Local Chronology; being notes of the principal events published in the Kendal newspapers since their establishment. Compiled by the Editors (James Routledge, J. H. Farmer) . Reprinted from the 'Kendal Mercury' and 'Westmorland Gazette.'

Preface

. The purpose of a compilation such as that contained in the following pages is so obvious as hardly to require a Preface. The object of the Compilers was to place before their readers a concise account of the principal and most characteristic Local Events recorded in tlie two Kendal newspapers from their commencement up to the period at which this compilation ceases. Such a record, it was thought, would not only furnish matter of interest to present readers, but might supply some valuable data for any future historian of Kendal or the county. The fact of its being a joint compilation may fairly be claimed as some guarantee for the impartiality of the record. We do not intend, in this preliminary chapter, to carry our readers, in the orthodox way, to the days of the Romans, to show howr, by slow degrees, was formed the early society of that which is now Old England.

The "Ancient State of the Borders," so full of interest to the readers of Nicolson and Burn, must remain with Nicolson and Burn and their faithful abridgers, so far as the present editors are concerned. It is not our business to trace the site of the storied, misty, Concangium, or hazard guesses as to its position with respect to the comparatively modern but still ancient town of Kirkby Kendal. Where we can find a landmark Talebois we shaU use the landmark, but apart from that it is uot our object to chronicle the deeds of that noble family, or of any other. A few facts, a few suggestive dates, and our work is done. The above is stated in the history of Mr. Sayers (page 107), but Gilbert is mentioned as the sixth Baron. This however could not be. If Nicolson ancl Burn are right in the above succession, Gilbert, the son of Ketel was the fourth Baron, and Gilbert Fitz Reinfred, the husband of Helwise, was the seventh.

That the onslaught could not have been in the time of the former is proved by the fact that it is recorded after the grant of a weekly market to Kendal by Richard I. ; the first Gilbert was a subject of Henry II. Another notable thing in the life of Gilbert Fitz Reinfred is his adherence to the Barons who wrung Magna Charta from King John. He had to pay a heavy fine for that business, but his place in history is somewhat better on account of it. 1173 or 70.. Appleby in one of these years was laid waste by William King of Scotland. — (Rev. J. Simp son's lecture — Kendal papers, Sept. 2nd, 1865.) 1189. The Kendal weekly (Saturday) market re ferred to above, was granted by Richard I. to Gilbert Fitz Reinfred, in this year. FKOM THE CONQUEST TO THE YEAR 1220. The Barony of Kendal, we need scarcely say, was created by the Conqueror.

Ivo de Talebois was the first Baron. Elthred, the son of Ivo, was the second Baron ; Ketel, Elthred's son, was the third ; Gilbert, Ketel's son, was the fourth ; WilUam De Talebois, Gilbert's son, was the fifth ; and he also took, by Ucensefrom the King, Henry the Second, the surname of Lancaster, from the Governorship of Lancaster Castle, which was entrusted to him. FROM THE YEAR 1220 TO 1217. In the above year, 1220, the before-mentioned Wm. De Lancaster, the third, became Baron. He was jus tice itinerant for Cumberland in 1225-6 ancl sheriff for Lancaster from 1233-4 to the end of his life. Histo rians tell us of a notable dispute he had with Robert De Veteripont, high sheriff of Westmorland, as to whether he, the stout Baron, should or should not ac knowledge the jurisdiction of that high sheriff in the Barony of Keudal.

William was defeated and had to "grant suit for his lands." He would be angry we have no doubt, and sulky too, for some time afterwards. This Robert de Veteripont had been made high sheriff by King John in the 4th year of his reign (1203) ; aud at the same time was entrusted wath the custody of Appleby and Burgh " to hold during the King's pleasure" ; and in the year following they were granted to him in perpetuity. The office continued hereditary in that family from the above period tiU the death of Henry the Eleventh and last Earl of Thanet, on the 12th June, 1849, when the title became extinct. On the death of William, iu the year 1246 or 1247, the estate was divided — there being no male heir — between his sisters Helwise and Alice, and from this circumstance arose the Richmond and Marcpiis Fees, and, after a lapse of time, the Lumley Fee also, which came from the Marquis Fee, dividing in the end the Barony of Kendal into three parts.

