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PLYMOUTH
MUNICIPAL RECORDS.

CALENDAR

OF THE

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R. N. WORTH, F.G.S,
AUTHOR OF THE 'HISTORY OF PLYMOUTH,' 'HISTORY OF DEVON,' ETC.

PLYMOUTH.
1893.

WILLIAM BRENDON AND SON,
PRINTERS, PLYMOUTH.

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THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR,
William Law, Esq.,

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INTRODUCTION.

'"PHIS volume, prepared under the instructions of the
-»- Corporation of Plymouth, contains a List and Calendar
of the Muniments of the Borough from the earliest period
preserved, down to the passing of the Municipal Reform Act.
The classification and arrangement adopted will, it is believed,
make reference easy. The descriptions and abstracts in the
Calendar, it is hoped, set fully forth the character of the material,
and the nature of the information contained.
The archives of Plymouth were almost unrivalled in the
provinces as illustrations of the national life in some of its
grander epochs. The reputation of the port in the Edwardian
French wars, and the fact that it was the leading maritime town
in 'the spacious days of Great Elizabeth,' sufficiently indicate
this. The very importance of the town has been one of the
chief causes of the loss of records that would now be almost
invaluable. When Plymouth was incorporated by Act of Parliament under
Henry VI., there must have been in existence a body of
municipal and other muniments of importance, for not only was
there a municipal governing body in being, but various guilds.
Only one original document prior to that date, however, remains.
So with regard to the corporation created by Henry. There is
hardly an original paper or parchment dating before i486. But in
that year commence the accounts of the Receivers or Treasurers,
which are practically complete to the present day : what had
long been a 'missing link' having been supplied in 1881 by the
discovery of the volume covering the period between 1570 and
1658, among the muniments of the Morshead family at Widey
Court. There are some other accounts of the end of the
fifteenth century, chiefly relating to the church of St. Andrew;
but the most valuable chronicles of this period are to be found
in a volume kept as a kind of commonplace or day book for the
entry of miscellaneous matters. This contains notices of the
proceedings of Manor Courts, of the Borough and Pie Poudre-
Courts, of inquests by Simon Carswell, coroner (who appears
to have been the writer), copies of various deeds, some of

viii Introduction.
considerable interest and value, the earliest borough rental,
commencing 6th Henry VII., precepts and warrants concerning
the water of Sutton Pool, a very curious copy in English of the
Act-charter of Henry VI., and the earliest noted bye-laws. Some
of the entries here are as early as 38th Henry VI. ; and the
book contains the oldest series of contemporary records in the
possession of the Corporation.
Next in point of date, but first in importance, is the ancient
Town Ligger, a bulky volume in oak boards and tattered pigskin,
long known by the name of the Black Book. The earliest
current entries refer to 1540, but there are copies of Henry's
charter and of a number of ancient documents relating to the
town, for which in most cases this volume is now the sole"
authority. The Black Book was evidently intended to be a
repertory of all matters of note relating to the community —
proclamations, bye-laws, acts of parliament, guild orders, assess
ments, with lists of mayors and freemen : eventually it came to
be used also as a registry, in which deeds relating to private
properties in the town were enrolled by the Town Clerk. A
very important feature is the fact that it was the custom to
enter under each mayoralty brief memoranda of local and
national events. The Black Book continued to be used as a
record of the mayoralties down to 1709, and the lists of freemen
are continued to 1658. Without it, much of the early history
of Plymouth would be a complete blank ; and one of the entries
supplies the first clue to the disappearance of the older records.
It notes that Plymouth had been burnt three times (by the
French and Bretons), in 1377, 1400, and 1403 ; and under the
mayoralty of Richard Hooper, 1548-49, states that the town was
assailed by the Western Rebels for the restoration of Catholicism
— ' then was our stepell burnt wth all the townes evydence in the
same by Rebelles.' Little was preserved, a few scattered docu
ments excepted, but the books in current use.
Next in importance to the Black Book is the White Book,
given to the town by John Ford, mayor in 1555, and used
from 1560 to 1754 for the entry of bye-laws and orders of the
'twelve and twenty-four,' the familiar names of the aldermen
and councillors, and of the sessions. These orders are for the
most part signed by those who made them.
Sundry letters from the Privy Council and various persons
of note during the reign of Elizabeth are yet extant, but only
a very small proportion of those which we know existed ; and
the number of important documents of this period that have
disappeared must be very large. There is only one autograph
letter of Sir Francis Drake, whereas there must have been
scores; and although there are several papers connected with
William Hawkins, Sir John is all but unrepresented. There
are, however, autographs of nearly all the statesmen of the

Introduction. ix
Elizabethan Court; and of local notables from thfe period
downward the autographic representation is complete.
The oldest Charter in the possession of the Corporation is that
of Mary (ist year), gorgeously if not handsomely illuminated.
There are also charters of Elizabeth (43rd), James I. (12th),
Charles I. (3rd), Charles II. (19th and 36th), and William III.,
the present governing charter of the town. Of the charters
before Mary, those of Henry VI., Richard III., and Edward IV,
there are only copies. The originals probably perished either
when the 'stepell' was burnt by the rebels; or fell victims to
the act of a Totnes man, who came to Plymouth in 1 601-2
and burnt a chest in the Council Chamber 'wherein were
Contayned divers evidences and writings Concerninge the
Towne.' He was fined ^100. It is probably to this severely
punished piece of arson that William Jennens and John Warren,
in the course of a suit with the Corporation, refer when they
declare, about 1665, that the town records had been burnt some
seventy years previously.
From the early part of the seventeenth century the chief
Corporation books are fairly complete, and there are a few of
what may be termed the day books, which it was the custom
to destroy, with the vouchers, when they had been produced
and examined at the annual audit. The most interesting
volumes of seventeenth-century accounts are two which belonged
to the Committee of Defence, at the time of the siege of
Plymouth by the Royalists, containing a full statement of their
receipts and expenditure.
The Records of the Borough Court date back to the reign
of Henry VII., but there are only a few of the older left.
The Court books extant commence in 1636, and some of the
volumes contain quaint illustrations of manners and customs in
old Plymouth.
The wonder perhaps rather is, not that so much has been
lost, but that so much is left. The records passed through a
worse peril than the fires raised by the Western rebels or by
Nicholas Goodridge when the sometime old Guildhall, now the
Free Library, replaced its Jacobean predecessor at the com
mencement of the present century. Books were taken some
care of, but we are told that the accumulated papers were
thrown into heaps in the streets and carted off, and that whoever
cared to do so helped themselves at pleasure. There may be
a little exaggeration here, but if the story were not essentially
true it would be impossible to account for the almost entire
absence of current letters and papers during the eighteenth
century, whereas those since that date, and a small proportion
of the older ones, have been preserved. It is possible that
some may yet remain in private hands; and indeed, in 1830,
Mr. B. Dunsterville drew up a list of persons who were

x Introduction.
supposed to have papers belonging to the Corporation. When
this Guildhall was finished, and the records moved back again,
confusion became worse confounded. There was no room to
arrange them, and a lot of loose papers were thrust under the
roof, where they remained for many a long year.
The first attempt to arrange the Municipal Records was made
in 1813, when a committee was appointed, and did valuable
work. Insufficient space, however, prevented them from carrying
out their intentions; and meantime deeds and papers rapidly
accumulated. When the late Mr. Henry Woollcombe, f.s.a.,
was appointed Recorder, he continued the task which he had
commenced as a member of this committee; and by him a
large number of loose papers and parchments were carefully
preserved and mounted in two portfolios.
It was impossible, however, to deal with the records in any
satisfactory manner until the present Guildhall was erected and
a proper muniment room provided. Mr. Jeafferson's visit to
Plymouth on behalf of the Historical Manuscripts Commission
directed fresh attention to the -subject; and during the Town
Clerkship of Mr. J. Walter Wilson the first thorough attempt
at arrangement was made, the papers being classified in boxes
and an Index Catalogue prepared. Partly in consequence of
this further documents were brought to light, which required
arrangement also. To complete the work, however, a printed
calendar was needed; and in the Town Clerkship of Mr. J. H.
Ellis, in whose keeping the muniments now are, this is at
length provided.
The writer has only to add that a full index of subjects and
places has been prepared, and that the variations in the spelling
of proper names, &c, follow the originals, which it has not
been thought needful in all cases formally to quote. A few notes
have been supplied which it is hoped may be found of service ;
and to facilitate reference the names of officials generally have
been printed in italics.

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CONTENTS.

A. Charters, Letters Patent, And Connected Docu
MENTS
B. Ancient Books of Record
C. Sessions and Constitution Books
D. Freedoms and Apprenticeships
E. Elections and Appointments .
F. Receivers' Accounts .
G. General Accounts— Seventeenth Century
H. Rentals, Surveys, and Records of Property
I. Borough Courts, &c. .
J. -Collected Papers
K. Churches
L. Charities
M. Sutton Pool and Cattewater
N. Water Property
O. Hoe .
P. Royal Hotel and Theatre
Q. Markets
R. Official Returns
S. Deeds
T. MiscellaneousIndex

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PLYMOUTH
Municipal Records.

Charters, Letters Patent, arid-Connected Documents.
[1] Charter of Mary. Letters Patent of Inspeximus,
confirming the Letters of Inspeximus of Edward VI.,
confirming the Letters of Inspeximus of Henry VIII.,
confirming the Letters of Inspeximus of Henry VII.,
confirming the Charter of Henry the Sixth for the in
corporation of the town of Sutton Priour, the tithing of
Sutton Raf, parcel of the hamlet of Sutton Vautort, and
a certain parcel of the tithing of Compton, county Devon,
into the Borough of Plymouth, with a Mayor and Com
monalty for ever: With confirmation of all the afore
mentioned charters. Westminster, n May — I Mary.
This is the oldest original charter in the possession of
the Corporation, and is illuminated.
[2] Letters Patent of grant (during pleasure) to the
Mayor and inhabitants of Plymouth of a yearly pension
of £39 1 os. iod., out of the customs of the port of
Plymouth, ' to be ymployed for the paymente of the wages
of fower gunners to serue continuallye ' at the fort of the
Isle of St. Nycholas ; the same sum having been allowed
by Queen Mary out of the same customs for the same
purpose. Westminster. 22 June — 27 Eliz.
[3] Mandate to Customer for the time being of the
port of Plymouth, for the payment of aforesaid annuity.
Westminster. 23 June — 27 Eliz.

2 Plymouth Municipal Records.
[4] Letters Patent ordering that for the security of
the town of Plymouth and the adjacent country, the said
town should be 'walled and made defensible by enclosing the
same with ditch and wall and with necessary bulwarkes ;
and that toward the charges for the said work a collection
should be made in every port of ' eighteen pence to be
paid for every hoggeshead of pylchardes that shalbe
transported out of this oure realme by strangers, and
twelve pence for every hoggeshead to be transported by
Englishmen,' the moneys so raised to be expended on the
same works till they shall be completed ; with assignment
for the same purpose of ;£ioo per annum of Her Majesty's
customs of the said port of Plymouth and her other ports
in Devon and Cornwall, and of one half of the forfeitures
accruing to her Majesty in the same ports in penalties
for the exportation of prohibited wares. It is further
directed that persons shall in proportion to their means
make gifts of money towards the cost of the same
fortifications, to receive which contributions collectors will
be appointed in the said counties and in other maritime
ports. Westminster. 30 May — 34 Eliz.
[5] Charter of Elizabeth. Letters Patent of Inspeximus
and Confirmation, confirming to the Mayor and Com
monalty of the borough of Plymouth all the various
charters and letters patent, beginning with the charter
Of King Henry the Sixth, for the incorporation of the
said borough and continuance of its privileges, and making
the precedent Mayor a justice of the peace. Westminster.
8 Feb. — 43 Eliz. In the tin case, holding these Letters
Patent, is a rough draught of the Petition of the Mayor
and Commonalty of the borough to Elizabeth for a new
charter. [6] Charter James I. Letters Patent of Inspeximus
and Confirmation, confirming to the Mayor and Com
monalty of the Borough of Plymouth all the charters
and letters patent by previous sovereigns of England,
beginning with the Charter of King Henry the Sixth, for
the incorporation of the said borough and the continuance
of its privileges. Westminster. 4 Nov. — 12 James I.
[7] Charter Charles I. Letters Patent of Inspeximus
and Confirmation to the Mayor and Commonalty; and
creating two other of the most ancient masters or magis
trates justices. 3 March — 3 Charles I.

Charters, Letters Patent, and Connected Documents. 3
[8] Letters Patent of eleven Ordinances for the govern
ment of the King's people in Newfoundland and upon the
sea adjoining, and the bays, creeks, or fresh rivers there.
One Ordinance directs, ' that noe person doe sett upp any
taverne for selling of wyne, beere, or stronge waters, cider
or tobacco, to entertaine the fishermen, because it is founde
that by such meanes they are debauched, neglecting their
labours, and poore ill-governed men not only spende most
parte of their shares before they come home, upon which
the life and maintenance of their wife and children depend,
but are likewise hurtfulle in divers other waies, as by
neglecting and making themselves unfitt for their labour,
by purloyninge and stealing from their owners and by
making vnlawfull shiftes to supply their disorders.' By
the last it is required, 'That vppon the Sondayes the
company assemble in meete places and have diuyne
service to be said by some of the masters of the shippes
or some others, which prayers shalbe such as are in the
booke of comon prayer.' Cognizance of offences against
these Ordinances may be taken by the Mayors of South
ampton, Weymouth, Melcombe Regis, Lyme, Plymouth,
Dartmouth, Eastlowe, Foye, and Barnstaple, as well as by
the vice-admirals of the counties of Southampton, Dorset,
Devon, and Cornwall. Westminster. 10 Feb. — 9 Charles I.
[9] Letters Patent for the repair, preservation, and
maintenance of the harbour of Cattewater. The Mayor and
Commonalty of Plymouth shall 'for ever hereafter have
the sole ballasting of all shippes and other vessells within
the Sound and harbour of Catwater and Cawse in Plymouth,'
reservation being made of 'the ballasting within the har
bour of Hamoase to the Mayor and Aldermen of Saltash
for and during such interest as they lawfully claim from
and under the king's dearest sonne the Prince as Duke of
Cornwall.' The Mayor and Commonalty of Plymouth
and the Mayor and Aldermen of Saltash shall henceforth
have the care and oversight of the said harbour, unless
injury to the same harbour should come from the defect
or negligence of the Mayor and Aldermen of Saltash, in
which case the care and oversight of the harbour are to
remain wholly in the Mayor and Commonalty of Plymouth
and their successors for ever. In the recitals mention is
made of a finding and certificate returned to the Lords
of the Council by Thomas Crampfwrne, then Mayor of
Plymouth, Sir Francis Glanvile, Sir James Bagg, Sir
a 2

4 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Nicholas Slayning, knts., Thomas Wise, John Harris, esqs.,
John Clement, William Hele, and John Caws, merchants,
appointed commissioners by order of the Council, I Feb.
1635, to certify their lordships respecting the state of the
said harbour and the best remedies for its defects. They
find 'the said harbour of late yeares is much decayed
and quard vp with gravell sand stones and ballast which
appeared playnely to be occasioned by the great quantetyes
of sand and earth which divers Tynners working in a
Tynne worke called Clasiewell and other workes and
Tynne Milles neare the rivers of Plym and Mew which
fall into the said harbour convey out of their said workes
and milles into the said rivers, and partly through the
neglect of the Mayor and' Burgesses of Saltash water-
bayliffes of the said harbour, by reason whereof great
quanteties of Ballast have bene cast out of divers vessells
into the said harbour, and in suffering a shippe sunck
there eleaven yeares since or thereabout to lye there still
without removing the same, and lastly by reason that the
said rivers of Plym and Mew which run over a sandy
ground neare the said harbour called the Lary on euery
great water and flood change and alter their course there
and carry and drive great quantities of sand and gravelle
into the said harbour. And .... that a necke of land called
howsterte deviding the said harbour from the mayne sea
was of late much fretted and worne away with the breach
of the sea, soe that the sea without timely prevencon is
likly to make a passage through it.' Westminster.
1 Dec. — 13 Charles I.
[10] ' Commission under the Great Seal to Thomas
Ceely, merchant, Mayor of Plymouth, John Maynard,
esquire, Recorder of the same, the two Justices of the
said borough, and to the Mayor, Recorder, and two
Justices of Plymouth for the time being, to administer the
oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance to 'all suspected
persons who shalle come and passe through the said
borough of Plymouth.' 20 Jan. — 17 Charles I.
[11] Letters Patent of the grant of confirmation and
release to the Mayor and Commonalty of Plymouth of the
advowson of the vicarage of Plymouth, together with all
the annual pension of eight pounds issuing out of the said
vicarage, and all arrears of the same, for ever ; with Licence
to the said Mayor and Commonalty to build a new and
second church, and to divide the parish of Plymouth into

Charters, Letters Patent, and Connected Documents. 5
two separate parishes. The said Mayor and Commonalty
undertaking to build the new church at the cost of the
inhabitants, and to maintain a free school with a head
master enjoying an annual salary of twenty pounds, and
further to maintain the hospital recently built in the same
town for the relief of poor persons to be placed therein by
the said Mayor and Commonalty. Westminster. 21 April
— 17 Charles I.
[12] Warrant (under the hands and seals of the Com
missioners for executing within the borough of Plymouth
the recent Act of Parliament for the good government and
regulation of corporations) for the removal of Justinian
Peard, Richard Evens, and John Paige, Magistrates of
the said borough, and also of Richard Tapper, Caleb
Brookinge, and Daniell Ely, Common-councilmen of the
said borough, from their said offices and from all places
of trust in connection with the government of the borough
— Paige on account of his absence and continued residence
beyond seas. [He had settled in Barbadoes.] 14 Aug.
1662. [13] Certificate by the same Commissioners, that
William Allen, Mayor, Oliver Ceely, Justice, Christopher
Ceely and Samuel Northcott, Magistrates, William Yeo,
Town-clerk; and Thomas Durant, Richard Mayne, Thomas
Yabsley, John Jope, Nicholas Karkite, Peter Gregor,
Samuel Brett, Abraham Serle, Richard Clapp, and Walter
Trout, Common-councilmen, have refused to take the oaths
and subscribe the declaration required by the aforesaid
enactment, on being called upon to take and subscribe the
same by the aforesaid commissioners, and removing them
accordingly. 14 Aug. 1662.
[14] Warrant reciting preceding removals, and order
for the appointment of other men, who have duly taken
the required oaths and made the required subscriptions,
to the offices vacated by the abovenamed officers of the
corporation by reason of their refusal aforesaid : William
Jennens Mayor, Jonathan Sparke Justice, Phillip Shapcote
to be Town-clerk and steward, John Harris, John Martyn,
John. Webb, George Strelly, John Gubbes, Magistrates;
and Samuel Bury, Ambrose Thomas, William Warren,
Thomas Stutt, Henry Pike, William Symons, John Lanion,
Richard Fryer, James Jackson, Peter Scadgell, Peter
Marke, Gregorie Martyn, and Andrew Horsman, Common-
councilmen of the said borough. 16 Aug. 1662.

6 Plymouth Municipal Records.
[15] Warrant removing Jonathan Sparke from the
office of capital burgess— his continuance therein being
' inconvenyent for his Majesty's service.' 7 March 1662.
[16] Appointment of Henry Webbe and Philip Edwards
to be members of the Common Council of the borough of
Plymouth, by the Commissioners for executing in the said
borough the recent Act for the good government and
regulation of corporations. 21 March 1662.
[17] First Charter Charles II. Letters Patent for the
confirmation to the Mayor and Commonalty of the
borough of Plymouth, of all the franchises and privileges
granted to them by the King's ancestors. Dated at
Westminster. 20 Feb. — 19 Charles II.
[18] Letters Patent of Ordinances for regulating the
fisheries of Newfoundland. Recites and confirms the
Ordinances made 10 Feb. 9 Charles I. ; and makes fifteen
new and additional Ordinances for the remedy of abuses
that have crept into the Newfoundland fisheries, and for
the better government of persons resorting thereto — these
additional ordinances and confirmation of the earlier ones
being made at 'the humble petition of the Merchants,
Owners and Masters of ships and inhabitants of the
Westerne Partes of this kyngdome adventuring to the
Newfound Land in fishing voyages.' One of the new
orders runs 'That every fisherman yearely carryed out
of England bee a greenman and not a seaman.' West
minster. 27 Jan. — 27 Charles II.
[19] Copy of the petition referred to in the preceding :
'The humble Remonstrance of divers Merchants Owners
and Masters of ships and others of the Townes of Ply
mouth Dartmouth and the Westerne partes concerned in
the Fishing Trade of Newfoundland.' After referring
to the benefits coming to the whole country from a
trade peculiarly advantageous to the Western ports, the
petitioners observe : — ' That this trade hath bin thus
continued through God's blessing to good effect — goeing
out in Aprill and home againe about Michaelmass leaveing
their remaines of Salt and Fishing provisions with their
boats hailed up (and covered with Rends) and soe still
found all secure at their next returne — bringing home all
the men to follow the winter occasions at home, and so
were ready at the Spring to serve the King or to proceed
to the Newfoundland again : the severall admiralls of the

Charters, Letters Patent, and Connected Documents. 7
fishing ships governing in each harbour by the assistance
and advice of the other coinanders in the same harbour,
according to the lawes and constitucons of your Majesties
Royal Father of blessed memory, established in counsell
in the year 1633.' The seamen were joint-adventurers in
these expeditions, with participation in their profits. ' One
third part of the whole produce every yeare is divided
amongst the seamen in proporcon, whereby many Thou
sands haue a benefitt in the expence and dispose of all
things that concerne meat drink house and cloathing.'
[20] Copy of Order (25 Feb. 167I) from the Lords
of the Council, appointed a Committee for Trade and
Plantations, for the Mayor of Plymouth to give their
Lordships sure information on the points raised by the
petitioners, and to appoint a sufficiently informed cor
respondent with whom their said lordships may confer : —
Signed, Robert Southwell.
[21] Letters Patent appointing the Mayor and the
four oldest Aldermen of Plymouth for the time being, also
Christopher Warren, Lawrence Stuckley, and Timothy
Hamlyn, Commissioners to administer the oaths of
Supremacy and Allegiance within the said borough to
the King's subjects entering it from foreign parts. West
minster. 2 Nov. — 31 Charles II.
[22] Deed authorising surrender of Charter. 1 5 March
1683. [23] Lease of Corporation estate to John Martyn and
others for one year. 14 April 1684.
[24] Conveyance of same to John Martyn, John Dell,
William Toms, and James Hull under trust. 15 April
1684. [The object of these deeds was to secure the borough
estate on the Surrender.]
[25] Lease of the same by Martyn and his colleagues
to the Mayor and Commonalty. 24 June 1685.
' [26] Release of ditto to Mayor and Commonalty.
25 June 1685.
[27] Second Charter Charles II. Letters Patent for the
reincorporation and reconstitution of the borough of
Plymouth. Appointing William Martyn, esq. to be the
first Mayor; Sir Hugh Piper, knt, John Martyn, Isaac
Tillard, merchant, Sam. Madocke, merchant, JohnTrelawney

8 Plymouth Municipal Records.
of Ham, esq., William Martyn aforesaid, Thomas Stutt,
merchant, William Symons, gentleman, Philip Andrew,
merchant, John Dell, merchant, John Munyon, merchant,.
James Hull, merchant, and Lewis Stukeley, esq., to be
for life the first Aldermen; John Paige, junior, Philip
Wilcocks, Stephen Ackerman, Timothy Hamblyn, James
Yonge, Robert Berry, George Orchard, John Rogers,
Andrew Mathews, Nicholas Edgecumbe, Walter Ingram,
and Joseph Webbe, to be for life the first Common-
councilmen ; John Earl of Bath to be for life the first
Recorder ; and Christopher Duke of Albemarle, John Earl
of Bath, Charles Lord Lansdowne, Richard Lord Arundell,
Bernard Greenvile, Sir Edward Seymour, Jonathan Tre-
lawney, Copleston Bampfeild, baronets, Sir Richard Edge
cumbe, knight of the Bath, Sir Nicholas Slanning, knight
of the Bath and baronet, Arthur Tremayne, Edmund
Tremayne, Richard Strode, Nicholas Courtney, Edmond
Pollexfen, John Harris, Philip Lanion, and Henry Watts,
together with the aforesaid Mayor, Aldermen, and Common-
councilmen to be the first Free Burgesses of the borough
under the new charter. Westminster. 6 June — 36 Charles II.
[28] Charter of William III. Letters Patent of In
speximus and Confirmation by William the Third,
confirming the Charter of Inspeximus and Confirmation
given to the Mayor and Commonalty of Plymouth 3 March
3 Charles I., confirming charters and letters patent by
previous sovereigns of England to the same Mayor and
Commonalty, beginning with the charter of Henry the
Sixth ; with approbation and confirmation of the recited
charters. The present letters appoint John Munyon,
merchant, to be the first Mayor ; Francis Drake, baronet,
to be the first Recorder (for life) ; William Symons,
gentleman, William Cotton, William Tom, John Munyon,
James Hull, merchant, Peter Foot, gentleman, Philip
Wilcocks, John Warren, John Neell, merchant, Thomas
Knottford, druggist, Richard Opie, William Munyon,
merchants, and Thomas Bound, tin-worker, to be the first
Capital Burgesses or Masters of the Borough ; Edmund
Pollexfen to be the first Town-Clerk during life ; Thomas
Payne, gentleman, to be the first Borough Coroner; Gregory
Martin, druggist, James Yonge, surgeon, Joseph Webb,
merchant, Robert Berry, senior, John Rogers, William
Davies, Nathaniel Young, Nathaniel Dowrich, merchant;
Samuel Allen, Thomas Lymbear, William Cock, appraiser,

Charters, Letters Patent, and Connected Documents. 9
Nicholas Gennis, perfumer, Thomas Darracott, merchant,
John Wallis, appraiser, Jonas Lavington, druggist, Samuel
Howe, brewer, James Cock, Robert Wilcocks, merchant,
Frank Hill, Robert Hewer, perfumer, Samuel Harris, wool-
merchant, Robert Cowne, druggist, William Hurrell, and
John Swymmer, to be the first Common-councilmen under
the new charter. The following persons to be Freemen of
the borough — Sir George Treby, knight, Chief-Justice of
the Common Bench, Charles Trelawney, Francis Drake,
William Courtney, William Davy, Walter Young, baronets,
John Elwill, knt, Josias Calmady, George Parker, William
Harris of Hayne, Arthur Tremayne, John Clobery, John
Arscott, Martin Ryder, Courtenay Croker, John Copple-
stone, Edward Fortescue, Nicholas Morris, Moses Bould,
Henry Watts, esquires, Thomas Pyne and John Sprage,
doctors in medicine, George Lapthorne, Samuel Carkett,
Philip Pentyre, merchants, and John Tallack, druggist.
Westminster. 8 Dec— 8 Wm. III.
[29] Opinion of John Dunning, afterwards Lord
Ashburton, touching the Mayor's office as Clerk of the
Market. 1768.
[30] Award by J. Douglas and W. Grant, revising
barristers, for the division of Plymouth into wards; and
order of Privy Council confirming same, 4 Dec. 1835, with
letter from Secretary Fox Maule.
[31] Charter of Quarter Sessions Wm. IV. Letters
Patent of grant that a separate Court of Quarter Sessions
of the Peace shall henceforth continue to be holden in and
for the borough of Plymouth. 27 Feb. — 6 Wm. IV.
[32] Vellum Record Book of 18 12 containing
Copy and translation Act of Incorporation.
Copy of Water Act.
Copy of Act dividing the parishes of St. Andrew and
Charles.
Translation of Charter of William III.
Copy of Correspondence with Lieut. -Gen. Mercer
relating to Eastern Hoe, &c. 1807.
Copy of letter from Board of Ordnance, 1753,
declining the erection of a fence at the Eastern
Hoe, without prejudice.
Copies of Charters and Confirmations from Patent
Rolls— 3 Edw. IV ; 2 Richard III. ; 19 Hen. VII.;
1 Mary; 43 Elizabeth.

io Plymouth Municipal Records.
[33] Another book containing copies of charters,
abstracts of inquisitions, record in the 'Queen against
Berry,' and extracts from the Black Book, including a
list of Mayors to 1801.
[34] Similar but smaller volume containing copies of
charters, abstracts of inquisitions, Acts of Parliament,
exemplifications, the ' Queen agst. Berry,' the Act dividing
the parishes, correspondence as above concerning the
Eastern Hoe, and list of Mayors brought down to 1701%.
[These three volumes cover much the same ground ;
there are also several office copies of the Act of Incorpora
tion and the charters.]
[35] Imperfect Copy (Latin) of Inquisition taken at
Exeter before Salamon de Roffeand his associates, justices
itinerant, on the octave of St. Martin 9 Edward I. (1281)
setting forth ittter alia that the manors of Sutton, Maketon
[Maker], and Kings Tamerton cum filo ague de Tamer
were ancient demesne of the King, but had been given by
Henry I. to Roger de Valletort by the service of a knight's
fee and a half — that John de Vautort then held the manors
of Sutton and Maketon, and Elias de Blakeston that of
Kings Tamerton, while Edmund Count of Cornwall tenet
filum ague, it did not appear by what warrant. And John
and Elias came and said that they and their predecessors
had held these manors before the time of Richard the
King. The Abbot of Buckland held Buckland Mona-
chorum, Bickleigh, and Walkhampton and the hundred
of Roborough ; while Robert Gyffard [whence Compton
Gifford] held the manors of Egg Buckland, Compton, and
Haueknol [Honicknowle]. Moreover it was presented
that the ville of Sutton belonged to the Prior of Plympton,
with assize of bread and beer, and this right was allowed.
The Prior claimed that these liberties had been enjoyed
for many years, by charter of the lord Henry (Henry III.)
father of the lord the King that then was.
[Another inquisition, taken by Matthew de Clynedon in
the same year, finds that the town of Sutton was upon the
coast of the port of Plymouth, but no part of it upon the
King's soil. A certain portion of the town north of the
said coast was upon the soil of the Prior of Plympton, and
the Prior had assize of bread and ale and rents to the
amount of £14 9s. 6|d., and so had had them from time
immemorial, and there were free tenants. Another part

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of the town, south of the said coast, was upon the soil of
John de Vautort, but the said John received nothing there
from, save certain rents to the amounts oi £\\ 16s. 6d. ;
and his tenants did suit to his court twice in the year.
In this part of the town the Abbot of Buckland had
assize of bread and ale. The port of Plymouth belonged
to the king, and rendered yearly £4 into the Exchequer ;
and Matthew de Clynedon found that it would neither
prejudice the King nor any others if Sutton were made
a free borough, and the inhabitants free burgesses, saving
the service to the lords.]
[36] Copy (Latin) of Inquisition taken by order of the
King on the complaint of the Prior of Plympton, 8th
Richard II. (1385), at Ekebokland, Wednesday next after
the feast of the Holy Trinity, before Walter Cornu and
Richard Gripston, on the oaths of Peter Whitelegh,
Stephen Lautron, William Wyneslond, Ralph Bytheyes,
David Treweman, Richard Wylberton, Thomas Stanton,
William Worston, William Lake, Thomas Boyes of
Hareston, Thomas Cut, and William Godegrome. They
found that the Prior of Plympton and his predecessors
from time immemorial had been lords of Sutton Prior, and
accustomed to hold a Monday Court with assize of bread
and beer and weights and measures, with jurisdiction over
transgressors, and authority over millers, bakers, butchers,
sellers of wine and hydromel, and cooks, and those who
made bread outside the town and carried it therein to sell.
That in this Court, held by the Prior's Seneschal, at the
first sitting next after the feast of St. Michael yearly,
twelve tenants of the same Prior, in the said town, were
sworn to determine and choose a Prepositus of the same
Prior and town, and him so chosen to the said Seneschal
immediately to present, whereupon, having taken his
corporal oath before the said Seneschal, the said Prepositus
should from that time forth of the said Court be head,
receiving for the Prior all debts, amerciaments, fines, reliefs,
and perquisites of the said Court, and all other like profits
of the same Prior at the same place well and faithfully
collecting and levying ; and immediately after the end of
his year of office well and faithfully accounting for the
same to the aforesaid Prior in the Priory of Plympton.
But Humphry Passour, cunningly and falsely plotting
subtlely to usurp the rights of the lord King and to make
himself Mayor of the aforesaid town, instead of John

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Sampson, recently-chosen Prepositus — him to amove, and
the said Prior and Church of the apostles Peter and Paul of
Plympton maliciously to disinherit, the aforesaid John
before the lord King and his Council of divers offences and
misdemeanours assailed and accused. Moreover, under
cover of a certain brief of the lord King to the bailiffs and
honest men of the said town of Sutton Prior by the name
of the town of ' Sutton Plympmouth,' certain burgesses of
the said town Humphry Passour to the office of Mayor
of the same town chose and elected, admitting him as
such and obeying him in that office, whereas they would
not allow the said John to enter and exercise his office.
And in the King's Chancery the said Humphry Passour
fraudulently, under colour of the brief of the lord King,
sought to set himself in the mayoralty of the said town
without the Court of the Prior ; and the removal of the
aforesaid John from the office and exercise of the said
Prepositure procured and made, and the same office of
Mayor, without sufficient authority and warrant, for a long
time occupied. And further the jurors aforesaid say under
oath that never was there Mayor in the aforesaid town of
Sutton Prior before, neither ought there so to be, nor used
there to be but a Prepositus untilthe day when the afore
said Humphry caused himself to be chosen Mayor.
[The proceedings did not end with the inquisition ; for
in 1386 we find Passour rejoining in defence of his right to
the mayoralty that at various times during the reign of
Edward III., and during the reign of the present King,
mandates had been sent, both under the King's privy
seal and by his letters patent, to the Mayor of the town,
under the name of the Mayor of the town of Sutton
Plymouth, and had thus appointed the inhabitants to
have a Mayor. However, judgment was given against
Passour and his friends, 'because it has not been the
custom for a Mayor to govern in the town of Sutton
Prior.'] [37] Three paper bundles of proceedings, temp.
Ed. IV and Hen. VII., touching the right of the Mayor
of Plymouth to hold pleas for debt, &c. Act of Hen. VI.
stated and right confirmed.
[38] Copy of Act reducing fee farm rent of £a\ to
£29 6s. 8d. 3 Ed. IV
[39] Copy of Act discontinuing fee farm rent of

Charters, Letters Patent, and Connected Documents. 13
^29 6s. 8d. and granting the Prior of Plympton in
lieu the vicarages of Ugborough and Blackawton. 25
Hen. VIII.
[40] Discharge of fee farm rent of £29 6s. 8d. 31
Hen. VIII.
[41] Copy of charter of Newbury. 1595.
[42] Book containing proceedings of committee ap
pointed in 1 8 12 for the purpose of examining and
arranging the muniments, with rough list of documents.
1812. [43] Papers touching borough records, chiefly letters,
but commencing with report of committee in 1814. Gives
details of number and results. 1814-1831.
[44] Book recording removal and return of muniments.
[45] Correspondence touching fee-farm rent. 1814-
1816.

B. Ancient Books of Record.
[46] THE BLACK BOOK.
This is a large folio containing 360 leaves of thick paper,
bound in oaken boards covered with leather. Commonly
known, from the dark colour of its binding, as ' The Black
Book,' it is called in the old records the 'town ligger,'
entry being made in 1535—6 that for it and for writing
therein all that was in the old ledger twenty shillings were
paid. The earliest dated contemporary entry is for 1.540 ;
and the original intention evidently was to make the book
a record of all matters of importance relating to the civic
life. The fly-leaf is inscribed, 'Jesus Christus, Liber
maioris et Communitats burgi de Plymouthe in Com.
Devon.' It is not paged, but each leaf is numbered, the first
few excepted. References to the backs of the respective
leaves are indicated by the appended v.
Mo that the kayes of the Castell be delyu'ed to these
psones whose names followe which also haue the
one to mr hawkyns mayre
one to mr Randall ffor the olde towne warde
one to mr Bull ffor the loostrete warde
one to mr Elyott ffor the vyntry warde
one to henry harvy for the venors warde
Oaths of such as choose those who choose the Mayor,
and of those who choose him.
The names of the xiij psones that always be of the p'vy
Councell and Chyfife men of the burgh & Towne of
Plymouthe anno Rs henrici viij xxxjmo
Willms Randall Jur Thomas Gubb Jur Jacobus Horswell Jur
Johes Bygporte Ju Willms hawkyns Jur Johes Elyott Jur
Thomas Clowter Jur Thomas Byrte Jur Robtus Dyghton
Jur henricus harvy Jur Johes pers Jur lucas Cok Jur
Thomas mylls Jur
Ricus Edgecomb ar [query Lord High Steward.]
Andreas hyllersdon ar Ricordati burgi admiss est in
libtatem Franchise
Nichus Fortescue ar admissus est in libtatem

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-.- The names of the xxiiij burgesses that be Sworne to
the Comon Councell wythyn the burgh of Plymouthe
John Thomas Richard lybbe henry martyn Robert hampton
Rychard Cuscott Thomas Crowne John Brokyng John
Towso.n Wyllm Ayshelegh John Mone  Kensham
John Rowe Thomas holwaye Robert Carswell John Taffe
Wyllm Bullar Wyllm Wyks John Bovy John Vde Wyllm
Eggecomb Stephyn burdon Wyllm Gybbons [John Grosse
erased] Richard Saunder
.'The names of all theym that haue bene mayres Wythin
the burgh of plymouthe syns the Towne was ffyrst Incor-
porat' 1441 18 Hen. VI. to 1710 (pp. 1-30.)
[Historical notes commencing early in the 16th century
— general and local — are entered under many of the Mayors ;
and the more important local ones follow.]
1 44 1, Willm Kethriche.
Thys was the First mayre namyd by the Kynge and
made by acte of plyament.
1442, Walter Clovelley ; 1443, Willyam Pollard; 1444,
John Schepeley; 1445, William Nycoll ; 1446, Wylliam
Nycoll; 1447, John Schepeley; 1448, John Facye ; 1449,
John Page; 1450, Stephyn Chepeman ; 145 1, Stephyn
Chepeman; 1452, Thomas Tregle ; 1453, Vyncent Petelysden ;
1454, Vyncent Petelysden ; 1455, Jamys Dorneforde ; 1456,
Vyncent Petelysden ; 1457, John Carwynyk ; 1458, Thomas
Tregle; 1459, Wyllyam yogg ; 1 460, John Pollard ; 1461,
Willm yogg ; 1462, John Page; 1463, John Rowland;
1464, John Rowland; 1465, John Rowland ; 1466, Rychard
Bovy ; 1467, Willm Yogg ; 1468, John Page ; 14.69, John
Rowland; 1470, Wyllm Yogg; 1471, Wyllm Page ; 1472,
Richard Bovy ; 1473, Nichas Heynscott ; 1474, Wyllm
Page; 1475, Nychas Heynscott ; 1476, Nychas Heynscott ;
1477, John Pollard; 1478, Nichas Heynscott; 1479,
Wyllm Rodger s; 1480, Thomas Tregarthen; 1481, Thomas
Tresawell; 1482, Nichas Heynscott; 1483, Thomas Grey son;
1484, Pers Carswell ; 1485, Thomas Tresawell; i486,
Thomas Greyson; 1487, Nichas Heynscott; 1488, Peryn
Erie; 1489, Thomas Greyson; 1490, Nichas Henscott ;
1491, John Paynter ; 1492, Willm Thykpeny ; 1493,
Willm Thykpeny; 1494, Thomas By gporte ; 1495, Willm
Nycoll; 1496, Wyllm Rodger ; 1497, Thomas Tresaivell ;
1498, John Paynter; 1499, John Ilcombe ; 1500, Wyllm
Byle.

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1 501, Thomas Cropp. In this yere apon the iiijth daye
of Octobre landyd in plymouthe Kateryne doughter to the
kyng of Spayne, and on Seynt Erkenwalds daye next
insueyng she was maryed to p'ince Arthure.
1502, John Horswell; 1503, John Paynter; 1504, John
Brewne; 1505, Wyllm Tregle; 1506, Thomas Tresawell;
1507, Symon Carswell; 1508, John Paynter; 1509,
Rychard Gew ; 15 10, Walter Pollard ;
151 1, Willm Brokyng. In the same yere the lorde
marques Dorsett, the lorde Howard, the lorde broke, the
lorde Ferrys, the lorde wylughby & dyu'se other noble
me were sente to Spayne wth x m1 men, wch landyd at
passage & returnyd after v monyths, & landyd in ply
mouthe & in cornewalle aboute alhallowtyde, and in the
mean tyme on S. Laurens day the Regent & the Caryk
of Brest were both brent, ij goodly shippes.
1512, John Gryslyng; 1 5 13, John pounde ; 1514, Willm
Brokyng; 15 15, John Paynter; 15 16, John Brewne;
1517, John Herforde; 15 18, Wyllm Randall; 15 19, Jno.
Pounde; 1520, Wyllm Randall; 1521, Stephyn Pers ;
1522, Thomas Bull; 1523, John Bovy ; 1524, Willm
Brokynge ; 1525, John Pounde; i$26, John Herforde;
1527, Henry Bykham ; 1528, Jamys Horswell; 1529,
Wyllm Brokyng; 1530, Wyllm Randall; 1531, John
Bygporte ; 1532, Willm Hawkyns; 1533, Xpofer moore;
1534, John Elyott ; 1535, Jamys Horswell ; 1536, Thomas
Bull; 1537, Thomas Clowter; 1538, Willm Hawkyns;
1539, Thomas Byrte.
1540, John Thomas. Note that this year a Portuguese
ship laden with pepper. and other spices was cast away
upon the German rock ' in the haven of Plymouthe, wherof
was moche spoyle made aswell by the portyngales as by
englyshmen of Plymouth & of the comons of the contrey,'
wherefore divers were imprisoned and more in jeopardy,
and inquisitions were made.
1 541, Thomas Myllys ; 1542, Jamys Horswell; 1543,
Thomas Holwaye ; 1544, Thomas Clowter; 1545, Wyllm
Randall; 1546, Lucas Coke.
1547, fohn Elyott. In this yere was the Fyrst inssur-
reccyon in Cornwall, where one bodye was slayne, and
afterwards the Comons were pacified by the gentylmen of
the countrey w* small troble, but yett c'teyne of the chyff
of the comons were hanged drawen & quartered. y
1548, Rychard Hooper. In this yere was a greatte
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and esspecyally in the Counties of Deuon & Cornwalle,
in woh tyme the cytie of Excestre & the Castell of
Plymmothe were valyently defended & kepte from the
Rebelles, vntyll the comyng of the lord Russell lord privie
seale & lord lieutenant vnto the kyngs matie for that tyme
in those west <pties who, havyng a greate armye w*
asmuch favour as he myght shewe, subdued the said
Rebells of which were slayne at the same tyme a greate
nombre, and diu'se put to execucyon owte of hand, and
certayne taken pison's & caryed to london and afterward
hanged at Tyborne. Then was our stepell burnt wth alle
the townes evydence in the same by Rebeles.
1549, Wyllm Wycks ; 1 550, John Keynsham ; 1551,
Thomas Clowter ; 1552, John Thomas.
1553, Lucas Cocke. In the foresaide Lucas Cocks
yere the Erie of Bedforde, the lord Fytzwaters w* sondry
other men of honr & also of worshippe, toke shippyng at
plymouthe in the quenes matie shippes, & sayled into
Spayne to Philippe eldest sonne & here vnto Charles the
vth Empour to thintent to wayte vpon the saide kyng
Phillyppe beyng then det'myned to come into Englond.
After this a noble man of Spayne, named the m'ques de
les navas landed at Plymouthe, where the lord willm
Haward lord highe admyrall of England was wth sondry
of the Quenes maties shippes, & Receved hym very
honourably. The  daye of  the said kyng
Phylippe landed at Sowthehampton and on Seynt James
is daye then next folowyng was maryed vnto the
quenes highnes our most drade sou'eigne ladye at wyn-
chester. 1554, John Ilcomb. In this yere Thomas Gresham
esquyer the quenes maties agent & factor retorned owte of
Spayne and landed at Dartmouthe in the monthe of
Februarye w* muche treasor brought owte of Spayne
whereof some landed at Plymouthe in m'chaunts shipps
some at Dartmouthe & at other portes.
1555, John Forde ; 1556, Thomas Clowter; 1557, John
Dery ; 1558, Willm Wycks; 1559, Lucas Cocke; 1560,
Johes Elliot, ar.
1 561, Willmus Lake, Edw White. Note that Lake was
chosen, but on his dying 10 Nov., White was elected in his
stead. 1562, John Forde ; 1563, John Derey ; 1564, Nycholas
Slannyng ; 1565, Nicholas Bickford ; 1 566, John Ilcomb.
1567, Wyllyam Hawkyns. In this yeare the wache on

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mydsomer nyght was renewyed weh had not beene vsyd
in xxfi yeares before that tyme.
1568, Lucas Cocke.
1569, John Martyn. In this yere the newe Cundyt was
byldyd by wm hawkins.
1570, Gregory Cock ; 1571, William Holowaye.
1 572, John Blythman. Mo thatt this yere the kaye on
southesyde, whereof the southe ende adjoneth to the
Barbygan vnderneth the Castell, was Builded by the towne
vnder full sea marcke, and Contayneth in lengethe one
hundred and Thurtie Foot and in Bredethe fourtie and
fower foot.
1573, Wyllym Brokyng ; 1574, John Amadas, ar ; 1575,
Walter Peperell; 1576, John Ilcombe.
1577, George Maynard, gener0. In this yere Fraunc.s
Erie of Bedforde, the Counties his wief, the Erie of
Cumberland, the L : Norris, the L : wharton accompanied
wth divers others gen' of good worp came twise to this
Towne, and were honorablie received at the townes
charge. 1578, Wyllyam Hawkyns, esquyre.
1579, Gregory Cocke. A greate plauge in plymouthe
wheareof died about sixe hundred psons.
1580, John Blitheman. At Mighelmasse this yeare Came
Mr. Fraunces Drake home to Plymouthe from the Southe
Seay and mollocus and wasse round about the world and
wasse Lacke towe yeares & thre quarters and brought
home great stoore of golde and sylver in blockes And
was afterward in the same yere for his good seruice in
thatt behalf done kneighted. — In this yere also the southe
west tower of the Castell was newlie repeired and covered
wth leade.
1 58 1, Sr Fraunces Drake, knyghte.
The newe Compasse made vpon the Hawe.
1582, Thomas Edmonds, gent.
The ale stakes put downe & signes sett vpp.
The market bushell made Certayne double
Wynchester.
The order for wearinge scarlet gownes put in
execucon.
The sluce made w*hin the newe kaies.
The fumynge howses w'hin the Towne putt downe.
1583, John Sparke.
1584, Christoofer Brokyng. In this yeare the stares
weare bilte to goe into a bote at lowwater at the Cawse

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at southside. ther was geven by the Quene's Ma* a
yearlie rente of 39/z. ioj. lod. for the meintenaunce of
ye Hand. Sir Richard Grendefelde knighte degrted from
Plymouthe with vi shippes and barkes for WinganeDehoy,
wher he Caried vi hundred men or therabowts.
The kinge of Portingall arived at Plymouth the 7th
Daye of September verye poore, & was Driven from his
Cuntry by the kinge of Spaine ii yeares before, & was
relieved by the Quenes ma* & was sente for by her
matie to the Corte, where he was Condocted w'h 50 horses
or more.
Sr Fraunces Drake knighte depted from plymouthe the
14 of September for the west Indies, whom the lord
.pserue and all his Companie, w*h 24 shipes & barks &
20 pinases wherein he Caried w'h hym thre thowsand men
or more.
mr John White of Lundon gaue to the maior of Ply
mouth & his brethren for ever a Cuppe of sylver Doble
gilte worthe 13/2'. 6s. 8d.
1585, Thomas Forde.
1586, Georgius Maynard, gent. In this yeare Sr Fraunces
Drake knight gen'rall of iiiior of her ma*8 Shippes, xii saile
of m'chaunte shippes & of other smalle Barkes & pinnaces
wente here-hence to the seas the thirde daie of Aprill.
He arrivede at Cales, where he did greatlie annoye the
kinge of Spaines fleete, & sett manye of fire, beinge Laden
w'h victualls prepared for England, and in that viadge
tooke a greate Carricke of the Burthen of 1000 Tonnes or
vppwardes, belonging to the said kinge laden w'h Spices
and other Commodities & brought the same into England
to the Great comforte of her matie & her subjects.
In this yere there was greate dearthe of corne in all
places of this realme. Yett nottwthstanding by the helpe
of god the inhabitaunts of this Towne were sufficientlie
releived. In this yere also the ii Judges of the Circuitte came
hither of pleasor to see the Town & harborough.
1587, Willmo Hawkins, ar. In this yere the honourable
lord Charells howord lord heigh Admiral of england, accom-
panyed wth sundrye nobles men and others, amongest the
wch was Sr Fraunces Drake kneight and John Hawkins
esquier havinge vnder his charge divers of the quenes
shippes, sett fourth to impeache the kinge of Spaines flet,
wch wer expected to come to invade this lande, arrived here
in this harbourough w'h other m'chaunts shippes in

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number all 120 and here remayned, vntill intelligence
was geven that the enemyes were vppon or Coast, and then
they putt fourth. This beinge the 21st of July the soundaie
after the enemyes came in open seight of or harborough, and
or shippes geiveng theym Chasse and so putt all to the
eastward and hadd maynye feightes together. But, godd
be ,psed, the enymye hadd never power to land somoche as
one manne vppon any territorie of 0™ in this seruice
mr John Hawkins & others were kneighted.
1588, Humfridus Fones, mercat. This yere there ar
6 of her ma" shippes and ii pynases w'h 180 sailes of
m'chaunt shippes, w* are in warlike manner gone to the
coast of Spaine under the Comaunde and direction of
Sr John Norrs kneight, and Sr Fraunces Drake kneight,
lords gen'alles. they touke diurs places of Forces in
Spaine, butt havinge a greate sicknes happeninge emongest
theire men, they reto'ned w*howte entringe into the Cytie
of lisborne, to which place theire cheif bent was. yett
entred they the subbarbes and touke it and came to the
gat of the Cytie, where it is, and the right honorable the
Lord of Essex knocked w*h suche instrument as he hadd in
his hande.
1589, Johannes Blitheman, mercat. This yere the
northewest tower of the Castell was covered wth leade,
and 7 brass peics were planted vppon the iiiior Castells.
this yere likewise were the platteformes at hawe tymbred,
the gate a cocksyde woh is to be shutte everye neight was
newe made, and the greatte platte forme by the gate att
Hand, and the wall neere the same contayninge 257 fote
was nowe newly made.
Mor bought two demy-colverines and two hole colverines
of Iron and mounted them at the barbigan and bulwerkes.
Also this yere the composytyon was made betweene the
towne and Sr Frances Drake for the bringinge of the River
of Meve to the towne, for wch the towne haue paied hym
iic/z'., and more cli., for w°h he is to compounde w'h the
lis : of the land over wch it commethe.
1590, Walterus Pepperell, mercat. This yere on the
 daye of December Sr Fraunces Drake Kneight,
beganne ['the River' erased] to bringe the Ryur Meve
to the towne of Plymmouthe wch, beinge in lenght about 25
myles, hew*h greate Care and diligence effected ['pfrmed'
erased], and brought the Riur into the towne the xxiiijth
day of Aprill the next after psentlie after he sett in hand
to Build sixe greast milles, two at wythy in Eckbuckland

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gish, thother 4 by the towne the two att wythy and the two
next to the towne he fullie fynisshed befor michelmas next
after, and grounde Corne w*h theym.
In this yere my L Thomas Howard went to the seas
w*h vi[?] of her matB shipps and passed to the Coast of
Spayne with theym, and my L of Cumberland wth one
other of the Quenes shippes.
Also in this yere diuers conveyaunces were made w*hin
the said towne for Convayeng the forsaid Ryu1 elongest
the Towne.
1 591, John Sparke. In September 1592 the Earle of
Cumberlande tooke a greate Carricke of 16 or 17 c. tonnes
richelye laden and broughte her into Dartmouthe.
1592, John Gayer. This yere the towne builted some of
the Conduytts.
1593, John .Phillips. This yere the two Judges of the
Circuytt came hither to see the Towne and were honorablie
entertayned. 1594, George Baron. This yere were fyve newe belles
cast at the Townes only charge.
Sr Fraunces Drake and Sr John Hawkyns went to the
West Indias with xxxvj sayles of shippes and pynnaces
and both dyed in the Jurney and Sr Nicholas Clyfford
slayne. 1595, James Bagg. Sr Fardinando Gorges appoynted
Captayne of the Forte.
1596, Humfrie Fownes. Note that wheat was sold for
30/- a bushell, and four ship loads of grain out of 'Danske'
bought by the Mayor and others for the town 'to the
greate comforte & releyffe, not only of Plymoth, but of the
counties of Devon and Cornwall — they 'came from the
furthest parts of Devon for the same.' The churchyard
and other places fortified with Baracathes and gates made.
1597, John Trelawnye.
1598, Martyn Whyte, John Blytheman. Whyte dying,
Blytheman succeeded. 'This yere was greate doubte of
the Spannyards ' ; and the Earl of Bath came to Plymouth
with 4000 men and some cornets of horse, who remained
'aboue three weekes and were well lodged and entertayned
to the greate comforte and encouragement both of the
Towne and countrey, who yf itt pleased god that the
Enemye shoulde come were then readie and willinge to
fighte.' 1599, Richard Hitchens. This yere a petition was de-
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of the Masters of Requests, for the renewing of or Charter,
and thatt the Maior shoulde be of the Coram and his
Jmmediat predecessor in office Justice of peace for the yere
followinge w*h some other additions, whiche her Matie
most gratiouslye graunted, and willed itt to be delivered to
my Lorde Keeper and her mats attorney to drawe the booke.
Note of fines levied on Anthony Mosley, son of the Lord
Mayor of London ; and on Francis Parrott and Abra
ham Colmer, merchants of London, for dealing in the town
in hides and ginger. Also that two of the masters died,
and that there were chosen two masters, four of the
twenty-four, a town clerk and ten constables.
A greate controuersie throughe wronges offered to the
Towne by Mr Crymes touchinge our Ryver.
1600, Thomas Payne. The xv"1 of December 1600
there was burnte in the markett place 22M? chests of the
popes Bulls and gdons by order from her matB high
Commissione™ for Ecclesiasticall causes.
1 60 1, William Parker. This yere Sir Richarde Luson
went out of this harborough the viii of Marche with vi
of her MatieB shippes and two other made ready to follow
which did so and in the 23 of June 1602 he arriued here
with a Carricke that he had taken, which came out of the
Easte Indies laden with commodities of that Cuntrey, and
in Marche followinge was souncke betwene the Ilandes
and the Mayne. This yere also was the kaie made downe
by John Smartes dore.
1602, John Martyn. This year the weicke before
Christide Sr Richard Hawkyns knighte, who was taken in
the south sea by the Spaniardes in the voiadge he beganne
in Maye for the 1593, came home after he had byne
prisoner. This yeere Queene Elizabeth departed this mortall life
at Richemonde the xxiiijth daie of Marche in the morninge,
and that same daie by nyne of the clocke James the Kinge
of Scotlande was ^claimed in London to be oure king of
England, and the last daie of the same moneth his Matie
was proclaymed at the Markett Crosse here in Plymouth to
be kinge of Englande, whiche .pclamation was reade by
Mr Sargent Hele our late Queenes Sargent at lawe, and
was pclaymed by John Lupton our Towne Clarke, at which
tyme here was greate trivmphe with Bondfiers, gunnes and
ringinge of bells with other kinds of musicke.
This yere the Cundyte was made within the Easte Gate
in Maye 1603.

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1603, S" Richard Hawkins, kneight.
1604, Walter Mathew. This yere Walter Mathew maior
bylded a newe Cundict by the Great Tree at Brittayne
Side att his owne costs & charges.
1605, James Bagge; 1606, William Downeman ; 1607,
Robert Trelawney ; 1608, Thomas Sherwill ; 1609, John
Batter sby ; 16 10, Thomas Fownes ; 161 1, John Trelawney;
161 2, John W addon; 161 3, John Scobell; 16 14, John
Clement; 161 5, Abraham Colmer; 1616, Robert Trelawney ;
16 1 7, Thomas Sherwill; 161 8, Nicholas Sherwill; 1619,
Thomas Fownes; 1620, Robert Rawlyn ; 1621, John
Bownde; 1622, John Martin ; 1623, Leonard Pomory.
1624, Thomas Ceely. This yeare Kinge Charles came
with his whoole Courte to Plym0 & remayned here tenne
days, to giue his fleete, y* Consisted of 120 sailes, & his
Army of 6,000 men, boath vnder the command of Edw.
Lord Cecill, Viscounte Wimbleton their dispatch for Cales
in Spayne, which they invaded.
1625, Nicholas Blake. This yeare the greate plague
raged in all this kingdome, & of itt there dyed in this
Towne in this yeare about 2,000 ; And a publicke fast
thorough the kingdome was proclaymed to diuert God's
Judgm4, which was observed solemly euery wensdaye, &
thereon the plague stayed throughe his great merceye.
1626, Thomas Sherwill; 1627, Robert Trelawny, mer
chant, Abraham Colmar, Trelawny dying; 1628, Nicholas
Sherwill, merchant; 1629, William Hele ; 1630, John
Bownd ; 1631, John W addon ; 1632, Phillip Andrewe.
1633, Robert Trelawnye. This yeere the Kings fleet set
forth wth the first ship rate arrived in the Sound, Earle of
Linsey Comander.
1634, John Martyn; 1635, Thomas Crampporne ; 1636,
John Caws; 1637, Nicholas Sherwill; 1638, William Hele;
1639, Robert Gubes; 1640, William Berchie; 1641, Thomas
Ceely ; 1642, Philip Francis; 1643, John Caws ; 1644,
Justinian Peard ; 1645, Barth Nicholl ; 1646, Christopher
Ceely ; 1647, Richard Euenes ; 1648, Timothy Alsopp;
1649, Oliver Ceeley; 1650, Robert Gubbes; 165 1, Philip
Francis; 1652, John Madock ; 1653, Ri: Spurwell ;
1654, John Paige ; 1655, Christopher Ceely y 1656, Justinian
Peard. 1657, William Gefferie. [About this date the mayors at
times entered their names themselves, and appended their
own notes of occurrences. Gefferie here records the
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disturbance by a • paltry pretended churchwarden.' This
seems to have been William Jennens. Several entries in
the Commonwealth period have been wholly or partially
obliterated.] 1658, Samuel Nor thcott.
1659, John Kinge. Charles the Second ' was pro
claimed in this towne wth great tryumph, the Cunditts
Running two dayes wth wyne & shortly after a curious
<psent of Rare wrought plate was ,psented his Maiesty by
this Corperation, which was graciously Accepted.'
1660, Oliver Ceely; 1661, William Allen [here the list is
broken by copies of the orders of the Commissioners who
'regulated' the Corporation in 1662]; 1662, William
Jennens; 1663, John Harris; 1664, Jno Martyn [note
of consecration ot Charles Church by Bishop Seth Ward] ;
1665, William Harpur; 1666, George Strelley; 1667,
Thomas Stutt; 1668, William Symons; 1669, Daniell
Barker. 1670, William Cotton. In this year his Majesty Charles
y8 2d was in Plymo.
1671, Peter Scaggell; 1672, John Lanyon; 1671, Henry
Webb; 1674, William Weekes; 1675, John Dell; 1676,
Andrew Horsman [note that the King came again to
Plymouth] ; 1677, William Tom; 1678, John Munyon;
1679, James Hull; 1680, William Symons; 1681, Daniel
Barker; 1682, Peter Foote.
1683, William Martyn. Note that in this mayoralty the
charter was surrendered and a new one granted, the cost
of all the grants being well-nigh £500.
1684, Isaak Tillard. On his death in the February
after his election Martin succeeded. A new parliament
being summoned, the members were chosen in the Guild
hall by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Assistants ' according to
the ancient usage,' the votes of freemen being rejected.
1685, Saml Madocke; 1686, John Trelawny; 1687, Thomas
Stutt. 1688, William Symons. In whose Mayoralty God
wrought a wonderfull deliverance in these Kingdomes in
rescuing us from Popery & Slavery, by bringing over
from Holland the Prince of Orange with a Fleet of ships &
some land forces who landed at Torbay, Monday the 5th
day November 1688, without any opposition, and so went
on for Exon ; where the Gentlemen and Countrey flocked
unto him & soon after all the Tounes and Garrisons in
England declared for him (Plymouth being the first).'

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1689, Philip Andrews ; 1690, John Paige ; 1691, John
Martyn; 1692, John Munyon; 1693, Philip Wilcockes ;
J694, James Yonge; 1695, Robert Berry ; 1696, John
Munyon; 1697, John Warren; 1698, John Neell ; 1699,
Richard Opie; 1700, Joseph Webb; 1701, William Davies;
1702, William Cock; 1703, Nicholas Gennys ; 1704,
Thomas Darracott ; 1705, Jonah Lavington ; 1706, Samuel
Allen. l7°7< J^mes Cock. Note that an Act of Parliament
was procured to erect a workhouse, and that the tower
of Charles Church began to be built up from the height of
20 feet, 'which 20 foott was built with the Church in ye
yeere 1652 or about y* time.'
1708, Robert Hewer. Note that about December or
January 170! a mighty lightning and thunder clap threw
down one of the great pinnacles of St. Andrew Church ;
also that Col. Jory gave a ring of bells to the new church.
Winter very severe, provisions very dear.
1709. James Bligh. Col. Jory erected the almshouses
and gave a mace to the town, ' larger and. better hath not
been seen.'
The oaths taken in Tudor times by the mayor, town-
clerk, chamberlain, freemen, aldermen, common-councilmen,
constables, sergeants, recorder, supervisors, keepers of the
keys of the common chest, and the searchers of fish and
flesh, on assuming their respective offices ; preceded by the
Mayor's oath of 1606. (23-28.)
[The gaugers and aletasters swore to ' search, vewe and
gage all and all manner of Barrells, kilderkins, Firkins,
and other vessells made and to be made or occupied for
ale and beere to be putt to sale w*hin this Borough of
plymouth, or wherein any Brewer w'hin this Borough shall
sell vtter or putt to sale any beere or ale. And you shall
from tyme to tyme vewe and see that the same vessells be
made and marked well and sufficientlie and beare and
contayne their true contents.' They were to see also that
bread was of proper weight and sold according to the price
of corn in the market. 'Also you shall have diligent
regard during the tyme of yor Office to all the Brewers and
Typlers w*hin yor Office that they and everie of them make
good and wholesome ale and beer for the bodie of man.
And that they sell not any before it be by you assayed.
And then the same be sold according to the price lymyted
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yearly; the Clerk of the Market saw to unwholesome
victuals ; and there were sealers and registrars of tanned
leather.] Order discharging lucas cock, then elected Mayor, from
that office in future. 1568. (31^.)
Order discharging William Weekes from being one of
the 'twelve.' 1569. (31^.)
Order granting the Mayor £20 a year towards his charge
howsekepinge and liverie — also as to feasts. 15 59. (32V.)
Another order as to feasts. 1565. (32V.)
Memorandum that in case Dorothy the wife of Robert Ley
die without heir the capital messuage of the late Nicholas
Henscote will remain to the Mayor and Commonalty of
Plymouth for the use of St. Andrew church. (33.)
Memorandum that a house in Loostrete ward will remain
over to the same. (33.)
Similar memorandum respecting the tenement of John
Bryan, 'juxta crucem.' (33.)
Memorandum of sums to be paid to the wardens of
St. Andrew for the use of 'the best copes and vestments,'
and also of 'the second blue coppes,' at the funerals of
persons who have died without giving the church twenty
shillings. Provided however ' that the Bishop of Norwiche
at his dirge shall haue the best coppes yerely without any
thing paying, and also Robert Fuller for his diriges to have
the second blue coppes and the best cope.' 12 Jan. —
5 Hen. VII. (33.)
Precept of Philip Courtenay, knt, and William Huddes-
feld, knights for the county of Devon in the last parlia
ment (Hen. VII.), to the collectors of a fifteenth and a
tenth within the said county, for the collection of the
proportions thereof assessed as follows :
Burgi de Sutton prior & Sutton Vautard — .£24 12s. 8d.,
£12 being deducted on account of poverty. Compton,
with 10th, 6s. 8d.; Stonehouse 2s. 6d., 'terra tenentes
apud Vautard ex pte Boriali le Mylle poole tenentr soluere'
2s. 6d.; Kings Tamerton ioj. (10th & 15th); Maker ioj.
(10th); Hundescombe \6d. Twngeyslond 8d. (33V.)
Similar precept from the same to the collectors of a
fifteenth and tenth, for the collection of assessed proportions
thereof in the borough of Plymouth. 4 Feb. — 20 Ed. IV.
(34)

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Petition of the Prior and Convent of the priory of
Plympton and the Mayor and Commonalty ofthe borough
of Plymouth to the King for an act of parliament, ordaining
that the said Mayor and Commonalty henceforth pay a
yearly rent of £29 6s. 8d. to the said Prior and Convent, in
lieu of the yearly rent of .£41 which the same Mayor and
Commonalty were appointed to pay the same Prior and
Convent, by an act of parliament made in ' the xvii. yere
of reigne of Henry the sixte late in dede and not of right
king of England ' ; the consideration for this abatement of
yearly rent being the poverty into which the borough has
fallen. (34^.)
Ordinance made 16 Nov. 12 Ed. IV. by Mayor and
Commonalty of Plymouth 'that eu'y man that is made
freman of the sayde burgh shalbe a hoole brother or elles
half a brother in oure Lady and saynct george is yelde And
a hoole brother paying xii^. by the yere And half a brother
vi^.,' that 'yf any of the comyns be made oon of the
xxiiii'1 that then he paye yerely to oure Lady yle vihW. And
yf any of the xxiiii*' be made oone of the xii, that then
he paye yerely xiia?.' And that 'in no wyse hereafter no
Foreyn man be amytted take neyther made Freman here-
within.' 'John Yogge, John Shipper, and other foreyns putte owte
of theyre ffredom.' (39^.)
Ordinance 12 Hen. VIII. of the Mayor, Recorder, Alder
men and Common Council of Plymouth that no freeman
without special licence from the Mayor depart from the
town ' by the space of xxviii. dayes next before the feaste
of Seynt Lambert (onles he or they may be at home ageyne
vpon the same day of Seynt Lambert' and that 'eu'y
Freman of the same Burghe may be and gyue his
attendance apon the mayre in the yeldehalle apon the
^ame day of Seynt Lambert for the eleccon of a new
mayre.' (4O1/.)
Articles and Ordenaunces provyded vtterly determyned
And agreed by the Mayor of Plymmouthe, his brethren,
Burges and Comons of the same perpetually to abyde.
Most of these orders relate to the* election of officers of the
borough, and their government. The set of enactments
ends with the constitution, made 4 Sept. 2 Rich. III.,
forbidding all persons within the borough to do their
marketing before 9 o'clock a.m. ' Constitutum et aggrea-
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de cetero non liceat alicui infra burgum predictum manenti
emere butirum, caseum, oua, seu aliqua alia victualia ad
burgum predictum causa vendicionis venientia ante horam
nonam illius diei sub pena forisfacture rei sic emptae et ad
faciendum finem cum maiore.'
Act authorising the Mayor and his rent-gatherers to
distrain for rent. 8 Hen. VIII. (43^.)
Order, by the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and Common
Councilmen of Plymouth, in guildhall assembled, for the
expulsion and banishment from the borough of Nicholas
Lowe and Avys his wife, who : ' on the Feaste of St. Mary
Magdalen next to come shall dep'te out of the saide
towne of Plymmouthe, and neu'r after that day to dwell
ne ynhabyte resorte or abyde within the said towne by the
space of iii dayes and iii nightes vpon the payne of xx/z. to
be leverd of the goodes ofthe said Nicholas Lowe and Avys
in the name of a penaltye.' 9 July — 8 Henry VII. (44)
Order, 9 July— 8 Hen. VIII., entitled 'For him that
rebells ayenst the Mayer.' (44^.)
' Yf any pson or psons of the Inhitaunce of the said
Toune rebell and dysbey the mayer for the tyme being or
distvrbe and lett him to doo and execute true Justice
within the said Boroughe or drawe a knyfe hanger swerde
vpon the Mayer or sett his hondes vpon his knyve hanger
or swerde entending to drawe it vpon the Mayre or Bill Axe
or Cleve or any other Abylements of werre, or letting of
the Mayre and his offic's to mynistre their office according
vnto the Kinges lawes then hit shalbe at the libertye of the
said Mayre to punishe him or theym so offending in svche
pryson within the said Boroughe as it shall please him.'
The act goes on to state that freemen are to be imprisoned
in the Guildhall ; that any one declaring the counsel of the
town to any foreign person shall be punished at the Mayor's
discretion, put out of the council, and disfranchised for ever ;
and afterwards proceeds : ' Also yf any pson or psons in
tyme coming seke any helpe and maytenaunce of any
lorde, knyght, or eny other what degree or Condicon he be
of, ayenst the Mayre for the tyme being in letting and
disturbing the said Mayre to execute his office, that he or
they so offending lese theyr Frauncheses within the said
towne for eur and to make a fyne and redempcien by the
discression of the Mayre and Counsell.'
Act 17 Sept. 3 Eliz. for such as refuse the office of
Mayoralty. (45.)

