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

against the Spaniardes This knight lies in the Mercers chappell hauing no monument Sheriffes Thomas Skinner Iohn Catcher An. reg 31 Sir Martin Calthorpe Draper 1588 THis yeare sir Martin Calthorpe was Lord Mayor of this citty In this yeare the xvii of Nouember was appointed holliday and the citizens were assembled at Paules crosse Also in this mayors time her Maiesty attended by all the states of this land came in great royalty from somerset house to paule● and at temple barre this Mayor and the rest of the Aldermen receiued her maiesty deliuering vp al authority to her that gaue it she deliuered backe to this Mayor hir royall scepter who bare the same before her each seuerall company standing on both sides the way from Fleetstreat to paules and returned backe by torchlight After a little space this mayor aldermen graue commoners receiued her again to westminster he died in his mayoralty is buried at saint Mary Hill Sheriffes Hugh Ofley Rich. Saltingstall An. reg 31 Sir Richard Martin Goldsmith 1589 SIr Richard Martin by occasion of the death of sir Martin Calthorpe came at an vnaccustomed time of the yeare to this gouernment namely the third day of May in which moneth there was a generall fifteene gathered thoroughout London for the cleasing of the Fleet ditch Also this worthy knight being inuited to the Seargeants feast then held in the new Temple Hall hauing certaine aldermen his brethren in company at the Temple gate this Lord Mayor was by certen young Gentlemen of that house denied entrance with his sword borne vp before him vpon which vncourteous demeanor made hee returned backe to his owne house and did not dine with them This knight liueth hath bin twice Lord mayor he is a welbeloued Iustice and the ancientest on that worthy bench Sheriffes Hugh Ofley Rich. Saltingstall An. reg 32 Sir Iohn Hart groce 1589 THis yeare of our Lord sir Iohn Hart was Lord Mayor of this Honourable Citty This yeare the Cittizens were often frighted with fire first a great fire happened on Fishstreet hill burning the house downe to the ground some two daies after another house ouer against the first againe not passing 4 daies distant another house and some people were burnt on the backeside of the first house Also this yeare were great tempest of winde Also in the moneth of September there happened a great disorder at Lincolnes Inne betwixt prentises and the gentlemen of that house so that some bloud was shed and woulde haue growne more dangerous had not the same by this wise maiestrate bin appeased He liueth a good knight and an vpright and graue Iustice in this citty Sheriffes Richard Gurney Steuen Some An. reg 33. Sir Iohn Allat Fishmonger 1590 IN this yeare sir Iohn Allat by consent and custome was Lorde Mayor of this citty he was also Mayor of the Queenes staple he deceased in the moneth of september next following his entrance and then sir Rowland Heyward Clothworker serued out that yeare being about sixe weekes this yeare passed a verye hard yeare with the poore for bread corne flesh and whitmeates al grew to an exceeding deare rate and yet there was enough for money Hacket this year was executed in Cheapeside for many traitorous vsages of the Queenes picture and being moued to aske God and the Queene forgiuenesse he fell to rauing against her maiesty and began a most blasphemous speach against God this knight lies ●n a parish church in Fryday streat hauing a pretty monument erected Sheriffes Nycholas Mosley Robert Brooke An. reg 34. Sir William Web Salter 1591 IN this yeare of our Lord sir William Webbe keeping the vsuall solemnity and custome went to Westminster and receiued his charge this knight discharged the place in great credit and liued some few yeares a well accounted Iustice at the place of his buriall being saint Dunstans in the East I find no monument but that he was buried in a vault which is altogither reserued for the better sort neyther as yet find any notes of his bounty This yeare died sir Christopher Hatton Lord Chauncellor Also this yeare by reason of a mighty strong West winde the Thames was left so bare of water by forcing out the fresh and keeping back the salt water that men in diuers places might go two hundred paces ouer and then fling a stone to the land Sheriffes William Rider Bennet Barnham An. reg 35 Sir wiliam Roe Ironmonger 1592 THis Lord Mayor rode from the Guildhall to the Tower and there tooke his Oath being accompanied with the Aldermen the Liuery and