Successor to Osbertus Successor to Leofricus the first Bishop of Exeter and the last of Crediton before whom were twelve Bishops of this Diocess successively containing in it self the Counties of Devon and Cornwal namely 1. Werstanus 2. Putta 3. Eadulphus 4. Thelgarus 5. Algarus 6. Alfwold 7. Alwolfus 8. Sydemannus 9. Alphredus 10. Alwolfus 11. Alnoldus 12. Levingus Regna Regum 9. Henry the 3. An. D. 1225. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Turbert William Hastment John Turbert William Brewer was this year 30. Decembris Consecrated Bishop of this Church by Stephen Langton Archbishop of Canterbury Richard the King's Brother is created Earl of Cornwal The Pope demandeth a Pension out of this Cathedral Church but 't was denied Regna Regum 10. Henry the 3. An. D. 1126. Mayors and Bayliffs Roger Fitz. Henry Martin Roff William Hastment An Army of forty thousand men appointed to be raised in England and to be transported beyond Sea to fight the Infidels in the Holy Land over whom this Bishop and the Bishop of Winchester were constituted the two general Captains who conducted their charge accordingly and at the City Acon met with the Emperour Frederick Regna Regum 11. Henry the 3. An. D. 1227. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Turbert Martin Roff John Turbert The King gave this City to his Brother Richard Earl of Cornwal to hold to him and his Heirs for ever Great Storms Tempests and Fires whereof ensued great harms Regna Regum 12. Henry the 3. An. D. 1228. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Turbert Hilary Blond William Hastment Regna Regum 13. Henry the 3. An. D. 1229. Mayors and Bayliffs Roger Fitz-Henry John Turbert Walter Gervis The Earl of Cornwal joyneth with the Barons against the King his Brother but is soon reconciled Regna Regum 14. Henry the 3. An. D. 1230. Mayors and Bayliffs Roger Fitz-Henry Hilary Blond Walter Gervis The King resumeth sundry Castles and Forts within this Realm into his own hands amongst which the Castle of Exeter which was then the Inheritance of Robert Courteney Sheriff of Devon by lineal descent he being the Son and Heir of Hawise the Daughter and Heir of Mawd the Daughter and Heir of Alice the Daughter and Heir of Adely the Sister and Heir of Richard de Briono the Son and Heir of Baldwyn of Baldwyn de Briono and of Albreda his Wife Niece of William the Conqueror who gave the said Office unto the said Baldwyn and Albreda and to their Heirs for ever and thus the Courtneys who had enjoyed the same in their own name by three descents were now disseised thereof Regna Regum 15. Henry the 3. An. D. 1231. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Gervis Martin Roff Eustice Fuzherbert Regna Regum 16. Henry the 3. An. D. 1232. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Turbert Walter le Caws Jermin Roff Regna Regum 17. Henry the 3. An. D. 1233. Mayors and Bayliffs Hillary Blondy Martin Roff Walter le Caws The two Bishops of Exeter and Winchester who conducted the Forty thousand English men hence for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Infidels returned home and with very great joy were received Regna Regum 18. Henry the 3. An. D. 1234. Mayors and Bayliffs Martin Roff Walter Grang Philip Dyer A great Plague of Pestilence here happened which continued three years together Regna Regum 19. Henry the 3. An. D. 1235. Mayors and Bayliffs Roger Fitzhenry Adam Rifford Walter Grang The Lady Isabella Sister to the King was sent over the Seas to be married to Frederick the Emperour who had sent hither his Ambassadors the Archbishop of Colen and the Duke of Lorain but she was committed to the care and custody of the Bishop of Exeter who conducted her to the Emperour at Worms where they were married and the Bishop very honourably entertained whose work being herein worthily performed took his leave and with great Presents was dismissed and accompanied in his way homewards by the said Archbishop and many other Persons of Honour and on his return having rendred to his Master the King a good accompt of his trust and imployment was well rewarded for his pains and made one of the King 's Privy Council Regna Regum 20. Henry the 3. An. D. 1236. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Turbert John Caporn Jordan Leyden This Bishop being returned home to his own house and minding as his Predecessors had done to leave some good memorial behind him did erect and constitute a Dean and four and twenty Prebendaries within his Cathedral Church and upon the third Sunday in Advent installed Serlo the Archdeacon of Exeter the first Dean thereof unto whom and his Successors for their maintenance of hospitality he incorporated Brampton and Coliton Rawley and for his Prebendaries he
Rifford John Okeston Robert Taylor Walter Gervis a worthy Citizen hereof Founded Exbridge and Collected say some 3000 l. towards the building it wherewith he purchased much Land and bequeathed also his own for the maintenance of the same a Ferry being here formerly kept On which Bridge a Church was built wherein this Gervis was now interred dedicated to St. Edmond King of the East Angles who being overcome at Hoxon by Pagans under the Command of Swayn King of Denmark having subdued his Army in the Field and taken him prisoner first grievously scourged him and then tied him to a Tree and so shot him with Arrows to death for being a Christian and refusing to deny the Faith of Christ for which he was Canonized a Saint and Martyr Which persecution was thus acted 9. Etheldredi Regis Annoque Domini 872. Regna Regum 35. Henry the 3. An. D. 1251. Mayors and Bayliffs Adam Rifford John Okeston Philip Dyer Regna Regum 36. Henry the 3. An. D. 1252. Mayors and Bayliffs Martin Roff Philip Dyer Thomas Pintin An Excommunication pronounced in the Cathedral Church against the Breakers of the Liberties thereof Regna Regum 37. Henry the 3. An. D. 1253. Mayors and Bayliffs Adam Rifford John Okeston John Windsor Regna Regum 38. Henry the 3. An. D. 1254. Mayors and Bayliffs John Okeston Baldwyn Child Rowland Overwilt Regna Regum 39. Henry the 3. An. D. 1255. Mayors and Bayliffs Hilary Blondy Walter Chaw Martin Roff junior Regna Regum 40. Henry the 3. An. D. 1256. Mayors and Bayliffs Philip Dyer Thomas Hughton Richard Ernold Richard Earl of Cornwal being elected King of the Romans was very honourably conducted out of England to Colen where he was Crowned by the Archbishop thereof Regna Regum 41. Henry the 3. An. D. 1257. Mayors and Bayliffs Hilary Blondy Eustice Fitzherbert Richard Poyters Richard Blondy having well governed this Church about twelve years space 24. Martii died and leaving but a small Memorial behind him lies buried in his own Church Walter Bronscomb a Native of this City and Arch-Deacon of Surry was the next elected Bishop of this Church and 10. Aprilis consecrated at Canterbury by Boneface Arch-Bishop thereof Upon Palm-Sunday Walter Lodswell Chancellor to the late Bishop Blondy Richard Sutton his Register John Fitzherbert his Official and William Ermscore the Keeper of his Seal did all of them open penance in St. Peter's Church for false contriving and disposing of sundry Spiritual livings of the said Church under the Bishop's Seal without his privacy or consent even whiles he lay sick on his Death-bed being past all hopes of recovery Regna Regum 42. Henry the 3. An. D. 1258. Mayors and Bayliffs Hillary Blondy Roger Fitzhenry Walter Chaw John Caporn The number of the Officers joyned with the Mayor in Government increased to Three and their names altered being no more called Port-Reevs but Seneschalli or Stewards In the Norman Tongue they were called Provosts and the Court by them kept called the Provosts Court Regna Regum 43. Henry the 3. An. D. 1259. Mayors and Bayliffs Philip Dyer Walter Chaw Geffery Straung Martin Dirling Regna Regum 44. Henry the 3. An. D. 1260. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Okeston Martin Dirling Nicholas Ilchester Thomas Langdon A Controversie now arose which continues a long season between the Mayor and Citizens and the Prior of St. Nicholas touching certain Liberties which at length was referred to the determination of Twelve indifferent Citizens to be returned and sworn for that end Regna Regum 45. Henry the 3. An. D. 1261. Mayors and Bayliffs Hilary White Richard Valtian John Pudding Philip Palmer Regna Regum 46. Henry the 3. An. D. 1262. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Okeston William Jeffery Roger Fitzhugh Walter Minson Regna Regum 47. Henry the 3. An. D. 1263. Mayors and Bayliffs Nicholas Ilchester John Okeston Richard Tantifer John Feniton Martin Dirling An Order made for the electing of Four Seneschals or Stewards whereof one of them to be Receiver general for that year of all the Cities Rents and Revenues and likewise Four Serjeants at Mace named Subballivi to be alwayes in readiness to serve the Mayor and Courts Regna Regum 48. Henry the 3. An. D. 1264. Mayors and Bayliffs Philip Dyer John Okeston Walter Okeston John Windsor Jervis Pintham Regna Regum 49. Henry the 3. An. D. 1265. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Okeston John Okeston Martin Dirling Thomas Gatepath Richard Tantifer Regna Regum 50. Henry the 3. An. D. 1266. Mayors and Bayliffs William Dirling John Feinton Philip Blebuch Richard Tantifer John Pudding This Bishop Bronscomb Founded a Colledge in Perin in Cornwal called Glaseney and endowed the same with fair Possessions and Revenues Also he gave the Bartons of Rokesdon and St. Mary Clist to St. John's Hospital in this City he likewise built a very sumptuous House calling it Bishop's Clist about three miles hence and left the same to his Successors And also instituted in his Church an Annual Festival on St. Gabriel's day and lest people should complain of the dearness of their Devotion he left good Land to defray the cost of that Solemnity Regna Regum 51. Henry the 3. An. D. 1267. Mayors and Bayliffs Nicholas Ilchester Walter Chaw Philip Palmer Thomas Langdon Richard Newton Hugh Langdon Nicholas Ilchester died in the time of his Mayoralty scil 21. Februarii and Walter Chaw was chosen in his place to supply for the residue of the year that Office A composition made between the Abbot and Covent of Sherburn and the Mayor and Commonalty of this City concerning the Passage and Ferry at Exmouth and 't was ordered that the said Abbot should disclaim his title and interest to the same reserving a free passage to from and by the said Ferry unto the said Abbot and Covent and their Families without payment of any thing with a Proviso That if the City's Passenger be not ready nor their Passage Boat in place to set them over that then at their own liberty they may take any other Boat for that season Regna Regum 52. Henry the 3. An. D. 1628. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Okeston Richard Tantifer Hugh Falcon William Pening John Cook An Inhabitant of this City for so the story goes and 't will hardly perswade credit being a very poor man and having many Children thought himself blest too much in that kind wherefore to avoid the charge which was likely to grow upon him that way absents himself seven years together from his Wife and then returning again and accompanying her as formerly she was within the space of a year thereafter delivered of Seven Male Children at one Birth which made the poor man think himself utterly undone and hereby dispairing put them all in a Basket with a full intent to have drowned them but Divine Providence following him occasioned a Lady then within the said City and thought to have been the Countess of Devon coming at this instant of time in his way to demand of him what
Chattels whatsoever even in like manner as it is used and accustomed in London Regna Regum 19. Edw. the 1. An. D. 1291. Mayors and Bayliffs John Zouch William Gatepath John Rook. William Kerswell William Buffett Regna Regum 20. Edw. the 1. An. D. 1292. Mayors and Bayliffs William Gatepath William Kerswell Henry Goldecot William Well Richard Montin Bishop Quivell in the Eleventh year of his Government 18. Octobris by drinking a Syrup and in too hasty swallowing it was choaked and lies buried in the Lady Chappel of his own Church The Franciscan or Grey Fryers reported that he died of God's just Judgment for that he favoured not nor would suffer them to build their new intended House notwithstanding his promise made to the King of so doing This Mayor with Richard Poltymore Herbert de Pyne and William le Speke Knights were witnesses to a Deed of one Ongarus de Sancto Milone a Citizen hereof wherein he gave to the Dean and Chapter of this Church his Wood at Stoke called Stoke-Wood and united the same to their Mannor of Stoke now commonly called Stoke Canonicorum Regna Regum 21. Edw. the 1. An. D. 1293. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Tantifer John Feniton John Cook Alexander Coryton Robert Newton Thomas Bitton 15. Januarii was installed Bishop of this Diocess the See of Canterbury being void by John Roman Arch. Bishop of York Hugh Courtney the second of that name was now made Earl of Devon as Heir General to the Lord Ridevers late Earl of Devon that is to say the Son of Hugh the Son of John the Son of Robert and Mary the Daughter and Heir to William Ridevers named William de Verona the Son to Baldwyn the First the Son to Richard Ridevers the first Earl of Devon so created by King Henry the First Son to William the Conqueror Regna Regum 22. Edw. the 1. An. D. 1294. Mayors and Bayliffs John Zouch Walter Langdon John Rook William Buffett John Horn Modus forma processus quomodo Meretrices infra Civitatem praedictam sunt attachiandae Rot. 15. Regna Regum 23. Edw. the 1. An. D. 1295. Mayors and Bayliffs John Zouch Walter Langdon William Kerswell William Buffett Roger Wheaton Customia pro vinis solebat reddi de antiquo pro singulo dolio 4 d. Rot. 31. Regna Regum 24. Edw. the 1. An. D. 1296. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Tantifer Walter Langdon William Kerswell Robert Newton Roger Wheaton Consuetudo est quod viginti quatuor de Communi Concilio dictae Civitatis elegi debent solebant per consensum majoris partis dictae societatis Regna Regum 25. Edw. the 1. An. D. 1297. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Tantifer Walter Langdon Robert Newton William Kerswell Henry Trecott The King came into the County of Devon and visited the House of Plimpton and took this City in the way of his return homewards A Composition made between the City and the Dean and Chapter for a Lane leading to the City-walls between St. Catharques Almes-house and the Black Fryars now the Earl of Bedford's house Regna Regum 26. Edw. the 1. An. D. 1299. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Tantifer William Buffett William Kerswell Roger Wheaton Nicholas Paige It was now found by Verdict that as the Lands within this City of a Freeman descend to any person so by the Custom the Freedom of he said City descendeth therewith Regna Regum 27. Edw. the 1. An. D. 1299. Mayors and Bayliffs John Horn Nicholas Paige Roger Beynim Robert Newton Stephen Bennant Inquisitio capta fuit versus maritum pro eo quod verberavit male tractaverit uxorem unde commissus fuit Goale Rot. 23. Major Communitas consituere solebant Custodes de in Portu Exonicensi ad scrutandum in navibus batellis alibi ne aliquis monetum argentum vel aurum extra Regnum transvehat Rot. 26. Libertas seu Franchesia Civitatis Exoniensis descendit per successionem haereditariam sive â—i Patre Fratre vel Avunculo vel quocunque alio cui quis haeres existis Rot 36. Regna Regum 28. Edw. the 1. An. D. 1300. Mayors and Bayliffs William Gatepatb John Paige Jordan Atlane Robert Newton John Perour Edmond Earl of Cornwal died sans issue whereby the Earldom reverted again to the Crown and came to the King's hands Regna Regum 29. Edw. the 1. An. D. 1301. Mayors and Bayliffs William Tantifer Stephen Langdon William Kerswell John Gervis Roger Beynim The Mayor of this City was this year chosen by the Voyces of four and twenty Free-men and Citizens hereof upon their Oaths Rot. 1. Great contention arose between the Dean and Chapter of this Churth and the Warden and Fryers Preachers commonly called the Black Fryers touching the Burial of Sir Henry Rawley Knight whose Corps the Dean and Chapter required to be presented at St. Peter's Church before it should be interred which the said Fryers refusing to do yet the Dean and Chapter caused it there to be brought where the same being presented 't was sent back again to the Fryer's house which they would not receive therein but made fast their Gate by means whereof the said Corps lay so long unburied 'till it stank and at last the Canons were enforced to bury it in St. Peter's Church Regna Regum 30. Edw. the 1. An. D. 1302. Mayors and Bayliffs Roger Beynim Roger Newton Walter Duport Thomas Farthein Michael Champernon An Agreement made between the Dean and Chapter and the Pryor and Fryers Preachers That no person within the said City and Suburbs should be buried within the Church or Cemitery of the said Fryers but that he should first be presented at St. Peter's Church Rot. 16. A great contention arose between the Mayor and Commonalty of this City and the Tenants of the Lord of Kenton and Wyke Earl Marshal of England for denying to pay Murage for their Wares and Merchandizes Rot. 13. About this time flourished one Walter of Exeter so named being here born who was a Monk of the Order of St. Bennet and dwelt in a little Cell in Cornwal called St. Caroke near about Lystithiel he was well seen in History and at the request of one Baldwyn a Citizen here wrote the History of Guy of Warwick Regna Regum 31. Edw. the 1. An. D. 1303. Mayors and Bayliffs Roger Wheaton Walter Langdon William Kerswell William Buffett Henry Trecott A Controversie arose between the Mayor and Commonalty and the Tenants of Kenton touching certain Attachments made upon the River of Exe. The like difference arose between the Tenants of Kenton against the Inhabitants of Limston and Prattishead Rot. 18. Sundry persons breaking ground in Croll ditch for standings before the time appointed for Lammas Fair were all attached to answer the Mayor and Commonalty for the same Rot. 42. Consuetudo in Civitate Exoniensi est approbata quod liceat unicuique Civi infra eandem Civitatem omnia Tenementa quae in eadem Civitate habuerit aut perquisiverit in
