Folio 311.
Eleccio Vic'.
Sunday the Feast of St. Matthew [21 Sept.], 10 Henry VII.
[A. D. 1494], in the presence of Ralph Astry, Knt., the Mayor,
Thomas Fitz William, Knt., the Recorder, John Broun, Knt.,
John Warde, Hugh Brice, Knt., William Horne, Knt., Robert
Tate, William White, William Martyn, Knt., Richard Chawry,
John Tate, John Percyvale, Knt., William Remyngton, John [sic]
Isaac, John Broke, Hugh Pemberton, William Purches, William
Welbeke [Aldermen], and both Sheriffs, and very many Commoners summoned to the Guildhall for the election of Sheriffs—
Nicholas Alwyn, mercer, was elected one of the Sheriffs of
the City of London and Middlesex by the Mayor, and John
Warner, senior, armourer, was elected the other Sheriff by the
Commonalty.
William Milbourne, citizen and painter, was elected City
Chamberlain for the year ensuing; Christopher Elyot, goldsmith, and Simon Harrys, grocer, were elected Wardens of
London Bridge; John Percivale, Knt., and John Fenkell,
Aldermen, Laurence Ailmer, draper, Richard Noneley, grocer,
Nicholas Mattok, fishmonger, and Nicholas Nynnys, tailor,
Commoners, were elected Auditors of the accounts of the
Chamber and Wardens in arrear.
Afterwards, viz., on the eve of St. Michael [29 Sept.], the
said Sheriffs were sworn at the Guildhall, and on the morrow
of the said Feast were presented, admitted, &c., before the
Barons of the Exchequer.
Folio 311 b.
Presentacio Ric i Upton cler'ci ad Cantar' in eccl'ia Sc'i Swithuni London'.
Letter from Ralph Astry, Knt., the Mayor, and Thomas
Fitz William, Knt., the Recorder, to Richard [Hill], the Bishop
of London, presenting Richard Upton, chaplain, for admission
to the chantry founded at the altar of SS. Katherine and
Margaret in the church of St. Swithun for the soul of Roger
Depeham, vacant by the resignation of Sir Edward Champflour,
the last chaplain. Dated under the seals of the Mayoralty
and of the Recorder Henry VII.
Custodia pueror' Henrici Cantlowe merceri.
9 Oct., 10 Henry VII. [A. D. 1494], came Nicholas Alwyn, John
Picton, mercers, William Heryot, draper, and John Mille,
mercer, and entered into bond in the sum of £590 and 7¼d.
for payment into the Chamber by the said Nicholas of a like
sum to the use of Richard and Johanna, children of Henry
"Cantlow," late mercer, when they come of age or marry. (fn. 1)
Folio 312.
Eleccio Maioris.
Monday the Feast of Translation of St. Edward [13 Oct.],
10 Henry VII. [A. D. 1494] in the presence of Ralph Astry, Knt.,
the Mayor, Thomas Fitz William, Knt., the Recorder, John
Warde, Hugh Brice, Knt., William Horn, Knt., Robert Tate,
William White, John Mathewe, Hugh Cloptone, William Martyn,
Knt., Richard Chawry, William Remyngton, John Percyvale,
Knt., William Isaac, John Fenkell, Knt., Ralph Tilney, William
Capell, Knt., John Broke, Henry Cote, Hugh Pemberton,
William Purchas, William Welbeke [Aldermen], and both
Sheriffs, and also an immense Commonalty summoned to the
Guildhall for the election of a Mayor—Richard Chawry was
elected for the year ensuing.
Afterwards, viz., on the Feast of SS. Simon and Jude [28 Oct.],
he was sworn at the Guildhall, and on the morrow was presented, admitted, &c., before the Barons of the Exchequer.
Custodia Elisabeth' Eryle filie Ric'i Eryle upholder.
22 Jan., 10 Henry VII. [A. D. 1494-5], came Robert Cryket,
William Copynger, Nicholas Mattoke, and William Barde, fishmongers, and entered into bond in the sum of £105 6s. 8d. for
payment into the Chamber by the said Robert Cryket of a like
sum to the use of Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Eryke, late
upholder, when she comes of age or marries. (fn. 2)
Folio 312 b.
Exon'acio Thome Barnard pellip' ab assisis etc.
