459 
more for y* tenem‘ now in his possession in Broade Streete in, 
y* parish of S* Michaels without y* Northgate—Agreede fine of 
4% usuall rents and covent*.” 
The same book, under date November 7th, 1670, notes— 
“Whether Ambrose Bishopp (and another) shall be made ffree of 
this Citty”’ “their paying 54 or not” “Agreed they shall be 
free as abovsyd.”—‘“‘ What shall be restored to each of them out 
of theire 54 ”—Agreede fforty shillings shall be restored to each 
of them.” ‘“ Whether Ambrose Bishopp shall have 254 of 
y® mony before mentioned ” (Sir Thomas White’s money for poor 
artificers) “he paying in 10 already in his hands—Agreed he 
shall.” “Whether Mr. William Sherston” “shall have y® 10 
to be paid in by Ambrose Bishopp—Agreede he shall.” 
On the 27th of December, 1675, ‘‘ Ambrose Bishopp bids 44 
for a chattell lease of 99 yeares of his tenem* in Broad Streete 
and to Droune a Lease of 9 yeares—Agreed that Ambrose 
Bishopp shall pay 124 for a lease of gg yeares if y® 3 lives live 
so long.” 
On October 5th, 1685, ‘‘ Mary Bishop widdow bids 104 to 
add the lives of &c,” see death of Ambrose Bishop 1681. 
On the 26th of December, 1687—‘“ Mary Bishop bids 20s to 
add the life of Anne & Sara her daughters in reversion of her 
owne and to take a new lease for 99 yeares if the said Mary 
Bishop Annie Bishop & Sara Bishop shall so long live of and in 
one messuage & tenem* lying in Broad Street— Agreed for 5£ 
and under the usuall rents & covenants.” 
Ambrose Bishop, possibly a grandson of the issuer, was a 
Churchwarden of Walcot in 1723-25, and was rated for that 
parish till 1756. In 1743 he was Mayor of the City, and during 
the fierce controversy which raged in 1775 over the proposal to 
_ erect the present Guildhall, it was stated in the Chronicle that 
“the present lease of the White Lion (Market Place) was granted 
by the Corporation to Mr. Ambrose Bishop one of their own 
members for 42 years for a TREAT” presumably during his 
_ term of office as Mayor. 