thus The said Earl on a certain Market day sent his Cator hither to buy Fish at which time there were only three pots of Fish in the Market the Bishop's Cator likewise came and both of them thinking the whole to be too little for either of them were at some strife thereabout The Mayor on his part minding the welfare of the Commons of the said City and that they also might have the benefit of the said Market did decide this controversie and delivered one pot of the said Fish to the Earl's Cator another of them to the Bishop's Cator and the third he here reserved for the Market The Earl being advertised hereof thought himself much wronged by the Mayor in not having all the Fish and was much displeased thereat and threatned to be revenged on him and shortly thereafter coming hither sent to the Mayor to come to him unto whom it seemed the Mayor was a retainer and the Mayor being advertised of the Earls displeasure and well knowing him to be of a cholerick disposition calleth together his Brethren and honest Commons of the said City to the Guild-hall unto whom he declareth the Earls displeasure with him and the cause and that he was now going to him and desired them to accompany him thither and to afford him their succour if need so required which they readily promised Then said the Mayor my Masters I know the Earl will quarrel with me and as he hath threatned so will he be avenged on me and for as much as his displeasure is against me for the Citie 's interest and by discharging the duty of my Office I am to crave your assistance in case the Earl should offer me any violence After these and the like Speeches they went to the Earl's House and into his Lodging Chamber the Mayor was brought and the door closed on him The Earl storms at the Mayor none of whose answers would satisfie the Earl which the Mayor perceiving took off an outer Coat he then wore it being the Earl's Livery and delivered it to him again whereat the Earl fell into greater passion and th◠Commons attending at the Door doubting of the Mayor's safery knocked at the said door and demanded their Mayor which being after sundry requests denied they attempted to break open the same which the Earl apprehending and doubting what might ensue thereon intreated the Mayor to pacifie the People which was soon done and so peaceably they all returned And albeit the Earl then to avoid the fury of the People seemed pacified yet could he never thereafter shew a good countenance towards this City whereupon an Ordinance was made by the Mayor and Common Council that no Franchised man of this City should wear any Foreigners Livery Cognizance or Badge without the Mayor's License and inserted the same in the Freeman's Oath which is to this day observed Regna Regum 4. Edw. the 2. An. D. 1310. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Tantifer Walter Langdon Peter Zouch Peter Lovecock Walter Lekenn Regna Regum 5. Edw. the 2. An. D. 1311. Mayors and Bayliffs Waltor Langdon William Duport John Perour Adam Dyer Thomas Farthein The said Hugh Courteney Earl of Devon in his high displeasure against this City maliciously destroyed the Haven belonging thereunto or an Arm of the Sea coming up from Topisham to the Walls of the said City whereupon sundry Bills of Complaint were exhibited against him to the King and divers Inquisitions thereon taken but no redress could be had Might at that time so much overcoming Right Regna Regum 6. Edw. the 2. An. D. 1312. Mayors and Bayliffs William Gatepath Philip Lovecock William Kerswell William Farthein John Smalecomb The King in his Writ named the Mayor and Bayliffs of this City Justices of his Peace About this time flourished one Godfrey of Cornwal who proceeded Doctor in Divinity both at Oxford and also at Paris in France he was a Prebendary of this Church and did much service in both these Vniversities he was very skilful in Aristotle and in the Master of the Sentences wherein he was more affected and experienced then in the Scriptures and better acquainted with the making of a subtile Syllogisme than in the explaining of the Text he wrote sundry Books about the number of Thirty Regna Regum 7. Edw. the 2. An. D. 1313. Mayors and Bayliffs Roger Beynim Thomas Farthein Philip Lovecock William Kerswell John Perour The ancient Custom of this City touching the admission of any Person to the Freedom and Liberties of the same 1. First the Mayor of the said City of his own free guise may admit any one person to the said Liberties 2. Also the Court may admit another person to the Liberties at their will and pleasure 3. Also the Heir of any Franchized man may by his Patrimony claim his Freedom whether the Inheritance descends from the Grandfather Father Vncle Brother or any other person being Freeman of the said City by and under whom he derives any Estate of Inheritance 4. Also all such as have served as Apprentices under any Franchized man for seven years space at the request of the Master upon the testimony of the truth thereof that he truly served out his said time are to be admitted Freemen paying the usual Fees of the Court viz. To the Mayor 1 s. 8 d. To the Recorder 1 s. 4 d. To the Townclark  8 d. To the Camberlain  8 d. To the four Bayliffs 8 d. a piece 2 s. 8 d. To the Swordbearer  4 d. To the four Serjeants at Mace 4 d. a piece 1 s. 4 d. To the Poor of the Mawdlin  1 d. For Inrolment of the Apprentices Indentures 1 s. 0 d.  9 s. 9 d. 5. Lastly all other persons are to be admitted by way of Redemption and by such reasonable Fines as the Mayor and Common Council of the said City shall set on them All which do thus appear in the course of the Court Rolls in the several Reigns of this King King Edward the Third King Richard the Second c. Regna Regum 8. Edw. the 2. An. D. 1314. Mayors and Bayliffs Roger Beynim Richard Soller Michael Skinner Richard Lekenn John Davy Regna Regum 9. Edw. the 2. An. D. 1315. Mayors and Bayliffs Philip Lovecock Thomas Farthein Richard Seller Ralph Dyer Matthew Capper Consuctudo recepta est usitata in Civitate Exoniensi quod si mulier ù viro suo decesserit ut adultera vixerit in Adulterio neque dotem habebit neque ulla actione uti debet pro eadem Rot. 50. Which well agrees with the Common Law according to this Distich Sponte virum mulier fugiens adultera facta Dote suâ careat nisi sponsi sponte retracta Regna Regum 10. Edw. the 2. An. D. 1316. Mayors and Bayliffs Philip Lovecock Nicholas Torand John Tredeyners John Buffeit John Davy The displeasure of the foresaid Earl of Devon being grown into anger and from thence to an extreme hatred and revenge he
Wetton Richard Soller Walter Sweinthill William Brewer Thomas Furbor Two Writs of nisi prius were brought down and tried at the Castle of Exeter before John Stoner and Richard Stapledon Knights the King's Justices of Assizes for this Western Circuit In one of them Hugh Courteney the third Earl of Devon was Plaintiff and the Mayor and Commonalty of this City were Defendants touching the Mannor of Exiland and Suburbs there which the said Earl claimed to be ancient demesn and parcel of his Barony of Oakhampton and so exempted from the said City and no part of the Suburbs of the same The other Writ of nisi prius was between the said Earl and the Prior of St. Nicholas within the said City Plaintiffs and the said Mayor and Commonalty Defendants touching the Customs Priviledges and Liberties of a Fair commonly culled Lammas Fair In both which Tryals Verdicts were found and given for the said Mayor and Commonalty Regna Regum 17. Edw. the 2. An. D. 1323. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Wotton John Lekenn Walter Hughton John Davy Roger Tayler Queen Isabella being attended on by Walter Stapledon Bishop of this See and sundry other Noble men sayled into France to the French King her Brother taking with her the young Prince her Son with an intent to make a Peace between the two Realms Regna Regum 18. Edw. the 2. An. D. 1324. Mayors and Bayliffs Philip Lovecock Martin Lekenn Henry Lovecock Thomas Furbor John Erchdeacon Bishop Stapledon secretly departeth from the Queen without taking any leave and returns into England discovereth all the secrets and actings of the Queen joyneth with the Spencers and makes preparation to prevent the Queens attempts The Custom of Woodhay is that a Logg out of every Seam of Wood which is brought over Exbridge is to be taken for and towards the reparation of the said Bridge Regna Regum 19. Edw. the 2. An. D. 1325. Mayors and Bayliffs Philip Lovecock Nicholas Wallys Richard Soller Martin Lekenn Thomas Oxton Memorandum That out of the great Roll of this year there are cut out and conveyed away the first nine Rolls Regna Regum 20. Edw. the 2. An. D. 1326. Mayors and Bayliffs Philip Lovecock John Birch Thomas Furbor Martin Lekenn Thomas Spicer The King hearing that the Queen is landed in England with an Army setteth his things in order and flyeth towards Bristol leaving Walter Bishop of this Church to be Custos of London whom the Londoners took and beheaded in Cheapside and buried his body in a Sandhill in his own house without Temple-Bar which about six Moneths after was taken up and brought hither to this City where in his own Church very honourably was the same interred in the North side of the Quire having governed the same about twenty years The King is deposed and Edward his Son of the age of fourteen years was proclaimed King and Crowned Regna Regum 1. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1327. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Soller Thomas Gervis William Kirton Richard Pleigh William Austin James Berkley was elected Bishop of this Diocess and 26. Martii consecrated thereunto and 24. Julii then next following died and was buried in his own Church as some say but others think that he never came hither at all Ballivi Civitatis Exoniensis peticrunt cis allocari habuerunt Curiam suam de uno praelito terrae coram Ada de Stauton sociis suis Justiciariis Domini Regis de Banco Regna Regum 2. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1328. Mayors and Bayliffs Philip Lovecock Thomas Furbor Martin Lekenn Henry Haughton Peter Beynim John Grandison being elected Bishop of this See was accordingly 8. Octobris consecrated thereupon and was also made one of the King 's Privy Council sent often beyond Sea as an Embassador wherein he did always so discreetly demean himself as that thereby he got great reputation and honour Regna Regum 3. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1329. Mayors and Bayliffs Philip Lovecock Thomas Gervis Henry Lovecock John Lekenn Richard Pleigh A Synod held at London before Simon Arch-Bishop of Canterbury who ordered that a diligent inquiry should be made after the death of Bishop Stapledon whose Murderers and all others who were privy or any way consenting to his death were sentenced to die and executed accordingly This King by his Charter granted to this City cognizance of Pleas i. e. that no Freeman hereof should implead another Freeman of the same City out of the Liberties of the said City on pain of losing his Freedom Regna Regum 4. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1330. Mayors and Bayliffs Martin Lekenn John Trediners Henry Haughton Henry Gatepath Walter Gervis The Guildhall of this City was new built The Porter of the Westgate put out of his Office and punished for opening of the said gate in the night season without the leave of the Major Regna Regum 5. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1331. Mayors and Bayliffs Philip Lovecock Henry Hughton John Lekenn Robert Pleigh Robert Kirton Symon Mapham Arch-Bishop of Canterbury sent out his Process in order to the Visitation of this Diocess and to begin the same in St. Peter's Church for which purpose upon the Monday next after Ascension day he came hither from whom Bishop Grandison appealed and with force withstood the said Arch-Bishop not suffering him to come within this Church or Cloisters A Writ directed to the Dean and Chapter for the tryal of certain Lands lying within the Fee of St. Sydwell but in regard they had not power there to hold Plea of Land the said Writ was afterwasd renewed and returned before the Mayor and Bayliffs of this City and before them the matter was heard and determined in the King's Court held at the Guildhall here Regna Regum 6. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1332. Mayors and Bayliffs Martin Lekenn Thomas Furbor Lawrence Colwell Reynold Noldekin John Sutton Whosoever builds upon his own Land within this City by the ancient Custom thereof may not destroy or in any sort obstruct the accustomed light of the Tenements next adjoyning Regna Regum 7. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1333. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Gervis Reynold Noldekin William Brewer John Lakenn John Sutton An Inquisition was had and by a Jury John Mathew a Servant to the Townclark hereof was found guilty for conveying away the Rolls of the Records of eight Courts and had placed others in their stead Regna Regum 8. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1334. Mayors and Bayliffs Martin Lekenn Thomas Lichfield John Sutton Henry Lovecock Alexander Wallis Robert Turner Charta Martini Lekenn Majoris Civitatis Exoniensis in Constituendo legatum locum Majoris tenentem in haec verba scil Noverint universi per praesentes quod egâ— Martinus Lekenn Major Civitatis Exoniensis infirmitate corporis gravi positus adeo ut Curiis Domini Regis dictae Civitatis commodo interesse non valeo dilectum mihi in Christo Thomam Lichfield dictae Civiâ—atis concivem in loco meo posui per praesentes pono ad
solidorum Regna Regum 34. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1360. Mayors and Bayliffs John Spicer Warren Bayliff Walter Crisp Richard Goldsmith Robert Bromn Consuctudo in Civitate Exoniensi est quoâ— ubi maritus uxor ejus sunt seisiti de aliquibus terris Tenementis infra eandem Civitatem ut de jure uxoris sive in Feodo simplici vel Talliato maritus post exitum inter eos habitum potest dimittere dictas terras ad terminum viginti novem Annorum Haec Consuetudo habetur etiam Anno secundo Richardi Secundi Reg. 29. The City was much infected with the Pestilence Regna Regum 35. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1361. Mayors and Bayliffs John Gist William Rokâ—â— Roger Atwill Walter Atwood William Stokely Regna Regum 36. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1362. Mayors and Bayliffs John Gist Roger Plenty Nicholas Brittestow William Hardy Robert Stoke The Bakers of this City had by way of a Confederacy secretly agreed among themselves that in regard they could not sell their Bread at their own pleasure and make it at their own Assiize that therefore they would not bake at all by means whereof the City for two days together was destitute of Bread for which offence they were all indicted found guilty of the said offence and Fined 26 s. 8 d. Regna Regum 37. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1363. Mayors and Bayliffs John Gist Roger Atwill William Gervis William Seamer Walter Atwood Si legata sint Tenementa Testamento idem Testamentum non probetur seisina inde non sit capta liberata infra Annum diem tunc secundum Consuetudinem Civitatis praedictae non valent legata Rot. 33. Quilibet existens aetatis sexdecim Annorum potest secundum consuetudinem Civitatis praedictae condere Testamentum de terris suis Rot. 33. Both which Customs are contrary to the course of the Common Law for the later cannot be made 'till full age and the former paffeth without livery and seisin for in the Testator's life time livery could not be made because his will is ambulatory until his death and no estate passeth during his life nor can livery be made after his decease for then it comes too late Regna Regum 38. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1364. Mayors and Bayliffs John Gist Walter Atwood John Tirling Roger Fitz-Hugh Henry Welland Regna Regum 39. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1365. Mayors and Bayliffs Nicholas Tavernâ—r William Hardy Rebert Wilsford Adam Scutt John Nymett Exemplificatio sub magno sigillo Angliae ad requisitionem Majoris Ballivorum Comitatis Câ—vitatis Exoniensis fuit obtenta cujusdam Certificationis per Thesaurarium Camerarium Regis ejus mandatum factae in Canceliarium missae in haec verba scil Civitas Exoniensis tempore Regis Edvardi non geldabit nisi quando Londonia Eboricum Wintonia geldabunt hoc erat dimidium Marcae argenti ad opus Militum quando expeditiâ—ne ibat per terram aut per mare Burgensis Fxonienses habent extra Civitatem terrarum Duodecim Carucatas quae nulli reddunt Consuetudinem nisi ad ipsam Civitatem Ac etiam clamant habere retorum brevium extractas Finium tenere placitum de vetito Namio habent Furcas pillorium tumbrella emendatores Assisae panis Cervisiae fractae Wayfe Coronatores de se quandam feriam ad gulam Augusti per quatuor dies duratam Mercatum per tres dies in septimanà scilicet per dies Lunae Mercurii Veneris hoc à tempore Conquestus Angliae eisdem libertatibus plenè usi sunt ut plenius patet in placito de quo Warranto Ac etiam quod Civitas Exoniensis est de antiquo dominico Coronae Domini Regis ac Burgenses ejusdem illam tenut ad Feodum Firmum de Domino Rege per servitium 39 l. 1 s. 6 d. unde reddunt per Annum Priori Sanctae Trinitatis London 25 l. 12 s. 5 d. residuum Comiti Cornubiae hoc per Chartam Henrici Regis patris Domini Regis factam Richardo quondam Regi Almaniae haeredibus suis quaesiti à quo tempore solverunt praedictos denarios praedicto Priori dicunt à tempore Henrici primi Regis Ideo Dominus Rex habeat breve si voluerit Regna Regum 40. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1366. Mayors and Bayliffs Nicholas Brydestow Martin Battishill William Gervys Roger Atwill Thomas Wilby Bishop Grandison built a very fair House at Bishop's Taington within this Diocess and bestowed it being well furnished on his Successors and impropriated unto the same the Parsonage of Radway to the end as he setteth down in his last Will and Testament Vt haberent locum unde Caput suum reclirarent si fortè in manum Regis eorum temporalia caperentur which Prediction proved ominous and fatal to some of his Successors for not only this new built House and Impropriation but also the most part of the Temporalties of this Bishoprick are since become the Possession and Inheritance of Temporal men Regna Regum 41. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1367. Mayors and Bayliffs Nicholas Brydestow John Nymett Martin Battishill William Gervis Henry Furbor This year was a nisi prius appointed to be tried at the Castle of Exon before John Mowbray and Edmond Chely Justices of the Assizes between the Dean and Chapter Plaintiffs and John Gist late Mayor the Bayliffs and Commonalty of this City Defendants At which time the Dean and Chapter doubting of the Merits of their Cause or failing in their Evidence and therefore not willing to proceed did for the hinderance thereof use this art they exhibited a Bill of Complaint to the King advertizing his Grace that the said Mayor by his Proclamation commanded every Citizen here at the next Assizes to attend him in Armour and Weapons to the said Castle whereby he might hinder the said Justices to proceed in the said Trial by means whereof the Jury could not then be sworn The King not liking hereof sends his Commission to John Mountague and four others to examine the truth of this Information but before they sate the said Two Justices and one Sir Guy do Bryon were come to the Court where being examined touching the said Ryot and testifying that there was no such matter as was untruly suggested the King sent his Inhibition to the said Commissioners forbiding them to proceed therein which writing bears date 12. Febr. this year Regna Regum 42. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1363. Mayors and Bayliffs Warren Bayliff Robert Wilsford Walter Whithorn Walter Atwood Thomas Webb Regna Regum 43. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1369. Mayors and Bayliffs Roger Plenty Reymond Gosse Adam Scutt Roger Atwood Water Crisp The building of this Cathedral Church was now finished and albeit the work remained long in hand even from the time of King Athelstan the First Founder thereof Anno Domini 932. to the later days of Bishop Grandison and the perclose of
