1450. Niclas Wyfforde. 1451. William Gregory. 1452. Geffrey Feldyng. 1453. Johan Norman. 1454. Stephen Forster. 1455. William Marowe. 1456. Thomas Caning, or Canings. 1457. Geffrey Boleyn, or Boleine. 1458. Thomas Scot. 1459. William Henlyn. 1460. Richard Lee. 1461. Hugh Wyche. 1470. Johan Stockton. 1476. Rauf Josselyne, again. 1484. Thomas Hylle. 1488. Robert Tate. 1489. William White. 1501. Sir Johan Shaa. 1502. Bartholomew Reed. 1503. Sir William Capell. 1504. John Wyngar, or Winger. 1505. Thomas Knesworth. 1506. Sir Richard Haddon. 1507. William Browne; again in 1513. 1508. Stephen Jenyns. 1509. Thomas Bradbury. 1510. Henry Keble. 1511. Roger Aichiley. 1512. Sir William Copinger. 1513. Sir William Browne1; John Tate. 1514. George Monoux. 1515. Sir William Butler. 1516. John Rest. 1517. Sir Thomas Exmewe. 1518. Thomas Mirfine. 1519. Sir James Yarford. 1520. Sir John Bruge. 1521. Sir John Milborne. 1522. Sir John Munday. 1523. Sir Thomas Baldry, or Baldrie. 1524. Sir William Bailey. 1525. Sir John Allen. 1544. Sir William Laxton. 1546. Sir Henry Hubarthorne. 1547. Sir John Gresham. 1548. Sir Henry Amcotes. 1549. Sir Rowland Hill: first Protestant lord mayor. 1550. Sir Andrew Jude. 1551. Sir Richard Dobbes. 1557. Sir Thomas Curteis. 1558. Sir Thomas Leigh, or Lee. 1559. Sir William Huet. 1560. Sir William Chester. 1561. Sir William Harper. 1562. Sir Thomas Lodge. 1563. Sir John White. 1570. Sir Rowland Heyward. 1571. Sir William Allen. 1572. Sir Lionel Ducket. 1573. Sir John Rivers. 1574. James Hawes. 1575. Ambrose Nicholas. 1576. Sir John Langley. 1579. Sir Nicholas Woodrofe. 1582. Sir Thomas Blancke. 1586. Sir George Barne. 1587. Sir George Bond. 1588. Martin Calthorp, or Colthrop. 1589. Sir John Hart. 1590. John Allot. 1591. Sir William Web. 1 Thus marked, died within the year of their mayoralty. 1592. Sir William Rowe. 1593. *Sir Cuthbert Buckle. 1594. Sir John Spencer. 1596. Sir Henry Billingsly. 1597. Sir Richard Saltenstall. 1598. Sir Stephen Some, or Soame. 1599. Sir Nicholas Mosley. 1600. Sir William Ryder. 1601. Sir John Gerrard. 1602. Robert Lee. 1603. Sir Thomas Bennet. 1604. Sir Thomas Low. 1614. Sir John Haves. 1618. Sir Sebastian Harvey. 1625. Sir Allen Cotton. 1626. Sir Cuthbert Aket. 1629. Sir James Cambell. 1656. John Dethick. 1660. Sir Thomas Alleyne. 1669. Sir William Turner. 1679. Sir James Edwards. 1683. Sir William Prichard.3 1684. Sir Henry Tulse; appointed by the king's commission, during pleasure. 1685. Sir James Smith. 1686. Sir Robert Jeffery. 1687. Sir John Peake. 1688. Sir John Shorter. [Sir John Shorter died Sept. 4, and sir John Eyles was the next day appointed to succeed him by the king.- Chron. Brit.] Sir John Chapman. 1627. Sir Hugh Hammersley. 1628. Sir Richard Deane. 1630. Sir Robert Ducy. 1646. Sir Thomas Adams. 1647. Sir John Gayre: committed to the Tower.1 1648. Sir John Warner. 1649. Sir Abraham Reynardson: committed to the Tower by the parliament.2 1650. Thomas Foote. 1651. Thomas Andrews. 1689. Sir Thomas Pilkington. 1652. John Kendrek. 1653. John Fowkes. 1654. Thomas Vyner 1655. Christopher Pack. 1712. Sir Robert Beachcroft. 1713. Sir Richard Hoare. 1714. Sir Samuel Stanier, or Stainer. 1715. Sir William Humphreys. 1 Confined on a charge of treason, in being concerned in a tumult on the 26th of July. 2 Imprisoned, deprived of his office, and fined 2000., for refusing to proclaim the act of parliament for abolishing kingly government. Sir William Prichard, who had been arrested during his year of office, brought his action the year after, against Thomas Papillon, for making his arrest, and detaining him in prison, and the defendant having proved no just or probable cause of action, sir William obtained a verdict, the jury giving him damages to the amount of 10,000.- Chron. Brit. 1768. Hon. Thomas Harley: son of Edward, 1829. William Thompson. third earl of Oxford. 1769. Samuel Turner. 1830. John Crowder. 1833. Sir Peter Laurie, knt. 1834. Charles Farebrother. 1835. Henry Winchester. [Committed to the Tower, March 27, by 1836. William Taylor Copeland. 