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upon the country, in full payment. A decree was made against him for 

 " resting " said defaults. It is thought tit to pay him what remains due, and 

 the treasurer is to pay him £4. 



fol. 71''. 5th October, 1602. 



Nicholas Forde, cook, and Nicholas Pursell, tanner, and Thomas Aghy, Fines for 



cook, who were summoned to appear at tlie Tolsell on an important occasion, ^°'°'' 



^^ ^ ' appearance. 



did not attend ; they to be imprisoned for 20 days, and pay £2 each for the 

 use of the city. 



(These fines to be applied for building or repairing the city walls from 

 Newgate to Gormond'sgate.) 



ol 71\ 6th October, 1602. 



Richard Pursell, baker, also was often warned to attend before the mayor Rich, 

 on urgent occasions, and disobeyed ; to be imprisoned at the mayor's pleasure, -Pursell fined, 

 and fined forty shillings. 



(To be converted to building the walls as within written.) 



fol.72\ 17th December, 1602. 



The cup of plate in John Cusake's hands to be brought to the mayor, as City plate. 

 Other city plate is with him. The mayor to procure means to the treasurer to 

 grant a bill of exchange for £30, now in Cusake's hands, same to be converted 

 into plate, to " follow the sword," as Mr. Shelton and Cusake think 

 meet. 



fol. 72\ 24th December, 1602. 



It is proposed to send an agent to England to sue the Lords of the Privy Agent to 

 Council to grant licence for provision of corn ; and the money to be paid 

 here in the new standard, with 20 in the hundred, to be paid in England by 

 exchange. Agreed that the mayor, the recorder, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Sedgrave, 

 Mr. Forster, Mr. Conran, and Mr. Gough consider who shall be agent, and 

 instructions to be laid down ; also as to his allowance. 



fol. 73\ 31st December, 1602. 



Christopher Devnish to be agent, and another fit man to assist him. He Christ. 



to have the twentieth part of the corn obtained, and to have towards his Devmsh, 



agent, 

 charge £30, new standard, on condition that if he obtain any grain, then he is 



to have his own charge ; if not, he to have towards his charge the said £30, 



to be collected by cess. This is agreed to by the masters of the corporations 



called to this meeting. 



(It is meant that if Devnish go alone, and not be troubled with carriage, 



K.I. A. PKOC, VOL. XXX., SECT. C. [72] 



England. 

 Corn. 