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Extract from statute of 23 Ed. III., regulating the prices
of provisions, and restraining victuallers from excessive
charges. (45^.)
Extract from statute of 8 Hen. VI., requiring standard
weights and measures to be kept for the common use in
every city. (46.)
Orders for holding a yearly church-ale for the benefit of
the church of St. Andrew at the feast of Corpus Christi.
'For the honor of God and for thencressing of the
benefittes of the churche of Seynt Andrewe of Plymouthe.
It is agreed by the mayre xii and xxiiii*' sworne to the
Councell of the Burghe of Plymmouthe, that in the Feaste
of corporis Xpi eu'y warde of the saide Burghe shalle
fro hensforthe this the xth daye of June make an hale yn
the pisshe church yarde of Seynt Androwe aforesaid, and
euery pson of the said warde to bring with theym
except Brede and drinke such vytale as the like best, and
have there suche and as many psons estraungers as they
thinke best of theyr Frends and aquaynted men and
women for thencressing of the saide ile paing for brede
and ale as it cometh thereto for their dyners and sopers
the same day. — Item, it is agreed that eu'y taverne of
wyne and ale within the saide burghe to forbere theyre
sale the same day of theyre wyne and ale, for the wele of
the churche eu'y pson of the xij. vpon payne of vis.
v'nid., and euery of the xxiiij*1 iiij. mid. and eu'y of the
Coiers i pounde of waxe or the value of the same to the
said churches behoufe * * * * Item, that no person that
shall goe aboute withe the shipp of Corpis Xpi bring no
body there but him selfe to charge the yle. (47V.)
The names of all freemen to be entered in the
'town ligger' No 'Alion borne outewards' to be made
free save 'psons of Normandy Gascon Syon Irelond
Caleys Berwyke and the bordars of the same Being
Englisshe.' (48.)
Enactment forbidding freemen to buy wine, iron, or other
merchandise of strangers within twenty days of the arrival
of such merchandize in the town. (48.)
All matters from the King &c, to be entered in the
lygger 'for the good gyding of the Towne,' and every
article in the same to be read once a quarter or twice a
year in the hall 'for the good remembraunce and good rule
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Act touching the election of mayors. 1 1 Hen. VIII. (49.)
Memorandum in Latin that the chalices of St. Katherine
and St. Marie were with Petro ligger; St. Crucis, John
Ilcombe ; another, John Furneys ; calix sancto, Petra Erie ;
calix, William Thikpeny ; calix of St. Marie Attewille with
peke. Then in English that John Paynter had a chalice of
St. Katherine from pers lygger ; John Furneys two of the
Rode delivered by William Belde ; John Hawkins and
William lewys a chalice of St. Erasmus. ' m° for to enquyre
for or lady chalice y* remayneth w*h pers lyggr.' (50.)
Order for cleansing the streets of the borough of filth,
reciting the words of a statute of Richard the Second for
relieving the public ways of cities and boroughs of dung
and other sordid matter. 16 Oct. — 21 Ed. IV. (50.)
The tenants of the 'Abbesse of Syon,' Ottermouthe,
and Sidmouth, toll free in Plymouth, William Slade one of
the tenants having 'brought their pryueleage vnder the
Kings broad seale.' 20 Aug. — 12 Hen. VIII. (51.)
Orders for the regulation of bakers, brewers, vintners,
butchers, cloth-sellers, victuallers, fish-dealers and others.
(5it/.) The Mayor comaundith in the kinges name of England
that all maner of Bakers make good brede and of good
come and holsome for mannys bodye, and that they make
a loffe for a peny ij loffys for a peny and iiij loffys for a
peny, and that yor brede kepe weight att the first tyme
vpon payne of a grevous amriament and the second tyme
a greavouser amrciament and the third favlte on payne of
the pillorie and to forfaite their Brede and their body to
prison and there to make a fyne att the Mayres will.
Also that all mann' brewers make good ale and of
good malte holsome for man's bodye, and that they sell
a gallon of the best in the keve for id q., and when it is
cleare and stale in the Barell for id ob. And of the
secound ale in the kyve for iij farthings, and when it is
clere and stale in the Barell for id, and that they sell
no ale by wyne measure but onlye by ale measure and
sealed. And that they sell none tyll the Ale Taster have
tasted it, and so that it be good holsom and able for mannys
bodye. And that no manner of Brewster neither hoggester
sell none ale tyll they have sett out their signe on payne of
forfeyture of all together and their bodies to prison there to
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Also that no manr men sell no corrupt wynes nether
reboyled wynes, neither mellid wynes ne no other but it be
good and holsom for mannys bodie, neyther sett ij prices
on one pype hoggeshed or toun to rere the price that is to
saie first for iiijd and after for vjd on payne, &c.
[The butchers were only to sell wholesome meat —
' no Bulls flesh, no Rammes flesh, ne Cowe flesh that be an
Calfe and the Calf be quicke.' They were also to bring
'their kidneys in their muttons and their skynnes of all
manner of flesh to market,' and were not to make any
filth in the shambles. Linen and woollen cloth were only
to be sold by measures tested by the King's standard in
the Guildhall ; and the only weights to be used were those
of Winchester standard.]
Also that no Osleler nether no nother man oste no vaca-
bundys nother no noyther man passing ij dayes and ij nights,
but he be a man of knowlege and where whence he come
and whether he will and whot his busynes be in Towne,
and that no man walke vp and downe worken daies to
ale and to wyne but he be a man of lyuelode a
mrchaunt other wayting apon any gentylman, on payne
of puysonment of theire bodys and a greuous fyne to be
att the Mayors will for yt ys suspicious.
Also that no hosteler nor tave'ner by color of their
tauen or hostery suffer anye suspetious people of theire
lyving to ryott accompanny or logge together as man and
a woman but he knowe veriely that it be a man and his
wyfe, and that no Taverner keepe in his hous harlott
nother strumpett, but voyde her awaie hastely on payne
of a greuous amercyament.
[No man to forestall before all victuals were in the
market ; none to regrate ' before the towne be full served.'
No fish to be bought in boats, but all to be landed, ' and
that eu'y man haue a parte thereof that is present att the
buying of the same pounde and pounde like yf it like them.']
Copy of record of proceedings Trinity Term 10 Hen.
VII., in the suit of John Crocker, knt, against John
Paynter, Thomas Cropp, Andrew Batte, Henry White, and
John Ilcome of Plymouth, merchants, for having broken
into the premises of the said plaintiff at Plymouth and
Rouburghe, and taken from his quarries there stones to
the value of forty marks. (53.)
Statement of facts, touching the descent and powers of
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pretensions of the burgesses of Plymton Erie, 'pro eo
quod ipsi allegant concessione Willelmi de Vernona comitis
Deuonie eis facta quod ipsi et eorum heredes in omnibus
locis essent disonerati et omnibus tallagiis picagiis panagiis
custumiis, &c, by londe and by stronde, &c, et sic quod ipsi
exirent quieti, &c. — Et jam patet quod dictus Willelmus
non habuit potestatem concedendi nisi in dominicis suis
propriis &c.' (55.)
Copy of King's Letters Patent, dated at Westminster
27 Nov. 5 Rich. II., of Inspeximus and Confirmation of
the charter granted by Reginald de Valle Torta to his free
burgesses of Ess' [Saltash]. The witnesses of Reginald's
charter being thus recorded : Hiis testibus Phele de valle
torta, Regialdo de Ferreris, Rogero de Movanill, Nicholao
de Halt, Rogero de Valletorta clerico, Henrico fratre ejus,
Johele de Valletorta clerico, Johanne de la Crane, Johanne
de sicca villa, Eustachio clerico, et multis aliis. (561/.)
Note of divers rents under Trematon, undated, ffirma
aque (et pole) de Sutton (m° Plymouthe) valet p a11 cu
ptm xii. John Dabnoun and Roger the Porter mentioned.
(57»-) Copy of final concord made at Exeter, 54 Hen. III., in
presence of Gylbert de Pruston, Geoffrey de Leuknore,
Walter de Hulyn, and John de Oketon, the king's justices
itinerant and others, 'inter Ricardum Regem Almanie
querentem per Johannem de Wyke positum loco ipsius
Regis ad lucrandum vel perdendum et Rogerum de valle
torta impedient',' whereby the said Roger Valletort
acknowledged the manor and castle of Trematon and
sixty knights' fees with appurtenances in Cornwall and
Devon, and the manor of Kalstoke and appurtenances,
together with the advowsons of the churches of Kalstoke
and of St. Stephen by Saltash to be the right of the said
king, by the gift of the same Roger, to have and hold
to the said king and the heirs of his body begotten for
ever, but in case the said king should die without heir of
his body begotten the said tenements with their appur
tenances to revert to the aforesaid Roger and his heirs, to
hold of the other heirs of the same king for ever. For
which final concord the said king, at the instance of the
same Roger, granted to Alexander de Okeston two hundred
acres of wood with their appurtenances in the manor of
Kalstoke, that is to say 'Boscus de Kelly,' to have and
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manor of Innyswork with its appurtenances, of the said
king and his heirs for ever, at an annual rent of sixpence
for every service, custom, and exaction. (58.)
Copy of writ addressed by William Courtenay, knt,
sheriff of Devon, to the Mayor and Bailiffs of Plymmouthe,
7 Dec. 22 Ed. IV, for election of two suitable persons to
serve as burgesses for the said borough of Plymouth in
the next parliament to be held at Westminster on the
20th day of next January. (59.)
Petition for redress of Raulyn Pape of Depe in Normandy,
to the King of England and Lords of the Privy Council.
Petitioner, whilst in the port and haven of Falmouth with
his ship the Margaret of Depe, laden with Gasgon wine,
iron, honey, olive oil, saffron, combes, and other merchan
dizes, was grievously plundered and outraged by Henry
Hornebroke of Plymouth, Robert Tegg, John White,
Pyers Melo and Cornelis his son, of Perban, who after
seizing and, in defiance of the truce between the king of
England and the petitioner's sovereign, taking possession
of the petitioner's said vessel and her cargo, 'bete and
wounded yor said supplyant and his felowes, and aft'
mayde them to be conveyed and put in an olde scaffe
withoute any compas fyer or other comforte in the brode
see to the gret jeopardye of theyre lyves,' from which
perilous position he and his companions were rescued by
a boat of St. Maudytt that met them by chance. — Extract
from the prayer of the same petitioner's counsel to the
Lord Chancellor and other Lords of the Privy Council,
alleging that Pape gained neither recompense nor aid from
Nicholas Heyncott, Mayor of Plymouth, though he had
' turned towards him ' and in the presence of many and
diuers notable persons then all being in the chirche of
Plymouth shewed vnto him his hurtes and damages, and
required him to putt vnder arrest the goodes of the said
persons the which had robbed vnto suche tyme as he
might be recompensed. — Finally ' thanswer of Nicholas
Henscott, mayre of Plymmouthe, to the bill of complaynte
put ayenste him by Raulyn Pape of Deepe.' — [Nicholas
Heyncott was Mayor in the years 1473, 1475, 1476, 1478,
1482, and 1487, in one of which therefore these events
took place.] (59».)
Letters of safe-conduct and protection, dated at Exeter
by John Earl of Wilethshire and Walter Lord Mongoye,
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John Roche, John Cornishe, William Richardson, and
Charles Durke, of Ireland, who have taken the oaths of
fealty and allegiance to their said sovereign. 6 May —
io Ed. IV. (61.)
Precept to the Sheriff of Devon, to levy a distress on
the possessions of the burgesses and inhabitantsof Plymouth,
for payment of arrears of a certain annuity of ten marks
per annum which the Mayor and Commonalty of the said
borough are bound to pay to the Prior of Bath. 1 2 Ed. IV.
(61.) Precept to the Sheriff of Devon to cause Wm. Warwyke,
Radegund Sauage, and Roger Vde, to deliver up a toft
and garden in Plymouth to the Mayor and Commonalty.
Jan. 5— 21 Ed. [IV?] (6iv.)
The Libertye of the Tayllor* Crafte.
Be hit knowen to all man1 of people that we Willm
Rogger mayer of the Burgh of Plymouthe, Thomas
Tresawell Recorder of the same Thomas byne Willm Nicoll
John paynter Willm Thikpeny peryn Erie wth other moo
com burges of the same burghe with all the comens of the
same burghe haue yeuen and gaunten vnto the brethern
and Crafte of Tayllors of the same Burghe full auctorite
and power to electe chese and make masters of theyre
occupacon and Crafte, and they so made and chosen by
theym of the same occupacon and shall haue full auctoritee
and power to rule and Correcte all things belonging to the
said occupacon and crafte so Fyxte made and stablyshed
they shall make or cause to be made at the cost and
charge of the said Crafte a pagent yearly vnto Corpus
xpi Ilde for the welthe and proffitt of the said Ilde on
Corpus xpi day. And the same they shall kepe and
maynteyn for eu' at their Coste and charge for the which
pagent the said bretherdyn may be prayed for euer in the
same Ilde. And on that yf there be any man of the same
occupacon in the same towne not keping household that
then he or they so being in the said towne not keping
household shalbe noon of the said occupacon but that
he or they shall make fyne with us the" said mayer &
Comens And also with the said occupacon and Crafte
after the order and discression of men of the said Crafte
by the ou'sight of the said mayer. And yf the said
wardens and Crafte amytte any man to be oon of the said
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marre any man' of garment for lakke of vnderstondyng,
and non cunnyng yn that behalfe, that then he or they so
hurted or greved shall warne the master or masters of the
same occupacon thereof, and then the said masters of the
same occupacon shall paye and contente for the garment or
garments so distroyed as hit can be thought reasonable for
the same hurte, hauing a recompense of the same pson or
psons. Provyded alway by this p'sents that the said master
and Crafte and eu'y pson of the same shalbe ordered
ruled and gou'ned by the mayer of the said burghe for the
tyme being in eu'y thing according to the lbtye and fourme
of the said Towne and burghe as any oder of the inhitaunts
there being this g'unte not withstanding. 1496. (62.)
Note from Domesday re Sudtone. (63.)
Presentment of jurors, before Salmon Rolff and his
associates, Justices Itinerant, at Exeter, 9 & 10 Ed. I.,
touching the manors of Sutton, Maketon, and Kinges-
tam'ton. — Finding that the Abbot of Bockeland held the
manors of Buckelond, Bicklegh, and Walkhampton, with
the hundred of Rowbroe, of Isabella Countess of
Albemarle, and that the said Isabella held of the King
in chief. — Memorandum of the genealogy and doings of
the same Countess Isabella. (63.)
Writ from the King to the Sheriff of Devon appointing
Nicholas de Cheigny, William de Chiueleston, and Nicholas
de Teukesbiri, Commissioners to inquire and ascertain by
the oaths of good and loyal men, in the presence of the
Prior of Plympton, John de Vautort de Clyst, and John
Vautort de Modeton, if they wish to be present at the
Inquisition, respecting the places pertaining to the King or
his progenitors in the town of Sutton, and the extent and
value of the same places ; the said commission being
issued on the occasion of a petition of the burgesses of
Sutton to the King, praying for a grant to them and their
heirs at certain yearly rent of a piece of waste ground
near the port of Plymmouthe and another piece of land •
within the bounds of Sutton, in opposition to which prayer
it is alleged by the aforesaid Prior, John de Vautort de
Clyst, and John de Vautort de Modeton, who receive
certain rents from the same town, that the king has no
waste places in the town aforesaid. — With the statement
of the reasons, urged by the Prior of Plympton, John de
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same John and John being seignors of the third part of
the town of Sutton) why the King ought not to grant to
people of Sutton that they may be free burgesses and
have a fair and market in the same town. (64.)
Copy of Inquisition taken before Robert Bondyn, Sheriff
of Devon, at Exeter, die dominica in festo Sancte Trinitatis
anno regni Regis Edward ximo., by the oaths of John
Gyfford, William Kemell, Walter de Colrigg, Vincent de
Wyneston, Alan de Lydeton, John de Secheuill, Thomas
Collinge, John Adam, Robert Raff, Ralph Cocke de
Bendon, Martin the clerk, and David Attewill, who find
that before the foundation of the town of Sutton the
King's progenitors had a certain piece of waste ground
near the port of Plymmouthe, five perches long and one
perch broad, and another piece of land in the withdrawal
of the sea within the boundary and precinct of the said
town of Sutton, containing six acres of land, where a
certain house was placed, on which places the King's
ancestors by their bailiffs held their courts, and every
fishing boat coming to the same places for the purpose of
drying sails and nets, and offering fish for sale, paid the
King a rent of twelve pence, and also one penny on each
load of fish there bought : so that the King's ancestors
from the said profits and pleas received annually four
pounds, even as the present King does. (65.)
List of names of Common Council of Plymouth. 23
Hen. VIII. (6$v.)
Copy of agreement between William Keterigge, Mayor,
and the Commonalty of Plymouthe of the one part, and
John the Prior and the Convent of St. Germain, Cornwall,
of the other part : Whereby in consideration of the charges
and labours sustained by Richard Trenode, merchant, of
Bristol, and by Thomasine Venour, widow of William
Venour, late of Plymouth and sister of the said Richard
Trenode, in causing Plymouth to be made a corporate
town with a Mayor and Commonalty for- ever, Henry VI.,
and in procuring divers franchises for the same town with
the assent of the parliament holden at Westminster in the
1 8th year of the said King, and for the due repayment of
the same charges and labours, the said Mayor and Com
monalty of Plymouth bind themselves and their successors
to the aforesaid Prior and Convent and their successors in
the sum of two hundred pounds of good and lawful money,
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daily, at the altar of the Blessed Mary Virgin, in the parish
church of St. Andrew of Plymouthe, for the souls of the
said Richard Trenode and Alice his late wife, and Joan
his present wife, and for the souls of the said William
Venour and Thomasine, and of the children of the same
Richard and Alice, Joan, William, and Thomasine, and also
of Richard Trenode, father of Richard Trenode aforesaid,
and Dionisia his wife, mother of the said Richard, for the
souls of John Venour and Joan his wife, parents of the
said William Venour, and for the souls for which the same
Richard Trenode, William Venour, and Thomasine are
bound to pray, and for the souls of all who have died in
the faith. 28 Aug. 1440. (67.)
Final concord and agreement, made on the morrow of the
Feast of St. James, 4 Ed. II., by Matthew the Prior and
Convent of Plympton of the one part, and the Burgesses
of the Commonalty of the town of Sutton of the other
part, in the presence and at the mediation of the Bishop
of Exeter, the Lord Hugh de Courtenay, Peter Abbot
of Bulfestre, the Lord Thomas Cilecestre, knt. and others,
for ending a controversy between the said parties respecting
a piece of ground in the borough of Sutton, on which
a stone cross has been erected and certain stalls for the
sale of fish, flesh, and other marketable things are situated.
Eighteen stalls are let to the burgesses at a rent of id
each per year, to be paid by the Prepositus to the Prior ;
and ho more to be erected either there or elsewhere in the
borough without license. Richard the Tannere puts his
seal, the burgesses not having one. (67V.)
Copies of certain charters preserved in the Priory of
Plympton. — (a) Grant by Ralph de Valetorta, son and heir
of Reginald de Valetorta, lord of the manor of Suthton, to
God and the church of the apostles Peter and Paul of
Plympton and the canons serving God there, a convenient
place in Suthton 'juxta surepolam ad firmandum stagnum
molendini et molendinum faciendum,' together with all his
right in the same ' surepole,' and all his liberty of making
a mill in Suthton, and the millage (multura) of all his men
in Suthton, and in addition three acres of land, with a
suitable way thereto by the corner of his garden of Sutton
('anglo gardini mei de Suthtona') as anciently the fathers
were accustomed to go to the fishery of the Canons at
Sourepole ('piscarium canonicorum de Surepola') ; the said
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the grantor's soul and of the souls of his ancestors and
successors. — (b) Grant for life, in survivorship, by John
the Prior and the Convent of the monastery of Plympton,
to Ada Blogge and Isabella his wife, at a yearly rent of
thirty-six shillings and eight pence, of the grantors'
tenement at the hill in Sutton Prior, situated on the east
part of the stalls and on the south part of the pillory
there — the said tenants are to grind their corn at the
grantor's mill 'de Sourepolemille.' Plympton, 20 June —
io Rich. II. — (c) Grant in fee-farm at a yearly rent of two
shillings, of an acre and half of land with appurtenances
in Sutton, at Martockes Wille, by John the Prior and
Convent of Plympton to Margery Stilman, her heirs and
assigns for ever. Witnesses John Austen, Henry Sampson,
Robert Page, Luke Austen, John le Wymplere. 'Postea
Galfridi Coche et modo Carwyneke.' — (d) Grant in fee-
farm, at a yearly rent of six pence, of a piece of land
in Billabiri Strete in Sutton Prior, south of a tenement of
William de Northcote and extending 60 feet to the east to
a way leading from Bilbury Street towards the market of
Sutton and a way leading from Bilbury Street towards the
Oldetowne — ' Postea Ganger' postea Davuser et modo John
Roulond,' — by John the Prior and Convent of Plympton to
Robert the son of William le Spicer of Sutton, and Alice
his wife, and to the heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten,
for ever. Monday next following the Feast of St. Paul
15 Ed. IV. — (e) Grant in fee-farm, at an annual rent of
eighteen pence, by John the Prior and Convent of Plympton
to John de Stok and his assigns of a piece of land north
of the middle of the ' hyauedlond.' ' Postea Robt Sope
q duxit in uxorem fil Johes de Sok & vendidit terr'
in cart que est sup. la howe vbi molendium ventritim
Mauricij Prigge sit est ,pdco mauricio modo Willm
Grysby.' — (f) The same John also grants another acre and a
half near the heauedlonde, south ofthe middle, to Robert de
Whiteleghe, likewise at i8d. 'Postea Maur' Prigge . . . et
impetunt de Robt° Sope qm impetunt de Robt Whiteleghe
qm impetunt et mo° her' Thomas Warwyke and Wilmot
his wife, — (g) Undated grant, for the benefit of the
grantor's soul and of the souls of his ancestors and
successors, by Reginald de Valletort, to God and the
church of the Apostles Peter and Paul of Plympton, and
to the canons serving God there, the right of fishing in the
rivers Tamer and Lyner and in concurrent waters, save
and except the pool 'sub aula de halton.' — (h) Undated

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grant by Johel de Stanhust of the right of fishing through
all his land to the canons of Plympton, 'qd si batilli
ntri pprij adiuvire sibi obinamnt (?) in piscando in terra
mea p equales porcoes captura piscm inter nos diudat'.' —
(z) Undated grant in fee-farm, at a yearly rent of 14s. 6d.,
of three acres and a half of land with appurtenances near
Sutton, near the tenement of William Locke, and a piece
of waste ground adjacent thereto 'eodem wasto su,p salistu
maris ' by John the Prior and the Convent of Plymton to
William Berde of Sutton, his heirs and assigns, for ever.
Witnessed by Baldwin le bastard, William de Kemell, and
William de Bodokeshide. (68v.)
Grant by Maurice Berde of Sutton, 9 Richard II., to
Thomas Atwode and Amy his wife, a piece of the grantor's
garden in Sutton, south of the vicarage of St. Andrew. (71.)
Indenture of grant, for life, 37 Henry VI., by Vincent
Pitlisden, esquire, to Joan, widow of Roger Androwe, of
a toft in Nutte-streete, Plymouth. (71V.)
Bond of William Bull, 3 1 May— 1 1 Hen. VI 1 1., to Isabella
Grysling, widow of John Grysling, in £10, for obedience to
the decision of William Pollarde, John Brone, John Bery,
and Stephyn Pyers, arbitrators, touching the title to a wall
lying in the Market Street of Plymouth. (72.) Correspond
ing bond of Isabella Gryslyng to William Bull. (72V.)
[The three precedent are noted as 'remanet in Custod
Thoma Bigeporte.']
Charter of Henry. Copy of Letters Patent for the
incorporation of the town of Sutton Pryour, and the
tithing of Sutton Raf and parcel of the hamlet of Sutton
Vautert (which town, tithing, and parcel are commonly
called Plymouthe) and a certain parcel of the tithing of
Compton into a free borough, with one Mayor and one
perpetual Commonalty, henceforth to be called the Borough
of Plymouth. In the original Latin. (73.)
Bye law of 1567 for those who refused the office of
Mayor. (79.)
Note concerning a commission in 1603 touching a
dispute between the Town and Peter Edgcumbe as to a
close of land on which the malt mill was lately erected.
(8oz/.) Deed of gift and conveyance, 31 Aug.— 28 Hen. VIII
of moiety of tenement with garden, in a lane in the east
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one of the daughters and heirs of William Taylor and
Margaret his wife, daughter and heir of John Ferror
and Agnes his wife, to William Hawkyns of Plymouth,
merchant, and his heirs for ever. (83.) — Also deed of quit
claim, 4 Sept. 8 Hen. VIII., by the same Margery Pyne
to the same William Hawkyns, in respect to the same
moiety. (83^.)
Deed of gift and conveyance by Peter Gryslyng, one
of the gentlemen of the king's chamber, in anticipation
of the marriage of John Charletton, of Plymouth, mercer,
with Anne the grantor's daughter, of a certain tenement
with appurtenances in Marget Street in Plymouth, to the
said John Charletton and Anne, and the heirs of her body
by him lawfully begotten. 12 Sept. — 28 Hen. VIII. (84.)
Letters by Peter, bishop of Exeter, at the petition of the
inhabitants of the chapelry of St. Bude, and with the
consent of David Blocklegh, Prior, and the Convent of
Plympton in the diocese of Exeter, and rectors of the
parish church of St. Andrew of Plymouth, and with the
consent of John Stubbes perpetual vicar of the same
church, of which St. Bude is a dependent chapelry;
Ordaining and granting that henceforth the inhabitants
of the said chapelry may have the sacrament of baptism
performed in their chapel, and sepulture of their dead in
a burial-ground conveniently near the same chapel, in
addition to the sacred celebrations heretofore performed in
the building. Provision is made in these letters for the
maintenance of a separate chaplain for the chapelry,
and the erection of a fit house for his habitation. 'Et
ordinamus quod iidem incole moderni capelle predicte et
eorum post se successores erigent ordinabunt et de novo
edificabunt unum mansum sive domum competente'm in
terra sive solo sanctuarii dictorum proprietariorum eidem
capelle Sancti Budoci contigni longitudine triginta- pedum
et latitudine xvi pedum infra muros * * * * pro resi-
dencia et habitacione capellani predicti.' Attached to the
episcopal letters are the separate writings of assent by the
Prior and Convent of Plympton, the vicar of the church
of St. Andrew, and the proctors (John Reke, John Arny-
stetell and Matthew Rede) acting for the inhabitants of St.
Bude. 20 May, 1482. (85.)
Precept for the immediate payment to the King's General
Receiver of the late monastery of Plympton, of arrears of
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from the Mayor and burgesses of Plymouth, for the farm of
their said town, from Henry Kelavewse, farmer of Celle
St. Anthony, Cornwall, and Adam Travers, ' pro pensione
de Ugburghe,' amounting in all to £78 19s. 1 id. 1 Sept. —
33 Hen. VIII. (90.)
Undated copy of ordinance of the King, with the assent
and authority of parliament, that the advowsons of the
parish churches of Uggborough and Blackeawton ' be from
hensforthe appropriate and vnyted to the said prior and
convente ' of Plympton and their successors ; the said
ordinance being made in recompence for the discharge of a
yearly rent of £29 6s. 8d. heretofore paid by the borough
of Plymouth to the said Prior and Convent. (91.)
The Act sets forth that the Mayor and Commonalty
being charged with the rent of £29 6s. 8d. ' by occasion
whereof and other gret and intollerable chargs that the
said borough and towne of Plymouth do dayly beare &
be putt vnto the same boroughe and towne ys fallen in
great Ruen and decay, and so like to contynewe in decaye
yf that the same boroughe and towne be not shortely
releved or other wise .puyded for. Wherefore the King our
Sou'aigne lorde att the humble peticion of the said Mayre
and Comonaltye and by them beyng pfectly instructed of
the greate and intollerable Charges and losts aswell by
the aduenture of the see and otherwise by the inhabytants
of the same burghe and towne susteyned within these Fewe
yeres to the valew of x m1 pounds and aboue as the greate
and intollerable chargs that the said Mayre and comonalye
and their p'decessours haue hadd in tymes past, and here
after shall haue and be putt vnto for the yerly mayntennce
and saue garde of the said borough and towne and the
porte of the same wch ys one of the most principall and
fayreste ports at this tyme w'hin this Realme and the kay
and only Defence of all the Countrey thereunto adioyning
and necessary to be kepte and maynteyned aswell in tymes
of peace as of warre. And nowe beyng in such Ruyn and
decaye that they be not able of them selffs to maynteyne
and bere out the expencs and chargs that they dayly
susteyne in the defence and mayntennce of the said porte
and to paye the said yerely Rent & pention as they
nowe be bond and charged withall his highnes of his most
prudent and benyvolente good mynde yntendynge aswell
the releve and mayntennce of his said Towne & burghe of
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made vnto the said priour and his Successours of and for the
discharge of the sayd yerely Rent of £29 6s. 8d.,' &c.
Letters of approval and confirmation, by Arthur Plan-
tagenet, Viscount Lisley, lieutenant and vice-admiral of
Henry, Duke of Rychemonde and Somerset and Earl of
Nottingham ; approving and confirming the certificate
made at Plymouth on the 25th of the said month by John
Wodhall, commissary-general of the Admiralty, certifying
that the burgesses, tenants, farmers, lands and ports of
the borough of Plymouth are exempt from the jurisdiction
of the Admiral of England. Porchestre. 30 June — 18
Hen. VIII. (96.)
Indenture made at Plymouth, 4 Jan. 34 Hen. VIII.,
between Thomas Chamond, esq. and the Mayor and Com
monalty of Plymouth, whereby the said Thomas grants
to the said Mayor and Commonalty for ninety-nine years
certain messuages lands and tenements, formerly belonging
to John Jaybyns, in the borough of Plymouth and in the
parish of Plympton, ' to thentent that they the seid mayre
and Comynaltie their Successors and assignes with the
revenues issues and profitts thereof comyng and growyng
shall yerely duryng the said terme helpe aswell towardes
the stipende of an honeste preste to s'ue wythyn the
pishe churche of Seynt Androw of Plymmouth aforesaid,
& there contynue to synge masse at the aulter of Seynt
John Baptiste to ,py for the Sowle of the forsaid John
Jaybyn and his fryndes, as towardes the maintenance and
settyng forthe of any other godly act there * * * accord
ing to the tenor of the last wylle of the said John Jaybyn.'
(97v.). — Also, another deed (4 March 34 Hen. VIII.)
whereby the same Thomas Chamond grants to the same
Mayor and Commonalty for a full term of ninety-nine
years certain other lands and tenements, within the borough
of Plymouth, formerly belonging to Thomas Tregarthen,
to the end that the grantees apply the profits coming from
the same to the celebration of divine service in St. Andrew
Church, or to the maintenance of the defences of the town ;
a yearly rent of 4^. being reserved to the grantor and his
heirs. (98.)
Copye of a letter sent from the Councell to the Justices
of Peax in the Countie of Devon for redresse to be hadd
conc'ninge the buying of pylcherdes by straungers. 22
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Award between John Brokyng and William Edgcombe.
Oct., 1569. (992;.)
Cognizance of plea in Court of Common Pleas, West
minster, in a suit of the Mayor and Commonalty of
Plymouth. 10 Eliz. Parties, Thos. Browne and William
Palmer. (100.)
Record of suit 10 Hen. VII. Parties: John Crocker,
miles, against John Painter, Thos. Croppe, Adam Rawe,
Henry White, John Ilcombe. (iooz>.)
Copy of exemplification of the record of proceedings
in the Common Pleas at Westminster, Easter Term, 19
Hen. VIII., when Peter Grislyng, merchant, James Horse-
will, gentleman, John Coram, yeoman, John Grace, tailor,
William Hawkyngs, merchant, and Lucas Cocke, merchant,
all of Plymouth, were attached to answer for their conduct
in beating and wounding John Jurdon of the same borough,
so as to endanger his life. (102.)
Commission by Mayor and Commonalty of Plymouth to
Edward James, appointing him their attorney to take
possession of the goods pertaining to William Sparcke of
Plymouth, merchant, when he was proclaimed an outlaw.
— Also Assignment by the same Mayor and Commonalty
to John Sparke of Plymouth, merchant, of all the goods
formerly pertaining to William Sparke, the abovementioned
outlaw, forfeited the said corporation by his outlawry.
12 & 13 July, 1597. (I02Z-.)
Ditto, 13 James I. Digory Holman against John Tawley
and Wm. May. (103.)
Citation from Court of Star Chamber, 26 Jan. 44 Eliz.,
in suit of Mayor and Commonalty of Plymouth against
Wm. Crymes, John Browne, Rd. Browninge, Rd. Hele,
John Edwards, and Rd. Cryppes. (106.)
Memorandum of appointment of Mr. Fowell to be town-
clerk, by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common-councilmen
of the borough. 23 Aug., 1614. (109.)
Acknowledgment by Nicholas Eliot that he spoke
unadvisedly and wrongfully in declaring that a certain
rate, 'made for the raysing of a convenient stocke to set
the poore on worke within the boroughe of Plymouth,' had
been unjustly taken since the seventh year of the present
king. 15 July, 1623. (no.)
Memorandum of the election at a general meeting of

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the Common Council of Alexander Grosse, minister and
preacher of God's word, to be the next incumbent of the
vicarage of Plymouth. 12 Sept., 1632. (m.)
Act of Mayor, Magistrates, and Commonalty of Plymouth,
for building a town-wall, 'for the better defence and
safetie of this towne against those enemyes that dayly
threaten our destruccon.' 1 July, 1643. (112.)
Copy of last will and testament of John Berry of
Plymouth. 1 May, 1589. (134^.)
Copy of the last will and testament of Walter Pollard
of Plymouth. Bequeathes inter alia to the 'store of or
lady ' in St. Andrew. 21 Oct., 1527. (135^.)
Copy of Bill made establishing Howe's charity, the
original of which will be found under Charities, by John
Howe. (200.)
Copy of letter, 30 Jan., 1565, from the same John
Howe to Mr. Derry, mayor of Plymouth, the original of
which will also be found under Charities. (200.)
Indenture between Robert Charleton and David Downe
registered July 24, 30 Hen. VIII., by Jacob Horswell,
clerk of the borough of Plymouth. (205^.)
Memorandum of grant, for life and four years after
grantee's death, by the Mayor xij and xxiv of the borough,
to Sir Thomas Flyte, chantry- priest of Jabyens chantry in
the parish-church of St. Andrew of Plymouth, and to his
assigns, of ' the prystenhouse,' together with ' the chamber
that he there nowe hath bothe vnder and aboue duryng
hys lyff only without disturbance of any of his Felowes
priestes there ; ' made in consideration of Flyte's charges
in repairing 'the kechyn of the prystenhouse.' 30 Hen. VIII.
(206V.) Copy of conveyance by John Talcazon, of North
Petherwyn, gentleman, of all his messuages, lands, tenej
ments in the borough of Plymouth and its precinct, to
William Hawkins of Plymouth, merchant, his heirs and
assigns for ever. 1 Oct. — 37 Hen. VIII. (207.)
Covenants between Peter Gryslyng of Saltayshe, gentle
man, and William Hawkyns of Plymouth, merchant,
20 Oct., 1545. (2o8z\)
Memorandum that Thos. Leighe granted, 22 Hen. VIII.,
to John Stotefford, Lucas Cock, and John Pomeroy, premises
in Old Town in trust, and of their being handed over to
Wm. Leighe. (210.)

The Black Book. 45
Bond of Mayor and Commonalty of Plymouth in £40
to Thomas Middelton of London, gentleman ; in security
for the honest and stipulated use of £20 which the said
Thomas Middelton had given the same Mayor and Com
monalty in trust, for the redemption of articles pawned by
people too poor to redeem the same, and for the extension
of the terms for which money has been lent thereon.
24 Dec. — 33 Eliz. (2ioz>)
Copy of indenture of bargain and sale, whereby Elys
Warwyke, son and heir of Walter Warwyke, deceased,
gentleman, sold and conveyed his moiety of the reversion
of a certain mansion, lands, meadows, and pasture, in
Plymouth, county Devon, and all his interest therein forever,
to William Smythe and Alice his wife, their heirs and
assigns. 6 Jan. — 6 Ed. VI. (211.)
[Some of these deeds are noted as entered by William
Wills, others by Nicholas Slanning or Thomas Purkins,
the Black Book being used as an Estate Register for
private purposes.]
Release by John Derry of Plymouth to Thos. Searle of
London. 1566. (21 iv.)
Release by Peter Gryslyng to Ann his daughter.
31 May— 6 Ed. VI. (212.)
Receipt for 17s. 6d. in full of all debts between Stephen
Taffe of Plymouth and Ozelio Demyranda of London,
both merchants. (2I2Z>.)
Lease to farm, for eighty years, by William Smyth, late
of Ilsington, gentleman, Robert Stidston of Sowthbrent,
gentleman, and Anne his wife, Thomas Snellinge of
Plimpton More, merchant, and Johan his wife, John Nose-
worthy of Manaton, yeoman, and Mary his wife, John
Snellinge of Plimpton Marie, yeoman, and Richawde his
wife, John Heddon of Brudgeruell, yeoman, and Wilmote
his wife, and Maryon Smythe, of a moiety of a messuage
with appurtenances in Plymouth, to John Hele the younger
and William Hele the younger, sons of Nicholas Hele
deceased, and their assigns. 1 June — 4 Eliz. (213.)
Indenture of the sale by Richard Prynne, of the parish
of Anthonye, weaver, of all his interest in a certain tene
ment and garden in Plymouth to Thomas Kinge of the
said parish of Anthonye, his heirs and assigns for ever.
18 Sept. — 4 Eliz. (214.)
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merchant, of tenement with appurtenances in Plymouth, to
Matthew Hoare of the same place, mariner, and Katherine
his wife, their heirs and assigns for ever ; a yearly rent of
\2d. being reserved. 23 June — 8 Eliz. (217.)
Indenture of the grant by John Ilcomb of Plymouth,
merchant, of tenement and garden in the said borough, in
the High Street thereof, to his son John Ilcomb, his heirs
and assigns, for ever. 22 Dec, 1566. (218.)
Indenture of the sale by Anthony Randall of Stauke
Damerell, yeoman, son and heir of William Randall of
Plymouth, deceased, of a certain toft in Plymouth, to
Richard Keighte alias Keif of Plymouth, mariner, his heirs
and assigns, for ever. 1 Nov., 1566. (218^.)
Indenture of the sale by Margerye Sparke, Stoke-
damerelle, widow, sometime wife of John Norton of
Plymouth, shipwright, of messuage and garden in Ply
mouth, to William Crowne, Stoke- damerelle, shipwright,
his heirs and assigns. 4 Oct. — 9 Eliz. (219^.)
Indenture of grant in fee-farm, at a yearly rent of
twenty shillings, by the Mayor and Commonalty of
Plymouth, of a certain tenement with a garden lying in
Wympilstrete in the said borough, to William Randell, his
heirs and assigns, for ever. 27 Feb. — 9 Hen. VIII. (222.)
Indenture of lease for eighty years by Mayor and
Commonalty of Plymouth, of tenement with appurtenances
in the High Street of the said borough, to Richard Toowill,
alias Richard Attewille, his heirs and assigns. 23 Oct. —
21 Hen. VII. (223.)
Lease of tenement in Kinterbury Street, Plymouth, for
fourteen years at 40s. a year rent, by Roger Libbe to
Thomas Maye. 1 1 Nov. — 25 Eliz. Preceded by a recital
of proceedings in Borough Court. (224.)
Indenture of lease for thirty years, at a yearly rent of
twenty shillings, by William Spearke of Plymouth, merchant,
of a certain curtilage or enclosed place, with such quay or
wharf as pertains thereto, in Plymouth, to John White of
the same place, merchant, and his assigns. 20 Jan. —
29 Eliz. (227.)
Deed of grant, by John Foote the elder of Plymouth,
and Thomasyn his wife, of tenement with a curtilage and
garden, in the said borough, and a certain other garden, to
Christopher Browkinge, his heirs and assigns, for ever.
16 Jan. — 19 Eliz. (227.)

The Black Book. 47
Deed of grant whereby John Predice of Plymouth,
merchant, and Mary his wife, one of the daughters of
Thomas Sparcke, late of Plympton Morrys alias Plympton
Earle, deceased, William Oliver of Plymouth, cordwainer,
and Margarett his wife, John Cosin of Plymouth, merchant,
and Christian his wife, and William Cocke of Plympton
Morrys alias Plympton Earle, yeoman, and Elizabeth his
wife, grant and confirm divers messuages and tenements
in the borough of Plympton Morrys alias Plympton
Earle aforesaid, to Christopher Brookinge, merchant,
William Neyle, yeoman, Nicholas Howe, tailor, and
Nicholas Kneighte, merchant. 10 March — 37 Eliz. (228.)
Deed of sale and conveyance of three tenements and
one little room in Plymouth, by Hugh Sampson of the
said borough, merchant, to William Hele of the same
place, merchant, his heirs and assigns, for ever. 9 Oct. —
22 James 1. (230.)
Copy of 'an acte' of Parliament of 32 Hen. VIII. 'for
reedifieing of decayde houses ' in ' the boroughes and
townes of Shafton, Shucbury, Byrtporte, Dorchester, and
Weimouthe, within the countye of Dorset, and the boroughes
and townes of Plymouthe, Plymton, Barstaple, Tavystock,
and Dartemouthe, within the countye of Devonshire, and
the boroughes and townes of Lanceston, Lyskerde,
Lestudyell', Bodman, Truru, and Helston, within the countie
of Cornwall, and the boroughes and townes of Brigewater,
Taunton, Somerton, and Ylchester, within the countye of
Somerset, and the borough of Maldon in the countye of
Essex, and also the borough and shire town of Warrewyk
in the countie of Warrewyk, whiche nowe ar fallen downe
decayed and this tyme remayne unreedyfyed.' (288.)
Order made, 17 April, 1683, by the Mayor and by seven
of the twelve Magistrates of the borough that for the five
years next ensuing the Common-councilmen of the borough
shall have no voice in the choice of burgesses to serve in
the said Common Council, but that the Mayor and Magis
trates shall during that term elect the new Common-
council-men ; it being found of late years that the members
of the Common Council, when invited to elect into their
body some of the persons named for such election in a list
prepared by the Mayor and Magistrates, persist in choosing
the persons of ' meaner condition ' to the neglect and
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in the said list. — At the foot of the order is the following
note, ' Memorandum that this act of these few magistrates
was an usurpation and contrary to the constant practice of
this borough, either for any but y" four and twenty to
choose theire members, or for any to make constitutions
but the major part of the whole body which ought to
consist of 37, these arbitrary constitution-makers being
but eight, and of these the wise Mayor and his leader
Mr. Wm. Jennens together with two others, viz. Mr. Wm.
Cotton and Mr. Wm. Tom, being soon turned out of the
government by his Matie. ; for notwithstanding theire
pretences of loyalty, but three of them were continued in
the new charter.' (2902/.)
Constitution, made 6 August, 1730, in common assembly
in the Guildhall of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common
Council of the borough of Plymouth, that henceforth the
inhabitants of the borough, having served apprenticeships
with freemen and inhabitants thereof, shall in accordance
with ancient usage have the right to be sworn and admitted
freemen of the town ; and that the eldest sons of freemen
shall on the death of their fathers be entitled to the freedom
of the borough. This constitution being made for the deter
mination of controversies and lawsuits on the point. (291.)
Constitution that the capital burgesses be elected by the
Mayor and capital burgesses only. 26 Aug., 1730. (293.)
[A list of freemen begins on folio 296, evidently giving
the names of all freemen at the date the book was first
written, and is continued year by year, stating the
admissions under the various Mayoralties, to 1658. The
continuity of the list is broken between folios 313 and 317
by a table of contents.]
Two orders respecting days for wearing ' skarlette ' and
'banketts', respectively 1560 and 1609. (315^.)
A note of the 10th and 15th chargeable.
Sutton prio* Burg xxiiiju
Sutton vawter x11 xij8 viijd
Allowed £12 remains £22 \2s. 8d. (316.)
Order that the 24tie money shall go towards the
maintenance of the Council Chamber.
Final entry — Plymouth burnt 3 times — 1377, H00!
1403.

The White Book. 49
[47] Incomplete volume, which seems to have been
intended for a copy of the chief entries in the Black Book
— originally temp. Elizabeth and James I. It gives the
older oaths and some of a later date, including that of
Charles II. against taking arms against the King; the
declaration against the Solemn League and Covenant,
subscribed by William Jennens; also oaths of allegiance
to William and Mary, Anne, and George I.
The last entry in this volume records proceedings
consequent upon an inquest held by Thomas Payne,
coroner, on the body of Joseph Austen, Feb. 8, 32 Ch. I.,
who being found felo de se, his goods were claimed by
the Mayor and Commonalty.

[48] THE WHITE BOOK.
This is a vellum-covered volume, endorsed on the outside,
' The Book of Constitutions,' and noted on the fly-leaf as
having been given to the Mayor and Commonalty in 1560
by John Ford 'for all defaults and other orders.' It was
used for entries from 1560 to 1754, chiefly for the formal
record of ' acts ' or ' constitutions ' made by the ' twelve '
and '.twenty-four,' to many of which are appended the
autograph signatures of the assenters. Beyond these
orders of the town council it also, however, contains many
entries of miscellaneous interest affecting the borough.
There are 268 numbered leaves.
Contributors towards the charge of the Greate Bell
without the borough, 15 Feb. 1560 — namely: Sir R.
Edgcumbe, 1 3.?. 4d. ; Sir John Howe, clerk, £5 ; John
Borowe, 20s. ; town of Tavistocke, 40J. ; parish of Maker,
20s. ; parish of Plymstock, 7s. 6d. ; parish of Rame, 5.J. ;
John Sperke, of Plympton, $s. (iv.)
Fine of Roger Rawlyn, sergeant, ' for not settinge vpe a
glove on S* Peter's daie beinge a Faire daie.' (2.)
Forfeiture of goodes. (2.)
Contributions of xij and xxiiij towards the great
bell. (2.)
Licence to Christopher Burrowe for opening his shop
window in 1560, fine is. 6d. (2v.)
Grant of tenement next the churchstile. (2v.)

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Margaret Grayse, Agatha Mayowe, Johan Caussen,
Edmunde Healle, tynker, and his wife, expelled the
town. (2v.)
Surrender of lands to Mayor and Commonalty. (2v.)
Order that Lucas Cocke be disburdened of Mayoralty,
1560, made voyde in 1585. (3.)
Stones brought to the Cawsse. (3.)
Payment of 30s. to the use of Thos. Gibbons. (3.)
Promise by R. Hooper to bring into the Guildhall the
wrytynges relating to Mr. Howe and the almshouse. (3V.)
Memorandum establishing the Grammar School.
xiiij Die July 1561.
In the guilhaile w* thassent of John Eliott Maior w* the
more pte of the xij and xxiiijty ther assembled it was
determyned concluded and vtterlie agreed vpon that one
Thofiis Brooke should supplie thoffice and function of a
teacher or Scholemr w*in this towne so longe as he therin
shall decentlye behave hym selfe and in consideracion of
an annuall stipend of x1' quarterly to be paid by the
receivor he the said Scholemr shall freelye teache all the
children native and inhabitaunt w4 w*in the Towne and
that he also for his lodginge and refuge shall hawe to his
owne vse the chambers over the almes howsse chapell and
the said chapell for his scholehowsse and that he shall
teache no other but gramer and writinge. Itm ther it was
by thassents aforsaid fullie agreed that all suche psons
whose names be herin ingrossed as hawe given anye some
or somes of moneye toward and for the stipend aforsayd
shall for nonpayment of such somes of moneye as they
of ther mere good willes hawe gyven toward the vse
aforsayd be Distreyned and Distreinable for the same. (4)
[The names are :]
John Elyott, mayor, 13s. 4d.; Thomas Clowter, 6s. 8d.;
Lucas Cocke, $s.; Richard Hoop[er], %s.; William Weks,
\os.; John Ilcombe, ior.; John Derye, $s.; Edward White,
$s.; Nicholas Bickford, 6s. 8d.; William Lake, 6s. 8d.;
Nicholas Slannynge, 13s. 4d.; William Hawkyns, 8s.;
John Foord, 6s. 8d. — The Twelve.
William Symons, 20J./ Robert Hampten, \6d.; Edward
Cocke,. 16^./ Thomas Byrth, 2s. 8d.; John Sampson, 6s. 8d.;
John Hawkyns, 8s.; Thomas Hampton, $s.; William
Howe, sen., is.; Thomas Crowne, 4s.; John Maynard,
2j. 8d.; John Martyn, $s.; Gregory Cocke, 2s. 8d.;

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John Waddon, 2s.; Thomas Perkyns, 2s. 8d; Walter
Pepperell, 2s. 8d.; Christopher Earle, 13s. Ad.; John
Vosye, 3s. 4d.; Henry Brecnall, 2s./ William Brokinge,
i6d.; Richard Henscott, 4d.; Mr. Edmund Euston, 10s. —
The Twenty-four.
Richard Lybbe, 10s.; George White, 3^. 4d.; Robert
Holman, is.; George Bolton, i6d ; John Rewbye, i6d.;
John Greninge, 8d.; John Lyght, is.; John Worgow, 2s.;
John Lewys, 4s.; William Griffyn, of Compton, 2s.; Wm.
Chiswyll, 4s.; Wm. Jeffrye, 16^.; Thomas Williams, is.;
Wm. Griffyn, ij.; John Whyte, is.; Wm. Makye, 8d.;
Wm. Blake, fletcher, i6d.; Wm. Gill, i6d.; John Peny,
iod.; Roger Tremlynson, 8d.; Alse Lyle, iod.; Robt.
Wood, 2od.; John Bealbery, 2s.; Thos. Turner, i6d.; John
Sounde, 2s. 8d.; Nicholas Barford, 2s. ; John Bery, 2s.;
John Temycombe, 2s.; John Harvye, i6d.; Thos. Hoylle,
3s. 4d.; Thos. Barrett, 6s. 8d.; John Roche, is.; John
Hoopfer], 2od.; Alse Pera, 3s. 4d.; Nicholas Browne, $s.;
Thomas Bickley, 5j./ William Brown, 10s.; John Genyns,
3s. 4d.; John Hayleston, i6d.; Wm. Huchins, 6s. 8d.;
John Estcott, 3s. 4d.; Walter Battishill, 3s. 4d.; Bawdon
Hooker, 2s.; John Burnard, $s.; Richard Pers, 2s. 8d.;
James Hampton, i6d.; Henry Blase, i6d.; John Foote,
is.; Wm. Battishill, 2s.; Margaret Bunting, i6d. (5.)
Bond of town cancelled. (6.)
Receipt of 6s. 4^. (6.)
John Blitheman fined 6s. 8d. for non attendance on
Sessions day. 27 June, 1503. (6.)
John Forde dispensed w'h all for beinge Maior. 1 567. (8.)
Names of Keepers of Town Chest. (12^.)
List of writings of the almes house lands remaining in
the town chest, and of lands given the almshouse. 1561. (13.)
Order that Wm Brookinge receive rents for an orphan
during minority. (13.)
Order for the admission of freeman. (13^.)
' The guifte of Wm Symons for not being ofthe xij.' (14.)
Collection for the poor. (14.)
Order that no stranger gather in church by Testimonial.
(I4-) Promise by Mr. Elyott to timber 'and cover the lytell
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Order that no resident should buy or cause to be bought
meal brought to the town on pain of forfeiture and other
punishment. 1564. (15.)
Banishment of a vagabond. (15.)
Thomas Catvyne punished for pickering. (15^.)
£8 yearly given to the almshouse — Howe's gift. (15^.)
Order that every person born within the borough and
apprenticed in the same, and any person born without the
borough and apprenticed therein shall pay i8d. on being
made free and no more. All others admitted to pay 10s.
1566. (16.)
Margaret Edwardes banished. (16.)
' Mr. Mayor willeth and requireth ' that all persons who
had received alien servants within a year were to discharge
them within a month on penalty of 10s. fine. 1566. (17.)
Orders with regard to the sale of pilchards. No alien
was to lade or buy fresh pilchards above the number of
1,000 in one day; no man, not being free, to buy or sell
above 5,000. 1566. (17.)
No townsman to 'father out' straungers goods. (i7#.)
Order that any person suspected of selling or promising
to deliver pilchards before they were saved, or of having
received money beforehand from any non-inhabitant to
make [cure] the same, should be called before the Mayor
and questioned thereon on oath, and if guilty, not allowed
to make any pilchards that year. No woman, whether
wife, widow, or servant, to set or make a price for or upon
any pilchards brought into the town, under penalty of ten
shillings fine (to be paid by the husband or master, if no
widow) and personal punishment at the Mayor's discretion.
23 and 26 Eliz. (17^.)
Gils lake, Thos dedge, Katheryn Bennett, and Christian
Marsh, to be banished if found in any evil company or
deserving any evil report. 1568. (18.)
Alse Perrotte, widow, John Evans, and John Cooke
banished. 1569. (18.)
Order on presentment of the Grand Jury that persons
damaging or destroying hedges or fences within the Liberty
should be placed in the stocks three market days. (18.)
Orders for ' the good kepyng of the poole & water side
under the ffull sea marke.' 1568 (Wm. Hawkins, Mayor).

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In primis that no owner marynr nor other pson cast over
borde into the water or vnder ffull sea mrke w*hyn the
cawsey owt of any shippe or vessell any man' of ballaste or
the swepyn or clensynge of any shippe or vessell apon
payne of fforfeetenge of vjs viijd for eury suche offence and
to cary away agayne the same thynge so cast oveborde or
else to pay xl3.
Itm that no anker be caste owte of any shippe or vessell
into the oose or vnder the ffull sea marke without a boye
apon hym or a pole to stond by the anker that the people
may knowe where the anker lieth apon peyne of fforfeeture
of iijs iiijd for eury such offence and also to compound w'h
the ptie that shall recyue any damage thereby.
Itm that no Stones Tymber or other thynges vnder ffull
sea marke be cast to any comon priudice & lefte there ij
tydes apon payne of fforfeeture of iij8 iiijd and also to agre
wth the ptle that shall receyue any damage therebye at any
tyme or tymes.
Itm that no gravyn pytts nor other pytts be made vnder
the ffull sea mrke & not ffylled agayne & made playne
wthyn ij tydes next after they shall haue done wth the same
eury pson so offendyng shall fforfeete for eury suche
defaulte sixe shillings viijd.
Itm that all landyng kayes accustomed to be mayn-
tayned be kept wthout fallyng into decaye apon two
monethes warnyng to be gevyn by the water baylyffes
or by one of theym apon , payne of fforfeeture for eury
suche offence v8.
Itm that no psonne ne psons nor there srunts bryhg any
kynd of stingkyng thyng to the waters side as ffyshe fflesh,
deadd beasts as dogges Cattes Swyne or any other thynge
apon payne to fforfeete for eury such offence iij8 iiijd.
Itm that all mann" of Shippynge that dothe discharge
w*hin the Cawse any parte of their ladyng shall in like
wise take their ballaste for the same shippyng w'hin the
cawsse by the assignement of the water bayliffes on payne
to fforfeete for eury such offenc xx8.
Itm that no shippe ne vessell take or receyue in their
ballaste excepte they make ^vision that they flail no parte
of the same into the water bytweene the shippe & the
lighter on payne to fforfeete for eurye suche offence x8.
Itm yf any psonne take any Stone or other thynges
whereon to stappe into any bote or shepyng & leaveth
theym vnder the ffull sea mrke one tyde shall fforfeete for
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Itm that no psonne ne psons bury any tymber in the
ose but in suche lawfull place as the water baylyffe shall
resvnabylie apoynte on payne to fforfeete the same tymber
or any thynge so buried.
Itm that no guttyng ne heddyng of ffyshe be caste on
the kayes or lefte apon the kayes, but that the same be
caryed from tyme to tyme w*howt the causse apon payne
to fforfeete for eury such default xijd. .
The Mayor and constables were to aid and assist the
water bailiff, half the penalties to Mayor and Commonalty,
half to the bailiff. (19.)
'Wynewytts' for freemen to be ioj. a year; for unfree
20.T. 1569. (20.)
Copy of Sr John Pollard's bill. (21.)
Copies of various official oaths. (2iv, 22.)
Grant of house to Nicholas Saunders. 1566. (22.)
Trials between party and party to pass every court. (23.)
Copy of feoffment by Mr Jerom Mathewe — all his
manors of Wodford and Compton Gifford to Walter
Basset, Anthony Mouncke, Hugh Ackland, and Thomas
Maynard. (24.)
Fine for refusing office of Mayor £40. 1569. (25.)
Open confession of slanderous words. .(26.)
End of a controversy between Wm. Edgcumbe and
R. Phillipes and Henry Mynge. 1570. (27.)
Order that no burgess be chosen but ' onelie suche men
as be towne dwellers and of the counsell of the towne.'
1570. (27 V.)
Recognizance levied on Vinsent Scoble. (27V.)
Order that none should grind corn away from the town
mill on payne of forfeiting three times the just toll per
bushel ; millers who wronged to restore threefold. A
house for weighing corn. 1570. (28.)
William and John Hawkyns farm the town mills and buy
a house at Popes Head to weigh the corn in before it is
taken there, a man and horse being kept ready on due
warning to fetch it from the houses of the inhabitants.
1573. (28*..)
All feasts and banquets to be done away with. Six
years to elapse instead of four before re-election of Mayor.
1 571. Time extended to eight years, 1597. (29.)

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Order that every person should aid constables as required.
Every inhabitant to be provided with a good black bill or
a clubbe for time of strife on penalty of 3s. 4a?. 1572. (29.)
Order that each of the twelve should provide a decent
scarlet gown within one year after election on penalty of
40s. 1572. (29.)
Order that I2d. a hogshead be paid on London beer;
none to be sold above 4<?. a quart. 1 571. (30.)
The town mills to be leased. (30.)
Order that no one buy commodities coming to the town
by sea without 'making the Mayor privy thereto, that the
Mayor and his brethren, if desired, might buy for the
town. If so bought, every freeman to buy the portion of
goods apportioned. 1575. (31.)
John Speall and his wife, Margaret Cullcombe, Elizabeth
Browne, and Johan Rewe charged to depart the town by
May. 27 Eliz. (32.)
John Sparke provides a cellar for receiving strangers'
goods, being answerable therefor, but not charging rent, to
be recompensed by a moiety of the monies the town ought
to receive thereon. Cornish tin id. a piece. Devon \d.
1578- (33-)
All goods brought by sea to be put before purchase into
the common hall, 'the longe Seller adjoyninge the Crane
Kaye'; penalty £5. (33?.)
Further stringent order against the purchase of fish by
women, including hake, but allowing women to make
provision for any household. Persons bringing hake to the
town were to sell to every freeman equally some indifferent
portion. 1584. (34.)
Oaths administered to buyers and sellers of pilchards.
1584. (34V.)
Those who will not swear forbidden to deal in them. (35.)
Order that no captain or governor of St. Nicholas Island
be appointed, but such as are thought fit by Mayor and
Commonalty. 26 Eliz. (36.)
Tax laid of 8d. per last, towards defence of town, on all
pilchards saved, except for household use. 1 590. (36V.)
Receipt for writings by Hugh Pynson. (37.)
The copie of certayne auncyent wrytynges remayning
with Mr. John Hele of the Inner Temple whiche came to
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purchased of John Predyaux of Holbeton, approvying
playnlie that Plymouth was a maior8 Towne before Kyng
Henry the Sixte is tyme as by the same deedes it doth
apeire. (39 et seg.)
Indenture of lease to Robert Palye and Isabella his
wife, of tenement with appurtenances in Sutton Prior
near Stylmanstrete, by Claricia, widow, and Thomas,.
the son and heir, of John Wike. Dated at Sutton
Priors on the Lord's day next before the feast of
the Beheading of St. John the Baptist, in the presence
of William Rogherewe then maior of the town of
Plymouth ('tunc maior ville de Plymouthe'), William
Venour, John Horswood, John Huchen, Richard
Gylle, notary, and other witnesses. 13 Hen. IV.
Release by William Grene, clerk, and John Jabyen,
to Henry Boon and Richard Cockeman, of all those
messuages lands and tenements in Sutton Priors and
Sutton Vautort, in which the said William and John
were enfeoffed by the deed of the said Henry. Wit
nessed at Sutton Priors by William Bentley, then
mayor of Sutton Priors, John Horewood, Thomas
Ware, John Mey, Richard Gylle, notary, and others,
22 Sept. — 6 Hen. V.
The copye of certeyn auncyent wrytynges remaynyng
wth Thomas Smyth, which came to his handes by reason
of Alice his wiffe daughter to Mr Bulle, approvyng playnlie
that Sutton Pryors wch is nowe called the burghe of
Plymouth was a maior Towne long before Kyng Henry
the Sixt is tyme.
Grant by William Elys and John Broherede of
tenement with appurtenances in Sutton Pryors, to
Richard Parkham and Joan his wife. Dated at
Plymouth in the presence of Walter Crocker, then
maior of Sutton Priors, John Sampson, Geoffrey Glad-
wyne, William Greene and others. 20 April — 18 Rd. II.
Grant by Richard Parkham of tenement with appur
tenances in Sutton Priors, to William Elys and John
Bicharde. Dated at Plymouth, in the presence of
Walter Crocker, then mayor of Sutton Priors, Geoffrey
Gladewyne, William Gryne, Reginald Hulle and
others. 8 April— 18 Rd. II.
Grant by Laurence Deuerous of Bristoll and Joan
his wife, formerly wife of John Cross, of tenement
with appurtenances in Sutton Pryors to John Ely
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and assigns for ever. Dated at Sutton Pryors, 'die
Mercurii proximo ante festum Nativitatis beate Marie
virginis,' in the presence of Henry Boon, then mayor
of Plymouth, John Mey, Henry Toot, John Herry,
Hugh Boys, and others. 20 Rd. II.
To these copies the transcriber appends the following
note : ' I fynde beside ten auncyent dedes amongste the
said Thomas Smythe is evidences with seales of greatt
credytte by the whiche it is manyfest that Sutton Pryors,
& sythyns by the nomynation of Kyng Henry the Sixte
named the burghe of Plymouthe, was a town of auncyent
name and hadd yerelie an officer chosen by the name of
P'positus or Custos Ville de Sutton Pryors, whiche then
dyd rule & governe vnder the Kynge. The moste pte
of the same dedes beare date in anno regni Regis Edwardi
filii regis Edwardi decimo, some in xvito of the same
kynge, some in octavo of the same kyng, some in quadra-
gesimo secundo Edwardi tercii, whiche is a hundreth yere
before the tyme of our incorporation & aboue.'
The copie of certeyne auncyent wrytynges remaynyng
with Leonard Hylle wch came to his handes by reason
of certeyn land wob he purchased of Margaret Hoyster,
wyddowe, approving playnlie that the towne of Sutton
Priors, weh sithence is named Plymouth by King Henrie
the Sexte, was a maior's Towne longe before kyng Richard
the second is tyme.
Grant by Edam Ilbarde and Richard Whyte, of
tenement with appurtenances in the town of Sutton
Pryors, to John Stoke and Constance his wife, and
the heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten for ever.
Dated at Sutton Priors, in the presence of John
Venour, then mayor of the town of Sutton Pryors,
William Colet, Stephen Durneford, William Gylle,
John Wyks and others. 51 Ed. III.
Grant by John Stoke, of a tenement with appur
tenances in the town of Sutton Pryors to Adam
Ilbarde and Richard Whyte, their heirs and assigns
for ever. Dated at Sutton Pryors, in the presence
of John Venour, then mayor of the town of Sutton
Pryors, Maurice Berd, Thomas Woode, John Blake,
John Ludham, clerk, and other witnesses. 51 Ed. III.
Release and quitclaim by William Sper, cousin of
John Pepe, in respect to a tenement with appur
tenances in the town of Sutton Priors, to William
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Sutton Pryors, in the presence of Humfrey Passour
mayor of the town, Maurice Bearde, William
Rogherewe, Roger Gould, John Holecombe, and
other witnesses. 6 Rd. II.
William Weekes binds himself to maintain and repair
during life the ' causse at Cookside that I dyd there make.'
Gave four good wainscotts and 3s. 4^. to make pews in the
church. (43.)
Presentments to be continued. (44.)
Robert Doble disfranchised. 1576. (44.)
When Thomas Venner's wief died. 1584. (45.)
Grant of Townclerkship to Wm. Wylls, jnr. 1580. (47.)
Orders made by County Justices on Statute of 1576.
(48.) A Scottish shipload of rye ordered to be bought for
relief of the poor. 1586. (51.)
Order that inhabitants who do not do their duty in
the night or day watch or find some efficient substitute
be fined 8d. — 4d. to go to the sergeant for procuring
another ; 2d. to the sergeant ; 2d. to the poor men's keep.
1586. (52.)
Copy of acquittance to John Facye. (53.)
Walter Battishill, Humphry Fowyns, and Christopher
Selie agree to pay £3 6s. 8d. annually at the wynewytts
audit for the Town Tavern. 1580. (54)
Order that any who on any attack being offered by the
enemy, absent themselves or withdraw from the town,
against their duty and allegiance, shall forfeit all his or her
goods and chattels within the liberty, be utterly disfran
chised, and never again allowed in the town to dwell.
Aug., 1587. (55.)
The ' dicke from the old mylls ' to be forthwith repaired
'even vnto the Castle wall.' Mr. Strode to be withstood
touching a building he pretended to make in the lambhay.
1594. (56.)
Order that masters be empowered to act in other
divisions as well as their own. 1587. (57.)
Order that all who will not pay rates be fined according
to station — Aldermen 40s.; councillors 20s.; freemen ioj.
1588-9. (57.)
Peter Anthonie fyned for misdemeanour in open face of
the Court. (58.)

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Order that the masters go with the Mayor every Court
day to Guildhall, on pain of 12^. fine. 1591. (58.)
Order setting forth who should inhabit the Castle 'in
time of warre,' as directed by Mr. Mayor [Humphry
Fownes] : ' North easte tower — Mr. H. Fownes, mayor,
Mr. Baron, gent, Mr. Bagge ; Peter Sylvestre, John
Battersby, Thorns Reynoldson, Robart Trelawnie, John
Elston, James Pickforde. Southe east — Mr. Blythman,
Mr. Peppll, Mr. Sparcke ; Mr. Thomas Drake, Mr. Martyn,
Mr. Westlake, Robte. Mydwynter, John Facy. South
weste — Mr. Phillippes, Mr. Whyte, Mr. Payne; Wm.
Downeman, Nicholas Shere, Wm. Browne, Vyncent Scoble.
North west — Mr. Edmunds, Mr. Trelawnie, Mr. Hytchens,
Mr. Goddarde ; Mr. Parker, Walter Mathew, Wm. Rogers,
John White, John Jope.' From the arrangement, the first
names in each case (those here separated from the others
by a semicolon) are evidently those of the aldermen.
1589-90. (581/.)
Order that no merchant or other inhabitant bargain for
deal board, corn, grain, salt, or other victual, wyne only
excepted, up to £5 value in all cases except deal boards
and they £10, until the Mayor had been apprised and
decided whether he would deal for the profit of the town
generally. 1597. (59.)
Order for the regulation of fishwomen, the following
only 'as most meetest' being allowed to sell — Cyslie
Barons, Johanne Straunge, Katheren Earle, Cyslie Sher
will, Thomasine Prince, Rabitch Dune, Elizabeth Lanne,
Alse Bree, Agnes Clifforde, Alse Gilbert, Elizabeth Harte,
Nell Seelye, Alse Laurell, Elizabeth Evens. 1597. (60.)
Goods taken by water bailiff appraised. (6oz>.)
Inhabitants rated towards fortifying and defence. 1 598-9.
(62.) Order that no freeman take into his house any not free
or stranger without leave of the Mayor. 1600. (62.)
Vagrants sent away by passports. (62.)
Order touching wearing, of scarlet for the 'better
decencye and reputation of the towne.' 1598-9. (63.)
The Grand Jury complaining that by continual bringing
of stones, sand, and other things to the keys the pool is
injured — ordered that every lighter should each year carry
away a lighter of ' ose robbell or filth ' until the pool should
be sufficiently cleared. 1600. (63 .)

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Order that no attorney of the Borough Court should
bring writs for removing cases, pleadable, on pain of
exclusion. (63.)
Copy of Judges' orders concerning Tinners — Crymes
& others. 160 1. (64)
Only freemen to be chosen burgesses of Parliament.
(64V.) Order discharging John Scoble of the 24tie 160 1 ; and
annulment of same 1614. (64V.)
Order that no water be taken from the great pipe
without leave — penalty £40. 1602. (65.)
Order against those who disparaged and spoke slanderous
speeches of the Mayor and authorities. 1602. (66.)
Fine of £10 levied on a Sargeant for arresting a freeman
on an execution in his house. (66v.)
Mr. Battersby fined £20 for assaulting John Harris in
the hall before the Mayor, and bound to the peace ; Harris
ditto. (67.)
All Town leases to be made in open sessions, sealed with
the Town Seal, and signed by the Mayor. 1602. (68.)
Neither 'Furors nor Auditors to discharge any person
amerced. (68.)
Grant of 'pcell of the stronde & pte of the poole of
Plym0.' (68v.)
Fines inflicted because Pascowe Pepperell had forestalled
the market, buying coal at 7s. iod. the quarter, and selling
at 8s. 8d. on Pepperell, Michael Colwill his partner, and
the selling shipmaster. 1603. (69.)
Fine for buying 'prewnes' of a Frenchman. 1604. (69V.)
Order with regard to letting lands. (71.)
Fine and imprisonment inflicted for buying rye within
the cawse contrary to order. 1605. (71V.)
A Licence for keeping a Court of Admiralty. (72.)
Observations for Mr. Mayor. (72V.)
Order that speakers of slanderous speeches against the
Mayor and his brethren should be imprisoned ten days
without bail and fined. 1605. (74.)
Order to pull down the old and build the Jacobean
Guildhall. Aug. 1606. (75.)
Price of ale and beer fixed at 13J. 4d. and 6s. 8d. the
hogshead. 1608. (75^ & 78.)

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Constitution against regrating. (75^.)
Ordinances for keeping the streets clean. (76V, 77.)
Order against the abuse of carrying beer in vessels
through the streets on the Sabbath, being a breach thereof
— penalty 40^. Leave given, however, beer might be so
carried for the supply of strange ships. 1610. (79.)
Constitution against slanderers of the Mayor, twelve,
and twenty-four. (80.)
Constitution against those who refused to answer their
presentiments. (81.)
Constitution for grinding at the Town Mills. 1614. (82.)
Millers who stole corn ordered to pay treble. (84.)
Order that nothing be cast in the pool within full sea
marke. (85.)
Constitution against subscriptions to certificates tending
to the publique disgrace and hurt of the government of the
borough. (86.)
Order for monthly collections in church for the relief of
the poor and the releasing of captives. 161 7. (87.)
Order that no dismissed *24tie man shall sitt amongst
those that are of the 24tie.' (88.)
Constitution that none but the Recorders and Justices
wives should sit in Mr Mayor's seat in church. 1622. (89.)
Order to be observed by all common brewers. 1626. (90.)
1. Inprimis that they soe contrive their brewinge and
their peoples ymploymte that they forbeare all manner of
worke on the Lords day that they may wholy apply
themselves to the attendance of religious duties as fully
and freely as any others.
2. Itm that they be carefull that their fires be soe well
attended that noe danger growe to the towne or to any
their neighbours by the ill handling thereof.
3. Itm that after the 15th day of March next they doe
not fill any caske greate or small wth beere or ale to be
spent here or w*hin the lands, but that the same caske
have on it the marke of the Brewer Owner thereof and
alsoe have on it the number of gallons playnly mark'd
on w*h a burnt marke truely and playnely signifying 'the
number of gallons conteyned in the same.
4. Itm that they sell noe beere after the xvth day of
March next above the price of xs the hunder barrell or
Tierce or xvs the hhd or iijd the gallon.

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5. Itm that they entertayne noe servant wch hath not
been before the tyme of his reteyner resyant w*hin this
borroughe the most part of the three yeares last past
w*hout the leave and allowaunce of the Mayor for the
tyme being and three of his brethren, such allowance to
remayne registred.
Order for yearly rent of £2 6s. 8d. from the Poor's
Portion to the Mayor and Commonalty, in lieu of the lands
by them given. (91.)
Order for free fishing in New England by the House of
Commons, notwithstanding the patent of Sir F. Gorges
and his associates. (92.)
Gift of Mark Cottell by his will to the poores' use. (92^.)
Award made by Attorney General Noy that the Vintners
in the borough should pay no money, but give yearly on •
the feast of All Saints two gallons clarett, at St. Stephens
two gallons sack, and the same on New Years Day.
163 1. (93-)
Note that the Earl of Bedford, Lord High Steward,
gives up his fee of £10 to the poor. 1631. (93a)
Order that six of the grand jury take cognizance of the
lands belonging to the town yearly at Easter, and regulat
ing grants of leases. 1634. (94)
Order for building the new church and division of the
parish thereunto belonging. 1634. (95.)
Order that each magistrate with his assistants take order
for cleansing the streets in their respective divisions.
1634 (96.)
' The King's writt concerning the same.' (97.)
Order for annuity of Thomas Bedford, chosen lecturer at
instance of King and Bishop. [Had preached in Plymouth
almost 4 years.] 1635. (98.)
Order that none be chosen Mayor who had been Mayor
within six years. 1643. (99.)
Private petitions and certificates having been prejudicial
to the interests of the borough, and having caused incon
venience, ordered that no inhabitant or freeman shall
presume to subscribe to any petition or certificate, or
solicit others to do so, unless the said petition or certificate
have been debated on and approved of in the Guildhall by
the Mayor, Magistrates, and Town Council. 1645. (100.)

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Order that the revenues of the market be assigned to
the successive Mayors — the charge and trouble of the
office being so great and the allowance so small. 1646.
(101.) Order that the accounts of each Mayoralty be properly
made up before the last day of August yearly, the audit
having been much neglected. 1646. (102.)
Order for the due audit of the accounts of the Orphans'
Aid. 1647. (1031/.)
Order for the more due payment of the several subscrip
tions for the better maintenance of ministers in Plymouth.
Martin Parre made treasurer. 165 1. (105.)
Order confirming all previous orders and constitutions
for the well governing of the borough and the preservation
of the poole, and directing them to be put in execution.
1-651. (106)
Order disfranchising Ambrose Thomas for divers high
misdemeanours. 165 1. (io6v.)
Fine of £5 levied on Jacob Jackson, of Rotterdam, for
discharging certain pieces of ordnance from his ship within
the cawse. 20 Nov., 165 1. (107.)
Fine of 20s. levied on Maxamilian Bush for discharging
a certain great gun with a bullet on Capt. Hooper's key.
12 Jan., 165 1. (107.)
Order for reholding the yarn market in the churchyard
weekly on Thursdays. 165 1. (107.)
Order that bakers observe the assize of bread ; that "none
be brought into the town for sale, save on Mondays and
Thursdays, being market days ; and that none be brought
at any time by foreigners. 165 1. (108.)
Order that a fourth part of the malt mills, &c, be leased
to the Orphans' Aid in consideration of £1,400 (part of
a greater fine) owing to that charity by the Mayor and
Commonalty. The marshes after the expiration of Sir
F. Drake's estate to be leased. 1653. (109.)
[The needs of the town — mainly incident to the siege —
had been so great that the Corporation had taken from the
funds both of the Orphans' Aid and Poor's Portion, and
had borrowed from other sources. The three orders which
follow sprang out of the same necessity.]
Order touching the exchange of lives on leases of town
property. 1656. (no.)

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Order to grant an annuity of £24 out of the town
marshes to any one who would buy the same. 1660. (1 1 1.)
Order that no woman go about 'trucking' to ships
without leave, under penalty of 5^. fine ; and to be set
in the stool and haled up three times. Boatmen to be
fined 5 j. 1657. (11 iw.)
Order that the Corporation might give security to their
creditors by granting mortgages. 1661. (112.)
Order settling the revenues ofthe market on the Mayor,
on his paying thereout £12 annually for the use of the
town and £30 to the Orphans Aid. 1662. (ii2z>.)
Order for adding lives to leases on fines, &c. 1661. (113.)
Order confirming the preceding and providing that
properties should be surveyed before being leased. 1663.
("3w)
Orders for keeping the streets clean and for the watch, in
penalties varying from 4^. to 20s. Jan. 1671. (114^.)
1. Every inhabitant to keep clean the street next his
premises. 2. Wednesdays and Saturdays all filth to be swept
to heaps next the channel — before 10 o'clock in Vintry
and Venours Wards, before one in Old Town and Looe St.
3. No heaps of filth to stop in public places above 24
hours. 4. No person to lay dirt under the walls of another.
5. No filth to flow into the streets from piggeries or
stables. 6. No dunghill or mixen to be a public nuisance.
7. No pig dung or slaughter house offal to lie in the
street four hours between 30 April and 25 Aug.
8. No pigs to stray in the streets.
9. No filth to be thrown near the conduits or in the
Kennels, and no things to be washed at the Conduits.
10. Every householder to hang out lights from Allhallow-
tide till Candlemas until 9 o'clock when no moonshine.
n. Constables to keep due watch.
12. Every inhabitant to keep watch when warned
personally, by note, or by 'marke on door,' or find substitute.
1 3. Sergeants and Scavengers to do their duty.
14. Constables to aid sergeants.
Order reciting the inconvenience caused by the non-
residence of members of the Corporation, and directing
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they did not return within a year ; and that for the future
two years' absence should vacate the office of a magistrate
or councilman. 1672. (n6v.)
Order touching the keys and slip in Sutton Pool claimed
by Wm. Jennens and John Warren, declaring them to
belong to the Corporation, and that freemen had a free
right to their use as to others. [Litigation followed.]
1672. (118.)
Order that no magistrate's daughter above the age of
ten, unless a magistrate's wife, should sit in the seat of the
magistrates' wives. [This arose out of a dispute between
Mrs. Harpur and Anne, daughter of Wm. Jennens.] 1665.
(u8w.) Order reciting the assignment of the revenues of the
market to the Mayor, and stating that the £30 paid by
him to the Orphans Aid was allowed out of the town
rents. 1688. (119.)
Order with regard to the water supply, providing for
laying new lead pipes and the repair of old ones, and
revoking all water grants. 17 13. (121.)
Order to similar effect. 1732. (124.)
Order fixing rents and fines for water supplied to
brewers. 1735. (126.)
Order reciting that the town was burdened with debt ;
therefore stopping the Recorder's honorary stipend of £5,
and small allowances to officials generally. 1738. (127.)
Repeal of ordinance of 1634 touching the letting of
property. 1740. (128V.)
Order that the Michaelmas feast be discontinued.
1743. (129*..)
Order that the Mayor be allowed £150 annually to keep
up the feasts at his election and swearing in, and the four
quarter sessions feasts. 1753. (130.)
Order that the Mayor be allowed £100 annually for
feasts at the election, swearing in, and freedom days, and
that the four quarter sessions feasts be discontinued.
1753. (13OT.)
Order doing away with the Michaelmas feast, but
retaining the freedom and election day feasts and the
grant of £100. (1754. (131-)
[This is the last date on which the White Book was
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Note of leases and wrytyngs of the burghe, William
lake Mayor. 1561. (190 et seq)
'Table of all suche thinges as are contained in this
booke.' (259.) [Begins with folio 60.]
'A briefe and true Table of all matters conteyned in
this booke made the xiiijth of September 1598.' (2'6i.)
[This begins with folio 1, and is finally continued on to
259-] Entries of apprenticeships made before the Mayors,
20 April, 1602, to 1608. (262z>, et seq)
The names of all those y* doe dwell in the towne nott
free wch fynyd w* the towne for thys prsent yere m° 1566.
Phillypp Cocke, [W]m. (?) lyghe, James wyght,
[Roberjt (?) mastr, Nicholas holman, [W]m. (?) Cowrtys,
John Doble, Watr perott, John Gale, Willym Colle, James
Allyn, Robert Johns,  Cottye [mar]tyn pke, Nicholas
browne, William watrs,  Edmownds,  hanekock,
Rechead lawghye, Robert Cowrtys, Thomas Collys,
[P]atryck dyngle, Jos. (?) gyll, Thomas pyers, John
grangr, John hawkyn maryn', [A]byll Maye, Robert
pycke, Robert Smyth, Raffe (?) Curber, Richard (?)
Ambrose, Richard (?) harvye,  Doram, Rogr
Swyngeby, phyllypp barber, John wetherall, John
blytheman, Thomas moryssh, nyghyll Jones, wyllyam
buttler, george skarlytt, John hewberd, John tanslow,
mr bandfyld, Arnold Johnson, martyn lover.', Thomas
trypplyn, John gybbyns, gyllom godfraye, Edward
thruston, gyllom bachyler, Thomas mathew, harrye lovyll,
martyn darton, Wm Rogrs brewyr, Win bennytt marynr,
Wm Rogrs marynr, Robert plymton, george tye, John
martyn marinr, Robert Grygg, collyn weyver,
Jerman blake, lewys helyer, Ellys Welshe,
John nycholas tayler, Xpofer browkyng, vynson browsye,
Rogr Rowlyn, John Vde, Thomas Collyn cop, John
pomry, John blake, John bowman, John francklyn bakr,
Sander skobyll, John Gryffyn, Recherd Smale, Cornelys
morsse, laurens Rowland, John towre, John halse, Wm
Collyng, mr Cottyll, Francis burdon, Edward Crosse,
John towker, John bromhyll, harrye Rawlyn, laurenS
wyllyams, martyn pottran, Thomas Davyes, Thomas
Wyllyams marinr, Wm bryant, John nycks, Charles glowbb,
Recherd byrt, Thomas horwyll, Arthur yeats, John Rowke.
(268V.) [Some of the names near the margin of the leaf
are defaced.]

Simon Carswylle's Book. 67

[49] SIMON CARSWYLLE'S BOOK.
In vellum cover, endorsed, in modern handwriting,
' Borough of Plymouth : Records of Court Leet, also of
Courts held at East Stonehouse.' These matters, how
ever, form but a small portion of the contents, which
include, many important entries touching early local
history. The volume seems to have been a kind of
common-place book, kept by Simon Carswylle, attorney,
coroner of Plymouth temp. Henry VII. The contents
are :
Deed by Peter Eggecomb touching Marysland.
Entries of Manor Courts of East Stonehouse, 7 and 8
Hen. VII.
Jury, June 26, 8 Hen. VII., (1493), John Bastard, John
Hunne, sen., Abraham William, Mathew Boyes, Nicholas
Lucas, Philip Hoper, Walter Seyncler, Thomas Holand,
John Vggon, John Blerek, Stephen Adam, John Jenyn,
Thos. Bole, Walter Matthew.
The following were presented because ' domas suas esse
ruinos' and fined id. each : John Maye, Dionysius Guynne,
Lawrence Durgan, William Hotewyn, Thomasine Roberd,
Galfrid Grose, John Vggan, and Richard Symon.
Richard Denys, John Dorsett, and Richard Bonde, fined
3d. each for certain defaults.
Hugh Walys, Robert Bastard, John Milet, John Guygge,
Walter Wilcocke, Edward Purtor, and John Thomas, pre
sented for having dung on their premises near the quay,
fined id. each.
Other insanitary offences proceeded against, namely : —
' Habent fumus iacent in regia strata apud la key ....
qui noe vicin omn — tocius ville'; 'Habent fumus et alia
vilia iacent in vico ad noe'
Stephen Adam and Alice his wife, ordered to satisfy
John Hunne with 3s. 6d. for bread bought of him — 'per
pane ab eo empt.'
Entry that 'le key' was out of repair, and that 'it was
the part of the tenants to repair the same — ' Omnes tenent'
de Eststonhous re,par tenentV Sufficient repair to be
made by the octave of the nativity of John Baptist on
penalty of 40s.
Silver cup taken as heriot in case of Philip Hurde, jnr.

68 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Court of Radclyffe, Plymouth— Salt'am mill named;
names of people given, 8 and 9 Henry Vll., include: —
Thomas Dowrysch, Rd. Bovy, John Bekett, heirs of Wm.
Godyng, heirs Wm. Erie, Simmons Cole, heirs of Herford,
Johanna Tolle, heirs Wm. Whytechurch, John Dawe, John
Burgh, Nich. Charletton, Radegund Dailly, Wm. Tomson,
John Hunne, Walter Colle, Thomas Nicholasson, heirs Edm.
Gantell, heirs Wm. Selman, John Bekett jnr., Vincent
Hagge, John Gye of Horebrygge, Wm. Joseph, Wm. Bate,
Margaret Henscotte, Walter Pollard, John Kyng, Thomas
Gayner, Thomas Creipe, heirs Hagge, Alice Benett,
Margarett Hygge, John, Elizabeth, and John Chapyn,
Roger Holand, John Ilcombe, Wm. Coke.
Manor Courts of Mutton. 10 Hen. VII.
Borough Courts of Plymouth, first being June 12, 19
Edw. IV; then 8 and 10 Hen. VII.
Garden next 'how lane' south of 'Notestrete' let to
Stephen Chepman and John Baker for 20 years 2s. a year.
Memo, of plea of debt by Lord Willoughby de Broke
against Nicholas Martyn and Agnes his wife.
Thomas Treffrye admitted freeman '•ex dono maior';
John Lane by patrimony. Oct. 29 — 8 Hen. VII.
'Ad hanc Cur veh Waltus prediaux in Guyldhall coram
Willo Thyckpeny maior Burg ,gdicti Thoma Tresawell
Recordator et mults alijs de coitat' and took a 'shoppa'
in Wympelstrete which belonged to Alexander Vppecot.
April 22—8 Hen. VII.
Memo of the death of John Hawken, who held a garden
in Fynewell Street. ,
At other Courts we find :
Itm that Thomas Lane ought to repair ' Regiam Strat '
near the Whytecrosse ; that Walter Pollard had obstructed
a conduit in Barnehay; and that Richard Gele ought to
repair a conduit in Buckwyllane.
Wm. Thykpeny, the mayor, fined 2d. for 'occupat
patryk s.trete' by night with stones.
Complaint against one John Auryman that he had a
certain dog ' voca Shype byter,' killing sheep by night.
Tho*mas Tresawell, John hycks, William Ley, and others
' pesuer' fume ' in the Slypp next to Tresawells, fined 3d.
each. Places mentioned : — hygh strete, mody strete, Cat strete,
Fynewyll strete ; a toft south in Buckwell strete belonging
'ad domus Elemosinars ' ; Roches parke 'juxta mtoks

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wyll ' west of the way leading from Britayn side to the
mawdelyn ; ' le hors pole.'
Robert Ayer keeper of the pynfolde.
Courts of Pie Powder held Feb. 9 and 10, 8 Hen. VII.,
at 9 a.m., before William Thyckepeny, mayor.
Inquest by Simon Carswyll, coroner, Dec. 21, 22
Hen. VII., on the body of John Jago. Ditto June 6, on
the body of Peter of St. Tomas, a Fleming, killed by
Wm. Cardygan, another Fleming. Ditto Aug. 24, 23
Hen. VII., on the body of Margaret, wife of John Russell,
who fell into a ' ffurness' ou' burne sedying hote.' Ditto
March 4, 19 Hen. VII., on the body of Margaret Capell,
servant of Richard Hunte, who was drowned in a 'fonte'
on her master's premises called Tyepytt.
Entry of an inquest held at East Stonehouse, December
10, 1502 (18 Hen. VII.), before John Wolcotte, coroner of
the King in Devon, on the body of Robert Mathew, jun.,
of Eststonehows, fysher, on the oaths of Henry Blerycke,
Walter Gawe (?) alias Synkeler, John John, John Sawter,
Reginald Phylypp, John Hunne, Stephen Adam, Reginald
Carter, John Blerycke, jun., Thomas Chelway, Thomas
Maryner, and Thomas Martyn, whose verdict was that
on the 8th December, at 1 1 p.m., John Croste (or Creste),
of Lypson, groom, stabbed Mathew in his belly at his
house at Stonehouse; Elizabeth, Mathew's wife, being an
accomplice. [Stonehouse at this date was in the parish of St.
Andrew.] Rental by Simon Carswell of lands in Plymouth,
Compton, and Revelstoke — a bakehouse at bilbury brigge,
gilwell, crossedoune, mentioned. [Probably Carswell's own.]
Rental of Whytchurche ('vx' mee') and lands at
Tavistock, Walkhampton, Peter Tavy, Bucketorr, myleston,
hawesbrygge, kyngsbrygge, mylton, and doddebroke.
Rental of lands in Plymouth belonging to Dean and
Chapter of Exeter : — In Bilbury Strete, ' Katt strete,' two
acres ' apud le how iuxa le fyre buken ' ; big stable in
Bilbury street ; tenement 'iuxa le Grete deche apd le Catte ' ;
Barnehay iuxta Bylburybrygge ; ' Seynt Katryn ys lane ' ;
land on Crossedowne.
Copies of entries of Borough Court causes, Ed. IV,
Richard III., &c. Simon Carswell named as an attorney.
Occupying 30 pages.

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Robert Willoughby de Broke had land in Plymouth —
' Fote lands ' near Cranecrosse.
Certificate from Thos. Gale, Mayor of Clyfton Hardenes
[Dartmouth], that Simon Carswyll was a free burgess.
2 Hen. VII.
Receipt by Richard Pomery, Sheriff of Devon, of 40s.,
Plymouth fee farm rent.
Copy of letters of safe conduct and protection given
by William Thyckepeny, Mayor of Plymouth, under his
seal, to John Cropp, of the same. borough, certifying 'quod
quidam Johannes Cropp inhabitator infra dictum burgum
visitare intendit presiosum sanguinem domini nostri Jesu
Christi de Haylys et abinde Sanctum Johannem in patria
de Scotland, et sic domorsum ad retornandum per beat-
issimam virginem Mariam de Walsenham et per Sanctum
Thomam de Canterbury, et abinde eundum in patriam pro
aliquibus negociis, et sic ad retornandum per regem
Henricum apud Wyndesore et abinde apud Plymouth.'
Maister mayer chargyth and comaundyth yn our sou'ayng
lord the kyngs be halffe that all man' of stranges resortyng
to this towne bere no wapyn swerd byll glevys or other
wapyng vppone the forfayture of the same wapyng and
there bodys to p'son & ffyn and Ransom to the Kyng.
And allso that none of then habytance of this said
towne w*oute the mair ys comaundement were no wapyn
vppon the forfayture of the same excepte siauntes and
constables or suche as be assigned thereto by the mayr or
suche officer as ben w* yn the said towne for oure said
souraigne lard the kyng.
Itm that eu'y Strang loged w* yn the said towne be atte
his loggyg sone vppon vj or vij atte clocke att leste. And
thake vppon theyme to loge eny pson or .psons butte as
they wolle onswer for theyr goode beryng.
Itm that no vacabundes or travelyng men or beggers
passing thorowe the contray a byde here ovyr a day and a
nyght vppon the payne of ymp'sonment and theyr hosts to
onswer yn lyke wyse for the same. And also that all
man' of vytelers w'yn this said towne sell theyr vytaill att
aresonabyll p'se aswell to stranges as to deynzyens vppon
payn of forfaytor of the same as well yn brede, fflesch,
ffyshe, wyne, ale, Eggs buttr chese & all other vytaill so
that eu'y pson as well strangrs as other maybe resonabely
yntretyd.

