Catalogue description (ZA/B/3/257v) Upon reading the petitions of Charles Whitehead and Samuel Dennill,...

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(ZA/B/3/257v) Upon reading the petitions of Charles Whitehead and Samuel Dennill, masons, it was granted that the said Charles Whitehead should be the City's mason in the room of Thomas Copland deceased.

 

Charles Aldcroft, clerk, was to be admitted to the freedom gratis.

 

William Anderton, servant, to Thomas Grosvenor, Esq., was to be admitted to the freedom gratis.

 

Francis Roberts, was to be admitted to the freedom gratis.

 

Martin Rose was to be admitted to the freedom gratis.

 

Hugh Roberts, was to be admitted to the freedom, paying ten pounds within one month.

 

John Peeres, junior, was to be admitted to the freedom, paying thirty pounds within one month.

 

The petition of Thomas Williams, merchant, was read, stating that he possessed a piece of ground, lying between the City walls and the river Dee without the Bridgegate by virtue of a lease from the City to Josiah Jackson, wetglover, deceased, for ninety-nine years (determinable upon three lives of which two were in being) and for twenty-one years after, under the yearly rent of (ZA/B/3/258) five shillings, and praying a grant of the said ground to him and his heirs. It was ordered that the Justices of the Peace, the two Sheriffs and Treasurers of the City, or any three of them, two being Justices of the Peace, do view the premises and report to the next Assembly.

 

Upon reading the petition of John Pemberton, ropier, praying a grant of a small piece of waste ground, about thirty yards in length and ten in breadth, adjoining to his cottage and land near Windmill Hill on Hough Green for the like term as he had the cottage and land, an order was made for viewing and reporting.

 

Upon reading the petition of William Ball, baker, praying a grant to him and his heirs of waste ground, about thirty-six yards in length and nine in breadth, adjoining to his house and barn place in Eccleston Lane, within the liberties of the City, and order was made for viewing and reporting.

 

Upon reading the petition of Thomas Jones, praying a grant to him and his heirs of the row before his houses in Bridge Street lately purchased from Mr. Samuel Holland, an order was made for viewing and reporting.

 

Upon reading the petition of John Dicas, barber, praying liberty to enlarge his shop in the row before his house in Bridge Street by making the same about a foot and a half further into the road (ZA/B/3/258v) an order was made for viewing and reporting.

 

It was referred to Mr. Mayor and the Justices of the Peace of the City, or any five of them, the Mayor being one, to make a bargain with the City's mason, or any other mason, they thought fit, for making a pair of stairs from the City wall down to the river Dee in some convenient place between the bridge and Dee Lane end, and that the charge be paid by the Murengers and that they might have liberty to get stone for that purpose in any of the waste lands belonging to the City.

 

It was ordered that ten guineas be paid Mr. Wrench out of the City Treasury towards the charge of the new clock at the Charity School without the Northgate of the City.

 

16 September, 1720. Lawrence Gother, ironmonger, was elected Alderman in the room of Alexander Denton, deceased.

 

Robert Pigot, gent., was elected Alderman in the room of Thomas Maddock, deceased.

 

Charles Bingley, chandler, (ZA/B/3/259) was elected Councilman in the room of Lawrence Gother, now chosen Alderman.

 

Edward Twanbrook, cabinet maker, was elected Councilman in the room of Robert Pigot, now chosen Alderman.

 

Upon reading a report by the Mayor, Recorder, Alderman Partington, Alderman Puleston and Alderman Sayer, pursuant to an order of the last Assembly, upon the petition of John Dicas, barber, praying liberty to extend his shop in the row before his house in Bridge Street, it was ordered that he might have the liberty desired rent free.

 

Upon reading a report by the Mayor, Recorder, Alderman Partington and Alderman Sayer, pursuant to an order of the last Assembly, upon the petition of Thomas Jones, it was ordered that he might have a grant to him and his heirs of the rows before his houses in Bridge Street, paying the fine of forty shillings.