The briefest sketch of this division in a mere chronology must be tiresome to the readers of local history, but it is the key to so much of the history of Keudal that the repetition of it cannot altogether be avoided. 1232. July 16th. In the Registry of the Arch deaconry of York there is an entry, of this date, stating that au indulgence had been granted in aid of the restoration of the Parish Church of Kendal — "Miserabili ruina deformata." A copy was lately Kendal Church, historians teU us, is mentioned in the Doomsday Survey, made by order of the Conqueror. It was given by Ivo de Talebois to the Abbey of St. Mary's, York, but was afterwards, in consequence of the dissolution of monasteries, granted to Trinity Col lege, Cambridge, by that very religious lady Queen Mary I. — j/ee year 1232.

It may be useful here, to our young readers, to state that the Conquest dates from the year 1066, when the battle of Hastings was fought ; and that the Conqueror died in the year 1087. Henry H. was the grandson of Henry I. and the son of MatUda, by Geoffrey Plantageuet, Earl of Anjou. He was the fourth from the Conquest, and the first of the royal Plantagenet Une of Kings. These facts, and a few others which we shall give, will form links tending to join our local chronology to the history of the country. The first High Sheriff' of Westmorland was WiUiam Fitz Hugh, who was appointed in 1160, but of whom very Uttle is known. On the death of the second "De Lancaster," William by name, the estates passed to his daughter's husband, Gilbert Fitz Reinfred, who left one son — another Wm. De Lancaster, and the third of the name.

In the time of Gilbert Fitz Reinfred (by some caUed sixth Baron of Keudal, but reaUy the seventh in order, and out of the male descent) Duncan Earl of Fife entered the town, and put to death a large num ber of the inhabitants who had fled to the Church for protection. The invader spared neither age nor sex. It was oue of the bloodiest and most lamen table days ever known in Kendal. — Hollinshed's Chronicle, p. 91. VI PRELIMINARY CHAPTER. taken by Mr. John WhitweU, of Kendal, and kindly handed to the editors. FROM 1331 TO 1620. During the next six years large numbers of Brabant weavers came to England, and, of course, many of them to Kendal, where we have Uttle doubt their de scendants may be found to this day. There is a tombstone, to the memory of one EUzabeth Kemp, in St. Thomas's Church Yard, Kendal, and dated 1858, but we are somewhat surprised not to meet with a single Kemp in the list of names in the early " Boke off Recorde;" the Kemp name may possibly not have been a business one at that time, though we cannot fancy that so creditable a stock was so soon gone.

Indeed we are told that within the memory of the present generation, there was an old man in Kendal, bearing the name, and claiming to be a Uneal descendant of John Kemp. 1390. An Act was passed in this year for the "regulation of the length and breadth of the cogware of Kendal cloth " (Nicolson and Burn). 1408. An Act was passed for the Sealing of Kendal cloth. — Ibid. FROM 1247 TO THE SETTLEMENT OF THE FEES. The Richmond Fee sprung from Alice, one of the two sisters mentioned above, aud was formed in this way. The young lady was married to one WUUam De Lindsay, and, of course, took her moiety into her husband's famUy. Her son WiUiam was her successor ; and on his death in 1272, his son, also a WiUiam, succeeded to the estates, and was in time succeeded by his son, the third WiUiam of the name.

Here the male hue was broken, and the moiety went, with Christian De Lindsay, to her husband, the Lord of Coucy of France, whose son, being an alien, was dis inherited, and the estates fell to the English crown. Afterwards, however, the King granted the estates once more to the Une as represented by Christian's grandson ; but he also died without male heirs, and the estates once more reverted to the crown. In 1348 a grant of the moiety was made to John De Coup land ; and then to Ingelram of Coucy in France, whose daughter succeeded him, but dying without issue the estate once more went to the crown. And now it went, from the Duke of Bedford to the Duke of Somerset, and eventuaUy to Margaret Countess of Richmond, from whom it took its name. 1421. In Mr. Raine's WiUs of the F-egistry at York, vol. III. , we find that on May 2nd of this year, Thos. Greenwood, Canon of York and Lincoln, and Vicar of Kendal died.