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And also that eu'y pson loged yn the schypps a nyght
take theyr loggyng there be tymes by the owr aforsaid.
And also that no pson nor psons w*yn this said toWne
take vppone hym tobe owte of his house ovyr viij atte
cloke excepte offyces or wachemen by the mair there to
assigned. And god save the king and send vs pease.
Agreement of Rd. Thomas with Thomas Phylypp to
navigate the Trinity of Plymouth to St. Lucas for ioj.
16 Hen. VII.
Lease by Sir Peter Edgecombe and Joan his wife, of mill
in east part of Plymouth to Richard Yeo and John his son.
Ditto to Richard Gewe, Alice his wife, and William their
son; of Marisland.
Ditto to Thomas Cripp and Joan his wife, house and
garden in Plymouth.
Ditto to Thomas lygh, house, garden, and close, in
Plymouth. Ditto to William Russell and Richard his son, of land at
Tungesland. Certificate by Thomas Bygport, Mayor, of agreement
between John del Hoyo and Rolandus molis alias Rolandus
morissa, master of the St. James of the Groyne, ship
wrecked by great winds coming into the port of Plymouth
by night. 17 Jan. 1494.
Borough Rental, Michaelmas, 6 Hen. VII., to Michael
mas, 7 Hen. VII. Total £23 13^-. 7d.; tenants 152. To
wit : Thomas Tregarthen, heirs of Jayben, heirs of William
Cornu, Domq psbiteros ij8 jd, Wm. Rogger, Robt. Harry,
Ste Hamelyn, Ralph Chompelayn, heirs of John Rowlond,
Thos. Grayson, William Tregoll, Wm. Chopyn, Wm. Baylly,
Rd. Pomeray, John Bailly, Isabel Dourygge, Thomasia
Lawry, Ten See Crucs vjd, John How, Wm. Russell, Wm.
Taylor, helyer, wife of John May en, heirs Wm. Bykbury,
late Geo. Elysworthy, heirs Nich. Henscotte, Margaret
Henscotte, heirs Robt. Hylle, Awing She, Rosa Sherman,
Andrew Alenson, Rd. Bovy, Cornelius Burgs, heirs of
Eggbeare, late Thos. Byminor, Alexander Vppecote,
Walter Prdyaux, Thos. Wyett, Robt. Bear, John Carkeke,
John Furnes, Thos. Phylypp, Wm. Nycoll, Thos. Byne,
John Greselyng, jnr., Rd. Dowrysh, heirs John Foote,
heirs Hugh Davy, Thos. Bulle, jnr., heirs Belworthy, heirs
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Rogemont, John Colles, Jn. Banadon,- Nich. Holand, Wm.
Gole, Garrard Barry, Decan et capit Exon vij8 jd, heirs
of Margaret and John Stubbys, heirs Wm. Geoge, heirs
Thomas Gew, Thomas Browse, Thomas Cotterell, Thos.
Bykporte, heirs Prymeton, heirs Rd. Page, Robt. Savage,
Joan Stubbys, heirs John Elwyn, Joan Fox, Andrew Hunt,
Thos. Cropp, Peter Carswyll, Fratrnitat corpis xpi jd, Peter
Lygger, John Beke, heirs Vincent hagge, Marquis of
Dorset, Walter Dusty, John Grysby, Radegund Bailly,
Wm. Lucas, cordwainer, heirs of Porter, Thos. Tresawell,
.Foxhole. ixd, Joan Daw, Elias Crocker, John Parker, Isabel
Sarges, Margaret Cornysh, John Mona, Custod domq
Eleosinar ij3 iiijd, Custod sci marie vjd, heirs of Spyller,
Dymnr et Moreshed, Robt. Hayes, Custod Ecclie Sci Andr
de plyoth vjd, Lord de Broke, heirs John Cok, Walter
Pollard, Wm. Polhorman, Thos. Ford, Thos. Furlong, Thos.
Gaym', Thos. Coche, Wm. Cokeram, Robt. New, Rd. Code,
Rd. Gele, Robt. Holbeme, Thos. Kelly, Jn. Chopyn, Wm.
Rede, Hen. Gray, Walter Yewan, Rd. Dabnon, Joan
Pownard, Peter Carswyll, Joan Baker, Thos. Yogge, Jno.
llcombe, Thos. Sayer, Walter Honychurch, Robt. Laurans,
Joan Newton, Jno. Morles, Jno. Glynne, heirs Jno.
Hawken, Philip Hop, Peter Eggecomb, Peter Erie, Rd.
Whytley, Wm. Colman, John Bucke, John Horswyll, Wm.
Attre, Thos. Butsyde.
Shambles— Wm. Bold, Robt. Warwyke, Rd. Gue, Wm.
Joseph, Wm. Chopyn, Robt. Ayer, Matthew Chupyn,
Gelam Bocher, Rd. Drap, John Moysen, Robert Hore,
Roger Joseph, Thomas.
Undated grant, not later than Hen. VII., by Richard
Burnard, Johanna his wife, and Margaret, formerly wife of
Richard Crosman, daughter and co-heiress of John Jordan,
Tavistock, to Wm. Drake, smyth, tenement in Tavistock.
Grant by John Belleworthy, citizen of London, to
Walter Amadas, Wm. Fokeray, and Wm. Staplehylle, of
Dertemouth, of tenement in Tavistock west of hawkmesley.
6 Hen. VII.
Grant by Thomas, Abbot of Buckland, of an annual rent
of 20J. out of Buckland to Sir P. Edgcombe, in considera
tion of his good counsel, io Hen. VII.
Philip Devowe to Rd. Wille, land in Tavistock. 13
Hen. VII.
Grant by Wm. Shere, vicar of Southpetherwin, of annual
rent of 20s. to Sir P. Edgcombe.

Simon Car swy lies Book. 73
Indenture of Laurence Morton' to Cornelio Burgs de
Plymouth, sutor, and Isabel his wife. 10 Hen. VII.
Agreement between William Adam, jnr., John Pawlyn
and Cristina his wife. 15 Hen. VII.
Grant by Rd. Maynard, of Foghanger, to John Harry,
of Stone, lands in Lyfton and Twyneow.
Grant by Wm. Rogger to Thomas Lawry, ' capell,' and
Wm. Nycoll, of all his lands and tenements in Plymouth.
12 Hen. VII.
Grant by Dean and Chapter to Gerard Barre and Joan
his wife, of land near 'le hawe.' 4 Hen. VII.
Grant by John Ilcombe, Mayor, and Commonalty to
Rd. Orange and Katherine his wife, of premises in Batter
Street — property of Walter Pollard and John Carkeke
adjacent. 8 Hen. VII.
Grant by Wm. Page, Mayor, and Commonalty to John
Banadon of 'vno Celarne et vno Schopa,' lately held by
Richard Kendall. 16 Edw. IV.
Mondegantell, or Mongantell, mentioned in Venours
Ward. Notes of lawsuit ending in an agreement, as to lands in
Plymouth, Compton, and Revelstoke, between John Peke,
or Pyke, and Thomasie his wife, and Sir Peter Edgecombe
and Simon Carswyll.
Deed reciting inter alia that, 13 Edward IV, Jacob
Dernefford, Wm. Curner, London, John Tanton, parson of
Rame, and Wm. Dernefford, had lands in Est Stonhows
' ex dono ' and feoffment of Jacob Dernefford, sen., armiger :
— a garden in ' Southyll streteshynde, between Wynrech
Downe S., Calispke E., high way W., tenementa of Mar
garet Wyllyam N. ; also property between John Crokker
W., John Merser E, ' lito maris ' N. John Wyse, armiger,
also named, and land ' infra le Estberton de Stok ' ; ' ac
aliud clausio . . . . de Westberton' and one on the N. of
the cemetery of Stoke called Churchehyll. 12 Hen. VII.
Deed of same date referring to the same property, which
is- granted to John Melett and Lawrence Serle, ' custod
capell sci georgii martir de Est Stannous ' for use of same.
Deed of following month (Jan.) in which John Bastard
and Thomasia Powne (Bastard having had a lease in the
property named) grant to John Knebone and Margaret his
wife, property at Southyll— Crocker's property, modo Har-

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man's, west, Merser's, modo Seyntcler's, east. Witnesses Sir
Peter Edgcombe, Lawrence Durgga, Henry Onychow,
Robt. Harry, John Crok.
Undated grant by Thos. Bulle, of Plymouth, of land
at Grenewyll, in Mewy, to John Elberton, alias Medelton,
and John his son.
Accounts of Robert Stephyn, collector in Plymouth for
the Dean and Chapter of Exeter, one year from Michael
mas, 18 Hen. VII. 'Magni hospicij ' mentioned and
Totewyll. Collector's Stipend 13s. 4d. Joseph Sante
and John Grete, bailiffs.
Stonehouse rents of assize (John Knebone, bailiff).
Michaelmas, 1495, to Michaelmas, 1496, £41 os. 2d.;
'customary works' us. 6d.; together £41 iu. 8d.
Notes of other Courts of East Stonehouse follow.
Bond by John Trelauny and Johes pson to Stephen
Maister and John Maynard in £40, to abide an award
relative to property in Lynkynghorne.
Letter from John Earl of Huntingdon, Admiral of
England, to the Mayor and bailiffs of Lostwithiel and
bailiffs of the water of Fowey, touching certain vessels.
Fowey. Feb. — 16 Hen. VI.
Admiralty Inquisition at Fowey, 16 Hen. VII., before
Hugo Yon, deputy to Nicholas Baron de Carrewe.
Precept to under bailiff of Sutton Pole to levy 26s. 8d.
and 6s. 6d. costs on goods and chattells of Andrew Rawe,
of Plymouth, maryner, under order of the Court of Sutton
Pole, at suit of John Cole of Plymouth, ffyscher. 22 Aug.
—16 Hen. VII.
Richard Duke of Gloucester, Admiral of England, to
Mayor and Constables of Plymouth to stay the crayer
John Curteney of Salcombe, unjustly taken in the time
of war between England and France. To be brought
before the Duke's locum tenens at Plymouth. 23 April —
19 Ed. IV.
Edward Prince of Wales to the under bailiff of the water
of Sutton Pole to summon 12 men of Plymouth, 6 of Stone
house, 6 of Yalme and Newton Ferrers, and 6 of horston,
for a court to be held Aug. 7 before Nich. Henscotte,
locum tenens. 28 July — 19 Ed. IV.
Notes of actions in the court of Sutton Pole under Prince
Arthur. 10 Hen. VII., &c.

Simon Carswy lie's Book. 75
John Earl of Exon, Admiral of England, to the mayor
and bailiffs of Bodmin for arrest of certain persons.
7 Hen. VII.
Various writs and warrants, by Sir P. Edgcumbe, sheriff
of Devon, John Moyles, J. P. of Devon, Thos. Tresawell,
Thomas Byckeport, N. Henscott. Hen. VII.
' An abstracte of the Chartoure and of the fredome w*yn
the burgh of Plymouth.' 9 pages, followed by three of
a full translation, the rest being torn out.
' Knowe ye that wher as the towne of Sutton pryor
and the tythynge of Sutton Raf and parcellys of the
hamelet of Sutton vautor whech towne tethynge and pcellys
Comynly be callyd and namyd Plymouth and a sertayne
of the tethynge of Compton wythyn the Cowtye of deuyn-
shere beyng and sett so ny to the stronds and costys of the
see and soo many and soo greate and soo Comyn applying
of fletys of Shyppys and of vessylles aswel of Enymys as
of others yn the port of the same towne tethynge pcellys of
the hamelet and tethynge of Compton lying that fro time
to time hyt hath be that the towne tethynge and pcellys
aforsaid a fore thys tyme of x tymys yn gretter ptye of
the same for the faute of Co and aswell the same yn tymes
of oure nobyll executours often broke and distrevyth and
aswell the ynhabitans of the same of theyre goods and
catellys nyghtly and dayly Spoylyd and many of theym of
the ynhabytans by the same enymyes take & lede to the
owte contryes and there kepte yn to the tyme that they
had made fennans and Ravnson and they were yn harde
kepyng p'sament and vnm'cifull kept yn gevys stocks and
other wayes and other evyll losts and vnpfytabyle not lytyll
to the same towne Tethynge and pcellys of the hamelett
and of the Tethynge of Compton and to the ynhabytance
of the same yn tymys past eur and were hade and many
ither yn tymes to Time they doth but yf relef fortefyinge
and betterynge of the towne tethynge and pcell aforsaid
the other remedy be vyded be howfull by the apetycyon to
us yn our plement beyng at Westmyster the xijth daye of
Noue'ber last past holden ' and then it is enacted ' for the
Rest of the malys of oure enymys theryn dayes applying
and for the saluacon of the Towne tethyng and pcellys
aforsayd and that the ynhabitance of the same the Rather
that the towne tethyng and pcellys aforsaid be fro hensforth-
ward a fre Borowgh In corporat of one Mayer and of on
Comynaltie for eur and hytt shalbe callyd the borowgh of
plymouth . . . and that the aforsaid borowgh By the

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ma'kys and bowndys vnder wretyn all tymes that ys to
Wete bytwyne the hyll callyd the Wynderygge by the
Banke of Sowre pole a yenst the North on the grete dyke
otherwyse callyd the greate deche and fro thens ayenst the
North vnto Stoke damrell flete and fro thens by the
stronde of the same flete vnto mylbroke brygge ynclewdyd
and fro thens to the yate of thorne hylle pke ayenst motley
pkelane and fro thens vnto lypstone brygge ynclewdyd
and fro thens by the seestronde to the lary poynt To the
Catte to henstone fyse store and Est kyng and fro thens to
the said hylle callyd Wynderygge as the m'kys and bonds
eur were that be derectyd and fyxed fully and opynly
schewyth.' [In the old copies of the Act Charter the 'Catte' is
spelt ' Caae,' which gave rise to the idea that a certain
Hingston Quay was one of the boundaries. The word,
however, in the original roll, as here, is Catte, i.e. the
Cattewater.] Notes of proceedings in Plymouth Borough Courts.
Hen. VII. 30 pages.

[50] SERJEANT HELE'S PRECEDENT BOOK.
A vellum-covered quarto, endorsed 'Precedent Book, 1593
to 1 601. Not connected with the Mayor and Commonalty,
but probably left with their papers by one of the Town
Clerks or his deputy. May be preserved as a curiosity.'
This volume was identified by Mr. J. C. Jeaffreson, when
he examined the Corporation Muniments, as 'a more
important literary curiosity than the inscriber of the
foregoing words imagined ; for the book was the Common
Form and Precedent Book of Plymouth's Recorder, Serjeant
Hele, and a comparison of its writing with the penmanship
of the lawyer's letters, make it clear that the collection was
from the first to the last line written by the Serjeant
himself The entries, chiefly copies of legal documents,
cover many points of local history. The following are the
more noteworthy :
Sir John and Richard Hawkyns sold, Dec. 1592, to
Peter Houghton, two-thirds ofthe Good Fortune, of London,
on a voyage towards Bordeaux or Rochell or the parts
thereabout, and of her profits and prizes. She took a prize
laden with Newfoundland fish, and Houghton appointed

Serjeant Hele's Precedent Book. 77
Nicholas Hals and Richard Jones, his attorneys and
procurators. Mermaid, of Dartmouth, mentioned in charter party.
1593- John Harrys, of Launceston, corporall of the Content,
of Plymouth, Robt. Robinson captain, sells his share of the
prizes to John Newe, and he to Nicholas Halse for £34.
Letter of attorney referring to the twelfth part of a
tinwork at Mewie called Lunche. 1 595.
Will of Oliver Harrys, of Plymouth. Small bequests to
poor people, and to the poor people of almshouse and
Maudlyn. March, 1595.
Decree by court of Nants, touching Symon Lucas,
dwelling in the ' ffose ' of Nants, and Anthony Godard of
Plymouth, merchant.
James Erysye of Erysye, captain and sole owner of
Recovere of Falmouth. 1594.
Popes Head in Looe Street mentioned, 2 James. Crane-
crosse N. & E. of Sutton Poole, W. of Cockshedd lane,
S. of heirs of Wm. Paynter.
Stephen Weyks of Plymouth, mercer ; John Hacker,
capper, named. 38 Elizabeth.
The William and John of Plymouth mentioned. 1601.
Deed by covenant of gift in marriage. 32 Eliz. Parties,
Thos. Burdon, of Plymouth, and his son Richard, and
May Chapell, daughter of Robt. Chapell, of Langtree.
Lease by Peter Edgcomb, esq., to John Robyns of
Plympton, of premises north of High St. Stonehouse and
south 'of the Stronde of the Salte Streame,' Robyns
to 'obaye pforme & fulfill all suche Rules directions &
orders as the said P. E. & his heirs w'h the consente &
Francke agremnt of xij discreete & able psons of & w'hin
the said Towne and liberties either before this tyme haue
or shall at anye tyme or tymes hereafter agre on & sett
downe for the Weale good estate and governement of the
said Towne & of the people w°h for the tyme beinge shalbe
resydente & abydinge w*hin the same.' 30 Eliz.
Jno. Joope & Rd. Spurell, merchants, of Plymouth,
mentioned. 37 Eliz.
Lease of herbage, &c, of Saltram Woods ; and agreement
between Jno. May, yeoman, of Saltram, and Nich. Dyer,
Plympton. 21 Eliz.

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Lease by John Sparke to Rd. Raddon of two houses
lately built by Raddon on ' Fryerie Greene.' Poundhouse
park close by, adjoining Friary Garden. A road from the
White Fryers Gate towards Catt Downe. 1587.
Grants of land 'lyeinge in Lanscowe' within 'Thissell
pke,' north of the way from Plymouth towards 'Oston
passage.' 1604.
Rd. Fisheborne to John Johns, tenement in Southside St.
33 Eliz.
Land of 'John drake' in the Old Town. 45 Eliz.
Will of Wm. Bryant of Plymouth. 44 Eliz.
Grant of bailiffship at Plympton.
Release by Edmund Porteworthie, of Wembury, of
lands in Mill St., Plympton St. Mary, and Newton Ferrars.
1595- Property given as bounded west by Kinterbury St.,
north by Stilman St.
Grant by John Fortescue of 'Vallepitt' to Rd. Shere,
son of Walter Shere, of Kerne, of property at Plympton.
Meryfild Crosse and Mayden Well named. 2 & 3 Phil. &
Mary. Serjeant Hele lets to his servant, Jn. Ryder, a close
of land and quyllet of meadow between the lane leading
from Plymouth towarde the ' late Salte mylle ' south, lands
of almshouse west, the 'old mylle poole' called 'Soore
poole' north. 38 Eliz.
Will in part of Peter Trenaman, Tamerton Foliott.
1592. Richard Swinsbury of Plymouth, tailor, mentioned.
Lease by Wm. Newton, of Crabaton, to Martayne White,
of Plymouth, of part of Efford property. Places named —
Torwoode, Ryland, Little Torre, Middle Marishe, Vtter
Marishe, Inner Marish, the quarry, and Poole Meadow;
moiety of fishing in demylpoole and in 'the greate Ryver
called Plyme Ryver'; sand lears in the Vtter Marish;
' the Crabe Tree.' 40 Eliz.
John Thake of Plymouth, cordwainer; Joshua Havell,
merchant — mentioned.
Feoffment by John Restorla of St. Austell to Rd.
Kendall of St. Austell, generosus, John Restorla of St.
Columb Major, tynner, and Thos. Rosvere, St. Austell,

Serjeant Hele's Precedent Book. 79
of Higher Torre, Compton Gifford, in the parish of Ply
mouth, in occupation of Thos. Cole and Wm. Russell,
Tenement in Wike St. held by Wm. Rowe, and garden
occupied by Margaret Cremes, — to his own use for life,
then to John Restorla the younger, son of Nicholas
Restorla, and his heirs. 25 May, 1585.
Mortgage by Thos. Moon of Plymouth to Henry Moon.
Covenant in lieu of jointure and dower by John Pre-
dyaux, touching Luyston als Lucestone, Ermengton,
granted by him to Henry and George Legasseke, for the
behoofe of Thomasyne Edgecomb, whom Predyaux would
marry. Feoffment by Rd. drew of Downton to Abraham Colmer
for £198, of Trevashuant, in Lanrak.
Will- of John Penwarden of Plymouth, tailor. 43 Eliz.
Grant by Wm. Doble, Plympton, to Henry Battishill of
Plymouth, clothier, lands at Blaxton occupied by John
Durrant. Lands in Buckwell St. temp. Elizabeth, of — Almshouse
of Plymouth, Thomas Burdon, Christopher Moore, John
Brewen, John Fry, Walter Warwicke, Thos. Derry, Rd.
Prynn, Mayor and Commonalty.
'This Indenture made the thirtenthe daye of Aprill
in the thirtethe yere of the reigne of or Sou'eigne ladye
Elizabeth Betwene the righte worp11 Sr Frances Drake
knight of thone ptye And Anthony Plott of Plym in the
Countye of Devon gent of the other ptye, where the said
Sr Francs Drake by his deed bearinge date the firste daye
of Marche in the nyne & twentithe yere of the reigne of or
seid soureigne Ladye Quene Eliz. Did Demyse lease graunte
confirme & to farme lett vnto Florence Gilman nowe wyfe
vnto the said anthonye And to Edward Gylman All that
one messuage or tente w'h a Courtelage & garden theirvnto
adioynenge scituate lyeng & beinge w*hin the Boroughe
of Plymouth in the northe pte of a streete there called
Loostreete in the south pte of the lands of the heirs of
Burgeys in the Easte pte of the lands of John Coad
Esquyer and in the weste pte of one garden there being
the inheritance of the seid Sr Francs Drake, sometyme
in the tenure of John Weeks And also all that the said
Garden (to weete) the Corn' Gardyn sometyme in the
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Eastward of the saide messuage or tenemt w°h seid
messuage or Tente Courteleadge & gardyn there were inthe
tenure or occupacon of the said Florence & Edward To
have & to holde the seid messuage or tente Courtedge &
garden theirvnto belonginge, as also the saide laste recyted
garden before by these pnts dymysed & graunted. [The
lease to the Gilmans was on three lives paying 10s. at the
four principal and most usual feasts.] Theise Indenturs
nowe wytnes that the said Sr Frances Drake aswell in
consyderacon of the great charge wch the said A. P.
hath bestowed in buildinge vpon the p'myses as for dyu'se
other speciall respects and consideracons hym movinge
hath demysed & graunted and by these pnts dothe demyse
& graunte vnto the said A. P. all & singular the p'myses
demysed to the said F. and E. G.' [Term threescore years
in reversion on the death of the Gilmans — ioj. a year —
Plott doing all repairs.]
Obligations touching the venture of the Judith of Stone
house to Newfoundland.
The Speedwell of Milbrooke 'lying in the Ryver of
Hamose ' to take a voyage to Ireland.
Humfreye Parker deputes and authorises Lewes Hurleye
to ' Demaunde & take of all & eu'ye of the kings ma'™
subiects & others arryvinge '& cominge w*hin the kaye
& peere of St. lyes ... or baye of the same or other the
precincts & lymytts of the same vpon eu'y pounde waighte
of Tobaccoe that from & after the daye and date of these
pnts shalbe broughte into the saide peere Baye or p'cincts
of the seid Towne of St. Ives Sixe shillings & eight pence
of lawfull english monyes over & aboue the vsuall Custome
of ijd upon eu'y pounde.'
Grant by John Hele and others, of Blackestone, Plympton,
to G. Jones & his wife Margaret.
Thornfield, Plympton, inheritance of John Trelawny.
Petition to Mayor and Magistrates on a lawsuit arising
out of one Thomas Dennys setting a mastiff on the 'orator.'
Petition of Jone Smith, widow, Thomas Davyes and
Jone his wife, for a commission into the title of certain
property. Sir W. S [trode] and Sir R. H [awkins] asked for
with J. C and W. C esquires. Commission
sat at Rd. Stremer's house in Plymouth. 1604

Serjeant Hele's Precedent Book. 81
Answer of John Rype and Elizabeth his wife on the
complaint of John Warringe.
John Tryncke of Brixton ; Amy his daughter his heir.
Complaint of Thomas Ford, of Howe, Plimstock, mer
chant, touching his sale of pilchards to Symon Lucas, a
merchant stranger of Nants in Little Britton. Sold four
score and ten barrels for fourscore and one pounds,
delivered at Howe. Anthony Goddard of Plymouth has
goods and money of Lucas, and has been told to pay
but refuses. Goddard or Gottard denies this, and does
not see ' why he should pay money when he oweth none.'
Condition for adventure to St. Lucas for the Margaret of
Saltash. Conditions for the executors of Christopher Brooking.
Papers connected with Court of Admiralty and the
goods of Rd. Honney, of Fowey, who died on board the
William and John of Plymouth, whither he had been
brought without permission.
Reference to a will of Wembury.
The Sweet Rose of Salcombe, Robert Asherman master,
for Newfoundland.
Grant by A. Pollard to George Baron, of Broad Park
and Middle down, part of barton of Lipston.
Rogers Garden, Trew St., Plympton, mentioned.
Letters of recommendation from Elize Hele to ' Good
Mr Bere ' and ' Good Mr Burton.' 1602.
Ditto from Thomas Upham.
[The three seem to be in favour of one Hugh Maye,
whose father had been misled respecting him.]

C. Sessions and Constitution Books.

[51] Sessions Book — 1675-1694 [At end is a copy of
order respecting Popish Recusants, 167!.]
[52] Sessions Book. 1 704-1 726.

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1726-1743.

[54]

ii J

I743-I759-

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1 759-1 767.

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, 1 768-1 772.

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J. i

1772-1783.

[58]

ii 1

1 783-1 796.

[59]

it »

, 1 796-1 808.

[60]

Corporation

Order Books. 1755-90.

[61]

tt

„ 1790-1801.

[62]

Constitution

Book. 1 772-1 795.

[63]

it

1 795-1 8 1 2.

[64]

it

„ 1 812-1824.

[65]

jf

1824-1835.

[66]

Bye-Laws Book (extracted from the Sessions Books)
1726-1743.

[67]

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1743-1758.

[68]

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1759-1767.

[69]

»

1768-1772.

[70]

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1 772-1 795.

[71]

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1795-1812.

[72] Book of Extracts of Bye-Laws, Ordinances, &c,
1803-1812. Made by a Committee appointed in 1812
to examine the town records connected with the liberties
and franchises of the Mayor and Commonalty.

[73]
Alderm

Vellum bo<
en. 1816-ii

ik recording the proceedings of the
535-

D. Freedoms and Apprenticeships.
[74] Freedom Book. 1764.
[75] „ „ 1 824-1 834.
[See Black Book for earlier lists, and While Book for
list of ' Unfree.']
[76] Freedom Certificates in books. 1762-1767.
[77] „ „ „ 1768-1784.
[78] Bundle of parchment certificates of Freedoms.
1791-1844. [79] Ordinary elections to the Freedom. 1801-1829.
[80] Extraordinary „ „ 1803-1831.
[81] Papers touching Mr. Searle's claim to the Freedom.
1819-1821. [82] Letters and papers touching resolutions passed
2 Nov., 1832, at a Common Hall ofthe Mayor and Com
monalty of Plymouth, for the grateful recognition of
services rendered by thirty-eight members of the Medical
Profession of the said town during 'the late destructive
visitation of malignant cholera,' and for the admission to
the freedom of the borough of all those of the said gentle
men who are not already burgesses thereof.
[83] Papers concerning proposed changes in appoint
ments to Freedom. 1800- 1829.
[84] Proposed New Charter. 1 826-1 828.
[85] Proposed hospital for decayed freemen. 1827-1829.
[86] Bundle of certificates of reception of the Com
munion. [87] Roll of declarations against Transubstantiation.
[88] Book of Oaths.

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[89] Apprenticeship Book. 1 570-1706.
Contains also many entries of sales and purchases of
horses, and at end an account of monies spent by Matthew
Boyes for John Sparke the younger.
[90] Apprenticeship Book. 1610-1683.
Contains also at the end various accounts — of expenses
against the Enemy in 1599, and of the money spent by
Matthew Boyes in obtaining the Elizabethan Charter;
likewise of gifts to the Poor since 1595.
[See also the White Book for entries of apprenticeships :
As preliminaries to the freedom it was the custom to make
these engagements before the Mayor.]

E. Elections and Appointments.
[91] Portfolio of indentures of returns to Parliament
17th, 1 8th, and 19th centuries.
[92] Poll book of election, May, 1780, between Sir
F. L. Rogers and Mr. John Culme, at which the freeholders
claimed to vote.
[93] Papers referring to the election of members of
Parliament. 1802-1830.
[94] Papers referring to elections of Mayor. 1800-
1829. [95] Papers referring to election of Aldermen and
Councillors. 1 820-1 829.
[96] Papers touching the right of electing Aldermen,
and proceedings against Mr. Lockyer as being illegally
elected. 18 16-18 17.
[97] Miscellaneous Lists of Aldermen, Councillors,
and Committees. 1801-1826.
[98] Papers recording elections by 'scratching' to places
in the Corporation and various offices, with resignations —
17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
[99] Voting paper for election of Francis Pengelly
Town Clerk. 1705.
[100] Voting paper for election of Ric/mrd Bidlake,
Town Steward. 1791.

PATENTS OF APPOINTMENTS.
[101] John Hele, Recorder. 1609.
[102] Sir W. Strode „ 161 1.
[103] John Maynard „ 1640.
[104] Matthew Boyes.Town Clerk, 1605.
[105] John Fowell „ 161 3.

86 Plymouth Municipal Records.
[106] Edmund Powell, Town Clerk, 1625.
[107] William Yeo „ 1647.
[108] Robert Berry „ 1699.
[109] Counterpart of ditto.
[110] Richard Waddon „ 1722.
[Copy of deputation.]
[Ill] Aaron Baker „ 1725.
[Copy of deputation.]
[112] Charles Fanshawe „ r769-
[113] Bond by same not to absent himself from the
borough more than fourteen days at a time, save assize and
term times.
[114] Stephen Reede, Broker, 161 1.
[115] Deputation of Ballast Master within Cattewater
and Cawse, 1638.
[116] William Splatt, Common Measurer, 1643.
[117] Richard Rosdew, Coroner, in place of George
Woodward Mallet t, 17 91.
RESIGNATIONS AND SURRENDERS.
[118] Philip Shapcott, of Town-Clerkship, 1665.
[119] Edmund Pollexfen „ 1699.
[120] Philip Vyvyan „ 1764.
[121] John Heath „ 1768.
[122] Correspondence touching Sir W. Elford and the
Recordership, 1 825-1 828.
[123] Papers touching office of Chamberlain, 1806-
1827. „ Constables, 1802-
„ Town Sergeants and
Increase in Justices.
Office duties of Town Clerk.
[128] Miscellaneous. (1814-31.)

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F. Receivers' Accounts.
The Receivers' Accounts of Plymouth form practically
a complete record of the financial history of the borough
from i486 to 1807. They consist essentially of a series of
annual balance sheets entered into volumes, as brought
up at the end of their terms of office by each successive
Receiver (or Treasurer), a member of the Corporation
annually appointed to that post. Vouchers were then
produced, and each year's accounts duly audited. In the
extracts which follow, the names of the Receivers for each
year are given, and a selection from such entries as seem,
for various reasons, of special interest. Many of the items,
both of receipt and expenditure, recur with little change
year by year over long periods, but many others have
considerable general and local interest, and the citations
might have been largely extended, especially from the
earlier years.
[129] THOMAS TREGARTHEN'S BOOK,
So named by Mr. Jeaffreson, though not strictly to be
classed among the Receivers' volumes, is the oldest book of
account which has been preserved among the Municipal
Records, and is therefore best dealt with here. It is cased
in a thick leather wrapper, and the entries range from
22 Ed. IV to 25 Eliz.
The fly-leaf is inscribed 'Iste liber deliberatus fuit
Thome Tresawell maori ville ac burgi de Plymouth xxj
die Octobris anno regni regis Edwardi iiiju xxij per
Thomam Tregarthen maorem burgi predicti anno pre-
cedente viz. anno xxj ejusdem domini regis.'
Account of the moneys, received by John Dawe, mason,
for materials and labour in building an aisle on the south
part of the church of St. Andrew of Plymouth, in accord
ance with the agreements of a certain indenture ; amounting
in all to £44 14s. 6d. 21 Ed. IV-3 Rich. III.
Three pages of church-accounts under this heading :
'This boke pteynyth to the cherche of Seynt Andrewe
of plymouth made ye xxiiij" day of Auguste the yere

88 Plymouth Municipal Records.
of the Reyngne of Kyng Edwarde the Fourthe aftr the
coqueste the xxijti for to putte in wrytynge alle ye
ornamets of the saide cherche and aswell alle pcell of
mony longynge for ye repacion of ye same churche
w* the expencs and costes of the same as here aftr is
made mencyon in y8 boke in wrytynge in dyvrs pcells.
Furst is made mencyon is ye leffe of such mony as
is assynyned and grunted by dyurs psons to ye makygn of
the southe Ilde of the saide chirche, y* is to wite.' Includes
accounts of Church ales and of expenses on the ' stypell.'
'The Receytes and Paymentes of Thomas Tresawell
maire of Plymouth the iij yere of the reigne of Kyng
Henry the VII.,' open thus, ' Furste payd to John Andrewe
mason for Saynt John ys ILe yn Seynt Andrewe ys churche.'
Tresawell's accounts for 3 Hen. VII. come first ; then
come Tregarthen's, Michaelmas 21 Ed. IV. to Michaelmas
22 Ed. IV ; Tresawell's again follow for the next year —
being irregular.
21 Edw. IV — farm of Sutton Pool, £1 4s.; fromVyntry
Ward, 30s.; Old Town, 20?.,' Venars Ward, 28s.; Stone
house ' quarter pence,' £1 ij. 4^.
Tresawell received for 'dawnsyng money' of 'Agnes
dowster of Kat'yn hoker,' us.; 'Johne sruant of Thomas
Croppe,' us.; 'Jonett potter,' 9s. 9d.; 'Johna filia Will
Nycoll,' and Roger Payne not stated.
The smith paid for iron work of ' the wyndowe yn Seynt
John ys He.'
Fifteenth in Mayoralty of Thomas Clowter — Collected
in Old Town Ward, £10 2s. 4d.; Vyntry, £5 5J. iod.;
Loo Street, £4 19^. 6d.; Venor, £2 us. 6d. Kings
Tamerton, 10s.; Maker, 10s.; Stonehouse, 2s. 6d.; Vawtars
grounde, 2s. 6d.; Houndiscombe, i6d.; Tungeslond, 8d.
— £1 7s. Total, £24 6s. 2d.
Note that the town had only been in the habit of paying
£22 12s. 8d.; but £12 that had always been deducted
being demanded — 'therefore a new settyng was made
through the whole towne' : — Old Town Ward, £4 14J. 6d.;
Vintry, £2 us. iod.; Loo Street, £2 8s. iod.; Venor,
£1 3s. 6d. — total, £10 18s. 8d. Tything of Compton, 6s. 8d.
From 3 Hen. VII. this ledger was put to no use until
7 Hen. VIII., when the auditors of the borough began a
series of yearly accounts of the collectors of tonnage in the
port of Plymouth, and of the collectors of the assize-rents
ofthe borough frbm 6-7 Hen. VIII. to 24-5 Eliz.

Old Audit Book. 89

[130] OLD AUDIT BOOK.
First Receivers' Book, otherwise called the ' Old Audit
Book! The volume begins with some accounts of i486 ;
then comes a gap with some blank leaves ; next loose
accounts, of 1487-8, including some connected with the
church of St. Andrew. From 9 Hen. VII. the entries with
one exception are consecutive and complete to 2 Eliz.
At end are three leaves of account, 16 Hen. VII.
i486. Wm Tregyll.
Itm ,Ress of Robert boke ffor ye Rerrayg off ye
carreyer when thay brovght home ye wole
shype . . ... v8
Itm Ress. off thomas hokeyer ffor ye porter shyp xx8
Itm Ress off John Paynter is account . . vu iij8 iiijd
Itm payd ffor vj lovys of suggr weyyng xxviij
qr at vj ye lb ye whyche was gevyn to my
lord steward and vnto Syr John Sapcott at
plymton when we made owre benevolence
of C mark for the hole town of p. [part
disallowed.] . .... xiiij8 ijd
Itm payd to ye men y* made clen the pytt ffor
the cokeyng stoll . . . . vd
Itm payd to Wattkyn ye masson ffor ij dayes
labor yn ye elde hall . . , . viijd
Itm payd xnto mastr mayer by ye hond off my
wyff to pay ye pryer of plymton . vipv8 viijd
for the hole yere is rent for the town & xxxix" vjs viijd
& on Symon & Jude is Day to yc said pr . xx8
Itm payd vnto John Gill y3 sarment agaynst
Crysmas yn Redy mony at ye may18 com-
mandement [disallowed] . . . iij8 iiijd
Itm payd ffor strawe ffor ye preysseyners y* was
brovght yn ye Clynke ... id
Itm payd vnto John Samson ffor his fye off The
bolwarke . . ... iij8 iiijd
Itm payd ffor foreys to make the ffyr bekyn at
hawe iij tymes . . . - ixd
Itm payd ffor candylls ffor ye bollwarke when
they dyde wayche ther . . . iijd
Itm payd vnto Syr John em ffor John Brovn ys
tabyll y* playyd to organs for iij wekks
[disallowed] ' . • ¦ "j"

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Itm payd vnto mastr tresawell when he went to
Iondon ye xviij day off december ffor to speke
to my lord broke for ye benyvolence . . xx8
Itm payd vnto to men that fyt ye tymber owte off
aman ys hovs when he was troblyd . . ij"
Itm payd ffor ij gallonys off wyn ffor ye mayer
and his brethren when they sawe ye franchyse
a but . . ... xvjd
Itm payd for wyn to ye Collectors y* fet ye quynsyn
ye iiij day off May. And for bred y* they had ixd
Itm payd to John Gell ffor setyng on the ffytters
apon y" prest ys lyggs . . . ijd
Itm payd vnto John Adreyan ffor kepying off ye
carreyers . . . . . v"
Itm payd vnto John Adreyan for bryngyng off a
boot off stonys to ye caws . . . iij8 iiijd
viij barrys of yerryn ffor ye wyndow off the presyn
hovs [supplied by Pers the smyth] . . xix8 iiijd
Itm payd to ye stanyer off totnys ffor ye taynying
off ij standeres ffor yfc town w* vj3 viiid y*
ye mayr paid . ... xiij3 iiijd
Itm payd vnto yestayner offtoteneys ffor staynging
off ye gret baner ffor ye town . . . xxd
Itm payd vnto Wyllm Seyet ye westment maker
ffor franggyng off ye gret stremer ffor ye town ij8 iiijd
Itm payd ffor mendyng off ye mast at ye caws . ijd
A commission brought relating to the tinners.
Itm payd vnto Jhamys the goldsmythe ffor
mendying off rystaffer ys mase . . xd
Itm payd vnto Adreyan ffor ye gret boot of stonys
ffor the caws . ... iijs iiijd
Itm payd vnto Jheffrey thomas barber ys man ffor
makying off ij molds & for castying off iiijxx
and xij pe ballys off led & eyrryn for
thykpeny ys bolwerke . . . xijd
Itm payd vnto the whaycheman att Rame ffor
kepyng off ye bekying ther & brinyng iiij
tymys • . ... iiijd
Itm payd vnto Wyllm bovy ffor the kepyng off
the bolwerke ffor a yere . . , vjB viijd
Robert bucke master of the carryer paid cost for her
£8 7s. 8d.
It pd to the breton for sewyng of the forsayle iiij8 vd ob.
It pd for v bolt of canvas for the forsayle . iiiju iiij8 iiijd

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91

It pd for a pole of the churche

ijd

It pd for a foote of lede . ...

ixd

It pd for a compas . ...

viijd
It pd for a gallon of ale to the feleschipp that bare
the anker to the smythe.
ijd
It pd to John perse for iiij gowns v desyns of
cloth valet . . . x
xxj1
s iiijd
1487. John Paynter.
Itm Recd of Willm brewne for the comyn seale .
vj8
viijd
Itm Recd of mychaell force for an outlawry .
iiijd
Total receipts with arrears, £59 8s., and there were
several outstanding accounts for the 'carryers.' Charge
8d. a time for the little boat, i6d. for the large one. The
boats were hired by — John Ilcombe, a frenshman, owners
of the 'brokyn shypp,' Wm. Roger, Thos. Yogge, John
Gew, Thomas Grayson, Thos. Cropp, Richard Bovy, Thos.
Bulle, 'the marchants of the andrew,' Jenet Elwin, Wm.
Dawe, Wm. Nycoll, John Perse, and the Prior of White
Friars.It pd to master bowrynge for the on halffe for the
Recorder y8 fee . . xiij8 iiijd
Itm pd to Jam8 the goldsmyth for the mendyng of
John gele ys mase ij tymes . . . xvjd
Itm pd to master mayer to be burges of the
plement . ... xxvj8 viijd
Itm pd for Scherpynge of a yryn Crowe . . jd
It for pavynge of the Strete by the Church Style, ij8 viijd
It pd to the smyth for the yreworke of the
wyndow of Sent John ys yele . . xlij8 ixd
Itm pd to John Andrew for to purvey stuffe for
the iij wyndowes of Sent George ys yele . xx8
It pd to John Adryan for on tyme the grete
Caryer & for on tyme the litell caryer y8 lade
w* stones the syde wall of Sent George ys
yele . . . . . v8
It pd to the old man the synger by the comande-
ment of master mayer master henscot &
oders for to go to plymton to fetche mass y
songs . . . . . xij
Much work done on the ' Cawse.'
1493-4. Rauf Tywarne.
Here ffolwyth the resseyts resseyved for the Towne
Caryer.
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iij8 iiijd iij8
'iijd iij8

xvnjd

ij8
vjd
iiij8 vjd
vjd vjd
vjd
xijd
xijd vjd

In pmis ress of the Anne of Fowey .
Itm ress off John Frynes for vj tyde.
Itm ress of Willm Brokynge for iij tyde
Itm ress of John Bryan for vj tyde .
Itm resseyved of Edward Carswyll for ij tyde . xijd
Itm ress of John Ilcombe for iiij tyde
Itm ress of John Payntor for a tyde .
Itm ress of Thomas Phylypp for ix tyde
Itm ress of Willm Nicoll for a tyde .
Itm ress of John horsewyll for a tyde
Itm ress of Andrew Rawe for a tyde
Itm ress of Willm Rogger for ij tyde
Itm ress of Janett Dawe for ij tyde .
Itm ress of Thomas Phylypp for a tyde
The Receiver had a gown worth ioj. annually.
Itm for Bryngyng of the cheynes from the Cawse
yn to the castell . ... viijd
Itm for hongyng vppe of the belle at how . . jd
Itm pd to Thomas hoker and his company when
they ffett the captayne of the lord Gray
goten is barke a lond . ... viijd
Itm pd to Thomas hoker and his company when
they sarched Rawlyn a Tere ys shipp . . viijd
Itm pd to Richard ligh for Rydyng to london to
warne ye mair of ye yndytement . . xx8
1494-5. John Horswyll.
Furst recd of Rychard yeo for y" myllys at iiij
dyu's tymes . ... xxu
It recd of Rychard Gew for ye olde Caryer yt was
solde . . ... xx8
It recd for a hoggshed of Rochell wyne y* was
gevyn to ye mendyng of ye grete Gvn . . xiij8 iiij*1
The town had a lawsuit with Sir John Crocker, which
cost apparently £20 8s. 2d.; wine was given to the Judges
— Halewyll and Sapcote — and the Sheriff.
It to G. Forde for a hoggshed of wyne gevyn to
Mr Shyryff to be oure good mastr yn makyng
of Sr John Crocker is vij panels a yenst vs xxiij8 iiijd
The Under Sheriff had 3^. 4^. for 'makyng of or vij
panells,' with a quart of Malmsey ; and the Sheriff another
hogshead bought of Walter Rowe, costing 20s. Four
rybbys of beef, lO^d; two copyll of hake, $d.; paid 'to
helpe to rewarde ye Jury,' £1 6s. 8d. once, and 6s. 8d. a
second time.

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It pd to Cotewyll for ye renewyng of ye pyctur of
Gogmagog a pon ye howe . . . vijd
Coste done to mastr Eggecomb by advys of mr
Mayr mr Recordr the xij & the xxiiij when
he was made Knygt and Shyryff.
ffirst for ij Sugr loffe weyeng x li qrtr iiij li qrtr ye
of at xvijd and ye vj li at ij vd sm* . . iij3 xd
It ij botells of Redde wyne pee
It a potell of Malmsey
It a Galon of Clarett wyne & bayne wyne
It a botell of bastard
It do dos of pownegarnarde a pownde sedo & a
dos do of Orenge . ... viijd
Ye towne hous mentioned that was Edward Elseworthy
ys hous.
Coste don a pon mendyng of ye Shamells & y"
towne Shopp y* Watkyns peyams hold and
helying of ye olde yelde hall.
It a helyer iiij dayes mete & byre . . . ij3
A hoggeshed of Rochell wyne y* a ffrenshman
geve to y" towne for hurtyng of ye grete gon.
It for a carpett to covr ye Mayr is Sege yn y"
church . . ... xiij3 iiijd
It for wyne y* was dronken yn the mornyng when
ye Mayr & his brethern went to mr Shyryff . viijd
It to Cornelys Goldsmyth for mendyng of ye
lytell mace . ... xijd
It to S William Courteney at S. Carsewylls hows
ij galons of wyne at his dynr & a galon at
Sop [supper] by cause he was one of or best
Jurors . . ij8
1495-6. Richard Gew.
Itm pd for mendyng of a Cunditt yn the tene-
mente some tyme Nicolas Elsworthy ys
Itm pd to Willm Thyckepeny and to Willm Bree
burgs of the pliament the same yere
John Andrew, mason, made a morestone window for
guildhall. .
Itm pd for my horse hyre to Ryde to Ayspton to
see Mr. Yogge when he was Seke . . ij8 viijd
Itm pd to the pavyer for mendyng of the Kyngs
hey wey yn Spesery strete . . . ijd
New weights and measures were provided and fetched
from Exeter by William hosyer, .costing iu 8d.; and John

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Paynter was paid for keeping 'kyngs beme and wyghts.'
John Brewne had 7s. 6d. for a 'banker and ij quyshyn
clothys for the bynche yn the Eldehalle,' and John Bowen
for making and other stuff is. 6d.
Itm pd for repacion of ye howse called ye Ilond . xv8
Itm to Thomas Yogge when he came fro London
at seynt Tomas ys day yn the towne ys name
yn wyne . . ... viijd
Itm pd to John Kyrton for Rollyng ot the
Chartour . . . . xxxix8 ijd
Rewards paid to the mynstrells of the ' kyng,' ' my lady
of bedford,' and my ' lord of Oxford.'
Itm pd to John Banadon for the Resseyte of the
toneage y* ys to say (xxxviij3 ijd) of every
li ij8 sum . . ... iij3 ixd
Itm pd for the bryngyng yn of the Dane and for
kepyng of the same Dane shyp . . . xx8
William. Berry had is. pension for keeping the guns for
a year. 1496-7. Richard Orenge.
The Recorder had 20s. and Bree 1 3s 4d., as burgesses.
' Tawny ' for the wayts, 1 3d. a yard.
Itm pd to aman y* was send vnto Exeter when
the Captyn was at Exetr to Spy tydyngs . ij8 vjd
Itm pd to Thomas Martyn and his copany to
saylle to penle to speke w' mr Treffrye . . xvjd
Itm delyv'd vnto viij me y* wer send by ye mayer
to my lord of devonshyr yn Cornewalle to
defende pkyn [Perkin Warbeck] . . liii8 iiijd
'Grene Jaketts' were provided them at 8d. the yard —
8 yards ; and of 'whitt' 8 yards at 7d. the yard.
Commissioners came to Plymouth 'to se the quary y*
Mr Crocker suyth srteyne me of ye towne for'
1497-8. Nicholas Trelan.
Itm pd to Rauffe Gylbard and to Richard mewton
collectorrs of the ayde for my lorde of
plympton . . . xxxj8 iiijd
Itm pd for the towne vnto the Kyng's collectours
for the ayde . . . . xlB
Itm pd to Symon Artour for makyng of ij quyshen
clothys for mr mayer ys pew w' ye toune ys
armys vppon ym , ... ij3 viijd

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Two ' Goteyskynnes ' cost iod., 'flocks to fylle them'
iod., and half a skin of gold foil 6d.
The Mayor went to Exeter when the king was there, at
some cost.
Wm. Stayner had ij. for painting the town arms on
a town book.
Itm yn wyne to my lord pnce ys Covncell at ye
mayer ys housse . ... xvd
1498-9. Harry Hornebroke.
A gallows cost 4d. in timber, ij. for making, and a
pillory 3J. 8d. in making.
Item for a ladder to peryn Erie to hang the
thevys . . . . . xd
Item pd to Vj men to go to the Galowes w* Jagge. vjd
Item yn ale vppon the same me . . . iiijd
Item yn halter for to hange the thefys and to
bynde ys armys . . . . vd
Item to Russell to sett y" ij pson's in the pelory . iiijd
Item to John Wylle for settyng on of the pson's
ys Geves and for smytyng of the same . . vjd
Item pd to John Gryslyng for xxx galons iij pts
of bastard geven to Mr. Bowryng for his
comyng hyder to do execucion vppon Cornet
& Kelly . . ... xvij8 xjd
Work done on the old town ward tower, the castle
generally, and the ' byschoppe ys towre.'
1499-1500. William Carswyll.
The mills in this year brought £19 ; alewyts £3 ;
rollage and package £1 10s.; market ioj.; pound 5j. 3d.;
wynewyts ioj.; rents of assize £13.
John hylle gave the Mayor and his brethren £3 for an
old house ; Wm. Brokyng ioj. for a piece of ground in
bylbury strete ; Richard Gew 4J. 2d. for 5 sheep. Total
receipts for the year, with arrears, £56 14J. 7d.
Itm ress of Roger peyne for the towne custume
for xvj doss of cloth of arrerage . . xvjd
Itm for turvys for makyng of the butts . . x8
Itm yn mony yeven to the pvyncyall of the whytt
frers for a sorman . ... xxd
Itm for a pece of tyne vayng ij C q* xix" for the
organys . . • iij" vij8 xd
Itm pd to William Russell which putt on Wyllm
Wellys yn to the pelory . . . ijd
Total spent for the year £48 oj. 6d.

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1 500-1. John Joseph.
Item more y gave a Reward vn to my lord steward
ys sruant for bryngynge of a buck the which
my lord sent vn to ye meyr & hs bretheryn
Itm pd for flour to bake y" same venyson
Itm pd for pep to yfc same
Itm pd for trencherys
Itm pd for bred .
Itm pd for Red wyne
Itm pd clarett wyne
Item pd to byrdwoode for bakyng of ye venson
Itm pd to the pryer of whytefryers for a nelme
for ye stokys & the skytyng stole
Itm pd for a chayr to ye skytyng stole
Itm pd for iij potellys of wyne when mast barefote
made a srmon . ...
Itm pd to Wyllm Jenr for vj dayes do to make
the pale yn ye markytt strete
Itm pd for makyng dene of gogmagog
Four pence spent on a potell of wyne for two chanons of
Plympton; the dean of Exeter had two loaves of sugar
and three gallons of wyne ; 4^. each paid for setting men
in the pillory.
1 501-2. Nicolas Trelan.
Expenses connected with the landing of Katharine of
Arragon entered as follows :
Itm pd to Richard Gewe for vj oxen the wich wer

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Itm pd to Gelam Mellow Bocher for xx shepe the

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Itm

wich wer p'sented to my lady prynces . xxxiijs iiija
Itm pd to Willm Chopyn for iiij shepe that wer
p'sented to my lady princs . . . viij^ viijd
pd for ij hogeshedds of Gaston' wyne wich
was p'sented to my lady princs . . . xls
Itm pd to Mr Yogge for a hogshed of clarett wyne
p'sented to my lady princs . . . xvj8 viijd
Itm pd for a pipe of meskedell p'sented to my
lady pryncs . . . .xlvj8
Itm a reward to the pryncs ys mylstrells .
Itm to the Erie ys mylstrells of Spayne
Itm to the pryncs ys ij foteymen at his deptynge
Itm delyu'yd to my lady pryncs ys amner to wryte
oure supplicacion yn Spaynysch and in latyn,
and to be owr salucyt'

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Itm a reward to a purcyfant y' brouft' vs y°
kynges lett's . ... iij8 iiijd
Itm pd to the bell ryngers for my lord prynce ys
dyryge and at masse . ... xijd ob.
Itm pd to Willm Tolle to bere the kynges letters
to my lord Broke at Sherborne ... v8
Itm pd to Willm Rogger to bere letter to my
lord Broke at Excetre . . . iij8 iiijd
Itm pd iij galons of wyne to Sr Willm Covrtenay,
Sr John Arundel! and to ij gentylmen of the
kynges hous . ... ij8
Itm pd for ij hogsheddes of wyne of Bayon, wich
was sent to my lord Broke at Bere . xxxiij3 iiij**
Itm for ix pegonys to amend the old geld hall,
[subsequently spoken of as the prison] . . iij8
1502-3. John Brewne.
Itm for stelyng of the greate slagge . . . vj<i
Paynted cloth was made 'ageynst my lord broke ys
comyng,' and the guildhall made fine with plaster of
paris. Watch kept when the ' ffrenchman of warre chastyd
yn a spaynard of warre.'
1503-4. John Powne.
Itm for mendyng of the glasse wyndow yn the
Gldhall . . . . . iijd
Walter Bovy had 13J. 4d. fee for keeping the castle,
bulwarks, and guns ; and £9 6j. 3d. was spent on the
bulwarks. John Style had 26s. 8d. as a burgess ; Elford,
town attorney, 13J. 4^. as a burgess, and 13J. 4d. for
looking after the town affairs in London.
1504-5. Thomas Cocke. Two great guns bought out of
Spain under indenture with the gunmakers, paid for by
xxij ' doss of whytts ' worth £7 iij. 8d., which was packed
in canvas and sent to Saltash ; customs 3J. 6d. ' Loops '
made in the bulwarks for the guns; and the end of the
great gun calked with oakum, with a piece of iron nailed
over the mouth ' to kepe hym close.'
Itm for iij chesys sent yn Spayne for a reward to
the makers of ye same Gunys prmysed vppon
the bargyn . . . . xd
1505-6. Thomas Cocke.
Itm pd to the purcevant for bryngyng of the
Kyngs lettr when the kyng of Castell landed
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A messenger sent with John Style into Cornwall to lord
broke. The freight ofthe two guns from Spain cost us. and is.
for bringing them to Plymouth from Ayshe.
Itm more pd for bred and drynke for caryng of
theym from the wattr syde to the Gldhall . iiijd
1506-7. Wat P'diaux.
Itm pd for a man and a horsse ij tymes to go for
nicolas Adam of loo to make the crosse and
the vanys on yB Stypell . . . xvjd
The iron work of the steeple came from Plympton.
Much outlay this year on the great gun and bulwarks.
Palmer, mason, had 2J. for six days; Gundey, labourer,
8d. for four days.
1507-8. John Gryslynge.
It for xx "quarters of Stone cole for the kyll at
Castell pee the qtr xxd sum . . xxxiij3 iiijd
New gowns provided for the wayts.
Differences arose with men of Plympton as to the land-
leave, and Lord Broke was spoken to. An acre of wood
at Cutheyll bought of Pers Edgcumbe for £5.
1508-9. Stephyn Pers.
Itm recd of dyu's straungs this yere lvj hake
gyven to the Cawsse which were dryed &
solde for . . ... vj8 viijd
This is the first of many similar entries.
It pd to maistr mayre for his pencyon this yere
beside vu pd for the m'cyments yn full pay
ment of xlj . . . . vu
This is also the first of many similar entries.
Wm. Mower, helyer, paid 6d. a day and to find himself.
Another acre of wood bought of Mr. Edgcombe, who
sent the Mayor and-his brethren venison.
Itm for mete and drynke for the beggers that labored
abowte makynge clene of the Castell a daye . iiijd
The Cawse pynned and pointed by Newcomb the mason
and his fellows ; and stones fetched from Prince Rock for
the Castle.
Itm for makyng of a pew yn the Churche for mr
mayre . . . . . xxs
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Old Audit Book. 99
1509-10. Wm. Randell.
It delyu'yd to John Bryan for harry Strete and
hym beyng burges of plement for the towne
for ther labor and Expencs durynge the
plement and for rewards and pleasurs gyven
to dyu's lords of the Courte to be fryndely to
the toune . , . . . . x11
It delyu'yd to Willum bulle to by ij gvnnes yn
Spayn for the towne iijc & do of hake vj8 for
the C pee the C (xiij8 iiijd) sma . . xlvj8 viijd
Men worked in John Paynter's close 'for the conveyance
of the watr yn to the way.'
£12 paid for two mill stones out of 'Roan' for the
town mills ; custom for the same 5j. ; a ' peyre of hose-
cloth ' given to the man who brought them 2j.
1 5 1 0- 1 1 . John Pawlyn.
Itm for a hoggshed of bayne wyne which was
dronke yn the m'kett at the pcession for the
byrthe of the prynce . ... xiij8 iiijd
Four gallons of Rompney at 8d. were also drank the
same time.
Itm for makynge of the butts at howe . . iij8 iiijd
A new pan weighing 26 lb. sold for 4^. the lb. ; a
brasen pot weighing 41 lb. at 2d. the lb.
1511-12. John Bullewyke.
Itm recd of the pryor of plympton gyven towarde
the repacon of the Cawsey . . . xla
Itm Recd of Rogger Beare of plympton for xij
quarts of Colys & vj bushell pee the quart1
ij3 ijd sma . ... xxvij8 vjd
Rent of 'Soure pole mylls' entered at £21.
Itm to John the mason and Edward Salerman for
iij tydes at the Cawssey . . . . ixd
A quarry broken within the new bulwark. The new
Cawse mentioned and 'grete stones' brought there. A
dry wall made in the Castle from Old Town tower to
Venar tower ; and a new house put up at the Cawsey —
masons' labourers had 6d. a day, as it was harvest-time.
Itm for a cheyne of Jren for the Cawssey weyenge
viijc j quarf viijlb at (j8 qr) the lb. . iiij11 xvij8 ijd
Itm to ij Carpyntes for makynge of the frame for
the bell at Seynt Katyn Chapell ij dayes
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Work done on Thykpeny's bulwark, the new bulwark,
and the west bulwark.
Itm to John Gryslyng for a hoggshed of wyne
which was sett a broche & dronken vppon
the key when the pryor of plympton & his
Company were here to rescewe the town
when it was said the Frenshemen had brende
Fowey . . ... xx"
Itm for ale to dyu's men that holpe to Slynge the
grete stonys at the Cawssey . . . viijd
Itm pd to the hermyte of Seynt Katyn to mende
the tyle yn the Chapell the which was broken
w* the gvnne . ... iiijd
Itm pd to the pson of Rame for the waccheman at
penlee . . ... xviijd
Itm to the Spaynarde for carage of stones to the
Cawssey . . ... xxijd
John Gryslyngs servant drowned 'yn Slyngynge of
Stonys for the Caussey.'
Itm for vj newe Ors for the bote . ij8 viijd
Itm to palmr & his man at the Cawssey for
makynge of gvnne stonys x dayes . . ixs
Edward Peryn of Totnes taken up on suspicion of felony
because he had certain gold on him, and sent to Exeter.
The Recorder had £3 13J. 6d. 'because he labored that
the towne had the golde which was taken w* the same
man ' ; and twenty-one ' dokatts ' of the money were given
to John Gryslynge, and went to the 'repacon of the
Cawsse.' 1 5 1 2-1 3. Thomas Bulk.
Itm Recd of Docto1 Barber the whiche he gave
towarde the makynge of the dike at howe by
the watr side . ... xijd
Itm to Stephyn Rede at Aysshe passage for iij
qrtes of lyme to the newe lope for the
portyngal gvnne at xd the qrtr . ij8 vjd
Itm for xj molds of tymber to make gvnne stonys
by . ... xxd
A gun under 'Seynt Katyns' mentioned, 'John Walshe
is bullework,' the 'gvnne of loostrete warde,' and the
'westmasto' gun. Gun stones were supplied at id.
each. Two guns were bought of John Ilcomb for £8 ;
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Old Audit Book. 101
chamber.' The watchman at Rame had 2j. for his year's
wages, and Ad. ' for a rewarde to come & geve warnyng of
shypps at see.'
Itm for a barell of ale & for bredde to make the
men of Stonehouse to drynke when they
were here at mavster . . . . iijd
Itm for copyll of Capons, of Chekons
and for puffyns for a psent to my lorde
Admyrall & for a Fissher bote to sett mr
mayre & his company a borde my lorde is
shyp . . . . . xij8 vjd
Itm for a kusshen of Carpett worke for mr mayre
is pewe . . ... iiij8
15 13-14. John Ilcomb.
M° that ther was taken owte of a Flemyng shyp
this yere yn the tyme of warre vj Frenshe
men pson's w* the which was taken of ther
goods yn the said shyp viij butts & j hoggshed
of Romney where oon butt went to vlage the
other so remayned but vij butts & j hoggshed
of the whiche ther was solde to dyu's psons
vj butts & j hoggshed pee for the butte
Iiij8 iiijd & the hoggshed for xxij8 iiijd sma xvip iij3 iiij*1
Itm Recd of oon of the forsaide Frenshemen that
were taken pson's yn the said Flemyng shyp
the which was a pilott yn the same shyp for
his Raunson (xls) & of ij other of them (xx8)
a pece beside oon of them that dyed & beside
ij of them the whiche went home for their
Raunson and came not ageyn . . . iiij11
Six other Frenchmen paid xx8 each ransom, one each
being taken out of a Spanish and a Flemish ship, and
four taken prisoners by the towne. The master of the
Fleming had £3 ioj. for the wine; which was put into
John Paynter's court. John Palmer took the last cask in
payment for work-on the Cawssey.
Itm to a man to make vppe the ffyre bekyn . jd
Wm. Randall's gun and John Ucomb's gun named ; also
' Stephen Pers is gonne ' — he held the town barne by the
howe. A good deal of timber used on the bulwarks.
' Gun stones ' fetched from the Moor ; in after years made
of Staddon stone. A messenger sent to London to know
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1 5 14-15 Thomas Sayer.
John Ilcombe for 'tabelynge' five Frenchmen and four
men eight weeks had 1 3J. Ad. A Fleming who told the
Mayor that the six Frenchmen were in the Flemish ship
had ij. 6d. Two trusses of furze cost nd. John Lucas,
sergeant, had 8d. for cutting gogmagog.
Itm for bredde & drynke for peter hare and other
Gunne's at the chargyng of the gvnnys when
the Spaynarde shipps were comyng yn ageyn
aft* that Thomas Rowland & Fote were
slayne. [A commission sat on the Spaniards.] iijd
[The guns were taken backwards and forwards to the
Hoe from the Guildhall, &c, as required.]
15 1 5-16. John Lane.
Several entries touching ' makynge of the ffrounte of
the Guyldehall.'
It payd to the glasyer for glas & glasynge of the
holes brokyn yn the guyldehall wyndow . xiiijd
It for apples for the ladds that Mr Mayre had
aboute w4 hym when hevewyd the Francheyse
[similar entries subsequently] ... jd
It gyuyn in Rewarde to the Kyngs Bereherde . v8
It in Rewarde to luskum for his dogge at the
bere baytynge . ... iiijd
1 5 16-1 7. Henry Harvy.
The mill cause repaired. A 'brytton bote' taken. The
third mace mentioned as borne in the mayoralty of John
Paynter. Seven pounds of rope for ' seynt Katyn is bell '
cost 7d.
It for pers apples and notts for chylder to go
aboute the Franchise . ... iijd
It for ale the same tyme . ... ijd
1 5 17-18. Nichas Trelan.
It pd for Castyng downe & makyng ageyne of the
oldewall by the Fryers lane & rydding of the
strete there to ij workemen a grote . . v8 iijd
It pd for a man & his Oxen to fetche one of the
grete slyngs fro mr paynt' is palls to the hall
pale . . ... iiijd
It pd to William Annys in full paym* of a goune
that was bought for venos warde & aft' solde
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1 5 18-19. Peter Grisly ng.
Itm Rec of Willm Randall & Willm lake for
londlyff of ij ton & a pype of yron (xxd) &
for lx quart's of Cole ij8 vjd . . . iiij8 ijd
It for drynke to the Company that sett home the
Towne Gonnes fro the how . . . iiij*1
It pd to Mastr Jerman of Exetf for arrs of his
paymet to hym due at thexecucion of the
Spaynards in the tyme of Willm Brokyng mr vj" viijd
It pd for Salt for hake of the Castyll at dyu'se
tymes . . ... xviijd
It for calkynge of the lopys of the grete bulwark xid
It for a waynescott for the kyngs armes . . viijd
It for makyng of the same . . . viijd
It for golde to paynt the same . vj8 vjd
It for a Reward to Jelys & his company for
shutyng of ordenns when my lord broke
was hyre . . ... xvjd
It for mourestones to stand at the bonds . . vj9 viijd
1519-20. John Charelton.
It pd for "bryngyng vp of the Skoldynge stole
from Wm Pulls Kaye to the guyldehall pale
It pd for berynge of ij Gonne Chambers from the
west how to the grete bulworke . . ijd
A suit by the ' pshe of Seynt Mary of plympton wrong
fully Imposd ageynst vs & or pshe for Repacion of the
Churche yarde wall of Plympton.'
1520-21. Henry Harvy.
It p*1 to Rogg Elforde town attorney for his
pensyon . . ... xiij8 iiijd
It delyuryd to mr Bykporte to pcure a new
Comysshon for the Towne walls . . xxd
It for thattachment of one hutton beynge a
vacabonde for his fyndyng & the Inqsicion
of the tales that he tolde apon his attachyng
[horse hire to London 4d] . . . v9
A dispute occurred between Plymouth and Dartmouth
concerning the landleave, which came before the Sessions
at Exeter.
It pd to Symon Wering for hys labor aboute the
ordenns shotyng at my lorde bysshopp beyng
here . . • xvjd

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The Mayor and others rode to Chudleigh to give the
bishop a present.
It payd for v gresyd Congers for my sayde lorde
of Exetter is present . . • xxj8
It for ij° of swete Orynges & ij° of seure orynges iij8 iiij*1
It for a box of fyne marmalade . . . ij8
It for ij potts of. consrua .
It for a frayle of grete Fygs
It for xx11 of Reasons of the son
It pd for the Caryeng of the same present
1521-22. Henry Ley.
'Whytleys kyll' and the bedesmans house mentioned
Much expenditure on guns.
It pd to aysheley for makyng of the portyngale
gonne chambre in Spayne . . . xv'
It pd for a Rope to wynde vp the chayne weyeng
Ixvi lb. . . ...
It for a staple to Waye vp the chayne weyeng
ix11 of yren at (idob) the pounde
It gyuyn in Rewarde to the dyver that dyvyd
vnder watr . . ...
It for a greate yarde to lye w' the Chayne at the
cawse . . ...
It for lvj of yrework for the end of the yarde
A carpenter had 3J. 6d. at 7d. a day 'to make the
Wyndyng for the cheyne at the cawse,' timber costing 2d.
Iron put on the mast of the cawse and 'balche' provided
for the rope of the chain ; is. paid for carrying the chain
to and from the cawse, and i6d. to Shuge for mending it.
Nails and spikes bought for the end of the sayleyarde.
1522-3. Robert Dyghton.
Powder bought of a Spaniard. Coke the smith had 4J.
for making 35 'pylletts' of iron for the 'slynge.'
The watchman of Rame had 4J. for his year's wages,
and u. for his labour in coming to Plymouth sundry
times. It for iiij Congers w* marmalade & other things
sent to my lorde of exetter for a psent
[carriage ijd] . . . xviij3 iiij*1
It pd for Cary age of the felon to exettr y* was
takyn owte of the greyfryers . . . x8
It for hangyng vp the maste at the cause . . iijd
It for a chayne for the Cawsey weyeng i° viij11 . xx8

viijs

vjd

xiijd ob

iij8

iiijd

XXs

vjs

iijd

Old Audit Book. 105
It for a smal chayne for the mast weyeng xxiij11 ij3 xd ob
Itm payed for a Bembe for the Bulworkes that
goyeth on & on the greate bulworke vnder
Seynt Katyns . . ij8 viijd
1523-4. John Clawe.
Thomas Bull paid 22d. for 22 hake gathered for the
causeway by him in his mayoralty. Recorder's pension
£1 6j. 8^. ; attorney's 13J. 4d.
Itm for a Rope & new makyng the Wyndlez of
the Cheyne . ... xijd
Itm gyuyn in Reward to the Kyngs Joculars . vj8 viijd
Itm in Rewarde to hym that Caryed the Kyngs
Camell . . ... ij8
Itm in Reward to the wayts on mydsomr nyght
watch . . ... vij3
Itm pd for pap threde & Caryng of gonnys in to
the Churche Yarde & makynge of wyldefyre
at the Watche . ... xijd
Itm pd for wyne sent to the Commyssoners at the
Fryers . . ... xvd
1524-5. William Haukyns.
Total received with arrears £63 3J. id. ; spent £60 9J.
Itm Receyuyd of Walter Adam Srgeant in the
tyme of Thomas Bull mr in full payemt of
the gquysits of the coale by hym gatheryd
that yere our & beside v8 ixd pdonyd to
Thomas bole . . . . x8 vijd
19J. iod. received for ransom of a frenchman taken by
William Bull. A ' portyngale ' paid 6j. for ' gonpouldre
wastyng.' Two pottles of wyne to ' my lady Trevanyan '
cost 1 j. id.
Itm for Caryng of a hoggd of wyne to the
Vycarage . . ... iiij*1
Itm pd for iij gallons of wyne sent to Sr pyers
Eggecombe & to my lady his wyff at theyre
fyrst home corny ng . . . iij8
Itm for a hoggd of Gascoyne wyne gyuyn to my
lady Eggecombe . . . xxxiij8 iiij*1
Itm for a hoggd of wyne gyuyn to Master
Vycar . . . xxxiij8 iiijd
Itm pdin Restitucion to the Towne of Dartemouthe
for landelyfe taken before thappoyntemt made
betwyxt vs . . . . vj8

106 Plymouth Municipal Records.
It pd for i° of Wode at the Tryvmphe . . xviijd
It for a hoggd of Wyne & Caryage of the same
at ye tryomphe . ... xx1 ii-ijd
1525-6. Robert Pers.
Two shillings given to a pursuivant who brought news
of the peace. Pyper and Clouter mended the Kokyng
Stole. 1526-7. Christopher Moore.
It pd to Mr Mayre & his brether for theyre costs
rydyng to Exetter ffor reformacion of the
Tymes . . . . xxvj8 viijd
It pd for vpysettyng [setting-up] of a Clok in the
yeldhall & for the same Clok bought of
Ric laurence . . . xxiiij8 vjd
It pd for Weyer for the Clok . . . xvd
It pd for yreworke for the Clok to Coke the Smyth xvd
It pd for nayles for the Clok frame . . . iiij*1 ob
Itm pd for Clensyng & ryddyng of gogmagog
apon ye howe . ... viijd
1527-8. John Thomas.
Itm Rec of master herford for the Clok of the
yeld hall that he bought of the Towne xxvj8 viijd
Itm Rec of tharrogosye [the argosy] for defendynge
theyre shyp ageynst the Frenshemen that
wold have taken her . . xvj11 xiij3 iiij*1
Itm Rec of ij Spaynards for lyke defens . xxvj8 viijd
Itm pd for wyne at the welcom of the Frenshe
Kyngs capteynes when they were comaundyd
to com a lond out of theyre shipps to be
spoken w*all for the peace to be kept w'n
the porte . . ij3
Itm pd ffor fyndyng of the said Capteynes &
theyre Sruants iij dayes when they were
kept alond ageynst theyre wylls . xxvj8 viijd
Itm spent in wyne when the frenshemen went
hens . . . . . xijd
Itm spent in wyne when the Spaynards pd theyre
money . . ... xxjd
'Vlage' for two butts of malmsey sold by the town
4j. 7d. ; 2od. spent in wine on the prior of Bodmin ; a new
bulwark made at the Hoe.
The bulwarks were manned to defend the 'arrogosye
ageynst the ffrenshemen ' by Stephen Pers, William Bull,

Old Audit Book. 107
Christopher Moore, William Hawkyns, John Pers, Richard
Horswell, Simon Weryng, Richard Gerrard, Nicholas Sark,
Langharne, and Lawrence, with men waiting on them.
Wm. Hawkyns sold the town 196 lbs. of gunpowder at
6d. a pound.
Itm pd for John Tasses longbote & his maryners
to Rowe the mayer & his brether to plympton xxd
1528-9. John Pers.
Itm pd to Willm Bull to Ryde in to Cornewall
to ffatche the Copye of Jabyen's Chauntry . iij s iiijd
Itm in Reward to Wyllm Ayshlegh- to bere the
Charf to exetter for the mattr in varyans be-
twyxt theTowne of plympton & vs forCou'age ijs
Itm gyuyn inRewardetothedukeof Suffolkes srunt
w* the Daunsynge bere & the dausyng wyff . xxd
Wm. Hawkyns had £8 in part payment for two guns
sold the town.
A shilling was received of a Spaniard for a ' fray ' ;
3J. 4d. of John Norton for a 'bloodshed'; is. of 'lewys
meadowes & the ij pegons for Carde playenge ' ; 2od. for
a window forfeited to the town in deodand ; 6j. 8d. for the
fynes of henry martyne, John mone, Robert hniptoy &
Alst Saunder, brewers, for ' brekyng of the asseyse of ale.'
1 5 29-30. Thomas . Sayer.
The ' Guners gonne ' ioj.; Cleansing of gogmagog 8d. ;
Hawkins had another £8 for the brass guns.
1 5 30-1. Thos. Symon.
John Pollard and Thos. Vowell paid as burgesses ;
the latter at i6d. a day.
It pd for a Carpytt of Doznek for the Table in the
geldehall to henry harvy . . . iij3 iiijd
It pd for a new payre of mylstones bought for the
new horsemylls . . . iiij11 vj3 viijd
It pd for Sr pyrse Eggecombs dynnr when he had
Communycacion with master mayre & his
Councell of or lybertye of or water of soure
pole mylls . . . . x9
1531-2. John Bovy.
A Horse forfeited as deodand sold for 6j. 8d.
Itm Receyued for a broken Chalice that was solde
in pte of payment for the dett due by the
Churche to the Towne wayeng xvij vncs &
iij qters price the vnce iij8 vjd . . . iij11 if8 ij*1

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Itm Rec for a strayer nag that was sold . . iij3 iiij*1
It pd to Mr Brokyng to acquyte home a broken
chalice that lay w* hym to pledge . . xxv8
1 532—3. Lucas Cock.
Wm. Hawkins, sergeant, had 8d. for cutting gogmagog.
1533-4. Thomas Clowter.
Itm pd to the pryor & Covent for theyre pension
for half a yere due at Ester last past . xiij11 xiij8 iiij*1
Itm pd to the same pryor & Covent for theyre
pension ffor thother half yere from Ester to
mighelmas after xx11 a yere for as moche as
the Towne is now hensforth yerely discharged
for on of (ix11 vj8 viijd) by acte of plyament
that past this yere . . . . x11
It pd for iij qrtors hake sent to mr Crumwell . xx8
A dispute with Plympton Priory was left to the
award of Sir Wm. Courtenay, Sir Piers Edgcumb, and
others. 1534-5. Thos. Byrte.
It pd for srten dry hake sent to mr Secretary
[Cromwell] . ... xiij8 iiij*1
It pd for cariage of the same from hense to london xijs viijd
' Vowell and his adherents would have sued out a quo
warranto against the town.' £4 3s. 4^. received for 25
ounces of plate — 'Receyued of the prysts comen store,'
and delivered in payment by Xpofer Moore.
1535-6. Thomas My Us.
It pd for the Custom of a shypp of whete that
wold not have discharged his whete here
onles he were discharged as well of the
kyngs Customs & subsydye as of all other
customs . . ... xv"
It pd for the exequyes holden and kepte ffor the
soule of Sr Wyllm Cortenay Knyght in his
lyff tyme a speciall good master to the
Towne . . . . . vj8 xd
£ 1 paid for a new ' lygger ' [the Black Book] and
writing into it all that was in the old.
Wm. Somaster, Thos. Symon, Wm. Venour, Peter
Grysling, and Antony Burre, and his wife, brought suits
against the town.

Old Audit Book. 109
I536~7- John Ude.
Itm Rec for the 'Castell hake recd of Straunge
bots that mored themselffe w*n the Caussey
this yere . ... vij8 ixd ob
Word came to the Mayor that 'James Horswell was
comaunded to avoyde the towne.' Pillory made. Harry
Bold bought brasen guns in Flanders. Dispute in port
between French and Spanish ships.
Itm for a potell of Clarett wyne and a potell of
white wyne gevyn to Sr pers Eggecomb the
pryor of plympton and other gentlemen when
they sate yn Comyssyon at the white frers . viijd
1537-8. Henry Martyn.
Twelve shillings paid as tonnage by an Alicant ship that
grounded within the Cawsey.
Itm gyuyn in Rewarde to the Quenes Srunt that
brought the quenes letters of newes of the
byrthe of oure moste noble pnce Edward . vij3 vjd
Itm pd for settynge vp of the morestone of the
m'ke of the lyberty that stonds at lypston
brydge . . . . . ijd
Letters from the king to restrain piracy ; two watchmen
had iiij*1 ' that watched the water syde for pyratts.'
1538-9. John Brokyng:
Itm for a ffustyan blankett & for a harte of Sylur
and gilte whiche was taken from lytell Rawe
the taylor for an Excheyte to the Towne . vj8
Itm pd for caryeng of Thomas mychelson the
clerke to the bysshop of Exeters pryson . xs vjd
Itm pd for caryeng of a grey Freere to the
Gayle of launceston for suspecyon of treason iiij8 iiij*1
Itm pd for a paynted pap to sett apon the hed of
Richard Clowter gardyn' for open piury . vjd
Divers ' platts of the Towne and porte ' made.
Itm pd for a Carpytt gevyn in the Townes name
to my lady Russell at my lords welcome to
this Contrey . ... vij11
Lord Arundell came to the town as well as the lord
president, and salutes were fired. Last payment made to
prior of Plympton.
Itm pd to Thomas the Sexton by the graunte of
the mayre and the Consull of the towne . xiij8

I io Plymouth Municipal Records.
Mr Speckott's 'house in the vyntry pluckyd downe
by the kyngs enquest.'
1539-40. John Keynsham.
here followth thaccompte of willm hawkyns, m'chaunt,
made before the auditors in the tyme of John Thomas
mayre a0 xxxij h viij of certen of the Churche Juells &
other thyngs to the said willm hawkyns delyu'yd in the
tyme of his laste mayraltie a0 xxx h viij.
ffirste delyu'yd to the said Willm hawkyns a
Chalice belongyng to or lady store ij Cruetts
of Silur a lytell pax of Silur the Roode shoes
a Crowne for the ymage of or lady certen
small beds stones of Silur a Crucifix of Silur,
a bokyll & a pendant of a gurdell weyeng lix vncs & do
Itm more delyu'yd to the said willm hawkyns an
olde Crosse that stode yn the hande of the
ymage of Seynt Savyor weyeng i vnee & iij qrtrs
Itm more delyu'yd to hym certen offeryng pens &
a lytell shype of Silur hangyng apon Seynt
Clers cloth weyeng . . . i vnce & do
Itm more delyu'yd to hym by the hands of Thomas
Clowter a Chalice that was at or lady chapell
at quary well weyeng . . xij vnces
Sma lxxiij vncs & iij qrtrs
The which was sold one wth a nother for iij8 and
iiijd the vnce Sma of the money xij11 ix8 ijd
Itm more the said willm hawkyns had of Seynt
Clers store . . ... xliij8 xid
Itm more he had & rec of John bovy for wax of
Seynt Clers taps and other taps . . viij8 ixd
Sm" Iij8 ixd
Sma Tot1 Rec by the said willm hawkyns xv11 xxiiijd
Whereof paid to willm wiks for that he paide to
Robert Dighton for Seynt Kat'yn Chalice
that lay wth hym to plegge . . . xx8
Itm pd to John Moone to acquyte a chalice of the
Churche that lay wth hym to plegge . xxxiij8 xd ob
Itm mtr John hals hath in his honde a Chetyll whiche
he had of the wardyns of Seynt Androw is store at
Compton m° to coll for or ladyes Cote & her chids cote & for the
vestments of Crymson velvett that Sr. John Melyn gave
to the Churche.

