or wares by Retaile or Exercise any Handicraft trade or Occupacon but such as are Freemen thereof or so admitted by the Mayor or Court of Aldermen for the time being under penalty of five pound for Each offence and all Persons hereafter to bee made free shall pay as followeth, Every Merchant Trader or Shop Keeper, the summe of three pounds Twelve Shillings besides fees, and Every handicraft man, one pound four shillings, besides fees, on being made free as aforesaid for the Use of this Citty. City Records. At a Common Council held the 9th. of May, 1691. Ordered. That all the Inhabitants of this Citty shall bee Warned by Mr. Thomas Clarke (in ye name of ye Sherife) to produce their Freedoms to Retaile or use any handicraft trade within this Citty, are hereby Required to Satisfie the said Clarke in their Freedoms or give Sattisfaction to the Mayor of the Citty within fourteen dayes time after such Demand made by Mr. Clarke upon Forfieture of Twenty Shillings for the Use of the Citty. City Records. At a Common Council held the 15th. of October, 1691. Mr. Mayor Called this Common Council to read the Charter and to make Inspection into the former Order made since Governor Slaughters arrivall in order to a further proceeding in the business of this Citty. Upon which the said foregoing Orders was perused continued and confirmed and Ordered to be Entred accordingly being as followeth. That no person or persons whatsoever within this Citty or Libertyes doe keep Shop and Sell any goods or wares by Retaile or exercise any Handecraft Trade or occupacon but Such as are Freemen thereof or so admitted by the Mayor or Court of Aldermen for the time being under penalty of five Pounds for each of fence and all Persons hereafter to be made Free shall pay as followeth. Every Merchant Trader or Shop Keeper the Summe of Three pounds Twelve Shillings besides fees and Every handecraft man one pound foure Shillings besides Fees on being made free as aforesaid for the Use of this Citty. That all the Inhabitants of this Citty shall be warned by the Sheriffe to produce their Freedoms to retaile or use any handecrafte Trade within this Citty are hereby required to satisfie the Said Sheriffe in their Freedoms or give Satisfaction to the Mayor of the Citty within. fourteen days time after such demand made by the Sheriffe upon forfeiture of Twenty Shillings for the Use of the City. City Records. At a Common Council held the 5th. of February, 1691-2. Ordered that after Proclamacon that any handecraftsmen Tradesmen or others within this Citty who (have not taken out Freedoms) to come and take out the sam and that shall neglect so doeing and be presented by the Sheriffe or Marshall for every such Freeman soe presented the Sheriffe or Marshall who shall present them Shall have a fee allowed him of Six Shillings. City Records. At a Common Council held the 25th. of October, 1694. This day the following Laws Orders and Ordinances were read and Approved of and after the Ringing of three bells were Published & Ordered yt the same be printed, Viz. No. 3. Concerning Freemen. City Records. At a Common Council held the 16th. of January, 1694-5. Ordered that a List of the Names be taken of all the Freemen of this Corporation and that for the Effectuall doeing thereof the Mayor, Assisted with any two Aldermen, doe meet on Every Weñsday Morning at the Citty Hall from Nine to Eleaven of the Clock untill the same be perfected and also that an Oath be Drawn up & Administred to all such as shall be made Free or are already Free according to the Usage & Practice of Corporations in England. Ordered that Noe Merchant or handy Craft Tradesman Shall take any Prentice to teach or Instruct them in their Trade or Calling without being bound by Indentures before the Mayor, Recorder, or any more of ye Aldermen of the said Citty and Registred In the Town Clerkes Office and not for a Less Terme than four Yeares; and at the Expiration of the Indentures the said Apprentice Shall be made Free of the said Citty by his said Master if he have well and truely served him; And that the Clerke have for Registring each Indenture of Apprenticeship as aforesaid the sum of three Shillings to be paid by the Master of such Apprentice bound as aforesaid. City Records NAMES OF SEVERAL PERSONS MADE FREE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. 1683. Septembr 29th. Phillip Jones, Phillip Richards, Andrew Bown, Richard Jones, October 1st. Daniell Veenvos, Elyas Leyten, Jasper Nessepott, Edward Burling, Jacobus Ver Holst, The names aforesaid are a true Copy of A Paper left by Mr. John West Entitled A List of Several Persons made Freemen of the City of New York which is the handwriting of the Said Mr. West. 1686. N. Bayard Mayor. July 12th. Stephen DeLancey, Merchant. Names of Persons made free of the Said City Since the date of the Commission to John Knights to be Clerk of the Said City. 1687. April 28th. William Henley, May Joost Paldink, June 6th. Bartholemew Le Roux, July 6th. John Outman, 25th. Johannes Mortier, Freemen made in the Mayorality of Stephanus Van December 1st. Henry Leconte, 1687-8. January 2nd. Nathaniel Thomson Berrow, 25th. Isaac Henriquez, Batholemew Hull, April 27th. Simon Bonan, June 1st. John Haynes, August 3rd. Gabriell Le Boyteaux, November 27th. Dennis Lambart, 1690-1. February 25th. John Barberie, May 21th. Jacob Mayle, Henry Mayle, Samuell Staats, Anna Van Skayk, Myles Forster, John Ellison, Lawrence Reade, 29th. Joseph Blyndenburgh, Benjamin Blyndenburgh, Nathaniell Marston, |