"Lord Mayor and this Affembly went into the Sheriffs' "Court, and then the Queen's Majestie's Writt for choofing of two Burgeffes was read openly, and then "the faid Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Freeholders, "which were prefent at the Nomination of the faid "Burgeffes the 28th of October, did fully confent, chufe, " and elect William Robinson and Robert Brook, Aldermen, to be Burgeffes, and then one Pair of Inden"tures were prefently fealed by my Lord Mayor and Twenty-four, in the Names of all the reft of Free"holders of the one Part, and the Sheriffs of the other "Part." An ACCOUNT of the POLL for the City of YORK in the fix laft contefted Elections. Sir William Robinson, Bart. 1368 Sir William Robinson, Bart. Sir William Milner, Bart. Candidates in 1713 835 Tobias Jenkins, Efq. 802 1388 1714 Tobias Jenkins, Efq. 1225 844 1421 1722 Edward Thompfon, Efq. 1399 Tancred Robinson, Efq. 1076 Edward Thompson, Efq. 1447 Godfrey Wentworth, Esq. 1325 1741 Sir John Lifter Kaye, Bart. 1315 1115 William Thornton, Efq. 1758 Robert Lane, Efq. 994 Charles Turner, Esq. 828 1774 Lord John Cavendish 807 Martin Bladen Hawke, Efq. 647 * In this Contest, as appears by the Numbers compared with the former, about 400 Freemen were made to ferve a Turn, at the Expence of one of the Candidates. A CATALOGUE of the MAYORS and BAILIFFS, LORD MAYORS and SHERIFFS of the City of YORK. About the Year 1140 Nigell was Mayor of York in the Time of Stephen. * A. D. A. R. 1195 Drugo Berentine in the Reign of Richard I. Took Flower, Father of St. Robert of Knaresbrough, was twice Mayor of York in the fame Reign. † In 1219 Thomas Palmer, Mayor. † 1225 Henry de Sexdecim Vallibus, or Sezevaux, Mayor in the Time of Henry III. † In 1230 Hugo de Seleby, Mayor. ‡ H E N 1249 33 Nicholas Orgar de Calvo Monte, or Chamont 1259 43 Hugo de Creffy 1260 44 The fame. 1263 47 John de Seleby 1271 56 Walter de Stokes Adam de Cerf || E D W A 12731 John le Efpicer, fen. aut Apotecarius ‡‡ 1274 2 Rob. de Bromholme 1275 3 John de Bromholme 1 *Stowe's Chron. Leland. Coll. &c. Thofe marked thus † are from Sir Tho. Widdrington, from public Records. Thofe marked thus ‡, are from the Leiger-Book of Fountain's Abbey, as Witneffes. From an old Record in the Fairfax Family as Witneffes. **This Lift, from 1273, is taken chiefly from Lawyer Hildyard's, printed in 1664, except, where upon good Authority, as antient Charters, public Records, &c. there has been Reafon to alter it. 11 John le Efpicer is called Johannes Apotecarius, as a Witness to an old Grant to Fountain's. Le Efpicer is an old French Term for what we now call a Druggift. In Italian an Apothecary is called fo at this Day. E D W A.D. A. R. MAYORS. 1276 4 John de Bromholme z 1277 5 John de Bromholme 1278 6 Walter de Stokes 1279 7 Walter de Stokes A RD I. BAILIFFS. Nich. de Selby, Pet. de Santon, Nic. le Efpicer, Nic. de Selby, John le Efpicer, John de Co- 1280 87 Thefe three Years the City was in the King's Hands, and Richard de Rummundeby was Cuftos of it. 1281 1282 10 1289 17 In the King's Hands 1290 18 Roger Bafy 1 1291 19. John le Espicer 1 1292 20 1293 21 1294 22 1295 23 1296. 24 Joh. del Liffington, W. Sleghte Rog. de Carlton, Clem. Ponte The fame Will. Lyngtayle, Steph. le Caldronne, Rob. de Heffay Thefe five Years the Government of the City was in the King's Hands; in 1292, Roger de Easingwald, and after Sir John de Melía, or Maux, Knights, were 1297 25 Nich. de Langton I 1298 26 James le Fleming I 1299 27 John Sampson, knt. 3 1300 28 John Sampfon, knt. 4 1301 29 John le Efpicer 1, Son, of the former John 1302 30 John le Efpicer 2 1303 31 John le Efpicer 3 1304 32 John le Efpicer 4 1305 33 A. de Bolingbroke 1 1306 34 Nich. de Langton 2 C 2 5 Simon Sichman, John Boni, Joh. de Appleby, Walt. Gower, EDWARD 1308 2 John de Afkam 2 1309 3 A. de Bullingbroke 2 1310 4 Rob. le Meeke 1 13115 Nich. le Fleming I 1312 6 Nich. ie Fleming 2 1313 7 Nich le Fleming 3 1314 8 Nich. le Fleming 4 1315 9 Nich. le Fleming 5 1316 10 Nich. le Fleming 6 1317 11 Rob. le Meeke 2 1318 12 Tho. de Redneffe 1319 13 Nich. le Fleming 71320 14 Rob. le Meeke 3 3321 15 Rob. le Meeke 4 1322 16 Nic. Langton 1, eldesk Son to the former Nich. 1323 17 Nich. de Langton 2 1324 18 Nich. de Langton 3 1325 19 Nich. de Langton 4 R D II. BAILIFFS Rog. de Allerton, Rog. de Ro Waft. de Scotton, Ric. de Duf- John Raine, John Bachelfay, Henry Calvehird, Rich. Tin- Nich. Foulks, Rob. de Molíby, John de Colne, Nigel. le Pot- Simon Gower, William Icon, A. D. A. R. 1332 E D WARD 7 Nich. Langton II 1333 8 Nich. Langton 12 1334 9 Hen. de Belton 1335 10 Hen. de Belton 2 1336 11 Hen. de Belton 3 1337 12 Hen. de Belton 4 1338 13 Nich, Langton 1339 14 Hen. de Belton 5 1340 15 Nich. Langton 15 1341 16 Nich. Langton 16 1342 17 Nich. Langton 17 1343 18 Nich. Foukes 1344 19 John de Shereburn I 1345 20 John de Shereburn 2 1346 21 John de Shereburn 3 III. Hen. le Colbeter, Will. Fyske, Rich. de Leceftre, Miles de Will. de Holme, Rad. de Stay- John Redman, John Hanfard, Rob. Walsh, Rich. Farome, Will. de Sutton, Tho. de Eft rington, John de Eshton John Langton, Tho. Myton. John de Clervaux, Nich. San- wyke, Rich. Amcoats Will. de Swanland, Hen. Godburne, John Firebofe John de Alverton, Will. de Be verley, Rob. de Howme Will. Burton, Rich. Seaton, Rob. Faceby C 3 Will. Savage, Hen. Kelfeld, EDWARD |