Mandamus to the Mayor and Sheriffs for the discharge of
Thomas Barnard, skinner, from serving on juries, &c., if he
be over 70 years of age. Witness the King at Westminster,
16 Feb., 10 Henry VII. [A. D. 1494-5].
Folio 313.
Exon'acio Joh'is Jenyns Whitebaker.
Similar mandamus for the discharge of John Jenyns, whitebaker. Witness the King at Westminster, 14 Feb., 10 Henry VII.
[A. D. 1494-5].
Custodia pueror' Thome Bodley Cis soris.
19 March, 10 Henry VII. [A. D. 1494-5], came Thomas Bradbury, George Bradbury, mercers, Christopher Elyot, goldsmith,
and Richard Thornell, mercer, and entered into bond in the
sum of £362 14s. 5d. for payment into the Chamber by the
said Thomas Bradbury of a like sum to the use of John, James,
Elizabeth, and Dionisia, children of Thomas Bodley, late tailor,
when they come of age or marry.
Folio 313 b.
Custodia pueror' Ric'i Morley.
The same day came Edward Waren, "tallughchaundler,"
Richard Dean, skinner, Thomas Piers and John Brown,
tallow-chandlers, and entered into bond in the sum of £40 for
payment into the Chamber by the said Edward Waren of a
like sum to the use of Thomas and Margaret, children of
Richard Morley, late tallow-chandler, when they come of
age or marry. (fn. 3)
Folio 314.
Custodia pueror' Joh'is Reynolde merceri.
16 July, 10 Henry VII. [A. D. 1495], came Margaret Reynolde,
widow, John Broun and Christopher Hawe, mercers, and
Bartholomew Rede, goldsmith, and entered into bond in the
sum of 500 marks for payment into the Chamber by the said
Margaret of a like sum to the use of Elena, Johanna, Richard,
Margaret, Ralph, and Mary, children of John Reynolde, late
mercer, when they come of age or marry. (fn. 4)
Folio 314 b.
Ordinacio dez White Bakers.
6 Aug., 10 Henry VII. [AD 1495], came the Wardens and
other good men of the Art or Mistery of White Bakers before
the Mayor and Aldermen, and complained that whereas certain
places had been assigned to foreign bakers for the sale of bread
anno 15 Henry VI., as recorded in the "boke of K," (fn. 5) and it had
been ordained that bread of Stratford should not be hawked in
the streets, and that the carts of foreign bakers should be removed from their standing by noon, under penalty (fn. 6) —it was now
the custom for foreign bakers of Stratford to bring with them
certain spare horses besides their cart horses to carry and hawk
their bread in every part of the City, to the great prejudice of
the Fellowship of White Bakers of the City. It had been
proved, moreover, that such bread was lacking in weight and
"unsesonable of past," to the great deceit of the King's people.
They pray therefore that it may be decreed that thenceforth no
foreign baker of Stratford shall bring any spare horse into the
City for the purpose aforesaid.
Their prayer granted.
Folio 315.
Ordinacio Barbitonsor'.
6 Aug., 10 Henry VII. [A. D. 1495], came the Wardens and
other good men of the Art or Mistery of Barber-Surgeons
(Barbitonsorum Sirurgic') before the Mayor, and prayed that
the following article might be approved and recorded :—
"Also if any persone of the said Crafte be duely warned and
somoned to come to the burying of any other persone of the
same Crafte and cometh not to the place to hym appoynted
within thour lymyted at his said Somons, every suche persone
without a lawfull and a reasonable [excuse] shalle pay at every
tyme that he so failleth iijs. iiijd. the one half therof to thuse of
the Chaumber of the said Citee and the other half to thalmes
of the said Craft &c."
Their prayer granted.
Folio 315 b.
Ordinacio dez Brouderers.
2 Sept., 11 Henry VII. [A. D. 1495], came good men of the
Art or Mistery of "Brouderers" before the Mayor and Aldermen, and presented a petition to the following effect :—
That in order to avoid certain "inconveniences" that had
arisen in the Craft, "and to thentent also that the ornamentes
of Goddes Churche and all other thynges made in the said
Crafte myght be truely wrought, and the Crafte duely ordred
and so contynued," they would ordain that thenceforth all
persons using the Craft within the City and suburbs who shall
"wyrke any maner of broudered werke as floures ymages or
orfrays to be sette uppon velwet satyne and damaske shall
make the same floures ymages or orfraies of fyne gold fyne
silver and right silke and of none other stuff countrefeit and the
same wirke shall sette with right silke upon payn of xls. for
every pece of werke so made to the contrary."
