2o8 Ancient Masters 



1668 John Tanner. "i 1675 Edmond Lee."^ 



Second twie. ] 1676 John Anderson. 



1669 John Barwell. 1677 Edmond Lee. 



1670 John Gaine. Second time 



1671 John Mason. 1678 Peter Rich.^ 



1672 Richard Pemble. . f Samuel Tomh'ns. 



1673 Edward Kempe. I Francis Patricke. 



1674 Wilham Chevall. Second time 



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1 Presented the Company with a silver tankard. 



2 The name of Sir Peter Rich figures prominently in City 

 history during the latter part of the seventeenth century as 

 the nominee of the Court party for civic honours. The 

 Company's minutes record that on the 8th October, 1675, 



'This Court considers that Peter Rich, Esq., one of the 

 livery of this Company, is one of his Ma^^*^^ Justices of the 

 Peace, one of the Leuetenncy, hath beene in nominacon for 

 one of the sheriffs of this Citty, and hath had sev'rall other offices 

 of honor and trust conferred on him Doe thinke fitt to make 

 choyce of the said Peter Rich to be one of the Assistants of 

 this Company, and hereby order the Clerke to acquaint him 

 therewith and desire his acceptance of the same." 



At a Court held the following January, the Livery demurred 

 to Rich's selection to be an Assistant, but upon the order of 

 the Court being read to them we are informed that "the Livery 

 departed well satisfied." In August, 1678, Rich having, as the 

 Order Books inform us, been chosen Sheriff, was discharged of 

 the offices of Renter Warden, second Warden, and Upper 

 Warden, and elected Master. In 1680, the then Master dying. 

 Rich was again elected to the chair for the remainder of the year. 

 His election as Sheriff in 1678 was not confirmed, the party 

 spirit in the City being exceedingly strong between the Court 

 and the popular parties. In 1682, however, he was again 

 elected and sworn into the office of Sheriff, and, according to a 

 minute on the 25th September of that year, he desired " that 

 sixteene of the Livery of this Company would attend him 

 habited in their Livery Gownes to Guildhall on Thursday next 

 and on Saturday after to Westminster in a barge, being what 



