have been either Mayors, Sheriffs, or Aldermen of London; and indeed, it may be aflirmed with truth, that a very enlarged portion of the Peerage of the United Kingdom, is related, either by descent or intermarriage, to the Citizens of this Metropolis. The ALDERMEN of this City are of far more remote antiquity than the Mayors, and their office was unquestionably of Saxon institution. Among the Saxons the title of Ealdermen appears to have been an epithet of the highest dignity, and synonymous 1421 Sir Robert Chicheley 1422 Sir William Waldren 1423 Sir William Cromer 1424 John Mitchell 1425 John Coventrie 1426 Sir John Rainwell 1427 Sir John Gedney 1428 Sir Henry Barton 1429 Sir Will. Estfield or Eastfield 1430 Sir Nicholas Wotton 1431 John de Welles 1432 Sir John Parveys 1433 Sir John Brokley, or Brokle 1434 Sir Robert or Roger Otley 1435 Sir Henry Frowyke 1436 Sir John Michell 1451 1452 Sir Geffiey Feldyng, or Fielding 1453 Sir John Norman 1454 Sir Stephen Forster 1455 Sir William Marrowe 1456 Sir Tho. Canning 1457 Sir Geffrey or Godfrey Boleyn 1458 Sir Thomas Scot 1459 Sir William Hulyn 1460 Sir Richard at Lee 1461 Sir Hugh Wyche 1462 Sir Thomas Cooke 1463 Sir Matthew Philip 1464 Sir Rauf Josselyne, or Jocelyn 1465 Sir Rauf Verney 1466 Sir John Yonge 1467 Sir Thomas Owlgrave, or Oldgrave 1468 Sir William Taylour synonymous with Earl, (though it is now no where to be found but in chartered societies;) and this, perhaps, may have been the cause why the Aldermen and Commonalty of London were denominated Barons after the coming of the Normans. That the Years. 1469 Sir Richard at Lec 1470 Sir John Stockton 1471 Sir William Edwards 1472 Sir William Hampton 1473 Sir John Tate 1474 Sir Robert Drope 1475 Sir Robert Basset 1476 Sir Rauf Josselyne 1477 Sir Humphry Heyforde 1478 Richard Gardiner I 4 1479 Sir Bartilmew James 1480 Sir John Brown, alias John de Werks 1482 Sir Edmond Shaa, or Shaw 1483 Sir Robert Billesdon 1484 Sir Thomas Hylle, or Hill 1485 Sir Hugh Bryce 1486 Sir Henry Colet 1487 Sir William Littlesbury, alias Horne 1488 Sir Robert Tate 1489 Sir William White 1490 John Matthew 1491 Sir Hugh Clopton 1492 Sir William Martyn 1493 Sir Rauf Austry, or Ostrich 1494 Sir Richard Chawry, or Chawrie 1195 Sir Henry Colet 1496 John Tate ley 1512 { Sir William Copinger, and Sir Richard Haddon 1513 Sir William Brown 1514 Sir Geo. Monoux, or Monox 1515 Sir William Butler 1516 Sir John Rest 1517 Sir Thomas Exmew 1518 Sir Thomas Mirfine 1519 Sir James Yardford 1520 Sir John Bruge, or Bruges 1521 Sir John Milborne 1522 Sir John Mundy 1523 Sir Tho. Baldry, or Baldrie 1524 Sir William Bailey 1525 Sir John Allen 1526 Sir Thomas Seymer the government by Aldermen is of Saxon origin, is almost demonstrable from the Charter granted by Henry the First, within thirty-five years after the Conquest, in which all strangers are commanded" to give custom to none but to him to whom the 1543 Sir William Bowyer, 1544 Sir William Laxton 1550 Sir Andrew Jud, or Jude 1554 Sir John Lyon 1555 Sir Will. Gerard, or. Garrard 1556 Sir Thomas Offley 1557 Sir Thomas Curties 1574 Sir James Hawes 1579 Sir Nich. Woodroffe 1581 Sir James Harvie, or Harvey 1583 Sir Edward Osborne 1584 Sir Thomas Pullison 1585 Sir Wolston Dixie 1588 Sir Martin Calthorp 1590 Sir John Allot 1558 Sir Thomas Leigh 1559 Sir William Huet, or Hewit 1560 Sir William Chester 1561 Sir William Harper S Sir Cuth. Buckle, 1594 Sir John Spencer 121 soke appertains,"-that is, the Alderman or Baron, "or to his officers whom he shall there put;"-for anciently, the Aldermanries, or Wards, as they are now called, were held either by inheritance or by purchase. Then, also, the names of the Wards 1600 Sir William Ryder 1601 Sir John Gerard, or Garrard 1602 Sir Robert Lee 1603 Sir Thomas Bennet 1604 Sir Thomas Low 1605 Sir Leon. Hollyday 1606 Sir John Watts 1615 Sir John Jolles 1616 Sir John Leman 1617 Right Hon. George Bolles 1618 Sir Sebastian Harvey 1619 Sir William Cockaine 1620 Sir Francis Jones 1621 Sir Edw. Barkham 1633 Ralph Freeman 1654 Sir Thos. Monson 1635 Sir Rob. Packhurst 1650 1651 Thomas Toote Thomas Andrews 1652 John Kendrick 1653 John Fowkes 1654 Thomas Vyner 1663 |