Old A udit Book. 1 1 1
Itm pd to the pyshe preste and to v other gsts
iij Clerks iij Ryngers and the bedeman for
master hyllersdons obytt . ij3 vjd
Horswell and Wm. Hawkyns burgesses, Horswell had
i6d. a day. A Juggler had 2od. for playing before the
Mayor and his brethren on St. John's day ; and six players
6j. for 'playeng of an entrlude in mr mayre is house the
satrday before xij the day.' ' Tyn works ' were viewed by
Thomas Elyott, Holoway, and Keynsam, who gave their
verdict to Commissioners at Plympton. There was also a
presentment touching the haven, and by the command
ment of the Lord High Admiral, Rowe and others took
view of Cattewater.
1 540-1. John Ude.
A tempest broke some of the loops of the bulwark &
divers things were burnt there.
Itm pd for the Repacion & mendyng of James
Walshe is bote of Kensale in Ireland the
whiche his Cosen John Walshe stole away in
Ireland & brought hither to this towne for
Carpyntrs wags mete and drynke pytche
tarre yreworke & makyng of thacquitance the
whiche bote for dyu's consideracions was
delyuryd to the said James . . . xlvij3 vd
A commission sat on the stealing of pepper from a
Portugal ship, and a ' blak portyngale ' was sent to Exeter
as thief.
Itm pd for ix yards of cloth to make a coat for
Tom hordson the ffoole pee the yard viijd . vj8
A breton bote wth wyne thatt was stolen in bretayne
and brought hither to the towne.
1 541-2. Wm. Edgcombe.
The following this year farmed the revenues: — John
Elyott, landleave, rollage, and package, £5 6j. 8d. ; John
Brokyng, alewyts, £5 6j. 8d. ; John Hawkyns, wynewyts,
ioj. ; John Brooking, pound, £14?.; Rd. Smale, market
and shambles, £6 12s.; John Brokyng and Rt. Hampton,
mills, £24. Tonnage yielded £1 8j. 6d.
A tonne of wyne, costing £5 6j. 8d., was given the lord
admiral to move the king for the discharge of the Plympton
pension, and the town was relieved accordingly.
3J. 8d. paid for viewing the ' streame Brok that descends
doune hurtfull to the haven.'

1 1 2 Plymouth Municipal Records.
It pd to William hawkyns baker for cuttyng of
Gogmagog the pycture of the Gyaunt at
hawe . • • ¦ viijd
Itm pd for the shrowdyng & buryeng of Johanne
lyons whose hangyd her selffe by meanes
whereof her goods were forfeytt to the
Town . . ... iij8 iiij*1
John Ilcomb taken to Exeter gaol.
Ferrers, burgess, had a doublet of satin for his fees.
Some Bretons confessed to being pirates.
Palmer and men had i6d because they went to fetch
gunstones, but by reason of the 'gyllous wither' were
obliged after long labour to put back.
1542-3. Robert Hampton.
The town mustered by the Commissioners ; and the
Mayor has his costs of ij. paid for riding to Plympton
to the Commissioners 'that wold have had this towne
to have mustered there before theym agaynst oure auntient
custom to the troble of all the towne if it had not been
puented and discharged.'
Charges paid of those who rode to the petty sessions at
Ermington against the tinners.
The Mayor and his brethren had a survey of the Church
lands. The town gave two sets of harness for the war, and
Edgcumbe made two new guns of two broken ones for
£4. Much outlay on defences.
Complaint made to the Court of the misbehaviour of
' the men of hampton that wold have taken awaye the
portyngalls that were laden wth gascoyn wynes.'
1543-4. Stephyn Bur don.
Itm Recd for ankerage and kelage of straungers
this yere . . . v" viijd
The aliens in the town petitioned to remain when
ordered to leave by the Court. Adam Williams town
attorney. Commissioners sat in Plymouth about the
Tinworks. Itm pd to the waycheman at Rame when the
sowthermen came home . . . iiij*1
Itm for a can of ale that was dronke at the hye
crosse . . ... xvd
Itm to Richard Cawse for cariage home & owte
of the gonne chambers on assencion daye . iij4

Old Audit Book. 113
Two limbs cut off the ' tree beweste the towne to make
forelocks w* all.'
Itm to the waycheman at Rame when the bekenys
were burnyd . ... iiijd
Itm for his comyng hither by nyght when the
newfoundland men came yn . . viijd
plate & juells delyu'yd to willm hawkyns mrchant
the xiijth daye of February a0 xxxvt0 h viij
yn the tyme of Thomas holway to by
therwth for the Towne gunpowder bowys &
for arrowys.
ffirste the ffoote of the crosse weyeng xl vncs &
do gilte at iij8 & xd the vnce Sma . vij11 iij8 iijd
Itm iij Sylur candelstycks pcell gilte weyeng cxxj
vncs at iij8 vjd the vnce Sma . . xxj11 iij8 vjd
Itm a pax of Sylu1' pcell gilte weyeng xv vncs &
do at iij8 vjd the vnce Sma . . . liiij8 iiij*1
Itm a Chalice vngilte weyeng xij vnces & j qrtr
at iij8 vjd the vnce Sma . . xiii8 xd ob
Itm a Chalice gilte weyeng xx vncs iij qrtr at
iij8 xjd the vnce Sma . . iij11 xix9 vjd ob
Itm a shyp of Sylur pcell gilte weyng xviij vncs
at iij9 vjd the vnce Sma . . . iij1' iij8
Itm more the said Mayre delyu'yd hym to sende
one to london . ... xv8
Sma of the vncs ccxxviij Sma of the money xij11 xiij8 vd
Whereof rebate for tynne & sawdyer vij9 & also
pd therof to the said Willm hawkyns & to
Thomas Mylls to them due for money that
they layde owte for the townys besynes . iiij1'
So reste xxxvij11 xj3 vd
This was spent by Hawkyns thus : 10 barrels of gun
powder in London, 1009 lbs. at ^d. per lb., £21 5j. ; 20
bows at 2j. each, £2 ; ' xxxt! sheffe of arrowys at xxijd the
sheffe,' £2 1 5 j. ; cwt. of saltpetre and carriage, £2 15J.
Other expenses, canvas for bow cases, &c, £3 19J. id. ;
left, £5 1 j. nd.
1544-5. Rychard Hooper.
A ' tryumphe for the takyn of Boleyn ' and a hogshead
of wine drunk at the high cross. John Palmer had 8s. for
six dozen of shot ; two brass pieces of the king were
brought from Dartmouth, powder and shot from London ;
work done on the new dyke ; much expenditure on the
defences; iron shot of different sorts bought of a Fleming;
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powder obtained from a Spanish ship, and two dozen of
' morys pyks ' from a Portuguese ; three months' wages for
a gunner, £2 2J.
Itm to the players of the town towards their
chargs . . ... xx9
Itm for vytellyng the pynnys that dyscryed the
coste . . ... viij8 viijd
Itm to the company that went in the pynnys . xx8
Itm to the carpenters whyche amended the
pynnys . . ... iij9 ijd
Itm to John Elyott for v pound of gunpowdre and
for shott for the pynneys [3J. 1 id. for bread
and beer] . . ... iij9
Itm to John Isand for xiiij pownde of ire shott . ij9 iiij*1
1545-6. Thomas Crowne.
£13 6s. 8d. received from the Recorder 'ready money
geven by the Country towards the mayntenance of or
bulworks & ordynance'; £18 I2J. of Wm. Hawkyns part
payment of plate sold by him in London ; £ 14 1 is. 8d.
for plate sold by Richard Saunders". 91 lbs. of plate sold
for 2\d. the pound — £1 ij. iod. Money gathered towards
defences. £4 paid to Hawkyns for the burgesses of the
parliament. Itm pd for a morter weyghtyng j° iij qrtr vj11 at iiij*1
the pound . . . iij11 vij8 iiij*1
Itm pd for drynke on maye daye for the men of
stonehouse . ... iij9 iiij*1
Itm pd for carying of ij empty pypys to make
boyes for the gonners to shote to . . ij8 iiij*1
1546-7. John Dery.
Itm paid to the dyvers for a chambre for the slyng
wch was bought of the argoseya . . v8
Itm for viewyng of the tyn worke . . . iij8 iiij*1
Itm for wasshyng of the towne fflag . . . ijd
Itm for the dyryge & herse w' other charges for
the buryng of kyng henry the viij . viju vj8 & ob
Itm payd for the chargs at the tryvmphe for the
coronacyon of Kyng Edward the vj . . xliij8
Itm payd to Sr Came for makynge a Sermon here
at the Coronacion . . . v8
Itm pd to John Sprye for makyng a platt & for
Carryng the same to Sr Peter Carew [he
also painted a drum] . ... xiij9 iiijd

Old Audit Book. 115
Itm paid for the Confirmyng of the Charter . v11 ixd
Itm pd for fysshe when the vj vysyters of the
kyngs lond were here . . . xvijd
Two hogsheads of wine (£5) given Mr. John Pollard
when made Serjeant.
1547-8. John Ford.
A hogshead of wine (20J.) spent at the triumph for the
victory in Scotland [Pinkey] ; bread for the same ' bankett '
1 j. Ad. ; 6 gallons ale 1 j. 6d.
Itm pd to them wch made the bankettynge housse
and for nayles . ... viijd
Itm pd for meate & drynke for them wch played
the antycke the same tyme . . . xijd
Itm pd to them wch toke paynes to sett forthe the
boats to fetch the vysyters from Aysshe . xijd
Itm payde to the watche man of Rame for
bryngyng newes of xxx sayle of shyps sene
at the see the xvijth of October . . iiij*1
Itm delyured to henry blase for hym & his com-
panye the viijth of Aprell when they Rode
w' Sir Richard Eggecombe into Cornewall
agaynst the Rebells there . . xxvj8 viijd
Itm paid for a dowsen of bowestryngs for them . vd
Itm pd for a dowsen of faggots & a quart of
rhede for doyng thexecucyon vpon the
Traytor of Cornewall . . . viijd
Itm for tymbre for the gallawes . . . xijd
Itm for makyng the gallowes & for workynge at
the howe . . ... xiiijd
Itm paid to John Wylstreme for doyng execucyon
vpon the Traytor . . . . vj9
Itm to lawes man for leadyng the horse when the
traytor was drawen to execucon . . iiij*1
Itm for ij pooles to putt the hede & the qrt1' of
the said trayto1 vpon & for ij Crampys of
Ieron for to staye the pole vpon the gyld hall xd
Itm pd for the dyn' of the vndershyryff of Corne
wall beyng here when the traytor was putto
execucyon ; . . . v9
Itm paid to John Mathewe for Caryng a quart* of
the traytor to Tavystoke . . . xijd
Itm paid to Wyllm Byckford for wyne at the
Recey vyng of the Traytor of Cornewall . xvjd

116 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Itm geven in Rewarde to the pst w°h brought the
Counsaylls Ires for the fort to be made on
saynt Nichos Irlond . ... xijd
Itm for Sir Fraunces Flemyng ys expenees when
he rode into Cornewall to view a pece of
grownd to be made an Irlond . . . iiij8
Fleming was taken to St. Nicholas ; and there are
several entries touching him, men taken to him, and the
works on the island. Sir Gawen Carew was taken to the
island ; and Wm. Hawkyns, burgess, John Elyott, John
Thomas, & Richard Hooper, went to London about it, and
had £2 each. Spry made two more haven 'platts.' Thos.
Williams, town attorney.
Itm delyured to Thomas Washyngton pryst the
xxvjth of Maye when he Rode to london to
be a suety for the Chauntrey land . . xx8
Itm paid to the kyngs fydler ... v9
Itm pd for Englyshe songs for the quere . . viij8 viijd
Brokyng had 15J., and 5j. in the next year, for a horse
that died at the riding into Cornwall.
1548-9. Wm. Hunt.
Itm Recd of the said Rychard Hooper for steyn
Newland ffyshe sold w°h was taken here in
the haven in a Normans shippe in the tyme.
of his mairealtie sold at Sondrye p'ses . Ixvij1' xv8
Itm for sendyng the madd man owte of the towne
ij tymes . . ... viijd
Itm paid to Gripe for caryeng of gonnes to the
Mawdelyn & home agayne . . . viijd
Itm to a syngyng man wch holpe the quer . . ij8
Itm pd to the dyvers for savyng one of the gonne
chambers . . . . . vj3 viijd
Rd. Hooper, Jn. Brokyng, & Thos. Crowne bought two
pieces of ordnance of the town for £6 ; guns carried to
and from the Hoe, Island, and 'poltor'; John Hampton
made guns, Geo. Bolton a gun ; guns bought of a Fleming
for £13 ioj.; dyke on the Hoe repaired; Wm. Hawkyns
had £14 as burgess ; a warrant procured for the chantries.
The mayor and his brethren had bread u., white wine
2j. at the high cross on Midsummer night, a potell of
sack 8d., a gallon of london bere Ad., and 9 gallons of
ale 2j. 3d.; they also had wyne and beer when they met
in council.

Old Audit Book. 117
1549-50. Gylbert Page.
Total receipts, with balance brought over of £81 3J. 3d.,
£152 45-. 4\d.. mills, £24; rollage and package, £3 8j. 4d;
Alewyts, £5 6j. 8d. ; wynewyts, 14J. ; pyndfolde and close,
£1 ; market and shammells, £5 ; castle hake, 45-. 8d. ;
fishing within the cawsey, 3J. 4d.; freedom money, £4 I2J.;
rents, £19 17J. 9\d. ; fine for wares bought and sold by
'foryners' contrary to liberties and customs, £6 13J. Ad. ;
tonnage in previous year, 1 3J. 4^. Expenditure, £89 oj. 8\d.
Itm geven vnto Richard howell pryst for his
paynes comyng to preach . . . vj8 viijd
Itm paid for a quer of paper to make a boke for
the gatheryng of the money for the powre
people . . . . . iijd
Iim pd to a man for his labour Rydyng to the
' quarrey to speke for stones for the kyngs
works at Alderney . ... viijd
A tun of Gaston wyne 'geven to my lord of Bedford.'
|Itm paid for plats of Ire to amend the boxe of
the plumpe of the well of the south syde and
for Arnolde Rawlyns labour abowte the same iiij8 iiij*1
Itm paid to the players wch played in the churche x8
Itm for my horsse hyer & my charges in Rydyng
to Mr Recorder abowte the women wch
gathered to saynt ffrancs . . . xijd
Itm paid to John harreis for settynge vppe the
ffredome stone betwene the towne and Stone-
housse . . . . . ijd
1559-60. Henry Breacknall [a gap to here].
Bell bought and brought from Totnes ; money paid at
Buckfastleigh ; 3J. 4^. for nursing a child at town's charge.
Itm pd to players of london wch plaid at the
mayors requeste in the vycarage . . xiij8 iiij*1
Lord Robert Dudley's players had 20J. for playing in
the church.
Itm to Mr forseland of bovy & his company for
vewinge of the ground wherebie freshe water
myght haue byn brought into the towne . xvj9 xd
[AT END.]
Thys byth the pfetts receyuyd by me William Bele,
mayer of Plymowthe, an xvj0 hen0 vij for the ffyne of xl11
made to kyngs yse ffor wrong Customs.

118 Plymouth Municipal Records.
It Receyuyd of Symon Carswyll for the hundert
of Tavystock . ... c8
It of Robte Steuyns for the hundert of plymton c8
It of Spyller for milbroke . . . xviij8 xd
It Receyuyd of Westcott for Syn Jarmayns xxvj9 viijd
It Receyuyd of Tybott for Cargrayne . . xx8
It of Nithercott of Okehmton . . . xl8
It receyuyd of harry hornebroke in pte of pay of
vyntery ward . xl8
It of Richard Gew in gte of pay of the old town
ward . . . xxxj8 iiij*1
It receyuyd of Denyse leche in pte of veners warde xix8
It receyuyd of Water Pollard in pte of pay of \
lostrete ward . ... xvj9 "
It receyuyd of Willm Clarke of Styklepath . . iii8
Sm1 xx11 xvs xd
A list of persons who had lent money to pay this fine Af
£40 to 'my lorde broke' follows: — John Paynter, £3 6j. 8d.\
Wm. Thyckepeny, £3 6j. 8d. ; Wm. Rogers, £3 6j. 8d.
Thomas Crosse, £2 ; John Horswell, £2 ; Wm. Bryan, £2 ;\
John Offord, £3 6j. 8d. ; Wm. Byle, £3 6j. 8d.

[131] RECEIVERS' BOOK.-No. II.
1 560-1. John Veyseye.
36 perches of school house wall built at iod. a perch ;
gifts to Mr Howe, founder of the charity.
Itm to the boyes of the towne . . . vj9 viijd
Itm to two men for wardinge vpon the Ilond
when the Brittons wer ther . . . iij9
Itm paide for the Cuckinge stoole . . vj9 viijd'ob
Itm for the Clocke w* the charges in settinge vp
the same . . . . vj11 xiiij8 ijd
Itm to Mr Stidston for mendinge the foorde at
Plymbrudge . ... xxd
1 561-2. John Cock.
Debt due on ending of Hand account, £54 7s. 8d. ;
Recorder's fee, £2 13J. 4a?,; John Copleston, town
counsellor, 13J. 4^.; Vincent Calmady, town attorney,
13J. 4d. ; Thos. Parkins, town clerk.
Much outlay on school house and house in churchyard ;
3000 helyng stones brought from Plympton ; making and
maintaining the butts on the Hoe, 6j. 8d.

Receivers' Book. — No. II. 119
Itm paide to John Keye for rynginge the bell for
halfe a yeare . . . . xs
John Voysey did a 'bloodshed' in the town's behalf —
fine remitted.
Richard Lybbe fined for playing at unlawfull games.
1562-3. John Waddon.
Itm received of John Webber of plympton for a
fyne of a peyce of tyn adiuged by the
recorder to the towne by exchete as theyff
stolen . . ... xs
Itm receaued of dyu's psons inhabytyng w'n this
towne this yere past beyng not free . . xxx8 xd
A 'sylu' whissell' taken in payment for £1 6j. 8d.
1 563-4. William Brokinge.
Wm. Will, town clerk; 6j. 8d. to John Waddon for a
mast for the town barge; 13J. 4^. paid for a child with
Robert Hawker. Money mentioned as due to the town in
Wales. 1564-5. Walter Pepperell.
' Howe chaple ' mended ; work on the Cawse ; several
entries of charity — to man of Cornwall 'that burned his
house ' ; poor man of mawdelyn of Plympton ; hospital of
Launceston ; and John Lewis for ' loste of his eye.'
Itm paid to Robert woode for the scole m's table xxxv8
Itm payed for the Gotters of Clome that mr
howe bought . ... xxxv'
Many entries for an unnamed building, total about £120.
There were pillars ; Arthur Champernowne had 40J. for
pillars, and 27J. 8d. was paid for nine ' more ' stones for
pillars. ' More ' stones brought by boat, and a load of
'poppell' stones. 12 pillars made; quantities of iron,
bars, and hooks. Glass iod. a foot. Later it is said the
fore front of the market-house was made in this year ;
and in 1 568-9 we have ' the newe gildhall.'
Itm payed to merioke for helying of a sicke
mayde . . . . vj9 viijd
Messrs. Southcott, Chyverton, and Gill 'sat in com-
myssion touchyn the dekaye of the towne.'
1565-6. John Vezie.
Itm recd of a brytton for gevyng of a blow y8
yere . . ... xijd

120 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Itm payed to players in the Church vppon St.
John is daye . . . . vj8 viijd
Itm payed to the scolemr & children of Totnes
whiche played in Christmas . . . xa
Ten shillings to an Irishman for making the Guildhall
vane ; leads of market cross mended ; Wm. Flecher 8j. 8d.
for feathering ten sheffe of arrowes.
Itm for the litell scolem* . ... iij9 viijd
Schoolmaster's fee, £2 13J. 4d.\ ioj. for his table and
bedstead. 1566-7. Edward Cocke.
Bartholomew Pope, town attorney ; 5j. a hundred of reed
for the Mawdlyn. Morice dancers 5j. for a breakfast ;
2od. new cutting the Gogmagog.
Itm gave to the company of St. Budockes on
May day . . . . . x8
1567-8. Walter Pepperell.
Itm paid for Cuttinge of the man's legge of . xvij8
1568-9. Robert Cottell.
Thos. Edmonds, gent, farmed town custom for £15;
ivy removed from castle wall. Mr. Bell the schoolmaster.
Itm payed to Mr Trevanyon for an annytey of
xix yeres after i iij*3 a yere . . . vj3 iiij*1
Itm payed to Robert Kylburn for one quart* is
wages to beate the beggers out of Towne . ij9 vjd
Itm payed to the players of Tavistoke . . v9

[132] WIDEY COURT BOOK.-No. III.
THIS is an important volume of borough accounts, which
was found among the papers of the Morshead family of
Widey Court in January, 1880, and restored by them to
the Corporation. The volume was in the possession of
the Mayor and Commonalty on June 17, 1679, when it
was shown in evidence, as noted therein, in a cause
pending between them and Richard Strode. Since then
there is no evidence that it was ever in the hands of the
Corporation, though the probability is that it remained
with them until one of the mayoralties of John Morshead,
1753-4 and 1762-3, and then being removed for some

Widey Court Book. 12 1
purpose was by accident omitted to be returned. It
contains 600 folio pages, and is by far the most valuable
volume of the Corporate accounts, which its recovery
renders complete for just four centuries ; and it contains
numerous references to general as well as to local history.
1569-70. Walter Peperell.
Itm for three piece of Cane stone sold to John
dyer of Sent Stephins this yere . . xv9
Itm Rec of a Flemyn for shotynge in a hand gonne
& Killynge of a heron w*hin the causse [i.e.
in Sutton Pool] . ... xxiiij9
John Sampson 'for gravyng of his barke & lefte
the pytte vnfylled ' . . . . xx9
John Fytz, recorder, received £4 4J. and Gill, school
master, £4.
Itm payed for drynke geven to the Egiptians . xd
Itm payed to one that went into Spayne w'h Ires v9
Itm payed to Robert Sprye for payntyng of the
maye pole and the balle at M* Mayres . vj8 iiij*1
Itm paied to two men of bodmyn that trayned
the men apon the hawe on mydsomer nyght vj3
Itm paied to Willm Edgecomb for a stone for the
compasse . . ... xxd
Dinner given to Sir Arthur Champernowne and a French
lady ; also to Earl of Bedford. Money spent on bulwarks
and ordnance.
1 5 70- 1 . Walter Peperell.
Fine of I2d. levied for serving an Admiralty warrant
'w'hin the libertie of Plymouth contrarie to the auncyent
libertie & Custome of the same burghe, beside iiij dayes
imprysonmnt.' Itm payed for a bote & men to carry the pclama-
tion abord the prince of Orenge is shippes . iij8
1 571-2. Walter Peperell.
Conduit and Market Cross mended, and much work on
school and market-house.
Itm pd for wex to Seale the indenture for the
burgizes of ye pliament . . . ijd
The Clerk of parliament had 4J. and the porter 8d.
Deodand taken of a black gelding for killing a man, 5j.

122 Plymouth Municipal Records.
1572-3. George Burgoyn.
Hawkins paid £42 for the town mills ; the previous
year's rent having been £30; market-house rent, 14J. 4^.
Mayor's stipend at this date, £20. Mr. Coplestone, town
counsel, received 14J. Ad. ; and Bartholomew Pope, town
attorney, the like ; while Roger Newporte had 40J. for
keeping the ordnance.
Nearly £70 spent on the letters patent for the benefice.
1573-4. Christopher Brokynge.
Peter Silvester paid £6 for a lease of a close of land by
' Stonehousse mylpoole.'
Itm Rec of the proctours of .the vicarige this yere xx1'
Itm payed for setting vppe the sylyinges in the
new halle . . ... xvjd
Tinworks viewed ; 1 j. paid to a man that ' begged for
his fees ' ; Coplestone had wine at various times ; and a
hogshead of wyne was given to ' my lord of Bedford.'
Itm pd to John Grepe for carrieng of one to the
Gowle that cutt a purse . . . vj3 viijd
Afterwards it is said that a boy ' cutt a pursse.'
Expenees for fortifying ' Sent Nicholas Ilond,' £8 13J. 6d.
1574-5. John Oxenford.
Thomas lymbery fined ioj. for making 'pylcherds
contrary to thorders & custome of ye Towne.'
Officials mentioned this year : — John Hele and Thomas
Maynard, town counsel ; Lee, town attorney ; Wystlek,
schoolmaster, salary £20 ; Chambers, preacher, salary £20;
Gille the curate, salary £6; a Mr. Philpote had 6j. 8d.
for preaching.
Itm pd to hym thatt played apon the hoby horsse vjd
Itm pd to Margarett vile for healyng of Mary
Notte . . ... xiij8 iiijd
A similar payment to Margarett Cruste.
Itm pd to the barber for healyn of her throte that
wold have killed her selff . . . xiij3 iiij*1
Itm pd to one that came w*h beares . ij8 vjd
3j. 4d. paid to players who played when Humphry
Fownes was married ; and a dinner given to Sir Humphry
Gilbert and others.

Widey Court Book. 123
1 575-6. John Sperk.
£4 made by profit of salt bought by the Mayor to the
town's use.
William Mynterne mentioned as schoolmaster.
Itm pd to Ballamy for cuttynge of the flemyns
eres . . ... xijd
1576-7. William Blake.
Itm pd to certayne men that vewed the River at
the requeste of m* mayo* & his brethren for
their paynes & for their charges aboute the
same . . ... Iij8 vd
Paid to the goldsmith for four maces for the sergeants,
£2 2J. for making and £3 us. iod. for silver; for gilding
three maces Peter the goldsmith had 25J. 3J. 4<f. paid for
making the butts on the Hoe ; this became almost an
annual charge.
A drawyng table of ' wenscott ' and a frame for the
school cost I2J.
1 577-8- John Sperke.
ioj. paid as fine by John hoyell of Exon and Nicholas
Webber of Plympton for redemption of certain kersies
' forreyn boughte & forreyn sold, the escheator having half.'
ys. 6d. paid for the gallows whereon Clerk was hanged
at the Hoe; carrying the ladder there cost 4^., and the
hangman had 3J. 4^.
£86 3J. 3d. spent on entertaining my lord of Bedford
and my lord and lady of Bedford on two visits ; while
sixpence was paid for ' suger ' when ' S* Richarde Grayne-
ville did muster apon the hawe.'
1578-9. Humphry Fones.
Itm pd to Ric. Stidston for the captives . . xvj8
i6d. paid for a gallon of wyne to Sir Humphry Gilbert.
Itm gevyn to the yonge Bassett the preacher . xl9
1579-80. Stephyn Weyks.
Itm pd to wm hawkins esquyre for money laied
owte in pcurying the patent for the Ilonde,
and for his charge in the suyte thereof . . xxij11
1580-81. George Baron.
Rent of benefice £36 ; tenth 5 1 j. 2d.
Itm rec of Sr frauncs Drake keneighte, imployed in the
howse appoynted for ye Bridewell . . 1"

124 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Roger Symes, preacher, received i$s.
Itm pd to Willstreme for raminge the graves in
the churchyearde . ... vjd
Itm pd to Raulyn for caryinge of earth thither . v9 iiij'1
Pavy also had xxd for carying 4 dos of earth thither.
Itm pd to Roberte Sprye for the picture of the
Turke on Maye daye . ... xvjd
Itm pd to the fletcher for fetheringe of seaven
sheaves of arrowes . vj8
There was much money spent on the defences and arms.
4j. 4d. paid for carrying a letter to Sir R. Grenville.
1 58 1-2. Henry Whyetacres, gentleman.
Hawkins paid £8 for Southside keys, and £40 for mills.
Sir F. Drake received £20 for his stipend ; Kympe
mentioned as schoolmaster ; and William Gill as curate.
13J. 8d. paid to Kempe towards building his studie and
trimming his chamber, while Vincent Scoble's men had is.
for ' despatching the studie.'
Itm pd to Mother Cornelis for bathinge Riches
daught* . . . . . x8
Itm pd to a woman that attended her . . xijd
£4 spent in entertaining Deigo Bottellio, Portuguese
ambassador. 26j. 8d. was sent to relieve the Kingsbridge people in
the time of the plague : 2j. spent on the leper boie for two
weeks ; and £3 7J. 8d. paid for maintenance of the sick
people in Heywood's house.
Itm pd for all the charges in makinge the compasse
as by a Bill mentioninge the pticulars thereof
shewed at this Accompt appeareth . vi11 xvij8 ijd
Payment made to Robert Horswell, clerk, for 3\ years
on behalf of the church, which the 'churche must
awnswere.' 1582-3. Matthew Hoare.
Edward Chollwiche named as town attorney.
Itm paide for the entertaynment of S* frauncs
Drake, knighte, when his ladie came firste . x11
Itm paide towarde the helpe of Geneva this yere xiiij3
Itm paide for sendinge for Edwarde Wents
woman to Totnes . ... xxd

Widey Court Book. 125
1 S83-4. John White.
New stairs mentioned by the Cawse.
Fine for makyng of the price of pilcherds.
Drake pays £40 rent for the town mills, and 50
continues. Itm pd to hym [the paver] to take in a poore
boaye . . ... iiij8
Itm pd to two schollers the xjth of June . . iij9 iiij*1
Itm gewen to a scholler to bringe hym to
Oxenforde . . . . . vj9 viijd
Itm pd to John Humfries for carrienge of Lres to
S* Fraunces Drake . ... viijd
Itm pd to one to keep her childe on nighte . . xjd
Itm pd to Wilstreme for bringinge the water
above grounde to the Conditt . . . v8
Itm pd owt this yeare in sondrie worke, as in
fortefyeinge, buyldinge, entrenchinge, and
other munytyons boughte for the fortification
of St. Nicholas Island ij° lxxix11 xiiij9 iiij*1 ob
1584-5. John Trelawny1.
Itm rec for a trespace done at the Southside, &
for playing at booles . ... iij3 vjd
3j. paid to three men out of Turkey bound for London.
Itm paide to a man to goe to London w*h Lres
to S* Frauncis Drake and M* Hele touchinge
o* Burgesses for the Parliamente . . xxiiij8
Itm paide for a supper for the Justices when they
came to veiwe the course for bringinge the
water vnto the towne . ... xxxij3
Itm paide for victualls wine beare and other
pvision carried from hence vppon the downe v9 vjd
Itm paide for the hire of three horses att that
tyme . . ij9 vjd
Itm paid to a poore man to shewe them the waye xijd
Itm paide to Sprie the painter for ridinge to
mevie aboute the water ... v8
Itm paide for his horse hire then . . . xijd
26j. 8d. spent in a dinner on Capt. Williams and
Hunning and others for helping in the suit of the Island.
Itm. paied for convaienge of the water over the
Southeside Kaye thatt rennes from M*
Sperkes newe streate . ... iiij8

126 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Itm paide for m* Carewes diett when he rode
aboute the water . . ij8 viijd
Itm paide to mr Hele for his helpe att London
for furtherenge of o* sute for bringinge in of
the water as by his bill apperethe . . ix11 j8 vjd
Itm paide to M* Christopher Harris for the helpe
aboute the water as by his Bille appearethe xvij1' vj8
A new street paved leading toward the new key.
Itm paide to the goodwife Bulle for amendinge
the windowes of the Guildhall . . . viijd
White's cup mended by Peter Anthony. It often came
to repair.
M* Hawkins had £4 and Martin White £8 1 ij. Ad., for
' S* waiter Rawleghes diett,' while the Mayor had £5 for
the dyett of Drake and 'my ladye and othere justices.'
Sir John Gilbert also entertained.
Itm paide to George Baron for his paines and
charge in sollicitinge the Cawse for the
Bringinge home of the water to the Towne
w°h is enacted spendinge xxviij daies . . viij11
Itm paide more for drawinge of the Acte maneye
tymes writen . ... iij'1
Itm paid to Sprie the painter for makinge of a
plott of the Towne and parrishe w*h a
Bowrder Carried to the Counsell . . x8
Item for amendinge of the fflagge & auncient . xviijd
£117 17J. spent on the Island.
More to hym [the Receiver] xxvj11 for money disbursed
by hym this yere to S* Frauncs Drake knyght for the
townes adventure w*h hym in this viage.
1585-6. Humfrie Fownes.
One Glanville of Tavistock fined 20J. for buying and
selling in the town, not being free.
Itm rec for ou* stipende for o* Island at o* ladie
daie 1586 .
George Starrlinge had 40J. for his clerkship and £4 for
' plaienge vppon the waites.'
Itm pd for wyne gewen to the prince of Cundie v8 xd
A watch house built on the Hoe.
A ' fleete of Scotte came in.'
Corbyn the drummer had 2j. a day ; and twelve men 4-f.
to wear the armour on May day.
Sprie had 8d. for painting shooting marks.

Widey Court Book. 127
Itm pd for the hire of a bote wch was sente to
Cawson the xxviijth of Auguste to knowe
what the shippe was there . . . ij8
3j. subsequently paid to John Traunton and six others
for rowinge out into the sounde the last of September
to see the fleet of shippes.
A ship stayed in the Sound by S* John Gilbarts order.
Itm pd for a spille for the compasse . . . iij*1
Itm pd to the drume* to call the prince of Cundies
company aborde . ... xviijd
Itm pd for Fishe for the Laborers wch made
ditches the xxth of June . . . xixd
5j. for a sermon to bandiche the preacher.
Itm pd for victualls for the Bote w"h was sente
over into Brittaine for the discoverie of the
Spannishe Fleete . . . xxv8 jd ob
Gill the curate had ioj. for his relief in his last sickness,
by consent of certain of the masters and at the request
of Hele.
Steps taken against those who made pilchards in
Cawshambaye. 1586-7. George Baron.
Itm rec of S* Fra Drake knight for the Townes
advent* . . . . xviij11 xv9
Many entries of payments for fortifications.
Itm to wm Salter & others for Carrieng of one
weh killed a man vppon Catte Downe &
others arrested by S* Frauncis Drake & sent
to the gayle . . . xxxiiij8 iiijd
Itm pd to nicholas Lane for Carrienge of a letter
to m* Edgcombe vppon reporte of the
Spannishe fleete to be on ye coste . . yjd
2J. paid to the boatmen that went to discover a fleet.
Itm pd to certaine Laborers working at the Diche
sente thither when the Brut was of yc
Spanniards . ... viij8 xjd
Work done on the Custom house.
1587-8. Anthony Goddard.
Itm for Conveyinge to Stonehouse of the dombe
man that was made to speake . . . ijd
Rogues and vagabonds were commonly sent off to
Compton or Stonehouse ; occasionally to Stoke ; and

128 Plymouth Municipal Records.
this year Stephen Kaye had id. for leading 'the man
that would not speake ' ; and Thomas Babbe 3d. for
conveying banished folk out of the town.
Twyne to bind 7 men that borded a garnesey
man in Plyihme . . . . ivd
Itm pd to Edwarde Fentwill for carryenge a
Confession vnto S* Walter Rawley weh was
taken of one arryved out of spaigne . . ij9 viij*1
Itm pd to M* Ric Hawkins for a Silver Cuppe
w°h was geiven to the Lo. Warden [Sir W.
Ralegh] . . . . . . xij"
Itm for fishinge [fetching] the Smythes Synder . ijd
There is another entry for carrying ' Synder.'
Itm pd for iiij11 of powder spente at the cominge
in of S* Fraunces Drake . . . iiij9 vjd
Fish market removed.
Many entries of defensive works; four demy culverins
and three sakers bought of Richard Hawkins ; and work
done on the dikes in April.
Itm pd to Robte Scarlette for goinge oute to
discover the Spaynish Fleet . . . vj9
Itm pd for a horse hire to drawe the Carte when
the Irish woman was Carted . . . iiijd
There were frequent carting entries, and on this occasion
the cart had to be ' amended.'
Itm pd to John Gibbons and Henry Woode for
watchinge at Rame hedde iiij daies when the
Spaynyerds were vppon the Coaste . . x9
Itm pd to Phillipp Boyes in Consideracon of
certayne" Treasure Troue . . . xx11
1588-9. John Geare.
Drake and Norris bought of the town callivers, muskets,
and pikes from the Island.
George West named as town Gunner, and Gill and
Knight as curates. The Mayor's allowance now £30.
Itm paied to Ballemay & his fellows for whipping
of women about the Towne . . . xijd
Item paied to Edward Hill for rowing up to
Howe to adurtise the Lo: Chamberlen of the
Spaniard that Cam into Bigberie Baie . . ij9
Item paied to Ballemay for Carieng of a fackebon
to the Tithingman of Compton . . iiijd

Widey Court Book. 129
A lame person and a 'hore' also carried thither, and one
Syme to be whipped.
Two hogsheads of beer with bread were given to the
poor at the Market Cross ; and a shilling given to ' one
that gathered for the hospitall house of bristall.'
Item paied to George Sterling for riding to M*
Champnon of Modberie w*h Sir Fraunces
Drake his Ire for staieng of the monies wch
hath bin gathered of Armenton hondred for
fitting out of the Shippe . . . xviiid
6d. given to St. Lawrence hospital, Bodmin ; and 6d. to
Plympton ; these were leper houses.
Sick Soldiers quartered in Vincent Scoble's barn.
Item to Ballemaie for whipping a Qeane . . ijd
Item paied for thongs to make whipps . . jd
Item for sending of Sir Frauncs Drakes warranto
to Plympton and to Millbrook & for wache
& ward for staieng of marine*s and souldie*9 vjd
Item to Creasse for setting vp of the freedom
stone at lipson in M* Barons ground, and for
hewing of S4 Androe cross in the stone
goeing to Stonehowse . . . xd
£4 i8j. paid M* Harris for Drake and Norris and other
gentlemen dining with the Mayor.
u. to a man of Ashwater whose house had been burnt.
ioj. to Sprie for a plott of the towne.
3d. to John Gybbons for 'frankencense,' apparently used
in the prison.
Spaniards carried to Plymstock by Ballemaie.
Itm to a Boie for Rynging of a Bason before
them [i.e., that were ' carted.'] . . . ijd
Letters written to the Justices for ' monei w°h we should
receave for fetting out of a Shipp against the Spaniards.'
Item for fyve yardes of frize geaven to the blind
Cornish for a gowne . . . . v9 xd
Item to a bagg pipe plaier for goeing about the
freedom . . ... xijd
Item to John Jope bestowed vpon the shipp
and the Pynnace that Srved vnder the Lo :
Admirall . . ... iiij11
Carpet for the table in the Guildhall . . xxiiij9
14/i. paid for making frize jerkin and breeches for davie
Bryant, the cloth costing 5j. 6d.

130 Plymouth Municipal Records.
1589-90. Thomas Payne.
Saunders mentioned as preacher, and Mynterne minister.
Itm pd to Cyceley Pennye for shrowding ij
women . . ... xijd
Barnacote had 2J. for burying them.
Itm pd to ye bell Cryer y* none shoulde goe to
Stonehowsse & for whippinge of six hoares . viijd
A letter sent to the Earl of Bath for a garrison.
6j. paid to Mynterne 'for a benevolence graunted for
Geneva of the Clergie for this pishe.'
Itm pd for ij boates to Carie m* harrys & others
to howe stert for vewinge the Grounde for a
forte . . ij8
£5 for a supper for Drake and his lady and other
Justices. Mr. Edmonds and Mr. Page had I2d. each for a horse to
ride to Buckland.
Itm pd for Charges of spanyardes brought in by
the Rawe Bucke & Gallion dudeley for theire
dyett & sendinge theym to exeter & for
theire guyde . ... xxiiij8
Itm pd for a staffe to [take] the levell of the
water & for mendinge the hedde, being
broken & for ledde . ... vjd
Itm pd for hire of a horse to buckeland for
Rattenburye about ye water . . . xijd
Itm pd to Thomas Burden for ij horses hire, to
mevye for vewe of the water . . . xxd
Itm pd att the Church howsse of Mevye for wine
& milke . . ij8 yjd
Ten freedom stones with the castle 'graven in vj of
theym for the Milpoole.'
Dinners at Wm hobbes and m* Spearckes 'for S'
Frauncs Drake & iij Justices att the eatinge of a bucke
and a doe.'
Itm pd Peter Vosper to goe to Buckeland to
knowe when the Judges did Come . . xijd
Itm pd for a horse for henrye Ellys to ride to
meet the judges . ... xijd
Itm pd for a Clocke burnt of one of exeter y* died
of ye plauge . . . . v9
Itm pd Robart lampen for Plnnynge & vewinge
the grounde for the water Course from mevie
for vj dayes . . . . . x8

Widey Court Book. 131
Itm pd haywoode for vj dayes & newe writinge
the vewe iiij0* tymes . ... viij8 vjd
Itm pd nicholas Jeane for iiij0* dayes . . iij8
Itm for theire dyett . ... viij8 vjd
£115 13J. nd. spent on St. Nicholas Island.
The accounts of the year left the town indebted to the
receiver £69 17J., besides 40J. paid to M* Mynterne, of
which the churchwardens ought to pay half, and ' more to
deducte owte of this Charge, for monye by m* Blitheman
rec of Richard hawkins in parte of paimnt of l11 given
towards the bringinge in of the water w°h xv11 the towne
standeth indebted to the water . . . xv11
1590—91 Willy am Browne.
Itm rec of m* Thos Myddelton to be imployed
for Certayne godly vses . . . xx11
Itm rec of Ric Hawkins gentleman and James
Bagge for theire fyne comynge tarde on S'
lamberts daye . ... vj8 viijd
Lady Drake came several times; and Sir John Hawkins
and others had a £3 supper.
Itm to Sallamon and his man for plaunchinge of
the m'kett howsse . ... xvj8 viijd
Itm paied for provision when the mystresses
Rade first to vewe the water Course . iij11 x8 viijd
Various messengers sent to Sir F. Drake ; some specified
as ' about the pilchards,' which brought several justices to
the town.
Itm for the hyer of a horse for a Trumpeter to
Ryde in compayng to the Riu* . . xijd
Itm pd to 4 trumpetore thatt were att the leate by
M* Maiors comaundemt ... v*
Itm pd for horses for theym . . . iij8
Itm to a messeng that was sente to S* Frauncs
Drake . . ... xijd
Itm to a messenger sent to m* harrys
Itm for hyer of two horses to Carry provision to
the leate . . ...
Itm for bredd carryed to the leate .
Itm p to m* whitakers for wyne to Carry to the
leate . . ...
Itm for other pvison sente the same tyme .
Itm to Henry Ellys for 8 dozen of bredd spente
at the S*vaye of the water . . . vij

Xljd

ij8
vij8
xl8 vjd
xj8 ixd

132 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Itm to John Hoop to Carry owte plahcke to
make the bridge att Mawdlyn . . . iiijd
Itm pd to woorckemen to make the bridge . . iiij8
Beam and plank cost 7J. 6d.
Itm given to Robert lampyn in reward at the
bringinge in of the leate . ij8 vjd
Itm pd for x pounds wayghte of powder thatt was
spente att the bringinge in of the Riu* . xvj8 viijd
Itm to John Rewbye for a dynner att the
bringinge in of the Ryu* . . . xvj8
Itm to the gunn's thatt daye . . . xvjd
Itm more spent vppontheym then . . . iij8 iiijd
[All these entries are before those of May-day.]
Itm to Willyam Stockam servaio* of the woorck-
men of the leate in rewarde . . . xij8
Itm to the pson of Meavye in Clothe asmuche as
cost . . Ij3
Itm to John Stevane one other S*vaio* of the
same woorcke . ... xiiij8
Itm given to the old Celye in rewarde for diu's
Courtesies and travailes in the townes busynes v11
Itm for wyne when Moore the Plumer was here . iij"
Itm given to Moore the Plumer toward his charge
cominge hither . v8
Itm gave to a Plumer that came from Totnes
in reward . . . . . v8
Itm pd to one that all his stufe was Burned for
avoidinge the sickness . . . xs
Itm paied over and above the Charges in this
accompte before mentyoned wch amountethe
to xvj11 xvij8 ijd for and in bringinge in of the
leate and beside = the monye given to S*
Frauncs Drake the some of, as by a bill of
pticulers appeared, the some of . xlvij11 viij8 vijd
Itm paied for leade for to Convaye the water wch
is in waight 99° f 16 att viij11 the tonne xxxix11 xv8 ijd
Itm paied toward the Plumers labor . . xv11
Itm pd to m* Founes w°h he disboursed to suche
as theire howsses were shutt vppe of the
Plague . . . . . v11 xix8
Itm given, to the ij lampyns in reward touchinge
theire paines taken aboute the leate . xxvj8 viijd
Itm pd to m* Founes toward the Charge of suche
as were kepte in for avoidinge of sicknes . v'.xix9

Widey Court Book. 133
Itm given to Robert lampyn and his brother in
reward for their paines aboute the water
[entered twice] . . . xxvj8 viijd
Itm pd to Willyam Rogett for kepinge a post
horse . . ... xx3
Itm pd to Peter Anthonye for Certaine silver
wrought for the towne . . . xxiiij8
Itm paied to m* heles man for wrytinge oute of
the articles of agreement betwene the towne
and S* Frauncs Drake . . . vj9 viijd
Itm paied to Peter Sylvester for a tonne of wyne
wch was given to the Judges for theire paines
and helpe touchinge the water Course . . xx1?
Peter Silvester went to London and paid £3 6j. 8d.
to Francis Howe to allow the payment of the Island
stipend. 1 59 1-2. James Bagge.
Itm rec of Willyam Browne for.y* w° he was sett
to paie toward the bringinge of the water v11
and for monyes that he receaved of the
water monye more then he hath accompted
for all amounting to . . . xxv11 iij8 xjd
Itm rec of Diu*s pursons toward the charges of
bringinge in of the water over and aboue
thatt w°h hathe byn paied owte to diu*s
psons vppon soundrie reckninge wc ought to
be paied whereof mentyon is maide in a
bill of the pticulars thereof . . . iiij1 xviij8
ioj. paid for the ' pygge dryvers ' wage.
Itm pd fower men to watche the townes end for
to stay the people of the infected places . xvjd
Itm pd Venicombe to open a Cheste . . xijd
Thomas the tithing man of Compton, John Wyllyams
the plumber, Peter the post, Russell the post, and
Christopher the taylor named.
Sixe days pay to two men that served the paver
[i.e. labourers] . ... iiij8 iiij*1
The 'plumpe' in Hawe Lane frequently mentioned year
by year and kept in repair by contract.
Itm pd Rychard Willyams a man whypt and sent
away . . ij9 vjd
Itm pd m* Edward the surgion for dressing a
psoner . . ij8 vjd

134 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Itm pd for a man that did attende m* Addams
[Adams had to do with fortifications] . . ij8 viijd
Itm pd Lampen to take the levell of the grounde
w'h m* Adams . . . . ij8
Itm pd the Fletcher to fetch the psone of Meavye ij8
Itm pd Richard Sellye to Carrye M* Adams to
M* Carewe . . ... iiij3 vjd
Itm pd Sprye the paynter for a plott of the Kayes iiij3
Afterwards he had ioj. for a like plott and 6d. for a
ruler. Itm pd for mesuringe the grounde . . . xvjd
Itm pd Mathewe Starkey's wyfe for selleradge of
the pypes of lead from the 17th of Septem
ber to the 16th of September 1592 -at 8d.
p weicke .... xxxiij8 iiij*1
Itm pd for two lynes for M* Addams . . xd
Itm pd for makinge of the brydge by the mylles
& other worke . ... viij8
John Trouse and his company named.
Edward Cholwich, the town attorney, paid for a suit
between Mr Elliotte and the town.
Itm pd Sprye the paynter for a patten for
measuringe the towne . . . xv9
Itm pd in guyft to m* Addams . . . x1'
Itm pd for him and a man there dyett & othere
ten dayes . . ... Is
Itm pd for m* Champnowne his man and a boie
for 4 daies to conferre w*h M* Addams & to
wryte his letters to the Courte with m*
Receaver . . . . xxvj9 viijd
Itm pd m* Addams and two men that came out
of Cornewall with hym . . . xxx8
Itm pd m* Addams and his man when he came
agayne from London . . . xv"
Itm pd for a dynn* to S* Fraunce Drake at his
Comynge from London and his ladye and
other gentlemen and others of the towne . iiij11
It pd for bringinge M* Addams letter from
London . . vjd
Itm pd for a dynner, expectinge S* Robert Cessell
Comynge w°h came not, but my ladye Drake.
M* Harries M* Stroude and some of the M*9
of the towne . ... iiij11

Widey Court Book. 135
20j. was paid at the eating of the venison ; and a £3
supper given to S* Walter and his company and others.
Itm pd to m* Spearcke maior for the charge of
Carriadge of thewater a Cocke syde . xiij1' vj8 viijd
Itm paied to S* Frauncs Drake, kneight, towarde
the bringinge in of the water w°h the
Receavor allowed him in his rente dewe for
the milles for one yere att Michaelmas, 1592 xxx"
1592-3. John Martyn.
Willyam Kympe paid £40 for farm of the vicarage,
and George Baron £10 for rent of the vicarage house.
William Sarman fined 6j. for bringing corrupt mutton to
market. Itm rec of Peter Siluester for water money xxx8
of M* Kympe for the like xv9 . . xlvs
Itm rec of a ducheman for a fyne for a hains
offence by hym and his compayny done . ccc11
Itm pd for buyldinge of three Cundytts and
bringinge of the water to the Guyldhalle
in ledd . . . . cxlix11 vjd
ij. 6d. given to a Frenchman of Brest that lost his ship.
Itm pd a sporte maker on the Coronocan daye . vs
4?. to Hill the fisherman for going out in his boat 'when
speaches was that the Spaynyards were come.'
The ' pattayne of the forte ' sent to London.
4j. 4d. spent in wyne when Drake and the masters went
to view the tin work.
2j. 6d. for a sermon to M* Fountayne preacher.
Itm pd to Platter of Bucklande for casting the
hawe bell 225 pounde at 2d. p pounde and
19 pounde of mettell at 6d. p pounde . . xlvij8
Itm paied a woman mysused by the boyes of her
appells and baskett on saynt mathewes daye vjd
u. paid for two days loan of a pitch pot ; and 40J. for a
copy of Saltash Charter.
Itm paied to S* Frauncs Drake kneyght in full
paiment of the ccc11 thatt the Maio* and
Coaltye were to paye hym for bringinge in of
the Riu* and p*chas of the land ou* w°h the
same is broughte, whiche is allowed owte of
the mille rent w°h was payable this yere xx ij11 xvj3 viij*1

136 Plymouth Municipal Records.
1593-4. William Downeman.
Itm rec of S* Frauncs Drake kneight for rent of
the Towne Milles and towe Closes of land
this yere . . . xxxiiijh iiij9 mju
Payton succeeded Edmonds as 'customer.'
John Baggtor fined 6j. 8d. for selling by false weight.
Thomas Ford paid £5 to be dismissed of the twelve.
Myntrell mentioned as both preacher and minister, and
5j. paid to Tanner as a preacher.
Itm pd for buryenge a neger on Catt downe . vjd
' The Bulworke at Fishernosse ' mentioned.
Itm pd for wyne frute and Cake on St. Mathewe's
daye & for the boyes spoyle in the m*kett xviij8 vijd
Conduit made at Southside, the lead pipe bought of
John Welles of Exon. Wine to the ' Stonehowsemen ' on
May day; 114 pounds of powder spent on Midsummer
night ; 9J. paid Spry for two platts, ' one for my L. of
Bath & the other for m* Sparke.'
Itm pd Christofer Taylor for buyldinge the watch
howsse at the becone vppon the West hawe . x11
1594-5. John Golson.
William Marwood 'Customer.'
Itm rec of a Flemynge to whom the Islelonde
made a shootte . ... xij3
£6 for a fine of linen cloth of nicholas Glanville of
Taustock, bought in the borough by his man of a Burton,
seized by the Town as foreign bought and sold.
Itm rec for a fyne of one that wilfullye kylled
Joseph Gubbes, his pigge, in the streate . x"
£26 received as Town Custom of the prize goods
brought from Brazil by Fenner's and Goddard's ships.
£44 6j. 8d. subscribed to defend the causes in lawe and
secure the guard of the fort to the town.
£159 4J. iod. collected towards the bells by Peter
Anthony and Wm Neyle. They were cast in a furnace
built in the town, and cost £293 12J. 4d. Drake and
Hawkins gave a broken piece of brass ordnance.
Capt. Parker gave a piece of ordnance to the town.
'Two yonge gentelmen' apparelled whose father was
slayne in her mats seruice in Brittayn.
A dispute with Mr. Strode about the Lambhay, where
the town had a kiln or kilns.

Widey Court Book. 137
Itm p for hue & Crie made after S* Fraunces
drakes musitions . . ij8 vjd
Itm pd for passinge awaye of a molato w°h laye
about the streate . . . . vjd
1595-6. John Batten.
Upham received £10 as preacher ; Myntrell disappears ;
Irish beams taken to the Church.
£8 paid to John Burdon for bringing the water to the
old Conduit.
6j. 8d. to Spry for a ' plott of the forte and of the hawe.'
A gibbet erected in Market St.
Itm given to a poore woman w°h had byn carted vjd
Itm pd for caryenge her awaye . . . iiij*1
Itm pd twoe boyes that carryed the basons then . ijd
Itm pd a foteman sent to Saltayshe for oysters
for my lord Admirall . . . vjd
Itm pd John Trounce for mendinge of the leate . ij3
A felon sent to gaol who stole the Earl of Essex's plate.
A tun of wyne given the Earl of Essex and the Lord
Admirall £24.
Itm pd Wm Berrie towards the hurt done to his
housse by meanes of the barracathes there . vj"
A bridge barrel sent to London 'found att Caushame
baye & left there by the Spaynyards.'
Capt. Parker's ship set out at the town charges.
The hawe lane made clean by two men at the return of
the fleet from Cales.
u. paid to a boy that brought news of Spanish pinnaces.
Six men by the mayor's command 'attended' on mistress
Prickett, when she was carted.
Several entries of money spent on sick soldiers and of
the expense of burying dead ones.
1596-7. Thomas Reynoldson.
Goods of an outlaw seized by the town.
Itm rec of m* Fownes for monies gayned vppon
sale of Corne this yere . . . cl11
Itm to John drummer for warninge all the In-
habitaunts to be in aredynes w*h theire armor vjd
Two other entries of same sort, one warning 'the Townes
men to muster on the hawe.'
The town, aided by the country, set forth a ship 'in
Cales acton.'

138 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Itm pd Thomas Edwardes for prohibitinge the
Townes men from Carrienge of fier by neight ijd
Itm pd for Carrienge a lame man on a barrow to
Compton Tithinge . ... xijd
Letter carried to ' Stonehowsse and Saltaishe about the
pressinge of marryners.'
Itm pd for 4 pounde of powder to shoutte of the
peices in the Churche yearde . . . iiij"
Itm pd for 18 pound of powder that charged
the 4 peices of ordynance in the Castell at
the landinge of Earle of Essex . . . xviij8
Vincent warned the Tithingman at Stocke to receive
'a lame & impotent man.'
Itm pd Thomas Edwards & Vinsent for killnge
of a dogge in the Towne by m* maior's order xij8 viijd
John the drumer again warned the Townes men to make
ready their armour and the captaines and soldiers to repair
unto the Castle.
Edwards carried a woman distracted of her wits to
Plymstocke.Itm pd him [Edwards] for callinge w'h his bell all
saylors before the presse master . . iij*1
£8 4J. paid to Sir Ferdinando Gorges Clark for the use
of his master for sixe soldiers at the island 7th Nov. to
1 8th Dec, 41 days at 8d. a day per man.
Letters from the ' Privy Counsell ' sent to the Vice
Admiral and Leutent of Cornwall.
Itm pd him [Christopher Taylor] for midsomer
quarter for settinge of the watch and for
keeping Cleane of furnture and for his
paynes about the Barrachathes . iij11 vj8 viij*1
Itm pd S* Fardinando Gorgs kneight for three
quarters of a yeres Annytye ended att the
feast of St. Mychaell Tharchangell . . xxiju x9
Hele made an agreement between Saltash and Ply
mouth, and had £14 in lieu of two hogsheads of wine.
John Cooper warned the Townsmen to hang out
' Candells and lanterns.'
Itm pd for erectinge of the barracathes and for
other Chargs layed out aboute the same clxxijb vjs ijd
Itm pd for makinge the Gallerie in the Northe
side of the Churche . . . xliij1' xv8 vjd

Widey Court Book. 139
1597-8. Robert Trelawnie.
Walter Mathewe and Richard Kynge fined 4J. for 'being
absente when the Jurye wente aboute [the bounds], they
being sworen of the same.'
£10 received of certain constables ' towardes the Chardge
of settinge fourthe ofye Shippe at Cales viledge.'
£132 6j. 8d. paid by Edmond Dockett, gent., 'to
redeeme his goodes w°h he hadd forfeited beinge indited
of man slaughter in killing of one John Wilson.
Itm rec of diu*s psons vppon a Collection towards
the charge of the defending of S* Fardinando
Gorges . . . lxxxxviij'1 ij8 vjd
Itm pd to Vyncent dyer for his wage for one
whole yere for keepinge the beggers and
wandringe parsones out of ye towne . xxvj3 viijd
Itm pd Ballamie to make clene the angell . . vjd
4d. paid for burying two Spaniards.
Itm pd the Belman to Cause all those y* hadd
owinge vnto theim anie thinge from the
souldyers to seeke for the same, they beinge
then deptinge . ... ijd
Itm pd for boate hire for Carryedge of ye magis
trates of the Towne to M*8 harris her funerall ixd
'An outrage was here,' Capt. Parker being kept in the
fforte, and the sergeant of the fort sent to Gaol.
Order for the ' m*yners of a shippe y* Came from
Barbarie to remayne a borde in regarde of theire sicknes.'
John hele said to be molested by Gorges when about
the town's business ; and Hazard named as a preacher.
Itm pd to S* Robte Cecyll for his yerely annytie
[as Lord High Steward] or fee given him
from the Towne during his life . . x11
Itm pd towards m* Sparcke, m* Baron, and m*
Parker's Charges at ye Courte aboute the
Townes busynes more than was collected :
viz., to m* Sparcke, £13 8j. ; to m* Baron,
£48 ; to m* Parker, £46 . . cxxxvij11 viij8
Itm pd for brynginge the water in pipes at the
Foxehole, and for makyng a Cundytt there . xlviij11
Capt. Parker was paied £23 ' for his shippe y* serued for
the towne in the Cales acton,' and another £10. Bagge
also spent £82 on the ship, and Battersby £9.

140 Plymouth Municipal Records.
1598-9. Walter Mathewe.
' S* Rychard ' [Champernowne] was to pay the town for
54J. paid out ' for bordes to sett fourthe S* Champnownes
Barracathes on Hoe Stert'; i.e., Mount Batten. £12
iij. iod. collected in Vintry Ward by rate 'touchinge
fortificacon of this Towne vppon approche of the enmie
this last yere.'
Itm rec of Capt Cooper for digginge a docke by
Smarts Kaie . . . . x8
20J. received of ' Kinges Chirurgione for his Cheste '
forfeited for a manslaughter ; he was fetched by hue
and cry.
Itm pd for carryenge a Ire to M* Maynerde of
Tauestocke and for his paines in cominge
hether aboute S* Free Drakes last will and
Testam* . . ... viij8
Sinbarde, a preacher, had 13J. 4d. for six sermons; and
there was also a preacher named Baxtor ; while an old
Cornish preacher had 5j.
Various entries of amending the leat and making the
leat by the middle mill, also ' ridding ' the leat.
Itm pd for cutting downe ofthe Furses & brembells
vpon the diches of ye west hawe . . xviijd
Itm pd Mathewe Boye for Chargs in makinge
and seekinge the Annytie given to the Town
by S* John Hawkins kneight deceased . . iiij11 xvs.
1 599-1600. Walter Mathew.
Total receipts, £361 19J., chiefly made up as follows:
In hand, £36 15J. $d. ; keys and tonnage, £8; rollage
and package,. £24 ; landleave and town custom (from
strangers), £7 6s. 8d.; pinfold, 40J. ; ale and beer wayts
farm, £22; wine wayts, £10 (three paying); fines of
freemen, £8 9J. 2d. ; shambles, £37 ; mills, £34 4J. 4^. ;
rents, £39 13J. 9^.; freedom book, £4 i8j. 3d.; fines of
court, (£4 ioj. of unfree), £7 16s. 9d. ; rent of St. Budock,
£4; rent of the vicarage, £10; farm of vicarage (Kemp),
£40 ; measuring, i6j. ; rent of castle hake and fishing
within the cawse (nothing) ; £20 from Totnes (part of
£50 awarded thence towards the Cales ship) ; £20 for
right of the town to one Lucas's land ; Lord Mayor of
London's son fined £5 for escheat of hides ; and two
London freemen £10 on certain ginger. Payments,
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Itm pd M* Seriuent Hele for his Councell at the
first time aboute the Leate . . . xx8
Itm pd a man for watchinge of leighe the Taylor
beinge susspected with Venicombes wyeffe . iijd
Itm pd for London beere for my Lo Byshopp . iiijd
Itm pd for hallinge the duckinge stoole to ducke
the cookes wyeffe and James Coyts wyeffe . iiijd
Itm pd for Carryingea Ire to m* Thomas Drake . xijd
Tokens and towe papists carried to Gayle.
The water course altered by East Gate.
Notice given that no strangers should be taken in as
under tenants or servants without the Mayor's license.
20j. were paid to Hele for his council about the leat at
another time, and ioj. to M* Moore; while the Mayor and
the rest of the masters went to Oaston on the same
business, the boat costing 3J. 4d.
Itm pd Thomas Reanalson for charges in
rydinge to Shurboure to speak w*h S*
waiter Rawleight [Lord Warden of the
Stannaries] aboute the water Course . xxvij3 iiijd
Itm pd Robte Trelaine for a hodgeshead of
clarett wyne geven to M* Sient Hele . . Iv"
Itm pd M* Boyes for lawes causes for the
Towne as by his byll appeareth, touchinge
the leate . . . . xj11 ix8 vjd
40J. paid to John Anthonie that came to be town clerk.
1 600— 1. James Bickforde.
Thomas Drake is now renting the mills at £34 4J. 4^.
Itm receaued of Wm Neelde and Richard Jeoye
Collecto*8 of the Rents yerelie to be pd to
the Towne by suche as haue the water
brought and Converted into theire houses
into Cocks . . ... iiij11 ij8
[The first definite entry of water rents collected.]
Itm receaued for a Bason and ewer of siluer guilte
wayeing seuentie sixe ounces att vj8 viijd p
ounce w°h M* Stallenge brought hether from
london as a Remeaner of ex11 w°h he hadd
allowed him from the Towne towards the
Charge of the imposte of pilchards and wch
Bason was sold to m* Paine, amounting to
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Itm pd for half a hogshed of Clarett wyne giuen
to m* Moore of Tauistocke for his kindnes
and paines touching o* water Course . . xl8
20J. to Hele for counsell touching the water.
Itm pd Fredricke Chirurgion for ripping of Jon
drumm* . . ij8
ioj. paid for a 'greate bote' to take the whole corpora
tion to the Lord warden [Ralegh] at Radford.
Itm pd for calling in the Popes pdons and for
making a fier to burne them . . . vd
Much work done on the Castle and Island, there being
rumours of Spaniards.
Itm pd the widdowe Penwarden towards her
husbands Chargs he being arrested and sentt
att Trematon att the suite of the Maio* of
Saltaishe . . ij8
[This was a dispute about the measuring of salt.]
The Mayor had to disburse large sums in fitting out the
Queen's ship Tremountaine.
Luxton, the town clerk, paid money about 'following
the water.'
The new charter 'lately by his meanes and industrie
renewed purchassed' of Mathew Boyes for £170.
1 60 1 -2. William Can.
Itm rec of Nicholas Goodridge of Totnes
m'chaunte vppon an agreement made be
tween the Towne & him for an offence
Comitted by him thesaid nicholas in burn
ing of a Cheste in the Councell Chamber,
wherein were Contayned divers evidencs
and writings Concerninge the Towne . . c11
£10 found in the chest of Beaton John, who died in the
almshouse. A chapel in the fort mentioned.
N. Downeman fined £20 for not suffering the conduit
water to pass to the cock and Conduit on Southside.
John Battersbie fined £20 for striking John Harris with
his truncheon in Guildhall before the Mayor; and Harris
£6 13J. 4d. for misbehaving himself towards Battersbie as
captain of the watch.
Itm rec of Joseph Gubbes for an offence in
speaches on S* Lambarts daie at thelecton
of the newe maior . xs

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Itm rec for a peice of golde taken for an
escheate from Katherin Briant, widdowe,
beinge founde vnder the Southside Kaie,
and there hide by a Spaniard . . v11
Thomas Tooser named as town attorney.
Two Spanish books sent to the Lords of the Council.
Sick people lodged in the ' ploe milles ' ; and pressed
people kept in the Guildhall.
The fish market made against the Churchyard wall for
£18 19J. Ad.
New Key near Smart's pallaiss built at a cost of
£58 is. Sd.
On the ending of the controversy with Saltash the
two Mayors dined twice together at Stonehouse at a cost
of 26j.
Walter Mathewe and Thomas Sherwill rode to Exeter
about the schoolmaster.
M* Bagge was paid £32 as a burgess of the Parliament
for himself and man 64 days at ioj.
Spaniards kept in M* Hawkins's house.
1602-3. William Neele.
£4 i8j. paid for water rent; and ioj. for rent of the
pool by the East Gate ; while £22 6j. iod. was collected
towards building a Conduit in Bilbury St.
26j. 8d. found about one Trefrie ' which hanged himself.'
5j. paid to Capt. Edwards for intelligence from Spain ;
ioj. to ' Wrambie and his wife to keepe them out of Towne.'
Two Papists apprehended by S* Richard Hawkins man.
Itm pd to a pore scholler beinge a Hungarian . v8
Itm for Cuttinge and settinge vp of the Kinges
& Townes armes in the new Cundyte v11 xj3 vjd
A large lead cistern provided to the Conduit without
the North Gate. Downemans Key mentioned. Expenses
on the vicaraige and in proclaiming the King.
Itm paid for 4 dayle bordes to stopp m* Manbies
dore . . ... iiij8
Itm paid for m* Drakes Comission as by the
pticulers appeareth . . . . v" viijd
Itm paid for a dynn* for m* Drakes Cofhissioners
when they were here about the water Course xl8
Itm paid m* Towne Clarke for writinge out a
Cppie of M* Drakes lease of the milles and
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Itm paid him for writinge a Copie of the deed of
p*chase of the Water Course in gchement
beinge two skynes of gchment . . . xviij8
Itm paid him for writinge of a paire of Indentures
w°h were for certaine houses given to the vse
of poore fatherless children by M* Walter
Mathewe . . v8
Upham the vicar died ; £ 1 1 5 j. paid Wallis his successor
for money laid out by him about his induction ; and
£6 13J. Ad. for salary from August 22 to September 29.
A key made at Martyns dore.
1603-4. James Mayne.
Itm received of Collectors towarde the new
buildinge of new Bridge . . iij11 vj8 viijd
Robert Sprie paid 40J. for making the water course in
the olde towne.
Itm paide to John Woulcombe towardes the
amendinge of new bridge which the leate
brake downe . . iij11 vj8 viijd
[Marginal note, ' This m* Drake must paye.']
Itm paide for a dynner for S* John Hele m*
Crymes and m* Drake when they were here
abowte the water Course . . . vu
Itm given to M* Walter Elforde his Freedome
and one hundred of dealebordes in regarde
of the inheritance of the weare heade of the
water that cometh hether to Plymouth, wher
the maior and his brethren do vsuallie ride
once a yere . . . iiij11 xiiij9
[Margin] This some of £4 14J. was repaid againe
in the an account following to the next Receuo* and
the bords are yet owing vnto M* Elford.
[These boards were probably left over after making the
launder by which the leat was originally carried along
'the mighty rocks' below Yannadon.]
£6 1 8 j. 8d. paid about the hanging of Peeke. Captains
Fall and Chambers sent to gaol.
M* Hitchings paid 32J. 6d. which was owed him by
Robert Morrishe 'who was hanged and the Town seased
on his goodes.'
The undersheriff paid not to return townsmen on juries.
£29 paid to R. Hawkins for 87 days in Parliament at
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1604-5. John Waddon.
Item rec of Wm Jerman & John Jope Butchers
for killinge of a Bull before he was bayten . v9
Itm pd to hym [Robert Sprie] for payntyng of
Byshipp Staffords Armes in the Castle . . vj3 viijd
Item pd for two sermons to two strange preachers xiij8 ijd
Item pd to the Ent*Iude players to departe the
Towne withoutt playing . . . ij3 vjd
[One of many entries of a similar cast (this about the
earliest) showing the growth of Puritan feeling. A few
years previously all strolling players were made welcome.
Still the Morice dancers and musicians were paid on
May-day.] Item pd to a woman for sarching the deed . . xijd
Item pd for an Ordynarie to Bentley vppon the
Comyssion betwene the Towne & S* Thomas
wyse . . ... xvij9 xd
Tynwork visited by Mayor and others.
Item geuen to m* Jackson when S* Richerd
Hawkins called the Townes Chre in ques
tion to haue the same confirmed . . iij1'
Item paid for Boats to settou* m* may* & others
on St. Mathewes day over the water att
Hingeston poynt according to the Auncyent
Custome for vewing of the Bounds & lymitts
of the Borroughe . ... xjd
M° that the Condet w*out the Eastgate by the Tree
was buylte at the pger Coste and Charge of m* Walter
Mathewe, then maior.
1605-6. ' Thomas Founes.
Item pd for a dynner for S* Thomas wise,
knight, and others wch came aboute the
water Course . ... xviij8
Item pd for the Gunners for shooting of the
Ordynance vppon the tryumphe for y" joyful
deliverance of ye King and State from the
Treason of Percie & others . . . ij9
Irish people sent away in M* Streng's ship.
5j. for horse hire for Thomas Love to ride to Exon
about the Virginia voyage.
School house enlarged by certain rooms.
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146 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Item pd to do : Steward for Councell vppon
Plantagenetts graunt . ... xxx3
Item pd to Robte Trelawney for three hoggesheds
of Clarett wyne geuen to S* Thomas wise,
kneight, for the soyle in the leate in his
Orcharde at Stoke Dam'ell through' w°h the
Towne water is Conveyed, and for his right
in the wast grounde & key by the Barbacan xiij11 x8
Thomas Sherwill searched in the Tower for the Town
Charter, and a copy was had.
John Gibbons served two warrants on the Tynworkers.
Sir Richard Hawkins brought a suit against the Mayor
which the town defended.
£794 8j. id. stated as the whole charge of ' buyldinge
the Guyldhalle & the fleshamell's w*hin this Borough and
for redeemying of Thomas Saunders & myles Saterfords
leases of the two houses by the Churchstile in ye mayoraltie
of m* James Bagg 1606.' The bulk of the money was
borrowed, some paid, and bills given for the rest, the last
to expire in 1612. John Martyn and Walter Mathewe
supplied the timber ; George Sheere the ironwork ; John
Burden was the plumber, Mychaell Bountie the glasyer,
while Pascoe Peppell sold lime.
1606-7. Joseph Gubbes.
Item pd for a gutter of ledd for conveying of
water into Philipp Cornellis his Curtlage . v8
Richard Roe paid for walling up the tree on the hill
without west gate.
Item pd for Ducking a woman and for a swifting
gardell & Cordes to make her fast . . ij8 vjd
Item pd for two hoggeshedds of Clarett wyne sent
to S* Thomas wyse kneight in full payment
of the Composition betweene hym and the
Towne for the soyle of his lande in the
water Course and his right in the grounde
& soyle of the Southside Key . . . viij11
1607-8. John Madocke.
Old Towne Gate and the water course into the Town by
the Town Mills amended.
Item pd to hym [John Burden] for amending the
same leddes [pipes] the laste greate froste,
beinge an extraordynarie charge . . xl3

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Item geuen to m* Walter Elford one hundered of
deale Boardes wch are deliu'ed and also his
freedome for y" absolute inheritance of the
hedd weare in the Ryver and the water leate
of the water of meawe als meavy that runeth
thorough his lande towardes Plymouth wch
Boards cost . . . iiij11 xiiij8
1608-9. Nicholas Sherwill.
Item to two men y( warded at ye Barbacan to see
y* no victualls were carried aboard ye Piratts
one day . . ... xvjd
Item pd for paper for ticketts the said yere for
Corne . . ... xijd
1609-10. John Waddon.
Leather forfeited as insufficiently dressed.
A rock dug away in Loo street.
Item geuen by m* mayo* and h|s bretheren to m*
Worth the schoolemaster in respecte of his
presente necessitie as a benevolence . . iiij11
Item pd for removing the front of Hughe
Cornishes house in the olde Towne . . iij8
Item pd for a dynner for divers gentlemen of the
Countrie wch came hether about a Composi
tion for the Corne markett . . . xl8
1 610- 1 1. John Clement.
The old corne market house mentioned.
Item pd for levying of the ground about the
Compasse . . ... xijd
1611-12. Robert Rawly ng.
Item rec of M* James Bagg for the morestone
pillers of the market Crosse . xl3
The walk under the Guildhall mentioned.
Item paid to a lame Captayne that had lres
pattente . , . . . . vj9
1612-13. Thomas Wolridge.
Inn -keepers and Tiplers fined for not entering into
recognizances — a frequent entry — and beer brewers for
selling beer at excessive prices.
Item pd for taking a boye out of his grave to his
bodie vewed . ... viijd
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161 3-14. John Bownde.
Paid to the Earl of Suffolk, Lord High Treasurer, for
his fee being High Steward £10.
1614-15. William Hill.
Two dollars taken from a Fleming as base silver & sold.
A new carpet of green broad cloth for the Guildhall and
new cushions.
Sir John Digby, Lord Ambassador for Spain, entertained
by the Mayor.
Paid to the King as a free gift according to letters
received from the Privy Council £106, of which £80 17s. 4d.
was subscribed by the inhabitants.
[The list which follows is at the end of the volume].
Here followeth the names of such as did contribute
towards the free guift to the Kinge by order of a Ire from
his maties priuy Counsell and the seu*all some by each of
them disbursed Anno RRg Jacobi Anglie 161 5 :
Inprimis John Clement Mayo* xl3; M* John Scobell xl8;
M* John Blighman xl3; M* John Martyn xxxij9; M*
Walter Mathew xl9 ; M* Robert Trelawney xl3 ; M* Thos
Sherwellxl8; M* Tho: Fownes xl3; M* John Battersby xl8;
M* John Waddon xl8 ; M* Abraham Colmer xl8 ; M* John
Fowell xxvj8 viijd; John Jope sen xx8; Thomas Reynardson
x8; Wm Neile xiij8iiijd; Nicho Blake xx8; Wm Cann xx8;
Rowland Breufforth xx8 ; Leonard Pomeroy xx9 ; Nicho:
Sherwill xx9 ; John Bownd xxs; Joseph Gubbes xx8;
Wm Predis x9 ; John Predis xvj3; Tho: Wolridg xx8;
Jo: Maddocke xx8 ; Wm Hill xx8 ; Richard Brendon xx9;
Tho: Ceelie xx8 ; Nicho: How xij8 ; Philip Andrew xij8 ;
M* George Barons xvs ; M* Wm Elford x3 ; Richard
Morehowsexij8; Tho:Glanfeildx8; Frederick Christian viij6
Hugh Maye vj8viijd; Jacob Stevinsv8; Michaell Marnen vj8
MoysesGoodyeerexij8; Fraunces Cocke x8; Ric Raddon v9
Oliver Webb v9 ; Edward Hoyell iiij3 ; Ric Paine ij9
Jo: Cause x9; Jo: Campe ij8 ; Ric Northeren ij9; Jo
Gaye vj9 ; Ambrose Bagtor v9 ; Edward Buckham vj8
Jo: Symons vj8; Hugh Langford j9 ; Robert Doble ij8
Geo: Johnson x9 ; John Paige x9 ; Henry Laurence x3
John Legg iij8 ; M* Bligh x8 ; Thomas Blackoler iij!
Adam Morgan ij3 ; Ric Lawrence v3 ; Humfrey Turner iiij
Nicho: Bickford iij8 iiij*1 ; Ric Streamer vj8; Robert
Sharpe vs; Geo: Burradg v8; Laurence Ryland v8; Jerom
Roch viij3; Jo: Harris x8; Tho: Carvell v8; William

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Hele x8 ; Richard Wilcocks v" ; John Elford v9 ; Phillipp
Cornellis v" ; Edward Palmer vs ; John Andrewes vj8 ;
Jo : Beard v8 ; Ro : Dewe v8 ; William Hawkins ij8 ; William
Sharpe v8; Erasmus Emyn vj8;' Richard Hamlyn v3
Robert Pollard v8; Edward Cocke x8; Fraunces Glover v8
Richard Everardv8; Nicho: Elliottvj9; Tho: Cramphornex9
Steven Trevill xij8; Ric Trevill xiij3 iiijd; Tho: Hawksland xs
Wm Bligh iiij3 ; Edward Deacon v" ; Humfry Thomas x8
Christopher Shorte iiij3; Ric: Gubbes vjs; Peter Johnson v8
Tho: Hall vj8; Tho: Moreton viij8; Ro: Bampfeild ij8
Ro: Humfry ij8; Peter Trennlin ij3 vjd ; Tho: Dibb ij8 vjd
Tho: Hardwell v8; Simon Triscott ijs; Wm Davies ijs
Wm Heynes ij9; Tho: Wolsdon ij8; Jo: Brooking vj8
Wm Cole v9 ; Jo: Munnyon iiijs; Jo: Davies Chirurgion x8
Richard Maior xj9 ; Christopher Pomery ij9 vjd ; John
Fryer ij9; John Ireland v8 ; Thomas Woode v3 ; Thomas
Burges v8; Edmond Lynes vj9 ; Jo Jope jn* x9; Michaell
Weekes ij3 ; Richard Woode ijs vjd ; Richard Goode ij9 vjd
Jo: Rogers sen* ij8; Ric Rawson iiij8; Michaell Pryer v8
Tho: Stockman v8; Henry Reede iij9; Jo: Jerman viij9
Nicholas Sheppard vj8; Henry Moone viij8; LukeCreedev8
Peter Webb viij8; Ric Derry iiij8; Peter Foote ij8 ; Jo
Moxey x8 ; Robert Sumpter xviijd ; Richard Nicholas xijd
John Wotton xijd; Ric Mattecott ij9; Jo: Reddicliffe ij8
Edward Collins xijd; Wm Pynce iij8; Peter Edgcombe vj9
Stephen Reede ij8 vjd ; Christopher Trewyn ij8 ; Reynald
Streamer viij3; Nicho: Colwell x8 ; Jo: Pyke xij3; Istaffe
Dockett ij8 ; Robert Stephens ij8 ; Digory Holman x
Walter Glubb v3 ; Henry Shere viij8 ; Nicho: Peirse iiij
Jo: Miller v8 ; Tho: Moore iij9; Jo: Bennett ij3 ; Ro
Humffry ijs; Tho: Hearnes (?) v8 ; Henricus Smarte ij3 vjd
Abraham Jennens xij8; Nicho: Opy gen x3; Ric Gayre vj8
Geo: Sheffeild v8 ; Wm Birch x3 ; Geo: Vaughan iiij8
James Newte xviijd ; Nicho: Tresane xviij8; William
Weekes iij8 ; Nicho: Harris xijd ; Jo: Shynne ij3 vjd ; James
Boulton xijd ; Wm Carkeete v8 ; Lewston Barnes v8 ; Geo
Dicks ij8 ; Jo: Fownes v8 ; Jo: Rowe v8 ; Tho: Follenge v8
Edward Bray v8 ; Eliz: Sheere vid ij3 ; Wm Goddard xijd
Edward Scoffin xijd.
Here followeth the names of such as did absolutely
refuse to contribute towards the free guift to the King
in the yeere of our lord 161 5 :
M* James Bagg ; M* Wm. Parker ; M* Jo: Trelawney
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seale; M* John Yard; Peter Silfester; Ro: Rawlyn hath
not paid because the kinge oweth him xx11 on a privy
seale ; James Bickford ; Jo: Oliver ; Nicho: Harrell ;
Ambrose Diggens ; Charles Crooke ; Walter Carkeete ;
Tho: Loue ; Tho: Bennett ; Frs Taylor ; Jo: Cotton ;
Frs Tawley ; Edward Childe ; Allex Sheere; Jo:
Rogers jn*; Samuel Berry; William Draper; Roger
Colwell ; Ric Hunte; John Smarte ; Ric Jeoy; William
Richards; Wm Moore ; Jo: Evans ; Jo: Tawley ; Michaell
Symons; Tho: Miller; Antho. Tallant ; Edw: Avery;
Peter Marten ; Pascan Rowe ; Jo: Gibbons.
1 61 5-1 6. Richard Brendon.
Goods found, owner not known, appropriated to Town
use. Robert Alden, recusant, sent to London on suspicion of
high treason.
1 61 6-1 7. Thomas Ceelie.
Itm Rec of M* Abraham Jennens for the Custome
of certaine figgs wch he bought of a Duchman
that rann awaie and left it vnpaide. The
rest is to be recou'ed of the Dutchman when
he shall be founde . ... xv8
Itm pd for guildinge kings armes and painetinge
the Guildhall . ... iij11 vija
Itm pd for drawinge of S* Frances Drakes picture
and other charges towarde that . . . Iij8
Itm pd for S* John Hawkins and S* John Heles
Armes and placing them in the Guildhall
windowes . . . . xxxiij8 vjd
The ' Prinse ' made a claim within the Cawse ; and
Thomas Sherwill searched the Rolls in London and took
counsel thereon.
Allowed M* Robert Trelawnye beinge Mayor
for entertayninge S* Walter Rawley and his
followers at his house w°h was done by a
grail consente . ... ix11
Sir John Duckhame, Chancellor of the Duchy, enter
tained, his followers being lodged in M* Johnson's house.
It allowed for a pownde of Tobacco w°h was
geven to S* John Duckhame . . . viij8
It paid the druiher for calling S* Walter Rau-
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1617-18. Nicholas Sherwill.
Entry of rent for 'fishinge w*hn Fishers nose over
agaynst the Beare's head,'
Itm rec of William Hawkyns for the rent of the
two Hawes . . ... xvij11
Itm pd for a small grate of wyre before the Armes
in the Guildhall . ... xiij9 xd
Itm pd for one hundred of dry virginea fish, and
a quarter of one hundred of Corr fish sent to
S* William Strode for his paynes in the
townes busynes . ... xxx3
Itm pd for amendinge of the Kinges Armes, and
for two newe armes the Princes and the
Dukes . . ... xxv8
£99 1 3 j. 3d. spent in defending the towne against the
Prince's claims.
161 8-1 9. John J ope.
Alexander Maynard and John Glanvill both town
counsel. Itm given by a free consent towards the buylding
of the stone bridge in Plympton Marsh xl8
[amount struck out]
Itm given to the Lady Elizabeths Players being
20tle persons, who had the Kings band for
playing aswell by night as by day . . iij'1 vj8
Mayor sued ineffectually in the Starre chamber by Peter
Grisling. William Mannourry indicted for high .treason 'for
clipping and washing of gold.' [This was the French
physician who is connected with the arrest and death
of Ralegh.]
1619-20. Phillipp Andrewe.
Rec for two old rapiers w°h sometymes did belong
vnto one Emilie and Harris, and w°h were
sold towards the defraying of their charges
in Sending them to the goale . . . vj8 viijd
Itm pd Peirs the Footpost for bringing of lres
from the Lords concerning the Plantacon in
the Newfoundland . ... xijd
Itm pd for taking downe the Gates of the Towne
and placing them in the Steeple and Castle
as by a note shewed at this accompt
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ij. to two poor men taken by the Turks.
£20 paid to Strode for his services in Parliament and
for 'assisting the Towne wmstanding the Patent for
packing and salting of fish and for other things.'
£5 spent in entertaining the followers of Sir Walter
Ashton, ambassador into Spain.
Itm allowed the sayd M* Mayor [Thomas Fownes']
for entertayning of Doctor Pridiaux Vice-
Chancellor of the Vniversitie of Oxford his
company and followers who lodged in his
house, wch sayd Doctor at the request of the
Towne hath been helpfull and beneficiall to
two poore schollers sent out of this towne . ixh
Itm allowed the forsayd M* Mayor for entertayning
thold Recorder [Sir W. Strode] and the
newe vpon the chaunge of the Recordershipp
and for entertayning Mr Glanvill nowe
Recorder at the time of passing the Advowson
and Assurance to M* Nicholls the Lecturer . iiij11
£10 paid William Neele of Dartmouth for his travell to
London with merchants of Exon and elsewhere ' about the
suppressing of the French and Spanish Companies of
London,' in which Dartmouth and Totnes likewise joined.
Thomas Sherwill also went to London in 161 3-14 against
the French Company and the unjust fees of the Customs
officers. He further aided John Scoble in procuring the
renewal of the Town Charter in the latter end of 1614
Altogether there seems to have been a general balancing
with Sherwill. The Plantation in the Newfoundland was
withstood. Thomas Rich town attorney.
1620-21. Thomas Crampporne.
Item given to S* Robert Mansell knight Generall
of his Mtles Fleet agaynst the Pyrats of
Algeir at his goeing to sea for a present two
fat sheepe two sugar loafes twelve capons
and six fat gennies . . . v11 ij8 ii Ij*1
Itm given to two heralds (vizt) S* George Rich
mond and Blewemantle wch came into the
Country to veiwe the armes and seales of all
Corporacotis and gentlemen for the fees for
themselues and their Clarkes . . iiju xvij9 iiij*1
£8 ioj. paid to Charles Kiddewe for his 'clayme in the
houses built by him onthe viccaridge neare the churchyard.'