He was buried in the S. Aisle of the choir of York Minster, under — " a blue marble stone, about three yards long, having at the corners a leaden escutcheon, charged with a Uon rampant, and at the head a long square plate of brass." — (Torre's York Minster MS., 242). In the same year (June 1st) Richard Garsdale was "instituted" to the Vicarage of Kendal, on the death of the above. This fact is quoted by Mr. Raine from the " Harl. MS. 6978-18a," and both it and the preceding entry are new to Kendal Chronology. The latter, if correct, shows an inaccuracy in the chronicle of our early Vicars in Nicholson's Annals ; an inac curacy, however, if one at aU, for which Mr. Nicholson cannot be held responsible, since he unquestionably went on the best evidence he could obtain at the time. The Helwise branch had like vicissitudes.

Helwise married Peter De Brus, a distinguished Norman. He was succeeded by his son Peter, who died without legitimate issue, and the estate was divided among his four sisters ; and the one (Margaret) to whom Kendal Castle feU, handed it down to her posterity, till it feU to the lot of Thomas del Parr, knight, early in the 15th century. In this family it went down to WUliam Parr, Esq., on whom titles appear to have been showered tiU in the end he was made Marquis of Northampton, and gave to his portion of the old estate the name of the Marquis Fee. Both these fees fell to Queen Catherine, the wife of Charles II. (not Katherine Parr), and after her death were leased to the Lowther Family, who had a renewal of the lease in the reign of George III. , and hold the fees to this day. The Lumley Fee was created for Lucy, the sister of Margaret De Brus, and took its name, in the course of two generations and five successions — the three latter being coUateral ones — from Marrnaduke De Lumley, to whom was married Lucy De Brus, the grand daughter of the above Lucy, for whom the fee was created.

This fee is now the property of the Hon. Mrs. Howard, of Levens. 1298. In or about this year Westmorland returned her first two members (Thomas de Derwentwater, and Roger de Burton) and at the same time Appleby returned Hugh de Graunger, and John de Karl to Par- Uament, being among the first twenty boroughs com manded to do so. — Nicolson and Burn. 1513. Katherine Parr was born at Kendal Castle, not, as is generaUy said, in 1510, but as Miss Strick land proves in her "Queens of England," in 1513. This item of Chronology would of itself open up to us a very wide field of facts and figures if we could avaU ourselves of it, but we must, with this one date, leave the famUy of Katheriue Parr. 1525. Kendal Grammar School founded by Adam Pemiyngton, of Boston, in Lincolnshire [W.C). We (1865) have not been able to find out what led to Mr. Pennyngton's connection with Kendal.

(For explana tion of the letters " W.C." see section of this chapter headed — " From the Granting of the Charter.") 1554. The plague was in Penrith and Kendal (Pen rith Parish Register) — see history of Penrith, p. 53. 1556-7. January 24th. Deed of consecration granted to Crosthwaite Church, by Cuthbert, Bishop of Chester. 1563, April 30. Troutbeck "ChappeU" was conse crated by Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury. It is described in the consecration deed, " as a Church or ChappeU with a competent Church yarde adjoiniug to the same, anciently seated and decently budded, wherein divine exercises have been and are accustomed to be done and celebrated. " The deed further states that the ' ' ChappeU is caUed, for the honour thereof, by the name of Jesus." 1566. " Crooke ChapeU " is mentioned in the wiU of Christopher PhiUipson, of Crooke, great grandfather of " Robin the DevU," which bears this date. 1580.

CeUing of BeUingham Chapel was erected. THE YEAR 1331.-BEGINNING OF THE WOOL TRADE. This is a memorable period in the history of Kendal ; for iu this year John Kemp, of Flanders, wooUen manufacturer, having obtained royal permission to establish himself in England, selected Kendal as his place of business, and made it the mother of the wool manufacture of the country. A proud and noble distinction never to be effaced from our local history. The date, 1580, is given on a piece of the old timber in possession of Mr. T. Scarisbrick. 1582. The " Boke off Eecorde " says thatabotttthis time Mr. James Layburne of his liberality for the use of the town, and those coming and resorting unto the same, did freely give and bestow aU his clock, furnished with the sounding beU belonging to the same from his Manor house of Cttnswick, over and beside some oak trees for setting the clock upon.