"Also that almaner persones usyng the said Crafte as is
aforseid shall sette no maner coper Golde lukes (fn. 7) golde or other
countrefeit gold or stuff but only upon satyn of bruges (fn. 8) Sarcenet (fn. 9)
tarteron (fn. 10) Worsted tewke (fn. 11) Fustian, taffata (fn. 12) bustean (fn. 13) and Chamlet (fn. 14)
and not uppon Right velwet right satyne nor damaske upon
peyne of all suche werk to be putt to fyre and brent or elles to
be yeven to poure Churches or Chapelles after your discrecion
And over this it wolde please you for execucion of the premisses
to graunt unto the Wardeyns of the saide Crafte of Brouderers
and to their successors associat jointly to gider with theym ij
mercers expert in the said Crafte the same mercers to be
assigned by the Wardeyns of the Crafte of the mercery for the
tyme beyng and with a Serjaunt of the Chambre power and
auctorite at all convenient seasons when they shalle thynke
expedient for to serche and oversee all maner broudred werke
aswell within the Citee as the Suberbes of the same and alle
suche werke as they shall finde unsufficient and made of
deceyvable stuff or wrought contrary to the ordenaunce above
expressed to take and present to your said Chambre there to be
discussed as the value therof requireth and accordyng the
Importaunce of this your Acte Also to ordeigne enacte and
establisshe that all Copes vestmentes and tunecles made within
this Citee kepe their fulle Shappe in leynth and brede after a
lawfull assise of olde accustumed upon peyne of xxs. for every
Cope Vestment and tunecle made to the Contrary" —one half
thereof to be to the use of the Chamber, and the other half
to go equally to the boxes of the Crafts of Mercers and
"Brouderers."
"A Cope to holde in leyngth vij quarters of a yerde kepyng
his compas rounde about."
"A cheseble to holde in leingth a yerde and half and in
brede a yerde and a quarter."
"A tunecle to holde in leyngth a yerde and a quarter and in
brede a quarter."
Also that no freeman of the City occupying "broudery" set
any foreign "brouderer" to work except with the approval of
the Wardens of "Brouderers" for the time being, under penalty.
Their petition granted.
Folio 316.
Ordinacio dez Bal ers London'.
16 Sept., 11 Henry VII. [A. D. 1495], came the Wardens and
other good men of the Art or Mistery of Bakers before the
Mayor, and presented a petition praying :—
That no foreign cart of Stratford bringing bread to the City
for sale be allowed to stand elsewhere than in the places accustomed, (fn. 15) nor bread be sold after noon, under penalty.
That no foreign baker of Stratford carry bread on horse
or man's back to houses unless the bread has been sold at
the markets and in market time. (fn. 16)
Petition granted.
Folio 316 b.
Eleccio Vic'.
Monday the Feast of St. Matthew [21 Sept.], 11 Henry VII.
[A. D. 1495], in the presence of Richard Chawry, Mayor, Robert
Sheffelde the Recorder, (fn. 17) John Broune, Knt., John Warde,
Hugh Brice, Knt., Henry Colet, Knt., Robert Tate, William
White, William Martyn, Knt., John Tate, William Remyngton,
John Percyvale, Knt., John Fenkell, Knt., William Isaac, Ralph
Tilney, Henry Cote, Hugh Pemberton, William Purches,
William Welbecke [Aldermen], and both Sheriffs, and very many
Commoners summoned to the Guildhall for the election of
Sheriffs—Thomas Kneseworth, fishmonger, was elected one of
the Sheriffs of the City of London and Middlesex by the Mayor,
and Henry Somer, haberdasher, was elected the other Sheriff
by the Commonalty; William Milborne, painter, was elected
City Chamberlain for the year ensuing, Simon Harrys, grocer,
and Christopher Elyot, goldsmith, were elected Wardens of
London Bridge; John Fenkell, Knt., William Capell, Aldermen,
Nicholas Mattok, fishmonger, Nicholas Ninnys, tailor, William
Stede, grocer, and Thomas Creme, draper, Commoners, were
elected Auditors of the accounts of the Chamber and of the
Wardens in arrear.
Afterwards, viz., on the eve of St. Michael [29 Sept.], the said
Sheriffs were sworn at the Guildhall, and on the morrow of the
said Feast were presented, admitted, &c., before the Barons of
the Exchequer.