Batchelers of the Ironmongers and the liuery of the Haberdashers and no more all these dined at the Lord Mayors house and at the halles of these two companies all this was done by the appointment of the Councell to auoyd infect●●● of the plague Mychaelmasse tearme was carryed to Hertford Also Bartholomew faire was not kept at London all to auoyd the great concourse of people that might haue byn gathered together whereby the infection would haue increased This Mayor dyed in his Mayoralty some 3. or 4. daies before the ende of his honour and lyeth buryed at saint Laurences but hath no monument erected Sheriffes Iohn Garrard Robert Taylor An. reg 36 Sir Cuthbert Buckle Vintner 1593 SIr Cuthbert Buckle had his oath giuen him at the tower as the Maior the year before him because the plague increased very extreamly he himselfe deceased in the moneth of Iuly and sir Richard Martin was now the second time L. Mayor In this yeare died William Ellin Alderman and a 〈◊〉 benefactor vnto this citty there died also sir Rowland Heyward and sir Wolstan Dyxye Also the whole number of people buried this yeare in the citty and suburbes 17893. Of the plague 10675. After in this yeare the Cittizens made ready six shippes two Gallies with men munition and victuals for three moneths to her Maiesties vse More was granted to her Maiesties vse by a common councell 450. men on foot all likewise set out at the charges of the cittizens by way of a fifteene Sheriffes Paul B●●ning Peter Hautyn An. reg 37 Sir Iohn Spencer Clothworker 1●94 IN this yeare of our Lord sir Iohn Spencer was chosen Lord Mayor of this Honourable citty he receiued his honour and charge at We●tminster and his feast at the Guildhall In this yeare as M. Iohn Stow recordeth corner of to an excessiue great price and not only corne but all manner victuals by reason of transportation Also this yeare diuers were punished for abusing the market people in selling away th●● goods at what vnder price they thought good More this yeare was a great ryot committed on the Tower hill this Lord Mayor rode thithe● accompanied with his officers to cleere the hill where his swordbearer was striken down sore wounded his swo●d wrung out of his hand by the lieutenants man but being again recouered this Lord Mayor made proclamation of peace Sheriffes Iohn Lee. Thomas Bennet An.

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

was also enacted by a common councell that if any Citizen were forced to sell his houshold stuffe he should haue it cryed by a Belman and then sold by a common out cryer appointed for that purpose He was not buried in London Sheriffes Edward Bankes Rowland Heyward An. reg 7. Sir Richard Mallary Mercer 1564 SIr Richard Mallary was according to auncient custome by the common consent of this citty elected and chosen Lord Mayor for this yeare in whose time I finde little recorded In this yeare was the great Frost being very sharpe extreame and continued many daies insomuch as the Thames was so frozen vp that from London bridge to Westminster diuers courtyers shot at prickes vppon the yce It continued till the third of Ianuary and then came so swift a thaw that within two daies the yce was so cleane consumed as if no such frost had hapned but in the farewel thereof it bare downe Owse bridge and did much hurt The Watch was this yeare continued on saint Peters eeuen Nothing can I say further of this knight as yet He lies buryed in the Mercers chappell Sheriffes Edward Iackman Lyonell Ducket An. reg 8. Sir Rich. Champion Draper 1565 THis yeare sir Richard Champion was Lord Mayor of London who shewed himselfe very dilligent and carefull in the discharge of the trust to him committed He liued but a short time after this his high office some three years ●t his death he left a very christian and charitable token of remembrance to all after ages for as in his life time he relieued the poore so he hath ordained a weekly stipend to be bestowed vpon the poore of the parish of S. Dunstans in the East where he lyeth vnder a very faire monument erected In his time was purchased by the Citty certain houses in Cornhill amounting to the sum of 532. poundes or thereabout and deliucred to sir Thomas Gresham whoe builded the same at his owne charge on the 7. of Iune laid with his owne hands the first stone Sheriffes Iohn Riuers Iames Hawes An. reg 9. Christo Draper Ironmonger 1566 IN this yeare 1566. was sir Christopher Draper by common custome chosen appointed Lord Mayor of this citty the which place hee discharged with