Widey Court Book. 153
Itm pd M* John Savage of Exon for the dyalls
and Clocke Set vp in the Guildhall . . xxxij11
Setting up and materials cost £12 5j. $d. more.
162 1-2. William Birch.
A chain and whistle of silver taken from a Frenchman
sent to Gaol for killing a child of Ellis Eggbeares. A
Frenchman made to pay 20J. for breaking down the quay.
John Rattenbury as well as Rich a town attorney.
William Hele sent by the Mayor to the Privy Council
in Oct. and Nov., 1621, 'to she we cause w'h other port
Townes of the decay of trade and scarsity of mony in
this Kingdome.'
Itm pd for a bason and ewer of silver gilt cont
95 ounces 3 qrters at vj8 xd p ounce w'h xx8
given for ingraving a mapp of the Towne of
Plymouth in the said bason xxxiij11 xiiij8 iijd
and iij3 given to Robert Spry the Paynter
for drawing a plott of the said towne, wch
bason and ewer was by the towne bestowed
vpon John Glanvyll Esq Recorder of this
borroughe for his attendaunce at the last
Parliam1 being one of the Burgisses of this
borroughe . . . xxxiij11 xvij8 iijd
Labourers paid to bring 'the Quarts juggs cans and
other measures from the Tavernes and beerehouses to
the Guildhall ' — the unlawfull ones melted.
Timber drawn over the keys when ' my Lord Ambasador
came hither.'
1622-3. Rowland Breuffourlh.
1623-4. Richard Gayer.
24s. 6d. paid to M* Foster, one of the officers of the
Ordnance, for taking notice of the ordnance in the fort.
Itm pd for a small siluer seale wm the Townes
Armes for the siluer & making . . . vj8 ixd
Thomas Davies had 3J. 6d. for bringing news that the
Prince was passing the harbour, whereon the bells were
rung. Itm pd for Alixander Baker the Jesuit for charges
concernyng him . . . xiiij8 vijd
Itm pd to John Skinner goldsmyth for three new
Mases . . . . xix11 xv8 viij*1
More for Jronri for the same Mases . . . iiij8

154 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Payd by Mr Pomerey maior for a pte of the charge
disburst for the putting down of the Lyzard light wch
would have ben burdensom to all this cuntrie besydes
that w°h was collected pd by him to Ed: Cock to haue
discharged the xl9 for the fee farme dew to the King w°h
was apointed to be payd to the prince his officers butt
he pd itt to M* Gawen the prince his auditor. . . . For the
first iij11 xix8 iijd ; the second xliiij3 viijd.
1624-5. Moses Goodyeare.
£4 4s. received of one Covell of London ' who was
taken arrested and imprisoned vpon the statute of
Bankroupt for extraordinary watches and guards vpon
him.' Itm receiued in mony w°h remayned in two purses
in the deske w°h was taken from Duch
Pirats . . ... xiiij8 ijd
Petitions sent to the King against ' the Pirats of Sally,'
and orders from the Council to guard the coast against the
pirates. A company of ' Turks ' sent to Gaol.
Itm pd for new making the three small maces
and for silver added vnto them and for
gildinge . . . . ij1' xiij8 vjd
Town seal graved by John Bardsey 6j. 4d.
£150 given to the King on his coming to the town,
Sept. 15, 1625; £3 6s. 8d. for a purse to deliver it in;
£33 3 j. 4d. to the attendants; 6j. 8d. to make clean
20 ' helbarts ' for the King's guard.
Itm paid for boate hire to fetch Drake the Piratt
on shore . . ... xviijd
The castle repaired to make a prison for soldiers, and
part of it 'burnt by the negligence of the souldierrs'
costing £23 5j. 4d. There was a piece of ordnance at the
Barbican. Houses at Oreston and certain ships visited 'suspected
of the sicknes.'
Itm pd for clensinge of the sinks and other buy
lanes against the King's cominge to this
towne . . . . xxij8 iiij*1
The Recorder's scarlet gown trimmed against the King's
coming. The Receiver allowed 3J. 4^. ' for soe much he could not
receive of S* Ferdinando Gorges kt towards the Lizard
light.'

Widey Court Book. 155
Itm for making of a house wm deale boards att
Lipson in M* Roberto Trelawnyes grounde
for sicke folkes, wherein there bee one
hundred and eight cheife deales besides
others and other charges as by the pticulers
appeareth . . . . ix11 ix3 xd
[Crossed out }
[Marginal note] ' This some of ix" ix8 xd is to be charged
to the Accompt for the Pest houses.'
Itm pd for settinge vp of boardes to make a
lynney on the Southside Key . . xxxiij8 ijd
Itm pd for making of three houses on husteart
wherein there is three hundred and three
Quarters of Deale boards w*h sparrs and
other charges as by the pticulers appeareth .
xxvj11 xii8 ixd
Itm pd for making of a jibbett on the howe . xxj8 jd
[Note] ' To craue allowance of the Kinge for all theise.'
1625-6. John Page.
Itm pd for taking down the gate and wall by
thold M* Jdhn Martyns . . . ij8 iiij*1
Itm pd for clensing of the prison being very
noisome by meanes of the infection . . ix8 ijd
Itm pd for the charge of the setting vpp of the
house in the feilds out of the Towne wheren
the Mayo* was chosen being wholy occasioned
by meanes of the plague then in towne xxviij8 xid
1626-7. John Jope.
Itm recd of William Lowdwell for taking the
water into his house . vu
New market house, which had cost £9 13J. lid., pulled
down and carried away, and afterwards repaired and fitted
above the higher mill.
Gates and walls repaired. Ordnance and other defences
put in order.
Itm pd for charges about the old Caws in raysing
the same higher that boates may not come
over it . . . iij11 xiij3 iij*1
1627-8. Robert Trelawny.
Francis Earl of Bedford Lord High Steward ; previous
entries of his predecessors commonly say high steward,
A box provided for his patent.
£136 ys. spent in renewing the Charter.

156 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Itm pd for repayring the wall w^h standeth next
the sea leading from the Barbican towards
the Lambe hay being throwen down by the
fall of a wall w°h belongs to the Lyme Kills
there . . . . ij11 xv8 vjd ob
Itm pd Liuetenfit Burthog being enterteyned by
the Towne for the exercising of the youth of
the towne in military disciplyne . . x11
Itm pd M* Nicholas Sherwill for powder and
match for suppressing the saylers when they
were in a mutiny . . . xviij3 viijd
News sent to the Lords of the Council upon the ' first
intelligence of the Earle of Deribeighes departure from
before Rochell with the Fleete without relieuing the said
Towne.' Itm allowed hym [The Mayor] for a Journy to
Truroe in M* Blakes Mayoraltie to conferr
with the Maio* of Truroe concerning the
shippe required by the Lords of the Counsell
to be sett out . ... xviij8
i8d. spent in repairing the town pikes broken by the
sailors. 1628-9. Richard Tapper.
Itm rec of Regynald Streamer one of the over-
seeres of the poore for Fower yeares Rent
of three tenem*3 whereon the workehowse
for the setting of the poore on worke is
lately built neare the Churchyard, ended at
Michaellmas 1629 . ... ix11 xij8
Itm pd a wanderer that came to shewe feats of
activitie to be gonne . . . x8
Thomas Starky killed by Cornelius Lawrence; Lawrence
by Richard Mason; Jonas Worth by Francis Caloier;
John Jones by Adam Turtle. [Query a riot.]
Order from the Council to prevent the landing of the
soldiers from Rochell.
The wall and steps about the great tree without East
Gate repaired ; and the wall without East Gate.
1629-30. Nicholas Bennett.
1630-31. John White.
Itm recd of William Warren for suffering of
Thomas May and Stephen Caunter to play
at dice in his howsse . xl8

Widey Court Book. 157
Itm recd of Thomas May and Stephen Caunter
for playing at dice at the howse of William
Warren and Mary Morgan . . xxvj8viijd
Itm recd of diverse other persons for playing att
vnlawfull games . j11 vj8 iiijd
Itm recd of John Pike for selling of a quart of
beer for two pence . ... xx9
Itm recd of William Darke and Henry Old for
giving interteynem* att vnlawfull tymes
contrary to the Statute . . . xx3
Itm recd of a Lubiker for heating of pitch aboard
his shipp w'hin the cavse . . . xx8
Itm recd of diverse persons that swept durte into
the Cannells and wasted water at the
Conduitts contrary to the orders . . vj3 xd
The fines for gaming, selling without license, &c, were,
'as they ought to bee, charged to the poores Accompt.'
They had been entered here by error, and were allowed
the Receiver again.
A suit in the Star Chamber against the Mayor, &c,
touching wyne and ale waits, ended by Wm. Noy, cost
£192 9J. 4d.
Itm paid M* Horsman for a stipend given hym
by the Towne . . . . vh
163 1-2. James Waddon.
Land enclosed near 'thold mills'; John Bound paid
£40 for a grant in fee farm and granted the town an
annuity of 6j. 8d. for ever.
Itm paid to watchmen for watching of a child
Kild by Johane Cradocke . ij3 iiijd
1632-3. Humfry Gayer.
1633-4. Bartholomew Nicholls.
Eliot of Exon fined £3 for buying tallow of an Irishman
' being a straunger and making breach of the priviledges of
the towne.'
Itm paied Pascow Rooe for his Charges & horse
hier vnto Shatster to view the water by m*
maior's appointmente . ij8 iiijd
£9 19J. 3d. spent in removing 'lyttetor' to London to
give evidence against a Jesuit.
The Earl of Bedford had his fee as high steward
bestowed in apparel for 16 poor men.

158 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Itm paied for boat hier for goinge to howe sterte
to vieu the breach of the Sea ther . . iij8 ijd
1634-5. Richard Spurwell.
Itm payd M* Nicholls and others that went to
view the Towne Leate . . . vij3 iiij*1
New Key paved and edged about with moorstones, and
a crane placed.
Itm payd for M* Maio*9 and others Chardges in
riding Fiue iournyes to Exon abut the twoe
shipps and towards M* Clem9 Journye to
London about the same businesse . .Ij11 vij9 xd
M* Mason named as town counsel!
Itm payd Edward Arnold in full dischardge of a
demande due from Jno Lawrenson Hebr
high Jerman whoe was maynteyned att the
charity of the Towne of Plymouth att the
Uniu'sitye . . . . . ij11 xviij9
£10 paid to Michael Herring, merchant, of London,
which he had disbursed ' about the Newfoundland trayne
which sayd sume is to be made good agayne vnto the
Towne on the next Newfoundland rate.'
1635-6. Jerome Roch.
Itm payd for the freeinge of two escapes of
murther this yeare . ... iiij11 xij8
1636-7. John Sherwill.
Itm payd for a present sent the Rht Hoble the
Earle of Northumberlande Generll of his
mat8 Fleete Royall att his beinge here w*h
boate hyre . . . . vij11 xviij8 iiij*1
1637-8. John Sherwell.
Itm for a prsent giuen M* Risdon to pcure out
of his hands such writinges as concerned
Vauters Fee lately bought by the Towne of
m* John Hawkyns, and a man and two horses
two Journyes to fetch the sayd writenges . v1 iiij8
£3 7 j. iod. paid for copies of writings concerning
Sutton Pool out of London.
£2 ioj. paid toward the purchasing a house near Exon
for a Bridewell.
£3 oj. 3d. paid for costs of a lawsuit with the Vicar;
and 20J. laid out in London ' for the surrenderinge vpp of
the Patronadge of Plymouth.'
Rolles mentioned as town counsel.

Widey Court Book. 159
1638-9. Moses Goody ere.
Soldiers exercised and fitted with arms.
Itm payd the salt peter man for not troublinge ye
Towne for carriadge and to gett his carriadge
elsewhere . . . . . v11 vj8
1639-40. Phillipp Francis.
Dung key built on the stronde at the end of Looe St.
Thirteen soldiers sent to the North, and coat and
conduct money paid.
A new pavement laid in the way leading from the
Church Stile to D* Wilson's house.
Itm giuen the souldyers of the Forte when m*
Mayor and his brethren went to visite Sr
Jacob Ashleigh & his Lady . . . xxij9
1640-41. John Sherwell.
Deeds for the purchase of Vauters Fee enrolled.
£68 ioj. paid out in procuring the Advowson by Robert
Trelawney. £80 laid out by John Waddon for the like
and passing the bill in Parliament. Waddon also paid for
298 days attendance in Parliament, £89 6j. 8d.
1 641-2. Phillipp Francis.
Tithe of the mills £10.
Itm recd of D* Aaron Wilson by the hands of
M* Robert Gubbes in parte of a debt due
from the saide D* Wilson to the Maior and
Coialtie of this borrough by bonde the summe
of tenne powndes due vnto the saide D* Wilson
fro the saide M* Robte Gubbes as Governor
of Orphants ayde for the tythes of the mills x11
1642-3. Christopher Ceely.
Itm payd for makenge a wall att M* Alsoppes
h.owse an other by D* Wilsons howse & a
thirde in the way leadeinge to Totehill iiij11 vj8 xid
Itm pd for repaire of the wall behinde St.
Catherines lane . ... xxviij9
Itm pd for Carryeinge gunnes into M* Fowells and
M* Elliotts gardens where they were mounted
for ye better defence of the towne ag* S* Ralph
Hopton and to gunners y* attended one
month there . ... iiij11
Itm payd for Carriadge of gunnes to the Town
Gates & into the old Towne & for Lanternes
for the guardes and for shott . . xxix3 ixd

160 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Bells rung when the Earl of Stamford came.
Itm pd for makinge two newe handmills at the
Castle .... viij11 vj3 xd
Itm paid for worke done about fortifyinge the
frieris and for Carriadge of deales thither
and to Old Towne gate and Carrying away
Rubble that stopped vpp the entrance of
Barkers lane . . . iiju iiij9 xid
Itm paid the Charges of building the Cobbe wall
behind the Ould towne . . xxv11 v8 iiij*1
Itm paid in Expenees and for horse hire for
myself and M* Evans ridinge to Exon with
a peticon from the Towne to the deputie
Lieveterints when they mette there on a
treatie with the Cornish gent . . . ij1!
£19 14J. 2d. spent by the Mayor on timber and plank
for building the town gates ; £20 in entertaining Col.
Ruthen and other officers and gentlemen of Devon and
Cornwall ; £30 on the Earl of Stamford and the Deputy-
Lieutenants — both at several times; £10 on 'some of the
Burgesses of Parliam* att theire being in Plym0 aboute
the treatie betweene Devon and Cornewall ' ; and £20 for
other extraordinary entertainments.
1643-4. Olliuer Ceely e.
A Spanish pike with head bought for the town standard.
£10 allowed for entertaining the Lord Admiral and
others. Itm payd for a jarre of oyle for the makeing
salues for scalded sould*3 . . . vij8
Itm pd for a rolle of Spannish tobacchoe sent the
Speaker of the howse of Comons assembled
in Parliam* for a gratuitie from the Towne . vj11 x3
1644-5. John Ally ft.
Itm pd for two longe Verre beames for the
Towne Crookes [for pulling down houses in
case of fire] . . . . . x8
Itm pd for a Chamber pott for the hall . . xviijd
£14 5 j. 8d. spent in a present of wine and sweets for
Lord Roberts on his departure for London.
Itm pd Andrewe Horsman Clarke master of
the freeschoole for three yeares stipend att
Michas laste w°h was not paid in the times
of the warres . ... Ix11

Widey Court Book. 161
The Lord Marshall and Vice-Admiral Batten enter
tained. 1645-6. Hugh Cornish.
Oliver Ceely and Nicholas Edgcomb fined 6s. 8d. for
not wearing their gowns in Sessions.
Severall messuages, lands, and tenements called Corpus
Christi leased to John Paige for 99 years on lives ; fine
£125. Town Colours altered.
Wall at Husteart repaired. £1 15J. 2d.
New gutters made to bring the town water without the
Old Town Gate — £7 I2J. 3d.
Itm pd for a Sermon preached on Markes day
being a fee of Marke Cottles ... x9
Prisoners detained because the country was not open for
them to be sent to gaol.
Robert Arundell sent to London to procure money for
the garrison.
Present given to Col. Weldon at his first coming.
New cage in the Old Town built.
Five Portugells sent to Rochell in the Peter and Robert
at the town expense.
£20 spent in entertaining Fairfax and others.
Itm pd Batten for mendinge the drawbridge at
Gascoine's . . ... xviijd
1646-7. Nicholas Edgecombe.
Robert Gubbes leased part of the Friery Garden
' divided by the erectinge of the Town line.'
Itm recd of M* John Allin for goods distrained
& sould of Jon Harris drap for refusing to
beare y" office of a Comon Counsellman
beinge lawfully elected hereunto the sd
goodes being sould in open survey . . x11
Itm recd of M* Thomas Sherwill of London for
eight yeares arrearages of an annuitie of v11
p annm given by M* Thomas Sherwill M*e
deed out of his lands att Hundiscombe to
the towne to buy powder two yeares of the
eight being abated him in regard of the
troubles his being the firste payment of that
annuity beinge to Continue fiue and twenty
yeares . . ... xxx11

1 62 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Itm recd for arrearages of rente of the milles
in parte of foure yeares rents due from M*
Tapson \ . . .xiij11 viij8
Itm pd Christopher Tyacke Chirurgeon for
visiteinge shippes whose company were
diseased & came from the west indies . v8
Itm pd M* Rowe minister of God's word for a
gratuity beinge a stranger and preached
often heere . . ... xx8
A messenger from St. lues with notice of a ship coming
whose company had the plague.
Some poor Irish people likely to become chargeable
transported. John Madocke and Robert Doble sent to London twice
to solicit the Parliament for pay for the garrison. The
eight drummers of the town regiment had £4 ioj. a piece
for their services from the 'beginning of the troubles.'
Doctor Vivian had £20 gratuity. £4 6j. given by M*
Ceely, Mayor, to M* Hughes and the rest of the ministers.
1647-8. Lawrence Beele.
Letter sent to Sir Hardress Waller to Exeter about
disbanding the garrison — sent express.
£148 to Waddon for Parliament service. Waller and
Col. Weldon entertained.
1648-9. Richard Goody ear e.
Roger Tolle paid 20J. fine for his freedom. Peter Treby
and Thomas Rich, attornies ; Edward Fowell, counsell.
It paid for two horses bought & imployed in the
Cleansinge of the Towne & for Cartes &
pottes for carryinge away the Dunge xvj11 xiiij8 viijd
It paid ffyve yeares Rent arreare due to M* Longe
of Bristowe paid by him to the Minister of
Tidnum, beinge m* Laurence his guift . . v'1
It paid for a shollop sent out to the parliament
shipps for the gyvinge notice of the passage
alonge of the revolted shipps . . j11 iiij9 vjd
1649-50. Caleb Brookinge.
Total receipts with balance of £48 8j. 8d, £574 19J. iod.
Keyage and cranage £24; tonnage, struck out; land-
leave and customs, £23 8j.; beer and ale waits, £14;
rent of pinfold, £2 ; freedom book, £3 i8j. 6d. ; of those
made free, £41 2j. 4^.; mills (Hospital and Tapson's
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Widey Court Book. 163
those who keep their shop windows open not being free,
£2 ioj. ; measurage £1 6j. 8d. ; rollage and package,
also porterage (17 pay), £10 i6j. ; castle hake ij. 4^.;
flesh shambles, £3 ; coverings . and standings in market,
£10 ; drawing stones out of Barne Park, £3 ; rest fines of
leases. Total payments, £583 9s. 4d.
The Hoe Gate made, leading from the Barbican to the
Fort. ioj. 6d. to Richard Wilcocks for new gilding the
town maces.
[In this year both numerals and Arabic figures are
used]. It pd William Gaire the stone Cutter for renew-
inge of the Freedome Stones beinge spoiled
by the late warres . . . ij11 ij9 vjd
It pd to the Ministers of St. Andrewes and
Charles Church to Compleat their Stipends
more then recd of the Collections and tithes
thesaid yeare . . . lix11 ix3 jd
1650-1. John Gubbs.
Capt. Gardner and Capt. White apprehended that
escaped out of the Town prison.
It pd for a hoggshead of Sacke p'sented to
Admirall Blake . . . £12 06 06
£17 i8j. iod. for new building the Vicarage house by
the Vicarage gate.
It pd for demolishinge part of penny comequicke
worke and for Clearinge the way there . . 2s od
165 1-2. Thomas Yeabsley.
Two elm trees cut down in the Churchyard 'for the
better buildinge of M*9 Prynne's Almeshouse there.'
' Money Collected within this Burrough towards the
supply of New England ' sent to London by M* Herringe.
Sir George Ascue, Ambassador to Portugal, entertained.
M* Francis Hacker, of London, had a piece of plate
costing £10 given him for soliciting the Town's business
at the Council of State — with the Town Arms.
It paid for makinge & settinge vpp the States
Armes in the Guildhall . . 04 00 00
Bench made about the windmill on the Hoe. Ministers
of St. Andrew and Charles had £10 to make up their
stipends.

164 Plymouth Municipal Records.
It paid Sr George Aiscues seamen to drinke for
appeasinge of them in a mutinie in Towne
after they returned in the States Service
from Barbadoes . . . . 00 1 5 00
The highways at Lipson and pavement at Lary mended
by order in sessions.
Sheets and bedties bought for wounded seamen.
1652-3. Peter Greger.
Annuity of ioj. a year left by Anne Pryn to the Mayor
and Commonalty to bee by them imployed for the
preachinge of a sermon yearelie for ever on the Third
day of December in Remembrance of the Townes then
deliverance from the enemie. Anno 1643. [This was
charged on a house in Nut Street, and paid by Justinian
Peard.] Hendricke Petersen and Hendricke Blocke paid £3
and £2 for opening their windows, not free.
Highways new made at Pennycomequick and Maudlin
Hill. Christopher Tyacke, the town surgeon, paid £6 for
his fee.
1653-4. John Kinge.
Two parts of the Town Marshes leased. One to Robert
Gubbs, fine £202, rent £10, for one and twenty years
from Michaelmas, 1660. The other to John Gubbs for
99 years on lives from Michaelmas, 1660, fine £316, rent
£20. Leases dated Oct. 5, 1653. The Marshes were
measured to contain about thirty acres.
Sundial at the Barbican mended.
Item paid for expenees in wyne & Bisketts &
other Charges on proclayminge the Lord
Protecto* . . . . 02 10 00
£6 14J. 6d. spent in new building the Yarn Market ;
and £2 ioj. on a Banquet for M*9 Trosse, daughter of
M*8 Burroughs of the city of Exon, and her company.
Tankard given to Capt Potter for bringing in Capt
Beach, a Pirate. A butt of sack given to Generall Blake
Rydinge in the Sound.
1654-5. William Cotten.
It Recd of Margarett the wife of Anthony Skynner
for a Fine beinge Convicted for breach of a
Late Ordinance of the Lord Protecto*

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against Duells Challenges and all provocons
therevnto in Abusinge Mary the wife of
Benjamin Dymond.whereofthe said Dymond's
wife had £10 soe Remaines £20 . 020 00 00
It pd to Daniell Call and severall other psons for
makinge vpp the Towne Lyne and to Scouts
and other Charges at the Caveleirs last
Cominge into the West at Southmolton on 03 04
It pd for an Indictm* ag* Quakers . . 00 03 00
M*8 Miller had £10 in lieu of stones promised her by
the Town towards buildinge her almshouses in the Church
yard. A fourth part of all the Griest Mills assigned to the
Orphans Aid on payment of £1400.
Suit brought against the town by William Lalore, a
Frenchman, for Philip Lynches escape out of the town
prison. 1655-6. Daniell Barker.
Ioachim Gevers named as unfree.
East Gate leased. Several leases granted ; £50 of one
fine being ' reserued towards the building of an Exchange,
and is to be issued forth by the Mayor and Cominaltie for
that vse when suche a worke shall be begunne.' The £50
set aside for the Exchange was, however, disbursed towards
the building of a new„school house in the Orphants Aid.
5j. paid to Generall Desburrowes trumpeter.
1656-7. Daniell Ely.
Hoe Gate new built by Timothy Alsop and leased- to
him for 99 years.
It pd Henry pike for entertayning the Turkish
Ambassador That came from Argeire to his
hignes the Lord Protector . . 004 01 08
It payd M* Timothy Allsopp for An Act of
Parliam* wch hee pcured for the makeing
of a Rate for the better maintaynance of the
Ministers of this Burrough wth the printing
& other Charges and also one other Act of
Parlimnt for the setting & new building of
the Wiccaridge howses w*hn this. Burrough 042 05 00
It paid for bringinge the water from Will parke
to St. Andrewes Streete the summe of . . 07 1 1 00
£2 14J. paid for bricks for the New churchyard.

1 66 Plymouth Municipal Records.
1657-8. Calebb Brookinge.
£22 4J. 6d. spent on the new pound by Frankfort
Gate. New Cucking Stool made and the Cage renewed.
William Allin rode to Ilminster about Mr. Conduite the
schoolmaster coming to Plymouth, thereafter settled in the
Orphans Aid.
£3 ioj. spent at the ' proclaymenge of his highnes the
Lord Protector of the Comonwealth of England.' Ten
trees planted in the New Churchyard. New Shambles
and Leather Hall built at the cost of £177 ioj. 9^. —
Leather Hall over.

[133] RECEIVERS' BOOK.-No. IV.
1658-9. Wm. Allen.
Abraham Blocke paid ioj. for liberty to trade ; other
like entries. Hendricke Blocke and Hendricke Peterson
£3 each for leave to open their shop windows for the
year. Yarn market rent, £9; leather hall, £1 ; town rents
and water cocks, £74 9J. ; such as were made free, £7 2J.;
scavenger paid £8 a year, 'scavenge' sold; Wm. Warren,
Henry Pike, Thomas Pike, Jas. Jackson, Widow Gavers, 2J.
each in wine wyts. £420 7J. $d charged for new school.
It paid for a peece of plate Beestowed on M*
Howe minister by the Towne for a Gratuity
for his favo* done the Towne in Solicitinge
the towne buisinesse with the late Lord
Protecto* . . . ..720
Chr. Ceely £28 ij. as burgess; Timothy Alsop ditto
£45 from Jan 19, 1658, to June 7, 1659. Receipts,
£1120 17J. 4\d. ; Expenditure, £1035 i6j. 3d.
1659-60. Samuel Brett.
Item paid m* Tymothy Allsopp for newes Bookes
and postage of Letters the said yeare . .400
Item paid m* Tymothy Allsopp for two Royall
peeces of plate bought by him of Alderman
Vynar of London by order from the Maior
and Cominalty of this Burrough, which vpon
their speciall Request was p*sented to the
Kings most Excellent majesty vpon his
happy Restauration of the Goverment of his
dominions by the hands of Sir William

' Receivers' Book. — No. TV. 167
Moorice Knight, the Kings chiefe Secratary
of State and Samuel Trelawny esq* Burgesses
of this Burrough in this p*sent parliament,
Sargeant Maynard, Recorder of the Burrough
and Edmond ffowell Esq* the towne Councell
the summe of ffower hundred pownds . 400 00 00
1 660- 1. George Ceely.
Wm. Rolles, blind man, had annuity of £5. Gilbert
Yard, councillor, examined town writings touching Lord
Arundell's suit concerning Sutton Pool.
1661-2. Peter Gregor, ejected ; Rd. Fryer.
It paid Docto* Lyonell Gatford, Docto* in Divinity
as a p*sent fro ye Towne . . 20 o o
1662-3. Richard Fryer.
1663-4. William Harpur.
Itm recd of seuerall Butchers for killinge of Bulls
without beatinge and watering of hides the
same year . . . . . I O 2
Itm paid for a greate Bulleroape for a Stake and
vnto the Smith for beateinge of Bulls . . 160
Nath Conduitt, clarke, had £40 for his stipend at the
free school, and his sister £10. Dutchmen kept from
landing, Holland having the plague.
1664-5. Lucas Cocke.
166^-6. William Tom.
Custom £239 2 j. 4d. — double the average; John Rowe,
merchant, fined £40 because he would not be sworn a
magistrate. Town cast in the suit of Sutton Pool, and
had to pay Lord Arundell's costs of £550 and their own.
Item paid vnto John Watkins his pticular dis-
bursments against Onesimus Cad for the
Takeinge and Carryinge away of his bible
by an Attachment of the Court of the
Hundred of Roborrough in m* Jennens his
Majoralty . . . . . 2 10 o
1666-7. Henry Webb.
North-east castle lately demolished. Stephen Forstrete
leased a moiety of the Western Tucking mill with right to
set racks on the void ground called the Great Hill. This
mill had been leased to John Chare, fuller, and Abraham
Chare's life was on it. The other mill had been in Robert
Brey, now Thos Bowden. Morice, member, had £20.

1 68 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Item paid for the Rebuildinge and Repairenge
the Guildhall (the greatest part whereof
being pulled down by order of Sessions) 264 o o
1667-8. James Hull.
1668-9. J°hn DelL
Item paid for ducking of Bobb Anne Lang 5 o
Fetherstone is. for 'mending S* Francis Drakes' picture.
1669-70. John Munion.
Lahdleave of East Country boates and others
their loadinges of Corn and Coales on the
Townes Kayes the said yeare . . 12 16 9
1 670- 1. Thomas Knotefford.
A dial bought of John Bennet to put on the Barbican,
and stone to stand it on, cost £3 i8j. John Somerton
£6 for cutting the arms of the King, town, and Drake for
the conduit without Old Town Gate, this year rebuilt.
Item paid severall ministers for preaching in the
old and new church att severall times for a
halfe year since M* Brawler went away 18 10 o
1 67 1-2. William Weekes.
£2 to Pearse the painter for nine maps of town and
-harbour; cellars over against Barbican leased as 'Old
Cawse.' Thos. Westcott presented for refusing to take
an apprentice, contrary to statute of Elizabeth.
1672-3. Andrew Horsman.
Petition to king about custom. Capt. Akerman's maid
and Fowler's maid fined for throwing filth into the channel.
1673-4. Samuel Hayne.
1674-5. Richard Cowes.
Wm. Pearse, £1 15J. for painting M* Lanyon's arms;
M* Nowell a piece of plate (£1 ioj.) for his pains about a
diall for the Exchange ; Wm. Jennens £20 to defray the
Newfoundland charges.
1675-6. Anthony Smith.
Town ' Scavenge ' produced £36 2j. 6d. ; Compass on
'M* Tillard's Hoe' removed and re-erected at a cost of
£2 ioj. ; M* Martyn Ryder £10 for procuring the New
foundland patent.
1676-7. Philip Wilcockes.
Item paid for erecting of a seate in the old Church
when his majestye King Charles the second
was here at Plymouth. . . 32 10 4

Receivers' Book.— No. IV, 169
1677-8. Richard Opey.
Item paid for mending the drum which was broken
on freedome day and to severall men which
were then abused by some rude fellowes .196
1678-9. William Munyon.
Jerome Roch the younger £2 for drawing map of town.
1679-80. James Yonge.
£37 ioj. paid for a 'large silver salver Cawdle Cupp
and cover embost and thick washed with gold' weighing
75 ounces, given to John Spark one of the burgesses, 'in
token of the Respect and Gratitude of this Town for his
faithfull and diligent service.'
1 680-1. Thomas Bound.
Old Corn market High Street, lane from Pope's Head east.
168 1-2. John Allen.
1682-3. George Orchard.
1683-4. Robert Berry.
Treat to Jefferies and others by Mayor, £20. Cost of
surrendering old charter and obtaining new £417 19J. $\d.
Item recd of Wm Plyer the Miller of Weston Mills
the sume of twenty shillings which atthe
earnest request of the said Plyer and some
friends who interceded for him and upon
consideracon of the said Plyer's poverty was
accepted by the Major & Cominalty for his
offence in diuerting the Townes water running
through the Tything of Weston peurell .100
Itm paid for the pictures of the King's most
excellent Matie his Roy11 Highnesse James
Duke of Yorke and John Earle of Bath
now remaining in the Guildhall . 16 2 o
1684-5. Timothy Hamblyn; Robert Berry.
1685-6. John Rogers.
1686-7. James Young.
Other expenses about charter, £200 2j. 8d.
1687-8. John Rogers.
Item paid Richard Reade the baker towards his
expenses at the Assizes for psenteing of
Peter Marten the miller for mingling and
mixing of stinking and putrifyed corne &
pease with good and wholesome corne and
for vseing other cheats in the towne mills . 7 0 o

170 Plymouth Municipal Records.
1688-9. Walter Ingram.
1689-90. Nicholas Edgcumbe.
Lanyon's Exchange taken down, to be rebuilt at some
future time ; lead removed to preserve it from embezzle
ment, and sold for £30 1 2J. 6d.
£88 i8j. id. spent on raising fortifications on Piggs
Point and Batten when French fleet on the coast, with
ammunition and vtensills of war — £16 i8j. iod. subscribed.
1 690- 1. John Tom.
Item given to the people at the Dock when the
Major & Aldermen were there entertained .200
1691-2. William Cock, mercer.
1692-3. Nathaniel Younge.
John Bedford, schoolmaster, had £20 a year. £98 14J. 6d.
spent on the quays, taking in and building New Quay,
repairing Foxhole Quay, all the quays at Southside, and
repairing streets.
1693-4. Nicholas Gennys.
Strayer Park used for burying prisoners. [The present
burial ground in Westwell Street].
1694-5. James Bligh.
Two poor cripples of the town sent to 'the Bath,'
costing £9 3J.
100 guineas to John Trelawny, Esq., for his services to
the town in Parliament. Ground filled up and added to
New Quay.
1695-6. Ben. Berry.
£139 1 5 j. spent in endeavouring to get a restoration of
old charter.
£4 19J. 6d. to Justinian Buckingham for repairing the
water engine.
1696-7. Nathaniell Younge.
Item paid m* John Helliar the Lymner for
drawing the Kings picture at large with a
gilt carved frame and for repairing other
pictures in the guildhall ffourteene pounds.
Sir F. Drake £364 ioj. 6d., what he actually spent in
obtaining restoration of charter.
£20 to the Mayor for treating county gentlemen 'the
day the charter was brought.' The Mayor had a com
mission as Major of town militia.
1697-8. Jonah Lavington.

Receivers' Book. — No. IV. 171
1698-9. Thos. Darracott.
1699-1700. Robert Hewer.
Regular income about £550, with fines £872 2j. n\d.
Expended £821 4J.
Item paid towards defraying the charges of
putting vpp Moorestones on Dartmoor in
the way leading from Plymouth towards
Exon for guidence of Travellers passing that
way the sume of . ..200
Bishop Trelawny entertained by Mayor.
1 700- 1 . Thomas Edgcombe.
£1 ioj. paid for passage of a woman to Newfoundland.
1701-2. Andrew Phillips.
1702-3. John Reade.
1703-4. Thomas Hele.
Nath Northcott, jun, had £6 8j. for the Queen's picture
with a gilt frame, and varnishing others.
1704-5. John Fletcfier, grocer.
1705-6. John Horsman.
A new cupola put on the Guildhall.
1706-7. John Gennys.
£100 14J. 3d. paid M* Justice Opie for travelling about
and money spent at the Assizes of Devon, Somerset,
Dorset, Bristol, &c, and in London, 'to continue the
Victualling Office in its present Settlement.'
1707-8. William Hurrell.
1708-9. John Veale, mercer.
1709-10. Abraham Joy, merchant.
Exchange site 24 ft. 3 in. north to south, 28 ft. east
to west, leased 99 years on lives, and 21 years absolute
thereafter. £1 1 paid to Richard Willcocks for Town Seal to Col.
Jory's freedom. Three silver boxes, £1 17J. 3d. A treat
to f 4 Indian Kings.'
1710-n. John Webb.
Charles Trelawny and Sir George Byng, the members,
gave £100 each for use of Corporation. £90 paid to
Wm. Roche, late mayor, for two silver gilt maces.
1 7 1 1 - 1 2. William Bar tie tt.
Two actions of Trover and Conversion brought against
Roche, removed from the Mayoralty, and Webb, to

172 Plymouth Municipal Records.
recover the town regalia, charters, &c, at a cost of over
£200. Roche had to pay £41 us. 6d. for three old
maces, and he and Webb paid £30 towards the costs.
John Murch had £16 in. 6d. for the old Corporation
maces, which Roche had 'unduly sold him.' £5 6j. 8d.
paid for watching Guildhall to ' prevent some ill designing
persons from attempting the Towne Seale.'
1 7 1 2- 1 3. Samuel How.
Mat. Roe succeeded Andrew Phillips as coroner. Helliar
painted Guildhall.
1 7 1 3- 1 4. Samuel Brent.
. Sam Blatchford gave £14 for two old Corporation maces.
Digory Elliot paid £2 for license to exercise currier's trade.
William Smith had £40 for building Fish Shambles.
1714-15. Wm. Arthur.
Chas Abraham £23 8j. 4d. rebuilding Old Town
Conduit. Helliar £7 5j. for drawing Kinge George and
for a frame.
171 5-16. Nicholas Winston.
£7 spent about obtaining reversionary patent for Sutton
Pool. 1 7 16-17. Edwin Somers.
£16 i6j. 4\d. paid for the 'Regalia or Trophy belonging
to the company of the Militia of the Towne Comanded
by the R* Worshipfull the Mayor for the time being as
Major.' Hellier painted the ' Townes Arms and Trophys
on the Majors Drums.'
1 7 1 7- 1 8. John Pikejnr
Silk sashes and tassels provided for the militia.
17 1 8-19. Thomas Phillips.
1719-20. John Tapson.-
1 720-1. Matthew Roe.
Edwards of Cawsand and others prosecuted for town
duty at cost of £72 14J. 6d.
1 72 1 -2. John Hellier.
John Fletcher sworn Mayor 172 1, died day after; his
wife had £24 for his expenees Election Day, Freedom
Day, Michaelmas Day ; John Elford his successor taking
profits of shambles and markets.
1722-3. Thos. Phillips.
1723-4. John Hellyar.

Receivers' Book. — No. IV. 173
1724-5. John Lyne.
Old mills mentioned south of Southside.
1725-6. Thos. Johns.
1726-7. Lance lotf Hicks.
1727-8. Edward Hoblyn.
1728-9. Edward Stert.
Two new fire engines bought.
1729-30. Sam Allen, jn*.
Paid to the Prince of Chesroan 'as the Benevolence of
this corporation to him £5 5j., and for his travelling
expenses to Liskeard 19J.'
1730-1. Michael Nicholls.
161 doz. of timber wedges used in wedging the town
quays. 173 1-2. James Richardson.
John Enty's house 'near the meeting house' [Batter
Street].Item paid for advertising the survey in the prints
for setting the water cocks . . .180
1732-3. John Facey.
Aid. Hellier £2 ij. 6d. mending and varnishing pictures
in Guildhall.
1733-4. James Richardson.
John Steevens £30 salary as town steward.
Also paid M* Smithurst and M* Jordain for
Stamps paper and printing the water leases
(the printing whereof 40J.) . . 1596
1734—5. Samuel Wallis.
1735-6. John Hicks.
ioj. to Thos. Bluett for a sentry box at the Mayor's
door. 1736-7. John Ellery.
M* Tolcher £24 2j. 6d. for a gold box for Prince of
Wales's freedom.
Mayoralty house bought for £168 ; £280 paid towards
the repairs. Mayor had £21 allowed for his loss when
Mayoralty house burnt.
1737-8. Jonas Morgan.
17s. for freight of King's picture. £748 19J. io\d. spent
on Mayoralty house.

174 Plymouth Municipal Records.
[134] RECEIVERS' BOOK.-No. V.
1739-40. John Marshall.
1740-41. James Richardson.
1741-42. John Fletcher.
1742-43. Anthony Porter.
1743-44. John Elf or d.
1744-45. Henry Hewer.
1745-46. Richard Beach.
1746-47. George How.
1747-48. James Richardson.
1748-49. John Brabant.
1749-50. John Kerby.
Total receipts £2799 18s. 3d.; payments £2307 2J. io\d.
1750-51. John Forrest.
1751-52. George Beardsley.
1752—53. John Roberts.
1753-54. William Hambly.
1754-55. Jacob Shaw.
1755-56. Abraham Pike.
1 7 56- 5 7- Robert Phillips.
1757-58. John Nicolls.
1758-59. Joseph Freeman.
1759-60. Robert Phillips.
1760-61. John Freeman.
1761-62. William Veale.
1762-63. Jacob Shaw.
1763-641764-65. 1765-66. William Veale.
1766-67. Thomas Blight Darracott.
1767-68. Samuel White.
1768-69. Henry Tolcker.
1769-70. Samuel Hunn.
1770-71. Henry Tolcher, jun.
1771-72. Warwick Hele Tonkin.
1772-73. Samuel Hunn.
1773-74-

Receivers' Book. — No. VI. 175

1774-75-

Samuel Hunn.

1775-76.

»»

1776-77.

George Winne.

1777-78.

William Crees.

1778-79.

Joseph Jessep.

1779-80.

William Swan.

1780-81.

Andrew Hill.

1781-82.

James Scott.

1782-83.

Andrew Hill.

1783-84-

James Hawker.

[135] RECEIVERS' BOOK.-No. VI.

1784-85.

James Haivker.

1785-86.

Ephraim Booth.

1786-87.

William Symons.

1787-88.1788-89. Bartholomew Dunsterville.
1789-90. Andrew Hill.
1790-91. Richard Birdwood.
1791-92. William Clark.
1792-93. Robert Fuge.
1793-94 Richard Birdwood.
1794-95. Thomas Cleather.
1795-96. Benjamin Fuge.
1796-97. Peter Birdwood.
1797-98. Richard Fillis.
1798-99. Rev. John Dunsterville.
1 799- 1 800. Samuel James Sguire.
Received (with balance £513 2j.) £3052 2j. id.
Expended £2082 15J. id.
1800-01. John Clark Langmead.
1 80 1 -3. Henry Woollcombe.
1803. William Langmead.
1803-04 Joseph Pridham.
1804-05. John Pridham.
1805-06. Edward O. Osborne.
1806-07. John Blight.

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[136] JOSEPH COLLIER'S ACCOUNT BOOK.
This is a general Account and Memorandum Book of
Joseph Collier, town steward, but classed in this category.
1752. Disbursments ,on the Fishing Feast held the
24th July 1752.
July 16 Paid Jn° Jessep for a Rump & Breast
peice of Beeff w** 48 Pounds at 2|d lb
a half hund of Lemons
1 lb of Tobacco i94d Pepper 3d Mustard 3d
A loaf of D: R sugar 6 lb 14 oz at 1 id lb
3 Gall8 of Jamacia Rum to Jn° Brabant
4 dos11 Pipes 8d Salt for the Boyling
Beeff 1-6
Richd Gard for 5 Ribs & fore part of a
Surloin of Beeff w** 61 lb at 3d lb
Aug8' I3* Paid Rich*1 Northmore
for 15 lb of Bacon at 6Jd lb
for the men for fishing
for the women servants
for Hops & Baurm
for Cabage, Turnips, & Carrots
for Candles, Salt & Vinegar
for 16 lb of Butter at 5jd lb
for Cyder
for Bread
for Carriage of the things out & home
4 Paid Jonas Morgan for 3 Gall3 of Red
& 3 Gall3 of white Wine
for lent of 5 dosn Knives & Forks
for 2 Sacks of Beans
for ye Serjants Horse hire & my own

10 6 1
6 3

15

5
4 3 11
7
14 55
10 5
4

oo 8
o 2
4o o 0

Oct 24 pd Jn° Arthur for 2 Bush8 & half of Malt 15

£9 1 4i
There are entries in other. years for washing and drying
linen, grinding malt, nets for the fishing, port and mountain
wine, flour, cheese, &c. This was the cheapest year of
seven given ; the dearest was in £1757, 10 14J. n\d. ; the
average, £9 13J. 7d.
John Jordain printing 24 quires water leases, £2 ioj.
New pipe laid down Butchers lane to ye Great Tree.

Joseph Collier's Account Book. 177
March n. To Cash pd for an advertizment in
the Sherborn Paper for setting ye malt mills
& Postage up of the same . . . 0 2 10
1752, Nov. 8. To a Gold Box wth ye Towns
Arms neatly engraved on y" Cover, woh was
presented to Ld Anson w*h his Patent of Ld
High Steward of this Borough . 27 5 9
Silver boxes with freedom to Sir F. H. Drake, Gen.
Mathers,. Gen. Lagonier, Ad. Knowles. ' Pd Hen? Gold
for collecting £1 6j. 6d. freedom money at the Dock 2j.'
1752, Nov. Trees planted at cost of town on and near
'ye late Horsepool ' ; Thos Northmore and his sons levelled
the ground, &c. ; Sol. Northmore, Sir F. Drake's gardener,
looked after the planting. 60 elms from Lophill.
1753, July 19. To two Pewtor Soope Dishes
for the use of ye mayoralty House when the
Bishop was Entertained there . • ¦ 3 9
5 doz pewter dishes at ofed. lb ; plates 9J. and ioj. a
dozen ; 2 dosn best hard mettle spoons 6j.
June 23. Tirefusis Lovell paid for nine moor/stone steps.
The great grate at the bottom of High St. mentioned.
¦ Browse put about elms. Velvet cushion given Corpora
tion by M* Anstis.
1754 June 10. 'To a Pewter Chamber Pott for the
use of the Council Chamber ' 2J. 6d. ' By the Old Pewter
Chamber Pott' is.
Twenty-five loads of moorstone gutter for the Conduit
water drawn for 14J. 2d. Will Roberts £1 is. for 'Liquoring
the Leather Hose belonging to ye Fire Ingines.' John
Kerley had three water leases without fine for his new
house on New Key and tenement behind in Vintry St., on
undertaking to clean and repair the common sewer there
under in his term, 1752-73.
1755. John Fox 7J. for 'a large Chest to make a Cart
to carry off ye Peas & Bean shells from the Markett
place.' 1755. 16 elm trees bought of Robt Hull of Exeter
taken from Smarts Key to the 'walk outside Frankfort
gate' — 'ye Towne wast.'
'A Buckett for Dyer ye Cobler at ye end of the
Shambles.' M

178 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Robert Heydon £1 ij. for painting town arms on table
fixed on end of Shambles.
Freedom boxes to Admls. Moysten and Holbourn and
Major-Gen. Earl of Howe; but Moysten's was given to
Capt Lockhart.
Nov 22. Two Marble Stones fixed to show the Corpora
tion's Right on Lambhay Point.
1756. ' Tozer the Madman ' cut down an elm tree.
; Freedom box to Prince's Surveyor, Edward Bayntun.
1757, Sept 15. To Cash gave the Masons &
Labourers that are laying in ye moore stone
Chanel for the Leat to run in on Yenadon
Common by order of Aider" Richardson &
Alderm" Triggs when there to survey it .50
To my horse hire to attend that service . .20
To my disbursments on ye Fishing Feast held ye
29th July 1757 as p* Recte . . IO 14 u\
Oct 26. To my Horse hire to Yennadon Common
to view & measure the stone work done by
Tho3 Richardson & Jn° Eastridge on ye
Town Leat . . . ..20
Gold freedom box to Prince Edward ; silver to Capt
Gilchrist, Lord Howe, Sir R. W. Bampfyld, Sir W.
Courtenay, and — Courtenay, Esq.
1759. New head to Sergeant's pocket mace.
Freedom boxes to Lord Mansfield and Horace Stanley,
lord of Admiralty. John Eastridge and Oliver Anstis
drew plans and elevations of Old Town Gate.
Dec n. Engines drawn back from 'Curtiss fire.'
Aug 23. P. Adams 2j. 6d. for printing iooadvertisments
'for discovering ye Persons who rinded ye Corpor Elm
Trees.' 1760. £1 ioj. from some officers that broke down
'ye Pilory.'
Twelve earthen pans and six pitchers for mayoralty
house, ioj. 6d.
1759-60. Freedom boxes for Vice-Adm. Pocock, Adm.
Gerry, Adm. Holmes.
Town rubbish thrown on piece of ground east of way to
Hoe from Little Hoe Lane.
- 1 761. Trees bought from Topsham for 6d., and planted
on waste.

Joseph Collier's Account Book. 179
1762. Bank of leat 'near Lewis Jones' repaired by
1 cob.' An arch bridge built ' over the Leat before Murrys
gate to Lewis Jones's cawse' for which the turnpike paid.
' The Budle cleared under Coits hedge at yB farther end
of Lewis Jones's Cawse.'
£15 paid for a year's rent of water for 'ye Prison &
Hospital at Cockside.'
Oct 31. £26 paid for gold box to give Duke of York
with his patent as Lord High Steward.
Silver freedom boxes, costing £1 14J. each, to Capts.
Harvey, Barrington, Harrison, Gen. Durvie.
1764. Freedom box to Bishop Kepple, £1 I2J. 6d. ;
others at £1 14J. to Lord Egmont, Lord Carysfort, Pp.
Stevens, Secretary to Admiralty, and — Pitt.
This year Collier died, and Joseph Collier handed over
all his papers as steward to the Mayor, Thomas Bewes.
The water was taken to the Barbican in 175 1-2, costing
£681 19J. 5{d. Main 2 \ in. pipe cost £393 Oj. 2d. ; 1088
yards of ground were opened ; there were 125 lengths of
pipe near 12 ft. each, costing £172 2J. 7\d., and 671 yards
more were dug.

G. General Accounts— 17th Century.
[137] Account of the cost of building the Guildhall
and Shambles, 1606-7.
[138] Account book of Monies raised in Plymouth by
Assessment, 161 1-24. Also contains statement of monies
paid for 'setting the poor on worke'; monies gathered
for the sick and during the plague, 1625-27 ; and monies
spent in placing out poor children, 1626-7. At the end
are accounts of monies raised and paid on account of
the poor from 1612 to 1642; monies raised for the relief
of captives with the Turks and Moors ; also of French
refugees from St. Martayne and thereabouts, in the time
of the wars intended against Rochelle.

ROUGH ACCOUNT

BOOKS' OF TOWN DUES AND

CUSTOMS

[139]
Bushelage
and Keelage,
1618.
[140]
a
it
1621.
[141]
n
a
1624.
[142]
ti
tt
1625.
[143]
tt
a
1627.
[144]
it
it
1628.
[145]
n
?>
1629.
[146]
Moorage,
1621.
[147]
a
1624
[148]
a
1625.
[149]
Cranage,
1620.
[150]
a
1623.
[151]
u
1624.
[152]
a
1626.
[153]
Tonnage and
Keyadge,
1621.
[154]
n
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I633-
[168] ACCOUNT OP THE MONIES RECEIVED
BY THE COMMITTEE FOR THE DEFENCE OF
PLYMOUTH AGAINST THE KING, 1644 et seq.
Publiq Receiptes 1644
S* John Bampfeilde
Collo: James Kerr Justinian Peard 'Maior
Francis Goodolphyn, Esqr
Chri Saverye Esqr ^-Comei
John Caws Marcht
Thomas Ceelye Mar
Hen: Rexford Clicus
Moneyes An acc° of such sumes as haue beene sent hither
& recd by the order of the Rh* Honoble the
Comittee of Lords and Comons for the safetie
of Plym0 & of such sumes as haue been taken
upp heere and Chardged on the said Comittee
for the paym* of the Garrison as followeth :
Imp8 recd from John Hogge Comaunder of
the Francis of London by order of the
said Comittee 25 n11 — 51 iu whereof was
accordinge to theire order pd S* John
Bampfeilde by the Trer for the paym* of
the souldiers of the Forte & Island & the
other 20001' resteth in yc hands of M*
Timothy Alsoppe Treasu'or . ... 2000 00 00
1 82 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Itm recd for Leather sent down from Lond
for y" garrison . . . . 0120 00 oo
Itm recd on sale of pte of ye Coles recd out
of the Francis of London m* Jn0 Hogge . 0239 16 01
Itm recd from m* Samuell Northcott the
sume of 20011 & payd said Trer For
paym* whereof 2 bills were chardged on
sayd Comittee payable to m* Isaake
Northcott p order of ye Ld Marshall . 0200 00 00
This account commences on the first of March, and
the remaining receipts, chiefly loans to be repaid out of
the next supply, for the month are : Nicholas Foorde £40,
Peter Kekewich £100, Nicholas Eveleigh £129 6j. 2d,
Thomas Short £50, Mrs. Anne Prinne £80, Mrs. Alice
Miller £60, Brian Rogers £80, for Customs ; John Tre-
hawke £100, Thomas Short £50. Justinian Peard mayor
£50, 'disbursed for ye pure necessitie of the garrison;'
Sir John Bampfeilde £50, John Caws £50, Robert Gubbes
£50, John Paige £50, Stephen Trevill £50, Thomas
Crampporne £25 ; John Gubbes £22 and Andrew Trevill
£16, for sale of coals ; Richard Goodyeare £40 ' for ye
5th of Customes by him recd according to an ordinance
of pliatt for the releife of Plymo ' ; W7m. Chamlett £200.
Nicholas Opie £50, Barth. Nicholls £30, Chris. Bearden
£50, Christopher Ceilye £30, John Carter £30, the ' ladye
allice Buller' £149 5 J. 8d., Thomas Crampporne £15,
Nathan Searle £20, Edward Caunter £10, Robert Westa-
waye £10, Robert Glowne £5, James Harris £10, William
Berry £10, Laurence Beele £15, Joseph Tilye £10, Peter
Kekewich £100, Johane Bitterlye widdow £6, Phillip
Clarke £20, John Nicholson £5, John Humphry £10,
Capt. John Hoop £15, Frances Roe of Stonehouse £15,
John Lawrye £20, James Priddis £10, Henry Peterson £5,
Phillip Francis by Caleb Brookinge £12, Richard Frier
£10, Arthur Roe £10, Robt. Brendon £10, Abraham
Jennens £25, John Paige £10, Agnes Edgecombe widow
£15, Elizabeth Rowse of Stonehouse £10, Abraham Rowe
£40, George Pawlinge £10, Johane Baker £10, Anne
Prinne £60, Thomas Short £30, Alice Miller £25, Nicholas
Bennett £30, Philip Durant £10, Hugh Cornish £20,
Henry Webb £18.
April — Henry Peterson £5, John Masters £5, Capt.
Nicholas Roope & Humphry Gayer, £34 15J. ; £11 4J.

General Accounts — 17th Century. 183
for money gained on 37 cwt. 3 qrs. 5 lb. of cheese ' taken
of M* Peter Kekewich at 203 p C & put of att 28s ;'
Christopher Yeabsley £40 6j. 6d. 'Itm recd of John
Gubbes & xpofer Reede in i° 031*3 8" of rice at 3d p n
010 19 00.' This last entry is April 4th, and makes the
total receipt to date £4926 I2J. $d.
On that day a fresh supply came. Captain Richard
Willoughby of the Globe brought £2000, which paid, the
debts and left a balance of £646 1 7J. 4d. ; there was also
received out of the Happy Entrance, Captain William
Somester, £2000.
Before the month was out money had to be borrowed
as before. Richard Woods, of Meethinge, alias Newhaven,
lent £120. Colonel Birch spent £2 7J. 8d. on his regiment;
Richard Hamer and Mark Cheesewright provided boots
for the troops to the value, of £47 14J. Many of the
lenders are the same, but there also occur the names of
Wm. Geffery £5, John Paige jun. £20, Mrs. Thomasine
Simons £30, John Maddocke £5, Joseph Eyly£5, Richard
Spurwell £5, Mrs. Margaret Martin £20, Mary Polstagge
£5, Elizabeth Rowe £5, Humphry Thomas £8, John
.Humphry £io, John Aires £140, Richard Wheeler £60,
John Masters of Stonehouse £5, Wm. Smith £60, Johane
Bennett £80, Nicholas Edgecombe £30, Samuel Macye
£5, John Hele £50, John Allin £20, Ellioner Lepper
widow £5; Vice Admiral John Batten for the 'urgent
occasions' of the garrison £500, bills made payable to
'Thomas Smith esq Lime St London;' John Pears £10,
Elizabeth Pike widow £10, William Warren £20, Johanna
Baker £5, Jacob Searle £10, Thomas Parker (?) of Yeole
£100, Capt. Henry Hatsell £50, Thomas Caunter £10,
Robert Cresse £3, Edward Capell and Thomas Baylye
£180, Richard Clapp £5, Robert Frantun £100, Richard
Collins £50, Benjamin Barcombe £70, Richard Pearson
£10. ;
This brought the Committee up to the 5th of June,
when they had £2000 out of the Susan and Eliza, Francis
Copeland, commander ; but they had run so short in the
interim, and had to borrow so much, that by the 12th
June their funds were once more exhausted, and borrow
ing recommenced. New names now are very scarce, the
Committee falling back without compunction on all the
old friends who happened to be available. There occur,
however, John Seaman £23, Thomas Short £37, John
French £10, Thomas Caunter £10, William Margerum

1 84 Plymouth Municipal Records.
£450,' Richard Hill £90, Francis Founes £20, Anthony
Skinner £30, Daniel Margeon £22.
On the 4th of July another £2000 came by the Prudence,
Captain John Stansby ; and borrowing was not resumed
until the 14th, when William Barkeham lent £44 i6j.
We have Col. Anthony Rows lending £21, Wm. Davyes
£210, Wm. Smith and Richard Dunrich and their com
pany of cordwainers £140, Humphry Parnacott £47,
Edward Cable £100, Wm. Smith of Ryde £60, Thomas
Yeabsley £10, James Merricke £160, John Scantlebury
£5, Mary Bently £10, George Rattenbury £40 ioj.,
Anthony Trend £5, Jerom Roch £5, Thomas Sampson
£10, William Flinte £6, John Frackett £58 3J., John Wise
£40, James Barges of London £160, Richard Pearsye £25,
Edward Patteson £45, Gregory Clement and Capt. Peter
Whitly £640, Richard Wood £80, Moses Goodyeare jun.
£ 500, Francis Hacker of London £ 100, Nicholas Beldayne
£99 9J. od., Nicholas Upton commander of the fort and
island £40.
This brings us up to October 4th, on which day Admiral
Batten brought in £3000, and that being a more substantial
supply, borrowing did not begin again until the 28th.
On the 20th November £505 were borrowed of Thomas
Ashley, and on the 21st £594 of Robert Filbridge, besides
smaller sums of others. Edward Capewell £60, John
Foquett £47 5j., Nicholas Opye £266, Capt. Whitly £270,
Gasper Cranch £50, Wm. Collins of Brixton, Isle of Wight,
£156, are among the lenders. Roger Ryder and James
Pears are credited with paying £470 ioj. 4^. due to the
State for cattle brought in from the enemy's quarters
(date of payment January 7th) ; Richard Dunrich and
company, cordwainers, for £87 15J. supplied to the
garrison in boots and shoes ; Richard Morgan and
company, cordwainers, and Thomas Short £94 17J. od.
The last entries in the book are dated January 20th, and
are for the borrowing of two sums of £206 and £293.
The accounts show moreover that since the last remittance
the Committee had borrowed money and goods to the
extent of £5600.

General Accounts — iyth Century 185
[169] ACCOUNT OF THE MONIES PAID BY THE
COMMITTEE OF DEFENCE, 1644 et seq.
The statement of expenditure commences with the
following copy of the Commission of the Committee,
set forth by Henry Rexford, clerk. 'J. Roberts' is Lord
Robartes, who had escaped from Fowey, with Essex, and
been appointed Governor of Plymouth, September nth,
1644. The date of the commission is 1645 new style.
Plymo : Whereas S* John Bampfeilde appointed by ye
Comittee of the Wrest to be one of those who should
distribute the last 2,ooou sent for the vse of this garrison
and other puisons expressed by theire last Lres refuseth
to attend the saide service, And whereas Collonell Kerre
one other named by ye said Comittee to attend ye service
excuseth himselfe in respecte of other imploym*, And
whereas the necessitie of this garrison requireth ye speedie
performance of this service ; I doe therefore appointe
Collonell Christopher Savery, Harcourt Leyton, one of ye
Com*8 of Parliam*, M* John Cawse, & M* Thomas Ceely,
to sett w*h, joyne, and to be assistant vnto Justinian Peard
now Maior of Plymouth and Francis Goodolphin esq* two
of the psons named for yB said service and for their so
doeing this shalbee their warn*, Dated ye 19 day of Febr
1644. J. Roberts.
Whereas M* Cawse is deceased, and there is required
for the despatch of this garrison one other to supply his
place, I haue appointed M* Robert Gubbes of this Towne
to attend ye Maior & joine with and assiste for the prnte
service, Dated the 25 of March 1645. J- Roberts.
The committee named as acting April 5th were —
Justinian Peard, Sir John Bampfeilde, Col. Kerr, and
Francis Godolphin. May 29th the names are — Justinian
Peard, Col. Kerr, Col. John Crocker, Thomas Ceely, and
John Beare, by virtue of an ordinance of Parliament.
The entries of expenditure are very full and detailed, and
the record is probably unique as an illustration of the
Corporate side of the Civil Wars of the Commonwealth.

H. Rentals, Surveys, and Records of Property.

[170] [171]
[172]
[173][174][175]
[176][177][178]
[179][180][181]
[182]
[183][184]
[185][186]
[187]
[188][189][190]
[191]L192][193] At the end of this rental is this list of streets :
Gasken Street is Northgate Street
Whitecross Street is north of great Tree
green Street is where Wannels h° is
ham Street is where m* Hardings meeting is

Town Rental for Mayoral Year beginning 1608.
1609.
1614. 1616.
1620.1622.
1623.1626.1628.
1 63 1.
1632.1633-
1634.1635-
1636.
I637-
1639.
1640.1644.
1648.
1649.
1650.
1681-1691.

Copy by Joseph Collier.

1706.

Rentals, Surveys, and Records of ^Property. 187

bilbery Street is broad street
buckwel Street is higher broad Street
Loo lane is crane street
new street is hows lane
Cat Street begins from pomroys conduit to M* Cownes
Stilman Street is where M* Roope lives
Wolster Street is where y" may*8 feast is kept
the Vintry is ye backside ye old mitre w*e gubs h" is
Nut Street is along by old conduit
Paddock Lynam & Loaders ye 3 Lanes
S* Catherines lane is ye Workhouse Street
foundwel Street where m* Elford lives
black fryers french meeting h° now pet ye Cooper.
fryers lane Sandaford house a way to ye fort
Pins lane is were ye 4 post are
Stoakes lane were m* Penty*e lives
Rag street from ye back street of M* Jno Allen h° to y"
old mills.
loves lane is corpus cristi houses
ham street above new church alms houses
Wimple Street is ye fishmarket
Treville Street.

[194] Town Rental for Mayoral Year beginning 1730.
[195] ,, „ „ 1732
[196] „ „ „ 1734
[197] „ „ „ 1736
[198] „ „ „ 1737
[199] „ „ „ 1738
[200] „ „ „ 1739
[201] „ „ „ 1740
[202] „ „ „ 1741
[203] „ „ „ 1742
[204] „ „ „ 1743
[205] „ „ „ 1744
[206] „ „ „ 1745
[207] „ „ ¦„ 1746,
[208] „ „ „ 1747
[209] „ „ „ 1748
[210] „ „ „ 1749

1 88 [211][212]
[213]
[214][215]
[216]
[217][218]
[219]
[220]
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[225]
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[245]

Plymouth Municipal Records.
Town Rental for Mayoral Year beginning 17^6.

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Rentals^ Surveys, and Records of Property. 189

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Mayoral Year beginning

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[259]

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[260]

31

11

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13

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11

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[263]

11

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11

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1806.

Many of the 1 8th century rentals contain notes of
current events by Joseph Collier.
[265] Various minor, rentals, 1804-30.
[266] General Rental prepared for use of Finance and
Land Committees ending 1817.
[267] Survey Book, 1666-94
At end are orders of 1630 for Hospital of Poors Portion ;
orders and articles of Orphans Aid ; copy of Joan
Bennett's will ; copy of Act founding Charles Church ;'
copies of various writs of summons to Parliament, including
the first of William of Orange; declaration of Earl of
Bath on becoming Recorder, before Bernard Granville and
Edmund Pollexfen.
[268] Survey Book,' 1703-47.
¦ [269] „ I747-I783- '¦
[270] Contract Book, 176^-72:
[271] „ ' 1779-1808.
[272] „ ' 1808-35.

190 Plymouth Municipal Records.
[273] Lists of Free Tenants of Corporation, 1663-1669.
[274] „ „ „ 1700-37-
[275] . „ „ „ 1769-93-
[276] Five lists of Tenants and Properties leased. v.D.
[277] Court Book of Manor of Ulyetts Fee and Lipson.
This book records the proceedings of the courts leet and
courts baron of John Giffard and Alice Giffard, his widow,
for the manor of ' Uletts ffee als Lulytts Sparke als Luletts
ffee,' with a parcell of the manor of Lypston or Lipson.
The first court recorded was held 16th July, 1st James I.
(1603), and the last 13th Charles I. (1638). Though the
two manors are linked together, and occasionally called
' Ulett cum Lypson,' yet the entries of each are kept so
far distinct that we can fairly ascertain what the general
extent of Uletts Fee was. It certainly reached from
Bilbury Street to North-hill, and so far east by Briton-side
as the Whitefriars. The Headlands, otherwise described
as 'a close by the Maudlyn,' was part ofthe manor; so
was Hampton Shute or close (als Gilwell parke), on part
of -which Charles Church stands ; and so was a certain
unnamed close in the occupation of Thomazine Gibbons
[Gibbons Fields],, and which, as the rent paid to the lord
seems to have averaged 3J. 6d. an acre, may be taken as
about four acres in extent. Probably the manor by the
date of these courts had been to a certain extent dis
membered ; for besides Bilbury Street and East Cross
Street there is mention of a tenement in Looe Street,
and it is probable therefore that its southern boundary
extended at least thus far. Moreover the first list of free
tenants, under the year 1603, reaches a total of thirty-six,
all but three of whom are entered as heirs of former
tenants, while in subsequent years the free tenants do not
muster a fourth of that number. In the same year there
are recorded six conventionary and customary tenants
for Uletts Fee, and six conventionary tenants for Lipson,
the gross rental being £5 ioj. $d. A full list of rentals for"
the year 1619 shows, however, much better results. In
that year the rents payable by the free tenants were
£1 oj. 9d. yearly, with is. payable at Michaelmas ; and
the conventionary tenants paid £22 5j. 8d. The greater
portion of this came from Lipson, the property wherein
extended over 167 \ acres. .

Rentals, Surveys, and Records of Property. 191
[278] Book containing plans of Town property, with
drawing of old 17th century Guildhall as frontispiece.
[279] Borough Rental Book, with plans.
[280] Original plan of property now Globe Hotel.
[281] Plan of Town Marshes.
[282] Plan of Jane's Tenement, Weston Peveril. 1794
[283] Book of Committee for managing Estates of
Corporation, containing minutes relating to Water and
other property. 1817-35.
[284] Draft of case touching Property Tax payable by
Mayor and Commonalty. 1804.
[285] List of properties advertised for sale and lease
at various dates, particularly 1822 onward, with names
of purchasers and prices. 1800-27,
[286] Reports of Land Committee. 1803-29.
[287] Applications for purchase of lands. 1 806-28.
[288] Papers relating to Town Marshes. 1805-21.
[289] „ Land Tax and Chief Rents
and Property Tax. 1800-30.
[290] Miscellaneous Letters. 1801-27.

I. Borough Courts, &c.

[291] Court Book, 1636-41.
[292] „ 1647-51.
[293] „ 1659-67.
[294] „ 1662-64.
[295] „ 1667-70.
[296] „ 1675-78.
[297] „ T678-82.
[298] „ 1682-87.
[299] „ 1687-89. -
[300] „ 1690-99. -
[801] t, 1 699- 1 703.
[302J », 1703-05.
[8°3] „ 1705-08.
[8W] „ 1708-10.
t305] „ 1710-12.
[806] „ 1714-16.

[307]
[308]
[309][310]
[311]

1718-21.1721-24.
1 724-25.
1 72 5-34-
J734-43-

[812] „ 1743-56
[818] „ 1756-64.
[314] „ 1771-81.
[3151 ,, 1 78 1 -89.
t316] „ 1789-96.
[317] „ 1795-1812.
[818] „ 1812-24.
[819] „ 1 797-1 806.

Borough Courts, &c. 193

[320]

Court Book,

1806-

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[321]

a

1818-

-29.

[322]
a
1829-
-39-
[323]
a
1839-42.
[824]
' Courte of the Keepe of the liberties
of England,'
1053-
[325]
Examination and
Information Book,
1670-74.
[326]
11
tt
1674-78.
[327]
11
tt
1685-88.
[328]
11
tt
1692-93.
[329]
11
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1699-1703.
[330]
11
a
1703-08.
[331]
11
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1715-23.
[332]
a
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1 800-02.
[333]
tt
a
1803-05.
[334]
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a
1805-08.
[335]
tt
a
1808-09.
[336]
it
it
1815-16.
[337]
11
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[338]
a
a
1829-31.
[339]
Writ Book,
1620-60.
[840]
11
1660-
-1701.
[341]
31
1701-
•1799.
[342]
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1802-
-37-
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11
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[344] Bail Book, 1667-167 7.
At end is list of persons who in open court declared
their humble acceptance of his Majesty's gracious pardon,
June 4, 1660, before John King, Samuel Northcott, and
Robert Gubbes the elder, who also laid hold on and
accepted 'the pardon offered.'
[345] Bail Book, 1705-13.
[346] Recognizance Book, 1725-42.
[347] „ 1800-09.
[348] „ 1809-16.
194 Plymouth Municipal Records.
[349] Estreat Book, 1783-1800.
[350] „ 1801-1819.
[351] Town Clerk's Book, 1793-99.
[352] Sessions Book, 1809-16.
[353] Practice of Mayor's Court of Plymouth, 2 copies,
1769.
[354] Rules of the Borough Court of Plymouth as
allowed 1842 (on vellum).
[355] Borough Court Papers, 16th century.
[356] „ 17th century.
[357] „ 1 8th century.
[358] „ 19th century.
[These are documents connected with various suits, for
the later years in considerable quantity.]

J. Collected Papers.
Under this head are classed four Folios containing
miscellaneous papers, two collected and arranged by Mr.
Henry Woollcombe, Recorder of Plymouth, in 1834; two
by the writer, in 1882.
[359] FIRST FOLIO: 'MSS. RELATING TO THE
BOROUGH OF PLYMOUTH FROM 1496 TO 1800.'
Writ of certiorari from the King's Bench to the Mayor
of Plymouth, touching a suit had in the court of the same
Mayor by John Eyer against John Buysshop for a debt of
28J. 8d. 15 Aug.— 4 Ed. IV.
Attested copy (signed by John Bulkeham and Richard
Blackaller) of Constitution made by William Nycoll, Mayor
of Plymouth, the Recorder, twelve, and twenty-four, impos
ing a fine of £10 and upwards on burgesses refusing to
serve in offices to which they have been duly elected by
the Mayor and Council. 11 Hen. VII.
Bond of Mayor and Corporation to William Hawkyns,
merchant, in one hundred marks sterling, for payment of
certain moneys. 19 Nov. — 29 Hen. VIII.
Note of divers articles belonging to the parish church of
Plymouth. Hen. VIII.
Receipt by George Haydon, under-sheriff of Devon, for
40J. paid him by Thomas Holloway, Mayor of Plymouth,
for fee farm of the town due to the King. 11 Oct. —
35 Hen. VIII.
Receipt for payment of fee farm by the Mayor and
Corporation of Plymouth. 22 July — 23 Eliz.
Bill of ' Money dysbursed by Nicholas Slannyng for the
towne of Plymouth after Michaelmas'; first item, 'Paid
to Mr. Peryam for drawying the byll to be layde into the
plyament howse for the almeshowse.' At foot, 'Rec. of
Mr John Ilcomb, mayor of Plymouth, xxvij. Augusti
1567 fortie shillinges, xl8. p me Nichm. Slannyng.'