this year being in all 437. years distant from its first Foundation yet is the same so uniformly compacted as if it had been builded by one man and done in an instant of time Regna Regum 44. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1370. Mayors and Bayliffs Martin Battishill Walter Whithenn John Grey John Nymett John Webb Bishop Grandison died on St Swythen's day 15. Julii and lies buried in a Tomb of Lead within a Chappel built and adjoyning to the West wall of his Cathedral Church by himself To which he was a very liberal Benefactor and worthily governed the same about two and forty years This Tomb was of late ransack'd by sacrilegious hands his leaden Cossin in hope of a prey taken up the ashes scattered about and his bones thrown I know not where surely the Reliques of this worthy Prelate deserved a more reverend respect even amongst savage Beasts Regna Regum 45. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1371. Mayors and Bayliffs Roger Plenty John Grey Thomas Webb John Bâ—ll John Gimmerâ—ll By the King 's especial favour Thomas Brentingham refusing the Bishoprick of Hereford to which he was also now chosen was elected and 10 Martii Consecrated Bishop of this Diocess by William Arch-Bishop of Canterbury Edward the Black Prince returns sick from France with the Princess his Lady and Richard their Son who was afterwards King of England by the name of Richard the Second and arrived at Plymouth in their way towards London came to this City where they were honourably entertained Regna Regum 46. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1372. Mayors and Bayliffs John Gist Walter Atwood Roger Atwill Robert Stoke Walter Fowk Joyning to this Tomb is a fair Gravestone richly inlaid with Brass of the Portraiture of Peter Courteney Son of the foresaid Earl Hugh and Margaret who was Captain of Callis the Arms thereon engraven are 1. Courteney by it self 2. Impaled with Bohun whose Epitaph so much thereof as yet remaineth legible here followeth Devoniae natus Comes Petrusque vocatus Regis cognatus Camerarius intitulatus Ecclesiae gratus Capitaneus ense probatus Vitae privatus fuit hinc super asira relatus Et quià sublatus de mundo transit amatus Coelo firmatus maneat sinc fine beatus Thus translated The Earl of Denshieâ—'s Son Peter by name Kin to the King Lord Chamberlain of Fame Captain of Callis for Arms well approved Who dying was above the Stars removed And well belov'd went from the World away To lead a blessed life in Heaven for aye Regna Regum 47. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1373. Mayors and Bayliffs Roger Plenty Robert Wilsford Adam Scutt Richard Bozom Thomas Wâ—bber John Russell Upon the death of Roger Plenty late Mayor of this City who died 7. Decemb. Robert Wilsford was chosen in his stead to undergo the said Office for the residue of the Year The Plague of Pestilence entred this City chiefly occasioned through excessive heat Regna Regum 48. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1374. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Wilsford Adam Gould William Gervis Thomas Webber John White Regna Regum 49. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1375. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Wilsford John Talbott William Gervis Robert Stoke William Fowk Consuctudo est in Civitate Exoniensi à tempore cujus contrarii memoria hominum non existit quod qualemcunque statum alicujus mariti uxor habet in aliquibus terris Tenementis Idem maritus post prolem inter ipsos habitam potest continuò quocunque tempore posteà durants inter eos matrimonio dimittere dictae uxoris suae terras Tenementa cui voluerit Regna Regum 50. Edw. the 3. An. D. 1376. Mayors and Bayliffs John Grey John Nymett Adam Gould Walter Whitrow Richard Stayâ—â— Johannes Wells Rogerus Mabb attachiati fuerunt pro eo quod emerunt forstallaverunt pisces apud Alphington ad mercatum hujus Civitatis venientes Rot. 5. The King died in June and Richard the Second aged nine years was Crowned in July next following Regna Regum 1. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1377. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Wilsford Adam Scutt William Gervis John Russell Reymond Gosse Omnia Messuagia Tenementa terrae in Civitare Exoniensi suburbiis ejusdem sunt partibilia legabilia divisibilla Rot. 13. 42. Bishop Brentingham made one of the King 's Privy Council and shortly thereafter Lord Treasurer The King Confirmed the Cities Charters and inlarged them with new Liberties and Priviledges This City built and set forth a fair Ship for the King 's present service against the French Regna Regum 2. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1378. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Wilsford Reymond Gosse William Dawn Henry Scam Peter Hadleigh Consuetudo est approbata in quodam placito Assise frisce Forcie quod quilibet homo seisitus de Tenementis ut de jure uxoris suae post exitum inter eos habitum donare dimittere potest toto tempore durante intor eos matrimonio pro libito suâ— Tenementa quae fuerunt de jure uxoris suae pro termino vigiâ—ti noveâ— Annorum durante quo termino uxor hujusmodi mariti baredes eorum ab omni actione seu ingressis excludi debent Rot. 3. 49. Ed. 3.16 Regna Regum 3. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1379. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Wilsford John Read William Gervis John Russell Richard Browne The City by reason of a great Plague was left almost desolate Regna Regum 4. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1380. Mayors and Bayliffs John Grey John Russell William Gervis Henry Wescoâ—t Henry Scam One William Bremelham was indicted for arresting one Peter Hadleigh without the Southgate in the Highstreet there and carrying him to the Bishop's Prison Regna Regum 5. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1381. Mayors and Bayliffs John Nymett Richard Bosom William Gervis Henry Wescott William Coscom Omnia deodanda infra Civitatem Exonisem suburbia ejusdem Civitatis pertinent ad Majorem Communitatem dictae Civitatis Rot. 45. Omnia quae movent ad mortem sunt deodanda Bishop Brentingham is discharged of being Lord Treasurer Regna Regum 6. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1382. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Wilsford William Gervis Symon Grendon Baldwyn Whitleigh Thomas Smythayes Consuetudo est in Civitate Exoniensi quod si aliquis Tenementa sua infra candem Civitatem vel suburbia legavit alicui haredibus de corpore suo procreatis vel procreandis per defectum hujusmodi exitus Executores Tenementa illa vendere alienare possunt quamvis Tenentes hujusmodi eadem prius alienaverint quia Executores eundem statum defuncti de jure habent Rot. 47. Vxorâ—s alicujus Tenentis in Feodo Talliato nondebent dotari de Tenementis Talliatis secundum Consuetudinem Civitatis praedictae Rot. 48. Regna Regum 7. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1383. Mayors and Bayliffs John Talbot John Panton Henry Allen Peter Heighly John Webb Regna Regum 8. Rich. the 2. An. D. 1384. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Wilsford
and Bayliffs John Batten John Shilling ford John Cutler John Coscom William Shaply Edmond Lacy Bishop of Hereford was translated hither and 6. Aprilis consecrated Bishop of this Diocess Regna Regum 9. Henry the 5. An. D. 1421. Mayors and Bayliffs John Cook Robert Voysey John Salter John Atyate Nichalas Trâ—lawny William Jourden paid a Fine of five pound for a License to discharge his Ship at Colepool Roger Batten being arrested at the suit of Richard Crymell in an Action of Debt for six pound for two Tun of Wine was admitted to do his Law for the same with three hands according to the Custom of the said City Rot. 40. By the Custom of this City if there be not sufficient Citizens or Inhabitants of Free-hold to be returned in a Jury on a Trial that then a return may be made of other Citizens who have moveable Goods sufficient At a Parliament held in London Bishop Lacy in the Convocation House made an excellent Oration touching the Reformation of the Clergy whereat the King was present and did so well approve thereof as that he was resolved had his days been but lengthned to have seen the same put in due execution The King died in August and his Son Henry the Sixth of the Age of nine Months was proclaimed King Regna Regum 1. Henry the 6. An. D. 1422. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Easton John Cutler William May William Cook John Stokely Thomas Duke of Exeter made Governour of the King's Person Henry the 6. Regna Regum 2. Henry the 6. An. D. 1423. Mayors and Bayliffs John Batten John Hull William Bishop William French William Vpton Ordered by the Mayor and Common-Council of this City that the eldest Son and Heir apparent of any Free-man shall not be admitted to the Freedom of the said City by Patrimony or by right of his Father during his Father's life-time nor that any Apprentice shall be made Free of the said City for his Service unless he were bound by Indenture and have truly served seven years at the least and the same to be proved by good Testimony Rot. 26. Regna Regum 3. Henry the 6. An. D. 1424. Mayors and Bayliffs John Cook John Salter Thomas Nymett John â—oscom Nicholas Trelawny A Subsidy of Tunnage and Poundage granted to the King towards his Wars Canon Bread and Wine first given to the Mayor and Officers against the Feasts of Christmas and Easter Regna Regum 4. Henry the 6. An. D. 1425. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Voysey William May Peter Plenty John Cross John Smert By the Custom of this City a Man seised of Land therein in the right of his Wife may grant an Estate thereof for a Town Term i. e. nine and twenty years reserving a reasonable Rent Rot. 52. Thomas Duke of Exeter died Regna Regum 5. Henry the 6. An. D. 1426. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Easton William Oke William Vpton Walter Merefield William Bishop 'T was proved in open Court that the Mayor of this City for the time being had the charge and government of every Freeman's child after his Father's death being within the Age of one and twenty years and is to appoint Guardians for the said Orphan as well for his good Education as for the preservation and right ordering of his Estate and Fortune left unto him Rot. 4. Regna Regum 6. Henry the 6. An. D. 1427. Mayors and Bayliffs John Hull John Cross Stephen Butterford John Trelawny John Bacon Ordered by the Mayor and Common Council of this City that if any of the Members thereof being duly warned by one of the Sergeants at Mace of the said City to appear at the Council Chamber to consult touching the publick affairs of the said City and shall refuse so to do he shall forfeit and pay for every such default 3 s. and 4 d. unless a reasonable excuse of his absence be offered and allowed Rot. 2. Regna Regum 7. Henry the 6. An. D. 1428. Mayors and Bayliffs John Shilling ford William Vpton John Smert John Cook William Servington By Custom the Mayor of this City time out of mind hath had and ought to have the cognisance hearing and determining of all scolds and disordered persons Rot. 16. The Master and Company of the Bakers had made an order among themselves not to give any advantage Bread or 1 d. on the dozen and for some days refused to bake any Bread at all that the Citizens should yield to their order and that the Mayor should weekly give an Assize pleasing to them But this Mayor being a very wise Man and well learned in the Laws the matter being discoursed and well considered commanded the said Master and Wardens and chiefest of the offenders to Ward where they were kept â—till they had openly acknowledged their Confederacy revoked their said Order and paid their several Fines imposed on them for their said offence Regna Regum 8. Henry the 6. An. D. 1429. Mayors and Bayliffs John Shilling ford William Vpton John Orum John Beaâ—fitz Bennâ—t Drew An Action was here traversed in the King's Court held at the Guild-hall before the Mayor and Bayliffs of the said City touching a Nusance for the carrying away of another Man's Water and a Verdict found for the Plaintiff according to the Custom of the said City Rot. 7. 17. Regna Regum 9. Henry the 6. An. D. 1430. Mayors and Bayliffs John Hull Thomas Cook Nicholas Athole Andrew Thring Walter Pope Omnia Trnementa infra Civitatem Exoniensem suburbia ejusdem in Fâ—odâ— simplici sunt devisabilia legabilia Rot. 51. The Custom of this City is that in every Action where a Foraigner is to do his Law in a Court of Pypowders he may do it by his own hand alone Rot. 5. Regna Regum 10. Henry the 6. An. D. 1431. Mayors and Bayliffs William Cook John Cross John Smert John Troly Walter Merefield Regna Regum 11. Henry the 6. An. D. 1432. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Cook John Bacon John Kirton Walter Pope Ralph Crudg 'T is recorded that if any person in a suit depending in this Court be condemned and be present he shall be committed to Ward and there remain in execution till he have made full satisfaction of the Debt Rot. 6. Also that by the Custom of this City no person coming within the Port of Exon with a Vessel loaden with Goods ought to unload the same but only at the place accustomed without special license of the Mayor of the said City had to the contrary Rot. 2. Regna Regum 12. Henry the 6. An. D. 1433. Mayors and Bayliffs John Salter Nicholas Athole Richard Orenge John Bag Robert Ford Regna Regum 13. Henry the 6. An. D. 1434. Mayors and Bayliffs William Cook John Kirton Andrew Thring John Bagg Thomas Parson Regna Regum 14. Henry the 6. An. D. 1435. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Cook John Kirton Andrew Thring John Bagg Thomas Paison Regna Regum 15. Henry the 6. An. D. 1436. Mayors and Bayliffs
D. 1451. Mayors and Bayliffs Hugh Germin Thomas Rowse Thomas Sampson John Salmon John Hamond The King in a progress this year 16. Julii came to this City and in this manner was received At his first coming into Devon he lodged at the Abby of Ford where he staid one night at the costs of the Abby from thence he came to Ottery St. Mary where he was received with great solemnity and lodged in the Colledge there two nights and from thence came hither and by the way was met withall First by the most part of the Knights and Gentlemen of the County of Devon the Mayor and Commonalty of this City being above three hundred persons and every one of them apparelled in the Cities Livery met Him at Honyton's Clift next the Clergy met him at Livery Dole clothed in their Copes and Vestments and at the Cross without the South-gate the Mayor delivered to the King the Keys of the Gate and rode in before Him bare-headed carrying the Mace before the King through the streets which were richly hanged with Silks and Tapestry unto the Broad-gate where the Bishop Canons and Quire apparelled in their Copes received Him with a procession the King alighting from his Horse followed them on Foot into the Cathedral Church of St. Peter up to the High Altar and having there paid his Tribute of Prayers and Oblations thankfully to God Almighty was brought into the Bishop's Palace and there lodged It so happened that the next day thereafter the King's Justices by vertue of his Commission to them directed sate in the Bishop's Hall and there kept Goal-delivery two Men being indicted arraigned found guilty and condemned for Treason and should have been executed but the Bishop and Chapter being therewithal grieved told the King that the Justices sate in Commission within their Sanctuary contrary to the privileges thereof and orders of Holy Church wherefore the King to appease them pardoned the two condemned persons The King remaining here eight days his charges were equally born by the Church and City and then returned to London Regna Regum 31. Henry the 6. An. D. 1452. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Pope John Avell Thomas Evelton Andrew Thring Walter Pafford John Carminoke a Citizen hereof went out to Duryurd-wood and cut down six Timber Trees and brought them home who being questioned for the same said that he was a Freeman of this City and so one of the Lords of the said Wood and therein justified himself yet was he committed to prison and paid his Fine for the said Trespass Regna Regum 32. Henry the 6. An. D. 1453. Mayors and Bayliffs Hugh Germin John Tillerd Walter York Robert Smith Henry Dâ—lling A great fight happened on Clift-heath between Thomas Courteney Earl of Devon and the Lord William Bonvil Baron of Shut where many persons were grievously wounded and much hurt done the occasion whereof was about a dog but great displeasure thereby came to the City where presently after the fight the Lord Bonvil sheltred himself which the Earl took amiss thinking it had been so done by the City in some displeasure to himself Regna Regum 33. Henry the 6. An. D. 1454. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Oreng John Betty Vincent Here Thomas Kelly John Spyne This Mayor was a Gentleman of a noble Parentage descended from the Family of the Orenges who dwelt in the Countreys of Anjow and Mayn and came over when Sir John Fastalff Governour of Anjow and Mayn recovered the Castle of St. Owen descended from Sir Guillam Orenge then Captain thereof in the fifth year of this King's Reign This Richard gave the same Arms that the said Sir Guillam did Viz. Argent Three Smiths Barnacles impaled gules who afterwards became sick being infected with the disease of the Leprosie who notwithstanding his great birth and Nobility his wealth and ability yet most humbly submitted himself to the good pleasure of Almighty God and was contented to dwell among the Lazar people in St. Mary Magdalens Hospital without the South-gate of the said City where he finished his days and lies buried in the Chancel of the Chappel belonging to that House Thomas Kelly and John Spyne two of the Bayliffs went forth of the City and absented themselves from the Courts without the Mayor's license for which offence they were both committed to Prison Fined and paid the same accordingly Regna Regum 34. Henry the 6. An. D. 1455. Mayors and Bayliffs Hugh Germin Richard Druell Thomas Evelton Thomas Blowyer John Turner Bishop Lacy having well governed this Church 35. years 23. May died and lies buried in the North-side of the Quire of his own Church George Nevil second Son of Richard Nevil Earl of Salâ—â—bury was the next elected Bishop of this Diocess who 25. Novemb. was consecrated being not full twenty years of Age and at his Age of twenty five was made Lord Chancellor of England Regna Regum 35. Henry the 6. An. D. 1456. Mayors and Bayliffs William Duke Thomas Calwoodly Richard Jeffery Robert Smith William Pry William Crymell late Mayor of this City being duly summoned to attend the Mayor at the Council Chamber and refusing to appear was therefore abridged of having any more his Canon bread and Wine Money Regna Regum 36. Henry the 6. An. D. 1457. Mayors and Bayliffs John Kelly John Friend William Hogge John Turner John Hamond The East-gate of this City by reason of a long standing became ruinous and fell down in the mid day without hurting any person Regna Regum 37. Henry the 6. An. D. 1458. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Druell Robert Smith William Hogge John Hamlyn John Barsly A controversie now happened between the Cordwainers and the Tuckers of this City contending which of their Companies should have the preheminence in their march in the Mayor's watch upon Midsomer-Eve for the present appeasing of which discord 't was ordered that both Companies should march together one of either Company hand in hand At the same time happened another Controversie for the manner in these days was that the Mayor and Aldermen did use to ride in their Robes at every Midsomer-watch and John Kelly late Mayor of the said City being warned thus to attend the Mayor in the said Watch according to the ancient usage and Custom of the said City which he refusing to do was for his contempt fined ten marks and paid the same accordingly a commendable precedent of an upright Government when without respect of Persons Laws and Justice are kept observed and impartially administred for as the Soul is the life of the Body so the keeping of good Orders and Laws is the preservation of all Cities and Common-wealths the Apostles rule herein being very remarkable Where there 's no order there 's certainly confusion no mean between them being admitted Regna Regum 38. Henry the 6. An. D. 1459. Mayors and Bayliffs John Betty John Spyne John Turner Richard Rumwell John Thomas This year there happened an affray in the body of St. Peters the
Cathedrall Church between some young Gentlemen divers of them being grievously wounded and because the said Church in common opinion was thereby thought to be unhallowed and polluted by blood shedding The Dean and Chapter therefore commanded the Church-doors to be shut up and the services therein to cease until the said Church should be new hallowed or consecrated which in the Dyocesans absence they procured one Thomas then Suffragan to the Bishop of Bath to restore the said Church to it's former state Regna Regum 39. Henry the 6. An. D. 1460. Mayors and Bayliffs William Duke Thomas Calwoodly William Hogge Thomas Hayle Richard Duke This City resenting the King's distress did levy a contribution within the same and did set out one and thirty Soldiers well arrayed and sent both the Men and Money unto the King with their Letters still testifying their readiness to serve his Grace on all occasions Regna Regum 1. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1461. Mayors and Bayliffs John Kelly John Hamlyn John Hammond John Turner Thomas Blowyer The Conduit at Carfoix commonly called the great Conduit was new builded by means of William Duke late Mayor of this City who being well affected towards the same Edw. the 4. did not only oversee the work but at his own charges covered it with Lead Regna Regum 2. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1462. Mayors and Bayliffs Hugh Germin John Thomas William Aysh Walter Gervis Thomas Hayle The Glovers and Skinners were first incorporated by the Mayor and Common-Council of this City whose first Master was named John Macyr and their Wardens John Hackworthy and Simon Carew And 't was ordered by the said Master Wardens and Company that no person of their said Fellowship should sell any Wares belonging to that Art and Mystery being Foraigners goods upon pain to pay for every such offence twenty shillings Regna Regum 3. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1463. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Druell Richard Jeffery John Hammond John Coming Henry Wychalse An Ordinance made by the Mayor and Common Council of this City that every Baker within the same and Suburbs thereof should from time to time grind all his Corn at the Cities Mills c. Duryurd and Crickelpit Rot. 1. 'T was also ordered that every Inhabitant within the said City that holds therein any Tenement for the term of nine and twenty years commonly reputed a Town-term should be returned to serve in Juries if the said Tenement be of the yearly value of forty shillings Rot. 2. The King by his Letters Patent dated 21. July gave to this City all Felons goods Maudlin Fair with many other privileges Regna Regum 4. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1464. Mayors and Bayliffs Hugh Germin Richard Rumwell John Hart Robert Chubb Richard Baker The Guild-hall being ruinous and in decay was new builded By the ancient Custom of this City no excommunicated person can put in suit of Law any other person whatsoever Rot. 2. Regna Regum 5. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1465. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Druel John Hammond Robert Symons John Coming John Ruett Bishop Nevill having finished the Chapter-house begun to be built by his immediate Predecessor and having well governed this Church about ten years space was translated hence to York and made Arch-Bishop thereof who was rendred famous for that prodigious Feast there made at the time of his instalment Regna Regum 6. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1466. Mayors and Bayliffs Hugh Germin Thomas Hayle Richard Clerk William Obley Stephâ—n Rudgway John Booth Doctor of Law elected Bishop of this Church and 22. Feb. was thereunto consecrated by Thomas Bourchier Arch Bishop of Canterbury Thomas Calwoodley and Richard Clerk elected Citizens hereof to serve in Parliament procured an Act for paving the streets of the said City which then were full of Pits dangerous and noisom Regna Regum 7. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1467. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Calwoodley Richard Baker Robert Russel Thomas Pyke Nicholas Nawns A Controversie arose between the Bishop and the City touching a Tower on the Cities Walls behind the Bishop's Palace at the lower end of his Orchard where the Bishop's Prison was then kept by reason whereof he claimed the Inheritance of the same but on a fair Trial it proved to the contrary which said Tower the City pulled down and employed the Lead and other materials thereof towards the reparation of the said Walls Regna Regum 8. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1468. Mayors and Bayliffs John Hamlyn Robert Clubb Thomas Blowyer Richard Nawns John Luffingcâ—t Humphry Lord Stafford made Earl of Devon Regna Regum 9. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1469. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Smith John Coming William Fewnding Robert Newton Robert Gyles The King was pleased in person to visit this City and was well entertained by the Mayor to whom the King at his departure hence gave a Sword commanding that it should be always carried before the Mayor and his Successors At the King 's first coming hither the Mayor delivered him up the Keys of the Gates and the Maces and withall a Purse with one hundred Nobles therein which the King graciously received but the Keys and Maces he re-delivered to the Mayor to be used as formerly The Queen and Prince being likewise here the City presented to them twenty pounds a piece in Gold Regna Regum 10. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1470. Mayors and Bayliffs Hugh Germin Richard Clerk John Orenge Thomas Bond John Gibbs Bishop Booth built the Bishop's stately Chair in the Quire of his Church which being finished he could not quietly sit down therein so troublesome were the times by reason of the Civil Wars between the two Houses of York and Lancaster Hic jacet Johannes Keys Praecantor bujus Ecclesiae fundator primus missae celebrandae post horam decimam qui obiit undecimo die Novembris hoc Anno. In the Quire of the Cathedral he lies buried Regna Regum 11. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1471. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Jeffery Hugh Germin Walter Gervis David Johns John Tybott John Bernard Tertio Augusti died Richard Jeffery in whose stead Hugh Germin was elected Mayor to supply that Office for the remaining part of this year The Cawsey between the City and Cowley-bridge paved by a Priest Regna Regum 12. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1472. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Clerk John Oreng John Atwill William Durk Thomas Ivelton The useful service of the night Belman chiefly instituted to prevent Fires and Felonies began in this Man's Mayoralty Regna Regum 13. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1473. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Rumwell William Obleigh John Tyâ—ott Robert Bouefant Richard Byrch The Duke of Clarence came hither and was honourably received and entertained at the Cities publick charge A Composition was made between the Abbot of Shâ—burn and the Mayor Bailiffs and Commonalty of this City touching the passage of Exmouth by deed dated 3. Augusti Regna Regum 14. Edw. the 4. An. D. 1474. Mayors and Bayliffs Hugh Germin
years space was removed hence and consecrated Bishop of Bath and from thence translated to Winchester he was a great favourer and furtherer of Learning for the better increase whereof he founded and built Corpus Christi Colledge in the Vniversity of Oxford and also a fair Free Grammar School at Grantham in Lincoln-shire and another at Taunton in Somerset-shire in his latter days he waxed blind and dying in Winchester was there honourably buried in his own Church Oliver King one of the King's Chaplains in Ordinary Dean of Windsor and Register of the Noble Order of the Garter there was consecrated Bishop of this Church 20. Februarii by John Morton Arch-Bishop of Canterbury Regna Regum 10. Henry the 7. An. D. 1495. Mayors and Bayliffs John Calwoodley John Bonefant Philip Bullock John Wilkin Nichâ—las Aburn 'T is Inrolled that the Custom of this City is that every Artificer dwelling here and not Free shall pay every Wednesday and Friday ob for all such Wares as they shall set to sale until such time as they shall be Free of the said City Rot. 19. Also that the liberties of the said City for Cognisance of pleas to be held before the Mayor hereof was allowed in certain Actions had before Thomas Bryan and his fellows Justices of the Common Bench at Westminster in Easter Term. Anno 11. Rot. Ed. 4. c. Regna Regum 11. Henry the 7. An. D. 1496. Mayors and Bayliffs John Atwill Walter York William Frost Thomas Langworthy William Binks A great division happened amongst the Citizens about the Election of the Mayor and for avoiding the like for the future 't was ordered by the Mayor and Common Council hereof that no Man should be Mayor or bear any Office here nor any Election held good unless the same were done according to the Ancient Orders and Customs of the said City and withall that the Mayor and Four and twenty of the said Common Council should elect the Mayor and all other Oficers of the said City Regna Regum 12. Henry the 7. An. D. 1497. Mayors and Bayliffs William Frost John Danester Richard Hewett John Buckenam William Wilkinson Perkin Warbeck that Imaginary and counterfeit Prince besieged this City till Edward Courteney Earl of Devon who in the service as wounded together with the Lord William his Son raised the same and repulsed the Rebels Ordered that the present and all future Mayors shall have their Scarlet Gowns and Cloaks lined with Sarcenet and every Receiver General to have a Gown of Crimson in grain and every one of the Four and twenty to have his Gown of Violet or murry colour in grain There want two Rolls of the Records of the Courts of this year wherein are set down the manner and order of the Election of the Mayor and Officers of this City whereof the King being advertized and desirous to have the Government hereof quiet and peaceable summoned the Mayor and Common Council before him and being informed the manner of their Election and the many troubles incident thereunto directed this method and delivered the same ingrossed in Parchment under his Privy Seal a Copy whereof is hereafter inserted which hath been ever since duly observed And to begin this order the King named one William Frost formerly one of his Servants and one of the Bailiffs of the said City the year next Precedent to be Mayor whom to encourage to persevere in his duty the King took off his Sword from his side and gave it unto the Mayor with a Cap of maintenance to be worn and carried in state before him and his Successors for ever as 't is used in the City of London Henry by the Grace of God King of England and of France and Lord of Ireland To all and every of our Subjects to whom shall appertain these our Letters hearing or seeing greeting Whereas in divers times past great inconveniencies strifes and debates have been had and made within this our City of Exeter for the Election of a Mayor four Bailiffs four and twenty of the Common Council and four Serjeants at the Mace of the same as by the grievous complaints of the Citizens and Inhabitants of our said City unto us thereupon made more plainly it hath been declared And for a peaceable Election of and upon the premises hereafter to be used and had within our said City We of our especial Grace tender Love and Zeal which we have and bear to our said City and for the redress restfulness and Common-weal of the same by the assent and consent of the Common Council of our said City and other sad and discreet Citizens of the same Have ordered provided and established that from henceforth there shall be Four and twenty of the most sufficient and discreet Citizens and Inhabitants of our said City of the Common Council for term of their lives and none of them to be removed except it be for poverty disease great Age or other cause reasonable which causes shall be adjudged and determined by the said Four and twenty or by the more part of them and after decease of any of the Four and twenty or the removing of them as is before rehearsed that then the residue of the said Four and twenty shall elect and choose unto them another Citizen most sufficient and Inhabitant of our said City to fulfill the whole number of the said Four and twenty according as the custom is of the four and twenty Aldermen within our City of London the names of the said four and twenty of the Common Council now named before us in a Schedule hereunto annexed Also we Will that the Monday next before the Feast of St. Michael th' Archangel yearly hereafter the Mayor of the said City of Eâ—eter for the time being with his Brethren and Commons of our said City that then shall be Franchized Men shall assemble themselves in the Guild-hall of our said City and then and there the Four and twenty or the more part of them upon their Oaths by privy scrutiny and by the Report of the Recorder and Town-clerk for the time being upon their Oaths shall Elect and choose Two of the most able Citizens of the said four and twenty for a Mayor of our said City for the year then next ensuing which hath been approved before in the Office of a Mayor or else of a Receiver The Mayor then for the time being always excepted to be elected one of the Two persons so before named to be elected as is before rehearsed Also we Will that the said Four and twenty at the same time shall Elect and choose Four Bailiffs whereof one shall be Receiver and that as well of the Four and twenty as of other the most able Citizens and Inhabitants within our said City so that they be Franchised Men and of good name and Fame Also we Will that the same day the said Four and twenty shall Elect and choose Three Serjeants Franchised Men of our said City who best can