 

A report by the same with Alderman Puleston and Alderman Henry Bennett, pursuant to an order of the last Assembly, upon the petition of Thomas Williams, merchant, was read. They had viewed the ground and were of opinion that it was not in the City's interest to grant the same. The report was confirmed.

 

It was ordered that time be extended till the next Assembly, for making the reports upon the petitions of John Wheawell, Sarah Clubband son, John Pemberton and William Ball.

 

(ZA/B/3/259v) It was ordered that any sum not exceeding twenty pounds be lent out of the City Treasury to the present Murengers towards the charge of the new pair of stairs lately ordered to be made from the City wall to the river Dee.

 

12 October, 1720. John Parker, apothecary, was elected Alderman in the room of John Kynaston, deceased.

 

Samuel Jervis, junior, silkweaver, was elected Councilman in the room of John Parker, now chosen Alderman.

 

Peter Bostock, tanner, elected Councilman in the room of William Johnson, late one of the Sheriffs, deceased.

 

Upon reading a report by the Mayor, Recorder, Sir Richard Grosvenor, Bart., Alderman Puleston, and Alderman Sayer, pursuant to an order of a late Assembly upon the petition of John Wheawell, it was ordered that he might have a grant to him and his heirs of the yearly rent desired, paying twenty five years value for the same.

 

Time was extended till the next Assembly for making (ZA/B/3/260) the reports upon the petitions of Sarah Clubb and son, John Pemberton and William Ball.

 

Hugh Foulkes, Esq., was to be admitted to the freedom gratis.

 

John Kendrick, Esq., was to be admitted to the freedom gratis.

 

Charles Foulkes, gent., was to be admitted to the freedom gratis.

 

Richard Parker, cheesefactor, was to be admitted to the freedom gratis.

 

James Silvester, cheesefactor, was to be admitted to the freedom gratis.

 

Thomas Edwards, Esq.

 

24 February, 1720/21. Thomas Bolland, surgeon, elected Alderman in the room of Peter Bennett, deceased.

 

James Burroughs, mercer, elected a Councilman (ZA/B/3/260v) in the room of Thomas Bolland, now chosen Alderman.

 

Arthur Mercer, brewer, elected Councilman in the room of Hugh Conway, deceased.

 

Daniel Hayes, draper, elected Councilman in the room of Peter Bostock, tanner, who was lately chosen one of the Common Council but refused to take upon him the said office and had since paid his fine of twenty pounds to the City Treasurers pursuant to a late order of the Mayor, Alderman and Common Council.

 

John Clayton, tailor, was chosen one of the almsmen of Mr. John Vernon in the room of Richard Hiccocke, deceased.

 

Time was extended till the next Assembly for making the reports upon the petitions of John Pemberton and William Ball.

 

It was ordered that Mr. John Ward should pay to the City Treasurers seventy pounds on or before the 25th March next ensuing for the use of the Incorporation, he might have an annuity of twenty pounds per annum granted under the Common Seal of the City, payable quarterly for his life, clear of all taxes, the first payment to begin at Midsummer, and for further security to have a grant in his own name of such part of the City's revenues as Mr. Mayor and the Justices of the Peace should think proper.

 

John Lloyd of Caerwys, in co. Flint, gent., was to be admitted to the freedom gratis. (ZA/B/3/261)

 

George Whitbey to be admitted to the freedom, paying ten pounds within one month.

 

Peter Woodward, was to be admitted to the freedom, paying ten pounds within one month.

 

Reading the petition of William Massie, esq., stating that he had lately built two good houses in Northgate Street before which the further shambles stood, which very much narrow the street before the said houses and incommode the prospect thereof, and praying leave at his own expense to remove the further shambles and place them along the sides of the other shambles there, without prejudice to the street there or the Cornmarket place, with liberty to erect palizado pales before his house about a foor and a half into the said street. It was ordered that Mr. Mayor, Recorder and Justices of the Peace, Sheriffs, Aldermen, and Sheriffs peers, or any twelve of them (the Mayor, Recorder and Justices of the Peace being five) do view the premises and report to the next Assembly and that the inhabitants about the said shambles have notice of the said view.