This beyond all question would be the first town clock ever seen in Kendal, and the gift does James Layburne great credit. It would be interesting to know where the old oak trees stood, as the erection would be made nine or ten years before the first town haU was built. 1591-92. Free Grammar School built by subscription ( W. C.) The first Moot HaU wasbuUt this year, was rebuilt in 1759, and continued in the possession of the town tiU the year 1861, when it was sold by pubUc auction. 1598. The plague began in this town about Whit suntide, and there died in June — in Kendal 2,500 ; in Penrith, 2,260; Carlisle, 1,196; Richmond, 2,200. — Old inscription in Penrith Church. 1601. July 1st. Heversham Church was this year utterly consumed by fire ( W. C. ) 1604. Corpus Christi plays in this town. — From a MS.

Chronicle, written by Bartholomew Noble, in the year 1736, and now in the possession of Mr. Aid. Fisher. We shaU use this Chronicle for a few more dates, which wUl be marked "B.N." Mr. Noble was buried at the Parish Church on October 1st, 1773 aged 73 years. A correspondent, through Mr. Fisher, refers us to a passage in DisraeU's Curiosities of Literature, which throws some light on the subject. The passage (page 535, edition of 1851) is as foUows : — "A perfect scene of the effects which the state of irreligious society produced among the lower orders during the civil wars, I am enabled to give from the manuscript life of John Shaw, vicar of Rotherham ; with a little tediousness, but with infinite naivete, he relates what happened to himself. This honest divine was puritanicaUy inclined, but there cau be no exag geration in these unvarnished facts.

He teUs a remarkable story of the state of the religious knowledge in Lancashire, at a place caUed Cartmel. Some of the people appeared desirous of religious instruction, de claring that they were without any minister, and had entirely neglected every reUgious rite, and therefore pressed him to quit his situation at Lymm for a short period. He may now tell his own story. ' I found a very large spacious church, scarce auy seats in it ; a people very ignorant and yet wUling to learn ; so as I had frequently some thousands of hearers, I catechised in season and out of season. The churches were so thronged at nine in the morning, that I had much ado to get to the pulpit. One day an old man of about sixty, sensible enough in other things and living in the parish of Cartmel, coming to me on some business, I told him that he belonged to my care and charge, and I desired to be informed of his knowledge in religion.

I asked him how many Gods theie were ? He said he kuew not. I informing him, asked again how he thought to be saved ? He answered that he could not teU. Yet thought that was a harder question than the other. I told him that the way to salvation was by Jesus Christ, God-man, who as he was man shed his blood for us on the cross, &c. 'Oh, sir,' said he, ' I think I heard of that man you speak of once in a play at Kendall, called Corpus Christ's play, where there was a man on a tree and blood run down,' &c. And afterwards he professed he could not remember that he ever heard of salvation by Jesus but in that play.' " 1607-8. Hard frost from November 3, 1607, to March 6th, 1608 (W.C.) 1612. Great drought from May 1 to August 8 (W.C.) 1614. Speed's Topography of Kendal pubUshed. (W.C.) 1617. Aug. 8 (Friday).

King James 1st made his progress from Scotland, and lodged in a large house in Stricklandgate, afterwards caUed Brownsword's House, since known by the name of the Pack Horse Inn. It was discontinued in 1855, Jan. 16th. This Pack Horse had been a pubUc house about 70 years, the original Pack Horse having been the White Horse on the opposite side of the street, from whence the sign was transferred on its re-building, and, not being returned, the last Pack Horse assumed the name, and the other took the name of the White Horse which it still retains. John Richardson (an old Kendalian, lately dead) says that this Pack Horse on the west side of Stricklandgate, was a public house known by the name of "Ben Hurd's " before it took from the opposite side of the street the name of the Pack Horse. In the reign of James I. an Act was passed "for the encouragement of many poor people in Cumber land, Westmorland, and Lancashire, to continue a trade of making cogware, Kendals, Cartmels and coarse cloth."

This trade soon began to be very ex tensive in all the neighbouring viUages, of which Kendal was the centre. 1618. This year meal was at 9d. per peck great measure, and lid. per bushel Winchester (B.N.) 1620. Oatmeal 21s. per Winchester bushel. ( W.C.) 1622. Oatmeal at 3s. id. per Winchester bushel (B.N.) THE YEARS FROM 1620 TO 1625 : — A GREAT PUBLIC MEETING. 1620-1. January 2nd. A meeting was held " in the Chapel at Staveley, on the caU of James Smith, High Constable," ostensibly "to view a bridge," but really to pass the foUowingresoltttionS : — 1st. "That we and every one of us will stand to the general protestation by us taken. 2nd. That we will defend our own persons, families, and estates, and the persons, families, and estates of each other to the utmost of our power." These resolutions were called forth by the conduct of King James 1st, who had decided upon taking the crown lands into his own hands, irrespective of any claims of the heirs of the tenants to the estates, which were held for service in defence against Border war fare.