Folio 317.
Eleccio Maioris London'.
Tuesday the Feast of Translation of St. Edward [13 Oct.],
11 Henry VII. [A. D. 1495], in the presence of Richard Chawry,
Mayor, Robert Sheffeld the Recorder, John Broun, Knt., John
Warde, Hugh Brice, Knt., Henry Colet, Knt., William Horn,
Knt., Robert Tate, William White, John Mathewe, Hugh
Cloptone, William Martyn, Knt., William Remyngton, John
Percyvale, Knt., John Tate, William Isaac, Ralph Tilney, John
Fenkell, Knt., John Broke, Henry Cote, Hugh Pemberton,
William Purches, and William Welbeke, Aldermen, and an
immense Commonalty summoned to the Guildhall for the
election of a Mayor—Henry Colet, Knt., was elected.
Afterwards, viz., on the Feast of SS. Simon and Jude
[28 Oct.], he was sworn and admitted at the Guildhall, and on
the morrow was presented, admitted, &c., before the Barons
of the Exchequer.
Carta tenenc' Archi'pi Cantuar' etc.
Writ to all Justices, Sheriffs, Escheators, Bailiffs, &c.,
forbidding the exaction of toll from tenants, &c, of lands and
fiefs belonging to the Prior and Convent of Christchurch,
Canterbury. Witness the King at Westminster, 8 Nov.,
11 Henry VII. [A. D. 1495].
Folio 317 b.
Agraunt made to Robert Gode yere mercer of the offic' of Pal ker shipe and Gawger shippe of the Citee of London.
Grant by a Court of Aldermen held 21 Nov., 11 Henry VII.
[A. D. 1495]—there being present Sir Henry Colet, Knt., the
Mayor, Hugh Brice, Knt., William Horne, Knt., Robert Tate,
William White, Hugh Cloptone, William Martyn, Knt., John
Percivale, Knt., William Isaac, Ralph Tilney, John Broke,
Hugh Pemberton, William Purches, William Welbeke, and
Robert Fabian. Aldermen, in the Inner Chamber of the
Guildhall—to Robert Godeyere, mercer, of the reversion of the
offices of "Pakkership" and "Gawger Shippe" (fn. 18) for a term of
21 years after the expiration of a similar term for which the
said offices had formerly been granted to Robert Fitz Herbert, draper, and John Fitz Herbert, gentleman.
Folio 318-319 b.
Ordinacio dez Pastelers etc.
15 Dec., 11 Henry VII. [A. D. 1495], came the Wardens and
other good men of the Art or Mistery of Pastelers of the City
before the Mayor and Aldermen, and complained that whereas
in time past they had been "of power to have a company of
theym self in one clothing" and been able to bear the City's
charges, they had now fallen into such poverty, owing to their
being deprived of their living by vintners, brewers, innholders,
and tipplers, that they could no longer appear in one clothing,
nor were able to bear the City's charges, unless speedy remedy
be applied. They prayed therefore that certain articles might
be approved and enrolled, to the following effect :—
That every brother of the Fellowship attend an appointed
church on the Feast of Exaltation of Holy Cross [14 Sept.]
to hear Mass, and make offering of one penny, a brother's
attendance being excused for reasonable cause, but not the
offering of a penny. That he also attend on the following
morning to hear a Requiem for the souls of all deceased
members.
That every brother, on due warning, attend funerals,
obits, &c., of Brethren and "Sistern" of the Fellowship.
That disputes be submitted to the Wardens before action be
taken at law.
That the Wardens have authority to search and oversee all
manner of dressed victuals in open shops, to see if they be
wholesome and also "whether the penyworthes therof be reasonable for the comon wele of the Kynges liege people or not."
That all persons that seethe, roast, or bake victuals for sale in
the City pay henceforth such quarterage to the Wardens as
freemen had been accustomed to pay in support of the Craft.
That no one thenceforth send any victuals ready dressed
about the streets or lanes to be sold, under penalty of forfeiture
of the same to the use of poor prisoners in Ludgate and Newgate
and fine.
"That no persone nor persones enfraunchised in the said
Crafte of Pastelers from hensforth shalle take uppon hym or
theym to make any grete Festes as the Serjauntes Fest the
Maires Fest the Shireffes Fest and the Taillours Fest without
thadvice of the Wardeyns to thentent that the Fests of
everiche of theym shalbe welle and worshipfully dressed for
thonoure of this Citee and also for thonour and proffite of the
persones that shalle bere the charges therof," under penalty
prescribed.