196 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Receipt by John Peryam for 513 i|d— Capell Budoc et
Pancras. 1581.
Receipt by John Coplestone for 13J. Ad., paid as fee
for a whole year by John Ilcomb, Mayor of Plymouth.
17 April — 9 Eliz.
Receipt by George Baron for 13J. 4d. paid him by
Henry Whytacres, gentleman, Receiver. Endorsed in
contemporary handwriting 'Divers acquittances in the
tyme of Sir Fraunces Drake, knyght.' 16 Oct. — 24 Eliz.
Receipt by John Peryam for 46J. 4<f., vicarie de Ply
mouth. 1 Oct. — 23 Eliz.
Letter from John How, 'founder of How's Charity,
to John Derye, Mayor of Plymouth, and John Forde.
Respecting the terms on which money is to be lent from a
fund confided by the writer in trust to them. 17 Aug. 1565.
Several accounts touching the same fund, in the years
1567, 1570, 1571, 1581, 1583, 1584, 1586, 1587, 1588, and
1613. Commission by Mayor and Corporation of Plymouth,
to William Hawkins, esq, and Thomas Edmonds, gentle
man, both of the same town and members of the Corpora
tion, authorizing them to put the common seal to ' alle and
everie suche writinges and conveighaunces as shalbe made
and devised onlie between the Queenes Majestie herheires
and Successors and the said Mayor and Coialtie and
their Successors for and concerning the fortification con-
tinewance maintenance artillerie furniture and munition to
be had placed vsed or emploied in or vpon Saint Nicholas
Islende nighe Plimouthe for' the defence of the same.'
6 April — 22 Eliz.
Letter from the Mayor and his brethren to the Justices
of the Peace for Cornwall, for the immediate payment of
£23 13J. 4d. 'still remaining due from the said county, in
addition to £29 I2j. 4d. already paid, 'for the furnyshyng
of the souldiers for St. Nicholas Iland.' On back the
copy of another letter on the same subject. March, 1585.
Receipt by John Weeks, Receiver, of ioj. in cause in
controversy. 1580.
Record of Manor Court of Compton Gifford. 1586.
Indenture of lease for forty years, at a yearly rent of
eight pounds, by the Mayor and Corporation of Plymouth
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their kaies comonlye callede the new kaies and the kaies
at the south side lieinge and beinge within the saide
boroughe of Plymouthe and all other kaies and wharfes
whatsoever within the saide boroughe, belonging to the
Mayor and Corporation. 20 Sept. — 20 Eliz.
Rate made for cranaige and kayeadge within the
borough of Plymouthe. 20 Sept. — 25 Eliz.
Letter from Lords of the Council to all Customers,
Comptrollers, Searchers, and other officers of the ports of
Devon and Cornwall, dated Windsor Castle. For the
strict and full exaction of the custom on all pilchards
brought into the said ports ; her Majesty having assigned
and ordered the issues of these customs for the completion
of the fortifications of Plymouth, which are thought verie
requisite and needfull for the better defence of those
western partes of Devon and Cornwall against any attempt
to be made by the enemy. 22 Aug. 1593.
Letter from Lord Howard of Effingham to the Mayor
of Plymouth, in grateful acknowledgment of dispatches
and intelligence promptly forwarded. Dated 'from the
courte on the waye to Nonsuche.' 2 Oct. 1 594.
Sir Francis Drake to Mr. Barons, Mayor of Plymouth,
and the rest of his brethren. 'After my verie hartie
commendacons vnto you all you shall vnderstand, that
touching the matter between yo* Towne and M* Strode,
M* Sparke hath done as muche therin as if manye moe
of you had been here, could possiblie have been done.
for he hath not onlie stood in annsweare of the cause at
the Councell boarde, but he also laboured all the chief
lis: aparte: and yet vppon exayacon of the matter,
the Us : said they sawe no great reason to prohibite
him to builde vppon his owne lande, and to haue the
benefyte of the Lawe. Notwi*hstanding vppon M*
Sparke's earnest allegacons to the contrarie, their lis :
condiscended to grannt a Comission to be directed
vnto the Judges of Thassises, to Sir John Gilbert, my
selfe and some others : To thende we maie consider
whether it be lawfull & expedient to haue any building
between the two fforts, and if it be thought tollerable, then
yet to lymitte, howe farre into the water the same shall
extende. for yo* other matter of the forte woh (in my
opynion) dothe concerne you muche neerer, doubt not, but
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daies, I shalbe able to wryte you thereof more at large:
And then if you sende some bodie up to sollicyte yo*
suyte in that behalf, whilest S* John Hawkins and my selfe
are here togeither, I surely hoape to gett the governemt
confirmed in the Towne. And so in haste do bid you
hartelie farewell, from Dowgate the 20th of Januarie,
1594. Yo* assured loving freend, Fra. Drake. y° shall not
need to send any hether for yo* townes busines before my
coming to Plymo*h : which may be som 25 dayes hence.
Copy of letter from Lords of the Council appointing the
Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Sirs Francis
Drake and John Gilbert, knts, Edward Seymour, George
Cary, and Edward Champnon, esquires, and others, Com
missioners to enquire respecting Mr. Strode's purpose of
erecting buildings at Plymouth [at the Lambhay], and
to certify whether the execution of his plans would be
prejudicial to the town. 19 Jan. 1594.
Copy of letter from Thomas Peyton, Customer of
Plymouth (one of the aforesaid Commissioners) to the Lords
of the Council. Mr. Strode's enterprise would be hurtful
in respect to Her Majesty's customs — 'the faulte of
defrawdinge her ma*3 customer is general els where
w*hin the town, and the service for officers somewhat
more dangerous there then in many other places w*hin
the towne.' Plymouth. 8 March, 1594.
Copy of letter of Lords of the Council to Sir Francis
Drake and Sir John Gilbert, Edward Seymour, George
Carye of Cockington, Richard Champnowne, and Thomas
Payton, Commissioners, as above, sanctioning Mr. Strode's
project, on the recommendation and certificate of the said
Commissioners, who are so to act that Mr. Strode may be
relieved of all discouragement and opposition. 2 April,
1595- Letter from John Blytheman, Mayor of Plymouth and
his brethren, introducing the bearer, Mathew Boys, to
John Hele, esq., serjeant-at-law, who is entreated to aid
him in his mission to obtain adequate security for Plymouth
in respect to the bequests made by the late Sir John
Hawkyns to the poor of the town. 27 Jan., 1 598.
Copy of grant in fee-farm, at a yearly rent of 6j. 8d., by
Mayor and Corporation of Plymouth to Edward Smart of
the same town, merchant, of a piece of ground near the
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Commission by Mayor ( William Parker) and Corporation
of Plymouth, appointing Thomas Paine, John Blithman,
Humfrie Founes, John Phillips, Thomas Reynollson,
Robert Trelawnie, Walter Mathew, and Thomas Sherwill,
of Plymouth, merchants, to ascertain the real estate of the
Corporation, and prepare a complete terrier and rental
thereof. 1 Dec. 1601.
Copy of letter sent by persons, whose names do not
appear, to Mr. Cary and the other Commissioners for
bringing in of pilchards. Praying for exact compliance
with the orders of the Council. 2 Sept. 1602.
Form of presentation to vicarage of St. Andrew. 1602.
Bond of Henry Wallis of St. Domeneck co. Cornwall
clerk, to John Blitheman, merchant, in the sum of one
thousand pounds. The Mayor and Corporation of
Plymouth as patrons of the vicarage ' of the good opinion
they haue and do consceave of th'abouebounden Henrie
Wallis intende by god's sufferance to p*sent him thesaid
Henrie Wallis lawfull Clarke to thesaid vicaraidge with
the app'tenncs, and to their owne pper coste and charges
will pcure him lawfullie to be instituted and inducted
to the same ; If, therefore, the abouebounden Henrie
Wallis doe and shall from tyme to tyme and at all
times after that he shallbe lawfullie p*sented instituted
and inducted Clarke vnto thesame vicaraidge with the
app'tenncs and after reasonable and lawfull requeste
shalbe to him made by or in behalfe of the said Maior and
Cominaltie at the vicaraidge - howse of the Borough
aforesaid .absolutely resigne the same vicaraidge ....
whereby the said Mayor and Cominaltie shall be lawfullie
enabled to p*sente anie other dark to the same ....
the present obligation shall be void and of no effect'
7 Sept. — 1 James I.
Copy of letter of James I. to Mayor of London on his
accession. 1603.
Quitclaim by Henry Wallis, vicar of Plymouth, to the
Mayor and Corporation, in respect to all matters arising
out of a previous sequestration of the living. 11 Dec.
1604. Letter from William Bishop of Exeter to the Mayor and
Aldermen of Plymouth. Recommending for the office of
schoolmaster ' Mr. Worth an excellent good scholler a
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Letter from John Phillippes, deputy-mayor of Plymouth,
to a person addressed as 'Right Honorable and my
especiall good Lord.' In obedience to the order of his
lordship and 'the residew of the lordes of his majesties
councell,' the writer has 'made staye of all manner of
shippes w*in this harborough, and lykewise made readie
a Pynnace to sett forth to the seas to lie in waite vppon
the Coaste of Wales to apprehend those trayto*8 that
myght endeavour to escape that waye.' The owners of
divers ships, on the point of starting for Venice and other
places of Italy, having been thus ordered to stay, are
urgent that their vessels may be allowed to proceed.
14 Nov. 1605.
Copy of letter from Lords of the Council concerning
the Gunpowder Plot. Ordering all ships to be stayed in
the port of the persons to whom the letter is addressed ;
so that no accomplice in 'the most horrible treasons
against the person of the kinges majestic' may escape.
Whitehall. Nov. 1605.
Copy of letter from Lords of the Council to the Mayor
of Plymouth. Countermands order for setting forth a
pinnace to watch the Welsh coast, 'fforamuch as the
greatest pte of the chiefe Complottores of the said
traysons are nowe apprehended in the Countie of Worcester.'
11 Nov. 1605.
William Downeman, Mayor of Plymouth, and James
Bagg, to Earl of Salisbury. ' * * * It may please your
lordship to be advertysed that on the xiith day of this
instant moneth here arrived an Englishe shippe from St.
Mallowes bounde for Ireland, and putt in here att Plymouth
by contrarie windes, in which shippe came passenger one
Thomas Myller page to Robert Marshall late of Kelfynon
in Ireland and now resident in Jersey, whose lodging upon
some advertisemt wee searched and founde aboute hym
a boxe, wherein were diuerse letters sent by the said
Marshall to diuerse persons in Ireland, all which you
shall receaue herewith ; Three of which letters were broken
open by the said Myller before wee tooke hym and the
Agnus Dei and the picture in two of theym enclosed were
conveyed away by the said Myller which by search after
ward wee found and are now in the said boxe. 14 Feb. 1606.
The examination of Thomas Myller, aged 18 years,
servant to Robert Marshall, late of Kelfynon, (where he
was 'second Justice of Monstieur') in Ireland, by William

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Downeman, Mayor of Plymouth, and James Bagg, justice.
Some three quarters of a year since accompanied his
master from Lymbrecke to St. Malloes, and after staying
there two months to Jersey, whence he was making the
voyage to Ireland with a box containing letters and two
pictures, at his said master's bidding. Being demanded
wherefore he brake open the three letters answereth that
he, being att sea in a shippe bounde for Ireland and forced
by contrarie wyndes to put for Plymouth opened the said
letters because that in one of theym was an Agnus Dei
which was to be deliuered to the ladie Walshe and in
another of them was a picture, which was to be deliuered
to the ladye Slany, both which ladyes this examyant saith
are of the Romishe religion. And the said examynant
also saith that his said master had the said Agnus Dei and
the said picture of a papiste priest in St. Malloes, which
prieste is an Englisheman borne. 14 Feb. 1606.
Copy of letter from Lords of the Council to the Mayor
of Plymouth and James Bagge, ordering the release of
Thomas Miller, and the restoration to him of the box of
letters and tokens entrusted to him by his master Mr.
Robert Marshall, who is not unknown to the writer ' by
reason of his late imployment in his Majesties service in
Mounster.' Whitehall. 18 Feb. 1606.
W. Bagwell to William Downeman, Mayor of Plymouth,
praying for continuance of the pension granted him in
former time by the borough, whose interests he is still in a
position to promote. London. 17 Dec. 1606.
Letter from James Bagg, justice of Plymouth, to Sir
John Bennett knt, Mr. D. Montfforte, Mr. D. Ferrand, and
Mr. D. Dix, in defence of Mr. Wallis, vicar of Plymouth,
who ' is called in question into your Honourable Court of
High Commission, by meanes of one Phillip Rawlin an
apparitor to ye Court of Arches, ffor not denouncing of
c*tayne pcesses of excommunication graunted out agaynst
divers poor and miserable women of our towne in causes
appertayning to your court' Wallis's course was taken
not at his own motion, but at the advice of the Bishop,
Dean Sutcliffe, the Mayor and Magistrates of Plymouth,
and Sir Ferdinando Gorges. 4 Feb. 1606.
Rough draft of letter of passport and free passage,
signed by William Downeman, Mayor, in behalf of Thomas
Myller, servant of Mr. Robert Marshall of Jersey, travelling
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Rough copy of letter from William Downeman, Mayor,
to William Bagwell announcing the withdrawal of the
pension allowed him by the Corporation. 26 Jan. 1606.
Sir John Hele, Recorder of Plymouth, to the Mayor
and Aldermen ; the writer yields the place of Recorder to
his cousin John Hele, who is a resident of Plymouth.
1 Sept. 1606.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Plymouth to Sir John
Hele. They acknowledge Sir John's goodness in offering
to relinquish the recordership in his cousin's interest ; but
insist that the election must be made in the usual way by
a majority of voices, so that no precedent be afforded
tending to deprive the burgesses of an important privilege,
and cause future recorders to imagine they might appoint
their successors. 5 Nov. 1606.
Copy of Orders of Privy Council, respecting pilchard-
fishery of Cawston-bay. 13 July, 1 606.
Copy of letter of Lords of Privy Council, appointing
Ferdinando Gorges, William Strode, and Anthony Rowse,
knts., Richard Carye and Christopher Harris, esqs., and the
Mayor of Plymouth for the time being, Commissioners, for
enforcing their lordships' orders respecting the pilchard-
fishery of Devon and Cornwall. Greenwich. 13 July, 1606.
Letter of Lords ofthe Council (with numerous signatures)
containing their lordships' orders respecting the pilchard-
fishery of Causton-bay, and setting forth the names of
the Commissioners for enforcing the same. Greenwich.
13 July, 1606. — Also copy of same.
Warrant by Commissioners for enforcing the orders of
the Privy Council in the matter of the pilchard-fishery to
parish-constables, for the due and sufficient summons of
owners and masters of saynes and boats to appear before
the Commissioners at Saltash on Saturday the 16th inst.
Launceston. 13 Aug. 1606.
Petition of the Mayor and inhabitants of Plymouth to
the Lords of the Council, respecting the pilchard-fishery of
Devon and Cornwall. — Also copy of same. 1606.
Letter from Lord Treasurer (Salisbury) to His Majesty's
officers of the port of Plymouth, for the restraint of
unauthorized exportation of corn. 17 Nov. 1608.
Petition of the Waytes of the borough of Plymouth to
the Mayor, Aldermen, and Magistrates, ' Humbly sheweth,

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That when the wayteship of this borrough was first
instituted by that never to bee fforgotten knight S* Francis
Drake the ffower waytes had and receaued their escouchions
at the Charge of the towne, and had yearely allowed and
Conferred on them Tenn Poundes with new Clokes likewise
yearely giuen them : And for that of late theise Bestowalls
are neere totally taken away to the verie great detriment
of your peticoners, theire yearely Sallary being far inferiour
to that of any City or Corporation wheare waytes are,'
they now pray for 'their former right fee.' [There were
waytes before Drake's time.]
The Council of the Virginia Company to the Mayor and
Aldermen of Plymouth, inviting them to aid the writers
in their beneficent enterprise, and to put themselves in
personal communication with Sir Ferdinando Gorges and
Mr. Doctor Sutcliffe, Dean of Exon. Referring to the
failure of a similar and earlier undertaking the writers say :
' Having understood of yo* gen'all good disposition
towards yo* advancing of yo* intended plantacon in
Virginia, begun by divers gentlemen and Marchaunts of
the Westerne parts, wch since for want of good supplies
and seconds here, and that the place w°h was possessed
there by you annswered not those comodities w°h
meight keepe lief in yo* good begynninge, it hath not so
well succeeded as soe worthy intentions and labours did
meritt ; But by the coldeness of the Clymate and other
Connaturall necessities, yo* Colonie was enforced to
retorne.' 17 Feb. 1608.
Rough draft of letter from Robert Trelawney, Mayor of
Plymouth, to the Earl of Salysburye, Lord-High Treasurer.
A vessel from the Groyne had arrived at Plymouth on the
previous night, having on board one Mr. Thomas Warlawe
of the Isle of Wight, who reported that Mr. Hills, the
Englishe consull at the Groyne, about tenne dayes past
told the said Warlawe that two fleets of shippes of the
number of one hundred and twentie sayle were verie
shortlie expected at the Groyne from the southward
thereof, and fortie thousand soldiers to be embarqued in
them. The said English consul also gave the ship's pilot,
George Cheltname of Plymouth, a letter with an entreaty
that he would on his first arrival in England dispatch it
forthwith to some of his Majesty's Privy Council. The
writer continues, ' Here are merchauntes wch haue
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same fleete, and that the reporte there goeth they are to
serue the Pope. Here came passenger in the said shippe
an Irishe youth, late page to Sir William Stanton, whom
I haue examyned, and cannot learne anythinge of hym,
but that his master hath put hym out of service, and his
purpose is to travell to London to the Earle of Clanreckett.
But I doe make staie of him vntill I have order from your
lp, for that he beinge in drincke, at the Groyne, as
the said pilot affirmeth, said that the said fleete was
bounde for Irelande to carrye there the Erie of Tyrone
and make him King of Ireland, which according. to my
duetie I have thought good to make known" to your
honour.' Plymouth. 29 Aug. 1608.
The Lords of the Council to the Mayor of Plymouth,
and the customers, comptrollers, and searchers of the port.
The law is to be executed against those of his Majesty's
subjects, who on their arrival in England from foreign
parts, refuse to take the oath of allegiance, and do not
straightway avail themselves of the privilege accorded to
them of returning immediately over the seas into exile at
their own charges. Whitehall. 29 May, 1608.
Sir Ferdinando Gorges to Robert Trelawny, Mayor of
Plymouth. He invites the shipowners of the West-country
to co-operate with the shipowners of London to put down
and extinguish piracy on the high seas, which has in the
last few years deprived England and Scotland of no less
than three hundred ships, with their lading and merchan
dizes, and their seamen reduced to captivity; The
merchants of London are willing to subscribe for forty
thousand pounds to an association for the suppression of
robbery on the high seas ; and Sir Ferdinando, who has
been commissioned by the London merchants to negotiate
with West-country merchants, invites the shipowners ef
Plymouth to confer with him at Exeter, whither he has
summoned men from other western ports to meet him
next assizes. 19 April, 1607.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Plymouth to the Lords of
the Council, opposing the petition of certain. London
merchants for a charter granting them a monopoly of the
trade between the Thames and the parts of Spain and
Portugal. 14 Sept. 1617.
Letter from Sirs Ferdinando Gorges and Richard
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touching a petition preferred by Charles Keddewe, a poor
man of the same town, to Sir Richard Hutton, one of His
Majesty's Justices of Assize. 7 Sept. 1619.
Thomas Sherwill's charges on three journies from
Plymouth to London on business of the former town.
18 Jan. 1613 to 12 Dec. 1614.
Indenture of grant, during pleasure, by the Mayor and
Corporation of Plymouth of the office of Recorder to John
Glanvile of Tavistock, esq., counsellor at the law, with an
annual fee of 53J. 4d., in the room of Sir William Strowde
of Mevy co. Devon knt, who has resigned. 11 Sept. 1620.
Mayor's Account, headed ' Mayor of the towne of Plim-
worth : Fees dewe to his Majisties servants from the said
Mayor for his homage to his Majesty, passing through the
said towne the fiueteene of September, 1625.' The last
item ofthe bill is 'To the Jester .... xj.' The account,
amounting in all to £33 3J. 4^., is signed by Peter Newton,
and receipted by Thomas Kynaston. 18 Sept. 1625.
Extract from the will of John Scoble, late of Plymouth,
of his bequest of- eighteen-pence weekly during the life
of his executrix for bread to the poor of the said town.
18 Dec. 1629.
Extract from the will of Elizabeth Scoble, late of Wick-
hampton, Dorset, widow of John Scoble, bequeathing to
the poor of Plymouth the continuance for ever of the
weekly distribution of eighteen-pennyworth of bread,
given to them for and during her life by her said husband.
16 Oct. 1631.
Order of the Privy Council at Whitehall, on complaint
of Masters and Owners of ships of the port of Plymouth
against the privilege granted in former times to the East
land Company 'of the sole importacion of all Eastland
Commodities.' The complainants allege that by reason of
the monopoly, 'diuers'principall materialls for building
& furnishinge ships, especially masts, rafts, deale, pitch,
and tarre were growne to such excessive rates, being not
elsewhere to be had but from the said companie, as was
to the great discouragement of masters and own*3 of
ships.' Ordered therefore by the Council that the said
materials may be imported at Plymouth by strangers and
there sold for the building and furniture of the shipping of
the said port and its members, but not for the furniture of
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Lords of the Council to Mayor of Plymouth, ordering-
him to examine John Cawes, carpenter, and one Hallett
ropemaker, inhabitants of Plymouth, on certain matters
affecting the claims of Captain George Higham, Provost
Marshall General of his Majesty's army at the Isle of Rhets,
for satisfaction in respect to 'one and twenty tuns of wine
which, having bene shipped for England, were stayed by Sir
John Wats for His Majesty's service.' 21 March, 1631.
Jos. Martyn to John Cawse, Mayor of Plymouth. Order
to pay expenses of Admiralty enquiry. 30 Sept. 1636.
Portion of rough draft of petition of the Mayor and
inhabitants of Plymouth to Charles I., for leave to erect
a new church, the existing church being insufficient.
Johane Cole [daughter of John and Elizabeth Scoble] to
the Mayor of Plymouth. The charitable work begun by
the writer's father and continued by her mother shall not
through her neglect 'falle to the grounde, but shall rather
by me receave enlargement' Wickhampton. 2 Nov. 1641.
Serjeant John Glanuill, Recorder of Plymouth, to Robert
Gubbes, Mayor, and the Aldermen of Plymouth. Resigns
the Recordership of Plymouth, so that the borough may
forthwith proceed to the election of his good friend,
Mr. Maynard, into the same office, now vacated for his
benefit. London. 5 Aug. 1640.
Order of the House of Commons to the Mayor of Ply
mouth, touching the imprisonment of John Poyer of
Pembrook, who at the order of the said house stayed a
certain loaded ship that came to Milford from Galloway
in Ireland, a town actually in rebellion. Poyer is to be
at once released, if he has been arrested at the suit of
one Pope on account of this detention; in which case,
order is further given for the arrest and safe transport
to Westminster of Pope. 27 June, 1641.
Borough of Plymouth : Vintry Ward. — Rate of the in
habitants (men, women, children, and servants) of the said
ward, according to the act made for the provision of
money for disbanding the armies and settling the peace
of the two kingdoms — England and Scotland. 1 Aug. 1641.
Indenture of lease for five years, at a yearly rent of
ten pounds, by the Mayor and Corporation of Plymouth,
to Christopher Ryder and Arthur Bickford of the same
place, gentlemen — of all the couerages and standings in
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with all the customs and issues of the same, belonging to
the said Corporation. 30 Nov. 1646.
Book of a rate made by order of the Maior and Justices
of the Burroughe of Plymouth in Michaelmas Session last,
1656, for one yeare to commence from the 29th daye of
September 1656, upon the inhabitants, of Plymouth afore
said for the raising of the summe of ffyue hundred pounds
towards the building of the Newe Church in Plymouth
by Vertiie of an Act of Parliament and of Letters Patents
under the Great Seale of England dated at Westminster
the one-and-twentieth daye of Aprill in the Seaventeenth
yere of the raigne of the late King Charles, which;
according to the said Letters Patents, is to be builded att
the costs of the inhabitants of Plymouth aforesaid.
Letter from Rich. Blackwall and John Sparrow (dated
from the Prize Office) to Philipp Francis, Mayor of Ply
mouth, stating that Mr. Blake and Mr. Ely have been
ordered to pay the Mayor certain moneys demanded by
the town of Plymouth in the name of ' duties vpon prize
shipps and goods brought into the harbour' of the said
town. Endorsed 'The Commissioners Letter of reprisall
goodes, dated Nov. 165 1, for the payment of the Towne
Customes.' Rough draft of a letter from the Mayor and Aldermen of
Plymouth to the Council of the Protector. General!
Blake ere his departure hence gave order under his hand
and seale for the Inhabitants of this towne, to sett them
selves in armes for watching and guardinge the same both
by day and night, in which posture they now are and shall
so continue untill your Honours shall otherwise order;
And wee doubt not but wee shall manifest ourselves as
faithful to this Commonwealth as any towne belonging
to the same. We must further take the boldnes to
acquaint your Honours that the Towne Line is very
much decayed, the sufficient repayre whereof will require
att least 1000/z. ; which wee desire may bee allotted out
of the excise of the Town, or by what other meanes your
Honours shall iudge meet for that purpose.
. Extracts from the will of Moses Goodyear, who made
two several bequests of £50 each to the ' Poores Portion in
Plimouth ' and the Almshouse. 1658.
. Paper of Presentments made by Constables of the Old
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'Jno. Olde for keeping men drinking yesterday, being
Lords day.
Jno. Wood serv* to M* Antho Skinner for walking on
ye Hoe sermon time.
'Severall vagrants who came yesterday to towne sermon
time to begg.
'Geo Cragg for suffering Compo in his house to drink
burnt wine sermon time.
'John Glanvill, Abraham Edgecumbe ) ~ . , , ,
' Nathaniel Arrowsmith, Wm. Rickard j
The tradesmen of Plymouth to the Mayor, Magistrates
and Common Council — Praying that John Norman, a
stranger and recent comer (who having served no
apprenticeship in the town has nevertheless presumed
to follow divers trades therein) may be ordered to desist
from impoverishing the proper inhabitants by exercising
the art of a gunsmith and other callings, ii May, 1660.
Letter from William Morice, Governor of the fort and
island of Plymouth, M.P. for the same borough, and Secre
tary of State, to Ollyver Ceely, Mayor of Plymouth, and the
Aldermen — touching his title to the fort and island, and
measures needful for the repair and safety thereof. 23
Oct. 1660.
Names of those who took the oath of allegiance before
Oliver Ceely, Mayor. 3 Nov. 1660.
Warrants of Nathaniel Hele, sheriff, to the Mayor of
Plymouth, for the due publication of accompanying procla
mations. 12 & 23 Oct. 1660.
Several lists of defaulters in respect to payment of
tythes in the parish of Plymouth. 1660.
Presentments by the constables of Vintry Ward to the
Mayor and Aldermen of Plymouth, with a List of the
beer sellers of the same ward. 1661.
List of voluntary contributors and contributions towards
the support of the workhouse lately set up in the Hospital
ofthe Poors Portion, Plymouth. 21 Oct. 1663.
Copy of letter from the Duke of Albemarle to the
deputy-lieutenants of Devonshire, for the impressment of
mariners and others competent to serve in His Majesty's
navy. 17 Oct. 1664
Copy of letter from Lords of the Council to the Duke
of Albemarle, for the impressment of mariners and other
persons to serve in His Majesty's navy. 14 Oct. 1664.

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Letter from John Willoughby, sheriff of Devon, to the
Mayor of Plymouth, accompanying the two preceding
copies. 21 Oct. 1664
Bond of John Hooper and Richard Vincent of Plymouth,
in fifteen pounds, indemnifying the Mayor and Corporation
of the same town, in suits brought against them in respect
to a ship called the Verity of Plymouth. 6 Feb. 1664
Order in open sessions at the Guildhall, Plymouth, by
the whole Bench and Common Council, that John Martyn
Mayor, forthwith pay £50 (the residue of the legacy by
John White to the Mayor and Commonalty) to William
Jennens, merchant, in order that he may apply the said
money to the defence of a suit commenced against the
said Mayor and Commonalty by Sir Geffery Palmer, his
Majesty's attorney-general, 'about the Poole and prosecuted
by Coll Arundell.' 12 Oct. 1664.
Order from the Custom-house of London for placing
proper cranes on Hawkins Key at Plymouth, in accordance
with a statute of 1 Elizabeth. 29 Nov. 1664.
Letter from the Lords Commissioners about Towns
Customs (signed — Albemarle, Arlington, Anglesey, G.
Carteret) to Commissioners of Prizes for Plymouth, to
enquire as to the truth and justice of the grounds on
which the Mayor and Corporation of Plymouth, claim
certain small customs and .duties on imports. 6 May, 1665.
Draft of grant of site of Charles Church by the Mayor
and Commonalty.
Indenture of grant and conveyance for ever by William
Warren of Plymouth, vintner, to the Mayor and Commonalty
of Plymouth borough, of the piece of ground, computed at
about one acre, whereon the said Mayor and Commonalty
and divers other inhabitants have lately raised for God's
service the beautiful structure commonly known as Charles
Church. 12 Aug. 1665.
Book of the names of all the freemen of the borough of
Plymouth, summoned to elect a Mayor for the ensuing
year, on St. Lambert's day. 17 Sept. 1666.
Receipt of Richard Lord Arundell for £550 paid him
by the Mayor and Commonalty of Plymouth, in respect
of costs taxed upon them in the suit about Sutton Pool.
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Bond of John Rowe of Plymouth in the amount of 40/.,
to Dorothea Reuell of the same town. 30 July, 1661.
Copy of the last will and testament of Dorothy Revell
of Plymouth, widow. 4 Oct. 1662.
The Lords of the Council to the Mayor and Commonalty
of Plymouth,— enquiring whether due care be taken to
observe the law, in respect to its requirements that all
holders of municipal offices take the oath of allegiance
and supremacy, the oath declaring it unlawful to take arms
against the King, subscribe a declaration against the solemn
League and Covenant, and within a year before their
election to their respective offices take the sacrament in
accordance with the rites of the Church of England.
24 March, 1672.
Warrant of John Dell, Mayor, and William Weekes,
gentlemen, two of the justices of Plymouth, to the four
Serjeants at mace, to summon certain persons to appear at
the Guildhall 'for Mr. White's auditt' 30 Sept. 1675.
Nine several writings (rough drafts of bills and answers
in the Court of Chancery, and other matters) relating to
controversy between the Corporation of Plymouth, William
Jennens and John Warren, respecting Jennens Quay and
the Customs House Quay in the port of the said borough.
1675. Letter from Thomas Northmore, undersheriff of Devon,
to the Mayor of Plymouth. Accompanies a copy of the
warrant of the Judges of Assize, at the last assizes for the
county of Devon, for the execution of Anne Evans by
burning and Philippa Carey by hanging, guilty of poisoning
Mrs. Weekes and her daughter Elizabeth at Plymouth.
'These execucons are appointed to bee done att yo*
Towne of Plymouth, provided that the magistrates of
the Towne (whereof you are chiefe) or m* Weekes whose
wife was by the malefactors abouenamed poysoned, shall
defray the extraordinary charges thereof, & shall vnd*take
for the same before Easter Day, being Sunday next, the
day of execucon is to bee on Thursday in Easter weeke,
but if you the Magistrates of the Towne or m* Weekes
shall fail to vnd*take before Easter Day to defray the
extraordinary expenses thereof, then the execucon on
theise malefactors is to be done att the common place of
execucon for this countie.' [The original examinations in
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year. It. is the tragedy recorded in John Quick's volume.
'Hell opened; or the infernal sin of murder punished;
being a true relation of the poysoning of a whole family at
Plymouth, for which ihe malefactors were condemned before
Lord Chief Justice North at Exeter, one to be burnt, the
other to be hanged!]
Copy of a letter from Thomas Northmore, undersheriff,
to William Weekes, dyer, of Plymouth, touching arrange
ments for the execution of Anne Evans and Philippa
Carey — Also, the undersheriff's copy of the Judge's warrant
and directions for the execution. 17 March, 1675.
Warrant signed by the Duke of Monmouth and other
Commissioners of the Admiralty, instructing the chief
magistrates and officers of the customs at Plymouth to
release a certain French vessel called the Vaillant, Bertrand
Bayeux, master. Dated from Derby House, and having
Samuel Pepys's signature. 4 Oct. 1676.
List of burgesses and other inhabitants of Plymouth,
exempt from service on ' any jury or forraigne inquisition
whatsoever by vertue of letters patentes of the Lady Mary,
late Queen of England.' 24 Jan. 1678.
Receipt by J. Northcote for ship money. 1678.
Precept of Sheriff of Devon (Richard Duke) to the
Mayor and Commonalty of Plymouth, for the election of
two burgesses of parliament. 16 Aug. 1679.
Resignation, by John Buckeham, one of the attorneys of
the Court of the Borough of Plymouth, of his attorneyship
into the hands of Peter Foote, gentleman, Mayor of
Plymouth ; the surrender being made at the request of
John Buckeham's nephew, Moses Collins. 20 Oct. 1682.
Appointment of Moses Collins such attorney. 17
April, 1683.
Report of the Right Worshipful William Martin,
Stephen Akerman, and John Paige, on a conference with
Lord Arundell about Sutton Poole. 1684.
Schedule of heads of alterations and additions to be
made in the charter of Plymouth. 1684.
Rough draft of a letter from the Mayor and Aldermen
of Plymouth to the Earl of Bath. Acknowledges the
earl's goodness in covering the borough with his patronage,
and more especially in consenting to present a petition
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Power of attorney, executed by Robert Berry, Mayor of
Plymouth, authorising John Paige, deputy-mayor, and a
majority of the Aldermen to affix their common seal to a
surrender of the present charter to William III. ii Feb.
1696. Copy of letter of appointment (signed Jonah Lavington,
Mayor), constituting and making Francis Pengelly of
Plymouth, esq., the common clerk or Town Clerk and
Steward of the same borough. 15 Nov. 1705.
The surrender of the office of Town Clerk and Steward
of Plymouth by Francis Pengelly. 11 April, 1722.
Election by scratching of Mr. Mitchell as lecturer.
4 June 1706.
Precept for poor rate, April, 1709, signed by James
Yonge. Bond of Thomas Marshall of Plymouth, cheesemonger,
in £100, to the guardians of the poor of the same borough;
for indemnification in regard to the settlement therein of
James Horrocks, late of Shoreditch, victualler, with his
wife and family. 10 April, 171 1.
Rough draft of loyal address of the Mayor and Corpora
tion of Plymouth to George the First on his accession to
the throne of England. 17 14.
Election by scratching of R. Waddon as Town Clerk.
14 May, 1722.
Undertaking by the Board of Ordnance (signed Charles
Frederick ; W. R. Earle ; A. Wilkinson ; H. Ligonier ;
W. Charlton) that a certain fence recently erected at the
foot of the Citadel Hill of Plymouth 'shall never be made
use of as an argument to lessen any of the just rights and
privileges' of the Mayor and Corporation. 18 Jan. 1753.
Memorandum of resolutions for lighting Plymouth with
two hundred and fifty oil-lamps. 11 May, 1770.
Orders of Commissioners touching removal of night
soil from houses ; for watch ; and for regulation of carts,
1770 et circa. The first set very curious, and referring to
Sutton Pool and the water courses.
Brief note of information respecting the contents of the
two wills of Sir Francis Drake, the first dated Aug. 1595,
and the second dated 27 Jan. 38 Eliz., which were proved
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Several bonds for the payment of money to the Mayor
and Commonalty of Plymouth.
Memorandum of the election of a vicar of Charles
parish, Plymouth, when the Rev. Walter Hugoe was chosen;
the unsuccessful candidates being Dr. Reynold, Mr. Thomas
Samford, Mr. George Derby, and Mr. Henry Mitchell.
30 Aug. 171 1.

[360] SECOND FOLIO: 'MSS. HISTORICAL FROM
1500 TO 1800.'
Extracts from accounts of collectors of customs in the
ports of Cornwall in the time of Edward the Third ; also
memoranda relating to the customs of those ports in the
same reign. Edw. III.
Bond of William Hawkins and John Ellyott, in £10, to
the Mayor and Commonalty of Plymouth. Condition
'that if William Eggecombe on thyside the feste of the
Natiuitie of Seynt John the baptiste next comyng do make
twoo sufficient new gounes for the towne of ij broken
gounes of the townes whiche be delyu'yd to hym to new
make and to aggree wth the olde chambers, so that the
said ij new gounes be delyu*yd to the towne sufficiently
made before the said feste of Seynt John that then this
Recognizaunce be vtt*ly voyde and of none effecte.'
31 March— 33 Hen. VIII.
Indenture whereby Sir Hugh Pollard, knt, sells for 100
marks his lordship and fee of Sutton Vawletort alias
Sutton Valetort alias Sutton Vawtard within the borough
of Plymouth, with all its rents, privileges, and appurtenances
to William Hawkins of Plymouth, merchant, his heirs and
assigns for ever. 18 April — 34 Hen. VIII.
Examination of John Traunton of Plymouth, mariner,
and master of a bark named The Chaunce, before Thomas
Ford merchant and Mayor of Plymouth, respecting his
capture of a Spanish vessel, laden with wines, raisins, and
salt, from which Spanish bottom the deponent, holding a
commission under the seal of the Lord Admiral, took ' viii
buttes of seckes and some xlviii barrells of reasons.' — Also
the examinations of Thomas George and John Hille, both
of Plymouth, mariners, respecting the same seizure and
prize. 19 March, 1585.

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Rough draft of a letter from the Mayor and Aldermen
of Plymouth to the Lords of Council accompanying • suche
newes as we latelie heard of from the parties of Spayne
and Portingale.' March, 1585.
Concluding part of a letter from Thomas Forde, the
Mayor, and the Aldermen of Plymouth, to persons whose
names do not appear, stating the dearth of men in the
town — 'and as the world is the men maye not well be
sparyd, being a grette nomber, & many from home
areadie with Sir Fraunces Drake & in other viages.'
17 March, 1585.
Rough draft of letter from the Mayor and his brethren
of Plymouth to the Justices of the Peace at Plympton,
touching the order heretofore taken in the borough for
constraining butchers and victuallers to respect the ordi
nances for the due observance of Lent. 1585.
Rough draft of letter from the Mayor and his brethren
of Plymouth to the Lord Chamberlayne, respecting certain
buildings which William Strode designs to erect in Plymouth,
to the injury of the harbour. 16 Oct. 1591.
Undated rough draft of the petition of the- Mayor and
Commonalty of Plymouth to the Lords of the Council,
for the custody (with suitable yearly allowances) of the
newly erected fort at Plymouth, which, though not finished
is already ' commandable.' The custody of the fort should
be committed to the petitioners, as they are interested
beyond all other persons in its safe keeping. The town's
people contributed largely towards the charges of building,
in the reasonable hope that on its completion it would be
entrusted to them.
Undated copy of petition of the Mayor and poor in
habitants of Plymouth to Queen Elizabeth. The petitioners
ask to be entrusted with the task of completing the new
fort at Plymouth, at their own charges, with the exception
of eight hundred pounds which Her Majesty is entreated
to give them for that purpose : and that on its completion
they may receive from Her Majesty's customs a yearly
allowance of six hundred pounds, for the suitable entertain
ment of a band of one hundred men within the same fort.
They further pray that Her Majesty put the fort and
garrison under the command of Mr. Arthur Champernowne,
a gentleman of known gallantry and skill in martial affairs,
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Cornewall, and likewise well-beloved of theym and the
rest of our countrie.'
Bond by John Blythman, Mayor, to Anthony Goddard.
1599. Holograph letter from the Earl of Dorset, Lord High
Treasurer, to His Majesty's officers of the Port of Plymouth.
They are to strictly restrain the exportation of corn from
the port, when the prices exceed the limit appointed by
the recent statute. Information having been sent to the
Lords of the Council that ' by reason of the quantitie of
corne which hathe ben latelie exported into forrayne partes
the price of all corne grayne is encreased in the westerne
parts and now solde for eight shillinges the bushell, and is
daylie like to encrease more and more, so that the poorer
sort of people being many in nomber are like to perishe
for want of reliefe, unless some speedier order be taken for
restrayning the transportacion thereof.' 23 Jan. 1606.
Copy of petition of William Woulfe, late of Plymouth,
serge weaver, to King James, praying that the Bishop of
Exeter, Sir Richard Hawkins, knt, William Hutchinson,
D.D. and chancellor of Exeter, and William Crymes, may
be appointed Commissioners to enquire into and adjudicate
on the petitioner's complaint against and claim upon the
Mayor and Aldermen of Plymouth, or to advise His
Majesty what course should be taken. Nine years since
he was induced by. the Mayor of Plymouth to migrate
from Exeter to Plymouth, and there instruct twenty poor
children in the trade of spinning worsted. The Mayor
and Aldermen had promised him £50 for the first year
and to make that £100 the yeare following which some of
a hundred pounds they then also promised to lend unto
• him for seven yeares then after the effecting the premises,
and likewise promised him they would from tyme to tyme
duringe the said terme at their costes and charges after
the furst yeare mayntayne the said 20 poore children with
meat drinke and apparell : and likewise that he should
haue out of euery shipp that belonged to the same which
came from the Newfoundland 100 of fishe and a house
rent free for that purpose for their better reliefe and
maintenance. During the first year of the undertaking
he had lost much by his obligation to maintain the children,
corn selling at 30 shillings the bushel, whilst the Corpora
tion allowed him only 20 shillings a week towards their
sustenance. 1606.

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Sir Daniel Dun to the Mayor and Aldermen of Plymouth,
urging them to do justice to William Woulfe, whose
petition to His Majesty has for the moment been stayed
by the writer. Unless this suggestion have the desired
effect, the matter will be pressed on His Majesty's notice
to the trouble of the Mayor and Aldermen. Whitehall.
8 Dec. 1606.
Rough draft of a letter from William Downeman, Mayor,
and the Aldermen of Plymouth to Sir Daniel Dun.
William Wolfe is a wasteful and untruthful person, whose
petition to the King against the Corporation of Plymouth
is most false. Mr. Foynes's agreement with William Wolfe
was that he should have a loan of thirty pounds and no
more from Mr. Foynes, and from the town a weekly allow
ance of I2d. for the diet of every child whom 'he should
sett at worke and instruct in his science,' the town at the
same time providing them with apparel. The town had
fulfilled its agreement with William Wolfe until he, after
wasting all the money paid him by Mr. Foynes, could no
longer set any children to work by reason of want of
credit. 21 Jan. 1606.
Rough draft of letter from James Bagg, Mayor, and
Walter Mathew, to the Lord Admiral. Sir Richard
Hawkins has caused a constable to apprehend his lord
ship's servant Mr. Jobson, whom the writers know to be
no pirate. Plymouth. 10 June, 1606.
Rough draft of letter from same to same touching
the same matter. The writers hold that Sir Richard
Hawkins is doing his lordship dishonour in the West-
country, and hope that this latest indiscretion may result
in his removal from his office, ' and cause hym to lay down
his pattent at your lordships feete.' 12 June, 1606.
Rough draft of letter from the Mayor and Aldermen
of Plymouth to the Lord Chief Justice, calling his lordship's
attention to the conflicting requirements of two several
letters which he has addressed to the writers respecting
some enterprise at the port of Plymouth ; and begging for
fuller and more particular instructions. The bearer of the
letter, Mr. Challenger, is commissioned to state more
precisely their sentiments on the matter to his lordship,
to whom ' farther advertisement ' will come from ' Sir
Fardinando Gorge.' 11 June, 1606.

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Rough draft of letter from the Mayor and Aldermen of
Plymouth to the Lords of the Council. Praying their
lordships' warrant to take at a fair price a small quantity
of grain from each of the numerous vessels laden with
corn now lying in Plymouth harbour, and to apply the
provision so taken to the relief of the distress caused in
'theise westerne parts' by the scarcity and inordinate price
of corn, consequent on excessive transportation of grain
into foreign parts and the badness of the last harvest
'Att this present there are w*hin the harborough of Ply
mouth aboue Threescore saile of Dutch shippes all laden
w*h corne and bound for Spayne & Italye, whereof one
being a shipp of 300 tuunes is suncke in the Harborough
with hir laden, which is like greatlie to preiudice both vs
and ye harborough ; and such is their stubbornnes that
they refuse to yeve vs any helpe to remedye the same.'
30 Nov. 1607.
Rough draft of letter from the Mayor and Aldermen of
Plymouth to one of the Lords of the Council, praying
a licence to import corn from Cornwall into Plymouth,
for the relief of distress consequent on the scarcity of grain
in Devonshire; as the Cornwall farmers can sell some of
their corn to Plymouth merchants, without causing incon
venience to the inhabitants of their own county. 30 Nov.
1608. Copy of letter from the Lord High Treasurer, the Earl
of Salisbury, to His Majesty's officers of the port of Ply
mouth. Orders that no person be permitted to transport
corn from Falmouth or any other Cornish port to any
part of the kingdom, unless he has a special licence from
the Privy Council ; it having been certified to the Lords
of the Council that in the present dearth the county of
Cornwall can spare no corn for the relief of Devonshire
or any other foreign county. Whitehall. 17 Nov. 1608.
Order of the Mayor (Thomas Sherwill) and Corporation
of Plymouth, forbidding merchants or other private persons
to buy corn and salt imported into Plymouth by any
stranger or foreigner, until the Mayor and Aldermen of
the said borough shall have declined to exercise their right
of preemption in respect to such corn, for the relief of the
distress consequent on dearth of grain amongst the towns
folk. Signed by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Councilmen
making the order. 26 Nov. 1608.

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Letter from Sir Thomas Smythe to the Mayor of Ply
mouth, asking his aid in inviting merchants and other
adventurers, not being members of the Company of Mer
chants of London trading into the East Indies, to subscribe
to a new 'joint-stock, to be contynued for the fower yeares
next ensuinge/ about to be made by the brethren of the
said company. Philpot Lane in London. 13 Dec. 1616.
Attested copy of Orders agreed on by the Lord Lieu
tenant and his deputies throughout Devon, for the better
discipline and greater efficiency of the trained bands of
the said county. 28 March, 161 7.
Copy of enrolled indenture of lease for twenty-one years,
at a yearly rent of £13 6j. 8d., by Charles Prince of Wales,
&c, of the water and pool of Sutton, parcel of the Duchy
of Cornwall, to John Sparke and John Fowell. 26 Nov. —
15 Jas. I.
Lords of the Council to Sir John Eliott and James
Bagg, vice-admirals of Cornwall and Devon, and the
officers of the port of Plymouth, requiring them to visit
certain Dutch ships, manned with English mariners, now
lying in the port of Plymouth, and to take from them all
English mariners, that they may be transferred forthwith
to appointed officers for service in His Majesty's fleet
now being fitted out. Whitehall. 28 Feb. 1624.
Copy of letter from Leonard Pomeroy, Mayor, and the
Aldermen of Plymouth, to the Rt. Wor. Moris Abots,
governor of the East India Merchants Company, touching
the legacy of £20 bequeathed by Edmund Leunis, late of
Plymouth, 'to the poore people of the Hospitall lately
erected within the burrough of Plymouth,' called 'The
Hospitall of Orphans Ayde.' 19 July, 1624.
A surveighe of the lands and other thinges of the
borough of Plymouth, nowe to be sette at the Christmasse
Sessions 1626, and at Easter Lawe-Court and Sessions,
1627. Lord Dorchester to the Mayor of Plymouth, directing
enquiries respecting 'preparations at sea made by the
French upon their coast' of such persons 'as are lately
returned from those port-towns of France, especially in
Britannic' Whitehall, 27 Dec. 1629.
Assignment by Lady Judith Hawkins, executrix of Sir
Richard Hawkins, to Hugh Bull, of all her interest in a

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lease for twenty-one years of a certain messuage in Ply
mouth, which the Mayor and Commonalty of Plymouth
had covenanted, in the life-time of the said Sir Richard
Hawkins, to make to him, his heirs, and assigns. 4 May,
1629. Copy of letter from John Delbridge to the Mayor of
Barnstaple, setting forth the grievous injuries done to
English commerce by Turkish piracy ; and recommending
that the merchants of the kingdom should combine in
urging His Majesty to take adequate measures to protect
the foreign trade of the nation from maritime robbers, or
at least to authorize his merchants and maritime adven
turers to protect themselves against the most destructive
form of nautical brigandage. Unless vigorous steps are
taken the writer apprehends ' that they will fall vppon our
fishing shippes both att Newfoundland and Virginea, for
they desire both our shippes and men.' London. Feb.
1632. Copy of letter thereon to Mayor of Exeter from Rd.
Ferris, Mayor of Barnstaple, Wm. Palmer, and Rd. Beapl :
also refers to crews of two small barques of Barnstaple
being carried to Argier.
Letter from John Hakewill, Mayor of Exeter, to the
Mayor of Plymouth. Alluding to the action of 'our
neighbours of Barnstaple for the redeeming of poore
captives,' and to 'the greate danger threatned by those
mercieless Turkes to this State, especially to these
westerne partes thereof,' he adds, 'Wee of this citye
doe much comend their readinesse in releiuinge those
poore Christians & p*ventinge such ensueinge mischiefes.'
14 Feb. 1632.
Six Resolutions on the same matter ; the first running :
'At a general Meeting of the deputyes for the Cittye of
Exon and the Townes of Plymouth, Barnstaple, -Dart
mouth, Waymouth, and Melcomb Regis, It is agreed and
thought fitt that for the suppression of the Turkes of
Argire and Tunnis a petition shalbe preferred speedilie
in the name of those and other cittyes and Townes vpon
the sea-coast vnto His Majestie and the Lordes of His
Majesties Most Honourable Privie Counsell thereby to
manifest their grievance in that behalfe, and to petition
His Majestie and their Lordshipps that such speedie
course may be taken as to His Majestie and their. Lord-

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shipps shall seem most convenient as well for redresse
in that behalfe as for redeeming of the captives from
thence, and that for the doeing thereof one of each cittye
and towne maie speedilie be sent vnto London.' Signed
by Roger Mallock, Exeter; John Clement, Plymouth;
John Delbridge, Barnstaple ; John Crewkerne, Dartmouth ;
Fran. Gapes, Waymouth. 28 Feb. 1632.
John Carter's receipt for divers arms and military
accoutrements from the Right Worshipful Phillip Frauncis,
Mayor of Plymouth. 1 Dec. 1642.
Copy of the agreement of fifteen Master-Shoemakers
and Inhabitants of Plymouth, for the maintenance of
journeymen's wages at the former ratio, and the correction
of the vagrant disposition and resisting the exactions of
such workmen. 17 April, 1643.
Undertaking of divers inhabitants to contribute annually
for five years certain sums towards a fund for maintaining
' a lecturer to preach once in the weeke in the Church of
St. Andrewes within this borough as hath been accustomed' ;
also for raising the rents and profits of the vicarage of St.
Andrew to £200 per annum, and the rents and profits of
Charles Church to £100. 3 Nov. 1646.
Bond from James Stooke to leave Plymouth and never
to remain therein thereafter beyond six days. 1646.
Copy of an Ordinance of the Lords and Commons
assembled in parliament, concerning the company of
Merchants of London trading into France. 19 Oct. 1648.
Christopher Clarke, governor Exeter Merchant Adven
turers, to Mayor of Plymouth, accompanying the preceding,
and inviting one or more merchants of Plymouth to attend
a conference of merchants of the western ports, to be held
at Exeter on the 7th of next month ' to consider whether
itt may bee fitt for vs to come in vppon the said Ordinance
vnder those of London, payinge our imposition vnto them
and ioyning our interest * * * or to peticon the Parlia
ment that there maye be a like ordinance made for the
Out Portes.' 21 Nov. 1648.
Bond in law suit by Philip Mitchell, Thos. Durant,
John Dell. 165 1.
Four several schedules of the compositions for Sheaf
Tithes made in the four years, 1652-1655, in the parish of
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Warrant, signed by John Rushworth and William Rowe,
registrars of the High Court of Admiralty, for arrest of a
vessel formerly called the April Shower of Waterford, now
the John of Plymouth, and citing Nathaniel Marriott and
others to appear and answer in a cause civil and marine
touching the same vessel ' before us or the Judges of the
High Court of Admiraltie of England in the Dyninge
Chamber within Doctors Commons scituate in the parishe
of St. Benedict near Paul's Wharf, London.' n Nov. 1654
Business letter by Alex. Reynardson to Justinian Peard.
London. July, 1656.
Grant in fee-farm, at an annual rent of ioj., by the
Mayor and Commonalty of Plymouth, of a piece of land
lying within the said borough, to Edmund Fowell, esq., of
Harwood in the parish of Calstocke, and his heirs and
assigns for ever. 22 Aug. 1659.
Directions to the collector of the subscriptions and rates
for building the new [Charles] church of Plymouth.
Undertaking of divers inhabitants of Plymouth to pay
certain sums for maintaining ministers of religion in the
said parish. 15 Oct. 1660.
Warrant and safe-passage for Drue Drury, Edward
Merrey, Thomas Combe, and Richard Burch, appointed
to search for and seize forfeitures belonging to His
Majesty. Signed by Lord Berkshire. 26 May, 1666.
Fourteen ordinances made by the Mayor, Aldermen, and
Common Council of Plymouth, for the better cleansing,
lighting and watching of the streets of the said borough.
19 March, 1671.
Draft copy of grant by John King to Wm. Jennens,
John Webb, and Thos. Stutt, of property in Plymouth
in and near Tinne Street for the Orphans Aid. 28
Chas. II.
Passport by John Vivian to Gilbert Munhall. 1676.
Character by Rd. Hillersden of Membland, of John
Thorninge, miller: addressed to And. Horsman, Mayor of
Plymouth. 7 July, 1677.
Notes of Plymouth corporate rental. 1683.
Certificate by Nich. Slanning, Elz. Crymes, Jonathan
Elford, and Thos. Payne, of distraint on Samuel Madocke,
esq., for tax raised ' for the reducing of Ireland.' Trena-
mans Jump. 13 July, 1689.

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, Two undertakings of divers underwritten maltsters,
brewers, and victuallers of Plymouth, to cause all the malt
used by them during the ensuing year to be ground at the
two convenient malt-mills of the Mayor and Commonalty.
1734 and 1738.
Copy of Letters Patent of grant, by James I. to Robert
Harecourte, of Stanton Harecourte, Oxon., esquire, Sir
Thomas Challoner, knt, and John Rovenzon, esq., and
their heirs, of 'all that parte of Guiana or Continent of
America lyinge betweene the River of Amazones and the
river of Dessequebe, scituate in the south parte of America,
and all the lands, islandes, soyles, groundes, hauens, ports,
creekes, rivers, mynes, as well royal mynes of Gould and
Siluer, as other mynes, mynneralls, pearles, and pretious
stones, woods, quarries, marshes, waters, ffishings, hunt
ings, hawkinge, fowlinge, comodities and hereditamentes
whatsoever, togeather w'hall prerogatives, jurisdicons,
royalties, priviledges, ffraunchizes and preheminenses, within
any the saide territories, betweene the saide two rivers of
Amazones and Dessequebe, and all and singular islandes,
lands, and territorities beinge within twentie leagues
therevnto adiacent, not beinge actuallie possessed or in
habited by any Christian Prince or State in amytie w*h
vs . . . yealdinge and payinge only therefore to vs oure
heires and successors the fifte parte onlie of all oare of
Gould and Silver, that from tyme to tyme, and att all
tymes hereafter shalbe there gotten had and obteyned for
all manner rentes services and commandes whatsoeuer.'
The grant is undated, but subsequent to 6 James I., as
appears from the recital of Harcourt's previous connection
with Guiana. — 'Whereas oure trustie and wel beloved subiect
Roberte Harecourte of Stanton Harecourte in the countie
of Oxon esquire Hath by vertue of commission vnder
oure greate seale of England, bearinge date the Thirtenth
daie of February in the sixte yeare of our raigne of
England Fraunce and Ireland, and the two-and-ffortith of
Scotland, aduentured to putt him selfe and many other
his good friends and associats into great trauailes, charges,
and expenees by vndertakinge many and sundrie long
jorneis by sea and shippinge vnto the south parte of
America to thend to discouer and take a full view and
survey of all the regions, clymates, and territories, beinge
parte of the countrye called or knowne by the name of
of Guiana, scituate and lyinge betweene the River of
Amazones, and the riuer of Dessequebe, and the islandes-

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lands and territories therevnto adioyninge, w°h are
inhabited by Heathen and Savage people, that haue noe
knowledge of any christian religion, nor of any morrall
vertues, for the saluacon of theire soules or educacon of
their persons, nor are subiecte to any Christian State
gouernment or commonwealth.'
Copy of Letters Patent ofthe 'London' and 'Plymouth'
Companies, granted by James I. to Sir Thomas Gates, Sir
George Somers, knts., Richard Hacklayte, elk., prebendary
of Westminster, Edward Maria Wynfeild, Thomas Hannam,
Rauleigh Gilbert, esqs., William Parker and George Popham
gentlemen : for the planting of two colonies on the coast
of Virginia and America, to be respectively styled the
First Colony and the Second Colony ; the First Colony
being planted by Sir Thomas Gates, Sir George Somers,,
Richard Hacklayteand Edward Maria Wynfeild, adventurers
of the city of London, with such other adventurers as shall
be joined unto them; and the Second Colony being founded
and settled by the aforesaid Thomas Hannam, Rawleigh
Gilberte, William Parker and George Popham 'and all
others of the towne of Plymouth in the countie of Devon
and elsewhere, which are or shall be joined unto them.'
Letter from Steph. Jones to John Hayne, Dartmouth,
merchant, enclosing a letter from Mr. Prouse, who is
soliciting the clerks of the Council. 18 March, 1620.
Imperfect copy of Additional Orders for the correction
of abuses in, and for the better regulation of, the New
foundland Fishery, which appear to have been issued in
consequence of a remonstrance and petition lately pre
sented to Charles I. by ' the adventurers in the Newfound
land Fishery of Waymouth, Melcombe Regis, Poole, Lyme,
Exeter, Plymouth, Dartmouth, East Looe, Foy, Barnstaple,
and Biddiford.'
Order of Council permitting the inhabitants of western
ports ' using the fishinges of Newfoundland ' to sell to
strangers, for exportation in their own vessels, the great
store of Newfoundland fish and pilchards which they have
taken and cannot vent in England : this relaxation of the
order forbidding the sale of fish to strangers for exportation
in foreign bottoms, being carefully limited to the present
emergency. 4 Nov. 163 1.
' Certen reasons tendred to the Lords of His Ma*ies most
hoble Privy Counsell, for and in the behalfe of the mer-

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chants owners of shippes and fishermen of the West-
Country, why the transportation of the fish bought of them
by straungers and Alyenes in their own bottomes should
not be restrayned : together with certen proposicons of
how the shippes and bottomes belonging to the River
Thames, wch now lye idle as is alleaged, may receiue
imployment' John Clement to Phillip Andrew, Mayor of Plymouth.
Reports the slow progress made by the deputies from the
western ports in the matter of their petition to the King
and his Council for action against the Turkish Pirates,
Will agree to nothing which has not the consent of his
correspondent and the merchants of Exeter. 14 May, 1633.
Lords of the Council to the Mayor, Aldermen, and
merchants of Plymouth, concerning the petition by the
inhabitants of the western ports for protection against the
Turkish pirates. Invites Plymouth to send a deputy, in
vested with the fullest powers, to confer in London with
deputies from other ports on the urgent trouble, and
devise means for remedying it. Hitherto the meeting of
deputies from the various petitioning ports has been with
out definite result, because they have had no sufficient
authority to .pledge the credit and resources of the towns
for the attainment of the desired ends. Whitehall. 21
May, 1633.
John Clement to Phillip Andrewe, Mayor of Plymouth.
Gives particulars of another interview between the Lords
of the Council and the deputies from ports on the business
of the Turkish pirates. Can decide on no course, till the
deputies have larger power to pledge the resources of their
fellow-townsmen for cost of military operations. Most of
the-deputies have no discretionary power. Till they know
how much they may promise for their towns in the way of
pecuniary contribution to the charges of fitting out ships
of war, the negociations are at an end. 21 May, 1633.
Lords of the Council to the Mayor of Plymouth. Com
plains of the disregard shown by the western ports, and
especially by Plymouth, for the Orders of Council for
bidding the transportation of fish and other commodities
in foreign bottoms. Their lordships require the immediate
attendance of one or more persons from Plymouth, to whom
directions on this matter may be given. 23 Nov. 1633.

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Alexander Staplehill, Mayor of Dartmouth, to Roger
Trelawnie, Mayor of Plymouth, touching business of the
fisheries, in which the merchants of Plymouth, Dartmouth,
and Barnstaple are acting conjointly by means of their
agents in London. 3 Dec. 1633.
Copy of laws and ordinances made and published for
the government of the people in Newfoundland and the
seas, bays, and creeks adjoining. Star Chamber. 24 Jan.
I633- Copy of Order of Council, appointing thirty-eight under
written persons (merchants of London or of the western
ports, or wardens or assistants of the Trinity House) to be
a Committee for devising the best means for taking off
and transporting in English bottoms only, all the fish taken
by His Majesties subjects either ' upon his owne coastes or
in Newfoundland.' Whytehall. 10 Feb. 1633.
Copy of Order of Council, of same date, that the
'merchants of London and those of the westerne portes
should w*h all convenient expedicon sett down in writing
& present to the Board their general reasons and proposi
tions concerning this business,' of transporting fish taken
on the English coasts or in Newfoundland in English
bottoms only.
Copy of another Order of Council, of same date, that
the merchants and fishermen of the western ports 'should
be at liberty to sell their fish to strangers, to be transported
in forrayne bottomes for this tyme only.'
Attested official copy of the Letters Patent by Charles I.,
exhibiting the set of laws and ordinances for Newfoundland
as made and published. 26 Jan. 1637.
Copy of a clause of the Letters Patent touching New
foundland, granted to James Marquesse of Hamilton,
Phillip earl of Pembrooke and Montgomery, Henry earl of
Holland, and Sir Daniell Kerke, their heirs and assigns.
13 Nov. — 13 Charles I.
Two Copies of Letter from Lords of the Council to
Mayors and Magistrates. For the exact observance of the
orders for the government of Newfoundland, contained in
Letters Patent dated 26 Jan. 12 Charles I., and more
particularly of the order forbidding owners of ships, trading
in the Newfoundland fishery, to transport thither any per
sons ' other then such as are of his or theire owne or oth*

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ships company or belonging therevnto, and are vpon ye sd
shipps hire & imployment, or such as are to plant & doe
intend to settle there.' Whitehall. 4 Dec. 1633.
Depositions, touching Newfoundland and the fisheries
thereof, taken at Totnes, before Sir Edward Seymour, bart,
Sir William Courtney, bart, and Thomas Reynell, John
Halle, Thomas Boone, and Gilbert Eveleigh, esqs., com
missioners by virtue of a commission from Charles II.,
dated 28 Aug. 1667.. Thomas Cruse of Ashprington deposes
' y* above 50 years last past he went to ye Newffdland in a
ship of Topsham in a ffishing voyadge, att wch time there
was noe Gov*nou* there, or above 2 or 3 poor people y'
inhabited there, & such salt boates, staiges & other
Materialls for ye ffishing-trade, lefft by the ships the fform*
year, they usually found in ye like Condition w*hout any
diminution ye ffollowing year. And Aboutt 32 yeares
past he went ffrom Londo to the Newfld and arrived there
in ye harbo* of Bay of bulls, wheare he inhabited 18 yeares,
wch was about 4 yeares before S* David Kirke, the fifirst
Gove'nour that Came there after ye Lord Baltemore, who
was there only one wint* and then left the Countrey,
saying itt was an unffitt place for man or beast to live in.
During all w°h time of this deponen*8 aboade there noe
nation did ever in ye Least attempt to molest or trouble y"
English there in thare ffishery, neither were thare any
ffortiffications Erected untill the Coming there of S* David
Kirke, who planted some ffere gunns att fferriland & 2 or
3 other places And that before S* David Kirke Came
there, noe one pd any Gustome or Tax Concerning the
said ffishe*y or otherwise, butt all was free. But after S*
David Kirke arrived there' (who brought w*h him about
30 serv**8), he imposed taxes on all ye inhabitants to pay a
greate ffine & yearly rents ffor the houses & ground by ye
wat* side, in sev11 harbo*s and ffishing places, as this
deponent did ffor a house and some ground Graunted to
him by ye said S* David Kirke as by writing made in the
year 1640, ffor w°h he paid the yearly rent off 3/. 6j. 8d.
and a ffatt hog or 20J. in lew thereoff. And the said S*
David Kirke did summon ye Inhabitants of ye sev11 harbo's
in ye Newfoundland to repaire at fferiland, and Compelled
them to take Estates in land in sev11 harbo*s, for Erecting
of houses & ffishing-places by ye waterside and to pay
greate ffines and Rents for the same, and in case of
reffusall threttned to expel them out off ye land.; and alsoe

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enticed them to take licences off him ffor ye selling off wine
and other liquors, & made them pay greate rents yearly
ffor the same, and made this deponent take & pay for such
a licence 15/z p an. And ye said S* David Kirke himselfe
did keepe a common Taverne in his own house, wch did
drawe and keepe ship-masters, ffishermen & oth*8 ffrom
theire ffishing imploym*3 to the great prejudice & hinder-
ance of their voyadges.'
P. Du Moulin, secretary of the Council of Trade, to the
Mayor of Plymouth. Requests the Mayor to send, against
the 3rd of March next, to a certain Committee of London
merchants, his opinion of the recent petition of divers
merchants and shipowners of the western ports to the
Council of Trade, respecting divers abuses alleged to have
recently crept into the trade of Newfoundland. Stafford
House in the Savoy. 19 Feb. 1669.
Copy of Order of Council, referring the petition of
Capt. Robert Robinson, touching the condition and needs
of Newfoundland, to those Lords of his Majesty's Privy
Council who have been appointed a Committee of Trade
and Plantations. 15 Dec. 1669.
List of ships, with their burthens and names of masters,
that have imported and discharged cargoes of salt in the
ports of Falmouth and Penryn, during the entire year
ended 29 Sept. 1670.
Strictly private and confidential letter from Ambrose
Madd, from Dartmouth, to William Cotton, Mayor of
Plymouth, touching a candidature for the office of burgess
of parliament for Plymouth. Dartmouth. 18 Dec. 1670.
Copies of Order of Council that the Mayors of the
several ports of South Hampton, Poole, Weymouth,
Melcombe Regis, Lime, Exeter, Dartmouth, Plymouth,
East Loe, Fowey, Falmouth, Biddeford, Barnstaple, and
Bristoll, and all other ports and towns of the English
coast, observe and obey the new orders (the official copy
of which accompanies) for improving and regulating the
fishing trade in Newfoundland, offered to His Majesty
by his Council for Forraine Plantations. Whitehall.
10 March, 1670.
John Hayne, Dartmouth, to John Lanyon, Plymouth,
business letter. 20 March, 1670.

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William Cotton, on behalf of Mayor of Plymouth, to
the Mayors of some neighbouring boroughs. Touching a
circular letter from the Lords of the Committee of Trade
to the Mayors of the Western Ports, for information
respecting the state and needs of the Newfoundland
Fishery Trade. 3 May, 1 670.
Two copies of recommendations of the Committee of
Trade and Plantations, for the improvement and better
regulation of the Newfoundland Fisheries, with an undated
paper of amendments to the original sketch of these
resolutions, marked as coming from Dartmouth, and sundry.
Orders in Council relating thereto. March, 1670.
R. Prowse to W. Gould, Dunscombe, Exeter, on business
in London. Notes the ' bad success ' with Mr. Reynell.
Schedule of French vessels that discharged cargo in the
port and members of the port of Plymouth, between 29
Sept. 1669 and 29 Sept 1670.
Richard Hooper, Mayor, and Christopher Hunt and
John Palmer, Aldermen, of Barnstaple, to Mayor of
Plymouth. Invites the co-operation and agreement of the
corporations of Barnstaple and Plymouth in answering a
circular letter from the Council of Trade and Plantations
respecting the Newfoundland Fishing Trade. 1 March, 1674.
Abstract of papers delivered to the Rt. Worshipful
William Weekes, Mayor of Plymouth, concerning the
Newfoundland Trade. 6 March, 1674.
Account of charges for writings touching the Newfound
land Trade. Feb. 1669 to Feb. 167^.
Undated reasons for the speedy settlement of Newfound
land and its fishery.
Imperfect copy of orders for the government of the
colonies of Virginia.
Copies of two letters from the merchants of East Looe
to the Privy Council.
Copy of the petition of Captain Robert Robinson,
touching the condition and needs of Newfoundland, to the
Lords of the Council. 1669.
Letter from John Lanyon on Newfoundland affairs.
Copy of undated Petition of divers merchants, trading
to the Newfoundland, to the Privy Council.

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[361] THIRD FOLIO, 'MISCELLANEOUS DOCU-
MENTS.-1521 TO 1809.'
Writ of certiorari to the Mayor of Plymouth touching a
plea between Richard Huntingdon, clerk, and John Facy,
clerk, concerning 4 acres of land in Plymouth. 23 Oct. 1521.
Borough Court of Plymouth. — Plaint of breach of
promise of marriage. 'John meyow late of Plympton in
the Countie of Devon Grome ys attachyd by his bodye to
answere Johane Collyn dought* of Walter Collyn of bykley
in a playnte of tfs upon her case and whereof the said pit
by Robert Sternold her attorney comes and sayes that
where she beyng an honest mayden and replete w*h many
honest and womanly qualities aswell of the gyfts of nature
as of grace and fortune able and mete to haue bene the
matche in maryage to any honest manes sonne of this
contrey not beyng above thestate decre and condicion of a
yoman vnto such tyme as the sayde John meyow beyng
Vnmyndefull of the lawes of almighty god as well as of
the lawes of this most noble Realme of England that ys
to saye the iiij*h daye of August last past ... of the reigne
of our most gracious soureigne lorde Kyng [Henry] the
viij*'1 here at Plymouthe w^in the Jurisdiction of this co*te
that is to saye in the vyntry warde beyng blynded by
inordynatt concupistens fraudulently falsely and dampnably
faynyng and falsely pmysyng maryage to and w*h the
said playntyf intysyd her to the synne of incontynency
whervnto ptely by violens wth forse of armes that is to
saye wth daggs and knyves agaynst the pease of o* saide
soveraigne lord the Kyng and ptely by his false and crafty
pmyses of mariage pvoked her to consent vnto his fylthy
lust of the fflesh and so wth her dyd execute the acte of
carnall copulacion abvsyng her body so that he hath
begotten her w*h chylde wch he now pceyuyng . . . and
pmyses and agaynst all law and coiiion honest refuseth to
take her to his wyff and she for the cause aforesaide beyng
now also refused of such honest ... all marriage she
myght have had sayeth that she is the wursse and
adamaged to the value of one hundryd pounds and
thereof she bryngith her sute.'
Borough Court. — Plaint for debt, 44 French crowns.
Thomas Dove and Elizabeth his wife against Thomas
Hampton. 1 Eliz.

230 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Borough Court— Plaint by 'Rodger Butsyde, esquyer'
against John Thomas, yeoman, his steward, for having
'pcuryd dyvrse of the srunts of the said plf by his false &
craftye meanes dishonestly maliciously and sklanderously
to subu*te and ou*throwe the good order of his howse that
his s*unts be fayne to fle the syght of their mast* in suche
an indecent man* that the saide plf is disapynted of his
maynyall famylie.' Damages laid at £500. 35 Hen. VIII.
Borough Court. — Plaint by Thomas Begg against 'yonge
John Taylor' for 'slokyng hys wyffe and hys goods.'
Goods taken valued 6j. 8d., total damage for loss of goods
and wife laid at 40J. 35 Hen. VIII.
Borough Court. — Plaint by William Buller against
Robert Cokke for obtaining ' one lytell botte otherwyse
called a cokk,' by false pretences. 33 Hen. VIII.
Borough Court. — Plaint by John Rowe against John
Cornyshe for breach of covenant to serve him as his
servant. 34 Hen. VIII.
Borough Court. — Plaint of debt by William Hawkyngs
against Thomas Hampton. 2 & 3 Philip and Mary.
Borough Court. — Plaint by William Hawkyns, merchant,
against Raynold Wendon. Whereas the said plaintiff
'.hathe byn alwayes of trewe good and honest lyvyng &
behavyo* and so accepted reputed and taken wth honest
fayre & honorable psons the said defend of his malycyous
mynde ptendyng to hurt slaunder and vtt*lye to take awaye
the good name fame & honest reputacon of. the sayd
plaintyff & also to put him in daunger of his lyff the
viij*u daye of September in the yere of the Reignes of
Phelippe & marye by the grace of God kyng & quene of
England, &c, the fourthe & fyfte here at Plymouthe in the
vyntery warde . . . thies words in englyssh openly wth a
lowde voyce spake & pnouncyd that is to saye, thowe art
a traytor a thyff & a very vyllayne wherby the said plf is
not only hurted & slaundered of his good name fame &
honest reputacon among honest men w* whom he hathe
vsed to bye & sell but also put him in daunger of his lyff
by obiectyng treason to his charge.' Damages laid at a
'twowsand mks.' There is no clue whether this William
Hawkins is the father or brother of Sir John, but more
probably it is the latter.

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Borough Court. — Plaint of Stephen Beri against Richard
Badforde for taking one Alice Rycherd, his covenant
servant, from his employ. 1 & 2 Philip and Mary.
Borough Court. — Plaint of Gregory Cocke against
Martin Cockeram for debt. 1 Mary. [This was the
Martin Cockeram who accompanied Hawkins the elder
on his memorable voyages to Brazil ; and was left behind
as hostage for the safe return of the Brazilian chief who
excited so much interest at the court of Henry VIII.]
Borough Court. — Dispute between John Forde and
John Spurwyk concerning a piece of tin at Tavistock.
1 & 2 Philip and Mary.
Borough Court. — Plaint of John Lyese against Walter
Furseman for interfering with his office and profits as
guide to travellers from Plymouth, to which he had been
appointed by the Mayor. 1 Mary.
Answer of Furseman to the same. — Had at sundry
times conveyed 'espaynerds' and strangers from
Plymouth to London by the assent and consent
of the Mayor.
Exceptions thereto by the plaintiff.
Borough Court — Plaint by John Greep against Robert
Garrett for injuring two geldings lent him. 3 & 4 Philip
and Mary.
Borough Court. — Plaint by Thomas Drake, generosus,
against Ambrose Toker for unlawful detention of a mare.
38 Eliz.
Borough Court. — Miscellaneous papers, temp. Eliz., of no
general interest.
Borough Court. — Papers in a case between John Man
and Richard Mounpford. Man by the appointment of Sir
Thomas Shirley, the younger, was master of the good ship
called the Roebuck, and charges were made against him of
making away with and wasting the ship's stores. 1599.
Borough Court. — Plaint of Bartholomew Chapell, medicus,
against Thomas Lidsam for non-payment of charges for
medical attendance — 'quadam infirmitate in naso suo.'
1603. Borough Court. — Plaint of John Buckham against
Nicholas Colwill. George Estmonds of Charmouth had
been arrested at Plymouth Jan. 23 (1608 ?) by Sir Richard

232 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Hawkins, Vice-Admiral of Devon, on suspicion of piracy;
and the dispute arose in connection with recognizances
entered into for Estmonds's appearance at the Castle of
Exeter to take his trial.
Award of John Sparke, Ed. Fowell, John Rattenbury,
and Joseph Lane, in a dispute between Thomas Gifford,
armiger, and Samuel Berry, concerning a field called
Gregory's parke. 2 Jan. 1634.
Appointment by Wm. Hawkyns of Wm. Chance as
his true and lawful attorney. Sealed with a monogram
'W.H.' 13 Sept. 1557.
Summons of Jury in the Borough Court between Robert
Gloyne and Richard Hawkins. 11 June, 1655.
Memorandum that Walter Hall, of Herford, takes of
the manors of Fardell and Denyton, of Walter Ralegh,
armiger [father of Sir Walter], the pasturage of a certain
number of cattle and sheep. 6 May — 5 Ed. VI.
Papers relating to How's Charity ; comprising bill and
letter by John How, the first dated Sept. 1563, the second
in the January following; two letters from Robert Bekett
touching the performance of the trust, written after the
death of the founder, but the year not named ; bill by
William Morgan, dated July 17, 9th Elizabeth, declaring
the nature of the trust ; memorandum ofthe monies given
by the founder (Morgan was the servant of How, who had
been a priest, and part of his gift consisted of ecclesiastical
vestments) ; accounts of the charity by Walter Peperell ;
receipts dated 1573 by George Burgyn, warden of the
almshouse, for monies paid under the trust ; ditto by
Christopher Brokinge, 1574; ditto by Christopher Brokinge,
1575. 'This bill made the last day of Septembre in the yere
of oure lorde 1563 is to testifie, that I John how of
plymmouth priest haue geven, and by these p*sents geve
vnto m* John Derye maiour of plymmouth, and to m*
John Forde, one of theldere of the same towne these pcells
of goods here specified, to weite one clothe of blew velvett
imbrodred w* flowers of venys gold & silek. Also one
white sute of vestyments for priest diacon & subdiacon
w* one Cope of the same sute of silke. Also one red sute
of vestyments for priest diacon and subdiacon w* x Copis
of the same red sute. Also one other red sute of vestyments

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for priest Diacon & subdiacon w* one cope of the same
sitte to this intent & ende that these forsaid pcells of
goods may be solde by the saide m* John Derye & m*
John Forde. And that the mony recaved for the same
goods be distrybuted vnto the power accordyng their
wisdom and discretion. In wittness of my will hervnto I
have w*tten this bill w* myne hand & subscribed my
name & putte my seale the day & yere above w*tten.
'John How.'
' Right worshipfull m* maior I hartly comend me vnto
you, w* like harty thanks to you & yo* brethren for yo*
liberall gifts geven to me plesith it you to know that I
haue appoynted to disb*us twenty pounds in mony to be
paid by you & yo* towne to my frynd Nicholas Barfot to
the intent that he shalbe one of them that shall ex*cise the
craft of cloth wevyng w*in yo* towne. And that he bownd
in forty pounds to pay an yerely rent to yo* towne of
xxvj8 viijd yerely to be paide vntill. suche tyme as the said
Nicholas his heirs executors or assignes make vnto yo*
towne a sufficient state of lands or rent of the clere yerly
valew of xxvs to the vse of the pou*. And that he be
bound to make that state w*in xij yere next ensuyng the
date of w*ttyngs to be made of that covenant or bargen —
which w*ttyng I pay you that ye cause to be made assone
as ye covenyently may. And that it may please therew* to
resort vnto me. And there w* my harty cofnendacions
vnto my mystrs yo* wif which I r/y you to report I comend
you to the grace of god which eu*more p*sue you. At
Mr. Willm hychyns howse at hawle the xxx of January.
' Yo* frynd to his powr 'John How.
' Lett it be specified in the w*ttyngs that the first quatt*
payment of the saide annual! rent be at the fest of the
annunciation of oure lady which shalbe in the yere of our
lord 1565.
' To the right worshipfull m* John Dery meaor of plym
mouth give these.'
'After my verye hertye coinendacons whereas there
doth remayne in yo* coustodye c*teyne Coopes by the
dely*nce of m* how decessed to c*teyne vses not as
yet by you pformed and for asmyche as I am enformed
c*teyne men doe gredely seke to have them out of yo
possessyon wyche have vnto them no coloure of ryght at
all as also ffor that it pleased him to constitute me his

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executoure chifflye to this entente to have his wyll pfourmed
in this & in one thing mo. I wyll desyre you as also
requyre you to stay them in yo* haundes vntyll I speke w*
you my selffe for I entende (as reason it is) tobe pve vnto
yo* doyngs to no other entente but to have his wyll as nere
as may be pfourmed wyche is also yo* will as I trust and
thus I comyte you vnto god. Wryten the xxj*h of Septemb
' By yo* Lovynge ffreynd ' Robert Bekett'
[Bekett lived at ' Cortuther.']
Agreement by Stephen Hutchins of Saltash, in con
sideration of 50J. paid him by William Hawkins, Mayor
of Plymouth, to release and abandon all claims &c. he had
upon the Corporation of Plymouth 'from the begynnyng
of the worlde vnto the daye of the date of theise psents.'
21 Dec. 1567.
' A pfytt note of all the goodes and chatelles of Thorns
Edwardes sold by the Mayor of Plymouth to the vse of
Wm Edwardes his son,' 28 Nov. 1564.
Two candlesticks 9J., gowne i6j, petticoat 14J., cassock
9J. 8d., hat 6j., cloak 13J., table carpet and fiue joyned
stools i8j. id., pair of sheets 6j. 4d., coverlett 5j. 4^.,
bellows iod., spit and two andirons 5j., several chests,
feather bed bolster 2 pillows and freize coverlet 34J. 4^.,
old bed bolster pillow and piece of canvas i8j., flower pots
frying pan 14^., best bedstead 17J., pair of tongs nd.,
pair of blankets 3J. 4^., old ditto iod., flock bed bolster
and little pillow 3J. 4d., four pou*yngers and 2 sawcers 3J. 6d.,
silver pin and pair of silver hooks 4J., ' astrolaby ' 5 j., pair
of ' breches' 40I., one Cote & one pair of howsen i6d., old
harness and a targett 2j. 4^. Edwards was evidently a
seafaring man. His chain and whistle were bought by
Owen Raymond 2i£ oz. at 4J. 4d. Mr. Hawkyngs gave
28j. for three gold rings. 'Mr. Mayor for the cheyne
wherunto the kayes was hanged' 5j. 8d. Total £34 I2J.
4\d., and there remained in the hands of John Spurwell a
parcel gilt salt of silver weighing 14 oz. in pawn of £3.
Spurwell was of North Buckland.
Draft indenture setting forth what the 'vintners, sellers,
and drawers of wine in the burrough of Plymouth have
time out of mind paid and of right ought yearly to pay
vnto the Mayo* and Comonalty.' Undated, late 16th
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Letter from George Baron, Mayor of Plymouth, and his
brethren, to the Earl of Essex, seeking that the Mayor and
Commonalty may have the government of the fort lately
erected. 'Right Honourable o* good lord our bounden duetyes
most humblie remembered, being given tunderstand by
o* good freinds thatt haue in o*e behalfe solycyted
y* 1 touchinge the forte here lately erected, that yo* 1
(putting all other suters bye) hath yelded yo* honorable
Consent thatt the Maio* and Coinaltye of this towne
shall haue the guarde thereof, whiche honourable favo*
we are bound to retaine in perpetuall remembraunce
and by all serviceable meanes we maie to acknowledge
it : and vntill there shalbe oportunytye to manifest the
same, We will as most bound love yo* 1 and con-
tinewallie praie for yo* 1 longe to live wi'h dailie
increasse of honour, from Plimouth the xv*h daie of
December, 1594.'
Order from the White Book, that none of the lands of
the Mayor and Commonalty shall be leased save in open
Guildhall, on specified days and at reasonable fines. 17th
Sept. 1602.
Order (ditto) that in consequence of the .increased
expenses of the Corporation, partly by the daily access of
strangers from all parts, so that the yearly revenue did not
meet the expenditure — the Grand Jury of the borough, or
six of them nominated by the Mayor, should yearly at
Easter view the lands and messuages of the Corporation
and report thereon. Also regulating the letting of the
water property, markets, mills, &c. — 'the mills, milpoole,
marshes, and other the p'misses let to Sir Francis Drake
by and vnder the yerely rent or rents of one hundred and
•fifty pounds'; the shambles and market at fifty pounds.
In this document there is a reference to the local tenure of
'landscore' which has been regarded as a trace ofthe
'mark' — 'and shall also take exact measure of such parts
thereof, as are in Landscore comon or otherwise undivided.'
25 April, 1634
Bond from Henry Jorye to John Eggbeere. 25 April, 1634
Bond from Thomas Parkins, taylor, and others, to hold
the Mayor arid Commonalty harmless in respect of all
charges for the same Thomas Parkins and his family.
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Bond from Thomas Blackealler, taylor, and others, to the
Mayor and Commonalty to the same purport. 23 Nov.
1604. Draft letter, unsigned and not addressed, asking that one
Thomas Lawrye, mariner, be made to maintain his wife
and two children, left by him in Plymouth in distress.
20 June, 1605.
Bond by George Baron to abide the decision of arbitra
tion between him and the Mayor and Commonalty.
26 Nov. 1607.
Act of the 'twelve and twenty-four' with the original
signatures, for the removal and re-erection of the flesh
shambles. 18 July, 1607.
Letter from Serjeant Hele at Wembury : he is well con
tented to give up the Recordership which he held for his
life, to his cousin John Hele. 25 March, 1608.
Receipts for currants, escheats to the town of Plymouth.
28 Oct. 1609.
Memo, of lease of the markets for 99 years to Mr.
Battersbye, fine 100/.; yearly rent 5/. 1608.
Agreement to defray the expenses of an action to be
brought against the Customs officials for demanding exor
bitant fees : — ' Upon the complaynt of dy vers Strangers
resorting to this place of the grievous exactions of the
Customer, Comptroller, and searcher of the Custom house
in exacting vnreasonable and vnconscionable fees . . .
and in taking of them bushells of the Corne, grayne and
salt w°h they bring to this place whereby the repaire of
Straungers is almost whollie taken awaie and whereas we
the Merchants inhabiting in this towne do feele the like
great oppression by the said officers in exacting both theif
ffees undulie raised by their predecessors and also by them
selves doubled in some kinds and in some others trebled
of wch extreame dealing both in the great ffees and in the
fee bushells fewe places in this Kingdom have the like
cause to complayne, in regard the same dryveth from vs
the trade of Straungers resorting hether and also is grei-
vous to the Inhabitants to the hurt of their trading likewise
wherof if remedie be not speedelie procured the ruyne and
vtter decaye of this Towne must followe. We according
to o* duties to prevent so great an evill do desire that some
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some one maie be entreated to followe the same suite the
Charge wherof shalbe willinglie discharged. In witness of
our desire herein we haue herevnto sett our hands. Yeoven
the daie and yere aboue wrytten.' Signed by all the
leading Plymouth merchants of the day : John Blytheman,
John Waddon, John Trelawny, Robert Trelawny, Thomas
Sherwill, Thomas Fownes, Jon Battersby, Jno Clement,
John Fowell, Wm. Cary, Tho. Reynardson, Abraham
Colmer, William Brevys, Leonard Pomerey, Jn. Madocke,
Thomas Wolridge, Richard Breamton, Nicholas Sherwill,
Robert Rawlyn, John Bound, William Hele, Phido Thomas,
John Jope, Moyses Goodyeare, Rich. Raddon, Jerome
Roch, Ric. Gayer, John Paige, Thomas Crampporne, Philip
Andrew, Johis Harris, Water Carkett, Richard Morhowse.
4 Jan. 1613.
Letter in French from Rochelle, much defaced, apparently
on private business. 1627.
One month's assessment of Vennars Ward, July, 1627,
' towards the reliefe as well of such poore as are or shalbe
infected or suspected to be sicke of the plague' and also
for the purpose of an Act 1 James I. The list is a re
markable one. Sixty-seven names are given ; against
twenty-seven of these are the words ' not in town ' ; and of
the remainder fifteen refused to pay ; while others are
noted as ' not able.' Of those who had left the town some
had evidently been looked up, for in addition to their
absence their names are noted ' will not.' ' Dead ' is entered
in six cases, and James Rundell is returned as in Virginia.
Only a third appear to have paid. At the end is written,
' This booke forthwith to be collected because there is pre
sent necessitie and if any refuse to pay his rate then get a
Constable to goe w*h you to take distress and this shalbe
yo* warrant.' Total rate 61 14s. 7d. George Pawlyn
Humphry Parnacott collectors.
Monthly assessment of Old Town Ward to the relief of
the poor. The list contains 134 assessments, including the
name of 'Theodore Palliologus' as rated at one halfpenny
per week. This is the Palaeologus styled the last descen
dant of the Greek Emperors of Constantinople, buried in
Landulph Church, Cornwall. 1628.
'A 2d rate [Vintry Ward] for and towards the repaire
and setting vpp of the gates of this borrough and other
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borrough according to an order of Parliamt and to and
with the assent of such as are hereafter rated made the
nth day of October 1642.' The total is given at
40/. i8j. 6d. There are 203 names, and the refusals to
pay number eight, though a few others say they are
unable. Made by John Bound, John Caws, Rt Gubbes,.
Wm Byrche, Rd. Spurwell, Allan Hovell, Hugh Cornishe.
'A second rate' for the same purpose for Loo Street
Ward, made the same day and year. There are 98 names,
and no refusals. Total 24/. 19J. 6d.
Decree in suit concerning a hogshead of beer and one
William Warren. 1649.
Memorandum of receipt by Mayor and Commonalty of
Beaton Cowch, widow, executrix of Robert Cowch of
Moteley, of 20/. bequeathed by him to the use of poor
artificers, to be lent them gratis from year to year.
10 April, 1624.
Order from the Privy Council to Sir Warwick Hele and
others to commit one Peter Grisling to gaol, for falsely
and scandalously accusing the Mayor and Commonalty of
Plymouth of misappropriating charitable trusts. 31 May,
1625. Draft Order by the Mayor and Commonalty in 'con
sideration of the good and faithfull service wch wee hereafter
expect to be doune vnto vs by George Hele of Plymouth,
Joyner, and by James Baron his apprentice ... in the
office of a drummer in theise perilous tymes of danger'
discharging the said George from ' all watches and wards.'
Hele in return covenanting for himself and for Baron as
long as he remained his apprentice, that they should faith
fully serve the office of town drummer. — Undated.
Bond of Thomas Luscombe and John Mattawt to the
Mayor and Commonalty, holding them harmless in respect
of all charges concerning an apprentice named Edward
Luscombe. 18 Sept. 1627.
Acquittance by John Scobell to the Mayor and Com
monalty of all monies laid out by him on their behalf.
24 March, 1628.
Accounts of receipts and disbursements in connection
with the death of Leonard Pomery. Also a list of debts
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Memorandum of delivery by order of the Mayor to
George Elliott, mariner, of a gold ring, a silver beaker
parcel gilt, four silver spoons with gilt heads, and one
silver whistle, which had been placed in the custody of
the Mayor when Elliott's wife died 'in the time of the
last plauge.' 29 Dec. 1628.
A receipt from the Treasurer of Merchants of Exon for
money collected in the port of Plymouth for the French
composition. 1632-33.
Undated memorandum of the purchase of the estate of
Torr for 500/., 400/. of the gift of Sir John Gayer, and
100/. of the money of the Mayor and Commonalty.
Extracts from the will of William Hele. 1647.
Bond of Thomas Reddiclift to the Mayor and Com
monalty, holding them harmless against the consequences
of a marriage to be solemnized between Nehemiah Standen
and Grace Parnell. 21 Dec. 1667.
Acknowledgement by Timothy Alsop, of his indebted
ness to the Mayor and Commonalty in 100/. 'being for so
much due to the gift house erected by Thomas Fownes.'
4 Sept. 1656.
John Hele, London, to Henry Rexford at his house at
Plymouth, concerning tithe. 7 Dec. 1652.
Nich. Clift (? to his cousin Henry Rexford) touching
various matters of legal business 'Dr. Walker . . . hath
promised seueral Marchts y* now hee will sett time apart
to Dispatch ye Portingall Buseness.' 5 April, 1654.
Francis Cooke to Henry Rexford. From Exeter, con
cerning a suit "Pym v Jessop." 29 Nov. 1655.
Sundry bills for work on the ' new church,' i.e., Charles
Church. 1658.
Bond by Thomas Hawkings to hold the Mayor and
Commonalty harmless against the consequences of his
marriage with Agnes Studson. 29 June, 1668.
Bond by David Tartarian against his family becoming
chargeable to the town. 14 July, 1668.
Agreement between the Mayor and Commonalty and
Richard Baily of Duloe, holders of moieties of the estate
of Nether Torr, for the division and exchange of the same.
15 May, 1673.
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240 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Draft memorandum of appointment of George How, of
Plymouth, deputy Town Clerk, by Aaron Baker, Town
Clerk. 14 Feb. 1725.
Resolution for the procuring of an able schoolmaster
for the Town. To have £40 stipend ; use of Orphans Aid
house and garden, teach 40 boys free, and for the rest
'make his own advantage.' 9 April, 1658.
Articles of agreement between the Mayor and magistrates
of Plymouth and Nathaniel Conduit, schoolmaster of
Ilminster. 8 July, 1658.
Bond by John Bedford the younger, concerning the office
of schoolmaster: agrees not to claim the schoolmaster's
stipend of £30 during his father's lifetime. 3 Sept 1735.
Draft copy. Foundation deed and orders of Hospital
of Poors Portion. 1630. Certified as true copy of the
original, Feb. 21, 1672. Jos. Percivall, Robertum Berry.
List of deeds belonging to the Hospital of Poors
Portion, delivered to the Incorporation of Guardians,
June 24, 1708.
Memorandum of deeds delivered to Aaron Baker, Town
Clerk. 12 July, 1742.
Agreement by Francis Badcock, 6 Nov. 1776, if he
molests or hurts his wife, to return her all the property she
had before marriage. Assignment by the same in trust of
the moiety of an estate for her benefit. June 23, 1777.
Engrossed patent of freedom to the Duke of York. 1788.
Lines upon Drake in 1 8th century handwriting, unsigned
or dated.