 

Upon reading the petition of John Wilson, gent., praying a grant to him and his heirs of a small piece of waste ground at the Hollow Butts, adjoining to his field called the Tower Field, without the Northgate of the City. An order was made for viewing and reporting. (ZA/B/3/261v)

 

Upon reading the petition of James Hutchinson, praying liberty to get stope in part of a piece of ground adjoining to the City's wall near the Northgate, belonging to the Hospital of St. John Baptist, which he held by lease for three lives (two of which were yet in being), an order was made for viewing and reporting.

 

25 April, 1721. Reading of the orders of the last Assembly was respited till the next Assembly.

 

A petition to the House of Commons for the relief of the unhappy sufferers by the late directors of the South Sea Company, their aiders, abettors, and confederates, and for restoring of public credit, was read and approved and it was ordered that it be ingrossed and the Common Seal be affixed and that Sir Richard Grosvenor, Bart., and Sir Henry Bunbury, Bart., Members of Parliament for the City be desired to present the same in Parliament.

 

It was ordered that the (ZA/B/3/262) Justices of the Peace and Treasurers, or any three of them, two being Justices, do view, the encroachment lately made by Capt. Hulton near the Stone Bridge within the liberties of the City and report to the next Assembly.

 

17 August, 1721. John Mathews, baker, was elected by ballot one of the almsmen of Mr. John Vernon, in the room of Robert Lowndes, deceased.

 

Upon reading a report by Mr. Mayor, Alderman Partington and Treasurer Crosby, pursuant to an order of the last Assembly, upon the petition of John Pemberton, ropier, it was ordered that he might have a grant of the waste ground and side of the hill adjoining to his cottage and land on Hough Green, containing in length sixty yards and in breadth at the further end twenty yards and at the nearer end thirty yards, for the like terms as the cottage and land, under the yearly rent of two shillings and the usual covenants.

 

Upon reading a report by Mr. Mayor, Alderman Partington and Mr. Treasurer Crosby, pursuant to an order of a late Assembly upon the petition of William Ball, baker, it was ordered that he might have a grant in fee farm of the small piece of waste ground adjoining to his house and barn place in Eccleston Lane, being obliged to enclose the same in a direct line from the (ZA/B/3/262v) corner of the hedge of his croft on the south and to the corner of his other croft or enclosure on the north end, paying the yearly rent of one shilling.

 

A report by Mr. Mayor, Mr. Recorder, and Treasurer Crosby, pursuant to an order of the last Assembly, upon the petition of John Wilson, gent. was read (verbatim in original). They had viewed the ground and were of opinion that it was not fit to be granted. It was ordered that the report be confirmed.

 

A report by the same was read upon the petition of James Hutchinson (verbatim in original). They had viewed the place and were of opinion that the liberty desired could not be conveniently granted as the City might have occasion to get stone there. It was ordered that the report be confirmed.

 

Upon reading a report by Mr. Mayor, Mr. Recorder, Alderman Mainwaring, Alderman Allen and Alderman Wilson, pursuant to an order of a late Assembly, upon the petition of William Massey, esq., the House did not agree to the report, whereupon it was ordered that a plan be drawn of the petitioner's scheme for removal of the shambles and how it should be done and that the same be delivered to Mr. Mayor and the Justices of the Peace at their meeting in the Pentice, who were desired to consider it and report their opinion to the next Assembly.

 

Upon reading the petition of Robert Crompton, esq., praying the like liberty as Mr. Massey, for removal of the shambles before his house called the Coach and Horses Inn, it was ordered that the (ZA/B/3/263) Justices of the Peace and Treasurers of the City, or any three of them, two being Justices of the Peace, do view the premises and report to the next Assembly.

 

Upon reading the petition of Lawrence Gother, Alderman, it was ordered that eighteen pounds be paid him out of the City Treasury being two articles omitted in his accounts as late Treasurer of the City.

