The Rt. Hon. Mountague Venables, Earl of Abingdon, was unanimously elected a freeman...

The Rt. Hon. Mountague Venables, Earl of Abingdon, was unanimously elected a freeman and an Alderman of the City in the place of the Rt. Hon. Richard Earl Rivers, late Alderman, deceased. Three or more of the Justices of the Peace of the City were to wait upon him to acquaint him with this order, and to desire him to condescend to accept the freedom and the office of Alderman.

Upon reading the report on Thomas Bolland's petition, it was ordered that he might have a grant in fee-farm of the row desired before his house in Bridge Street (dimensions stated) for a fine of 25s.

Upon reading the report on Robert Gregg's petition, it was ordered that he might have a grant in fee-farm of the ground desired (dimensions stated) for a fine of 20s. He was to leave a convenient way from the garden wall of Mr. Robert Anderson.

It was ordered that search should be made for an order, supposed to be made within the past two years, against granting leases for longer than three lives or twenty-one years, and that it should be read at the next Assembly.

(ZA/B/3/198v) Further time was to be given until the next Assembly for making reports on the petitions of Thomas Duke and Samuel Dannald, and for appointing convenient places for stacking gorse.

Francis Bassano, gent. was to be admitted to the freedom gratis as he had presented the City with three pictures then in the Pentice.

The Treasurers were to allow £4 towards levelling the old quarry or yard at the back of the House of Correction. The master of the House was to bear the residue of the charge.