Year of Election. Masters. Wardens. 1907-8 1908-9 Arthur Warren Wil- Walter Silvester Gardner, Keddey Roy I Walter Silvester Gard- Keddey Roy Fletcher, John Barrow, ner. 1909-10 Keddey Roy Fletcher 1910-11 John Barrow 1911-12 Judge William D. Ben son 2 I John Barrow, Bernard Francis Harris, Judge William Denman Benson, Bernard Bernard Francis Harris, Arthur Stewart Arthur Stewart Daniell Col. Starling Meux Benson, Lt.-Col. 1912-13 1913-14 Col. Starling Meux John Lewis Rutley, John Barrow, Webster Glynes, Gerald Walton Wil liams, Charles Fellows Pearson, Henry Trood Mason. Gerald Walton Williams, George Gard- George Gardner, Sydney Shorter, Arthur Canon John Neale Dalton, Arthur Arthur George Ashby, Edmund de The death of Percy Bence Trower was reported to the Court on July 28, 1908, when William How was elected Renter Warden and John Lewis Rutley Junior Warden. +686 A 4, P. 474. 2 Bernard Francis Harris being fined for Master. +686 A 5, p. 356. Year of Masters. Election. Wardens. 1920-21 Edmund de Quincey The Rt. Hon. Sir Wm. Grey Ellison I Quincey 1 Macartney, K.C.M.G., Robert Stans- XLIII B A LIST OF THE ASSISTANTS AND THE LIVERYMEN FROM 1603 TO 1769, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. For the rules dealing with the entrance to the Livery and the Court cf. vol. iii, PP. 76, 238, 315, 431; Appendix XXX B. The Livery lists given in +301, which run from 16c4 to 1734, do not record the deaths of the members, nor are they continuous, while in those from 1700 to 1734 no distinction is made between the Assistants and the Liverymen. They do not therefore always enable us to fix the exact date of entry into, or retirement from, either the Livery or the Court. Fortunately the minutes of the Court Meetings, which are found in the Repertories, record the annual election of the Wardens as well as the names of those who paid a 'fine' to be excused holding these offices. They also mention those who had been elected Sheriff or Alderman, or had declined to serve. And, as all such persons were called to the Court, we gain from the said Repertories the information we require so far as those who entered the Court, whether from the Livery or no, are concerned.3 From the Minutes, also, we can gather the date of the last meeting attended by the Assistants, though not indeed of their death. With respect to the Liverymen, unless they entered the Court by one of the methods mentioned above, the Repertories give us no assistance. Usually, indeed, the names and dates of those called to the Livery is recorded, but not Arthur George Ashby being fined for Master. 2 It is no longer necessary to call a member who has been elected Sheriff or Alderman, or who has 'fined' to be excused the said offices. They may, however, be called. 3 In exceptional cases Freemen were chosen Wardens, but they were generally elected to the post of Senior Warden; cf. the cases of John Wall 1672, Sir James Ward 1678, and Sir William Warren 1667. In a few cases a person would be elected Master or called to the Court directly from the Livery or from the Freemen; e. g. Sir Peter Vandeput 1686. For more precise information with regard to nominations during the period of the arbitrary interference by Charles II and James II, cf. vol. iii of this work, pp. 296 ff., and vol. iv Appendix XXXI. 1907-8 Arthur Warren Wil- 1908-9 Wardens. Walter Silvester Gardner, Keddey Roy Walter Silvester Gard- Keddey Roy Fletcher, John Barrow, ner. 1909-10 Keddey Roy Fletcher 1910-11 John Barrow 1911-12 Judge William D. Ben son I Percy Bence Trower and William John Barrow, Bernard Francis Harris, Judge William Denman Benson, Bernard Bernard Francis Harris, Arthur Stewart Arthur Stewart Daniell2 Col. Starling Meux Benson, Lt.-Col. 1912-13 1913-14 Col. Starling Meux 1914-15 Lieut-Col. John Lewis 1915-16 Webster Glynes John Lewis Rutley, John Barrow, Lt.-Col. John Lewis Rutley, Webster Webster Glynes, Gerald Walton Wil liams, Charles Fellows Pearson, Henry Trood Mason. Gerald Walton Williams, George Gard- George Gardner, Sydney Shorter, Arthur Canon John Neale Dalton, Arthur Arthur George Ashby, Edmund de The death of Percy Bence Trower was reported to the Court on July 28, 1908, when William How was elected Renter Warden and John Lewis Rutley Junior Warden. +686 A 4, P. 474. 2 Bernard Francis Harris being fined for Master. +686 A 5, p. 356. Year of Election. Masters. Wardens. 