of them Mayors successively John Guscott and John Nordon Bailiffs amongst a multititude of others here died Regna Regum 19. Henry the 7. An. D. 1504. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Andrew John Gumby Peter Colshill John Thomas John Bradmore An Inquisition taken upon the deceases of sundry Free-holders of this City who died in the last Plague of all such their Lands within the said City and Liberties thereof as were holden of the Mayor Bailiffs and Commonalty of the same as chief Lords by Socage Tenure And 't was likewise found that every of them and every like Free-holder is and ought in right to pay for a Relief 2 s. 6 d. Bishop Redman having well governed this Church about five years was removed hence to Ely and installed Bishop thereof Upon whose Translation Regna Regum 20. Henry the 7. An. D. 1505. Mayors and Bayliffs William Crudg John Bonefant William Shaxton John Scott John Hoig John Arundell who had been sometimes Dean of this Church but now Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry was translated hither and 15. Marcii consecrated Bishop hereof Regna Regum 21. Henry the 7. An. D. 1506. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Hewett John Limpenny John Oreng Richard Duke Reynold Russell Bishop Arundell having well governed this Church about Two years space 19. Februarii dies in London and lies buried in St. Clement's Church without Temple-bar Regna Regum 22. Henry the 7. An. D. 1507. Mayors and Bayliffs John Calwoodley John Buckenam Matthew Moor Vincent Scott Reynold Russell Hugh Oldham Chaplain to the Countess of Richmond the King's Mother 3. Aprilis was installed Bishop of this Diocess Regna Regum 23. Henry the 7. An. D. 1508. Mayors and Bayliffs John Limpenny William Wilsford William Bennet John Kever William Huntingdon William Mathew Upon the Death of William Huntingdon one of the Bailiffs of this City William Mathew was elected Bailiff in his stead to supply that Office for the residue of the year William Frost late Mayor hereof died and 11. May his last Will and Testament was here proved in due form of Law in the King's Court held at the Guild-hall before the Mayor of the said City according to the ancient Custom thereof He was a prudent Man and his reputation being great with the King much good came thereby to the City chiefly in the suit of the Scavage against London Regna Regum 1. Henry the 8. An. D. 1509. Mayors and Bayliffs John Buckenam John Bradmore William Somaster John Colshill William Hoig Aprilis 22. the King died and his Son Henry the Eighth was proclaimed King Regna Regum 2. Henry the 8. An. D. 1510. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Andrew John Oreng John Moor John Amory William Peryam Testamentum Willielmi Obley in quo inter alia legavit Tenementa sua in Smythenstreet Roberto Mayn Catharinae uxori ejus haeredibus de uxore pro defectu hujusmodi exitus remanere inde Majori Communitati Civitatis Exoniensis datum 10. Augusti hoc Anno. Regna Regum 3. Henry the 8. An. D. 1511. Mayors and Bayliffs William Wilsford William Crudg Robert Browne Robert Kensey John Boughay Henry Hamlyn Upon the Death of William Wilsford late Mayor who deceased 29. Januarii William Crudg was elected Mayor to supply that office for the residue of the year Goods seized as forfeited for the non-payment of the petty duties or Town Custom and composition made for the same Leather brought to the Market unsealed and therefore seized on as forfeited Regna Regum 4. Henry the 8. An. D. 1512. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Symons John Moor John Britnall William Hurst Richard Russell A War here proclaimed against the French King The King intending to invade France sent hither his Mandatory Letters to the Mayor to provide thirty Soldiers to attend him in the said Expedition which was forthwith dispatched and a Voluntary collection here made to set them out well arrayed Regna Regum 5. Henry the 8. An. D. 1513. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Hewett John Winter John Bodley William Ratcliff John Robins Sir Thomas Dennis Knight elected Recorder of this City and lived in the distinct Reigns of seven Kings and Queens of this Realm Viz. Edward the Fourth Richard the Third Henry the Seventh Henry the Eighth Edward the Sixth Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth He was a Domestick Servant to King Henry the Seventh one of the Privy Council to King Henry the Eighth Chancellour to Queen Ann of Cleve Custos Rotulorum of Devon and lastly seven times Sheriff of the said County and once two years together contrary to the Statute of 23 Henry 6.8 whereby he forfeited two hundred pound to the King and the Informer a moiety to each wherewith he acquainted the King who ordered his Attorney general to file an Information against him for the same and had Judgement thereon which the King pardoned and the Informer released by acknowledging satisfaction on Record Every person standing under a Booth or Covering at Fair times ought to pay 4 d. Regna Regum 6. Henry the 8. An. D. 1514. Mayors and Bayliffs John Moor Thomas Hunt William Forest Robert Buller John Williams An Inquisition taken before the Mayor upon the several deaths of the Lady Catherine Countess of Devon Richard Hellier William Foursden John Obley Ann Wilsford John Fortescue and Robert Batten whereby 't was found that the said persons were seized of Lands within this City at the time of their respective deaths and held the same in Free Socage of the Mayor Bailiffs and Commonalty to whom was due from every of the said persons for a relief two shillings and six pence John Garrett Fined for erecting a standing in the high street without Licence Richard Hewett dis-franchised for suing several Freemen of this City at the common Law out of the jurisdiction of this Court contrary to his Oath Regna Regum 7. Henry the 8. An. D. 1515. Mayors and Bayliffs William Crudâ— Jeffery Lewes John Bridgeman Gilbert Kirk Thomas Fowleâ— The Custom touching the Dominicals here was tryed in the King's Court held at the Guild-hall and a Verdict found for the Plaintiff whereby the Custom was held good Goods seized as forfeited for non-entry of the Town Custom William Shapton fined 20 s. for suing a Freeman hereof out of the liberties of the said City John Bodley dis-franchised for the like offence Regna Regum 8. Henry the 8. An. D. 1516. Mayors and Bayliffs John Buckenam John Nosworthy John Woolcott Richard Chubb Robert Trow A Jury was here sued on a Writ of attaint Bishop Oldham was very liberal to the Vicars Choral of his Church and again reduced them to the good order of keeping Commons in their Common-hall who towards the maintenance thereof gave them certain revenues and impropriated unto them the Rectory of Cornwood He was a great favourer and furtherer of Religion Learning and Learned Men wherein the two Colleges of Brazen Nose and Corpus Christi in the Vniversity of Oxford will for ever bear witness of his
hounty to either of them and the Town of Manchester in Lancashire hath likewise good cause to remember this Bishop who founded and endowed a School therein with large revenue for the education of youth in good literature Patronum faciunt dos aedificatio fundus A Patron 's be that doth endow with Lands Or builds the House or on whose ground it stands Regna Regum 9. Henry the 8. An. D. 1517. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Hunt Richard Duke Nicholas Staplehill John Richards Mathew Long Hugh Paige William Cotton In the Month of December Nicholas Staple-hill the eldest Steward died in whose place John Richards was chosen who also deceased in March following in whose stead Mathew Long was elected who continued in the said Office the residue of the year 'T was now an usage here that the Receiver and Bailiffs at the time of the election of the Mayor and Officers kept breakfasts and dinners yearly for them which proved chargeable and some exceeding their ability became thereby decayed and little advantage coming to any person Richard Duke the present Receiver with the advice of his Brethren discontinued the custom keeping no breakfast for which he was fined the like order did the succeeding Bailiffs observe the year following whereupon 't was ordered by the Mayor and Common Council that the succeeding Bailiffs should for ever yearly keep their respective breakfasts and dinners as formerly on pain of 40 s. some of them thought it better to pay the Fine than to spend 20 l. in a Breakfast but the major part of them whether by perswasion or standing in a vain and naked reputation received the old custom till the coming hither of the Honourable Lord Russel Lieutenanâ— of this County by whose advice an order was had bearing date 21. Sept. 4 Ed. 6. That no more such Breakfasts or dinners should be made but in lieu thereof every Receiver should pay 5 l. or 4 l. and every Steward 4 l. or 3 l. 6 s. 8 d. at the Chambers discretion which said Fines should be yearly bestowed on the reparation of the Walls of the said City Regna Regum 10. Henry the 8. An. D. 1518. Mayors and Bayliffs William Crudg Reynold Russell John Maris Negell Collin John Michell Bicton was given by William the Conquerour to William Porto one of his Servants Henry the â—irst gave it to one John sirnamed Janitor of his Office who by Tenure of these Lands was to keep the common Prison within the County of Devon Galfrid le Balstar held Land by the same Service in the time of King Edward the Second from which name by Sackvill this Land came to Henry Copleston Esquire whose Grandson sold it to the aforesaid Sir Thomas Dennis Ann one of his Daughters and Co-heirs being married to Sir Henry Roll Knight from whom to that worthy Gentleman Dennis Roll Esquire as by hereditary right this descended And now Sir John Roll Knight of the Bath enjoys the same in the right of his Lady Florence one of the Daughters and Co heirs of the said Dennis Roll here the Gaol of the County was wont to be kept but the place being of no great strength 't was removed within the Walls of this City at the lower part of the Castle-garden where it still continues This year the King added the word Octavus to his style as Henricus Octavus Dei Gratia c. Regna Regum 11. Henry the 8. An. D. 1519. Mayors and Bayliffs Jeffery Lewes William Shapton Richard Martin John Awells Richard Andrew The goods of one John Jones attainted for Murther being seized on for the Cities use were remitted to his Widow on the payment of a small Fine John Beblew dis-franchized for suing John Northbrook both Freemen of this City at the common Law and out of the Jurisdiction of this Court contrary to his Oath The pay formerly made for Queen Mawdt obit was at present respited and afterwards utterly abolished Regna Regum 12. Henry the 8. An. D. 1520. Mayors and Bayliffs John Broadmere Richard Russel Richard Verny John Harris John Blackaller All Freemen ordered to live within the City on pain of dis-franchisement John Moor Fined for breaking of the Cities Pipes and letting out of the water Richard Ratcliff Fined forty shillings for suffering strangers to sell Wares within his house and for colouring of Foraigners goods Regna Regum 13. Henry the 8. An. D. 1521. Mayors and Bayliffs John Nosworthy William Bennet Christopher Lambert Thomas Hunt John Buller This year the King added to his style Fidei Defensor This Mayor was a very wise Man professing the Laws of the Realm who governed the City so well as that none or few before him did better preferring the welfare of the publick before his own private affairs reformed many abuses and established many good orders herein First he rectified the great disorders of the Courts as well the King's Court as the Provost's Court the Attorneys whereof he caused to be sworn for their just dealings in their Clyents causes he caused a great Presse with leaves locks and keys to be made in the Council-Chamber for the safe keeping of the Records of the City which heretofore lay scattered abroad and thereby all of them from the Conquest to the Reign of King Henry the Third were lost he prescribed and set down the duties of every particular Officer within the City and saw the observation thereof There happening a dearth or scarcity of Corn for the ease of the poor Commons he made good provision and laid it up in a store-house which got him the love of the people all the days of his life thereafter He also reduced the Corn-market to be kept at certain hours and hanged up a Bell to be rung at the beginning and close of the said Markets and about the middle to be tolled First that the Citizens and Inhabitants hereof should supply their wants and then Foraigners should buy He was likewise very careful to see the Assize of Bread and Ale well kept and much delighted in Hospitality In all things he did so well demean himself as that he was honoured of the best reverenced of the Inferiour and generally beloved of all Regna Regum 14. Henry the 8. An. D. 1522. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Duke William Hurst Robert Hooker John Way Robert Smith Notandum est quod nulla navis applicans inâ—ra portum Civitatis Exoniensâ—s potuit se exoner are absque licentia prius obtenta Majoris seu Receptoris Civitatis predictae sub poenâ forisfacturae omnium bonorum Merchandizarum Goods seised on as forfeited for non-payment of the Town Custom duties and composition made for the same A controversie happened between the Parishioners of St. Mary the Moor and one John Bonefant touching a Tenement in South-gate-street whereof one Richard Russel one of the Common Council of this City was a Feoffee in trust for the said Parish and when the cause came to trial Bonefant produced a Release made by the said Russell
whereby the Parishioners lost their Land The Chamber not liking such untrusty dealings of any of their Members called him before them and finding that he had betrayed a trust reposed in him for the Poor dismissed him of their Society and dis-franchized him of the liberties of the City Regna Regum 15. Henry the 8. An. D. 1523. Mayors and Bayliffs John Symons Thomas Hunt John Britnall Richard Faux Roger Luxton John Holmer This John Symons died 27. Septembris being Tuesday and the next day after his Election and Thomas Hunt was chosen to supply the Office until William Hurst the new Mayor Elected did return from London and take his Oath in whose absence the rest of the Officers then chosen were sworn according to the ancient Custom of the City Bishop Oldham died 25. Junii and lies buried in a Chappell on the South-side of the Quire of his own Church built on purpose for his Interment dying excommunicated John Voysey alias Herman Doctor of the Laws and Dean of this Church was by the King being his Chaplain in Ordinary and Dean of his Chappell 23. Julii preferred to this Bishoprick and afterwards made Lord President of Wales and had the Government of the King 's eldest Daughter the Lady Mary Princess of Wales and afterwards Queen of England whose Godfather he was Bishop Voysey and the Earl of Devon sent to Dover to receive the King of Denmark Regna Regum 16. Henry the 8. An. D. 1524. Mayors and Bayliffs William Hurst Henry Hamlyn William Buckenam John Woolcott William Davy One Joan Luter a common Strumpet being frequently admonished of her debauched Life and Conversation and not reforming the same This Mayor went in person to her house brought her thence and committed her to Ward that she might receive due punishment for her said offences her Lovers and Companions hearing the news used all means possible to prevent the same who seeing they could not prevail with the Mayor to inlarge their Harlot attempted to rescue the Prisoner insomuch that William Somaster then Sword-bearer attending his Master the Mayor in the High-street for his defence was enforced to draw his Sword and in fight defeated the said Lovers whereupon their Wench was sent to the House of Correction and afterwards whipped openly at the Carts Tail Regna Regum 17. Henry the 8. An. D. 1525. Mayors and Bayliffs William Bennet Robert Buller John Winter William Holmer John Tuckfield The Lord Henry Courteney Earl of Devon created Marquess of Exeter and shortly afterwards beheaded The Farm of Weapons here forfeited for breaking of the King's Peace was devised to Richard Faux Several Writs of ne Molestando sent to Bristol to discharge the duty of Town Custom pretended to be due to them from the Freemen of this City from the payment whereof by sundry Charters they are exempted Regna Regum 18. Henry the 8. An. D. 1526. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Hamlyn Robert Hooker Nicholas Lymett John Trubâ—dy William Hussy William Hussy one of the Bailiffs neglecting to keep his Dinner according to a former Order in that behalf made was therefore Fined 4 l. and paid it accordingly Regna Regum 19. Henry the 8. An. D. 1527. Mayors and Bayliffs John Britnall John Blackaller John Croft John Seller John Duck The Custom was pleaded touching a Childs portion and 't was proved that if any Freeman died leaving a Wife and Children his goods were to be divided into three equal parts whereof the Widow was to have one third part the Children another third part and the Executor to have the other third part but in case he leaveth Children and no Wife then are the goods to be divided into two equal parts whereof the Children are to have one moiety and the Executor or Administrator is to have the other moiety or halfendeal of the said goods Rot. 36. John Broadmere late Mayor and now one of the Aldermen of this City obstinately refusing to render an Accompt and to pay what he owed them And being often summoned to attend them and refusing was Fined ten Marks and required forthwith to appear and submit himself on pain of disfranchisement which he did accordingly A good precedent when Magistrates without respect of Persons thus impartially administer justice Regna Regum 20. Henry the 8. An. D. 1528. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Buller Gilbert Kirk John Maynard William Tothill Robert Whitread Goods of a Felon on his Attainder forfeited to the City and seized on accordingly John Northbrook distrained for non-payment of his Shop Fine Two Freemen hereof for suing two other Freemen in the King's Bench out of the Jurisdiction of this Court for matters properly here determinable contrary to their Oaths were both dis-franchised Another for the like offence submitted to a Fine Ordered that the presentments be weekly estreated and brought into the Mayor's Court by the Serjeants at Mace which they refusing to do are to lose their Offices By the Custom of this City every person condempned in any Action within the Courts hereof ought to pay the Serjeants at Mace for levying of the same a penny of every shilling if the condempnation be not above 40 s. if it exceeds 40 s. the party condempned shall pay twelve pence of every pound Regna Regum 21. Henry the 8. An. D. 1529. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Hooker William Peryam Thomas Spurway Robert Turner Robert Tooker John Breknoll for abusing John Thomas with slanderous words in the Council Chamber being both Members thereof was Fined and paid accordingly 40 s. John You another Member of this Society in respect of his great Age and Impotency was on his petition dismissed hence John Ryse Treasurer of this Church builded the new Calendar-hay within St. Peter's Close Regna Regum 22. Henry the 8. An. D. 1530. Mayors and Bayliffs John Blackaller Richard Martin Thomas Prestwood Richard Mawditt Stephen Larimore A pension of twenty shillings per Annum by Patent under the Common Seal of the City granted to Anthony Hertney Surveyor to the Marquess of Exeter for his Life This year the King added in the end of his style Supremum caput Ecclesiae Anglicanae Regna Regum 23. Henry the 8. An. D. 1531. Mayors and Bayliffs Gilbert Kirk Hugh Paige Thomas Bonefant William Chanon Edward Sheer The last Wills and Testaments of John Nosworthy and Thomas Andrew late Mayors of this City according to the ancient Custom hereof were here proved in the King's Court held at the Guild-hall Thomas Bennet a Master of Arts was condemned of Heresie and a Writ de Haeretico comburendo being brought to Sir Thomas Dennis Knight Sheriff of the County of Devon commanded a stake to be erected in Southen-hay in order to the said Bennet's execution which the Chamber would not suffer and therefore was carryed to Livery-dole and there burned to death In which place the said Sheriff afterwards Founded and Erected a fair Alms-house for twelve aged Men to inhabit allotting to each of them a low Room and a Chamber over the same
