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II.-Minutes of the Common Council.

1701-2. Thursday March 12.

Bowling green at St. Ann's Well.-Ordered that Mr Bilby, Mr Green, Mr John Greaves, Mr Johnson, Mr Fosbrooke and Mr John Collin and as many of the Councell as thinke fitt do go to St. Ann's Well and view some Trees there and report ye next Hall day what they think they are worth in order for their being cutt down to 5 Inlarge the Bowling green1 there and how to dispose of them &c.

1701-2. Friday March 13.

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Proclamation of Queen Anne.-Whereas Mr Mayor has this day received a Proclamacion for proclaiming Ann Princesse of Denmark Queen of England &c. (the rightfull and lawfull successor 10 of his late gratious Majesty King William the third of happy memory) Itt is therefore agreed upon and ordered by this house that the said Proclamation be read and made this afternoon att four of the Clock And that the same be made att the Weeksday Crosse Hencrosse and Mault-Crosse respecttively And that there 15 be such Provision made for treating the Corporacion and Burgesses as Mr Mayor shall think fitt. 3469, fo. 17.

1702. Tuesday April 14.

Coronation of Queen Anne.-Ordered that Mr Coroner Smith and Mr Chamberlain Collin doe search the Shops for silk convenient to make 2 Banners on and that Mr Smith doe prepare the same 20 against the Coronacion. And that all the Councell and Cloathing doe attend Mr Mayor and the Aldermen upon Thursday seavennight near this Hall on Horseback to perform the solemnity of the Queens Coronacon by nine a Clock in ye forenoon. And that the cavalcade be made throughout the Town in such method and order as Mr 25 Mayor shall direct. And that all the Gentlemen in Town be Invited to accompany the said Mayor and Aldermen &c and that against3

1 Deering Nottinghamia Vetus et Nova, or an Historical Account of the Ancient and Present State of the Town of Nottingham referring to St. Ann's Well, writes: Here in the Summer Season you may either be entertained with a Concert of Aëreal Musicians in Nottingham

Coppices, or on Mondays and Wednesdays join in Company with those who use the Exercise of Bowling.'

2 William III. died 8 March, 1701-2.

3 The MS. originally read after.' This word was cancelled, and 'against' substituted.

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the solemnity is over there be a Treat of Wyne provided att this Hall for the better sort of people to drink the Queens health and likewise an hogshead of Ale for the poore. And that Mr Chamberlain do prepare one dozen and one halfe bottles of Canary, 3 dozen of Whitewine and 3 dozen of Claret for the purposes aforesaid and likewise halfe an hogshead of Ale for the Towns Officers, Constables, Halberdmen &c and 5 dozen of French Rolls and Ten dozen of white bread. 3469, fo. 22.

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St Maryes. That Robert Henson son of Widdow Henson (a 10 Burgesses Widdow) of St Maryes Parish be bound to Robert Kirkby Furrier and Brickmaker for 7 yeares Gabriell Smith and John White Junior Salter are to be his security as aforesaid.

The man to have £4 with the Boy. 3469 fo. 23a. Achan's Dole.-Memorandum this day John Town' brought in 15 a Copy of the Lease of Achans dole2 and the same was putt into the black Box.

1702. Friday June 12.

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Foreigners.-Ordered that Mr Sherwyn be sent to, in order to take advice forthwith about the Bylaw to hinder Forreigners from Trading in the Town.3

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John Town succeeded Lawrence Athorpe as Town Clerk.

* Deering p. 136, says, 'Anthony Acham, Gent, late of Holborn, London, by his Will dated the 27th of June 1638, left a Rent Charge of Five Pounds per Annum upon several Lands in Lincolnshire, to the Mayor and Commonalty of Nottingham, to be distributed at six several Times in the Year at 16s. and 8d. every Time.'

Blackner p. 187 says 'Anthony Achman or Acham, as Deering gives the name, gentleman, of Holborn, London, by his will, dated the 27th of June, 1638, left a rent charge of five pounds per annum upon some lands within the manor of Asterly in Lincolnshire, to the poor of Nottingham, to be distributed in bread by the mayor at six several times in the year; but it has long been customary for the mayor to deliver the same to the churchwardens of the several parishes for their

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distribution. This charity was withheld from 1811 to 1814, when it was recovered from the lord of the manor of Asterly by the praiseworthy exertions of Mr Thomas Roberts, churchwarden of St Mary's.'

3 This bylaw was passed in 1698 and entered into the Leager-booke' on 23 September 1698 (v. Records of B. of N. vol. v., p. 398). It is an instructive sidelight on the effects of the Civil War and the revolution of 1689 on Corporation restrictions that many towns preferred to maintain their freemen's monopoly of trade by prosecutions against foreigners' under the Statute of Apprentices (5 Elizabeth € 4, 1563) rather than under their own Charters and By-laws. The object of such prosecutions in Nottingham, as elsewhere, was probably in order to induce the 'foreigner,' or non-freeman, to purchase his freedom at a high price. The Corporation of Nottingham at this time was always in need of money.

1702. Monday June 15.

Trent Bridge.-Ordered That the three Old Arches at the Trent Bridges be taken down and Rebuilt with Brick and that Mr Johnson and the Two Bridge Masters have power to agree with what Workman they shall think fitt for doing the same.

1702. Monday June 22.

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The question being putt what Mr Fosbrooke shall pay to the Corporacion to be quitt of his Lease of the sign of the Sun. Itt was carryed that in case he be quitt of his said Lease he shall pay to the Schoolwardens the summe of five pounds and the Charges of the Lease. 3469 fo. 27. 10

Lease of Corporation Land.-Ordered this day That in case any Member of this Corporacion shall att any time hereafter take a Lease of any of the Corporacion Lands and afterwards shall refuse to stand to and accept such Lease every such person so refusing shall either pay to the Corporacion the summe of Twenty pounds 15 or else shall be obliged to stand to and confirme such Lease.

