ΙΟ ye widow Taylor att ye hors and Trumpett Near ye week day Cross for Selling Ale in time of Devine Servis on ye Lords day and Samuell Eley att ye grayhound in ye markett place for Entertaining 5 Company att Two a Clock on Sabath day morning. Ye 5 September Wee present as Follows Joseph Scott Samuell Hardwick att ye Sign of ye ball in ye Broad marsh for Selling Ale in ye Time of Devine Servis on ye Lords day Widow Hooton and Widow Storer two parts in hanging. Medow CXV.—Minutes of the Mickleturn Jury Presentments. 1742-1743. John Kichin Short hill a Stack in S. d. 6-8 18-0 2435. £ S. d. -6 -6 ground in the fold Comon time. 0-5-0 Mr Armstrong Sine post George Tomlin Larg incrochment John Cassel Dail bords at his Dore. o- -6 It is difficult to say whether the reference is to the Hunger Hills or some 2927. Deputy Recorder made a Burgess.-Resolved unanimously That Taylor White Esquire Deputy Recorder of this Town be Sworn and Admitted a Burgess of this Corporation Gratis 3503 fo. 7. 10 1743. Saturday December 3. Address to the King. This day The Common Seal was Affix'd to an Address to his Majesty on his safe Arrivall from abroad and the Dukes and on the Victory at Dettingen, on the Princess Louisa's Marriage and the Birth of the Prince of Wales's Son.2 1743-4. Wednesday February 22. 3503 fo. II 15 Address to the King. This day the Common Seal was Affixed to an Address to his Majesty on Account of the French Fleet hovering in the Channell and the Pretender's Son's Arrivall in France. 3 1743-4. Tuesday March 20. 3503 fo. 16. Bridlesmith Gate.-Resolved That Bridlesmithgate shall forthwith 20 be Repaved and laid Round in a handsome manner The freeholders and Inhabitants therein Raising twenty pounds towards the Charges thereof and the Remainder to be born by this Corporation. 1 Kiln. 2 Battle of Dettingen, 27 June, 1743. George II. was at the head of the English and Hanoverian troops. The Princess Louisa married King Frederick V. of Denmark. The Prince of Wales's son was William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh. 3503 fo. 17. 3 Early in 1744, the French Minister, Cardinal Tencin, planned an invasion of England, collected a force of 15,000 troops at Dunkirk and secured the co-operation of Charles Edward, son of the Old Pretender. The French fleet was destroyed by storms and the projected expedition was, of necessity, abandoned. 1744. Friday May II. Tithes of Hay.-Richard Dodson took the Tythes of Hay for another year at the same Rent of £35 a year 3503 fo. 23. Resolved that Thomas Birch son of John Birch a Burgess of 5 this Corporation (having some Right to be made a Burgess but not a Clear one) be made a Burgess for the sum of £10 now paid by him to the Chamberlains. 3503 fo. 23. 1744. Monday July 16. The Old Town Hall to be rebuilt.-Resolved Unanimously that this Old Towns Hall1 is the most Convenient for doing the Common 10 business of this Corporation and therefore that the said Hall shall be Repaired and Rebuilt by this Corporation and as Severall Plans are proposed and delivered in for Approbation It is Resolved that Mr Mayor and the Aldermen and as many of the Hall as will attend be a Comittee to treat with workmen about doing the same to Consist 15 of Seven at least and that they make their Report next Hall day. 3503 fo. 29. Whereas a Comittee of Seven Members of the Hall or more have met Samuel Barnes and treated with him about building the old Hall and he proposing to bring in a more particular proposall 20 It is Ordered that the said Comittee bargain and agree with the said Samuel Barnes for and concerning the Same 3503 fo. 31. 1744. Friday August 17. Ordered That the same Comittee who Agreed with Samuel Barnes about Rebuilding the Old Hall be a Comittee to Attend and take off the Records and Repository of this Corporation from the said 25 Hall to Mr Mayor's dwelling house there to lye and remain till the said Hall be rebuilt and a new Repository made. 3503 fo. 36. Disfranchisement of Burgesses.-This day Francis Shears the Elder and Thomas Blasedale Framework knitter both Capitally Convicted for Severall Crimes Were Disfranchized from being Burgesses of this 30 Corporation. For a description of the old Town Hall-'a low wooden Building wearing 3503 fo. 36. the Badge of Antiquity'-see Deering, P. 9. 1744. Friday September 7. Re-enfranchisement of a former burgess.-This Day Thomas Martin appeared and Expressed his Concern for the occasion he gave for his disfranchisement and Desiring to be Restored Burgess again It is Ordered That he the said Thomas Martin be Restored again to his Burgesship and Freedom and he is Restored accordingly. 1744. Tuesday September 25. 3503 fo. 39. Resolved that Thomas Holland Gentleman be made a Burgess of this Corporation Gratis and that James Barrett be also made a Burgess tho' his time do not Expire till Saturday next he being to leave the Town before. 3503 fo. 43. 10 1744. Friday September 28. Resolved that Sir Henry Harpur Baronet be Presented with his freedom of this Corporation for the Assistance he hath given to the Trade of this Town relating to the Navigation thereof. 5 3503 fo. 45. CXVII.-Chamberlains' Accounts and Vouchers. 29 October 1743 8 December 1743 I Days Work Levilling the Gravell 12 February 1743/4 Warrants to Impress 4 Carriages 20 25 30 Ye 3d October 1743 wee present as follows: Joseph Booth for a Common Swarer and a Disturber of the peace and a Common Drunkerd and James Turten in ye Narrow Marsh att ye Loger heads for Entertaining Company in Time of Devine Servis Selling Drink &c. and John Smith att ye Ram att ye Trent Bridges for abuseing the Cunstables in ye Execution of there office Henry Lockett 136. 2 January 1743/4 Wee present as follows. William Armson att ye Sign of ye harrow on ye Backside for Selling Ale on Sabath days att 2 Clock Morning &c. 12 January 1743/4 Wee present John Flower for being Drunk on ye Sabbath day he lives in Barker gate 'General Blakeney was the Governor of Stirling when in January, 1746, the Pretender's forces beseiged it. 2 There is nothing to show whether this wall was on the land formerly belong ing to the White Friars or on that of the Grey Friars. 3 Hunger Hills. 4 Decennaries. 5 Loggerheads. |