making his Apprentice Free before the end of his term Small was the resort in the beginning to the Yarn Market but the house being built it encreased which did not a little trouble the Crediton Men having used their utmost endeavours to interrupt this settlement fearing hereby that their Market formerly the only Market in these Western parts for the sale of Kersies Wool and Yarn would be much neglected if not utterly destroyed They brought the matter in question before the Lords of the Council and Entitled the Bishop of the Diocess therewith but in fine they had the repulse and the Market here continued to be one of the greatest benefits accruing to the said City ten thousand pound weekly being therein bestowed in Serges The King was here proclaimed King of Ireland formerly called Lord of Ireland Regna Regum 33. Henry the 8. An. D. 1541. Mayors and Bayliffs William Buckenam John Way John Peryam John Macy Robert Sweet A young Child named Thomas Hunt standing near to the wheel of an Horse-mill which Nicholas Reev Brewer had erected to the great dislike of the Millers was by mischance come within the compass of the cog-wheel and therewith torn in pieces And on an Inquisition taken 't was found that the said Wheel was the cause of the Child's death whereupon the said Mill was forthwith demolished and the Horse as a Deodand seized on to the Cities use Regna Regum 34. Henry the 8. An. D. 1542. Mayors and Bayliffs John Buller John Woolcott John Drake Christopher Potter Richard Limbear Goods forfeited for non-payment of the duty of the Town Custom and composition made for the same Goods of a Felon on his Attainder forfeited to the City and seized on by the Sheriff Robert Bridgman Fined for counterfeiting the seal of the Leather John Row Junior Fined for selling Leather unsealed in the open Market Regna Regum 35. Henry the 8. An. D. 1543. Mayors and Bayliffs Robert Tooker John Holmer John Hurst William Parsons William Downman The Spanish Embassadour taking this City in his way towards London This Mayor at his own charge lodged and honourably entertained him and his whole company in his own house during their abode here being the space of three days Goods seized as forfeited for non-entry of the Town Custom Ordered that the Sheriff of this City and County for executing of a common process for a Freeman shall demand and take but Twelve pence and for an Inhabitant but Sixteen pence Ordered that the Sheriff do make up his Accompt yearly between Michaelmas and Christmas Regna Regum 36. Henry the 8. An. D. 1544. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Prestwood John Maynard John Webb William Halse Hugh Pope At the Mayor's Election all Freemen of the City ought to be present and give their Voices upon pain without a reasonable excuse of dis-franchisement The Commons of this City gave a free benevolence towards the reparation of the Walls The New-haven or Water-course of Exe was now begun to be made towards the charges whereof most part of the Parish Churches of this City gave some portion of their Plate amounting in the whole to nine hundred ounces of silver parcel gilt Sir Thomas Bodley the honourable Founder of the publick Library in the Vniversity of Oxford a great restorer of Learning and a munificent Benefactor hereunto was 2. Martii born here Regna Regum 37. Henry the 8. An. D. 1545. Mayors and Bayliffs William Hurst Nicholas Lymett Robert Midwinter Henry Booth John Berry Shop Fines imposed upon sundry Foraigners inhabiting within the City Part of Cowley Bridge fell down Regna Regum 38. Henry the 8. An. D. 1546. Mayors and Bayliffs John Britnall John Tuck field John Stowell Edward Bridgman Thomas Grigg Goods seized on as forfeited being laid on Land without Licence the Town Custom duty not discharged nor agreement made for the same Januarii 28. the King died and his only Son Edward the Sixth of the Age of nine years was proclaimed King Regna Regum 1. Edw. the 6. An. D. 1547. Mayors and Bayliffs John Midwinter John Drake Thomas Skidmore John Bodley John Blackall Goods seized as Foraign bought and sold and redeemed by a Fine Nicholas Reev one of the Common Council for several misdemeanours dismissed of the said Society Nicholas Lymett another Member of the said Society being blind was on his petition likewise dismissed Regna Regum 2. Edw. the 6. An. D. 1548. Mayors and Bayliffs John Blackaller William Tothill Jeffery Arundell Henry Maunder John Tocker From the 10th day of June to the 6th day of August then next following by the insurrection of the Commons of Devon and Cornwall this City was so strictly besieged especially for 35. days and that albeit for the last 12. days the Citizens lived on Horse-bread and Horse-flesh being miserably pinched with Famine yet remained they faithful to their Liege Lord and Soveraign The King and in fine by the valour of John Lord Russel whom the King sent hither as General of an Army for their deliverance the Enemy was vanquished In reward of which great service thus performed by the City the King bestowed on it his Mannor of Exiland adjoyning to the same and parcel of the Suburbs thereof and renewed their Charter of which deliverance an Anniversary is here solemnly and thankfully observed on the 6th day of August Regna Regum 3. Edw. the 6. An. D. 1549. Mayors and Bayliffs John Tuck field William Smith Richard Prestwood William Reynolds Thomas Lambert This Bishop Voysey through the whole course of his Life appeared Court-like and bountiful which in the end turned not so much to his credit as the spoil of the Church for of two and twenty Lordships which his Predecessors had enjoyed and left to him of a great yearly revenue he left but Three to his Successor and those also leased out And where he found fourteen Mansion-houses excellently well furnished he left but one of them behind him and that very bare and naked robbed of all its Furniture and yet charged with sundry Fees and Annuities by which means this Bishoprick sometimes accounted one of the best is now become one of the meanest in Temporal Lands who having governed this Church about twenty six years surrendred it into the King's hands Whereupon Miles Coverdale who the year immediately precedent attended upon the Lord Russell in the service of the commotion was at Lambeth 20. Sept. consecrated Bishop hereof by Thomas Cranmer Arch-Bishop of Canterbury The City purchased from the Crown the Fee or Mannor of St. Nicholas within this City a Priory lately dissolved by Act of Parliament Two Citizens for colouring of Foraigners goods were dis-franchised Regna Regum 4. Edw. the 6. An. D. 1550. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Prestwood John Hurst Walter Staplehill Peter Lake Thomas Beaufitâ— The bounds and limits of the County were by Act of Parliament ascertained and confirmed Bishop Coverdals translated the Bible from Hebrew and Greek into English and being unwilling to be disturbed in his
Brushford Peter Vilvain This William Chappel died 15. Decembris in whose place Simon Knight was chosen to supply that Office for the remaining part of the year Regna Regum 22. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1580. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Bruerton John Davy Robert Webber John Riggins Nicholas Capenter In the Month of October by the Queens Command eleven Horsemen well arrayed with their whole Furniture were sent into Ireland at the sole charges of the Bishop Dean and Chapter In the same Month was here seen a Comet or Blazing star Regna Regum 23. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1581. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Martin John Peryam Henry Hull Richard Dorchester Henry Spurway An Act of Parliament made that all Gavel-kind Land within the Country of this City shall be inheritable as Lands at the Common Law the charges whereof were defrayed by the City Sluces erected on the new work or Flaven for the better conveyance of Wares and Merchandizes to and from the said City Regna Regum 24. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1582. Mayors and Bayliffs Michael Germin George Smith John Howell John Follet John Moor The Right Honourable William Earl of Bath 7. Augusti here married the Lady Elizabeth Daughter to the Earl of Bedford to whom the City presented a Bason and Ewer of silver gilded and also made them a triumph in Southen-hay in honour of their said Marriage Regna Regum 25. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1583. Mayors and Bayliffs Jeffery Thomas William Martyn Thomas Walker Richard Jourden Nicholas Errom Every Inhabitants dwelling House being on fire he forfeits 20 s. and for his Chimney 6 s. 8 d. by the ancient custom of this City Regna Regum 26. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1584. Mayors and Bayliffs John Davy John Levermore John Prowse Thomas Bridgman Christâ—pher Spicâ—r In the Month of September Don Anthonio King of Portugal being driven out of his own Countrey by Philip King of Spain arrived at Plymouth and upon St. Michael's day came to this City who with his retinue during their abode here were lodged in this Mayor's house and by him very liberally entertained Regna Regum 27. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1585. Mayors and Bayliffs Nicholas Martin Thomas Chappell William Spicer Gilbert Smith Richard Pery At Lent Assizes held at the Castle of Exeter there were certain Prisoners arraigned before Serjeant Flowerdby one of the Judges of Assizes for this Western Circuit when suddenly there arose such a noisom smell from the Bar as that a great number of the people then present were therewith infected whereof in a very short space thereafter died the said Judge Sir John Chichester Sir Arthur Basset and Sir Bernard Drake Knights Robert Cary and Thomas Risdon Esquires Justices of the Peace and then sitting on the Bench and eleven of the Jury impannelled and sworn for the Trial of the said Prisoners at the Bar and the Twelfth man only escaped The cause of the sickness was said to be thus Sir Bernard Drake having been at Sea took a Portugal Ship which had there hovered up and down a long season insomuch that the Merchants and Mariners therein by diseases chiefly occasioned through want of Victuals and Necessaries were all worn out These men he brought into Dartmouth and caused them to be sent to the Gaol near Exeter Castle with which contagious disease all persons therein were soon infected and most of them died and no less both City and Countrey Regna Regum 28. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1586. Mayors and Bayliffs George Smith Nicholas Spicer Lawrence Seldon William Brayly Thomas Edwards Regna Regum 29. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1587. Mayors and Bayliffs John Peryam Philip Yard John Ellicott Jasper Horsey Roger Selby A Letter of Attorney made to retain persons under the Common Seal to demand cognizance of pleas Goods seized as forfeited being landed the Town Custom duty not discharged Goods seized on by the searchers of Leather as forfeited and composition made for the same John Carpenter sometime a servant to Sir Thomas Dennis Knight elected Muster-Master of this City Several Ships were hence set forth every way well furnished for the Queens service against the Spanish Invasion whose Captains Mariners and Souldiers were by the City paid their wages Regna Regum 30. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1588. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Chappell Thomas Spicer Thomas Radford Richard Reynolds Thomas Greenwood The Earl of Essex coming hither was very honourable received and at the Cities sole charge entertained Regna Regum 31. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1589. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Prowse John Chappel Edward Langdon Walter Horsey John Payn In the month of September the Plague begun here to reign At the Election of the Mayor and Officers of this City on Monday next before St. Michael's day Sir Robert Dennys Knight Recorder hereof being absent by reason of sickness wrote a Letter to the Chamber for his excuse and prayed them to appoint a deputy to supply his place pro hâc vice and they ordered the Camberlain who took the secret voices of the Four and twenty and presented the same to the Commons in the Guild-hall according to the Ancient and Laudable Custom of the said City The little Conduit in the High-street and also the House in the Courtelage behind the Gisild-hall were new builded Regna Regum 32. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1590. Mayors and Bayliffs Wiliam Martin Richard Sweet John Howell William Newcomb Walter Borough Thomas Baskervil Upon the Death of Richard Sweet late Receiver General of this City John Howell was Elected his Successor in that Office for the residue of the year Regna Regum 33. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1591. Mayors and Bayliffs Michael Germin Thomas Walker Jeremy Hilliard Hillary Galley John Depford John Tayler a Freeman of this City for colouring Foraigners goods and for suing another Freeman at Westminster out of the Jurisdiction of this Court contrary to his Oath had two distinct Fines imposed on him The Cloth-market removed from North-gate-street into South-gate-street to be kept between the Conduit there and the Bear-lane Regna Regum 34. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1592. Mayors and Bayliffs Nicholas Spicer Richard Beavis Walter Body Alnett Budly Richard Wheaton The Company of Butchers within this City disturbing the markets and taking away the Victuals of Foraign Butchers resorting hither were for their misdemeanour many of them committed to prison Regna Regum 35. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1593. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Spicer Henry Hull Alexander Germin Paul Triggs Henry Payn The forepart of the Guild-hall was new built Bishop Wolton having well governed this Church 14. years space being constantly an earnest assertor of Conformity against the opposers thereof 13. Martii deceased and lies buried in the South-side of the Quire of his own Church In whose memory on a fair stone fixed in the Wall are inscribed these ensuing Verses Epitaphium in obitum Reverendissimi Patris Johannis Woltoni Episcopâ— Exoniensis Hic jacet haud jacet hic tumulo quem credis inesse Terra nequit tantum
