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The Earl of Oxford and other "men of worship" sailed from Ply- 
mouth for Spain to wait upon King Philip on his journey to England. — 
B.B. 
1554- 55 115. Jn? Illcomb [Ilcomb]. 
1555- 56 116. Jn° Ford [Forde] [Ford]. 
1556- 57 117. Tho: Clowter. 
1557- 58 118. Jn? Deny [Dery] \_Berry\ 
1558- 59 119. W™ Weekes. 
Act of the Council that the mayor should have £20 yearly towards 
his expenses, and power to modify certain feasts. He might keep the 
feast for Michaelmas-day on the Law Court-day next after. The dinner 
on St. Stephen' s-day was to he at his pleasure ; and at Law-day after 
Easter and Michaelmas he was not to he charged " with any dyet for 
more persons then hit shall please hym to desire for the decent accom- 
panyent for the Recorder." — B.B. In Slanmng's mayoralty this was 
so far modified that the Michaelmas-day feast was again ordered to he 
held thereon, only if Michaelmas-day should happen to he a fish- day, 
then either on that day or the Sunday following, at the mayor's dis- 
cretion. — B.B. 
1559- 60 120. Lucas Cock [Cocke] \C6ke\. 
Capt. Cock, the only Englishman of note killed in the attack on the 
Armada, at which he commanded his own vessel, was of this family ; 
prohahly son to Lucas Cock and "brother to Gregory, hereafter men- 
tioned. 
1560- 61 121. Jn° Elliot. 
Fine of £10 ordered for such as refused the office of mayor. — B.B. 
Christ. Borowe licensed to have a weaver's shop open for a year. 
Fine, Is. 6d.— W.B. 
1561- 62 122. Edw d White [Whyte], 
"William Lake was chosen, but hee dying Nov? 
10 Edward White was chosen in the stead of him. 
Henry White (of Plymouth ?) was captain of a vessel at this period ; 
and among other names of memhers of families which gave mayors to 
Plymouth, and captains to the fleets of Drake, Howard, and Hawkins, 
are those of William Hawkins, William Sparke, Thomas Ceely, James 
Fownes, John Young. 
1562- 63 123. Jn° Eord [Eorde] 
1563- 64 124. Jn° Deny [Derey] \_Derry\. 
No person to "buy or cause to he "bought meal brought to the town, 
on pain of forfeiture. — W.B. 
1564- 65 125. Nicholas Sianning [Slannyng]. 
Previously (1552) town clerk ; member 1558. 
1565- 66 126.' Nic 0 Eickford. 
Order made September, 15G6 or 1567, that every person whatever, born 
within the borough and apprenticed in the same, and any person born 
