The Aldermen of Cripplegate Ward From A.d. 1276 to A.d. 1900; Together With Some Account of the Office of Alderman, Alderman's Deputy and Common Councilman of the City of London - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900. Excerpt: ... Blographlcal Notes OF The Aldermen Of Cripplegate Ward. HENRY DE FROWYCK, Pepperer. He first appears as an Alderman of Cripplegate in 1276, and is again named as Alderman of that Ward in the earliest list (eirc. 1285) extant in the City's Records. He was appointed Custos or Warden for the King in the year 1271 and served as Sheriff in 1274. The occasion of his appointment as Custos was as follows:--"Upon the Feast of Saint Martin (1 1 November), the members of the King's Council, seeing that it would be of no use to any further delay this matter the election of Mayor, called before them the Aldermen, as well as Walter (Herevy) and his adherents, and said to them--" His Lordship the King wishes to preserve all your liberties unimpaired; and as you cannot unanimously agree to the election of the same person as Mayor, it is his will, that both Walter Herevy and Phillip le Taillur shall be removed from the Mayoralty, and that you shall have a Warden from among ourselves--' who for me may keep the City in Tny behalf, and in that of Edward my son.' And immediately thereupon, Henry de Frowick was made Warden of the City, to keep the same until the Feast of Saint Hilary (13 January) next ensuing; but at whatever hour the citizens should be willing unanimously to agree upon the same person for Mayor, they were to present him to his lordship the King; and the King, removing Henry from the Wardenship of the City, would willingly admit him to the Mayoralty."' His Will3 was enrolled in 1286, on Monday next before the Feast of S. Dunstan 19 May, and is to this effect:--To "Isabella his wife rents in the parishes of S. Dunstan towards the Tower and S. Matthew in Fridaystrate. To John his son rents (I) Chronicles of the Mayors and Sheriffs of London. p. 157. (2) Calendar...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1150307846
- ISBN 13 9781150307843
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages108
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