contumulare virum Ingenium genium mores pietatis honores Eloquiumque pium busta perusta tegent Falleris Vltonus tonus est sic spiritus unde Hoc nôsti tonus est coeliâ—us orbe tonans Gervis Babington was the next Elected Bishop of this Diocess and therein consecrated 2. Maii being translated hither from his Bishoprick of Landaff in Wales and having well governed this Church about three years was removed hence and made Bishop of Worcester Regna Regum 36. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1594. Mayors and Bayliffs John Davy Christopher Spicer Hugh Crossing John Lant Clement Owlborow A stock of money advanced by several members of the Common Council to provide in Corn for a publick store of the City chiefly for the relief of the poor in this time of scarcity John Coldwell Doctor in Physick and Bishop of Sarum about this time gave his See a strong purge by consenting to the alienation of Sherburn Mannour from his Bishoprick he was assaulted in a dangerous juncture of time to give a denyal for after he was Elected Bishop all his Church preferments were disposed of and before his Election was confirmed Sir Walter Rawleigh Knight importuned him to pass Sherburn to the Crown and effected the same whereupon Sir Walter presently begg'd it of the Queen much after the same manner Sir William Killegrew Knight got the Mannour of Crediton a Bough almost as bigg as all the rest of the Body from this Church of Exeter by the consent of this Bishop Babington Regna Regum 37. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1595. Mayors and Bayliffs John Chappell Richard Dorchester John Chappell Juâ— Jeffery Waltham John Eadts Post-horses to be here always in readiness for the publick safety of the City and more spocial service of the Queens Majesty Goods seized as forfeited being landed Town Custom duty not discharged Regna Regum 38. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1596. Mayors and Bayliffs John Levermore Richard Jourden Alexander Mayne Thomas Blackaller David Bagwell Robert Parr William Cotton Doctor in Divinity upon the Translation of Bishop Babington to Worcester 16. Maii was installed Bishop hereof Upon the death of Richard Jourden late Receiver General of this City Alexander Mayne was chosen in his place to supply that Office for the residue of the Year A pension of 4 l. per Annum granted to John Hooker in reward of sundry services performed by his Father to this City Regna Regum 39. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1597. Mayors and Bayliffs George Smith William Spicer John Sendy Samuel Alford William Pope The Town of Tiverton being lately consumed by Fire 10 l. in money was sent them to relieve their Poor Felons goods forfeited to the City and seized on accordingly by the Sheriff Regna Regum 40. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1598. Mayors and Bayliffs John Peryam John Prowse John Tayler Nicholas Langdon Richard Body Mr. Palmer's Alms-house without the South-gate was appointed only for Women to inhabit therein and one Whitrow's Widow being admitted into the said House and taking Husband contrary to the Orders thereof was thence therefore expelled Regna Regum 41. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1599. Mayors and Bayliffs John Howell Thomas Edwards Giler Savery William Martin Ignatius Jourden The deep way between the Hospitals of the Wynard's and St. Mary Magdalens without the South gate was filled up and paved Recognizances at Sessions forfeited and composition made for the same with the Chamber on the Delinquent's petitions Regna Regum 42. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1600. Mayors and Bayliffs William Martin John Ellicott John Lambell Thomas Snow Richard Brinley Goods of a Felo de se forfeited to the City and seized on accordingly Five Hides of Leather likewise seized on being not well tanned according to the Statute Regna Regum 43. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1601. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Walker Walter Borough John Sheer John Marshall Hugh Morell The Town of Tiverton being again destroyed by Fire was hence relieved with the sum of 100 l. in money collected of the Inhabitants hereof by a voluntary contribution Bishop Cotton on the death of the old Schoolmaster of the High-School here referreth the nomination of a new one to the Chamber who recommending one Mr. Perryman a Learned but a lashing master was accordingly admitted thereunto Regna Regum 44. Q. Elizabeth An. D. 1602. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Beavis William Martin Alexander Germin Robert Ellicott Richard Sweet John Modyford On the Death of Richard Beavis late Mayor hereof who died 26. Augusti William Martin was Elected Mayor to supply that Office for the residue of the year Queen Elizabeth departed this Life 24. Martii and 29. of the same month was King James here solemnly proclaimed King Regna Regum 1. James An. D. 1603. Mayors and Bayliffs Nicholas Spicer Hugh Crossing Nicholas Beavit Oliver Tapper Robert Hind The Plague being entred this City a Pesthouse for the better succour of persons infected therewith was provided near the said City by the special care of the Magistrates hereof Mawdlin and Lammas Fairs in regard of the said sickness were not now kept Goods landed at Toppisham and forfeited the duty of the Town Custom being not discharged Regna Regum 2. James An. D. 1604. Mayors and Bayliffs John Davy William Newcomb William Horsham John Penny Thomas Crossing Thomas Richardson William Horsham dying in his Stewardship Thomas Richardson was chosen in his place to supply that Office for the residue of the year A Gelding here seized on as a Deodand and sold by the Receiver General hereof for five pound which he made good on his Accompt Two Freemen hereof for suing two other Freemen out of the Jurisdiction of this Court were both of them Fined and disfranchised Regna Regum 3. James An. D. 1605. Mayors and Bayliffs Henry Hull John Lant Thomas Martin Edward Clement Peter Colleton A considerable sum of money was raised as a voluntary contribution made by the Inhabitants hereof towards the erecting of St. Sydwel's Tower Goods of an attainted person for Felony seized on to the Cities use On the Fifth day of November the Gun-powder Treason was discovered and the Actors found and Executed whereof a great Scholar made this observation Quinto Novembris Anglia Memineris quid Papae furorem Dei favorem id The Fifth of November England remember what The Pope's Conspiracy God's great delivery that Regna Regum 4. James An. D. 1606. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Dorchester Gilbert Smith John Gupwill John Aclund George Pyle New maces of silver with the King's Arms engraven thereon made for the four Serjeants Holloway without the South-gate was well repaired and the ground levelled Regna Regum 5. James An. D. 1607. Mayors and Bayliffs Sir George Smith Knight Jeffery Waltham Robert Parr Peter Bolt George Leech Thomas Wakeman The Price of Corn much encreasing a considerable quantity thereof is bought and put up in store for the necessary relief of the poor herein Twenty pound in money given by the City towards the building of fitter seats in the Castle
for the Judges of Assizes that come this Circuit which was advanced on the motion of Mr. Recorder Martin as from the Judges A patent under the common Seal granted to the Right Honourable Earl of Dorset Lord Treasurer of England to be Lord High Steward of this City who at Whitehall 19. Aprilis as he sate in Council died suddenly Regna Regum 6. James An. D. 1608. Mayors and Bayliffs John Prowse John Marshall Thomas Amy Christoyher Spicer John Blight Goods seized on as forfeited being Foraign bought and sold and composition made for the same A Gelding as a Deodand forfeited to the City and seized on accordingly Regna Regum 7. James An. D. 1609. Mayors and Bayliffs Hugh Crossing John Sheer William Grigg John Hayn William Birdall An Act of Parliament made for the continuance and repair of Head-weare on the River of Exe and the new Leat cap. 19. Regna Regum 8. James An. D. 1610. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Borough Ignatius Jourden Thomas Flay John Jourden John Lynn An exemplisication had of an Act of Parliament lately made for Trews-wear◠John Pearse one of Mr. Hurst's Alms-men expelled the said House for disobeying the good Orders and Constitutions thereof by marrying a Woman under the Age of fifty five years Regna Regum 9. James An. D. 1611. Mayors and Bayliffs John Lant Thomas Martin Nicholas Spicer John Crocker John Tirry Thomas Tooker lately Elected Sword-bearer of this City was arraigned before the Judges of Assizes at the Castle of Exon for the murther of his Wife found guilty thereof and had sentence to die and was accordingly Executed at Hevitree Gallows A voluntary contribution of 30 l. in money was here made and sent to the poor of St. Sidwells whose Houses were lately destroyed by sire Several Bridges over the new Work or Haven builded Regna Regum 10. James An. D. 1612. Mayors and Bayliffs William Newcomb John Modyford William Mace Abraham Paul Anthony Salter The Goods of an attainted person seized on for the Cities use and composition made for the same Northen-hay levelled and a pleasant walk made thereon and upon the Mount over against Gallants-Bower seats or Benches of Timber erected and all at the Cities charge Regna Regum 11. James An. D. 1613. Mayors and Bayliffs Jeffery Waltham John Gupwill John Chafe Gilbert Sweet James Taylor A Patent under the Common Seal granted to the Right Honourable the Earl of Northampton to be Lord High Steward of this City Regna Regum 12. James An. D. 1614. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Walker Thomas Crossing John Levermore George Passemere Henry Willett Regna Regum 13. James An. D. 1615. Mayors and Bayliffs John Marshall John Tayler Richard Prowse Hugh Germin William Bartlett The goods of an attainted person seized on as forfeited to this City Regna Regum 14. James An. D. 1616. Mayors and Bayliffs John Sheer Thomas Amy Nicholas Martin Christopher Clark William Reade An exemplification of a Decree had out of the Exchequer touching the Fishing in the River of Exe. Regna Regum 15. James An. D. 1617. Mayors and Bayliffs Ignatius Jourden Peter Colleton Adam Bennet John Hakewill John Savage Mr. Recorder Duck being chosen Reader of Lincolns Inn two Hogsheads of Claret Wine were presented him from this City as a Testimony of their respects towards him Regna Regum 16. James An. D. 1618. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Martin John Acland Nicholas Ricroft Roger Yeo Alexander Osborn Sir Walter Rawleigh Knight in the first year of this King's Reign at Winchester before Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer was attainted of High Treason which said sentence did lie Dormant Almost 16. years during which time he continued a Prisoner in the Tower until about three years last past when he was permitted to go at large and had a Commission for a Voyage to Guiana and after his return was remanded to the Tower the Record of the Attainder being brought and certified into the King's Bench he was by Habeas Corpus directed to the Lieutenant of the Tower brought unto the Bar where being demanded what he could say why the Court should not proceed and grant execution against him replyed that the King had employed him as General of a Voyage and gave him power of the lives of others and whether this did amount to a pardon or no he knew not to whom the Court replyed that the King pardons no Treasons by any implication but by express words and so execution was awarded against him and he committed to the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex and by them was brought to the Gate house and the next day being the 29. of October this year was beheaded in the great Court at Westminster He was a person of as rare endowments of mind as this Age did afford in any capacity take him as a States-man Seaman Soldier or Learned Writer Tam Marti quam Mercuri◠his own Motto in every respect he well deserved whose real worth and vertues to describe is a sufficient task for an abler Pen well remembring that old sentence praestat nulla quam pauca dicere de Carthagine I cease Some say that he was born at Budley in Devon others that he was a Native hereof and born in the house adjoyning to the Palace-gate on either account as our Countrey-man I held it unfit to pass him by altogether in silence Regna Regum 17. James An. D. 1619. Mayors and Bayliffs John Prowse George Pyle Walter White John Pearse George Langworthy Joan Garnsey Widow placed in Mr. Hurst's Alms-house and being married contrary to the orders of the said House she and her Husband both were thence expelled Edward Hert Town-clark of this City surrendered his said Office to the Chamber wherein John Martin Chamberlain of the said City was Elected and during his life enjoyed both the said Offices simul semel Regna Regum 18. James An. D. 1620. Mayors and Bayliffs Hugh Crossing John Linn William Skinner Richard Saunders Thomas Tooker Bishop Cotton having well governed this Church about 23. years 26. Augusti died and lies buried in the South-side of the Quire of his own Church In whose memory a fair Monument is there erected with his Portraicture or Effigies in Alabaster which in the late troubles was removed into an Isle at the upper end of the said Church and in a marble stone these ensuing Verses inscribed Memoriae Reverendi Patris Dignissimi Praesulis Domini Gulielmi Cottoni olim Exoniensis Episcopus Sacrum Venentur titulos alii atque encomia captent Tu propria virtute nites Dignissime Praeful Corda virum tumulus tibi sunt Epitaphia linguae Virtutesque tuae tituli quae dissita multis Juncta tibi zelus prudens prudentia mista Serpentem innocuà caute Moderata Columbà Foeta operumque fides opera edita abdita mundo Abdita sic humilis pietas jubet edita caelo Mite supercilium faices angusta sereni Vultus Majestas fróntis veneranda serena Ira fugax solem rarò visura cadentem Mensa
benigna domusque patens aditusque paratus Condivit tua dicta lepos gravitasque leporem Pacificis placidus tantum hostis seditiosis Non tibi sublimi mores in sedc superbi Vita nec in prima ut multis fuit imâ— Cathedra Praelatusque gregi sed non elatus honores es Two other Verses were hereunto added and thus translated A Paulo ad Petrum pia te Regina vocavit Cum Petro Paulo Caeli Rex arcâ— locavit Whom the Queen from Paul to Peter did vemove Him God with Paul and Peter plac'd above Valentine Cary Doctor in Divinity on the 20. day of November then next following was consecrated Bishop of this Diocess Regna Regum 19. James An. D. 1621. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter Borough Thomas Wakeman Francis Crossing Henry Batâ—ishill John Garland A Patent under the Common Seal of the City granted to the Right Honourable the Earl of Suffolk to be Lord High Steward thereof Regna Regum 20. James An. D. 1622. Mayors and Bayliffs John Modyford John Jourden Roger Mallock Richard Harbert John Monugwell Licence given Grace Sheer Widow by the Chamber to send her Son Joseph Snow an Orphan of this City beyond the Seas The Chamber in procuring the Charter for establishing the Hospital of St. John's within the East-gate of the said City and in repairing and new building of the Edifices thereunto belonging did expend above 400 l. Regna Regum 21. James An. D. 1623. Mayors and Bayliffs John Gupwill Nicholas Spicer James Tucker John Cooze Trisfram Miâ—hell The Commission of the Deputy Lieutenants of this City and County was renewed Regna Regum 22. James An. D. 1624. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Crossing Thomas Flay Hugh Crocker Nicholas Mercer Augustin Drake A Patent under the Common Seal of the City granted to the Right Honourable William Earl of Pembrook and Montgomery to be Lord High Steward thereof The Plague here entred in the Month of July and continued very hot for one years space sweeping away many Families Regna Regum 1. Charles the 1. An. D. 1625. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Walker Nicholas Martin William Golding James White George Jourden This Mayor being Elected refused to accept of the Office in regard of the contagious sickness here still reigning but withdrew himself into the Countrey whereupon a petition was sent hence to the King who commanded this Mayor to undertake the Office on his Allegiance whereunto he readily yielded obedience and performed it very worthily A Pest-house in the Parish of St. Sydwells was purchased by the City for the benefit of such poor people as were or should be infected with the Plague No common Beggars in the open streets of the City were permitted but presently sent to the Work house or house of Correction to get their bread by the sweat of their brows idleness being the root of all evil it being no less true then a witty saying That the Devil tempts all men but the idle man who tempts the Devil the idle man's brain being a shop for the Devil to work in Regna Regum 2. Charles the 1. An. D. 1626. Mayors and Bayliffs John Tayler John Hakewill Robert Walker John Berry Joseph Trobridg Bishop Cary having well governed this Church about 6. years 10. Junii died and lies buried in the North-side of the Quire of St. Paul's Church London but hath a stately monument of Marble with his Effigies Pourtrayed in Alabaster erected as his memorial in an Isle at the upper end of his own Church Upon whose decease Regna Regum 3. Charles the 1. An. D. 1627. Mayors and Bayliffs John Acland Gilbert Sweet George Harris John Anthony Richard Madeck Joseph Hall Doctor in Divinity was Elected and 23. Decembris consecrated Bishop of this Diocess The King under his great Seal renews the Cities Charter A Pump erected near St. Paul's Church The City of Sarum being infected with the Plague of Pestilence for the better relief of their sickly poor a considerable sum of Money was here collected and sent to them Regna Regum 4. Charles the 1. An. D. 1628. Mayors and Bayliffs John Lynn Francis Crossing John Tayler Jun. John Cupper Humphry Bidgood In the Lady Chappel of this Cathedral is a fair monument erected to the memory of Sir John Doderidge Knight who died 13. Septembris and his Effigies is lively Pourtrayed in Alabaster in his scarlet Gown and Robes and a Court Roll in his hand He was first Serjeant at Law to Prince Henry then Solicitor General to King James of famous memory after that principal Serjeant at Law to the said King and lastly called by him to be one of the Judges of the Honourable Court of King's Bench where he spent the rest of his days being 17. years He was so general a Scholar as 't is hard to say whether he were better Artist Divine Common or Civil Lawyer he departed this Life at Forsters near Egham in Surry and according to his desire his body was brought down and here interred 14. Octobris then next following whose Epitaph is thus inscribed Learning adieu for Doderidge is gone To fix his Earthly to an Heavenly Throne Rich Vrn of Learned Dust scarce can be found More Worth inshrined in six foot of ground NVnC obiit DoDerigVs JVDeX Another fair Monument thereunto adjoyning is erected in memory of his Lady with this Inscription on a marble stone Hic jacet Domina Dorothea uxer Johannis Doderidge Militis unius Justiciariorum Domini Regis ad placita coram Rege tenenda assignati filia Amisii Bampfield Militis quae obiit primo Martâ— Anno Domini 1614. and in an Escutcheon their Arms impaled sc 1. Argent two Pales Wavy Azure between 9. Cross Croslets gules 2. Or on a bend gules three Mollets d'argent Regna Regum 5. Charles the 1. An. D. 1619. Mayors and Bayliffs Nicholas Spicer Adam Bennet John Marâ—in Thomas Blackall Jâ—hn Madâ—ck A Patent under the Common Seal granted to the Right Honourable Richard Lord Weston Lord High Treasurer of England to be Lord High Steward of this City A considerable sum of money here collected by way of a voluntary contribution and sem to the Town of Cambridge being infected with the Plague Regna Regum 6. Charles the 1. An. D. 1630. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomes Flay Roger Mallock James Geuld John Gill William Blackall The Earl of Arundel Lord High Marshal of England coming to this City was by the Mayor and his Brethren honourably entertained Prince Charles was born 29. Maii at St. James near Charing-Cross and baptized Sunday 27. Junii then next following at whose Birth Heaven it self seemed to open one eye more then ordinary a star appearing all that day and two days thereafter the Sun was Eclipsed This Mayor procured great quantities of Corn there being a likelihood of a scarciry and much fuell he bought in the Summer and supplyed the necessities of the Poor therewith in the Winter without any advantage to himself Regna Regum 7. Charles the 1. An. D.