The King, to justify himself, encouraged the Lords of adjacent Manors to break the tenant-right. And they did it, in the most high-handed way, but did not thereby break the spirit of the brave tenants, who replied by a bold and almost defiant "Remon strance." For this they were iudictecl by the lords, before the Star Chamber, for libel. The names were Anthonie Wedtherell, vicar of Kirkby Stephen, "for making the libel," Samuel Knipe (who had been appointed agent for the Staveley meeting), James Smith, Johu Cartmell, Thos. Pricket, John Beck, Rowland Harrison, Robert Mawson, Francis Washi ug ton, Edward Tarne, "and many other persons, to the number of one hundred and above," for forming part of the " riotous meeting in Staveley Chapel." James Smith was also summoned for calling together the petty constables, and the following for " conspiring to PRELIMINARY CHAPTER.

Burgesses of the Burgh of Kirbie-in-Kendal." (See years 1636, 1684, and 1835). The Recorders under this Charter were : — 1575. — Robert Briggs, (first Recorder) nominated by the Char ter ; removed in 1576. 1570. — Thomas Braithwaite, of Ambleside ; died 1610. 1610.— William Garnett. (Sworn 21st August). make a commou purse " : — Robert Rawes, WUliam Ducket, Francis Washington, Edward Tarue, Rowland Harrison, Richard Helme, Arthur Briggs, "and others." Good yeoman names, we should say, and right honourable ones. The cause was heard in November, 1622 ; the de fendants pleaded "Not Guilty ;" Samuel Knipe in the forefront. The end of it was that the Court appointed judges to caU both landlords and tenants together, and hear further evidence as to title, &e. James, however, in the meantime doiug a good many disagreeable and unkiugly things underboard.

But before his cause was successful the King was called before a higher aud juster Judge, ancl in June, 1625, Mr. Samuel Knipe — stout Westmorland heart — exhibited a certificate which won the dajr. The tenants were confirmed in their possessions. What Westmorland man ? — what man of any county would not be proud to trace his ancestral tree to Samuel Knipe '! ALDERMEN. The Chief Magistrate of the Borough was designated Alderman.

The following is the list ; the first nomination was under the Charter : — 1575-76, Henry Wilson. 1576-77, Henry Fisher. 1577-78, Myles Fox. 1578-79, Robert Jopson. 1579 80, Christopher Bindloss. 1580-81, Myles Bracken. 1581-82, Edward Swainson and Edward Potter. 1582-83, Henry Dixon. 1583-84, WiUiam Wilson. 1584-85, Thos. Potter. 1585-86, John Armer, 1586-87, Anthony Pearson. 1587-88, James Wilson. 1588-89, Henry Fleming. 1589-90, Edward Wilkinson. 1590 91, Roger Dawson. 1591-92, Wm. Swainson. 1592-93, John Thwaites. 1593-94, Wm. Wilson. 1594-95, John Smith. 1595-96, Edward Potter. 1596-97, Henry Dixon. 1597-98, John Armer and James WUson. 1598-99, Ed. Wilkinson. 1599-1600, Roger Dawson. 1600-1, John Thwaites. 1601-2, John Smith. 1602-3, Robert Wilkinson. 1603-4, Francis Gibson. 1604-5, Richard Seile. 1605-6, Nicholas Rowlandson. 1600-7, Jas. Dixon. 1607-8, Geo. Fleming. 1608-9, Michael Rowlandson and Edward Wilkinson. 1609-10, Thos. Wilson. 1010-11, Thomas Green. 1611-12, Edward Fisher. 1612-13, John Smith. 1613-14, Ed. Wilkin son. 1614-15, Thomas Wilson. 1615-16, Jas. Dixon. 1616-17, John Robinsou. 1617-18, Richard Pearson. 1618-19, Thomas Sleddall. 1619-20, Stephen Newby. 1620-21, Rowland Dawsou. 1621-22, Walter Becke. 1622-23, Michael Gibson. 1623-24, WiUiam Banke. 1624-25, James Cocke. 1625-26, Jas. Dixon. 1626-27, Henry Parke. 1827-2S, James Rowlandson. 1628-29, Lawrence Parke. 1629-30, Robert Cross eUd. 1030-31, Edward Fisher. 1631-32, James Bateman. 1632-33, Richard Forth. 1633-34, Wm. Guy. 1634-35, Thos. Sleddall. 1635-30, Rowland Dawson.

