By Mr. Edward Kite. 169 



Thomas Whittaker. Stephen fflower. Xpofer Clark. 



John Thurman. Robert Drewe.^ Robert Batman. 



Alexander Webb. Ri. Flower.^ Richard Durneford 



Tho. Lewen. Nicholas Barrett. John Erwood. 



Edward Hope. Edward Lewes, Gteorge Morris. 



CO signu Edw. Baylie. 



Then follows : 



1. "The Othe of Supremacye to be taken by the Master, Wardens, 

 and free brethren of the said Fraternitye of Drapers." 



2. " The Othe of AUegiaunce to be taken by the said Master, War- 

 dens, and free brethren of the said Fraternitye." 



3. "The Othe of the Master of the said Fraternitye of Drapers." 



4. "The Othe of the Wardens of the said Fraternitye of Drapers." 



5. "The Othe of the Yeomen of the foresaid Fraternitye." 



6. "Tlie Othe of a Brother or freeman of the foresaid Fraternitye 

 of Drapers." 



A. D. 1651. At a general assembly held in the Guildhall, on the 

 5th of March, before the Mayor, Recorder, Chief Burgesses, and 

 Common Council of the Borough, all the Constitutions before or- 

 dained were ratified and confirmed, excepting so much of the same 

 as concerned the Oaths and the administering of them to the 

 Master, Wardens, and Brethren of the Fraternity. 



Cheshire. He married Mai-y, daughter of Thomas Wyatt of Calne, Wilts, by 

 wliom he had issue three sons, and a daughter. He filled the offices of Mayor, 

 Towni Clerk, and M.P. for Devizes, died on the 1st of October, 1G30, aged 72, 

 and was buried in St. John's Chiuch, where there is a Monumental Brass to his 

 Memorj'. 



• A Pedigree of this family will also be found in the Visitation of 1623. Ro- 

 bert, here mentioned, was the eldest son of John Drew, of Southbroom, by his 

 wife Elinor, daughter of Wm. Cooke of Lacock. He married Jane, daughter of 

 Alderman Jackman, of London, by whom ho had issue six sons and live 

 daughters. 



2 Richard Flower, (son of Stephen Flower of Devizes, gent,) Mayor of Devizes 

 1G04-11-20, buried at St. John's Oct. 30th, 1624. His brother, Thomas Flower, 

 of London, draper, by will dated at Stoade in Germany, wliere lie died July 31st, 

 100.5, bequeathed to the Poor of the Iturough £10, to be distributed at the dis- 

 cretion of ki» brother Richard, and John Pierce his brothcr-iu-law, (having 

 raiuiied liib sister Eleanor.) Also other £10 towards paving the Town. 