[362] FOURTH FOLIO, 'MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.
1800 TO 1835.'
Lord Eldon to the Mayor. 28 Aug. 1808.
Patent of freedom to Lord Nelson, presented in person
January 1801 : — 'To all to whom these presents shall come
Know ye that We the Mayor and Commonalty of the
Borough of Plymouth, in the County of Devon, considering
the many and important services, rendered to this Country
by that truly Great and Illustrious Hero, the Right
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Collected Papers. 241
Nile ; Vice-Admiral of the Blue in his Majesty's Navy ;
and particularly his gallant, spirited, and magnanimous
conduct at the Battle with the French Fleet off the mouth
of the Nile, on the first and second days of August one
thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight; Have conferred
and by these presents Do confer on the said Right
Honourable Horatio Lord Nelson, Baron Nelson of the
Nile, All the rights and privileges of a Freeman of this
ancient Borough, In Testimony of such his highly
meritorious conduct and services. Given at the Mayoralty
House of the said Borough, under our Common Seal, this
twenty-second day of January, one thousand eight hundred
and one.'
Draft-letter, undated, from the Mayor of Plymouth to
the Duke of Portland, reporting the private landing and
proceeding to Falmouth from the French cartel Eliza, of
Nantz, of a Frenchman named Milon Canon.
Series of papers and notices relative to riots in the
Plymouth market, March 1801, arising from the scarcity
and dearness of provisions. — April n following, the
magistrates address a letter to the Duke of Portland
(draft preserved) ' Our stock of Corn and Flour is very
nearly exhausted, the engagements for importation of
Corn and Flour into the Port are very trifling, and we
venture to assure your Grace that we have not under hand
much more than sufficient to complete the different engage
ments made with the Victualling Board.' As orte mode of
lessening the difficulties the Board had been requested by
same post to release the Contractors from their engage
ments. 'But your Grace will perceive that this measure
can only remove the evil to a somewhat greatei1 distance.
We have therefore most earnestly to request such further
aid as to his Majesty's Government may seem meet. And
we are grieved to add that we are so circumstanced that
we feel it impossible to answer for any continuance of the
publick peace.' — Draft of letter from the Mayor to Duke
of Portland, April 15, 1801, stating the circumstances of
the riots. Some of the bakers and butchers had been
frightened into selling bread and meat at reduced prices.
'I am happy to assure your Grace that the town is now
tranquil, and that a great number of respectable tradesmen
have been sworn in Constables for the preservation of the
publick peace. But I am in hopes that the measures about
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242 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Act passed in the present year of his Majesty's reign for
affording Relief to the poor and such persons as may want
assistance will quiet the minds of the people, and effectually
prevent a disposition to riot in future.'
Draft letters from P. Langmead, Mayor, to the Duke of
Portland, touching the landing of two aliens from a fishing
boat — Lewis Meagher O'Brien and Nicholas Matthew de
Longuemane. 6 June, 1801.
Release of title to lands in Germany, 13th August, 1801,
by Nathan Joseph Altmann, before P. Langmead, Mayor.
Letter touching the singing of seditious ballads in Sept.
1 801. Application by S. Foote for theatre license.
Draft resolution touching Mr. Cleather's financial position.
Correspondence relating to Mayor's chain and medal
and payment for same. 1805.
Correspondence concerning order of sessions for trans
portation of Ann Croot, She was sentenced to seven
years' transportation for stealing a shawl, a mason's
hammer and a trowel, but the Inspector of Convicts
refused to send her away, alleging that in consequence of
her age and weak health she would die on the passage.
Sept. 1803 to Jan. 1804.
Pardon under the Royal Sign Manual for the said Ann
Croot. Jan. 9, 1804.
Passports for aliens signed by Mayor' of Plymouth. 1803.
Copy of inscriptions on cups presented to W. H. Tonkin
and Jos. Pridham for their services in procuring the res
toration of the right of electing Mayor to the Commonalty.
Deborah Tanner's apology to Ann Raddon for treating
her as a witch by sticking a needle into her. 1804.
W. H. Tonkin's opinion on case relating to allowances to
wives of South Devon Militia. 1804
Draft grant of freedom to Bishop of Exeter. 17 Sept
1804. Report to the Alien Office of the visit to Plymouth
and Launceston of ' a foreigner of suspicious appearance.'
He proved to be the Due de Montpensier, and to have
received an exemption from the Alien regulations. Oct.
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Information against the workmen of Welsford's sailcloth
factory, for unlawfully conspiring to raise their wages.
Dec. 1804.
Papers relating to actions between Lord Cochrane [Dun-
donald] and the Corporation, arising out of the conduct
of the impress service, (a) Draft of letter from James
Elliott, Mayor, Dec. 27, 1804, requesting Lord Cochrane
to attend at the Guildhall on the following day to answer
the complaint of two of the constables of the borough for
having violently assaulted them and wounded one of them
in the execution of their duty, (b) Holograph letter from
Lord Cochrane to the Mayor in reply : — ' His Majesty's
ship Pallas, Hamoaze, 28 Dec. 1804. Sir, I received your
letter of yesterday's date this day at 12 o'clock. If any
one has cause of complaint let the due course of law be
followed. Sir, your most obed* servant, Cochrane. Mr.
Elliott, Plymouth.' (c) Summons to Lord Cochrane, Jan.
1, 1805. To this no attention was paid and the next
document in order is (d) Warrant to apprehend Lord
Cochrane, Jan. 21, 1805. (e) Memorandum that 'Mr.
Sutherland was present at the Mayor's house when the
Mayor told L* Crawley that he would render every assis
tance to Lord Cochrane in his power — that he declined to
back the warrant, but sent his servant with orders to the
town serjeant to procure as many constables as L* Crawley
would desire to assist him.' (f) Sept. 1805. Draft of
return of magistrates to writ of certiorari to remove Lord
Cochrane's indictment from B. C. to K. B. [Borough
Court to King's Bench.] (g) ' James Elliott, Esquire, Bill
of costs in the business of Lord Cochrane, 380/. i8j. iod.'
Three actions are entered, one against the Mayor and
others, for assaulting Lieut. Crawley and others, of the
Pallas, another against the Mayor and others, for assaulting
Lord Cochrane and James Sunderland whilst employed in
the impress service (in both of these judgment was given
for the defendants) ; and the third Rex v. Cochrane, in
which a plea of misnomer was , delivered in the name of
Thomas. Opinion by R. Bayly touching pilotage in Plymouth.
1827. Valuation of Guildhall (Chandeliers. 1805.
' Orders in case of an alarm of the approach of the
enemy to this Garrison. Plymouth Aug3* 19, 1805.
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Should an alarm be given of the approach of an Enemy
to this Garrison by day 3 Guns will be fired in quick
succession from Mount Wise, which will be answer'd by the
same number of Guns from St. Nicholas's Island and the
Citadel. Should the alarm first reach the Citadel or St.
Nicholas's Island the same number of Guns will be fired
in a similar manner as before directed from the Post first
alarm'd and answer'd by the other Posts. Should the
alarm be given by night the Guns will be fired as before
order'd and three Rockets let off immediately after. The
officer commanding Maker heights is also directed to fire
three Guns in like manner and set fire to the Beacon in
the Event of the alarm first reaching his Post and to
answer the alarm by the other Posts by firing 3 Guns, but
he is to be very carefull not to fire the Beacon until he is
perfectly sure that there is good grounds for so doing.
Immediately on the Alarm being made the different
Regiments and Corps in the Garrison, including the
Volunteers, will order their drums to beat to arms and
the whole will immediately repair to their respective
Regimental Parades and wait for orders from Lt. Gen1
England. The officers and non-commissd officers com
manding those Posts are desired to give positive orders
to their centinals to be very watchfull and be attentive
both by day and night to those signals and upon the first
alarm they are to call out the guard and to acquaint the
commander of such a circumstance having taken place,
who will immediately despatch a man to communicate the
same to L* Gen1 England at the Citadel and the Corps in
the neighbourhood of his Post'
Complaint of the publication and singing of scurrilous
ballads in Plymouth. 1805.
Copy of printed proclamation for the apprehension of
Lt. Rutherford, escaped from the Salvador del Mundo at
Plymouth, charged with, the murder by excessive punish
ment of three of the seamen of H.M.S. Trident, of which
he had been acting Captain,. 18 March, 1806.
Orders for aliens to appear at the Guildhall with their
passports and licenses, Jan. 20, 1807, and notes of the
examination of some.
Letters from R. C. CampionXunder sheriff, to Joseph
Whiteford, deputy Town Clerk, that a Spaniard named
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Plymouth. — 1 Aug. 1807. Ditto to ditto touching arrange
ment of details of execution. Canado was a prisoner of
war. — 3 Aug. 1807.
Note of the sale by auction of old shambles and leather
hall. Oct. 1807.
James Green's complaint that two men employed on
Lord Boringdon's embankment had been impressed.
15 Oct. 1806.
Information and correspondence touching the proceed
ings of a person ' who pretended to be Earl Howe,
Governor of Plymouth.' He proved to be a madman.
Application was made to Lt. Gen. England in command
of the garrison, and to Lord Hawkesbury, for the payment
of the expenses incurred by the Mayor and corporate
officials in keeping the pretender in custody and in sending
him to London, but without result. March-May, 1808.
Letter of Lord Gambier to Dr. Hawker, and receipt by
the latter for Gayer's gift. 1 808.
Cautions against Sabbath breaking and bull baiting. 1 808.
Letter from Sir T. Tyrwhitt, Tor Royal. 6 Oct., 1808.
' Copy of the expenses that were laid out and paid by
D. Mill at the election for Cornwall.' Undated,
Notice concerning the presentation of the freedom of
the Borough to the Duke of Wellington.
Letter from Rev. Dr. Bidlake acknowledging grant of
salary. 30 June, 18 10.
Letters from Jonas Morgan, Woodovis, Tavistock, to
Joseph Pridham, Mayor, touching presumed illegal dealing
with coin.
Inventory of articles in Guildhall. 23 Sept. 181 1.
£500 reward offered for writer of letter ' Beware of your
life Bellamy! You must inevitably die!' 14 Aug. 1814.
Letter from Lord Sidmouth touching application for
pardon of John Diggans. Feb. 1813.
Official letters from Lord Palmerston. 18 14.
Peter Birdwood to Mayor to bring before committee for
managing estates of Corporation the fact that the Mayor
and Aldermen had broken open the coffer to enter the
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J. Beckett to the Mayor of Plymouth, 8 April, 181 5. ' I
have Lord Sidmouth's directions to acquaint you that
M* Seymour Larpent and M* Charles King have been
appointed on behalf of the British and American Govern
ments respectively to proceed forthwith to Dartmoor for
the purpose of investigating the circumstances attending
the late unfortunate event in the Prison at that place.
For the purpose of executing their Commission it will
be necessary that these Gentlemen should have the
assistance of the Civil Authorities of that district for the
purpose of calling witnesses and administering oaths. I
am therefore to request that you would take the trouble of
attending the Enquiry above alluded to, and of rendering
such assistance to the Gentlemen above-mentioned as may
be necessary in the course of their investigation, and that
you would solicit some other magistrate to accompany
you on this important occasion for the same purpose.'
Draft reply, 20 April, 1 81 8, that the Mayor is absent 'but
I conceive it has escaped your Lordship's recollection, that
the Magistrates of a Borough, having local jurisdiction
only, cannot administer oaths or compel the attendance of
witnesses on subjects occurring out of their limits. M*
Jonathan Elford of Upland or M* John Hawker of this
Town are both county magistrates and have been in the
habit of attending at Dartmoor when the interference of
civil officers have been required, and these gentlemen will
be ready to attend your Lordship's direction.'
Draft of letter from the Mayor of Plymouth, 16 June,
181 5, to the Mayors of Cornwall, intimating receipt of
letter from Sir J. Duckworth : ' A Telegraph Message has
been just received from London, Bonaparte abdicated.'
The telegraph was the old semaphore system.
Reply of Sir R. J. Strachan to the Mayor's letter
informing him that he was elected a freeman of the
borough, n July, 181 5.
Reply of Viscount Keith to the Mayor's letter informing
him that he was elected a freeman of the borough.
15 July, 1815.
Letter from J. F. Schrader, A.D.C., enquiring on behalf
of Sir Sydney Smith ' if there are any persons in Plymouth
that has any relatives or friends prisoners in the Algiers.'
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Letter signed Barrow, from the Admiralty re men
employed on Breakwater. 5 March, 1817.
Proposals for sale of old theatre, with rough plan.
Proposals for forming Princess Square, with rough plan.
Correspondence concerning Major Lockyer, of Plymouth,
who had killed one John Sutton in a duel in the Isle of
Wight. Dec. 18 17.
Petition by licensed victuallers to be allowed to have
fiddles in their houses ' as has been during the memory of
man.' Letter from Rev. H. Mends complaining of vulgar and
obscene pictures in a stationer's shop in the Market St.
4 Sept. 181 8.
Letter concerning the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway.
Application by prisoner in Guildhall to be allowed to
enter the Navy instead. 18 19.
Letter from J. Mortimer, deputy clerk of the peace for
Devon, that the magistrates of the county had appointed
the evening of Thursday, April 12, for a 'privy search' for
vagrants throughout the county. All such were to be
apprehended. 21 March, 1821.
Sir W. Elford to the Bishop of Exeter respecting his
freedom. Aug. 1821.
Application to the Mayor for leave to work on Sunday
by J. Rodd, 'a case of necessity to make a Cable for a
Dutch galliott' 3 Nov. 1821.
Complaint by T. W. Fox of women holding a Sunday
fish market in front of his house.
Letter from Evelegh, architect of Old Guildhall, asking
payment of balance due. 1826.
Letter and handbill relating to T. Hynes. 1821.
Letter from Sir Denis Pack touching wall at Mill
Prison. 1823.
Correspondence concerning the rights to her freedom
of a woman of colour who had reached Plymouth from
Jamaica. Dec. 1825.
Autograph answer of 'His Royal Highness the Lord
High Admiral to the address of congratulation.' 13 July,
1827.

248 Plymouth Municipal Records.
Letter of same date from Sir T. B. Martin enclosing
£50 from the Duke for the local charities, and subsequent
one from him enclosing £25 from the Duchess.
' List of disorderly women found in Publick houses in
the Borough.' The women, whose names are given, were
'brought into the Workhouse diseased.' 19 Sept. 1828.
Letter from Whitehall. The Queen of Portugal, who is
expected from the Brazils, should be received with the
attentions given to crowned heads.
John Cooke's application for patronage to his Map of
the locality.
Application to reduce a deodand of £25 on the steamer
Shannon for the death of Robert Weeks to £5. 16 Dec.
1828. Correspondence respecting the rights of the public over
Stonehouse Mill Bridge. 13 May, 1829.
Two letters from B. R. Haydon, the painter, concerning
the appointment of a member of his family to the navy.
The first begins, ' Like a true Freeman, who has given his
vote — I am now going to ask a favour.' The vote was in
connexion with the election of Mayor. Oct 1828.
Letter, dated Whitehall, asking on behalf of Prince
Esterhazy for a certified copy of the registry of baptism
of the daughter of a Tuscan subject, M. Benoit Soldelli,
born at Plymouth in 18 12, and baptized there by a French
priest, n Sept. 1830.
Draft petition from the members of the Plymouth
Medical Society asking facilities for the procuring of
subjects for dissection. Undated.
Two long and curious letters from John Kitto, after
wards the Biblical scholar, to his friend and early patron
Mr. Burnard, clerk of the Plymouth Hospital of the Poor's
Portion or workhouse. They were written immediately
before the hearing of a summons which had been taken
out against the shoemaker. Bowden, to whom he had been
bound as a parish apprentice; and they set forth in very
quaint fashion the leading points of his case, together
with his hopes and fears. The first opens thus : — ' May 1st,,
1822, Sir, I write this to furnish you with answers to any
accusation my master may prefer against me — by way of
retort for my complaint. I am tortured by expectation —

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alternate hope and fears — tho' the last are more pre
dominant, for I have lived long enough to know that the
right is not always succe§sfull. I admit the probability
that magistrates may be deceived. I shudder when I
think seriously of such a result — to avert my remaining
there I would not scruple to  do'what — run away?
No Sir, something more effectual. E're yet again O
Moon ! thou shin est my fate will be decided — well ! be it
S9. When I look back on the past I could weep — when
on the present I shudder — when on the future I am
agonized. Sir, dearest, kindest, best, be at the Guildhall,
— exert yourself to the utmost on my behalf. Save me !
sir, O save me ! ' Kitto was then nearly 1 8, and the letters
are characteristic illustrations both of the earlier literary
style which he acquired while a boy in the workhouse, and
of the strength of his feelings. The cancelling of his
indentures, which followed on the hearing of this case,
was the first practical step in his literary career.
[There are also a number of official notices, bills of
theatrical and other entertainments, and letters on matters
of minor importance, during the earlier years of the
century, which do not require special mention here.]

K. Churches.
[363] Lease for forty years, at the yearly rent of ten
pounds, by the Mayor and Commonalty of Plymouth, of
' the vicaredge with all howses, orchardes, gardens, stables,
&c, to the same belonging scytuate and beinge, the landes
of the saide Mayor and commonaltie sometyme parcell of
the saide vicaredge, now in the tenure of William Hawkins
esquier or his assignes in the easte parte, the landes of the
heires of James Moore and the landes of Thomas Wollridge
&c. in the sowth part, a streate called Whimplestreate in
the Northe parte, and Seynte Andrewes Streate in the
weste parte,' to John Ucombe of Plymouth, merchant.
20 May, 1577.
[364] Lease for twenty-one years, at a yearly rent of
forty pounds, in consideration of £230 fine, by the Mayor
arid Commonalty of Plymouth, to George Baron of the
said town, gentleman, of 'all tythes, oblaciouns, obven-
ciouns, emoluments, profyttes and commodyties whatsoever
to the vycarage of Plymouthe belonginge or apperteynynge,
or which haue bin heretofore accepted, reputed, taken,
known, vsed or enjoyed as parte parcell or member of the
same, or hereafter shalbe accompted or taken as belonginge
or appertayninge to the sayd vycarage, exceptinge and
reservynge owte of this graunte the vycarage houses and
the rente of the same, and all tythes hereafter issuinge
or growinge within the parishe of St. Budockes in the
county aforesaid.' 1598.
[365] Obligation by Henry Wallis to resign vicarage
at request of Mayor and Commonalty. 7 Sept. 1603.
[Vide p. 199.]
[366] Counterpart of agreement between Mayor and
Commonalty and Mathias Nichols, clerk, minister and
preacher of the word of God, and Lecturer of Plymouth.
The Mayor and Commonalty grant Nichols £100 a year as
lecturer during the life time of Henry Wallis, vicar, on
condition that if Nichols become vicar or 'shall happen
to die in the life tyme of the said Henry Wallis, or if
the said Mathias Nicholls shall not hereafter lecture and
preach the word of God in the parish churche of Plymouth

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aforesaid twice every weeke thone oppon the Wednesday
and thother vpon the Friday in every weeke during the
life of the said Henry Wallis, vnlesse the said Mathias
Nicholls from tyme to tyme and for every time of his
forbearing soe to lecture and preach the word of God
in the parish church of Plymouth as aforesaid shall first
obteyne and haue leaue and lycence of the Mayor of
Plymouth aforesaid for the tyme being, or vnlesse the said
Mathias Nicholls shalbe by reason of sicknes or some other
visitacon of God, and without the voluntary act of the said
Mathias Nicholls hindred from soe lecturing or preaching
in Plymouth aforesaid, That then this present graunt of
annuity or yearly rent to be meerely voyde and of none
effecte.' 28 Aug. 1620.
[367] Agreement and counterpart between the Mayor
and Commonalty of Plymouth and Mathias Nicholls. By
indenture dated 28 Aug in the 18th year of the present
King's reign, the said Mayor and Commonalty granted to
George Chudleighe of Streshleighe, Sampson Hele of
Gnaton, and Fraunces Drake of Buckland Monachorum,
esquires, the presentation to the vicarage of Plymouth
following on the death or retirement of the present vicar,
Henry Wallis : and the said Mathias Nicholls, to be pre
sented, covenants with the said Mayor and Commonalty
on his induction to the said vicarage to reside during his
natural life in the said borough, to preach two sermons
weekly in the parish church (one of them being delivered
on the Sabboath day), and also ' to preach or cause to
be preached the word of God in two other sermons there
euery weeke in two other seuerall dayes (that is to say)
one vpon the Wednesday and thother vpon the Friday
during his naturall life by himselfe or by his sufficient
deputy to be procured at his own charges,' so that the
parishioners of Plymouth may have four sermons a week
from their vicar or his deputies. Nicholls further covenants
that should he accept any other ecclesiastical benefice with
cure of souls, he will resign the vicarage on being requested
by the Mayor and Commonalty so to do. . 29 Aug. 1620.
[368] Grant of next presentation of vicarage of St.
Andrew by Mayor and Commonalty, after the death or
other vacation of Henry Wallis, to Alexander Grosse.
24 Jan. 1632.
[369] Covenant and bond by Grosse with the Mayor
and" Commonalty. 27 May, 1633.

252 Plymouth Municipal Records.
[370] Draft of case concerning points in dispute in con
sequence of refusal to institute Grosse and appointment of
Aaron Wilson. 1835.
[371] Undated. — Draft of lease of tithes from Aaron
Wilson to William Symons.
[372] Two copies of Act dividing the parishes of St.
Andrew and Charles. 1637.
[373] Copy of Decree of Court of Star Chamber in a
dispute between Aaron Wilson and the Mayor and Com
monalty. Not enough proof of the charge made by
Wilson that the Mayor and Commonalty had encroached
upon his rights, by building shambles and other houses on
part of the churchyard, and building a hospital where the
vicar had anciently a house. The charges for burials to
remain as before, but to be collected by the churchwardens ;
the disposal of the pews to remain with the vicar and
churchwardens, the chancel with the Mayor and Com
monalty. 10 May, 1637.
[374] Order from Bishop of Exeter regulating burials
in accordance with this decree. 14 March, 1637.
[375] Deed of bargain and sale by Thomas Gifford, of
Halsbury, of ' a parcell of ground ' near Hampton Shute,
in the tenure of Robert Trelawny, to William Warren for
£15. 28 Sept. 1638. [This is the site of Charles Church].
[376] Copy of grant of advowson of vicarage by Charles
I. to Mayor and Commonalty. 1642.
[377] Fragmentary statements of tithes of St. Andrew,
1653, &c.
[378] Counterpart of deed by George Hughes, Vicar of
St. Andrew, resigning all his property in the vicarage,
much decayed by reason of the siege, to the Mayor and
Commonalty for an annuity of 200/. 15 July, 1646.
Another counterpart of deed by Hughes to a similar
effect. 4 July, 1655.
[379] An Act of Parliament enabling the patrons and
vicars of Plymouth for the tyme being to lease certaine
howses parcell of the vicarage there at a rack rent, for one
two or three lives or twenty-one yeares, or for ninety-nine
years determinable on the death or deaths of one, two, or
three persons. 17 Sept. 1656.
[380] Leases of tithes, &c. of St. Andrew from Mayor
and Commonalty to Arthur Bickford — three years at
50/. a year. 1657.

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[381] Copy of portion of will of Sir John Gayer, with
bequests for church purposes and charities. Gayer left
£500 to glaze all the glass windows in the new church
with good plain glass, his arms to be in the last ; the rest
to be laid out in land by his cousin John Maddock. Part
of the rents to be given for preaching twelve sermons a
year in the new church before the administration of the
sacrament — 13J. 4d. to the preacher, 2J. to the curate or
reader, is. to the clerk, and is. to the sexton for tolling the
bell to give notice. Said minister to be chosen by Mayor
and Magistrates and six of the testator's kin. The residue
(ioj. excepted for a collation of wine and cake at the dis
tribution) to buy broad cloaths and kersies 'died into a
sadd hair colour' for outward garments for poor people to
be yearly distributed in October. Proved 1657.
[382] Grant by the Mayor and Commonalty to William
Warren, vintner, in consideration of his gift of the site of
Charles Church, of a piece of land for burial, eight feet
from east to west, and six feet from north to south, next
'adjoining to the east and north walls of the place now
commonly called the chancel in Charles Church ' and also
a seat fourteen feet six inches from east to west and three
feet six inches from north to south ' to hear divine service
and the word of God preached.' 22 Aug. 1665.
[383] Saml. Eastlake and Thomas Payne made attor-
nies for Mayor and Commonalty to take seisin and
possession from William Warren of a piece of land about
an acre whereon the ' Fabrick now called Charles Church
als the new church is built' 22 Aug. 1665.
[384] Copy of donation of Charles Church. 1665.
[385] Instrument of Consecration of Charles Church by
Bishop Seth Ward. 1665.
[386] Scratching paper for election of Joseph Chilcott
Lecturer. 13 Oct. 1699.
[387] Henry Mitchell's appointment as Lecturer — 13
votes to 12 for James Carey. 23 June, 1718.
[388] Bond by Canon Gilbert to abide award between
himself and the Corporation. 24 March, I7jf.
[389] Award of Lord Chief Justice King on points in
dispute between Corporation and Canon Gilbert. 17 16.
[390] Release by Gilbert to Mayor and Corporation.
[391] Election of William Manley as Lecturer. 1791.

254 Plymouth Municipal Records.
[392] Papers connected with appointment of Lecturer
at St. Andrew. Duty of Lecturer to read prayers Sunday
mornings, Thursday, Friday, Saturday mornings and
afternoons, with an exposition of the gospel on such of
these days as were saint's days. To preach Sunday after
noons and two weeks out of three Wednesday mornings,
but on the third Wednesday read prayers while the Vicar
preached. Christmas day, Good Friday, and public fast
days the Lecturer read prayers in the morning and preached
in the afternoon. On some public holidays the Vicar
preached and the Lecturer read prayers. Always assisted
at the administration of the sacrament, which occurred
nine or ten times a year. Had nothing to do with surplice
duty. Dr. Hawker applied in .1804 to have a Lecturer
appointed for Charles. The Commonalty decided they
were not competent. 1802-29.
[In 1804 the Ringers of St. Andrew had £10 19J. 4^. for
eight ringings — royal Birth-days and Coronation, King
Charles's Restoration, Mayor-choosing, Freedom-day, and
'ringing out' the old Mayor; £1 6j. being paid on Mayor-
choosing and Freedom-day for ringers who did not go to
Mayoralty House. Also £2 2j. for ringing ' in celebration
of that decision at law (March 17, 1803) giving the
Commonalty the right of electing the Mayor, &c — -by
your worship's order.' (All this from Jan. to Sept. 28
inclusive.) Then Sept. 29, 1803 to December inclusive
they had £4 19J. 6d. for ringing at Mayor swearing, King's
accession and 'Popipst' conspiracy, with ioj, 6d. dinner
and drink.
[Ringers at Charles, ' For Ringen at New Church For the
welfar of the Freemen In Giten the tryel in the year of
1803, March 17.' Also a guinea for ringing at swearing in
new Mayor.]
[393] Tithe and church rate papers, chiefly St. Budeaux.
1 805-1824. [394] Rev. J. W. Gandy, touching enlargement of chapel
at Pennycross. 1808.
[395] Papers connected with the repair of St. Andrew.
1 808-1 826.
[396] Papers, various dates, touching the seats of the
Corporation in St. Andrew Church. They are said to have
held over 80 of the best sittings at least from 1637.
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Mrs. Ellen Pym, claiming a seat in the Common Council
pews in right of her father, and complaining that other
ladies whose rights had lapsed by reason of their relatives
being no longer members of the Corporate body$ retained
the places to which they had been accustomed. Disputes
about precedence between the wives and daughters of the
Aldermen and Councillors had been of frequent occurrence
and led to the passing of sundry bye-laws. 1808-30.
[397] Cautions to disturbers of public worship. 1812-
1829. [398] Bill to divide St. Andrew and Charles into four
new parishes and build church in each. 1812.
[399] Faculty for reseating Charles Church and papers
connected therewith. 13 Nov. 18 15.
[400] Sale of presentation of St. Andrew to Wm.
Hodge, Plymouth Dock, for £4050. Gross annual value
of St. Andrew at this date put at £1100, Charles £600.
9 Aug. 1817.
[401] Papers touching appointment of organist. On
the death of Wm. Bennett organist of St. Andrew, Mr.
Hatchard appointed Stephen Drewitt without consulting
Corporation, who claimed joint power. Dr. Lushington
reported appointment invalid ; Drewitt resigned and was
appointed by vestry. 1819-28.
[402] Sale of Vicarage lands in Whimple St Com
missioners moved for purposes of improvement ; and Rev.
J. Hatchard to sell the whole in 1827, the houses being
old and costly to repair. 1824-30.
[403] Advertisement calling meeting to erect monument
to Rev. J. Gandy. 1824.
[404] Establishment of district committee for enlarging
and building churches and chapels. 1825.
[405] Correspondence respecting Charles Chapel. Cor
poration give ' unqualified ' consent to erection of a chapel
of ease [now St. Luke] for Mr. Courtney. 1827-29.
[406] Correspondence respectingthe Rev.John Hawker's
chapel. First proposed at Devonport ; then in the 'Marsh';
then ' the first field in No place lane.' [Eldad chapel, now
replaced by St. Peter.] Corporation consented, on condition
it should be used according to the rites and ceremonies of
the Church of England. 1828-29.

L. Charities.
ALMSHOUSES.
[407] Grant by John Dery and John Ford to Mayor
and Commonalty of £100, proceeds of How's gift : con
dition that £6 13J. 4d. be paid annually to the Wardens
of the Almshouse of Plymouth. 3 Oct. 1 566.
[408] Grant of rent charge of ioj. for the Almshouse
by Edmund Fowell. 20 Aug. 1659.
[409] Accounts of Almshouse Wardens. 1720-83.
[410] „ „ 1783-87-
[411] Almshouse Accounts. 1805-06.
[412] Counterpart of grant by the Mayor and Com
monalty to Thomas Fownes of Plymouth, merchant, his
heirs and assignes, of the messuage house, hospital, and
almshouse within the said borough, recently built by the
grantee on the great hill there ; the said grant being made
in consideration of a payment of five pounds, and of the
great charges sustained by the said Thomas Fownes in
the erection of the almshouse and hospital. 2 March,
1628. [413] Correspondence touching Fownes Almshouses.
27 June, 1807. Guardians offer almshouses to Corporation
for 500 guineas, because they learn it is intended to
improve that part of the town ; part of the site to be
thrown into Basket St. Buildings are much decayed and a
nuisance ; the money to be applied to extension or altera
tion of the Workhouse. Extent 2859 feet super. Mr.
Woollcombe writes Jan. 3, 1808:. 'Sunday noon. — As I
find I shall never get the inhabitants of Foynes almshouses
to quit until they perceive that the building is actually
taking down, may I beg the favour of your proceeding
to do so forthwith. I will inform the people to-morrow
that on that day sennight the workmen will begin to take
it down.' 1807-08.

Charities. 257

HOSPITAL OF POOR'S PORTION.
[414] Counterpart of lease of tenement in churchyard
[Daniell Notherell, clerk] Hospital of Poors Portion.
I Dec. I609.
[415] Meino. of bequest to Hospital by Hugh Williams.
1644. [416] Grant by John Maynard and Elize Stert to
Hospital. 9 Aug. 1649.
[417] Depositions in suit between Hospital of Poors
Portion and Edward Yard and others. 19 June, 1652.
[418] Bond from Mayor and Commonalty to PoorS
Portion for £499 iij. 2d. 1657.
[419] Counterpart of grant of annuity of £30 out of
Shambles to Poors Portion. 7 Oct. 1658.
[There is a Memorandum in one of the Apprenticeship
Books, apparently in the handwriting of Matthew Boyes^
then town clerk, which records what appears to have been
the first attempt to establish a workhouse, in the old castle.
' In the name of god( the 28th of September an0 1610.
A note of provisioM delivred into ye Castle for the pore to
thende they maye be there placed and sett on work w°h is
but abeginninge for a fewe and for a tryall thereof the wch
I praie god continewe and augment to his glorye & theire
comfort ' Imprimis 2 bedsteads
2 new Large Canvas sheets
2 paire of newe blankits
2 Canvas boulsters
2 whyte rougs
5 turnes 2 paire of wollen cards
5 spilles and 5 wharvars (?) strings.] '
ORPHANS' AID.
[420] Copy of Will of William Laurence, Dec. 3, i6i2\
Commends his ' soule to god in Christ the onelye fountine
and originall cause of life and saluation to me and all true
belieuers'; bequeaths to Thomas and Nicholas Sherwill,
merchants, £100 to be paid at the return 'of the good
shippe called the Jonathan of Plymouth whereof I am
part owner from her now intended voiage to the Straights
in the parts beyond the seas, and of the proceeds and
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258 Plymouth Municipal Records.
returne of my goods and adventure now in the said shipp
the sayd voyage.' Condition that within seven years after
his death the Sherwills should erect and build a 'con-
uenient Almeshouse' in Plymouth for 'poore people . , .
to dwell and inhabite therein or for the education and
bringing vp of poore children or orphants of the same
borough.' Further he bequeathed to the Mayor and
Commonalty 'to the use and for and towards the reliefe
and mayntenance of the said poore people and orphants
which shall from time to time dwell or be brought vpp in
the saide howse,' or in default of the Sherwills erecting
such a house then to the same purpose in any such house
erected by other persons within the said seven years, four
pounds annually out of his lands and tenements at Tor
for ever; also another 20j. a year to the Mayor and
Commonalty out of Tor towards the maintenance of a
' preacher of the word ' in the parish of Tidneham,
Gloucester ; further £20 to the ' stocke to sett ye poore
to worke.' The bequest of £100 to be void if the Sherwills
did not build the house in the seven years. Tor, which
Laurence had bought of Christopher Gaye, he leaves to
his wife Margaret Laurence for life, then to his brother,
Henry Laurence, then to William Laurence (his nephew)
son of John Laurence, and his heirs. The testator dwelt
in a leased house in foxhole street, with a pallace adjoining,
which he left to his wife and after her to William Laurence.
Houndiscombe, granted to him by Henry Laurence under
lease, and his lease of two houses at the Church Stile, he
left to Nicholas Sherwill, on his paying testator's wife
£100. To Henry Laurence he left his corn standing at
Hundiscombe, and his quarter part of the God speede.
To his brother Richard he left the lease of the messuage
in which Richard dwelt, with pallace, mast house, masts
and deal boards, &c. This was on Briton Side, granted
by John Amadas. Several small bequests to relatives and
friends and people in his employ, and the poor people of
Tidneham. [421] Grant of part of site of Orphans Aid (formerly
Mathew) by Mayor and Corporation to Thomas and
Nicholas Sherwill. 161 5.
[422] Counterpart ditto. 1615.
[423] Thomas Sherwill's account book of Orphans Aid.
161 5-17.
[Gives details of cost of foundation.]

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[424] Bundle of loose papers connected with Orphans
Aid (includes receipts for bushelage in Sutton Pool).
1615-21. [Benefactions to July 1616— Colmer £100; Clement
£120; N. Sherwill £120; T. Sherwill, £120; Fownes
£50; Proctor (legacy) £20 ; J. Bound £10 ; W. Heale £10 ;
W. Hill £20 ; W. Birch £10 ; Lawrence £100. Cost of
endowing and incorporating £301 9J. %d.; building and
walling and planting the orchard £457 13J. 4d. ; apparel,
books, clothing, and furniture £32 4J. 2\d. ; diet for
2f years and a little over £32 os. 7d. An account with
Abraham Colmer, Robert Trelawny, and Thomas and
Nicholas Sherwill, puts the total cost of founding and
maintenance to Dec. 24, 1620, at .£833 7J. $d., of which up
to Sept. 29 preceding the founders and first benefactors
had given £734 oj. i\d. For the year ending Michaelmas
162 1 the rents were — house Stillman St. £5 ; tenement
Southside i6j. ; for two messuages lately built at Southside
by Joseph Gubbes, a piece of ground at the Lary, and 16
acres of land at Egbuckland called Auters well £1 13J. 8d.;
shop at Southside quay 4J. ; three messuages and gardens
adjoining the hospital on the West and a close in Old
Mill Lane 6j. 8d.; part of dwelling house and shop 48J. ;
building on wall of town 2J. ; two gardens in Mudd
Street 25J. ; dues of Sutton Pool collected by John Barnes
£22 3J. 7d. (£13 6j. %d. paid to the Prince for rent). Total
receipts, with £10 legacy from John Waddon £43 1 5j. i id. ;
expenditure £33 i6j. 2d. Richard Isteed, phisition, was
the tutor of the orphans, and had £11 14J. for the diet of
four for three quarters of a year.]
[425] Copy of will of Robert Rawlyn. Bequests : £10
to the stocke of the poor; £10 to the poor; ^125 to be
lent to poor seafaring men in £10 and £% at 4 per cent
(£3 a year of the interest to buy butter on fast days for
the almshouse people ; £2 a year to Compton Gifford) ;
£125 to be lent to poor tradesmen and young beginners.
Of the interest of this ioj. each yearly to the poor of
Plymouth, Stonehouse, St. Budeaux, Stoke, Egg Buckland,
Weston Peverel, Saltash; the other 30J. at Christmas to
the poor of Plymouth. Two houses in Batter St. and the
residue of his property to the ' Orffantes -Ayd,' desiring
that one child of Compton Gifford be kept therein.
15 Feb. 1626. R 2

260 Plymouth Municipal Records.
[426] Bond by Peter Hendra with Orphans Aid.
23 July, 1640.
[427] Counterpart of lease from Orphans Aid to Barth.
Nicholls of house in Batter St. 24 June, 1646.
[428] Accounts between Mayor and Commonalty and
Orphans Aid. 1653-62.
[429] Release from Orphans Aid to Corporation on
new security. 25 June, 1685.
[430] Lease by Orphans Aid to Richard Tucker, house
Stillman St. 14 July, 1691.
[431] Returns of money received by Orphans Aid for
Grist Mills. 1661-1803.
[432] Papers concerning Orphans Aid. 1806-18.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL,
[433] Papers connected with appointment of master to
Grammar School. J. H. Hutton of Teignmouth in 1810
recommended for election to Grammar School in succession
to Dr. Bidlake. Rev. W. Williams master 181 1. Notice
October 18 10 that henceforth two sons of freemen wpuld
be educated gratuitously. Williams complained in 1818
pf the 'disgracefully filthy' condition of the building inside
and out. He gave notice of resignation May 1826. One
J. Smith had protested in 1823 against his doing double
duty of Lecturer and Master, saying that the town had 'not
for many years produced a tolerable proficient, either in
Latin or Greek.' Rev. J. H- Borwell succeeded. 1810-23.
[434] Mr. Merewether's opinion of case of Rev. W,
William's claim for salary as master of Grammar School.
1823.
JOAN BENNETT'S TRUST.
[435] Printed copies Joan Bennett's will.
[436] Claim and pedigree Rev. R. Willesford under
same. 1813-18.
GENERAL CHARITIES.
[437] Three several indentures and two bonds, touching
the bequest of John White, citizen and haberdasher of
London, of £250 to the Mayor and Commonalty of
Plymouth, in trust to employ the said money in making
loans for five years, at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum

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interest, to merchants under forty-one and over twenty-one
years of age, — and to use the interest and income accruing
from the stock so employed for pious and charitable uses
in- Truro, Liskeard, and Lostithielle : White directing out
of such interest £3 to be yearly paid to the Mayor and
Burgesses of each of the aforesaid towns, to be distributed
in each in weekly gifts of bread to twelve poor persons of
the town, a yearly payment of i6d. to the parson of each
town for his pains in distributing the bread every Sunday
in his church, and a payment of 6j. 8d. to a preacher for
preaching a sermon in the same parish church on or about
the first Sunday in November. — The afore- mentioned
indentures having been made between the Mayor and
Commonalty of Plymouth and the Mayor and Burgesses
of the other towns named, for the accomplishment of the
trust. 26 June, 1584.
[438] Numerous receipts, given by successive Mayors
of Liskeard, Lostwithiel, and Truro, for moneys paid to
them yearly for the relief of the poor of their respective
boroughs, in accordance with the terms of White's gift.
1 585-1726. [439] Correspondence touching White's gift. 1815-31.
[440] Grant by William Hils of Plymouth, merchant,
to Mayor and Commonalty of an annuity of 52J. issuing
out of two messuages in Plymouth, to be spent in one
dozen of middle sort of penny loaf wheaten bread commonly
called 'cheat bread,' weekly distributed by the church
wardens and overseers of the poor of Plymouth every
Sabbath day immediately after morning prayer to deserving
poor people. 30 July, 1618.
[441] Indenture of grant and enfeoffment by Sir Thomas
Wise of Sydenham, Devon, and Sir Sam. Roll of Insworth,
Cornwall, to the Mayor and Commonalty of Plymouth of
four houses in New St., in trust for uses accordant with the
terms of the bequest of Benjamin Baron, London, merchant,
deceased, who bequeathed to the said Mayor and Common
alty and their successors £100, in trust to pay 40J. yearly
to the parson and churchwardens of the parish of Bickington
Devon, for bread, shoes, and stockings to the poor of the
parish, to distribute 20j. yearly in white and wheaten bread
to the poor of Plymouth, and to use the residue 'for a
stocke to sett thaforesaid poor people of Plymouth on
work.' 9 Jan. 1628.

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[442] Power of attorney to Robert Trelawny and John
Clement to receive livery and seisin under above. 4 Feb;
1628. [443] Conveyance by Thomas Fownes to Mayor and
Commonalty, in consideration of £288, of £18 fee farm
rent arising out of the rectory and church of Egg Buck-
land, which formerly belonged to Priory of Plympton
(Burrough 's Gift). 29 Sept. 1657.
[444] Decree from Exchequer ordering John Hele to
pay the rent as aforesaid to Fownes, who had bought it in
1637- 17 June> l657-
[445] Book of small audit gifts [1 762-1 771 missing].
1708-82. [446] Statement of small audit gifts. 1803-04.
[447] Small audit accounts. 1 823-26.
[448] Various papers connected with Oaten Arishes.
1802-30. [449] Papers connected with Hele's Charity. 1806-18.
[450] Papers touching Revel's Gift — 13J. Ad. rent charge
on Tierney's field, Underwood ; 9J. Ad. to Plymouth, 4J. to
Plympton. Called Revel's gift in the return of 1786. In
1762 this field was called Dunstone Hill, and in two
ownerships. Total area 2 acres 43 perches. In 18 19
Capt. Williams speaks of field as held by Mr. Kingdon
under the Mayor and Commonalty. 1 808-19.
[451] List of Trustees of Jory's Charity and Com
missioners. [452] Queries about Charities by Commissioners. 1820.

M. Sutton Pool and Cattewater,
[453] Ancient Bye-laws of Sutton Pool on parchment.
1568. [454] Articles of enquiry touching Sutton Pool and the
right of the Duchy of Cornwall therein. Conclusion : ' It
doth not appear that the soil is the King's, neither hath
the Prince any land in the town of Plymouth.' With proofs
to maintain the Prince's claim to Sutton Pool. 1608.
[455] Surrender by Wm. Parker, gentleman, of lease
given to John Blythman, and regrant of the plott or piece
of grounde in the old cawse, with 40 feet on the N. side of
the cawse, for his sole use. The piece leased was 120 feet
long, with houses and cellars. 1608.
[456] Lease of "Sutton Pool from Charles Prince of
Wales to John Sparke and Edmund Fowell. 1621.
[457] Mortgage of Sutton Pool by Peter Hendra to
Walter Hele and William Warren. 7 Feb. 1639.
[458] Grant of fee-farm of quay to Alice Miller. 23
Sept. 1649.
[459] Papers connected with Lord Arundell's proceed
ings against the town in the matter of Sutton Pool. 1663.
[460] Release by Wm. Jennens and John Warren to
Mayor and Commonalty of all claims over Jennens's and
Warren's Keys [Custom House Key and that adjoining],
with slip. 16 April, 1675.
[461] Wine and Spirit imports. 1715-66.
[462] Coal, Culm, Linen, and Timber import returns.
1730-65. [463] Ballast and Coal accounts. 1749-61.
[464] Coal imports. 1766-68.
[465] Coal and Culm imports. 1769.
[466] Ships entered and cleared. 1769.
[467] Bayntun's award as to boundary between Duchy
and Corporation at Sutton Pool, with map. 1757.
[468] Papers of various kinds concerning the erection
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264 Plymouth Municipal Records.
the Batten Breakwater) with plans, estimates, and contracts.
Also crane and quay dues. 1767-93. 1803-26.
[469] Papers re letting quay and tenements at Coxside.
1773-78. [470] Notices for letting Tolls, &c. 1800-28.
[471] Proceedings relative to Improvement of Sutton
Pool. 1 806-1 1.
Meeting held 22 July, 1806, to consider best means of
improving Sutton Pool, and inspect plans procured by Sir
T. Tyrwhitt On 21 Feb. 181 1 the Corporation decided
to oppose Pool bill as levying heavy rates without corres
ponding advantage ; and on the 28th it was agreed that
£17,000 should be raised to buy the leases, &c, of Sutton
Pool, £15,000 to be paid the lessees.
[472] Proceedings relative to the Improvement of
Cattewater and the Cattewater Harbour Bill. 1806-12.
Lord Boringdon's proposal to lay down moorings was
objected to, ostensibly because Cattewater was a public
harbour; the flying bridge was also objected to as an
obstruction. When the bill passed steps were taken for
its repeal ; but Lord Boringdon was conciliatory.
[473] Miscellaneous Works on and about Piers and
Quays. 1806-29.
[474] Particulars concerning claim to and returns of
various Corporate dues. 181 1-33.
[475] Draft memorial touching Powder Magazine. 1812.
.[476] Plan of Green. 1813.
[477] Correspondence with Sutton Harbour Company.
1812-18. [478] Memorial against discharge of men from Break
water. 1 8 17.
[479] Notices of meetings, &c, touching Laira Bridge.
1823-24. [480] Presentment of wall at Cattedown. 1827.
[481] Memorial to Admiralty against working Quarries
on Mount Batten. 1827.
[482] Apology for detaining floating casks. 1828.
[483] Letters and proceedings of Committee concerning
lease to Sutton Harbour Improvement Company. 1832-33.
[484] Plan of Sutton Harbour. 1845.
[485] Various old leases and other deeds relating to
property connected with or adjoining Sutton Pool. V.D.

N. Water Property.
[486] The Water Act of Elizabeth, ' An acte for preP-
vacon of the haven of Plymowth,' 27th Eliz. cap. 20
(1585):- ' Whereas yo* Ma*3 Towne of Plymowth in the Cowntie of
Devon being an auncyent Boroughe Towne bordering vpon
the meane Sea, yet havinge a pleasaunte and safe Har-
boroughe and Rode for Shipps within or nere the same,
comonlie called Plymmowth Haven, wheare as well yo*
Ma*3 Shippes as the Shipps and Vessells of dyvers yo*
Highnes Subiects tradinge into forren Partes and from
Porte to Porte within this Realme do often vpon necessitie
and otherwise arrive harboroughe refreshe and vittell them
selves as well w*h fresshe water, being a thing verey neces-
sarie for them, as with divers other thinges, Hathe, for the
moste Parte of the yere, none or at the leaste verey litle,
fresshe water within a myle of the said Towne or there -
abowt, a matter verey incomodiouse : By reason whereof
yo* Ma*3 Shippes and the Shippes of yo* Highnes subiects
arryving and harbouring in the saide Haven as aforesaide
the Marryners of the same are manye and often Tymes
dryven by necessytie to goe a Myle or more from fhe saide
Towne and theire Shippes to fetche fresshe water for theire
necessarie vses, by reason whereof dyvers Tymes they loste
dyvers good Wyndes and oportuyties whiche they might
take benefite of, yf they mighte water them selfes nere
theire Shippes ; besides the saide Towne being subiect to
fyer, as well by the Enemye, for the same was once burned
by the Frenche in the tyme of Warre, as by negligence
and other mishappe at Home, there is no Water in or
nerer the saide Towne for the moste Parte of the yere
(especiallie in the Sommer Tyme when the Daungers bee
greateste) then a Myle or sometyme more as the dryeth is:
And wheare also the said Haven of Plymmowth, being one
of the pryncipall .Havens and Harboroughes of the West
Parts of Englande, doth Daylie querre & fill w*h the Sande
of the Tynnewoorcks and Mines nere adioyneng to the
same, and in shorte Tyme wilbe vtterlie decayed yf some

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Redresse and speedie Remedie be not hadd : And wheare
also there is a Water or Ryver within the saide Countie of
Devon called the Water or Ryver of Mewe als Mevye
distaunte from the saide Towne abowte Eight or Tenne
Myles, Parte of the whiche Water or Ryver w*h some
chardge wilbe brought into the saide Towne of Plymowth
without any greate Preiudice or Damage to anye Owner
or Owners of any Lande throughe whiche the same shalbe
conveied, By reason (the moste Parte) in effect all the
same Lande is either barren and heathie or ells hillye &
drye grounds whiche wilbe bettered and amended by the
water that shalbe brought throughe the same : By bryng-
ing of whiche water moste of the Incomodities and
Daungers and divers others shall not onlie be remedied,
but also some Parte of the Chanell of the saide Haven
scowred & cleansed by the same Ryver to the p*petuall
contynewance of the same Haven, a matter moaste
beneficiall to the Realme.
'And wheare also the Inhabitaunts of the same Towne
are Incorporated by Kinge Henry the Sixte by the name
of the Maio* and Coialtie of Plymowth whiche is confirmed
by yo* Ma*ie and dyuers yo* noble Progenito*8 Kings of this
Realme. ' Maye it therefore please yo* moste Excellent Ma*ie of
yo* moaste noble and aboundant Grace and accustomed
Favoure that yt maye be Inacted by this present Pliament
that yt shalbe Lawfull to & for the saide Maio* and
Coialtie and to theire Successo*3 at all Tymes after the
Feaste of Easter nowe next comynge, to digge and myne
a Dytche or Trenche conteynenge in breadthe betwene sixe
or seauen Foote over in all . Places throughe and over all
the Lands and Grounds lyeing betweene the saide Towne
of Plymmowth and anye parte of the saide Ryver of
Mewe als Mevye, and to digge myne breake bancke and
cast vpp, all and all maner of Rockes Stones Gravell
Sande and all other Letts in anye places or Groundes for
the convenyent or necessarie conveyenge of the same
Ryver to the saide Towne, and farther from Tyme to Tyme
to doe Repacon and make Weares Bancks and all other
Things necessarie whereby the saide Ryver may be brought
& conteynewe 'vnto the saide Towne withowte Lette
Denyall Vexacon or Troble of the Lord or Lords Owner
or Owners of the same grounde or of any other pson or
psons by suyte in Lawe or otherwise vpon Payne of Twentie^,
pounds for everie Tyme that they or anye of them do

Water Property. 267
attempte the Contrarie thereof, thone half thereof to be
to o* saide Soveraigne Ladie and thother halfe to the
said Maio* and Coialtie & their Successo*8 to be recovered
by Accon of Debte Bill Pleynt or Informacon, wherein
the ptie Defendant shall not wage his Lawe nor in the
saide Accon Accons or Suytes anye Essoyne Licence or
pbccon shalbe allowed : The saide Maio* and Coialtie
gyving and payenge to the Lorde or Lords Owner or
Owners of the Soyle where suche Things shalbe made or
done, in Recompence and satisfaccon of & for the Lande
or Grounde soe to be digged and myned, for the full &
absolute Purchase of the same to them and their Successo*8
so moche money as by the twoe Iustices of the Assises of
the Countie of Devon for the Tyme being shalbe adiudged
ordeyned and determyned: And also gyveng and payenge
to the Tefiftts Farmo*8 and Occupiers of suche Lande or
Grounde for suche Hurts or Losses as they or any of them
shall have or susteyne by the same, as moche as shalbe
assessed adiudged and determyned by the saide two
Iustices of Assises : The same Recompence and Satisfaccon
as well concernynge the Lord or Lords of the Lande as
the Teflnts Farmo*3 and Occupiers of the same to be
paied by the saide Maio* and Coialtie of the saide
Boroughe for the tyme beinge or theire Successo*8 within
the space of Sixe Weekes next after the ratinge assessing
and determynenge of the same, vnlesse the saide Maio* &
Coialtie & theire Successo*8 can otherwise compounde and
agree w*h the Lords Teflnts Farmo18 & Occupiers of suche
Lande or Grounde or with any of them : And in Case yt
happen the Maio* and Coialtie of the saide Boroughe do
make Defaulte of Payment of the sayde Recompence &
satisfaccon and resiste to paye the same as is before re
served, That then the Lorde Lords Owner Owners
Teflnts Farmo*8 and Occupiers of suche Lande or Grounde
that is agrieved therewth and to whom the Recompence &
Satisfaccon ought to be paied shall and maye Lawfullie
comence affyrme & take his or theire action of Debte by
the course of the Cornon Lawe against the Maio* and
Coialtie of the saide Boroughe for the Tyme being and
their Successo*8 for recoverie of the same in any Courte of
this Realme at the will and Pleasure of the ptie grieved,
and the like Proces therevpon to be hadd, as in accon of
debte at the Cornon Lawe grounded upon Contract or
Specialtie hathe vsed to ben hadd, in whiche no Wager of
Lawe Essoyne or pbccon shalbe allowed.

268 Plymouth Municipal Records.
'Prouyded allwaies and yt is further Inacted by this present
Pliament and by the authoritie of the same, that the said
water shall not be conveyed throughe the House Garden
or Orcharde of any pson or psons or throughe anye Parte
thereof w'howt Composicon to be firste hadd with the
Owners and Occupiers of the saide Howses Gardens and
Orchardes. Provided alwaies that this Acte nor any Thing
herein conteyned shall extende to gyve Libertie as afor
said to bring the saide Water or anye Parte thereof owte
of his auncient Course to or for any Intente or Purpose
menconed in this Acte, vnlesse everie suche pson and psons
as are Owners of any Mylle or Mylles scytuate and
standinge vpon or nere the saide Ryver of Mewe als
Mevye shalbe first compounded withall as aforesaid, yf the
sayede Milles shall by the bringinge of the said water or
any Parte thereof vnto the saide Towne of Plymowth be
impayred or hyndered.'
[487] Draft of Award of Compensation for lands taken
or traversed by leat. 1592.
' This Indenture made the fiuethe daie of Julye in the
fower and Thirthith yere of the Raigne of o* soueraigne
Lady Elyzabeth by the grace of godd Queene of England
Fraunce & Ireland Defend0* of the faithe &c. Between
S* Edmond Andersone knighte lorde cheif Justice of the
Courte of Comon plees, and Thorns Gente second Baron
of her Ma*3 Courte of Exchequer Justices of Assise of the
Countie of Deuon of thone partie, and the Mayo* and
Coialtie of the Boroughe of Plimouthe in the said Countie
of thother partie, whereas it was enacted in the Parliam*
holden in the seauen & Twentithe yere of the Raigne of o*
said sou*aigne Lady 
[Here the chief provisions of the Water Act are set
forth.] ' And whereas the said Maio* and Coyaltie after the said
feaste of Easter haue digged mined and trenched and
caused to be digged mined and trenched one ditche or
Trenche containinge in breadthe betwene sixe and seauen
foote in over and throughe the Lands & grounds lyeinge
betwene the said Towne of Plymouthe, and some pte of
the said Riuer of Meawe als meavye, and digged mined
brocken banked and caste vppe all manner of Rocks
stones grauell sande and all other letts in the groundes
and places convenient before menconed, for the convenyent
or necessarie conveyeng of the said Riuer to the same

Water Property. 269
Towne of Plymouthe pte of wch Lands & grounds soe
digged mined trenched is thinheritance of Walter Elford
gent beinge in thoccupacpn & possessione of one Willm
Stockeman and ouer and throughe the Lands & inheritance
of the said Walter Elford and of Thomas Elford beinge in
the possession & occupacon of one Walter Elford John
Elford and Johan Sop widdowe tenflts . or farmo*8 of
the same eyther solie to themselues or ioyntlie or in
Cofiion w*h some others, and ouer & through certen Lands
& grounds being the Inheritaunce of Nicholas Slanning
esquire pte thereof being in the seu*all occupacon . . .
of one John Shellowbearej Walter Elford, John Andrewe,
wm Poleslande & John Ashe beinge teflnts or farmo*8 . . .
and ouer & throughe certen other Lands & grounds of the
said Nicholas Slanninge called the Comons of Bickleighe
Downe als Rowboroughe Downe and . . . being thin
heritance of Walter Hele of Brixton gent pte whereof
beinge in the possessione or occupacon of Rychard Bunsall
. . . and . . . thinheritance of one Rychard Bunsall beinge
in the seu*all occupacon ... of one John Andrewes &
Walter Braye . . . and ouer and throughe certen other
Lands & Grounds of the said Walter Hele & the heires
of Walter Elford deceased, and of the lands and grounds
of the heires of John Brendon deceased, and of the lands
and grounds of the heires of Rychard Bunsall deceased
called the Comons of Hennodon and ouer and throwghe
certen Lands and grounds of the heires of milleton and
of Phillipp Crimes gent and . . . Lands and grounds
beinge thinheritance of the said Phillipp Crimes pte
thereof beinge in the seu*all occupacon ... of John
Hearne Rychard Cresse John Coming and John Repe
being teflnts . . . and ... of the said Phillippe Crimes
and John Edgecombe ... in the occupacon ... of
Hughe Lugge and Xpofer Edgecombe . . . and . . .
of the said Phillipp Crimes called Malbourne and . . .
of theires of Milleton beinge in thoccupacon ... of
Rychard Luxmore . . . and . . . certen Lands and
grounds of one Askett esquire . . . John Stephens . . .
tennte and ouer and throughe the Lands ... of Thorns
Coming and ouer and throughe certen lands ... of
William Crimes esquire comonlie called the Comons of
Ruboroughe Downe and ouer other of his Lands or
Grounds pte whereof is in the seu*all occupacon ... of
Thorns Vstes and Stephen Gaye . . . ouer and throughe
the Queenes Heighe Waie in diuerse places and . . . lands

270 Plymouth Municipal Records.
... of the Deane and Chapter of Exon . . . Peter Trena-
manne being Teflflte . . . and ... of the heire of John
Fytes esquire deceased . . . Edmund Pers being tennte
. . . and ... of John Coplestone esquire lyeing by the
heighe waie in questione betwene theim, and ... of the
said John Coplestone . . . Judeth Whitacre Widdowe
. . . teflflte . . . and ... of Wm Huchins . . . Xpofer
Brockdon . . . teflflte . . . and ouer and throughe the
Comons of Wythy pte whereof is the Lands and grounds
of John Hele esquire, pte whereof is in the occupacon of
George Pollexfen and Henrie Pollexfen being tennts . . .
and thother pte thereof is the Lands and grounds of
Walter Pepperell merchant being in thoccupacon of Thorns
Crane and Robert Croseman . . . and ... of Wm Carew
of Hackum esquire . . . Thorns Walter . . . tennte . . .
and . . . of John Prouse gent pte whereof is in thoccupacon
and possessione of John Maie Thorns Dyer Henrie Hake
Rychard Russell John Colline John Marchaunt John Alford
Walter Kempe Rychard Rowe and Thorns Pommerie
beinge Teflnts or farmo*3 . . . and ... of Phillippe Yarde
merchant pte ... in thoccupacon ... of Willm Hele
and Thorns Dyer . . . and . . . certen other Lands of the
sd Yarde and of one Henrie Perrye . . . the said Thorns
Dyer beinge tennte . . . and ... of Thorns Wise esquire
. . . John Alford Thorns Paine and Willm Griffing being
Tennts . . . and ouer and throughe certon other Lands
and grounds of the said John Hele and Walter Kempe
and ... of Jonas Trelawnie pte ... in the seu*all occupa
con ... of Robt Tanlie and Rychard Rowe . . . and
. . . lands ... of John Harris, and ... of Henrie Dinner
and John Trelawnie and ... of Xpofer Harward gent
. . . John Cole . . . teflflte . . . and ouer and throughe
certen Lands and Grounds beinge thinheritance of Edmund
Parker esquire being in thoccupacon and possessione of
S* Frauncis Drake Kneght being Teflflte or farmo* of
the same eyther solelie or joyntlie or in cornon w*h some
others, and ... of the heires of Anthonie Pollerd esquire
. . . Peter Siluestre and Martin White being Tennts . . .
and ... of the heires and assignes of one M* Woode
and ... of the heires and assignes of Willm Hawkins
esqr deceased pte ... in thoccupacon ... of John Spa*ke
. . . and ... of Humfrey Specott esquire being in
thoccupacon and possessione of some parsone and psones
. . . and ... of the Maio* and Coialtie of Plimouthe . . .
and . . . thinheritance of Peter Edgcombe esquire . . .

Water Property. 271
Willm Hixston beinge Teflflte . . . and ... of George
Baron gent.
' Theise Indentures nowe witness That the said Justices of
Assises hauing considered of the said Statute and of the
quantitie qualitie nature and goodenes of the grounde ouer
and throughe w°h the same is broughte to the Towne of
Plimouthe ptelie by theire owne vewe, and by the credible
informacon of Christofer Harris Thorns Wise Willm Crimes
John Coplestone and Willm Strode esquires inhabyting
neere to the said water course and most of them Justices
of the peace in the said Countie of Deuon whom the said
Justices of Assise required to vewe and meashre euerie
parte of the Land and to Consider of the valewe and
goodenes of the same throughe wch the said water course
is browght to the said Towne of Plimouthe as by the
informacon of diuerse gentlemen and others of goode
accompte dwelling neere the said Towne of Plimouthe
and water course, doe adiudge and determine that the said
Maio* and Coialtie shall paie to eurie parsone hereafter
recyted or menconed in recompence and satisfaccone of
and for all the Lands and grounds digged, mined, or torned
or anie Waie delt w*h according to the said Statute for the
absolute purchase thereof to the said Maio* and Coialtie
and to theire Successors for euer suche some and somes of
monie and in suche manner and sorte as herafter shalbe
specifyed That is to saye to the said Walter Elford- iiijd
and to the said wm Stockman and his Colessees eyther
joynctlie or by the waie of Remainder if there be anie iiijd
being after the Rate of sixteene yeres purchase according
to the value, and for other the Lands and grounds of the
said Walter Elford and the said Thorns Elford being in the
possessione of the said Walter Elford digged mined or
torned or anie Waie delt w*h for the convayeng or bringing
of the said water course, (to weete) to the said Walter
Elford iiij8 viijd, and to the said Thorns Elford iiij8 viijd
and to the said Walter Elford and to his Colessees eyther
joynctlie or by the waie of Remainder if there be anie
ix8 iiijd being after the Rate of sixteene yeres purchase
according to the verie valewe and for the Lands ... of
the said Nicholas Slanning in pte possessione of the said
John Shellowbere ... to the said Nicholas Slanning iiijd
to the said John Shellowbere . . . iiijd . . . and to the said
Nicholas Slanning for his Lands ... in the possessione
of the said Walter Elford xvj8 iiijd and to the said
Walter Elford . . . xvj3 iiijd . . . and the said Nicholas

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Slanning for his Lands ... in the possessione of the said
Jon Andrew v8 iiijd. And to the said John Andrew . . .
v3 iiijd. And to the said Nicholas Slanning for his Lands
... in the possessione of the said Wm Poleslande vj" viijd
and to the said Wm Poleslande . . . sixe shillings viijd. And
to the said Nicholas Slanning for the Lands ... in the
possessione of the said John Ashe one shillinge & fower
pence and to the said John Ashe . . . xvjd. . . . And to
the said Nicholas Slanning for y3 sd Lands or grounds
called the Comons of Rouboroughe Downe ij3 iiijd and for
the land of the sd Walter Hele in the possessione of the
said Rychard Bunsall . . . xj8 and to the sd Rychard
Bunsall . . . xj". . . . And for the Lands . . ¦. of the sd
Rychard Bunsall in the possessione of the sd John
Andrewes . . . xj8 and to the said John Andrewes . . .
xj8 , , . And to the sd Rychard Bunsall for his Lands
... in the possessione of the said Walter Braie xj8, and
to the said Walter Braie . . ¦. xj3. » . . And for the Lands of
the said Walter Hele and of the heires of Walter Elford
deceased and . . , of the heires of John Brendon deceased
and of the . . . heires of Rychard Bunsall deceased called
the Comons of hennadowne ... to the said Walter II le
iiijd ... to the heires of Walter Elford . . ( iiijd . . . To
the said heires of the said John Brendon . . . iiijd . . .
and to the heires of the said Richard Bunsall . . . iiijd . . .
And for all the Lands ... of the said heires of Milleton
and of the said Phillipp Crimes ... to the said heires of
Milleton xijd . . . and to the said Phillippe Crimes xijd
. . . And for all the Lands of the said Phillipp Crimes
in the possession of the said John Hearne ... to the sd
Phillipp Crimes iiijd and the said John Hearn . . . iiijd . . .
And to the said Phillipp Crimes for his Lands ... in the
possessione of the said Rychard Creese xj3 and to the said
Rychard Creese , , . xjs , . , And to the said Phillipp
Crimes for his Lands ... in the possessione of the said
Jon Coming xj8 and to the said Jo" Coming . . . xj8 . . .
And to the said Phillipp Crimes for his Lande ... in the
possessione of the said John Repe iij8 viijd and to the said
John Repe . . . iij8 viijd . . . And to the said Phillipp
Crimes for the Lande or grounde called Malboroughe viijd
. . . and for all the Lands or grounds of the said Phillippe
Crimes and John Edgecombe in the possessione of Hughe
Lugge ... to the said Phillipp Crimes xj8 and to the said
John Edgcombe xj8 and to the said Hughe Lugge . . .
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Edgcombe for theire Lands ... in the possessione of the
said Cristofer Edgecombe . . . Phillipp Crimes xj8 . . .
John Edgecombe xj8 . . . Cristofer Edgecombe . . . xj8
. . . And for all the Lands ... of the heires of the said
Milliton in the possessione of the said Richard Luxmoore
. . . the said heires . . . iiij8 iiijd . . . the said Rychard
Luxmoore ... iiij8 iiijd And for all the Lands ... of
the said Askett in the possession of the said Jon Stephens
. . . Askett vij8 . . . John Stephen . . . vij8 . . . And for
all the Lands ... of the said Thorns Coming . . . vj8
viijd . . . And for all the Lands or grounds of the said
William Crimes called the Comon of Rouboroughe downe
. . . vj" viijd. . . . And for the Lands ... of the said
William Crimes in his owne possessione . . . xiiij8 viijd.
And to the said wm Crimes for his Lands ... in the
possessione of the said Thorns Vstes xijd and to the said
Thorns Vstes . . . xijd. . . . And to the said wm Crimes
for his Lande ... in the possessione of the said Stephen
Gaye xijd . . . and to the said Stephen Gaie . . . xijd. . . .
And for all the Lands ... of the said Deane and
Chapter of Exon in the possessione of the said Peter
Trenaman ... to the said Dean and Chapter ij8 iiijd and
to the sd Peter Trenaman . . . ij8 iiijd. . . . And for all
the Lands ... of the said John Fits deceased in the
possessione of the said Edmond Pearse ... to the sd John
Fits his heires iij8 and to the said Edmond Pearse . . . iij8.
. . . And for the Lands or grounds of the said John
Coplestone beinge by the heighe waie ... to the said
John Coplestone xvjd . . . and to the said John Coplestone
alsoe for his said other Lands or grounds in the possessione
of the said Judeth Whitacres ... to the said John
Coplestone iiijd and to the said Judeth Whitacres . . . iiijd.
. . . And for all the Lands ... of the sd wm Hucchins
in the possessione of the said Christofer Brockdon ... to
the said wm Hitchins v8 viijd and to the said Xpofer
Brockdon . . . v8 viijd. . . . And for the said Lands or
grounds of the said John Hele in the possessione of the sd
Georg and Henrie Pollexen ... to the said John Hele
iiijd and to the said George Pollexen and his Colessees
. . . iiijd. . . . And for the Lande ... of the said Walter
Pepperell in the possessione of the said Thorns Crane
... to the said Walter Pepperell iiijd . . . Thorns Crane
. . . iiijd. . . . And to the said Walter Pepperell for the
Lande or grounde in the possessione of the said Robert
Croseman iiijd and to the sd Robte Croseman . . . iiijd.
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. . . And for the Lande ... of the said [blank] Carewe
... in the possessione of the said Thorns Walter ... to
the said Carewe iij11 j8 and to the said Thorns Walter . . .
iij11 j3- . . . And for the Lande of the said Prouze in the
possessione of the said John Maie ... to the said Prouse
xvij8 and to the said John Maie . . . xvij3 . . . and to the
said Prouse for his Lands in the possessione of Thorns
Dyer xiiij8 viijd and to the said Thorns Dyer xiiij3 viijd.
. . . And to the said Prouse for his Lands or grounds in
the possessione of the said Rychard Russell xxxvj8 iiijd
and to the said Rychard Russell . . . xxxvj3 iiijd . . . and
to the said Prouse for his Lands ... in the possession of
the said John Colling xvij8 and to the said John Colling
. . . xvij3. . . . And to the said Prouse for his Lande . . .
in the possess of the said John Marchaunt xxiiij8 viij.d and
to the said John Marchaunt . . . xxiiij8 viijd. . . . And to
the saide Prouse for his Lande . . . in the possessione of
the said John Alford iiij8 iiijd and to the said John Alford
. . . iiij3 iiij*3- . . . and to the said Prouse for his Lande
... in possessione of the said Walter Kempe xxij8 and to
the said Walter Kempe . . . xxij8 . . . and to the said
Prouse for his Lande ... in the possessione of the said
Rychard Rowe x8 and to the sd Rychard Rowe . . . x8.
. . . And- to the said Prouse for his Lande ... in the
possessione of the said Thorns Pomerie xiij8 iiijd and
to the said Thorns Pomerie . . . xiij8 iiijd . . . And to
the said Prouse for his Lande ... in the possesione of
the said Henrie Hake x8 iiijd and to the said Henrie Hake
... xs iiijd. . . . And for the Lands of the said Phillipp
Yarde in the possessione of the saide wm Hele ... to
the said Phillip Yarde ix3 iiijd and to the said wm Hele
. . . ix8 iiijd . . . And to the said Phillipp Yarde for his
Lande ... in the possessione of the said Thorns Dyer
iiij8 iiijd and to the said Thorns Dyer . . . iiij8 iiijd. . . .
And for all the Lands or grounds of the said Phillipp
Yarde and of the said Henrie Perrie in the possessione of
the said Thorns Dyer ... to the said Phillippe Yarde xd
and to the said Henrie Perrie xd and to the said Thorns
Dyer . . . xxd. . . . And for the Lande ... of the said
Thorns Wise in the possessione of the said John Alford
... to the said Thorns Wise vj8 viijd. and to the said
John Alford . . . vj8 viijd . . . and to the said Thorns
Wise for his Lande in the possessione of the said Thorns
Paine ix8 viijd and to the said Thorns Paine . . . ixs viijd. . . .
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possessione of the said Wm Griffing three shillings and to
the said Wm Griffing . . . iij8. . . . And for other the
Lands and grounds of the said John Hele and of the said
Walter Kemp ... to the said John Hele viij3 iiijd . . .
and to the said Walter Kemp viij8 iiijd. . . . And for all
the Lands and grounds of the said Jonas Trelawnie in the
possessione .of the said Robert Trelawnie ... to the said
Jonas Trelawnie xv8 To the said Robt Trelawnie . . . xv*
. . . And to the said Jonas Trelawnie for his Lande . . .
in the possessione of the said Richard Rowe viij8 and to
the said Rychard Rowe . . . viij3 . . . and for all the Lands
... of the sd Jn Harris ... to the sd Jn Harris iiij11 ij8. . . .
and for all the Lands and grounds of the sd Henrie Dinner
and John Trelawnie ... to the said Henrie Dinner
xiiij3 8d . . . and to the said John Trelawnie xiiij8 viijd.
. . . and for all the Lands ... of the said Christofer
Harward in the possessione of the said John Cole ... to
the said Christofer Harward xj3 and to the said Jn Cole
. . . xj8. . . . And for all the Lands and groundes of the
said Edmund Parker in the possessione of the said S*
Frauncis Drake knight digged mined or turned or anie
waie delt w*h for the conuaueng or bringing of the said
water course (to weete) to the said Edmond Parker xvij3
and to the said S*: Frauncis Drake Kneight and to his
Colessees eyther ioyntlie or by waie of Remainder if there
be any xvij3 being after the Rate of xvj yeres p*chase
according to the verie value, and for all the lands . . .
of the said Pollerd of Horwoode in the possessione of the
sd Peter Siluestre ... to the said Pollerd xv3 iiijd and to
the said Peter Siluestre . . . xv8 iiijd. . . . And to the sd
Pollerd for his Land ... in the possessione of the sd
Martin White x3 viijd and to the said Martin White . . .
x8 viijd. . . . And for all the Lands and grounds of the sd
Woode and of the said wm Hawkings in the possessione
of the sd John Sparke ... to the said Woode ix8 and to
the heires of the said wm Hawkins ix3 and to the said
John Sparke . . . viij8. . . . And for all the Lands ... of
the said Humfrey Specott in the possessione of [blank]
... to the said Humfrey Specott iiij8 and to the said
[blank] . . . iiij8. . . . And for all the Lands ... of the
said Peter Edgecombe in the possessione of the said wm
Hixstene ... to the said Peter Edgecombe v3 viijd and to
the said wm Hickstene . . . v3 viijd. . . . And for all the
Lande and grounde of the said George Baron in his owne
possessione . . . xvj8.