1771. Brass Crosby. the house of commons.] 1772. William Nash. 1773. James Townshend. 1774. Frederick Bull. 1837. Thomas Kelly. 1838. Sir John Cowan, bart. 1839. Samuel Wilson. 1840. Sir Chapman Marshall, knt. 1 Sir William Domville entertained as Lord Mayor, on June, 18, 1814, H. R. H. the prince regent of England, the emperor of Russia, the king of Prussia, and a great concourse of British and foreign princes and nobles, at a sumptuous banquet given in Guildhall. 1841. Thomas Johnson. 1842. John Pirie; created a baronet, in honour of the birth of the prince of Wales. 1843. John Humphrey. 1844. Sir William Magnay, bart. 1845. Michael Gibbs. 1846. John Johnson. 1847. Sir George Carroll, knt. 1848. John Kinnersley Hooper. 1849. Sir James Duke, bart. 1850. Thomas Farncomb. 1851. Rt. hon. John Musgrove. The PRESENT Lord Mayor of London. The years mentioned in the preceding roll are the "years of office," those in which the Lord Mayors, respectively, SERVED. In the years preceding these dates, the lord mayors (on November 9) are inaugurated. We follow the historians of London, Stowe, Seymour, Noorthouck, and others, in this arrangement, which has also been adopted by Allen, whose work appeared as recently as 1828. THE COMMON SERJEANT OF LONDON. THE Common Serjeant is a legal officer of the corporation, and sits as a judge in the trial of criminal offences. He attends the lord mayor and court of aldermen on court days, and acts in council with them upon all occasions, within and without the precincts of the liberties of the city. It is also a part of his duty to attend the meetings of the liberty at large when assembled in the common hall. He also attends the court of aldermen and common council. Formerly, he had the care of the Orphans' Estates, taking care of them to the best of his judgment and their best advantage; but this portion of his duty is now become obsolete. - · Allen. THE CHAMBERLAIN OF LONDON. THIS is an officer of considerable trust, and although he is annually chosen on Michaelmas-day, yet he continues in office during life. As treasurer of the corporation, he has the receipt of all their rents and other revenues, and the payment of all salaries, charges, and other outgoings; as also the custody of all the accounts of that body, and keeps all the records concerning freemen. He holds the judicial power of admission to the freedom of the city. — Allen. In connexion with the Corporation of London are, besides the above high officers, the TOWN-CLERK (an appointment now (1850) held by Mr. Serjeant Merewether), COMMON PLEADERS, now Messrs. Archer Ryland, Henry Randell, and John Locke; a COMPTROLLER, now Mr. Saunders; and a CITY REMEMBRANCER, now Mr. Tyrrell, with, of course, numerous officers of inferior degree. Appointed by the court to April 13, 1772. Declined the Feb. 1, 1785. Feb. 12, 1786: resigned to lord Cornwallis. 1 Mr. Holwell was one of the 146 British gentlemen, merchants, and others, in the service of the East India Company, who were seized by order of the nabob, Surajah Dowlah, and thrust into a dungeon called the "Blackhole," in the fort of Calcutta, by his soldiers, on the fatal night of June 20, 1756, and was one of the very few who came forth alive. The soldiers saw that the place was too small for such a number, but were afraid to awaken the nabob, then asleep, for further orders. One hundred and twenty-three of the sufferers died before morning, having been suffocated by the heat, crushing, and stench of a dungeon only eighteen feet square. Calcutta was retaken next year, and the nabob was deposed and put to death by his successor.- Holwell's India Tracts. 2 His lordship was advised of his appointment before he left India but he declined it, and on his arrival at Deal, he addressed the court under date of Jan. 8, 1786, stating his reasons for not accepting the government, observing, also, that Mr. Macpherson had already succeeded to Mr. Hastings. Lord Macartney had been pre Official Records. viously, as will be seen, governor of Madras. — |