FROM THE GRANTING OF THE CHARTER. THE CORPORATE BODY : — FROM 1575 TO 1811. The list of Mayors will be found in Mr. Nicholson's "Annals;" taken from a copy of "Wharton's Chronicle, first published in 1724 ; continued by Wm. Peunington to 1802, aucl brought up to 1823 by Mr. John Taylor." We (1805) have made use of this Chronicle in other portions of our compilation ; the extracts so made are marked " W.C." WHARTON'S CHRONICLE. The term " Wharton's Chronicle," however, was a very indefinite one to us, and we made a point of trac ing (with Mr. Fisher's help) the valuable old Ken dalian to his workmanship as it appears at first baud, and to his family circle, where it is always pleasant to know an historical person. The Chronicle is on a sheet 22 inches wide by 17', inches long ; and was printed for Mr. Robert Wharton, by Roger Adams of Manchester, in the mouth of November of the above year.

" A pretty good proof ," Mr. Fisher says, "that there was no printing press in Kendal at that time." Or, we would add, that Robert Wharton was on bad terms with the printers ; which we should not like to think, for, of course, no good man coidcl be on bad terms with the town's printers. The sheet was printed on two kinds of paper, the best of which (Royal) was sold at Od. a sheet, ancl the second (com mon) at it/. In the Kendal Museum there is an old Bible with the family register of one family of Whartons, and we find the following interesting entry, which we have little doubt refers to our chronicler : — THE SECOND CHARTER. 1636. — On February 4th, of this year, another Charter was granted by Charles I., confirming the former and conferring other privileges. The government was now vested in a maj^or, 12 aldermen, and 20 burgesses, with a recorder, to be chosen by the mayor and aldermen, "and to hold office during pleasure."

The mayor was chosen yearly from among the aldermen by a majority of the body, including the mayor, ou the Monday before Michaelmas. The aldermen were chosen by a majority of the same body ; but the office was for life, unless some reasonable cause arose for the contrary. The capital burgesses were chosen by the same body, " to continue in office during their good behaviour." The Recorders under this charter were : — "My Dear Father Robt. Wharton Departed this Life at his own hous In Kirkland ye 21st of Jenry. Ano 1745 In the 65th year of bis Age It being about the time of the Rebellion.'' 1 636.— Sir John Lowther, Bart. , (nominated by the charter). 164S.— Thomas Braithwaite, of Ambleside, sworn 30th March. (He died Nov. 30, 1074, and was buried at Grasmere church, December 2, 1674 ) 1673. — Alan Prickett, of Natland Hall. 167S. — Thomas Lamplugh.

The Mayors under the second Charter were ; — 1636-37, Thos. Sleddall, (nominated by the Charter ) 1637-3S, Walter Becke. 163S-39, Edward Fisher. OUR FIRST CHARTER. RECORDERS. 1 575. — Nov. 2Sth. — Kendal was incorporated by a Charter of Queen Elizabeth, bearing this date, aud the government of the town entrusted to one alderman, oue Recorder, twelve burgesses, aud twenty-four as sistants, ancl bore the title of "The Alderman and 1639-40, WiUiam Banke. 1640-41, Rowland Dawson. 1641-12, Lawrence Parke. 1642-43, Robt. Crosfeild. 1643-44, WilUam Guy. 1044-45, Gervas Benson (the Quaker). 1045-46, Rd. Prissoe. 1646-47, Allan Gilpin. 1647-48, Thomas Sandes. 1643^9, John Archer. 1649-50, Giles Redman. 1650-51, Anthony Preston. 1651-52, John Towers. 1652-53, Ed. Turner. 1653-54, James Cocke. 1654-55, William Jennings. 1055-56, Robert Jackson. 1656-57, Thomas Fisher. 1657-58, John Washington. 1658-59, George Archer. 1659-60 WUliam Potter. 1660-61, Richard Towers. 1661-62, Thos. Jackson. 1662-63, Wm. Guy. 1663-64, John Parke. 1064-65, Edwd.