 

Upon reading the petition of Simon Young, mariner, it was ordered that he be admitted a Freeman gratis.

 

Upon reading the petition of William Ball, mariner, it was ordered that he be admitted a Freeman gratis.

 

Upon reading the petitions of Charles Gerrard, William Taylor, and Margaret Woodfin, spinster, praying to be the City's tenant of the house at the end of the Exchange and Common Hall now void, it was ordered that Charles Gerrard might have it together with all the privileges belonging to it, under the same yearly rent, services and duties as Mr. Walley and Mr. Ridley or either of them enjoyed, during pleasure of the House.

 

Upon reading the petition of John Cotgreave, one of the Sheriffs, praying leave to erect pales before the front of his house in Handbridge, it was ordered that the Justices of the Peace and Treasurers of the City, or any three of them, two being Justices of the Peace, do view the premises and report to the next Assembly.

 

Upon reading the petition of William Penkett, setting forth that he was possessed of a dwelling house near (ZA/B/3/263v) the Pinfold in further Northgate Street by virtue of a lease formerly granted under the Common Seal of the City to John Banner for three lives (one of which was in being) under the yearly rent of eleven shillings and praying a new lease for three lives upon surrender of the lease in being, it was ordered that the Justices of the Peace and Treasurers, or any three of them, two being Justices of the Peace, do view the premises and report to the next Assembly.

 

Upon reading the petition of William Milton praying a grant of a small piece of ground about twenty feet in length and sixteen in breadth, under the City's wall within the gate leading to the Roodee and near the Cheese warehouse there, it was ordered that the Justices of the Peace and Treasurers or any three of them, two bing Justices of the Peace, do view the premises and report to the next Assembly.

 

Upon reading the petition of George Hollins, setting forth that he in right of his wife, had a tenant right of a small cottage in Dee Lane without the Northgate belonging to the Hospital of St. John Baptist, formerly in lease among other lands to widow Johnson, deceased, which lease is lately expired and praying a new lease for three lives, it was ordered that the Justices of the Peace and Treasurers, or any three of them, two being Justices of the Peace, do view the premises and report to the next Assembly.

 

Upon reading the petition of Elizabeth Vernon, praying certain allowances out of the monies due to the City from Richard Vernon as Collector of the duties on coal and lime for the Navigation of the river Dee and that Richard Vernon's accounts might be reviewed, adjusted and settled, it was ordered that the consideration of the petition be respited till the next Assembly and that Mr. Mayor and the Justices of the Peace examine the accounts and orders of the House relating to Mr. Vernon and report to the next Assembly.

 

It was ordered that fifty shillings be paid to Mr. John Parker, mercer, out of the City Treasury by him overpaid on his accounts as late Treasurer the same being a debt due to the City by bond from Leonard Pointon which still remained unpaid.

 

It was ordered that the enquiry into the encroachment made by Captain Hulton (now deceased) be respited till the next Assembly.

 

The work lately done and to be done by the Treasurers in and about the 'copp' of the Roodee was approved by the House and it was ordered that the charge be defrayed out of the City Treasury.

 

Upon the Mayor's motion, Thomas Edge, dyer, was confirmed one of the four Serjeants at Mace in the room of James Bateman who had lately resigned and was discharged.

 

James Bateman, upon the Mayor's motion was confirmed to be the City Bellman in the room of John Fearnall, deceased.

 

It was ordered that the Duke of Grafton, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, being shortly expected on his way there, be entertained by the City in the Pentice at the discretion of the Treasurers. The charge was not to exceed twenty pounds.

 

The House understanding that the executors of Peter Cotton, gent., deceased, had pursuant to his will paid one hundred pounds into the City Treasury, the interest of which was to be disbursed by the Mayor and Justices of the Peace, or the majority of them yearly for ever 'in buying of Phisick or Medicines for such poor people Inhabitants of the said City as they shall think most Objects of Charity and that shall most want the same either upon the account of Sickness or in the Case of Surgery.' It was ordered that Alderman Parker and Alderman Bolland be employed as apothecary and surgeon for taking care of the said poor inhabitants of the City according to the direction of the will and that a copy of the will be entered in the book kept for that purpose in the Pentice Office.

