article, and sentence as before in their said bill of complaint they have said, with that also that they will aver and meynteyne all and every matter and matters, thing and things, in their said byll of compleint mencyoned and alleiged to be good and trew in manor and forme, as in the said bill they be declared, and further replye that they have usid tyme out of mynde to chuse amonge them selffe fremen of the seid Cetye, and of the Aldermen of the same, too Coroners, to execute and use the office of Coroner in the seid Cetye, suburbs, and libertyes of the same in all suche matters and usis as belongith to the office of a Coroner to doe and use; and that the said Mayer, and Aldermen, and Comminaltie of the seid Cetye did laufully and accordyng to their ancyent custom chuse the said Richard Atkynson, and Edward Glynton in the said bill of complaint mencioned to be ther Coroners in the said Cetye and liberties of the same. And that the said Coroners did sitt according to ther office att Walton wthin the liberties of the said Cetye upon the vew of the deed body of the said Friswide Teiler then ded, makyng inquere therof till by the said def they were riatusly disturbed in maner and forme as in the said bill of complaint is alegid; and that the said defendants did hurle downe the table before the said Coroners, and thruste the said Coroners downe the steyrs of the said chamber, and after put them out of the dore, in maner and forme as in the said bill of complaint is truly alegid, and thretenid the said Coroners also; and that ther resortid to the said defendants during the space of the said two days in the said bill of complaint mencionid, riatusly the said number of M persons as in manner and forme as in the said bill of complaint is truly alegid. And that the Mayer and Aldermen of the seid Cetye havyng ther mase, havyng the Quenes maiesties armes borne before them, repayrid to the seid riatus persons beyng wthin there libertie, and made proclamation therin according to the state of unlawful assembles, that every one shuld departe, and that the said evil and riatus persons did not only make ther [stay there], but did dispyse the said proclamation in maner and forme as in the said bill of complaint truly is alegid; and furthermore the seid complainants meynteyne all other matters and sentences in the said bill of complaint mencioned to be good and trew in maner and forme as in the said bill truly is alegid; wthowt that, that the said house is a manor place called Walton House, sett and scituate w'in and of the countie of Oxford, for the said complainants say that the said house is called Walton Farme, and is scituat and sett wthin the liberties and frauncheseis of the said Cetie, and is in the hundred of Bullington, otherwise callid the hundrett w'out the northgate parcell of the said countie, w'in the liberties of the said complaynants; for they the said complaynants do replie and say that the said farme callid Walton Farme is scituate in Stockewell, which seid strete is holy w'in the liberties and franchesis of the said Cetye of Oxfourth and.... gildable; and withowt that the said Roger Taylor alias Cooke, late husband to the said Frideswide, the said xxvth day of August, was farmer of the said manor place, to the said George Owen, to the knowledge of thes complaynants; for they sey it is noo manor place as is abovesaid, or that the said George Owen then and ther before, that was and yett is seissed of the said mano place in his demesne as of fee in quiett and peaceable manor whowt lett or disturbance of eny person, or that the said Maior and Aldermen of the said Cetie, wth the number of too hundred persones did come to the said manor place, the said xxvth day of August and the daie folowing, in riattus manor wth bowes, billes and other wepons of warre, or did entre forcibly into a chamber of the same mano place, or ther contynewed in riattous and forcible manor in manor and forme, as in the said answere untruly and slaunderouslie is alleiged, or enterid, or came in to the seid housse called Walton in eny other maner or number of persons, or to eny other intent then in the seid bill of complaint is truly alegid and mencioned, and whowt that, also that they said defendaunts or eny of them came and resorted unto the said market place by reason of the market holden in the said Cetie of Oxford, the said xxv day of August; for the said compleynants replye, and sey that the markett day of Oxfourth was then holden the xxiiij day of August, and not the xxv day as the said defendants have answerid, or that the said market or faire standith nere the heigh way ne for eny other surmised excuse or matter in manor and forme as the said defendants untruly have alleiged. And the said compleynts sey that ther resorted to the said defendants no other persons ne estrangers either of scollers or of the countrey, but suche persons as the said defendants had associatt, and conjured to them of ther riatus behaviours, by occasion of ther said riatus assemble the said Mayer and Aldermen repayrid thedur and made ther proclamation in manner and forme as in the said bill of compleynt truly is alegid. Without that, that the said defendants, or eny of them, did see the said Maior and other of the said Cetie of Oxford assemble them selffs in riattous manor in the said house of their Mr and landlord, or that they the said defendants, or eny of them, did or doe knowe the same place, called Walton House, to be wthowt the liberties of the said Cetie of Oxford; or that the said defendants ar ignorant or unknowing that the said Cetie had noe libertie to have and chose Coroners, or to use or exercisse the jurisdiction of Coroners wthin the said Cetie and liberties of the same; for the said complaynants replyen and sayen that the said farme or house called Walton farme house is wthin the liberties of the said Cetie of Oxford, and not wthowt, wth that also that they have libertie and auctorytie to chose Coroners wthin the said Cetye, and to use and excercisse th' office of Coronere wthin the said Cetie and liberties of the same, and so have usid of tyme out of memorye, as by suche eleccon and chusinge of Coroners wthin the said Cetye time out of mynde