History of Newcastle and Gateshead . e at this time in the possession of Thomas Riddell, twicemayor and twice for Newcastle, by whose father the land hadbeen acquired and the mansion erected. August of the ordinary of the society of mettors of Newcastle, ap-pointing them to meet on the 20th day of September every year, andchoose four wardens, who were to pass accounts, and make an equaldivision of their money on the day following. A card, or table ofrates for metage, was drawn up at the same date for the guidance ofthe fraternity and those who employed them. Three years later theya
History of Newcastle and Gateshead . e at this time in the possession of Thomas Riddell, twicemayor and twice for Newcastle, by whose father the land hadbeen acquired and the mansion erected. August of the ordinary of the society of mettors of Newcastle, ap-pointing them to meet on the 20th day of September every year, andchoose four wardens, who were to pass accounts, and make an equaldivision of their money on the day following. A card, or table ofrates for metage, was drawn up at the same date for the guidance ofthe fraternity and those who employed them. Three years later theyare found sharing the lower storey of White Friar-tower, with thebricklayers, under the hall of the masons. A century and a-half later,during some alterations in the basement story of the tower, the follow-ing names were discovered in raised characters upon the plastering:—Ralph Rogerson, Thomas Forster, Thomas Jackson, Robert Todd, mettors ; Armstrong, Robson, bricklayers—being, it is supposed, the names of the stewards in Piscina in the Chapel ok the Virgin Mary Hospital. (Removed in 1844.) 3—25 194 NEWCASTLE AND GATESHEAD. [1612. 161 2. 9 and 10 James I. Bishop of Durham—William James. Mayor and Sheriff of Nezvcastle till Michaelmas :— Sir George Selby, Mayor, and Alexander Davison, Sheriff. Mayor and Sheriff elected at Michaelmas :— Mayor—Francis Anderson. Sheriff—Roger Anderson. Arms of both mayor and sheriff: Gules, three oak trees argent, acorned or ; in chief a crescent sable. The mayor and sheriff were father and son. DMISSIONS to the freedom of the hostmens companythis year were as follows:—4th January—George, son ofMatthew Matfen. 26th May—Alexander Davison,servant and apprentice to Raffe Phecocke, merchantadventurer; William Tempest, servant and apprenticeto Mr. Henry Chapman. February 20. John Hutton, rector of Gateshead, and master of King Jameshospital in that town, made his will, and died shortly after. Amongother bequests to relation
Size: 1586px × 1576px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorwelfordr, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookyear1884