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'and to the entent that all and eu*ie psone and psones
shall and maie haue recompence and satisfaccon for anie
Dammage vnto him or them for the digging mining turning
or dealing w*h anie pte of his or their Lands or possession
and for that it maie be that some one or more pcells of
lande and the psones owners and lessees of the same are
lefte owte and not menconed in theise psents wee doe
farder aiudge and determine that all and euerie suche
parsones and psones shall haue recompense and satisfaccon
for the same Land soe digged mined turned or anie waie
delte w*h for the making and convayeng of the said water
Course after the Rate of xvj yeres p*chase according to the
verie value of the Lande to be rated taxed and appointed
by the Justices of assise of the Countie of Deuon for the
time being Prouided alsoe and wee doe furder aiudg and
determine that if it shall hereafter appeare, that anie pte of
the Lands before resyted be thinheritance of anie other
psone or psones or in lease to anie other psone or psones
then before is menconed, And not thinheritance and not in
lease to the psone or psones before menconed, soe that noe
Recompense or satisfaccon ought to be made vnto theim,
that then the Recompence and monie appointed to be
paied vnto them by theise psents shalbe paied and satisfied
vnto the trewe owners and lessees of the same according to
the terme and seu*all Rates before menconed And that
the said psones that be not owners or lessees before
menconed shall haue nor take anie thing by theise psents
anie thing herein contained [to the] contrarie notwith
standing And we doe farder  and detrmne that all
and eu*ie psone and psones that are  p*sents to
receaue anie monie that they vpon the Recete of  shall
make acquitance or some other suffycient  In witness
whereof the said Justices of Assise  yere aboue sd
at the Assises being holden and  thone pte of theise
Indentures haue putt  to thother pte the sd maio' and
 theire Comon seale.'
[Portions of the last folio are torn off. The dots indicate
the omission of repetitive passages. The clauses from the
Water Act in this document are important, as being a
contemporary copy of that statute.]
[488] Original receipt under preceding. 1 594.
'Be it knowen to all men by these psents that I Wm
Crese of Buckland Monoch™ in the cnty of Dn Esband-
man the day of the dat hereof haue receued of the maio*

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and Coilty of the Borrough of plymouth by hands of
William Stallenge gent the sume of xj8 of lawfull money
of Englond in full recompense & satisfaccon of all some
and somes of money as is by theym payable o* due to
be payed to & for thatt pt of the Ryu* of mevy which
is brought to the towne of Plymouth ou* my grounds
lying in the pish of Buckland aforesaid & is the inherit
ance of Philipp Cryms gent In witness whereof I have
herto set my sine & seale Dated this xxviij day October
1594. ' Sign Willi ~i Creese
' Signed sealed and delu*d to Jn° Collibare to the vse of
thaboue named Maio* and Cominaltie of the towne of
Plimouthe in presence of William Stallenge.'
[489] Ancient map of leat and mills in Plymouth,
early 17th century.
[490] Certified copy of bill brought into Parliament
in 1593, by Millowners, alleging that their property had
been damaged by the erection of mills on the Plymouth
Leat, without payment of the compensation provided for
by the Water Act. It is among the records of the
House of Lords, and bears the endorsement : ' 92 for
the preservacon of [Towching erased] the haven of Ply
mouth | Martis xx" Martij 92. The first reading | Lune
xxvj0 Martij 93. The secunde reading and comytted.'
The bill is entitled : An Act for the explanacone & trewe
interpretacone of a Statute made in the xxvij yere of the
Quenes Ma*les raigne, intituled, An Acte for the preserva-
cone of the Haven at Plymouthe.' It commences by the
recital : ' Whereas in the Parliam*e holden in the xxvij*h
yere of her Ma*ies moste gracious raigne, An Acte was
made for the preservacone of the Haven at Plymouthe
in the Countie of Devon in wch yt ys emongste other
things inacted That y* shoulde be lawfull to & for the
Maiore and Cominaltie of the Towne of Plymouthe, & to
their Successors at all tymes after the feaste of Easter
then next comminge to digge & myne a ditche or trenche
contayninge in breadthe betweene sixe or seven foote over
in all places, through & over all the Landes & grounde
lyinge betweene the said Towne of Plymouthe & anye pte
of the Ryver of Mewe als Mevie and to do dyvers other
thinge menconed in the said Acte, necessarie for the
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278 Plymouth Municipal Records.
als Mevie to the said Towne as by the said Acte more
at Large appeareth : Which Act was meante and intended
to be for the good of the said Towne of Plymouthe by
providinge of freshe water for releiffe of the said Towne,
and of suche Shippes as shoulde com into the said Porte or
Haven & not for anye other entent or purpose Neither
was yt the intente of the said Acte that by meanes thereof
the Quenes Ma*1** or such other as hadd anie Mills vppon or
neare the said Ryver or Towne shoulde thereby receave
Losse damage or preuidice.' It is then asserted that the
Mayor and Commonalty 'covertlie & secretlie vnder
coulor of a cornon profytte to manie, principallie seekinge
there owne private gayne & comoditie, to the greate hurte
preuidice & disinheritance of other men Have wth dyvers
others buylte & erected vppon the said water so broughte
vnto the said Towne, Seven Corne water Mylles, By
meanes whereof not onlie the Quenes Ma* havinge in
Reversione two Water Milles for Corne, called the Priorie
Milles of Plympton, standinge neare vnto the said Ryver
But also dyvers others of her Highnes lovinge subiects
thoroughe whose Lande the same newe Water course ys
carryed & conveyed Havinge likewise Water Mylles for
Corne formerlie buylte vppon or neare the said Ryver
or neare the said Towne, (that ys to saye) wthin one two or
three myles, either of the said Towne or Ryver, sustayne &
suffer & are daylie more & more like to sustayne &
suffer losse and damage & disinheritance in the profite
of theire Milles & otherwise to the valewe or some of Sixe
thowsande Pownde by reasone of the said newe erectione
& buyldinge of the new Water Mylles aforesaid contrarie
to the trewe entent & meaninge of the said Statute.' The
bill accordingly seeks to enact 'That all the said Water
Mylles so newlie buylded and erected & everie other that
shall hereafter be erected or buylded vppon the said water
so broughte to the said Towne of Plymouthe or anie pte
thereof shalbe at all tymes from and after two yeres nexte
after the ende of this Session of Parlyamte abated and
pulled downe by the Sheriffe of the said Countie of
Devon, for the tyme beinge: Excepte the said Maiore
& Cominaltie Or the erectors buylders inheritors or
possessors of the said newe Milles alreadie erected and
such as shall entende to erecte & buylde anie other such
Milles doo wthin the said tyme of two yeres nexte after the
ende of this Session of Parliam*6 sufficientlie satisfie &
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& inheritors of all & everie the said Milles formerlie buylte
& nowe standinge vppon or neere to the said Ryver or
neare the said Towne, (that is to saye) w*hin one two or
three myles either of the said Ryver of Mewe als Mevie or
of the said Towne of Plymouthe So hyndered dampnified
or preiudiced by the said newe erected Milles, Or to be
preiudiced or dampnified by anie to be erected or buylte as
aforesaid Such recompence some and somes of money As
the Lo: Cheife Iustice of England, the Lo: Cheife Iustice
of the Coinon pleas at Westm. the Lo: Cheife Baron of
the Exchequer, & the Iudges of Assize of the said Countie
of Devon for the tyme beinge, or anie three of them shall
assesse sett down or order vppon solicitinge or complaynte
made vnto them by the said owners possessors & inheritors
of the said Milles so form*lie buylte & standinge vpon or
neare the said Ryver or Towne as aforesaid or anie of
them.' [The measure was not passed, and never seems to have
got through the committee, of which Sir Francis Drake
was the chairman.
[491] Agreement between Thomas Drake, the Mayor
and Commonalty, and William Crymes, in draft. 1603.
'This Indenture made the daie of Betwene the
Maior and Cominaltye of the Borrough of Plymouth
and Thomas Drake of Buckland Monaco? in the Countie
of Devon Esquier of thone ptie and William Crymes of
Bucklande Monaco? aforesaide Esquier of thother ptie
witnesseth that the said Maior and Cominaltie and the
said Thomas Drake aswell in consideracon of the pformance
and accomplishinge of certayne articles and agreements
Indented heretofore had and made betwene the pties
abouesaide bearinge date the xixth daie of Januarie laste
paste before the date hereof as also for diu*s other good
causes and consideracons them therevnto speciallie movinge,
Haue covenanted granted condiscended concluded and
agreed and in and by theise p*sents doe Covenante grante
condiscende conclude and fullie agree ... to and with the
said William Crymes . . . that it shall and may be lawfull
to & for the said William Crymes his heires executors ad
ministrators & assignes ... at all tyme and tymes hereafter
at his and their will & pleasure during the terme hereafter
in these pnts lymytted & expressed to haue take conductk
convey and Carry by Ditch trench or leat now alredy
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the sd Wm Crimes called Roborough Downe scituat in the
psh of Bucklonde monacorm aforsaid or in by or vppon
any pte thereof from and out of a certen leat ditch trench
or watercourse lately made for the conveyeng of the water
or Ryvor of Mewe als mevy or of some pte thereof from
the said Ryver of mew als mevy vnto in & through the
Towne or Borrowe of Plymoth afsd or any pte therof and
now fleteing and Running from the said water o* Ryvor of
Mewe als mevy aforesaid vnto in & through the sd Towne
of Plymowth in over or through the sd lands of the said
William Crymes called Rowborough downe aforesaid such
pte and so much of the water of the said leat & water
course so made & conveyed as aforsaid as is now running
or that shall at any tyme hereafter runne or be conveyed
in by or through the said leat ditch trench or watercourse
towards the said Towne of Plymo*h as shalbe fitt &
sufficient for the vse workeing and Imploymt of two tynne
milles knocking mills or Classe milles of the said William
Crymes by him newly & lately erected vpon the said lands
of the said William Crymes called Rowborrough Downe
aforsaid And also so rnuch water out of the said leat
... as shall be fitt sufficient & convenyent for the clensing
washeing makeing workeing & dressing of all such tynne
tynne mettell & tynne oare as shalbe at any tyme hereafter
brought to the said mill or milles tobe washed clensed
made wrought or dressed. The said William Crymes . . .
leaveing at all tymes a sufficient & full streame of water to
Runne & come vnto in & through the said Towne of
Plymouth & eu*y pte thereof for the use of the sd Towne
of Plymoth and the milles there w*hout any contradiccon
of the said William Crymes. . . . And to that end and
purpose the said maior and Cominalty and the said
Thomas Drake . . . doe . . . demise lease and grante
vnto the said William Crymes . . . such pte and so much
of the water of the said leate ... to the onlie vses in and
by theyse p*sents lymited specified and appointed ... to
haue hold vse occupie possesse and enioy all and singler
the said demised p*mises . . . from the daie of the date of
theyse p*sents vnto the ende and tearme of Two and Forty
yeres . . . yeldinge and payinge therfor yerely during the
said tearme vnto the said maior and Comonalty and Thomas
Drake . . . the some of twelue pence lawfull money of
Englande . . . and the saide William Crymes . . . coveflflteth
pmiseth and granteth to and with the said maior and
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William Crymes his heires executo*8 administrators and
assigns . . . shall and will at his & their owne pper costs
& Charges during the said terme well and sufficiently
repeare amende vphold and maynetayne all such breaches
and decayed places whatsoeu* wah shall at any tyme
hereafter happen to break out of the said leate or water
course from one hedge or fence scituat and beinge nere
the house of One William Cominge on Rowborough
Downe aforesaide and so downewarde the leate or water
course so far as the lands and inheritance of the said Wm
Crymes called Rowborough Downe aforsaid doe extende.
And also shall and will at all tyme & tymes dureing the
Contynuance of the said lease at his and their owne pper
costs charges and expencs finde and pvide to and for the
better assistance and helpe of the said Maior & Coialty &
their successors & the said Thomas Drake & his assignes
sixe sufficient and labour men to labour and worke iri the
tyme of Froste for the clearinge and cleansinge of the
said leate and watercourse in ou* and through out all or
anie the lands of gamaliell Slaninge esquier scituat in
and vppon Rowborough Downe aforesaide nowe in the
tenure of Margarett Heathe widowe And the saide
William Crymes . . . doth further Covennte ... to and
with the said Maior and Cominalty and to and with the
said Thomas Drake. . . . That it shall and maie be
lawfull to and for the said Maior and Cominalty and the
saide Thomas Drake ... at all tymes hereafter to erecte
and builde any bridge or bridges vppon any the lands of
the said William Crymes called Rowborough Downe ou*
wch any pte of the saide leate doth runne towards Plymouth
aforesaide for the better and easyer passaige of traveilo*3
and carriags ou* the said leate & to digg cutt haue take &
Carry away any earthe turfes and stones vppon the said
downe or other lands of the sd Crymes through w°h the
sd Ryver doth runne for the makinge and reedifienge and
amendinge of any the said brydgs and bancs over & of
the said Ryver or watercourse in vppon & throughout the
said Downe . . . w°h is the lands of the sd William
Crymes.' Lease to be void if Crymes do not fulfil all the
conditions. 
[492] Grant by Francis Drake, first baronet, of moiety
of grist mills, fields, &c. for residue of original term of 67
years granted by Mayor and Commonalty to Sir Francis
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282 Plymouth Municipal Records.
and Matthias Nicholls, executors of Robert Rawlings, on
behalf of the Hospital of Orphans Aid.
[493] Copy of conveyance of fourth part of the mills
for the Mayor and Commonalty to Robert Gubbes and
Philip Francis, in trust for the Hospital of Orphans Aid,
with fragment of conveyance. 1653.
[494] Lease and release in fee of fourth part of mills
from Orphans Aid to Mayor and Commonalty. 21, 22 Jan.
1805. 
[495] Letter from C. Bampfylde of Warleigh concerning
stream from leat to Warleigh, desiring same stones to be
put up again to bring the water to his house. 2 Sept.
1679 " 
[496] Mill Accounts Book. 4 June, 1627-2 June, 1628.
[497] „ 2 June, 1628-25 May, 1629.
[498] Mill Accounts. 1627-31.
[499] Mill Notes of Grain ground. 1630-31.
[500] Audit book containing accounts of tonnage and
rents of assize, leased by Mayor and Commonalty for 40
years with the keyage and cranage— lease forfeited 16
James I. because the keys and cranes were not kept in
repair and the rent unpaid ; when Michael Hunt, who had
the right, surrendered. Used for Mill Accounts 1 729-1792.
Gross rent 1729, £440; net £189 7J. $d. Cost of fishing
feast 1729, £16 1 2 j. 6d. 1755-6, stones bought for leat on
Yannadon. 1729-92.
[501] Grant by H. Hall, of Manadon, of liberty to
convey stream of water through his land for 500 years.
I783- [502] Ditto, Willm. Clark, through Gibbon's Field.
[503] Ditto, Hannah and Jane How, through Gilwell's.
[504] Bond to John Arthur concerning channel cut
through his field at Houndiscombe. 1825.

[505] Plymouth Dock Water Act. 33 Geo. c. 85. 1795.

[506] Paper relating to repair of leat. 1790 et seq.

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[507] Formal notices cautioning persons against damag
ing or fouling the leat, fishing therein, and taking water
therefrom. 1800-27.
[508] Report by Shillabeer as to breaches in leat, and
conduct of miller of Meavy.
[509] Authority to Rattenbury, Shillabeer, and others
to repair leat.
[510] Papers relating to leat within borough. 1804-29.
[511] Complaints of defects in leat beyond borough.
1808-09. [512] Reports on condition of leat. 1808-23.
[513] Complaints of damage by leat beyond borough.
1815-30. [514] Application touching arches over leat 1821-24.
[515] Papers connected with new reservoir and laying
pipes. 1816-29.
[516] Proposal by Rattenbury for pipe from higher to
lower water house. 1822.
[517] Report by R. Hopkins that Sampford Spiney
river might be brought in six miles to Dousland Barn for
about £500, the Plym stream three miles to the Weir
Head for £300. If these not available, proposed a four acre
reservoir at Roborough — 30,000 cubic yards at 4d. 1823.
[518] Papers connected with miller's leat and proposed
reservoir at Meavy. 1826.
[519] Conditions of contract between John Johnson and
Commissioners of Victualling for repairing and allowing
Head Weir and leat on Yennadon. 28 July, 1824
[520] Agreement of Hugh Mcintosh for laying iron
pipes. 1 826.
[521] Rental of private water cocks. 1738.
[522] List of water leases. 1801-29.
[523] List of all who hold leases of the water. 1821.
[524] „ „ „ „ 1824.

[525] Correspondence concerning mill leases, &c.
1801-31. [526] Applications for mill and water rights beyond
borough. 1803-25.
[527] General applications for water in the borough.
1805-31.

284 Plymouth Municipal Records.
[528] Application for water leases and notices of water
meetings. 1800-30.
[529] Letters, &c, touching supplies of water to govern
ment establishments.
[530] Letters from Sir Masseh Lopes and Giles about
mill at Jump, and lease of water to Mr. Franco, with bill
for granite for construction of head weir. 1817-26.

[531] Lease to John Waddon for ever at ioj. yearly
rent of right to 'convey & turne a mylle streame of the
water course that runneth from the horsenpool lane [now
represented in part by Russell St.] to Stonehouse Lane
... in the same trench or leate and in the same manner
as the same is now conveyed and brought to the only use
of a fulling mill lately erected.' 1612.
[532] Draft lease of banks of mill pool, from John
Waddon to John Nicholson. 1636.
[533] Conveyance of part of malt mill meadow.
[534] „ of ground adjoining fulling mill —
Thos. Weston. 1682.
[535] „ of landscore adjoining higher mill.
1695.
[536] Mill Leases— W. Husband. 1673.
[537] „ malt— Wm. Bartlett 1704
[538] „ grist — Jacob & John Williams. 1704.
[539] „ paper mill — R. Netherton. 1710.
[540] „ fulling mill — Robert Hewer. 1737.
[541] „ „ Launcelot Robinson. 1737.
[542] „ grist — Hoskin. 1763.
[543] „ house for washing wool — John Rab-
johns. 1778.
[544] „ wool washing-house — Sarah Rab-
johns. 1779.
[545] „ paper — W. Dunsterville. 1779.
[546] „ malt— Digory Mill.. 1787.
[547] „ Assignment of three new leasehold
mills — Messrs. Tanner. 1801.
[548] „ tucking or fulling. 1804.
[549] „ paper — Frs. Fincher. 1809.
[550] „ old shammy — Peter Welsford. 1811.
[551] „ higher malt— Edward Toll. 18 19.

Water Property. 285
[552] Tan yard lease of water — John Tanner. 1803.
[553] „ Wm. Dove. 1803.
[554] „ John Allen. 1809.
[555] Lease of mill house and garden — W. H. Symons
to B. and A. Dunsterville.

[556] Draft lease of water to victualling office. 1746.
[557] „ Commissioners sick & wounded. 1761.
[558] „ „ 1 78 1.
[559] Duplicate of lease to Mill Prison for Commissioners
of Transport service. 18 13.

[560] Serjeant Len's opinions on the assessment of the
water to Property Tax. 1804.
[561] Papers touching dispute between Corporation
and Mrs. Amies of Sheepstor. 1804-08.
[562] Letters concerning supply of Stonehouse by Dock
Company. 1805.
[563] Complaints by Peter Welsford and others of
scarcity of water caused by miller of Meavy. 1808-26.
[564] General complaints of scarcity of water. 1808-28.
[565] Letters touching supply of water to Ham. Mr.
G. Collins conjectures that the supply of water to Ham
was compensation for taking the water through Trelawny
Fields, Mutley.
[566] Reply to Mr. Fremantle, M.P., on behalf of
House of Commons, that the Plymouth water works were
executed 'in the reign of Elizabeth at the expense of the
Corporation ' — altered from ' part of the expense paid by
the Corporation and the remainder by Sir F. Drake.' 1821.
[567] Resolutions for raising money for Plymouth
Waterworks. 1826-29.
[568]. Assessment of water property to poor. 1829.
[569] Paper concerning the claim of the inhabitants of
Plymouth to the water, and lawsuit thereon 1829-31.
J. Whiteford claims that 'the water was brought to the
town at the sole expense of the Corporation ' ; W. H.
Tonkin, 'that the water was brought into the town by
the Corporation at their own expense.'
[570] Water Accounts. 1824-34.

0. Hoe.
[571] Report by Mr. Robert Smith, assistant to the.
Solicitor to the Ordnance, that the Eastern Hoe in his
opinion belongs to the Corporation. His papers went
back to ' 1666 in which year a number of houses and
small pieces of land, the property of individuals, were
taken possession of for enlarging the Citadel; and this
appears to have been done in pursuance of the King's
Orders in Council without other authority, but the owners
were not compensated until 1679, when the conveyances
were made.' None of these comprised any part of the
Eastern Hoe. The conveyance of Robert Gubbs, of a
close containing an acre near the Hoe Gate was described
as bounded with ' the Hoe on the S, a way leading from
Plymouth towards the old mills on the N, and the land of
Nicholas Davies M.D. on the W, and the lands of the
Mayor and Commonalty of Plymouth on the E.'
[572] General Mercer to the Mayor, to acknowledge the
Eastern Hoe the property of the Corporation. 27 Aug.,
1807. [573] Letters, &c, concerning encroachments on glacis
of Citadel by military authorities. 1808-15.
Letter from Mr. John Collier, complaining that sundry
huts, dwellings, and pigsties had been erected on the waste
near the glacis of the Citadel, and were a great nuisance.
Notice thereon sent to the tenants to pay rents to the
Mayor or take distress. 25 April 1808.
Mary Woodward, the occupant of one of the huts, writes
to the Mayor and Corporation (4 Oct. 18 14). The hut had
been sold to her former husband in 1802 for ^20. In 1808
she had to pay 2j. as an acknowledgment to the Ordnance
for an encroachment, the ground having been originally
granted by Gen. Mercer in 1800. In 181 3 Dr. Bellamy
ordered her not to pay anything to any one, unless by
order of the Mayor and Corporation. Now notice had
been given her by the Ordnance that this and the other
huts would be pulled down.

Hoe. 287
[574] Complaints of trespassing by Military on Hoe.
1808-18. [575] Letters asking permission for Military to exercise
on Hoe. 1820-29.
[576] Letter from Sir Denis Pack asking for corporate
authority to Hoe. 1822.
[577] Letters by Dr. Bellamy and Mr. T. Lockyer,
acknowledging the thanks of the Mayor and Commonalty
for defending the public rights to the Hoe. 1822.
[578] Notice to let Hoe pasturage. 1807-24.
[579] Letter from Mr. John Hawker, Chairman of
Committee for employing the poor, that it is proposed to
make a carriage road and walk under the Hoe. 18 16.
[580] Correspondence relating to erection of Baths
under Eastern Hoe. 1817-27.
[581] Application by H. Gandy, asking leave to take a
few loads of sand from under the Hoe for his garden.
18 18. Granted.
[582] Diversions on Hoe. Mr. H. Roberts, Governor
of Guardians, complains of wrestling and drinking there.
1808-19.

P. Hotel and Theatre.
[583] Licenses, &c, Old Theatre. 1800-09.
[584] Miscellaneous Papers concerning the Royal Hotel-
1806-25. [585] Ditto concerning Theatre. 1815-30.
[586] Ditto concerning site and approaches of Hotel,
Theatre, Crescent, &c. 1806-26.
[587] Letters, &c, touching site of Athenaeum. 1818-24.
[588] Miscellaneous Papers touching the erection of
Hotel and Theatre, with notes of contracts and demands
for payment. 1809-22.
[589] Minute-book of Hotel, Theatre, and Ballroom
Committee. 1810-13.
[590] Minute-book of committee for managing estates
of Corporation. ~ Notes of sales, and proposals to sell
Hotel and Theatre. 1821-32.

Q. Market.
[591] Papers connected with erection of 'new market'
on present site, &c. 1800-35. [Aggregate cost about
£15,000 land £4000.]
[592] Notices against regrating. 1803-12.
[593] Tolls and dues. 1803-21.
[594] Notices to let. 1804-24.
[595] Cattle Market and right to doors therein.
1807-14. [596] Old Fish-market, Shambles, and Leather Hall.
1807-11. [597] Papers concerning alterations of Market-day.
1825-28. [598] Papers relating to stalls. 1808-27.
[599] Miscellaneous.

R. Official Returns.
[600] Returns of Debtors. 1797-18 19.
[601] „ Population. 1801-11.
[602] „ Estreats. 1803-04.
[603] „ Militia Billets. 1803.
[604] „ Calendars of Prisoners. 1805-26.
[605] „ Number of Victualling Houses in the
Borough. 1802-05 » 1821-24.
[606] „ Offenders against Excise Laws.
1804-05.
[607] „ Poor-rate Defaulters.
[608] „ Gaol, House of Correction. 1821-35.
[609] „ Short Weights and Measures. 1822.
[610] „ Borough Court. 1823-34.
[611] „ Names of Corporate Officers. 1833.
[612] „ Magistrates for twenty years. 1833.
[613] „ Borough Prison. 1833.
[614] „ Elections. 1833-34.
[615] „ Local Acts.
[616] „ Prosecution Fees, &c. 1835.

S. Deeds.
There are a number of ancient deeds of various kinds
belonging to the Corporation, of no current value, and few
of such interest as to require special note. The following,
however, may be particularized : —
[617] William Okelegh to William Wrouke ; release of
rights to tenement in 'lo ward de Sutton Vautort' 1 381.
[This is the oldest document in the possession of the
municipality ; and is further interesting as naming Sutton
Vautort as a ward.]
[618] Deed with impression of original seal of the
municipality of Henry VI. The Corporation to Thos.
Cropp and Joan his wife, property between Finewell and
St. Andrew Streets. 20 Sept. — 18 Ed. IV. 1479.
[619] Release by Henry Lee to Mayor and Commonalty
of houses and garden in Market and St. Andrew Streets.
1565. [620] Thos. Tresawell and John Gine 'capellus' to
Robt fieare and Joan his wife, house garden and well next
the Guildhall on north. Mayor's seal put, as 'nra pluribz
fuit incognita.' 3 June — 3 Hen. VII. [Clearly this was
not the site of the existing old Guildhall.]
[621] Copy of Corporation lease to Avyes Ceely and
William arid Thomas her sons, of tenement, stable, and
garden, in Green St 1592.
[622] Serjeant Hele to Thomas Crane — feoffment of
property in Catherine Lane, with signature of Elize Hele.
1594. Also conveyance by same Crane to Walter Mathew.
1607. [623] Lease by Mayor and Commonalty to Rd.
Trelawny of houses built on part of almshouse garden.
1602. [Basket St.]
[624] Lease of ' Parrett ' in Looe St. Signature and
seal of Sir Richard Hawkyns. 1604.
[625] Andrew White's feoffment to Mayor and Com
monalty, property in Old Town. 1608.

Deeds. 291
[626] Lease to Hugh May of a ' little plott waste &
voyd piece of ground, lately taken in by one John Dowrich
als Lydbroke from the head of the highway leading from
Plymouth to Saltash adjoyning a close wherethroughe the
mill streame nowe runneth.' 1619.
[627] Lease to John Bounde of plot of ground by old
mills. 1623.
[628] Lease to P. Andrewe — 'and alsoe all that well
lately digged made and enclosed by the said Phillip Andrewe
in the lane leading from Totehyll to Catt downe and
commonly called St. Andrews well.' 1631.
[629] Gifford's release of right of Gregory Park to Mayor
and Commonalty. 1635.
[630] Sale to John Martyn of land 'neere the late howse
called the mawdlyn howse . . . neere Plymouth.' 1648.
[631] Richard Trevill had newly erected a house called
the 'George' at the corner of Katherine or Ducks lane
(now Trevill St.). Philip Westaway had the lease of the
right to put up a sign post there 'and a convenient wall for
a sifting place by the same.' 1652.
[632] Frankfort gate house newly built, lately in the
occupation of Thomas Gill. 1652.
[633] Barbican gate house leased to Richd. Vinson,
who had built it over and by the side of the gate. 1654.
[634] Lease to Timothy Alsop of waste ground at the
Barbican 160 ft. north and south — extending south from
the Barbican to the Hoe Gate ; sea and Lammy south ;
road from the Barbican to the Hoe west. 1655.
[635] Martyn's Gate leased to John Martyn in 1656,
having been then lately erected by the Mayor and Com
monalty. It adjoined property of Martyn, had three rooms
over and was 18 ft. 4 m. east to west and 14 ft. 6 in. north
to south.
[636] Old Town Gate house and toft and waste adjoining
leased to Wm. Yeo. Lately erected by the Mayor and
Commonalty, and in which John Watts lately dwelt. 42 ft.
east to west, 18 north to south. 1656.
[637] Hoe Gate house, late in possession of Reginald
Streamer, sold to John Addis. 1695.

T. Miscellaneous.
[638] Stewards' rough record book of Manor Courts —
2 Ed. VI. to 2 Philip and Mary. Manors dealt with:
Berealston, Bereferrers, Bradford, Brixton English, Brixton
Reyney, Buratone, Carpeke, Cartford, Chalonsleigh, Corn-
wood, Cornworthy, Denyton, Dunston, Fardell, Hearston,
Hemerdon, Lyneham, Maker, Stonehouse, Sutton Vautort,
Worthele. The volume has no connection with the
Corporation or any then corporate property, but probably
had something to do with the Heles. It may have belonged
to the private practice of a Town Clerk or other borough-
official, and so have found its way among the Corporate
Muniments, like Serjeant Hele's Precedent Book, or the
volume next calendared.
[639] Rough account book, apparently lawyer's, re
ferring to John and Nicholas Hele, Fowell, and others.,
1651. [640] Bundle of Notes of Sermons in Shorthand.
1649-50. [641] Copy of will of John Hele. 165 1.
[642] Parcel of drafts of old deeds and papers of
examinations under Court of Chancery, mostly 17th
century, connected with the locality but not with the
Corporation. Some appear to be associated with Henry
Rexford's private business.
[643] Account of Edmund Lockyer's expenses as
Mayor — 17 Sept. 1821 to 29 Sept. 1822 — the total being
£167 4J. od., of which £36 were paid for gates and
piers on the Hoe. Perquisites in fish, Oct. 1 to May
18, when he gave them up on the complaint of the
fishermen, ioj. 3d., including pilchards, flatfish, herrings,
plaice, whiting, mackerel, pouting, dabs, and sundries.
Fees for 'powers' and certificates sealed, and on salvage
accounts £9 8j. Total official receipts £9 8j., which were
spent in addition to the £167 4J. od.

Miscellaneous. 293
Payments included : 17 Sept Constables on Election
day £1 ; 20 charters 2J. 21 Sept. Freedom day, 2J. 6a\
each to the two chief freedom boys landed from the boats
at the Victualling Office and Garrison ; Donk and another
man who protected them 2j. ; 23 charity boys who went
the bounds is. 6d. each; their master and mistress 3J. each;
Thomas Steele buns for the boys 6d. each, their master
and mistress is. 6d. each, and buns distributed on "the Hoe
— total £1 1 9 j. 6d. ; apples given away us. 8d.; porter's
attendance 4J. ; broken glass is. ; hire of boats for the boys
1 5s. and the two chief men 2j. 6d. each ; sundries given at
the breakfast in the morning £2 ; four bottles of Madeira
from 'own stock' given with the buns on the Hoe £1.
Total expenses of Freedom-day £9 3J. 8d.
29 Sept. Mayor Swearing day. Constables on his being
sworn into office £1 ; watchman u. ; band South Devon
Militia, their, attendance to and from church — master 5j.
men 2j. 6d. each — £2; total £3 u.
Sessions dinners cost £6 to £7 each.
The town sergeants had is. each attendance with letters,
&c, each day — one at a time.
Collections at Sacrament ij. each.
17 Sept. 1822. Dinner to 101 freemen and 3 or 4
private friends cost £71 9J. 2d. altogether. Venison sent
from London by Sir W. Congreve cost 25J. in carriage ;
Whiddon's bill at Royal £42 iij. 6d. ; Richard Fillis for
wines, £21 8j. ; wine from own cellar £1 ; Marine band
£3 3J. ; use of posts and setting up of flags in front of
the hotel ioj.
Papers, chiefly printed resolutions of public meetings on
extra-municipal matters, 1800-30, arranged in packets
under the following heads :
[644] Breakwater.
Admiralty memorialised against discharge of men. 1817.
[645] Chamber of Commerce.
Henry Woollcombe as Mayor in pursuance of requisition,
signed by Lord Boringdon, Hawker & Sons, J. Elford,
Edmund Lockyer, Widow Symons and Son, and George
Forsyth, called meeting 7 Dec. 181 3 to consider the means
of promoting the establishment of an extensive trade in
the town. Committee appointed to report how object
could best be carried out, with special instructions to
consider the desirability of establishing in the port some

294 Plymouth Municipal Records.
permanent society for the encouragement of trade, Mr.
Soltau's plan and any other to be specially considered.
28 Dec. committee reported and books were opened at the
bank to take names of all who desired to become members
of the Chamber.
[646] Charities.
Fund raised to relieve poor by importing herrings at
prime cost from Firth of Forth and distributing them.
1801. Efforts made to relieve poor during 'present stagnation
of commerce' and 'want of employment' Special object
relief of manufacturing and labouring poor. 1816.
Meetings and subscriptions for relief of foreigners of
various nations. 1803-30.
Charitable movements of a local character include — Fire
at Chudleigh (1807), estimated loss £75,000; insurance,
£16,000; subscriptions £10,000 up to June 19; over £1000
from Plymouth. Great damage caused by a gale (1821)
in Bideford Bay; 31 fishermen and pilots lost their lives ;
£1200 damage to boats and nets. Meeting to relieve the
disaster caused within the port of Plymouth (Nov. 1824)
by gale. 1807-24.
British and Irish charities outside the Two Counties
publicly given to, include — Killed and wounded at Copen
hagen; Lloyd's Patriotic Fund; soldiers' wives and families
returned from Spain ; British prisoners from France, many
of whom landed at Plymouth destitute; British prisoners
in France; relief of widows and orphans of St. George,
Defence, Hero, Grasshopper, and Saldanha, shipwrecked ;
for Waterloo (Aug. 181 5 £482 i6j. 2d); distress in Ireland
and in the manufacturing districts. 1801-26.
[647] Coal duties.
Meetings for repeal of duties. 1818-19. Duties 6j. 6d.
per chaldron, with extra duty of is. per Newcastle
chaldron. Total annual duty of Devon, £42,626, only exceeded in
the provinces by Norfolk, Essex, and Hants ; Cornwall,
£T4.433- [648] Corn Laws.
Petition against alteration. 18 14.
[649] County Rates.
[650] Criminal Code.
Petitions for revision as too severe. 18 19-21.

Miscellaneous. 295
[651] Custom House.
Petition 1805 to alter hours at Custom House, then
9 to 12 and 2 to 4. 1805.
Steps taken to obtain application of Warehousing Acts.
1810. [652] East India Charter. *
Renewal petitioned against. 18 12.
[653] Education.
Meeting to consider how to educate the children of the
poor who could not pay. May, 1809.
Meeting to establish infant school. 1827.
[654] Gas Company.
Meeting held 24 July, 18 17, to consider the formation
of a company to light the town with gas. Decision that
it would be advisable to substitute gas for oil in lighting
the town, and appointment of committee 26 Dec. 1820.
Report presented to meeting 30 April, 1822.
[655] Illuminations and Rejoicings.
•Bonfire and fireworks on Hoe, 1813, for battle of
Leipsic. Beer and cakes, &c, given away.
General illumination, dinner, ball, &c, and dinner to
charity children in market-place, for peace with France.
Order that the inhabitants who from religious professions
or other causes did not think fit to express their joy by
illuminating were not to be molested. 15 Jan. 1814
[656] Insolvent Debtors and Small Debt Courts.
Insolvent Acts petitioned against. 1816, 1819, 1823.
William Jacobson, in 1807, at his own cost, brought in a
bill for a Court of Requests in Plymouth and neighbouring
towns. After being read a second time it was opposed by
Corporation of Plymouth as an infringement of their
rights. In 1824, however, a meeting was held in favour of
the establishment of a Court of Conscience, Jacobson one
of the promoters.
[657] Licensing.
[658] Lighting and Paving.
[659] Local Jurisdictions.
[660] Life Boat.
Mayor and Corporation formally welcome at Barbican
Life Boat given to the town by Mr. Philip Langmead,
then brought into Sutton Pool. July, 1803.

296 Plymouth Municipal Records.
[661] Mendicity Society.
Meeting to form. 17 Nov. 18 17.
[662] Plymouth Dock Police Bill.
A committee appointed in 1809 to consider the Ply
mouth Dock Police Bill proposed a clause providing that
no jurisdiction should be exercised by the Dock justices in
Plymouth ; and that both they and all persons appointed
under the Act should be disqualified for voting for Ply
mouth or the counties of Devon and Cornwall. Eventually
the inhabitants of Plymouth objected to the bill as 'a
gross and unnecessary violation of the chartered Rights
Jurisdictions and Franchises of the Mayor Magistrates and
Commonalty of the Borough of Plymouth, and of the
legal Privileges of the Merchants Shipowners and In
habitants thereof.' Also that ' the said Bill has a Tendency
to create a Power & Influence in the said Borough which
may be used to controul the free choice of its Representa
tives to Parliament.' The Bill was therefore opposed in
the Commons ; and shortly after Mr. Langmead writes
that Sir T. Tyrwhitt 'relinquished his iniquitous police
bill.' [663] Porthleven Harbour Bill,
Opposed until passing toll given up. 181 1.
[664] Property Tax.
Petitioned against on the score of want of distinction
between real and personal property, and of its oppressive
and inquisitorial character.
[665] Power of Magistrates in Workhouses.
[666] Receipt Tax.
[667] Roman Catholic Relief.
Petition against further concessions to Roman Catholics
and giving them political power. 1827.
[668] Shipping.
[669] Slavery.
Meetings against Slave Trade and Negro Slavery, and
for the mitigation of Slavery in the Colonies. 1814-28.
[670] Tithes, Agriculture, Manufacture, and Commerce.
Petition (1815) against a combination of Interests to raise
the price of Grain to the benefit of the Landholders, at the
expense of the Manufacturing and Commercial part of the
the Nation and the Community at large— that after their

Miscellaneous* 297
sacrifices the public had a right to expect on the return
of peace a permanent reduction in the necessaries of life ;
that to put the farmer in a better position and enable him
to bring produce to the market at a fair advantage to
himself the rents of estates should be reduced ; that the
tithe laws should be modified ; that there should be free
and unrestrained transit of grain to and from any part of
the United Kingdom and its dependencies ; that an act for
a general enclosure of waste lands throughout the kingdom,
with an exemption from tithes for ever and from taxes for
thirty years, would be an encouragement to the spirit of
cultivation. [671] Turnpikes and Diligences.
[672] Volunteers.
[673] Weights and Measures.

General and formal papers, largely non-municipal, and none
of any current business value, classified as follows :
[674] Alien papers and Passports.
[675] Application for Leases.
[676] „ for grants of Lives.
[677] „ and notices, concerning Rent.
[678] Apprentices.
[679] Billet papers and Baggage orders.
[680] Cautions issued by Mayor against sundry offences.
[681] Carmen and Porters.
[682] Convicts.
[683] Convoy Papers.
[684] Corn Returns and Assize of Bread.
[685] Certificates.
[686] Deserters.
[687] Dogs, and notices relating thereto.
[688] Fire Engines.
[689] Formal Notices of Meetings.
[690] „ Appointments of Meetings.

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298 Plymouth Municipal Records.
- [691] General- Correspondence.'
[692] Gunpowder Seizures.
[693] Highways.
[694] Insolvent Courts and Debtors.
[695] Informations and Depositions.
[696] Invitations.
[697] Land and Assessed Taxes.
[698] Official Letters of Enquiry.
[699] Personal Correspondence.
[700] Petitions.
[701] „ for Remission of. Sentence.
[702] Police and Magisterial Papers.
[703] Police and Sessions Business, Correspondence
upon. [704] Poor Law and Vagrancy.
[705] Scavenging and Cleansing.
[706] Smuggling and Excise Offences.
[707] Victuallers and Victualling Houses.
[708] Weights and Measures.

INDEX.

Abbess of Syon — 30.
Abbot of Buckland — 10, n, 35.
Acts — Incorporation, 9 ; dividing the
parishes, 9, 252 ; re-edifying de
cayed houses, 47 ; water, 9, 265 ;
almshouse,. 195, 207; leasing vicar
age houses, 252.
Admiralty, Court of— 60, 74, 81, 206.
 warrant — 12 1.
Admiral, Lord — 42, 101, 129, 137, 160,
247.
Adventure, Town, with Drake — 126,
127.
Advowsons — 4, 41,-159.
Aid money to Lady Elizabeth — 147.
Aiscue, Sir G. — 164.
Albemarle, Isabella, Countess of— 35.
Aldermen — 82, 85.
Ale and beer, price of — 60.
 wayts books — 181.
Ale stakes put down — 80.
Algiers — 152, 246.
Aliens — 29, 52, 112, 242, 244, 297.
Almshouses — 25, 72, 74, 77, 79, 142,
163, 165, 195, 207, 256, 259.
Angell cleaned — 139.
Anson, Lord — 177.
Apology by Eliot — 43.
Appointments — 85, 86.
Apprentices — 48, 52, 66, 238, 297.
Apprenticeship books — 84.
Argosy defended by town against
Frenchmen — 106.
Armada — 19.
Armenton, fitting out ship — 129.
Arnysetell, John — 41.
Arthur Plantagenet, exemption from
jurisdiction of Lord Admiral, 42.
 dirge of Prince — 97.
Arundell, Lord — 109, 167; receipt for
costs, 209 ; 263.
Ashley, Sir J.— 159.
Ashprington — 226.
Ash water — 129.
Assize of ale — 10, 107.
Athenaeum, 288.

Auters Well — 259.
Award by King, L. C. J.-
Aysshe. See Saltash.

-253-

Bagpipe player — 129.
Bagwell's pension withdrawn — 202.
Bailiff, Water — 26, 54, 59, 74.
Bailiffs of Sutton Prior — 12.
Bail books — 193.
Ballads — seditious, 242; scurrilous,
244.
Ballasting in Hamoaze — 3.
Bampfield, Sir J. — 181.
Banishments — order for, 28; 50, 52,
55-
Barbican— 147, 154, 156, 163, 164,
168, 179, 263.
 gate, 291.
Barnehay — 68, 69.
Barnstaple — 3, 47, 219, 223, 225, 228.
Baron, B. — gift, 261.
Barricades — 21, 137-139.
Basket St.— 257.
Bath, Earl of — 21, 211.
Bath, Prior of — annuity to, 34.
Batten, Adml.— 161, 184.
— — Mount — 170, 264.
 breakwater — 264.
Bayntun's award — 263.
Beacon — 43, 136.
Bearherd — 102.
Bear bayting — 102.
Bear's head — 151.
Beating bounds — 90, 102, 139, 145.
Beer, not to be carried through streets
on Sundays— 61.
 measures — 153.
 sellers, 29.
 for Bishop — 141.
Bells — 21, 25, 136.
Benefice, letters for — 122.
Benevolence— 89, 90.
Bennet, Joan — trust, 260.
Bere^-97.Berealston and Ferrers — 292.
Bickleigh — 10, 35.

300

Plymouth Municipal Records.

Bideford— 47, 223, 227, 294.
Bigbury Bay — 128.
Billet papers— 297.
Black bills or clubs, inhabitants to be
provided with — 55.
Blackawton — 13, 41.
Black Book— 14-48.
Blake, Adml. — 164, 207.
Bodmin, Prior of — 106.
 121, 129.
Bonaparte's abdication — 246.
Bondyn, R. — 36.
Boringdon, Lord — embankment, 245.
Borough Court — 60, 68, 69, 76, 192-4,
211, 229-32, 289.
 Rental, first preserved — 71.
Bound stones— 103, 109, 117, 178.
Bovey — 1 1 7.
Bradford — 292.
Breach of Promise — 229.
Bread, Assize of — 10, 63, 297.
Breakwater — 247, 264, 291, 293.
Bretons — 102, 112, 118, 136, 218.
Brewers — orders for, 61.
Bridewell — 123.
Brixton— 81, 292.
Broke, Lord — 90, 96-98, 103, 118.
Buckland Monachorum — 10, 11,, 35,
13°. '35- , , ,
Bude, St., made separate chapelry, 41.
Budoc and Pancras — 196.
Bull baiting— 145, 167.
Bulls and pardons burnt — 22.
Buratone — 292.
Burgesses of Parliament — 54, 60, 91,
94, 97. 99, 107, 112, 114, "6,
121, 125, 143, 144, 153, 159, 166,
167, 170, 171, 189, 227.
 who refuse to serve — 195.
Burning chest in Council Chamber —
142.
Burrough — gift, 262.
Bushelage and keelage books — 180.
Butsyde, Roger — 230.
Butts— 95, 99.
Bye-laws — See constitutions.
 books — 82.
Bylbury brygge — 69.
q Cage, Old Town— 161.
0  for scolds — 98.
Cales, expedition — 19, 137-140; ship
sent by town, 140.
Captives — 61, 180.
Cargrayne — 118.
Carmen and porters — 297.
Carryers — 90-92.
Carswell, Simon— book, 67-76.
Cartel ships — 241.
0 Carting— 128, 137.

Castile, King of, landed— 97.
Castle— 14, 17, 18,. 20, 58, 92, 95,
97-99, 109, 120, 138, 142, 145,
151, 154, 160, 257.
— : — Council to inhabit in time of
war — 58.
 hake — 98, 109, 1 17.
Catte— le, 69; 76.
Cattedown — 127, 136, 264, 290.
Cattewater — grant of, 3 ; decay of, 4 ;
in, 263, 264.
Caudle cup given — 169.
Cavalier rising — 164.
Cawsand — 127, 137, 172, 202.
Cawse — 50, 60, 90, 92, 98-100, 104,
105, 109, 119, 121, 125, 150, 155,
157, 168, 263.
 at Coxside — 58.
 at Southside — 18.
Cecil, Sir R.— 134, 139.
Certificates — 297.
Chalices and chapels — list of, 30; 108.
Challonsleigh — 292.
Chamber of Commerce — 293.
Chamberlains — 86.
Champeraowne, Arthur — 119, 121,
214.
 Richard — 140.
Chantries— 36, 42, 44, 107, 115, 116.
Chapel in fort — 142.
Charities — 44, 45, 161, 162, 232-234,
256-262, 294.
 charge of misappropriating — 238.
Charles I. — 2 ; at Plymouth, 23.
Charles II. — 6, 24 ; at Plymouth, 24,
169.
 chapel — 255.
 church — licence to build, 4; 23,
25 ; order for building, 62 ; rate
for, 207 ; 209, 213, 220, 221, 239,
2S2-SS-
 instrument of consecration
—253-
— :  petition for — 206.
Charmouth — 231.
Charters, Plymouth — I, 2, 4, 6-IO,
21, 24, 39, 83, 84, 94, 116, 142,
145, 146, 152, 169, 170, 211,212.
 vernacular of Henry VI., with
bounds — 75.
 Newbury — 13.
 Saltash — 135.
Chesroan, Prince of — 173,
Cholera — 107, 108.
Chudleigh — 104, 294.
Churches— 4, 23, 25, 37-42, 44, 62,
72, 73. 87, 91. 93, 94, 98, i°7, »°,
124, 137, '38, 163, 195, 206, 207,
209, 213, 220, 250-255.
 ale— 29, 88.

Index.

301

Churches, lands — 112.
 plate and jewels— 1 10, 113.
 seats— 61, 65, 93, 94, 100, 101,
169.
 strangers not to gather in — 51.
 vestments — 26, 232, 233.
Churchyard— 21, 124, 138, 143, 152,
156, 163.
 new — 165, 166.
Citadel Hill, letter from Board of
Ordnance touching right to — 212.
Clasiewell — 4.
Clynedon, Matthew de — 10.
Clynke— 89.
Coal duties — 294.
Cochrane, Lord— action against, 243.
Cokeram, Martin — 231.
Collier, J., account book — 176-179.
Compass — 18, 121, 124, 127, 147, 168.
Compton — 10, 26, 69, 73, 79, 88,
127, 128, 133, 138, 196, 259.
Conde, Prince of — 126, 127.
Conduits — 18, 21-23, 93, I2i, 125,
135, 137, 139, '43, 145, '72,
177.
Conspiracy of workmen to raise wages
—243-
Constables — 55 ; presentments by, 207.
Constitution Books — 82.
Contract books — 189.
Copes — 26, 232, 233.
Commissioners, orders by — 212.
Convoy papers — 297.
Corn, sales and trade, &c. — 21, 58,
147, 202, 215, 217 ;. laws, 294 ;
returns, 29:.
 market — 147.
Cornu, Walter — II.
Cornwall, insurrections in — 16, 17.
Cornwood, Cornworthy — 292.
Coroners— 8, 69, 86, 169, 172.
Corporals — 86.
Corporate officers — 289.
Corporation coffer broken open — 245.
Corpus Christi — 29, 34, 72, 161.
Cottle, Mark — fee, 74, 161.
Council, lists of — 14, 36.
Courtenay, Sir W., exequies — 108.
Cowch— gift, 238.
Coxside — 179, 264.
Cranage books— 180.
Cromwell, Secretary —
 Protector — 164, 166.
Cross, Town — 37.
Crossedowne —69.
Crymes indenture — 22, 279.
Cucking stool — 89, 106, 1 18.
Custom house — 127 ; key, 209.'
Customs — 1, 2, 10, 150, 210, 213, 214.
 exorbitant fees — 236, 294.

Customs, small Corporation — 209.
 town— 95, 130, 181.
 in Cornish ports, temp. Edward
III.— 213.
Cuthyll— 98.
Dancing bear — 107.
 money — 88.
 wife — 107.
Dartmoor, outbreak at prison — 246.
Dartmouth — 3, 17, 21, 47, 70, 77,
103, 105, 113, 152, 219, 223, 225,
227, 228.
Dean and Chapter Exeter — 69, 73, 74,
96.
Dearth — 19.
Debtors — 289.
Decay of town — 41, 119.
De Cheigny— 35.
Deeds — entered in Black Book, 44-47 ;
290, 292.
Defences— 1, 2, 17, 18, 20, 21, 41,
44, 58 ; rate for, 59 ; 63, 89-105,
107, 109, 113, 114, 116, 118, 121,
123, 124, 127-131, 133-140, 151,
153-156, 159-163, 165, 167, 17°,
196, 208, 213-215, 218, 220, 235.
Denyton — 292,
Deserters — 297.
Devon, Earls of — 31.
Diego, Botellio — 124.
Digby, Sir J.— 148.
Disfranchisement for not taking part
in defence of town — 58.
Disorderly women — 248. *
Dock, Plymouth — 170, 177, 255.
 Water Act — 282.
Doddebroke — 69.
Domb man made to speak — 127.
Domesday — 35.
Dousland Barn — 283.
Downeman's key — 143.
Drake, Sir F. — return from circum
navigation, 18 ; 19-21 ; 63 ; lease
by, 79; 123-139, 196; letter from,
197 ; 203, 235, 270, 275, 279, 285.
 portrait of — 150, 168.
 wills of — 212.
 Thos. — 143, 144.
 's Island. See St. Nicholas Island.
Drummer, agreement with, 238.
Ducking stool — 141, 146, 168.
Duel— 247.
Duke of York — 179.
Dung key — 159.
Dunning, John, on office of clerk of
market — 9.
Dunston — 292.
Dutch — heinous offence by, 135; 150,
217, 218.

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Plymouth Municipal Records.

East Gate — 143 ; pool by, 145.
East India Company — 218 ; charter,
295.
Eastland Company, petition against
monopoly — 205.
East Looe — 3, 223, 227, 228.
Edgcumbe, Sir Piers — 67, 71-73, 75,
77, 93. 98, 105, 107, 109.
 Sir R. — 49, 115, 204.
Education — 295.
Edward VI., coronation — 114.
 Prince — 178.
Effingham, Howard of — 197.
Efford — 78. [Several places named.]
Egg Buckland — 10, II, 20, 262.
Egyptians — 121.
Elections — freemen'svotes refused, 24;
33, 47, 85, 211, 289.
 for Cornwall — 245.
Elford's freedom — 144, 147.
Elizabeth, Queen — death, 22.
Ermington — 79, 112.
Essex, Earl of — 137, 138, 235.
Estates, corporate — orders respecting,
60-64 ; 198, 219, 235.
' Estkyng '—76.
Estreats — 289.
 books — 194.
' Evidence ' burnt — 17. (
Examination books — 193.
Executions — 103, 244.
Exchange — 165, 168, 170, 171.
Excise offences — 289, 298.
Exeter— 24, 36, 93, 94, 97, 100, 104,
107, 109, ill, 123, 130, 145, 160,
164, 227, 239.
Expeditions — -16, 17, 19-23, 137, 152.
Fairfax, Sir T.— 161.
Falmouth — 77, 227.
Fardell — 292.
Feasts and banquets — 26, 54, 65.
[Entries of banquets abound in the
Receivers' accounts.]
Fee-farm rent — 12, 13, 70, 195, 262.
Fees to king's servants — 205.
Fiddle in public houses — 247.
Fifteenth, Tenth and— 26, 48, 88.
Fines— levied on ' forreyns, ' 22 ; 51;
for refusing office, 54, 161, 167 ;
60; wrong customs, 117; 136, 157.
Fire beacon — 69, 87, 101.
 engines— 173, 177, 297.
Fishers Nose — 136, 156.
Fisheries— 38. See Newfoundland.
 at Plymouth before foundation
of town — 36, 37.
Fishing feast — 176, 178.
Fish market — 143 ; Sunday, 247.
 perquisites, Mayors' — 292.

Fishwomen' — regulated, 59.
Flemings — ransomed, 101.
Flyte, Sir T.— 44.
Foghanger— 73.
Forfeitures — 49.
Forsland of Bovey — 117.
Fort-21, 130, 135, 137, 139, 142,
159, 163, 187, 197, 208, 214, 235.
Fowey— 3, 74, 81, 100, 223, 227.
Fownes — 239, 256.
Foxhole — 9, 170.
France, trade with — 220.
 and Frenchmen — 93, 100, 101,
106, 109, 135, 165, 210, 228.
Frankfort gate — 166, 291.
Freedom stones — 129, 130; renewed,
163. See Bound stones.
 day — 169.
 books and certificates — 83.
Freemen — orders, 27, 48 ; list, 48,
209 ; 51, 60, 83, 144, 147.
French prisoners, release — 210.
Friary Garden — 78, 161.
Frost, extraordinary — 146.
Fuming houses put down — 18.
1 Fyse store ' — 76.
Garrison — 162; alarm, 243.
Gas — 295.
Gascoines — 161.
Gates— 146,160, 161, 163, 168,178, 291.
Gayer, Sir J.— gift, 239 ; will, 253.
German Rock — 16.
Gibbets— 95, .115, 123, 137, 155.
Gilbert, Sir J.— 126.
 Sir Humphry — 122, 123.
Gilwell — 69.
Globe Hotel plan — 191.
Gloucester, Duke of [Richard III.]
—74-
Glove to be set up — 49.
Gogmagog— 93, 96, 102, 106, 107,
112, 120.
Goodyear, M., will of— 207.
Gorges, Sir F.— 21, 62, 138, 1 39, -1 54,
216, 223.
Great Hill— 167.
Gregory park — 232, 288.
Grenville, Sir R. — 19, 123, 124.
Gresham, Sir T. — 17.
'Grete dyke '—76.
Greyfryers — 104.
Grosse, Alexander — 44.
Groyne, Reports from the — 203.
Guiana — 222.
Guide — 231.
Guilds — freemen's, 27 ; Corpus Christi,
34-
Gpildhall— 89, 93, 97, 98, 102, 103,
106, 107, 115, 119, 120, 129, 143,

Index.

303

146, 147, 150, 151, 153, 163; re
building, 169; 170, 172, 180, 243-
245, 247.
Gunpowder plot — 200.
¦  seizures — 298.
Gunstones— ioo, 101, 112.
Hake, sale of — 55.
Halton— 38.
Hamoaze — 3, 80.
Harcourt, Robert — 222.
Harry's, Oliver, will — 77.
Hawker's chapel — 255.
Hawkesbrygge — 69.
Hawkins, William — 14, 18, 19, 40,
43, 44, no, m, 113, 114, 116,
123, 124, 151, 195, 196, 213, 230-
232, 234.
 baker, 112.
 Sir John — 19, 20, 21, 76, 140,
150, 198, (will).
 John, mariner — 66.
 —Mr.— 158.
 Lady Judith— 218.
 Sir Richard — 22, 23, 76, 80, 128.
131, 143, 144, 145 ; letters against,
216 ; 215, 219, 231, 232, 290.
 key — 209.
Haydon, B. R.— 248.
Head Weir — 144, 147.
Hearston — 292.
Hedges and fences, damaging — 52.
Hele's, Serjeant, Precedent Book— 66-
81.
 arms — 150.
 Elize— 81.
 Sir John, will — 239.
' Helpe of Geneva' — 124.
Helston — 47.
Hemerdon — 292.
Henstone — 76.
Heralds — 152.
Hermit of St. Katherine — 100.
High Cross— 112, 116.
Highways — 298.
Hils, Wm.— gift, 261.
Hingeston Point — 145.
Hobbyhorse — 122.
Hoe — rights on, 9, 286, 287 ; 38, 69,
73; dike at, 100 ; 106, ir2, 116,
118, 119, 121, 123, 126, 137, 151,
'55, l63, 165, 168, 208.
 bell— 135.
 chapel — 119.
 gate— 165.
 house — 291.
 West — J 36, 140.
 Start — 4, 140, 161.
Honicknowle — 10.
Hooper's key — 63.

Hopton, Sir Ralph — 159.
Hordson, Tom, the fool — 1 1 1.
Horsemills — 107.
Horsepool — 177 ; lane, 284.
Horston — 74.
Hotel and Theatre— 288.
Houndiscombe — 161.
How, John— gift, 88, 44, 50, 196,
232-234.
Howe — 81, 128.
 John — 166.
 Lord — 178; pretended, 245.
Hughes, George — 252.
Illuminations — 295.
Imports — 263.
Inceworth — 33, 261.
Incorporation, charter of — 39.
Indian Kings — 171.
Information books and depositions —
298.
Innkeepers and tipplers — 147.
Inquisitions — 10, n, 35, 3b.
Inquests — 49, 69.
Insolvent debtors — 295, 298.
Inventory of goods— 234.
Jabyen's Chantry— 42, 44, 107.
Jefferies, Judge— 169.
Jennens and Warren— 210, 263.
Jesuit, Baker the — 153.
Jory, Col. — gifts, 25, 262.
Jump — 284.
Kalstoke — 32.
Katharine of Arragon — 16.
King — list of donors and refusers to
'free gift,' 148.
 's bearherd — 102 ; juggler, 105.
 camel — 105.
Kingsbridge — 69, 124.
Kings Tamerton — 10, 26, 35, 88.
Kirke, Sir David — 225, 226.
Kitto, letters by — 248, 249.
Kyngs lond — 115.
Lambhay— 59, 156, 178, 198.
Landscore — 78, 235.
Langtree — 77.
Lanrak — 79.
Lary — 4; Point, 76; 164.
Launceston — 109, 119.
Laurence, Wm. — 162 ; will, 257.
Lawsuits— 31, 43, 65, 73, 80, 92, 94,
136, 157, 158, 195, 209, 210.
Leather hall — 166.
Lecturers— 62, 253, 254.
Lent — orders, 214.
Leper boy — 124.
 houses — 129.

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Plymouth Municipal Records.

~* Leunis — bequest, 218.
Lewis Jones's cawse — 179.
Liberty of Taylors Craft — 34.
Licensing — 295.
Lifeboat — 295.
Lighting and Paving — 295.
Line, Town — 161, 165.
Linkinghorne — 74.
Lipson — 81, 109, 129, 164, 190.
Lisbon — 20.
Liskeard — 261.
Lizard light — 154.
Local jurisdictions — 295.
Local acts — 289.
Lockyer's expenses as Mayor — 292.
Looe — 98.
Lostwithiel — 47, 74, 261.
Lunche —77.
Lynher — 38.
Lynham — 292.
Lypstone brygge — 76.
Maces— 25, 90, 91, 93, 123, 163, 171,
172.
Magistrates — 289, 296.
Maker (Maketon) — 10, 35, 26, 49, 88,
292.
Manor Court Book — 292.
Manourry, W. — 151.
Mansell, Sir R.— 152.
Mansfield, Lord — 178.
Man troblyd — 90.
Market — 9, 25 ; agreement with Prior
of Plympton, 37, 51 ; revenues
assigned to Mayor, 63-65 ; 99, 1 19-
121, 131, 146, 147, 153-155, 172,
177, 178, 206, 235, 236, 245, 247,
252.
 Cross — 121, 129.
Marks and Bounds — 76.
Marshes, Town — 63, 164, 191, 235.
Martocks Well— 38, 68.
Martyns Gate — 291.
Marysland — 67, 71.
Mathew — gifts, 124.
Maudlyn — 69, 71, 116, 120, 132, 190,
291.
 of Plympton — 119.
 Hill— 164.
Mayors — II ; list of, 15-31 ; 33-37,
39, 41, 68, 70, 73-75, 82-89, 91,
95, 102, 104, 105, 107, 109, 112,
117, 120, 123, 128, 129, 131, 135,
142, 143, H5, 148, 152, 155, 159,
160, 162, 169-173, 181, 185, 191,
194-222, 224, 225, 227, 229, 232-
236, 238-248, 250, 253, 256-262,
266, 268, 27 r, 277-282, 287.
 acts touching election of — 30,
62, 84. . i '

Mayors, allowances — 63-65, 98.
 chain and medal — 242.
 office as clerk of market — 9.
 office of — 39.
 orders by — 70.
 refusing to obey— 28.
 'siege' or pew — 61, 93, 94, 101.
 Court and books — -192-194.
Mayoralty, relief from — 50, 51.
 house— 173, 177.
Maypole — 121.
Measurer, Common — 86.
Mendicity Society — 296.
Mewe, Meavy— 4, 20, 74, 77, 130-137,
265, 268, 277-280.
Middleton, T— gift, 45, 131.
Midsummer night watch — 105.
Militia — 170, 172, 242, 289.
Millbrook — 80, 129, 118.
Mills — 20, 21, 37, 38, 39; no corn
to be ground away from, 54 ; 58,
61, 63, 71, 78, 92, 99, 107, in,
117, 122, 124, 125, 134^136, 140,
141, 143, 146, 155, 157, 162, 165,
167, 169, 173, 177, 187, 222, 235,
260, 268, 280, 281, 290 ; accounts
and leases, 283-84 ; removal, 277.
Millers, constitution- for — 61.
Millpool — 122, 130, 284.
Mill prison — 247.
Modbury — 129.
Moorage books — 180.
Moorstones on Dartmoor — 171.
' Motley pk lane '—76.
Muniments — 13, 292.
Mutton manor courts — 68.
Mutiny — 156, 164.
' Mylbroke brygge ' — 76.
Mylleton— 69.
Nelson, freedom given to — 240.
Nether Torr — 239.
New England — supply of, 163 ; free
fishing in, 62.
Newfoundland and its fisheries — 3, 6,
80, 81, 151, 152, 158, 171, 219, 223-
228
 description of, by T. Cruse — 226.
 men — 113.
New hall — 122.
New key — 158, 177.
News books — 166.
Newton Ferrers — 74, 78.
Normans — 46.
Norris, Sir j. — 20, 128.
Northumberland, Earl of— 158.
North Buckland — 234.
Noy, Attorney-Gen. — 62, 157.
Oaten Arishes — 262.

Index.

305

Oaths— 4, 7, 14, 54, 83, 204, 208, 210.
Oil lamps — 212.
Okehampton — 1 18.
Old Town gate — 146, 160, 168, 178,
291.
Old Audit Book— 89-118.
Orange, Wm. of — 24.
 Prince of — 121.
Orders or Constitutions by the Cor
poration— 26-30, 44, 47, 48, 51-
55, 59, 61, 62, 65, 195, 209.
Order or Constitution books — 82.
Oreston — 141, 154.
Organs— 89, 95.
Organists — 225.
Orphans' Aid — 63, 159, 165, 166, 189,
218, 221, 240, 257-260, 281.
Ottermouth — 30.
' Oure Lady and Saynct George is
yelde ' — 27.
Oysters — 137.
Palmerston, Lord, letter from — 245.
Pancras — 196.
Pape of Dieppe — 33.
Papists — 141, 143 ; suspected, 200.
Pardon — 193.
Parker, Capt. — 137, 139.
Parliament, writs of summons — 189.
Passour, Humphry— n, 12.
Penlee — 94.
Pennycomequick — 163, 164.
Pennycross — 254.
Penryn — 227.
Pension granted for defence — I, 2, 19.
Perkin Warbeck — 94.
Pest-house — 155.
Peter Tavy— 69.
Pie Powder Court — 69.
Piggs Point and Batten — 170.
Pilchards, and trade in — 2, 42, 52,
55, 81, 122, 131, 141, 197, 199,
202.
Pillory— 38, 95, 96, 109, 178.
Pilotage — 243.
Pinfold— 69.
Pinnace sent out — 114.
Piracy— 33, 147, 152, 154, i64, 204,
216, 219, 224.
Plague— 18, 23, 124, 130, 132, 133,
154, 155, 162, 180, 237.
Plans of town property — 191.
Plantagenet grant— 146.
Players, Town — 114.
Pleas for debt, right of Mayor to
hold — 12.
Ploe mills — 143.
Plym — 4.
 bridge — 118.
Plymouth burnt — 48.

Plymouth Company — 223.
 and Dartmoor Railway — 247.
 Dock Police Bill— 296.
Plympton— 32, 47, 49, 77-81, 89, 91,
94, 96, 98, 99, 103, 107, in, 112,
119, 123, 129.
 Marsh — 141.
 Prior of— 10, 11, 27, 35, 37;
grants by, 38, 39 ; 40, 41, 89, 94,
99, 100, 108, 109.
 Priory— n, 27, 37, 38, 108, 262.
Plymstock— 49, 81, 129, 138.
Poor's account — 156, 157.
 gifts— 84.
 Portion — 5, 62, 189, 207, 208,
240, 257.
Poor people — money gathered for, 117.
 rate — 289, 298.
Pope's pardons burnt — 142.
Popish Recusant — 82.
Population — 289.
Porthleven Harbour bill — 296.
Portraits in Guildhall — 169-173.
Portugals — shipwrecked at Plymouth,
16; 105, in.
Portugal — landing of King of, 19.
Portuguese — 104, 112, 124, 214, 239.
Post— 133.
Pound — 166.
Prepositus — II, 12, 37.
Press Master — 138.
 208, 243, 245.
Prince Rock — 98.
Princess Square, plan of — 247.
Prisoners, &c. — 155, 247, 289, 298.
Private petitions and certificates,
orders against — 61, 62.
Property Tax — 296.
Provisions, price, &c, regulated — 29,
30, 61, 63, 70.
Prysten house — 44.
' Prysts comen store ' — 108.
Pryn, Anne — gift, 163, 164.
Pygge driver — 133.
Pyvyncyall of white friars — 95.
Quakers, indictment against — 165.
Quarantine — 139, 162.
Quarter Sessions, grant of— 9.
Quarry well — 1 10.
Quays— 18, 63, 65, 76, 134, 140, 143,
153, 158, 159, 170, 173, 177, 196,
209. Also Keys.
Queen against Berry — 10.
Radcliffe, Court of— 68.
Radford — 142.
Ralegh, Sir Walter— 126, 128, 141,
142, 150.
Rame — 49, 100.

306

Plymouth Municipal Records.

Rame, watchman at — 90, 101, 104,
112-115.
Rates — 206, 207, 237, 238.
 order against those who will not
pay, 58.
Rawlyn — will, 259.
Rebels— 115.
Receipt Tax-^296.
Receivers and their books — 87-179.
Recognizance Books — 193.
Record chest burnt —
Recorders— 8, 14, 28, 34, 65, 85, 86,
91, 93, 95, >°°, "4, "7, i'8, 119,
121, 138, 139, 141, 142, 144, 153,
167, 189, 195, 202, 205, 206, 247.
Recusant — 150.
Reducing of Ireland — 221.
Reformation of Tymes — 106.
Regrating, order against — 6l.
Regulation, The — 5, 6, 24.
Rent paid to Plympton — 41.
Rents and Rentals — 186-189, 191,
220, 221.
Reprisal goods, duties on — 207.
Returns — 289.
Revell, Dorothy — will, 210.
 gift — 262.
Revelstoke — 69, 73.
Revenues, Town, various — 95, in,
117, 140, 162, 171, 180, 181, 197.
[The chief regular items are — •
alewyts, bushelage, cranage, cus
toms, keyage, landleave, markets,
mills, rollage and package, pound,
moorage, rents of assize, tonnage,
and wynewits.]
Richard, King of the Romans — 32.
Ringers — 254.
Riots in Plymouth — 241.
Rivers viewed — 117, 123.
Robarts, Lord — 185.
Roborough — 10,31,35, 167; reservoir,
283.
Roche removed from the mayoralty
—171.
Roffe, Salomon de — 10, 35.
Roman Catholic relief — 296.
Russell, Lady — 109.
 Lord — 17.
Rutherford, Lieut. — murderof seamen,
244.
Sacrament Rolls — 83.
Safe-conduct, letters of — 33, 70.
Sal combe — 81.
Saltash— 3, 4, 32, 81, 97, 100, 115,
„ '35, 137, 138, 142, 202, 259.
Saltpetre man — 1 39.
Saltram — 77-
Sampford Spiney — 283.

Scarlet gowns— 18, 48, 55, 59.
Scavenging — 298.
Schools and Schoolmasters — 5, 50,
120-124, 143, 145, 160, 165, 167,
199, 240, 260.
 order establishing gram mar — 50.
Scoble, J. & E. — wills, 205, 206.
Scolds — 98.
Scotts — 126.
Seal— 153, 154, 172.
Seneschal, Prior's — II.
Sergeants — 86.
Sermons — 292.
Sessions books — 82.
 292.
Shambles. See Markets.
Shatstor— 157.
Sheepstor — 284.
Sherborne — 97.
Sherwill's annuity for gunpowder— 161.
Ships, revolted — 162.
Shipping — 296.
Shipwrecks — 71, 294.
Shoemakers' agreement — 220.
Sidmouth, Lord, letters from — 245,
246.
Siege, The— 181-185.
Skoldyng Stole — 103.
Skyting Stole — 96.
Slanders, orders against, &c. — 60, 61,
142.
Slanning, Sir N. —
Slavery — 296.
Slocking a wife — 230.
Smart's key — 22, 14b, 143.
Smuggling — 298.
Solemn League and Covenant — 49.
Southside — 18, 117, 124, 125, 135,
142, 143, 146, 155, 173, 259.
South American settlement — 222.
South Brent — 45.
South Molton —165.
Spain and Spaniards — 16, 17, 19-23,
96-99, 102-104, Io6, 107, 109, 114,
127-130, 135, 137, 139, 142, 143,
148, 203, 214.
Spanish fleet, 128.
 tobacco sent to Speaker — 160.
St. Anthony — 41.
St. Andrew— 25, 26, 29, 37, 39, 40,
42, 44, 72, 87, 89, 91, 93, 94, 113,
120, 250-55.
 store — 1 10.
 well — 290.
St. Austell— 78.
St. Bude, Budocs — 40, 140, 254, 259.
St. Clares store — no.
St. Columb— 78.
St. Crucis — 30.
St. Erasmus — 30.

Index.

307

St. George — 73.
St. Germans — Prior and Convent of,
36, 37; 118.
St. Ives — 80, 162.
St. Katherine — 30, 99, 100, 102, 105,
1 10.
St. Marie — 30.
 attewille — 30.
St. Nicholas Island — 1, 19, 22, 55,
116, u8, 122-125, 128, 131, 136,
138, 142, 196, 208.
St. Savyor — no.
St. Stephens — 32, 121.
Stamford, Earl of — 160.
Star Chamber — decree, 252.
Steeple — burnt, with Town's evidence,
17; 151-
Stewards, Lord High — 14, 62, 89, 90,
96, 97, 98, 103, 108, 117, 122,
123, 134, 139, 148, 155, 157, 177.
Sticklepath — 1 18.
Stipends, St. Andrew and Charles —
163.
^ Stocks — 52, 96.
Stoke — 73, 259.
' Stoke Damrell flete '—76.
Stonehouse — 67, 69, 73, 74, 77, 101,
114, 117, 127, 129, 130, 136, 143,
259, 292.
 myllpool — 122.
 millbridge — 248.
 water supply of — 285.
Strangers' goods not to be fathered —
52-
 orders touching — 29, 51, 52, 59,
70, 7L
Strayer Park — 170.
Streets, orders for cleaning — 62, 64.
 list of old— 186.
Strode, Sir W. — 80, 151, 152, 205.
 case— 59, 197, 198, 214.
Surpool— 37, 76, 78.
 mills— 38, 97, 107.
Surrender, The — 7, 24.
Survey Books — 189.
Sutton— 10, 11, 12; 35-39.
 Plympmouth — 12.
 Pool— 32, 36, 52, 59, 60, 61,
63, 65, 68, 88, 167, 172, 209, 211,
218, 259, 263, 264.
 ¦ — bye laws— 52, 263.
 court of — 74.
 company — 264.
 Vautort— I, 26, 39, 48, 56, 75 ;
sale of, 213 ; 290, 292.
 Prior— I, II, 26, 38, 39, 48, 56-
58, 75-
— Raf— I, 39, 75.
Sydenham — 26 1.
Syon — 30.

Tamar—Jilum ague, 10 ; 38,
Tamerton — 78.
Tavistock— 49, 69, 72, 118, 120,
231.
Taxes — 297.
Taylors Craft — 34.
Tenants of Corporation, Free — 190.
Tenth and Fifteenth— 26, 48, 88.
Theatre — 242 ; plan of old, 247.
Tillard's Hoe— 168.
Tin and tinworks — 4, 60, go, m,
112, 114, 119, 135, 145, 146, 231.
Tithes— 208, 220, 239, 250, 252, 254,
296.
Tonnage and keyadge books — 181.
Topsham — 178.
Torbay — 24.
Torrington — 47.
Totewyle — 74 ; Totehill, 159, 291.
Totnes — 90, 100, 120, 152, 226.
Town Clerks— 5, 8, 43, 58, 85, 86,
118, 119, 141-143, 194, 212, 240.
 custom books — -181.
 chest — 51.
 tavern — 58.
Trade with Spain and Portugal — 204.
 orders regulating — 29, 30, 52,
55, 59, 70.
Trained bands — 218.
Traitor of Cornwall — 115.
Transubstantiation, declarations made
against — 83.
Treasure trove taken by Corporation
—128.
Treaty, Devon and Cornwall — 160.
Tregarthen's book — 87, 88.
Trelawny, Bishop— 171.
Trematon — 32, 142.
Trenaman's Jump — 221.
Trenode and Venour's chantry — 36.
Trucking to ships — 64.
Truro — 47, 261.
Tryumphs— 106, 113, 114, 115.
Turkish Ambassador — 165.
Turks — 152-154, 204, 219, 224.
Twngeyslond — 26, 71, 88.
Ugborough— 13, 41.
Ulyett's fee — 190.
Unfree— list, 66; 119, 165.
Vagrants, orders respecting — 59.
Vallepit— 78.
Valletorts, grants by — 37.
Vautor's fee bought — 158, 159.
Vawtars ground— 88.
Venour, Trenode and — 36.
Vestments— 26, 232, 233.
Vicars, vicarages — 4, 135, 140, 144,
163, 165, 199, 220, 250-255.

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Plymouth Municipal Records.

Victualling Office— 171, 278, 285.
Vintners — 62, 234.
 houses, 289.
Virginia — 145; fish, 151; company,
203, 223 ; 219 ; government of,
228.
Volunteers — 297.

Walkhampton — 10, 35, 69.
Wall, Town — 44, 237, 238.
Waller, Sir Hardress. — 162.
Warbeck, Perkin — 94.
Wards — in 1835, 9; 26, 88, 100,
206-208, 237, 238.
Warren, W., grant of seat and grave
to— 253.
Watch — 19, 58, 105, 126.
Watchman of Rame (and Penlee) —
90, 101, 104, 112-115.
Water Property — 9 ; agreement with
Drake, 20; leat made and mills
built, 20, 21; 22, 23 ; no water to
be taken from great pipe, 60 ; 65,
117, 123; act obtained, 125, 126;
leat made, 130; celebration of com
pletion, 131-133; 135, 137, 139-
147, 155, 157, 158, 161, 165, 168,
172, 173, "76-179, 187, 191, 235,
265-285 ; copy of Act, 265 ; draft
award of compensation, 268 ; re
ceipt under, 276 ; seventeenth cen
tury map of leat and mills, 277 ;
mills removal bill, 277 ; Crymes
indenture, 279 ; lease mills to
Orphans' Aid, 281 ; Warlegh
leat, 282 ; leat and works, 282,

283 ; rentals, 283 ; mills, 283 ;
supplies, 284, 285.
 engine — 170.
Weights and Measures — 29, 297, 298,
299.
Weir Head — 144, 147.
Wellington, freedom given to — 245.
Wembury— 78, 81.
West gate — 146.
Western Rebellion — 17.
Weston Peverel — 259.
!? Whipping — 128,. 129, 130.
Whitchurch — 69.
White Book — 49-66.
White — gift, 209, 210, 260
 cup — 19.
Whytecrosse — 68.
Widey Court Book — 120-166.
Wills— 44, 77, 205, 206, 210, 239,
253, 257, 259.
Winewyts — 54.
Wingandehoy — 1 9.
* Witch, a — 242.
Wodford— 54.
Women excommunicated — 201.
Workhouse — 25, 156, 180; in castle,
257, 296.
Worthele — 292.
Woulfe, petition of — 215.
Writs and Returns — 193.
Wynderygge — 76.
Wyse, Sir T.— 145, 146.
Wythy— 20.
Yalme — 74.
Yannadon — 144, 178, 283.
Yarn Market — 63, 164.

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