Stow gave a list of the Portreeves from the time of the Conquest. In the additional matter printed by Hearne in his edition of William of Newbury is given, from a register of Holy Trinity, Aldgate, what must be another copy of Stow's authority for the early sheriffs for which he cited a book "sometime belonging to St. Albans." Both may come from the old book called "_Domysday_," by Fabyan. In the list given by Hearne the names are much less corrupt than in Stow's list; and as it ends with the year 1222 it must have been an early document. The Chronicle of the Mayors and Sheriffs gives still another list from the first year of Richard onward, and so far as they overlap, the three can be compared.[208] According to Hearne's list the principal governor of the citizens of London in the days of the Confessor was Wulfgar, called _Portshyreve_. In the reign of William Rufus, Geoffrey de Magnaville was _vicecomes_ and R. del Parc _præpositus_. In the time of Henry I. came Hugo de Boch' [Bochland], v., and Leofstan, p. Albericus de Ver, v., and Robertus de Berquereola, p., followed. In the reign of Stephen we have the names of Gilbertus Beket, v., and Andreas Buchuint, p. Under Henry II. Petrus filius Walteri was vicecomes, then Johannes filius Nigelli, then Ernulfus Buchel, then Willelmus filius Isabellæ, the last of whom was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Aldgate. Richard I. was crowned September 1189. In his days first began to be two vicecomites at the same time, who were usually chosen 21st September. In his first year they were Henricus Cornhill and Ricardus filius Reneri. The Chronicle of the Mayors and Sheriffs begins with these same two names of what it calls the "first sheriffs of London, in the first year of the reign of King Richard." It, however, places this in 1188; then follow other pairs of names as in Stow, but all a year earlier, till 1206, when Serlo le Mercer and Henry de Saint Auban are interpolated, probably by mistake, unless they merely occupied the position for the portion of a year. From the Pipe Rolls and St. Paul's documents many more facts as to the sheriffs can be gathered, and Mr. Round's article on the "Early Administration of London," in his _Geoffrey de Mandeville_, must be taken as the starting-point for any complete inquiry. * * * * * _The first Mayor._--The institution of the mayoralty is put in the year 1188 by the Chronicle of the Mayors and Sheriffs. In Hearne's list, under 1208, is entered Henry son of Alwin son of Leofstan, first of the mayors of London, who were chosen St. Edward's day (13th October).