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5 Li to renewe his Estate in his shopp & Tenem* nowe in possession 
of Richard Hayward for 42 yeares.” 
The Chamberlain duly notes :— 
“Receavd of Mr. Walter Chapman his 
ffynes 38 — 00 — oo 
Receavd for his two Seales 00 — 13 — 04” 
On the 25th of September, 1654, Chapman was elected Mayor 
for the ensuing year. From February, 1655, Chapman evidently 
was unable to preside at the Council meetings as Mayor, and on 
the 3oth of April is the entry in the M. B. “Who shall be 
Mayor of this Citty for y® residue of this yeare in place of Mr. 
Walter Chapman late Mayor of this Citty deceased.—Agreed Mr. 
John Bigg Alderman is elected to be Mayor of this Citty for 
y° residue of this yeare in y* place of Mr. Walter Chapman 
deceased and is sworne accordinglie.” (John Biggs, to whom I 
have frequently referred, was several times Mayor, he was the 
host of the “ Unicorne,” an Inn on the east side of the present 
Northgate Street ; retaining still the name of the Unicorn the inn 
was demolished in 1888. On the 31st of March, 1668, “ Mr. 
John Bigges bids ( ) for a Coppie of Lycense to demise his 
tenem* called ye unicorne.” On August rith, 1670, Mr. John 
Biggs was interred in the Abbey, aged 74.) 
The Ch. Ac. for 1664, notes :— 
“Itm of Walter Chapman being the 
Mayors ffreeman 00 — 02 — 00” 
This refers to the son of the issuer and possibly a near relative of 
the then Mayor, Henry Chapman. 
In 1668, amongst the “ Arrears due to ye Chamber y® 24 June” 
are the items :— 
“Tn Stauls Streete. Itm Mr. Walter Chapman o1—o7— 04 
Do. do. fora shopp oo—or—oo” 