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Ordered that Mrs Rebecca Lealand have leave to make a Weare or Dam neare the Leen bridge to stop ye Water for her Conveniency about her dying so as no prejudice be done to the Corporacion or 20 any other person and this to continue as Long as the Corporacion thinks fitt. 3469 fo. 27.

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Memorandum the persons above named took the Burgesse Oath upon their solemn Affirmacion and subscribed the same they being Quakers in such manner as is in the End of the booke.1

1702. Tuesday August 25.

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Waterworks. Whereas there has been severall meetings between the severall Partners or sharers in the Waterworkes for the settling and better governing the same And whereas the Corporacion are entitled unto six parts of the said Waterworkes and therefore tis thought.

The oath was as follows:—

This heare ye John Rickards Esqr. Mayor of this Borough of Nottingham, Recorder, Sherriffs and all other the Aldermen and Councell that I A. B. of the same Town will be faithfull and true to the Queen and to you and to this Town of Nottingham as much as in me lyeth, and the Councell of the said Town of Nottingham I shall truly keep and to no man shew itt and the Franchises of the said Town I shall endeavour to maintain without favour or fear of any man, and shall endeavour to maintain the good Lawes and Franchises above said. Witnesse my hand.

Others who signed the Quaker form of Oath in this book are:

5th February 1704

5th April 1705

19th November 1706 20th June 1706

25th September 1706

Samuel Coulson. William Gamble.

John Leaver. Joseph Hart. Jonathan Reckless Junior The usual form of Burgess Oath was as follows:

This hear ye John Rickards Esq. Mayor of this Borough of Nottingham, Recorder, Sherriffs and all other Worshipfull men That I A. B. shall be Loyall and True to Queen Ann and to you and this Town of Nottingham bear Faith and Truth, and by you be Obedient and justifyable of my Body, my Goods, and my Chattels ; and to the Officers and Ministers of this Town of Nottingham for the time of the Ministracion of their Offices, in as much as in me lyes, I shall be Attending, Helping, and Supporting; and the Councell of the said Town of Nottingham I shall truly keep, and to no mann shew itt, and the

Franchises of the said Town I shall maintain, and sustain, with my Body, my Goods, and my Chattells, to my Power, and that not lett, neither for Love nor Dread, without regard of any man, but that I shall maintain the Lawes, good Customes, and Franchises abovesaid, and truly bear and do the Dutyes and Customes, that I ought to do.

So God me help.

2 See Borough Records vol. v. pp. 380, 384, 391, 392, 393, 396, 403.

Deering (p. 86) says:-But that Nottingham might be more conveniently supply'd with River-water, which was then brought up in Water Carts, and also with Pales, a Water-Engine was set on Foot by a private Company of Proprietors, this whole Undertaking being divided into 32 shares. The Original Sharers . . . met with many Difficulties, and found it very expensive for some Years, before they could rightly bring it to bear, but of late is brought to a competent Perfection, so that they are in a Condition of supplying any part of Nottingham; the East-part of the Town has the water immediately from the Engine, whilst the West-part receives it from a large Reservoir made in that part of Butt-Dyke where the ancient Postern stood, besides this, least at any Time, there should be want of Water on Account of the River Leen being low, the Company Rent of his Grace the Duke of Newcastle, a large Pond in the Park, lying close by the River, to which they have fixed FloodGates, serving in Time of Floods to let the Water in, and in Time of Scarcity, to furnish Water enough to set the Engine to Work.'

propper that this Corporacion do appoint and empower one person on their behalfe to act in conjunction with the other partners Itt is therefore ordered by the unanimous Consent of this house that the present Mayor and so yearly the Mayor for the time being be entrusted and empowered on the behalfe of this Corporacion to meet from time to time and fully concert matters with the other Copartners for the well governing of the said Waterworkes And such Mayor for the time being is hereby appointed and empowered accordingly.

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Burgess Parts.-Whereas severall persons who do or may hereafter 10 rent Burgesse parts of the Burgesses of this Town have a great disencouragement from Improving the same by reason of the death of such Burgesses of whom they have taken parts within a little time after they have Manured the same For the preventing whereof for the future and the encouragement of good husbandry Itt is therefore ordered 15 by this house That whosoever now hath or hereafter shall take any Burgess part or parts of any Burgesse of this Town and shall manure and improve the same such person or persons shall for his and their Incouragement enjoy and have the benefitt of such Burgesse part or parts he or they so hold for the space of two yeares after his 20 or their last manuring the same to the satisfaccion of this Corporacion such person or persons not plowing the same during that space and truly paying the respective Rents due to the Corporacion and the Burgesses to whom the same are allotted and belong And itt is hereby ordered that this be made publick by the Common Cryer. 25 3469 fo. 30a.

Re-enfranchisement of Mr Stephen Garner.-Memorandum this day Mr Stephen Garner1 came to this house and desired the same That he might be enfranchised and restored to his right of Burgesseship being lately disfranchised; And, upon his submission 30 and request, Itt is hereby ordered that the said Mr Stephen Garner be enfranchised and restored to his right of Burgesseship of this Corporacion and to all the Libertyes thereof. And he is hereby enfranchised and restored accordingly. 3469 fo. 30a.

1702. Wednesday September 9.

Ordered by this house That the Meadowes be broke on Monday 35 next and the Eastcroft on Fryday seaven night after.

See Borough Records vol. v. p. 407.

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