grea● grauity and liued many yeares a Worshipfull knight and Iustice in this cyttye I finde nothing as yet of his almes●deedes but as they come to hand they shal be inserted This yeare there died within the compasse of ten monethes seuen seueral Aldermen which hath not beene seene before or since that time On mydsommer euen at night this yeare was the like standing watch as had bin on saint Peters euen the yeare before past This Knight hath no monument erected but lieth buried in a vanlt at saint Dunstons in the East without any further remembrance of any thing Sheriffes Rich. Lambert died Ambrose Nycholas Iohn Langley An. reg 10. Sir Roger Martin Mercer 1567 SIr Roger Martin was now Lord Mayor of this citty who discharged the same very grauely and as the place required His bringing vp was not very great but by his discreet carriage and good dealing became in time a great merchant in this citty and of great wealth He was very courteous and of a very plesant and ieasting spirit He was so well taken amongst men that hee was chosen an Alderman first after called to be sheriffe of London and in his due place mayor this knight married a Grecian dame and lyeth buried in the parish church of saint Antolines vnder a very faire monument erected This yeare there happened such scarsitie of fodder and hay that in diuers places the same was sold by wail●● for fiue pence the stone No further can as yet be set downe of this knight Sheriffes Thomas Ramsey William Bond. An. reg 11. Sir Tho. Rowe Merchantaylor 1568 THis yeare sir Thomas Row was Lord Mayor He did many works of charity amongst which he compassed nigh one acre of ground neere Bedlem with a bricke wall to bury the dead of all such parishes as had not conuenient buriall He also erected a gallary at Paules Crosse for gentlewomen to stande in to heare the sermons At his decease he gaue vnto the Merchantaylors a hundred li● in money for the vse of eight poore men vsing clothworking or making of garments to vse for two yeares for euer He also gaue lands for the vse of ten poore impotent men past labour free of the Clothworkers carpenters tylers plays●erers and Armorers that is foure pound a man for euer He was buried at Hackney vnder a very faire monument in that church erected Sheriffes Iohn Oleph Robert Harding Iames Bacon An. reg 12. Sir Alex. Avenon Ironmonger 1509 IN this yeare of sir Alexander Auenon knight and at this time Lord Mayor of this citty of London there was no accustomed feast kept at the Guildhall by reason that the pestilence had now againe caught hold in furious manner with in this citty but he held the custome of going to Westminster by water and there had his charge deliuered The rebellion in the North this yeare was very tedious and many forces were conueyed thither to suppresse and bring vnder the violent outrage of those Rebels being the Earles of Northumberland and Westmerland Of this knight as yet no further mention can be made concerning either his place or any almes●deedes towards the reliefe of the needy because no certaine notice is found thereof He was buried at saint Peters in cheape but no monument Sheriffes Henry Becher William Dane An. reg 13. Sir Row Heyward Clothworker 1570 SIr Rowland Heyward was Lord Mayor for this yeare 1570. and liued after till the yeare 1590. the iust compasse of twenty yeares and then was the second time Lord Mayor he liued some thirty yeares Alderman knight and Iustice in this famous citty and at the time of his death the ancientest vpon that worthy bench He was a man of a very graue wise and couragious stomach as might be well obserued of him in his last time of gouernment He was well beloued of many good men and women In his first yeare her Maiesty accompanied with her Nobles came to sir Thomas Gressams and at her returne named the Bursse and called it the royall Exchange He died in great credit the 5 of Decem. 93. appointing two worthy citizens his executors they erected for him a faire monument Sheriffes Frances Barnham William Box. An. reg 14. Sir Wilam Allin Mercer 157● THis yeare sir William Allin was called to this high place by the whole consent and custome of this citty He was a man of no greater birth then a Citizen of this cytty and borne without Byshopsgate He had so tender a feeling of the many necessities of the poore that he would buy wood from the carte and distribute it with his owne hands Besides he would walke often through the said parish and such poore as stood in need he gaue reliefe vnto and at his death gaue a