 

It was ordered that the Treasurers might dispose of the materials of the Toll houses belonging to the City at the best rate they could get.

 

11 October, 1721. (ZA/B/3/265) John Parker, mercer, was elected Alderman in the room of William Coker, deceased.

 

Edmond Parker, mercer, was elected Councilman in the room of John Parker now chosen Alderman.

 

It was ordered that time be extended till the next Assembly for making the reports upon the petitions of William Massie, esq., Robert Crompton, esq., Mr. John Cotgreave, William Penkett, William Milton, George Hollins, and Elizabeth Vernon, widow.

 

It was ordered that the enquiry into the encroachment by Captain Hulton, deceased, be respited till the next Assembly.

 

Upon the Mayor's motion, it was ordered that Robert Edwards, son of Edward Edwards of Kelsterton, co. Flint, gent., be admitted a Freeman gratis.

 

Upon reading the petition of John Brerewood, esq., stating that he was seised of an old dwelling house near St. Mary's Hill in Bridge Street, adjoining on the west side to a dwelling house belonging to Sir John Werden, Baronet, and on the east side to the dwelling house of Mr. Thomas Williams, wetglover, before which there was an old row or waste piece of ground of no use to the City, and praying a grant of the same row to him and his heirs with liberty to enclose and build up the same equal in front with Mr. William's house there, An order was made for viewing and reporting.

 

Upon reading the petition of Jonathan Robinson, gent., stating that he was building a stone wall near the Crane within the liberties of the City for the defence of the crane from the River Dee and better preserving of the 'Copp' on Roodee and (ZA/B/3/265v) praying liberty at his own expense to get and take up a small quantity of stones under the City walls on the Roodee to use for the purpose aforesaid which may be easily spared by the City. An order was made for viewing and reporting.

 

Thomas Wilson, esq.

 

27 October, 1721. It was ordered that the reading of the orders of the last Assembly be respited till the next Assembly.

 

Upon the Mayor's motion, Benjamin Chrichley, goldsmith, who had been chosen Macebearer by the Mayor was confirmed in the office of Macebearer and Sergeant at peace in the room of Thomas Chrichley, deceased, to have and exercise the same with all fees, profits and perquisites, and the tolls which had been granted to Thomas Crichley.

 

It was ordered that Mrs. Eleanor Mather, widow, might have a security under the Common Seal of the City for one hundred and fifty pounds to be paid with interest and that the same money be paid to the executors of Mrs. Davies in discharge of the like sum due from the City by bond under the Common Seal.

 

26 January, 1721/2. Upon reading a report by the Recorder, Alderman Sayer, Alderman Bingley and Treasurer Brock, pursuant to an order of the last Assembly, upon the petition of Mr. John Cotgreave the younger, it was ordered that he might erect pales before the front of his house in Hanbridge so they extend no further than twelve foot from the front of his house and range in a direct line with his building, rent free.

 

Upon reading a report by the same upon the petition of George Hollins, it was ordered that he might have a lease for three lives of the cottage and garden mentioned in his petition, paying the fine of forty shillings and under the yearly rent of six shillings and the usual covenants.

 

Upon reading a report by the same upon the petition of Jonathan Robinson, gent., praying liberty to get stones on the Roodee near the City walls, it was granted that he might have the liberty but the quantity and the time of getting and carrying away the same was referred to the Muringers and City Treasurers.

 

It was ordered that time be extended till the next Assembly for making reports upon the petitions of William Massey, esq., Robert Crompton, esq., William Penkett, William Milton, John Brerewood, esq., and Elizabeth Vernon, widow.

Date: 1720-1722
Held by: Cheshire Archives and Local Studies, not available at The National Archives
Language: English

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