1920-21 I Quincey 1 Edmund de Quincey The Rt. Hon. Sir Wm. Grey Ellison XLIII B A LIST OF THE ASSISTANTS AND THE LIVERYMEN FROM 1603 TO 1769, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. For the rules dealing with the entrance to the Livery and the Court cf. vol. iii, pp. 76, 238, 315, 431; Appendix XXX B. The Livery lists given in +301, which run from 16c4 to 1734, do not record the deaths of the members, nor are they continuous, while in those from 1700 to 1734 no distinction is made between the Assistants and the Liverymen. They do not therefore always enable us to fix the exact date of entry into, or retirement from, either the Livery or the Court. Fortunately the minutes of the Court Meetings, which are found in the Repertories, record the annual election of the Wardens as well as the names of those who paid a 'fine' to be excused holding these offices. They also mention those who had been elected Sheriff or Alderman, or had declined to serve. And, as all such persons were called to the Court, we gain from the said Repertories the information we require so far as those who entered the Court, whether from the Livery or no, are concerned.3 From the Minutes, also, we can gather the date of the last meeting attended by the Assistants, though not indeed of their death. With respect to the Liverymen, unless they entered the Court by one of the methods mentioned above, the Repertories give us no assistance. Usually, indeed, the names and dates of those called to the Livery is recorded, but not I Arthur George Ashby being fined for Master. 2 It is no longer necessary to call a member who has been elected Sheriff or Alderman, or who has 'fined' to be excused the said offices. They may, however, be called. 3 In exceptional cases Freemen were chosen Wardens, but they were generally elected to the post of Senior Warden; cf. the cases of John Wall 1672, Sir James Ward 1678, and Sir William Warren 1667. In a few cases a person would be elected Master or called to the Court directly from the Livery or from the Freemen; e. g. Sir Peter Vandeput 1686. For more precise information with regard to nominations during the period of the arbitrary interference by Charles II and James II, cf. vol. iii of this work, pp. 296 ff., and vol. iv Appendix XXXI. unfrequently they are omitted. In all these cases, therefore, we have to depend on the Livery Lists given in +301, and to be content with approximate dates.2 It will be observed that sometimes the names of both Assistants and Liverymen disappear from the lists for a time and then reappear. This is to be explained by their being absent abroad or by their having been temporarily removed owing to bankruptcy or breach of some regulation. From the year 1734 to 1768 the Court and Livery Lists fail us altogether. I have therefore compiled the list during these years as best I could from the Repertory. With the year 1769 the annual lists have been printed. [Cf. OF, OG, OH, OI, +877, +879.] It did not therefore seem necessary to do the work over again. I. ASSISTANTS Morris (al. Maurice, subs. Sir) Abbot, 1615-| John Baker, 1747-59. Master 1758-9 34,3 1636-42. Mayor 1638-9 Master 1625-6, 1638-9. Robert (subs. Sir) Adams, 1676-1722. Master Thomas (subs. Sir) Adams, 1639-44, 1646-67. Richard Alie, 1677-1702. Master 1682-3 Edward Anthony, Sen', 1664-97 Richard Archdale, 1613-36. Master 1628-9 John Archer, 1655-77. Master 1659-60 Richard Ashnhurste, 1654-8 John Archer, 1692-6 John Ashurste, 1658-75 Robert Attwood, 1716-38. Master 1729-30 Seth Avis, 1757-69. Master 1768-9 Tobell Aylmer, 1659-63 Wry (al. Urie) Babington, 1604-5 Herbert Bailey (al. Bayley), 1761 only 4 David Barclay, 1746-68. Fined for Master Joseph Barker, 1739-55. Master 1751-2 the Leathersellers 1621. Mayor 1621-2. Thomas Barnard, 1727-61. Master 1737-8 Thomas Barnsly, 1688-99 Francis Baxter, 17685-78 Herbert Bayley, 1761-2 Andrew Beeche, 1646-61 Edward Beecher (al. Becher), 1706-11 Edward Beecher (al. Becher) (subs. Sir), 1718 32. Master 1719-20. Richard Beling, 1698-1723 Thomas Benion, 1629-36 Ld. Mayor 1727-8 William Benson, 1684-87 and 1706-11 'Not unfrequently those originally called, and whose names are given, either declined or were on inquiry found not to have the necessary property qualification. In others they may have accepted the call but have died before the date of the next Livery List. As there is no possibility of deciding which of these explanations is the correct one, and to have given their names would have seriously increased the bulk of this Appendix, I have omitted them. 2 Thus, if a person is found for the first time or the last time in the List of 1604, and there is no list till 1610, we have had to say that he entered or retired between 1604 and 1610. 3 This means that his name disappears from the list of the Court between 1634-5 and 1636. The same method is adopted throughout the list. 4 His last appearance at the Court was in Dec. 1761. 5 He first appears at the meetings of the Court in June 1768. But I have found no notice of his being called. Probably he fined for the post of Sheriff or Alderman. 6 He was called to the Court by the Mayor in 1684 and removed in 1687. + Rep. 301, p. 100. Rep. + 133, P. 169. In 1689 he appears on the Livery. In 1706 he was called to the Court as having 'fined' for Sheriff. Rep. +134, p. 15a. |