"That whate persone or persones of the same Crafte that
hereafter shall serve the Maire for the tyme beyng or any
of the Shireffes for the yere of Mairaltie or Shervalte as
their householde Coke or Cokes shalle neither in his own propre
persone nor by any his servaunt or servauntes by Colour Crafte
or otherwise that yere dresse or do to be dressed any Festes
brekfastes dyners or Sopers for any Weddynges obites Craftes
or otherwise out of the Maire or Sherriffes houses without suche
Fest brekefast dyner or Souper be made at the cost and charge
of the said Maire and Sherreffes for the tyme beyng to thentent
that every man of the same Feaulisshippe may have a competent
livyng," under penalty prescribed.
"That from hensforth there shalbe but one snoppe occupied
on the Sonday of the said Crafte in Bredestrete and one in
Briggestrete to hentent that your Suppliauntes the gode Folkes
of the same Craft may serve Godde the better on the Sonday as
trew Cristen men shuld do; and the ij shoppes to be opened by
thadvice of the Wardeyns for the tyme beyng that is for to sey
one shoppe to be occupied on the Sonday in the one strete and
an other shoppe in the other strete and an other persone to
occupie and open a shoppe on the next Sonday in the one
strete and an other in Þe other strete and so alwey one to
occupie after an other," under penalty prescribed.
That "if any persone or persones enfraunchised in the said
Crafte hereafter make any bill or billes of fare and proporcion
for any Fest dyner or Souper by the desire of any persone or
persones or elles make covenaunt with any to dresse such Fest
dyner or Souper that then none other of the same Craft shall put
any suche persone or persones from the makyng and dressyng
of the said Fest dyner or Souper," under penalty of 20s.
That every one enfraunchised in the Craft "that herafter
shalbe commaunded by the Wardeyns to bere the Corce
of any brother or sister of the same Crafte to burying shall bere
the same Corce or Corces to the Churche and to burying without
any resistence grudge or geyneseyng of any persone or persones
so commaunded upon peyn of iijs. iiijd."
That "if any foreyn or straunger take upon hym to make
or dresse any Fest dyner or Souper within the same Citee or
liberties therof that thanne it shalbe lefull to the Wardeyns
for the tyme beyng with a Serjaunt of the Maires to theym
assigned to attache take and arrest any such Foreyn or
straunger so makyng any Fest dyner or Souper and to bryng
the same Foreyn or straunger to prison and to bide the
punysshement of the Maire and Aldermen for the tyme beyng
and over that to forfeite at every tyme so doyng 10s. to be
divided in maner and forme abovesaid."
That every brother of ability and power shall pay for his
quarterage yearly for the priest and clerks and his dinner 4s.
That no freeman of the Craft slander or revile another, under
penalty.
That any brother making unreasonable complaint to the
Wardens shall forfeit 20 pence.
That no one of the Craft shall from henceforth "make or do
to be made upon one day more than ij dyners and one Souper,"
under penalty of 6s. 8d.
Petition granted.
Folio 320.
Exon'acio Rogeri Grove ab assisis.
Writ to the Mayor and Sheriffs to discharge Roger Grove,
netmaker, from serving on juries, &c., if he be proved to be
over 70 years of age. Witness the King at Westminster,
4 Feb., 11 Henry VII. [A. D. 1495-6].
6 Feb., same year, the above Roger Grove discharged
accordingly.
Exon acio Joh'is Gyva ab assisis.
Similar writ to the Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriffs for the
discharge of John Gyva, "iremonger," on account of infirmity
Witness the King at Westminster, 28 Jan., 11 Henry VII.
[A. D. 1495-6].
Exoneracio Joh'is Taillour ab assisis.
Similar writ to the Mayor and Sheriffs for the discharge of
John Taillour if he be found to be over 70 years of age.
Witness the King at Westminster, 12 Jan., 11 Henry VII.
[A. D. 1495-6].
5 Feb., same year, the above John Taillour discharged
accordingly.
Folio 320 b.
Carta Cocor' London'.
Charter of incorporation of the Cooks of the City. Dated
11 July, 22 Edward IV. [A. D. 1482]. (fn. 19)