Brinly All the Trees in Northen-bay and Southenbay Elms of above one hundred years growth were felled and destroyed The City was twice this year besieged by the King's Forces First by my Lord Hopton about Christmas who having only viewed the same presently drew off his Army and marched into Cornwall Secondly by Prince Maurice who laid close siege thereunto and 3. Septembriâ— following got the possession thereof being surrendred to him on Articles Regna Regum 19. Charles the 1. An. D. 1643. Mayors and Bayliffs Sir Hugh Crocker Knight Richard Yes Christopher Lethbridge William Holmes Isaac Mawditt The King in person coming to this City being in pursuit of the Earl of Essex General of the Parliaments Forces and his complices who were marched into Cornwall with an Army lodged here in Bedford-house two days and having defeated his enemies returned hither again and was pleased to bestow the dignity of Knighthood on the Mayor Prince Charles attended his Father in all this march and lodged here in the Dean's house The Queen likewise resorted hither for safety Bedford-house was prepared in readiness for her reception where during her abode sc 16. Junii Her Majesty was delivered of a young Princess who was baptized in the Cathedral Church here by Dr. Burnell Chancellour and a Canon residentiary of the said Church on Sunday 3. Julii then next following In the body of the Church a Font was erected on purpose under a rich canopy of Estate and Sir John Berkley then Governour of the said City the Lady Poulett and the Lady Dalkeith the said Princess's Governess were her witnesses and named Henrietta Maria being the Fourth and youngest Daughter of King Charles by Mary the Daughter of Henry the Fourth King of France and was from hence carried up to St. James near Westminster and afterwards conveyed into France and married to the Duke of Orleans the French King's Brother she was esteemed for beauty to be one of the fairest Princesses in Christendom This City presented the King's Majesty with 500 l. The Queen with 200 l. And Prince Charles with 100 l. more Regna Regum 20. Charles the 1. An. D. 1644. Mayors and Bayliffs Nicholas Spicer John Martin William Sanford Nicholas Somers Henry Gaudy Regna Regum 21. Charles the 1. An. D. 1645. Mayors and Bayliffs John Cupper John Colleton James Gould James Tucker Jun. George Edmonds Edward Painter This City was besieged by Sir Thomas Fairfax General of the Parliaments Forces and on Articles surrendred to him The Receiver-General displaced for his Loyalty and another chosen into the said Office for the residue of the year Regna Regum 22. Charles the 1. An. D. 1646. Mayors and Bayliffs Walter White Richard Crossing Bernard Bartlet Henry Prigg Edward Lawrence Regna Regum 23. Charles the 1. An. D. 1647. Mayors and Bayliffs Adam Bennet John Lovering Nicholas Broking Thomas Ford Richard Ledgingham Francis Dyett John Lovering Elected Receiver General and one of the Bailiffs of this City for this year and refusing to be sworn was therefore Fined 100 l. and three months thereafter Nicholas Broking was chosen into the said Offices and supplyed the same accordingly for the residue of the year Regna Regum 24. Charles the 1. An. D. 1648. Mayors and Bayliffs James Gould Ralph Herman Francis Lippingcot George Macy Thomas Tacke Several young Elms were planted in the Bonbay January 30. the King was barbarously murthered by his own sworn Subjects in the heighth of their Rebellion pretending as the Jews did to our Saviour they had a Law by which he must dye a sadder Catastrophe did the Sun never behold since the murthering of the Lord of Life and in it self a sin so horrid as that Justice knew not well how to punish nor mercy to forgive One thing not to be forgotten is that there happened an accident in the Inn commonly called the White-Hart in South-gate-street an old Well long neglected which the owner Roger Cheek of this City Brewer had a purpose to cleanse and in order thereunto caused one Paul Penrose to go down for the scouring thereof who therein suddenly fell dead whereupon a second person named William Johnson both of them by profession Carpenters was imployed to descend after him who presently in the said Pit likewise died a third person adventuring himself to preserve his friend had therein also perished if with all celerity he had not been drawn up again who almost dead was by rouling and pouring Oyl and Aqua-vitae into him through much difficulty preserved who when he came to himself did affirm that there came such a strange stench out of the Caverus of the Earth as that deprived him of breath hereof diverse men censured diversly some that there was a Cockatrice in the Pit some one thing some another but the general received opinion that it was occasioned by a Damp. Regna Regum 1. Charles the 2. An. D. 1649. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Crossing Richard Saunders Adam Bennet Richard Evans Samuel Slade Richard Candish William Relston Richard Crossing Elected Mayor and refusing the Office no Fine was set on him nor any other Mayor chosen for that year but supplyed by Deputies Regna Regum 2. Charles the 2. An. D. 1650. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Evans Richard Sweet Francis Lippingatt Jun. Richard Culling non Jur. John Monugwell Jun. William Cowell Richard Culling Elected one of the Bailiffs and refusing the said Office was therefore Fined and William Cowell chosen in his stead Regna Regum 3. Charles the 2. An. D. 1651. Mayors and Bayliffs Richard Sweet Thomas Ford Walter Deeble William Bruen Edward Foxwell Edward Foxwill elected one of the Bailiffs and refusing the said Office was therefore Fined and paid the same and the next year-following chosen into the said Office and executed it accordingly Regna Regum 4. Charles the 2. An. D. 1652. Mayors and Bayliffs Ralph Hermâ—n James Pearsey Simon Snow Richard Spicer Richard White Edward Foxwell A new Receiver chosen on the resignation of the old for the residue of the year to put himself in a capacity of being elected into the Office of Mayoralty of the said City Regna Regum 5. Charles the 2. An. D. 1653. Mayors and Bayliffs Simon Snow Christopher Clark Jun. James Marshall John Pynn Walter Holditch Thomas Dix A new Receiver Elected on the resignation of the old for the purpose mentioned in the last year A strange accident happened in Paris-street without the East-gate of this City and parcel of the Suburbs thereof one John Bettison Clerk Rector of the Parish of St. Mary Clist about three miles distant hence 11 Januarii about six of the clock in the Evening of that day returning homewards from this City being mounted on a good Gelding and having his Wife behind him thereon the Well in the said street about 40. foot deep being decayed and the mouth thereof being covered over only with a few Thorns or Brambles the Gelding with his Riders still sitting him fell down therein the Neighbours hearing a
called by the name of Trinity Church-yard lying within the Parish of the Holy Trinity whereon was made this ensuing Copy of Verses What bold-fac'd Sadducâ—e dare now mistrust That long'd-for Resurrection of the just Whose Martyr'd Temples which before our Eyes Were once dis-tomb'd more beautiful arise And that the Saints have Elbow-room to rest This day a Plot prophane is truly blest Thou Angel of our Church may'st thou ne're be Translated 'till to Immortality That all our Foes who do us dis-regard May be kept out by this our well-fenc'd Ward Many hundred pounds were here collected and sent to London and other Towns infected with the Plague of Pestilence towards the better relief of the Poor therein A Pest-house near this City for the benefit of the Inhabitants in case the Plague should happen amongst us was purchased and much improved by building Regna Regum 17. Charles the 2. An. D. 1665. Mayors and Bayliffs Nicholas Isacke Peter Hagedot John Collins Francis Maâ—owder Edward Cheek The King's Arms near the head of the new Haven were erected at the Cities charge as formerly On the last day of February the King's Declaration of War against the French King was here solemnly proclaimed Two hundred pound in money and necessaries was sent hence to the Town of Bradnyuch being of late almost consumed by Fire by a voluntary contribution of the Inhabitants here made The great Organ erected in the Cathedral Church being the fairest and by many sounds the deepest of any Organ in the Kingdom Part of the Cities Wall near the East-gate fell down and repaired A new Pulpit in the Quire erected much more beautiful then the former Regna Regum 18. Charles the 2. An. D. 1666. Mayors and Bayliffs John Acland James Slade Endymion Walker Robert Dabyâ—ct John Somers In five weeks space died three Dignitaries of this Church namely 1. Robert Hall Doctor in Divinity a Canon Residentiary and Treasurer of the said Church who was a Zacheus for his stature and with him tall in Charity and Piety 29. Maii died he was the Eldest Son of that worthy Prelate Doctor Joseph Hall late Bishop of this Diocess and afterwards of Norwich who imitated his Father's vertues in sundry particulars chiefly in Learning constant Preaching and Hospitality wherein he exceeded In a word he was in his time accounted a Nathaniel indeed an upright honest Gentlemâ—n in whom was no guile He lies interred in the North-side of the Quire of the said Cathedral Church In whose memory there 's a fair monument erected and thus inscribed on a marble stone sc Heic situs est Robertus Hall Josephi Domini Episcopi â—ilius primogenitus Sacro-Sanctae Theologiae Doctor facundus Hujus Ecclesiae Vivus Thesaurarius Mortuus Thesaurus Vivus Mortuus Residentiarius Obiit 29. die Maii 1667. Aetatis suae 61. 2. James Smith Doctor in Divinity Chanter and another Canon Residentiary of the said Church died 20. Junii 3. And Lastly John Bury Doctor in Divinity another Canon Residentiary of the said Church and a liberal Benefactor to the Work-house belonging to this City died 5. Julii next thereafter The King's Proclamation for Peace with France Denmark and Holland 4. Septembris was here published Bishop Ward having well governed this Church for five years space and upwards 5. Septembris was translated hence to the Bishoprick of Sarum whose loss was much lamented by those who know his worth A voluntary collection of 270 l. and 19 s. was here made for those distressed Persons who suffered by the late Fire in London for whose better relief was the same accordingly sent unto them Regna Regum 19. Charles the 2. An. D. 1667. Mayors and Bayliffs Thomas Walker Benjamin Olliver John Sparke John Carwithean Samuel Calle Anthony Sparrow Doctor in Divinity was 14. Octobris elected Bishop of this Diocess and 3. Novembris next following at London by Gilbert Arch-Bishop of Canterhury consecrated thereunto and 23. of the same month of November here by proxy installed Southen hay was now levelled and pleasant Walks made therein and in several Row's two hundred young Elms planted Bernard Sparke Merchant deceased 15. Augusti and two days thereafter Agnes his Widow and Relict likewise died and were both buried in one day and in one grave in the body of the Cathedral Church John Spark Clerk and Elianor his Wife about eight years since here died in one day and were likewise Interred in one Grave Because we liv'd and lov'd so long together Let 's not behold the Funerals of either May one hour end us both may I not see This my Wife buried nor Wife bury me Regna Regum 20. Charles the 2. An. D. 1668. Mayors and Bayliffs George Tuthill William Sanford Robert Davy Joseph Mawditt Edward Cross Regna Regum 21. Charles the 2. An. D. 1669. Mayors and Bayliffs Peter Hagedot Isaac Mawditt Humphry Levermore George Saffin John Baker There happened on Midsomer-Eve about midnight a grievous Fire in the stable belonging to an Inn-house called the Bleâ—â— Anchor in the High-street of this City near St. Luces-lane which consumed several stables and out-houses with diverse Cattle therein and endangered the dwellings of the Neighbour-hood nay the whole City but through God's mercy and Blessing on the ready means then used the same was happily prevented In the month of June a sturgeon of nine Foot and half long and six Foot in compass was taken in the River over against the Red Rock or Goodman's Well on this side of Topsham by an Inhabitant of this City Regna Regum 22. Charles the 2. An. D. 1670. Mayors and Bayliffs Sir Benjamin Olliver Knight Christopher Brodridge Peter Risdon John Cholwill Edward Heckman In Rocks-lane a new Well was digged of 35. foot deep and commonly bore water 25 foot On the 23. day of July being Sunday between 7. and 8. of the Clock in the Evening the King coming down by Sea to view the new Cittadel at Plymouth and taking this City in his way homeward by Land lodged here that night in the Dean's house within the Close and was bountifully entertained at the Cities sole charge who presented his Majesty with 500 l. in gold which he graciously received and expressed much favour towards the said City and Knighted the Mayor the next morning early about three of the Clock his Majesty went hence and lodged that night at the Earl of Pembroke's house Wilton near Salisbury and the day following returned safely to White-hall The King 's short abode in this City hindred the great Conduit at â—arfoix from emptying her self of an Hogshead of Wine which the City had provided in readiness for that purpose and after His Majesties departure made a free disposition thereof for His service Regna Regum 23. Charles the 2. An. D. 1671. Mayors and Bayliffs William Sanford John Parr Francis Kingwell John Warren Thomas Edmâ—nds Upon the 7. day of February about the middle of the night a sudden Fire happened without the West-gate of the City which burned four
two other houses thereunto and appointed them for two poor Ministers and their wives who shall be destitute of better habitations or for the Widows and Relicts of such Ministers and allowing to each of them weekly five shillings They bear sc 1. Ermin on a pale Azure three Doves Argent 2. Sable a Cheuron Ermin between three Castles d' Or. 16. Christopher Lethbridge Esquire late Mayor of this City by his last will and Testament dated 17. Novembris 21 Caroli Secundi Anno Domini 1669. Founded an Alms-house within the South-gate of the said City and Parish of the holy Trinity for six poor people allotting them yearly the sum of fifteen pounds and twelve shillings He bears a bridge of five Arches turreted Gules in a Field Argent in chief an Eagle displayed sable A TABLE OR INDEX OF The most remarkable things contained in this Book Alphabetically digested Methodus Memoriae Mater An Alphabet of the Officers Mayors A. ALlen Richard 27 Atwill John 89 Atwill John 90 Atwill John 91 Atwill John 96 Atwill John 97 Andrew Thomas 105 Andrew Thimas 106 Acland John 151 Acland John 171 B. BLondy William 5 5 5 Blondy Hillary 14 14 15 Blondy Hillary 16 Blondy Hilary 17 Blondy Hilary 18 Beynim Roger 31 32 33 33 36 38 40 41 Bridport Robert 52 53 53 53 Bridport Robert 54 Brydestow Nicholaâ— 57 58 Bayliff VVarren 58 Battishill Martin 59 Bosom Richard 63 64 Bosom Richard 63 64 Bosom Richard 69 Batten John 70 70 73 74 Betty John 85 Buckenam John 106 Buckenam John 108 Broadmere John 111 Bennet William 114 Britnall John 114 Buller Robert 115 Blackaller John 116 Brytnall John 117 Blackaller John 118 Buckenam William 121 Buller John 121 Brytnall John 123 Blackaller John 123 Buller John 128 Blackall John 129 Brewerton Thomas 134 Blackall John 134 Brewerton Thomas 136 Beavis Richard 143 Borough Walter 145 149 Bennett Adam 154 159 160 Brokinge Nicholas 162 Butler John 169 Brodridge Christopher 177 C. CHawe Walter 16 Cooke John 70 73 Cooke John 74 Cooke William 76 Cooke Thomas 76 Cooke William 76 Cooke Thomas 76 78 Cutler John 77 78 Cooke William 77 Cutler John 80 Crymell William 80 Calwoodley Thomas 87 Clarke Richard 88 Calwoodley Thomas 90 Calwoodley Thomas 94 Clarke Richard 94 Chubb Robert 96 Colshill John 96 Calwoodley John 97 Calwoodley John 104 105 Champneys Walter 104 Crudge William 105 Crudge William 106 Crudge William 116 Crudge William 108 Chaff Robert 133 Chappell William 133 Chaff Robert 135 Chappell William 136 Chappell Thomas 139 Chappell John 141 Crossinge Hugh 145 Crossinge Hugh 148 Crossinge Francis 154 Crossinge Thomas 154 155 Clarke Christopher 157 Crocker Sir Hugh Knight 158 Câ—pper John 159 Crossinge Richard 162 Clarke Christopher Jun. 164 D. DYer Philip 14 Dyer Philip 15 Dyer Philip 16 Dirling William 16 Duport Alphred 18 18 19 20 20 21 21 21 Dirling Martin 18 18 18 18 Dirling Martin 21 Drew Bennett 77 Duke William 83 84 85 Druell Richard 84 Druell Richard 86 86 Druell Richard 91 Danester John 104 Duke Richard 112 Davy John 137 Davy John 141 Davy John 143 Dorchester Richard 144 E. EAston Thomas 70 71 73 Easton Thomas 74 Evans Richard 161 F. FItz-Robert John 3 3 3 4 4 Fitz-Henry Roger 5 6 6 7 8 Fitz-Henry Roger 9 Feniton John 19 20 Furbour Robert 50 Furbour Thomas 50 51 51 Frost William 98 Frost William 104 Flay Thomas 153 Ford Thomas 164 G. GErvis Walter 5 6 8 Gervis Walter 10 Geythen Richahd 18 Gatepath William 29 Gatepath William 31 33 Gatepath William 38 Gervis Thomas 47 49 Gist John 54 55 55 56 56 Gist John 59 Grey John 61 62 Grendon Simon 65 65 68 Grey John 66 Gupwill John 150 Gould James 159 Gandy Henry 168 176 Glyde William 178 H. HAstment Walter 11 Horne John 30 Hughton Henry 48 48 49 Hughton Henry 49 50 51 51 52 Halberton Nicholas 52 Hull Henry 69 Hull John 74 75 Hull John 77 79 Hamlyn John 87 Hooker John 95 Hamlyn Nicholas 103 Hewett Richard 105 10â— Hunt Thomas 109 113 119 Hurst William 113 122 Hamlyn Henry 114 119 Hooker Robert 115 Hurst William 118 125 129 Howell John 142 Hull Henry 143 Hakewill John 153 Herman Ralph 161 Hagedot Peter 173 I. ILchester Nicholas 16 16 Jermin Hugh 78 80 Jermin Hugh 81 Jermin Hugh 82 83 85 86 86 88 88 Jerffery Richard 88 Jubb Mathew 93 Jermin Michael 137 139 Jourden Ignatius 146 Isacke Nicholas 171 K. KElly John 84 Kelly John 85 89 Kirke Gilbert 116 120 Knight Simon 134 136 L. LAngdon Walter 38 Lovecock Philip 40 40 41 42 Lovecock Philip 45 45 45 Lekenn Martin 46 46 47 47 Lovecock Philip 46 Lekenn Martin 47 Lichfield Thomas 47 49 Limpeny John 106 Lewes Jeffery 110 Levermore Moris 127 132 Levermore John 141 Lant John 145 Lynn John 151 Leâ—hbridge Christopher 167 M. MOor John 107 Martin Richard 117 Midwinter John 127 Midwinter Robert 128 Martin Nicholas 134 Martin Thomas 137 Martin Nicholas 137 Martin William 139 Martin William 132 143 Marshall John 146 Martin Thomas 146 Modyford John 150 Martin Nicholas 153 Mallock Roger 155 Marshall James 164 Martin John 168 Mawditt Isaac 176 N. NOble Robert 52 55 Nymett John 62 Newton Robert 94 104 Nosworthy John 111 Newcomb William 145 O. OKeston John 14 Okeston Walter 15 15 16 17 Oke William 66 Orenge Richard 82 Orenge John 89 Oblâ—igh William 90 97 Oliver Sir Benjamin Knight 174 P. PLenty Roger 58 59 61 Pope Walter 82 Peryam William 117 Prestwood Thomas 122 124 Peter John 128 130 Peryam John 132 134 Peter John 134 Prestwood Thomas 135 Peryman George 135 Prowse Richard 136 139 Peryam John 138 142 Prowse John 144 148 Penny John 156 Pearse James 164 Penny Alan 169 Parr John 177 R. RIfford Henry 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 Roff Martin 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 13 14 Rifford Adam 10 12 13 14 Rifford Adam 14 Rumwell Richard 88 Russell Robert 93 Rudgway Stephen 95 Richardson Thomas 133 S. SOller Richard 46 Spicer John 53 53 54 Spicer John 54 55 55 Scut Adam 63 65 68 Sturt Peter 70 Scutt Peter 70 Shillingford John 75 75 Salter John 76 Shillingford John 78 79 79 Smith Robert 87 Symons Richard 107 Symons John 133 Spurway Thomas 120 Smith William 126 Staplehill Walter 127 Smith John 133 Smith George 138 Spicer Nicholas 140 143 Spicer Thomas 140 Smith Sir George Knight 142 144 Sheer John 146 Spicer Nicholas 152 159 Sweet Gilbert 154 Saunders Richard 157 160 Sweet Richard 161 Snow Simon 161 Salter Anthony M.D. 169 Sanford William 174 T. TVrbert Walter 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 Tayler David 22 26 Tantyfer Richard 29 Tantyfer Walter 30 30 30 38 Tantyfer William 31 Taverner Nicholas 56 Talbot John 63 65 Tooker Robert 121 Tuckfield John 123 Tothill William 126 Trivett William 134 Thomas Jeffery 137 Tayler John 151 Tucker James 155 Tuthill George 173 V. VOysey Robert 74 Vpton William 77 Vndy Richard 103 W. WHite Hillary 15 Wheaton