Turner. 1605-66, John Becke. 1666-67, Thomas Turner. 1667-68, Johu Towers. 1668-69, Thomas Jennings. 1669-70, Thomas Fisher. 1670-71, James Simpson. 1671-72, WiUiam Potter. 1672-73, Stephen Birkett. 1673-74, William CoUinson. 1674-75, James Troughton. 1675-76, John Jefferson. 1676-77, Robt. Kilner. 1077-78, Wm. Guy. 1678-79, Thomas Jackson. 1679-80, Chris. Redman. 1080-81, Thomas Turner. 1681-82, James Cocke, jun. 1682-S3, James Simpson. 1683-84, Robert Huttou. Cort. 1701-2, Jos. Dawson. 1702-3, Thomas Bowes. 1703-4, Robt. WUson. 1704-5, John Hadwen. 1705-6, Thomas Holme. 1706-7, Johu Archer, M.D. 1707-8, Robert Kilner. 1708-9, Lauucelot Forth. 1709-10, Joseph Symson. 1710-11, William Cocke. 1711-12, Wm. Wilson. 1712-13, Richard Lowry. 1713-14, Henry Cort. 1714-15, Jos. Dawson. 1715-16, Thomas Row landson. 1710-17, Thomas Bowes. 1717-18, John Strickland. 1718-19, Wm. Herbert. 1719-20, Thos. Winter. 1720-21, Edw.

Whitehead. 1721-22, John Hadwen. 1722-23, Thomas Holme. 1723-24, Bryan PhUipson. 1724-25, Thos. Scarisbrick. 1725-26, Giles Redman. 1726-27, Johu Doclgson. 1727-28, Wm. Hut tou. 1728-29, Simon Moore. 1729-30, Thos. Scarisbrick and Jos. Symson. 1730-31, Wm. Symson. 1731-32, John Miller. 1732-33, Johu Fairbank. 1733-34, Edmond Foster. 1734-35, Chris. Browne. 1735-36, Jas. Baxter. 1 736-37, John Holme ancl Richard Lowry. 1737-38, Wm. Mackreth. 173S-39, James Shaw ancl John Hadwen. 1739-40, James Fisher. 1740-41, Joseph Birkett. 1741-42, Thomas Holme. 1742-43, John Waide. 1743-44, John Hadwen, jun. 1744-45, Jonat. Wilson. 1745-46, Johu Shaw. 1746-47, John Braithwaite. 1747-48, Francis Driukel. 1748-49, Edmond Foster. 1749-50, Chris. Redman. 1750-51, Richd. Serjeantson. 1751-52, Robert Rutson. 1752-53, William Gurnal. 1753-54, James Godmoud. 1754-55, Thomas Kenady. 1755-56, Thomas Holme. 1756-57, W. J. Robinson. 1757-58, John Hadweu. 1758-59, John Shaw. 1759-60, Francis Drinkel. 1700-61, Chris.

Redman. 1761-62, Chris. Redmau. 1762-63, Richard FeU. 1763-64, Thos-. Wilson. 1764-65, Thomas Strickland. 1765-06, William Gurnal. 1766-67, James Godmond. 1767-68, Thomas Kenady. 1703-69, Christopher Fenton. 1769-70, John Hadweu. 1770-71, William Baxter, 1771-72, Thomas Scarisbrick. 1772-73, Wm. Rutson. 1773-74, Thomas Strickland. 1774-75, Chris. Fenton. 1775-76, Francis Drinkel. 1776-77, Thomas MiUer. 1777-78, Jackson Harrison. 1778-79, Wm. Baxter. 1779-80, Thomas Scarisbrick. 1780-81, Thos. Miller. 1781-82, Chris. Fenton. 1782-83, Wm. Petty. 17S3-84, Rob. Harrison. 1784-85, Thos. Gandy. 1785-80, David Jackson. 1786-87, Wm. Pennington. 1787-88, Jonathan Dawson. 1788-89, Joseph Swainson. 1789-90, Batty Hodgson. 1790-91, Thos. Dobson. 1791-92, Richard Brathwaite. 1792-93, Wm. Petty and Chris.