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A few entries respecting him occur in the Abbey Registers. 
1663—Oct. 25. Steeven son of Benjamin Baber and 
Elizabeth Christened 
1704—Feb. 26. Elizabeth wife of Mr. Benjamin Baber Burial 
1705—May 24. Benjamin Baber Alderman 
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The company of Merchant Taylors claimed to hold a position 
superior to any other company in the City. Baber was Master of 
this Company in 1666, and for many years was one of its 
‘‘feoffees,” these were four in number and annually elected. The 
Rev. C. W. Shickle in his ‘Guild of the Merchant Taylors in 
Bath” gives an interesting account of Baber’s connection with 
the Taylors’ Company. 
Baber was Mayor of Bath in 1677-8, 1687-8 and 1701-2. 
Guidott in his “ Discourse of Bath” gives the testimony of 
Baber to the virtues of the Hot spring in the King’s Bath, 
“Benjamin Baber, Alderman of the City of Bath, in a Sciatica 
using the same Bath and pumping to the number of 20,000 
Strokes, at several times on the part affected in short time 
perfectly recovered in 1665. From his own relation 13th of 
February, 1679.” — 
In the M. B. under date December 9, 1651, John Pearce being 
then Mayor, is the concise and somewhat disparaging entry, 
‘‘Whether Baber y® Tailor shall bee Mr. Mayors ffreeman— 
Agreede he shall not ” 
In 1655, December 31st, John Boyse, Mayor ; appears 
‘“‘Whether Benjamyn Baber of this Citty Taylor shall bee 
admitted to bee made ffree of this Citty as Mr. Mayors ffreeman 
or not—Agreede that Benjamyn Baber shall bee a ffreeman of 
this Citty as abovsyd,” and the Ch. Ac. for 1656 notes. 
“TItm of Benjamin Baber being Mr. 
Mayors ffreeman 00 —02—-00” 
and directly after 
“Ttm given to Collonel Popham Two 
Sugar loaves weigninge 6 li 13 ounces 
