1341 John of Oxenford, Vintner (died); and Simon Francis Mercer 9 From Leicestershire. The ancestor of Pulteney, the great statesman (Earl of Bath), great public benefactor. He lived in Lawrence Pountney Lane. 10 A mercer in Old Jewry. He died, in 1360, possessed of twelve rich manors in Middlesex. Sheriffs. Roger le Palmer. James of St. Edmund. Simon Cooper. Peter Blakney. Simon Metwood. Richard Wilford. John Lambin. Adam Lutken. Robert Gurden. Hugh Garton. Stephen Abingdon. Hamond Chickwel or Chigwell. William Caston. Raphe Balancer. 11 Procured an Act of Parliament, "That women known to be unchaste should wear no covering on their heads except it be coloured in stripes." Ancestor of Montacute, Earl of Salisbury. Of Queenhithe Ward. 12 Ancestor of the Earl of Dartmouth. He lent money to Edward III. and married the daughter of Thomas Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick. He was beheaded in 1381 by the partisans of Wat Tyler. 13 Feasted Edward III., the King of France, the King of Scots, the King of Cyprus, the Prince of Wales, and others, and after kept his hall for all comers who were willing to play at dice and hazard. 14 From Surrey (Sir William Walworth was his apprentice), M.P. for London, and a great public benefactor. 15 M.P. for London. 16 Ancestor of the Dukes of Devonshire. 16A M.P. for London. Was appointed by Parlia Walter Foster. Thomas Brandon. Richard Notingham. Thomas Dolsel. Stephen Cavendish. Bartholomew Frostling. Simon of Benington. John of Chichester. William Holbeck. James Tame. John of St. Albans. James Andrew. Richard of Croydon. John Hiltoft. John Bukylsworth. Thomas Ireland. John Ward. Thomas of Lee, or at the Lea. William Walworth. Robert Gayton. Adam Staple. Robert Hatfield. ment, with Sir John Philpot, to be keeper of the subsidy granted to Richard II. He is reported to have killed Wat Tyler. Knighted for service in the field. Of Bridge Ward. 17 Knighted on the field. Beheaded in 1387. M.P. for London. Of Bread Street Ward. 18 From Kent. Called the "Head, Heart, and Hand of the City." A very remarkable and distinguished man. Knighted on the field. He lived in Philpot Lane. The greatest member of the Grocers' Company. M.P. for London. Of Cornhill Ward. 19 Ancestor of Marquis Cornwallis, Governor General of India. 20 See page 14. Of Cordwainer Ward. 21 Knighted on the field. Of Coleman Street Ward. 22 See page 112. 1396 A. Bamme, Goldsmith (died); and Sir R. Whittington Mercer 1397 Sir Richard Whittington (24)... وو Goldsmith ... 23 Ancestor of Chief Justice Bramston, and of T. W. Bramston, Esq., late M.P. for Essex. 24 From Pauntley, Gloucestershire. A man of great ability, benevolence, and true patriotic feeling. A promoter of education, and the friend of the learned John Carpenter. See page 18. Alderman of Broad Street Ward. The present Lord Lyttleton is descended from a Whittington of Pauntley. 244 The first Alderm. of Farringdon Within, after the division of Farringdon into two Wards. 25 The building of Guildhall commenced in his mayoralty in 1410. A public benefactor. Ancestor of the Earl of Banbury. Alderman of Dowgate. 26 M.P. for London. An apprentice of Walworth. 27 From Higham Ferrers. Brother of Archbishop Chichley. Gaye the ground for the Church of St. Stephen's, Walbrooke, and paid largely towards the erection. His will provided that 2,400 poor householders in the City should have a competent dinner on his birthday and 2d. each. Was a great benefactor to the parish of St. James, Garlick Hithe, to the Hospital of Higham Ferrers, to the Chapel of Hornchurch, Romford, and to the poor of his blood in the parishes of Higham Ferrers and Suldrop. Ancestor of Viscount Strangford. |