The History of Lynn, Vol. 1 [of 2]Richards, William
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The History of Lynn, Vol. 1 [of 2]
Richards, William
Fens, The (England); King's Lynn (England)
“At a colloquium, or general meeting (in the reign of Henry VII.) of
this Guild, held in St. George’s Hall, on Sunday next after the feast
of St. Fabian and St. Sebastian, September 2, John Nicholl was chosen
alderman; John Johnson, William Manning, Robert Bachelor, William
Whithed, scabins; clerk of the guild, Thomas Haw,—dean, John Gyles.
The chattels of the guild in the scabins keeping—It was then
ordained, That the skevinths shal bere all as they have done before
tyme;—Also that the said skevens shall have of every brother, on the
general day, as many as dine there 2_d._ and the morspect l_d._—Also
ordained, that Thomas Rudwell and John Lowyn shall bere the ded
money: and Thomas Rudwell received 9_s._ the said John Lowyn received
9_s._ Also that the said Thomas and John, shall give for occupying
of the ded money, by yere, 11_s._ 8_d._—Also ordained the electioners
{444} shall find to the encresse or the company and in the worchep of
God and the seynt, the furst morspech; the alderman shall find the
second with the help of the feloshep, that he may have to the profits
of the seynt.—Also, that the skevens shall bere the 3 morspechs,
beside the general day, accordyng to the beforeseid.”
The above seems to be taken from some old record relating to this gild;
Parkin then adds—
“I find at this time several men and women admitted brethren and
sisters, the men paying 2_s._ admission, and the woman 1_s._ Among
them Domps. Robs. Metford, _monachus_, and paid 2_s._ and prior
William Lobbis, or Cobbis, 2_s._ It was a mean Guild. At one
Colloquium I find expended in lervis. 9_d._ in pane 3_d._ in casu &
carn. 3_d._ _Colloq. tent. in aula Hen. Bretenham_, _Die Dominic.
prox. post fest. see. Cather. Ao. Hen. VII. 3º_.—_Colloq. Gen._ on
the feast of St. Fabian and St. Sebastian, Ao. 3, Hen. VII. John
Nichol chose alderman, &c. when it was ordered that there should be
kept 2 morspech in the yere, besides the general, and that the
skevens shall have of every brother and sister of the general day, as
many as dine and sup, 2_d._ and the morspech-pence.—_Colloq. Gen._ in
St. George’s Hall on Sunday next after the feast of St. Fabian and
St. Sebastian Henry. VII. 4º. Robert Johnson chose alderman: ordered
that there be bert one morspech in the year, besides the general day,
this morspech to be kept the Sunday before St. Margaret’s day—ordered
that the brethren and sisters dyne and sup together, and pay every
brother and sister that dine and sup 1_d._ and the morspech 1_d._
when it appeared that they had goods and chattels belonging to
them.—Ordered that the clerk’s wages shall be 12_d._ and the dean
10_d._ _per annum_. {445a} and we will that John Sturmyn shall bere
the perk money for to find the perk lights.—_Dna. Alice Belle_, a
recluse, entered and paid 1_s._—1492.
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