usid, shalbe directly provid wthout that, that the said Robart Huckvall, being one of the Coroners of the said countie of Oxford, had eny thing to doo or ought to medle to execute thoffice of a Coroner at the said place called Walton House, wthin the seid liberties of the seid Cetye, or ever usid so to do; or that he, the said Coroner, either found or saw the number of tow hundred persons and above, of the said Cetie of Oxford, assembled ther wth the said Mayer, wth swords and other wepons in riattous manor, in manor as in the said answere untruly is alleiged; and whowt that also, that the said complaynaunts did wth force and violence resiste the said Coroner to do his office, or that they riattously assembled, did contynew in riattous manor in keping the possession of the said house or farme, and dead body ther lying, or wth force drove away the said Coroners of the said countie, or the said defendants, from the said place wher the dead bodie laye, being ther in quiet and lawfull manor, or that ther was eny sturre or ruffle emong the people by reason of eny misdemenor of the said complaynants, or that the said complaynaunts did evill intreat the said defendants, or did pull and tere the clothes of diverse of their backs in manor and forme as in the said bill of complaint untruly is alleiged; and wthowt that, that the said Thomas Cartwright, bering the mase, presed or offered to stricke wth the mase. certen of the defendants, and wthowt that also, that the said Maior and Comminaltie unjustly claymed and attempted to have liberties wthin other places of the said countie or ther, or that any unjust attempte or clayme by them made for eny liberties or jurisdiction was tried against them in eny accion commensed against them at the comen law, in manor and forme as in the said answere untruly is alleiged; and wthowt that, that the said complaynants did riattously take away the said William Lewes, one of the defendants, or caried him by force into the said Cetie, or did wrongfully deteyne the said Willyam Lewes, defendant, in prison one day and one night; or that the said complaynants gave eny occacion of mysdemenor, sturr, or busynes by eny their proclamations or doyings, in manor and forme as the said defendants in their said answere untruly have alleiged. City Records. 1556, May 15. Presentation to the Church of Saint Aldate. [Henry Hughes presented by the Crown to the church of Saint Aldate, on the resignation of Thomas Havarde, LL.B.] 1556, May 15. Money collected for the Kendalmen. Ep. Reg. Oxon. Yt ys agreed that the Serjaunts shall geve knowlege to these persons underwrytten when the Kendalmen com to the Towne : Mr. Atkynson, Mr. Mallynson, ar appoynted for the gatheryng uppe of money Mr. Gyberd, Council Minute. 1556, July 8. Mr. Wayte. John Barton elected one of the eight Assistants, and order for Crypley. Yt ys agreyd that Mr. Wayte, now beyng Mayer, and all other hereafter that shall be chosen Mayer forthe of the nomber of the viij persons, shall have rome and place next to the Aldermen of the same Cytye as yn all places, and to sytt uppon the benche yn the Guylde hall, and to ware hys apparell as an Alderman, except the scarlett cloke. Item, die et anno supradict' Joh'es Barton elect' est in officio unius Oct' personarum existenc' assistenc' Maiori et Aldermannis. Item, yt ys agreed that Mr. Mayer, thaldermen, the Baylyes, and the viij Assystens, shall take ordre for Crypley, and not conclude to any thyng wythowt the concent of the Councell of thys Cytye, and also for certen persons beyng ffysshers. Council Minute, 48. 1556, Aug. 28. Order taken for the Bochers Shoppes by senyorytie. At a Counsaill holden the xxviijth day of August, in the thirde and forthe yeares of Phillip and Mary, Kyng and Quene of Englond, it is agreed and condyscendyd by the Mayor, Aldermen, Bayles, and Counsaill of the Citie of Oxforde, that all the bochers of the said Citie, beynge ffremen, shall enyoy, occupy, and kepe there standyngs in the new shambles by senyorytie, to them and to there successors, paying xxiiijs by the yere for every shoppe; and if eny one do dye, or geve over occupyenge by the space of one fortnyght, then the next senyor bocher to hym shall enter into his shoppe. A Dyschargde for ye Bochers Fyftens. And it is agred the said daye and yeres, that the said bochers and there successors shalbe dyschargyd of the fiftene for there bochers shoppes, and of there wekely pence. A. 33. Thomas Elmes, one of the Assystans to the Mayre. 1556, Sept. 14. Att a Counsaill holden the xiiijth day of September, in the third and forthe yeares of Phillip and Mary, Kyng and Quene of Englond, Thomas Elmes is elected to be one of the viij persons for assystyng Mr. Mayre, &c. A. 32 b. 1556, Sept. 25. For sealyng of an Oblygacion betwixte the Towne and Fryswys. [An oblygacion of Ccli to be sealed on the parte and behalf of the Towne to abyde the arbytrament of Mr. Plowden and Mr. Morgan, arbytrators, elected to deme and judge betwixt the Towne and Fryses concerning Crypley, and Fryses', to stand bounden in the lyke bonde, and that Mr. Pollard shalbe umper, or ells to have none.] A. 32 b. For thadmyssion of John Smythe. [John Smythe, bocher, admytted into the liberties of the Gylde of this Cytie for vli and other charges, according to the late ordynance, and for certain causes he is forgiven iijli.] A. 32 b. 1556, Sept. 28. For thadmyssion of Mathyas Peny. Mathyas Peny, bocher, admitted into the liberties of this City for vli, and other charges of which he is forgiven xl3. 1555-6. A. 33. Hanasters admitted in the time of John Wayte, Mayor; Henry Mall and Richard Edgys, Chamberlains. 2 and 3 Philip and Mary. Ralph Denton, tayler. William Aldworthe, late app. of Wil liam Spenser. Luke Atkyns, late app. of William John Genyngs, late app. of William Pawe. p. 235. 1555-6. The Accounts of Henry Mall and Rycharde Edgys, late Chamberlaynes; from Michaelmas, 2 and 3 Ph. and Mary, to the same Feast, 1556. Payments. Item, they aske to be allowed for the fee of my Lorde Wil Item, for Mr. Mayres charges to take his othe at London iijli vjs viijd Payments necessary. In primis, for the coney markett, iiij posts Item, for v rayles for the sydes S iis viijd xxd |