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11 July 1579—11 July 1580.          j.Gonneia.
 

I J. Harison.
I G. Bishop.
 

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[At folio 156 h of Vol. 20 of the Journals of the Court of Common Council (see p. 473) is a copy of the Lord Mayor's Order
for Gunpowder.   Besides illustrating the entries at p20. 470, 473, 477, it is interesting as giving us the form of a precept.

The present one was addressed either to the Grocers' or the Mercers' company; the quantities varying in other cases
according to the succeeding List, which also ranks the Stationers' highly among the other minor Companies of the City.

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heare[as] we haue receyued order from the queenes most honorable pryvye councell that
certen provision of gone powder shalbe made to remayne within the cytty aswell for the
better defense thereof in tymes of perill and daunger as also for the present service of the
same if neede require which provision we haue thought good shold be made by the
seuerall compeneys of this cytty after a ratable and proporcionable allotment and by them seuerally to be
kept in their owne halles or other conuenient places with order by her maiesties councell determined and
proporcionable allotment by vs made and appointed we haue thought good to signifye vnto you Theis are
therefore to will you and in her maiesties name to commaund you that with convenient speede you cause
to be provided for your compeney xviij fyrkins of gonne powder called corne powder euery fyrkin to
conteyne Ix^i weight at the least and so muche more as you think good and the same so provided you
cause to be placed in some conuenient place within your halle or ells wheare within the cytty to be reddy
as occasion shall serue and the same so provided that you aduertise me thereof as also the apte and
conuenient place ye meane to bestow it in

ff'ayle ye not heereof as you will answere for the contrary at your perill    Geven at the guildhall of the
cytty of London the xix^h of August 1574

Sebright /
 

fyrkins of
Mercers ....
Grrocers ....
Drapers

ffishmongers . .
Gold smithes . .
Skinners . . .
Merchaunttaylours
haberdashers . .
Salters ....
Ire [n] mongers
Vinteners . . .
Clothworkers . .
Dyers ....
Brewers

I. 488
 

powder                       fyrkins of

xviij        Lethersellers    .    .

xviij        Talloughchaundelers

xvj        Cutlers    .    .    .

X       Pewterers    .

xij        Sadlers    .    .    .

viij        Barborss[u]rgions

xvj        Gyrdlers      .    .

xiiij        Cordweyners

viij        Inholders     .    .

viij        Cowpers .    .    .

viij        Carpenters   .    .

X        Bowtchers   .    .

iiij        Cookes   .    .    .

vj        Scryveners .    .
 

powder          fyrkins of powder

iiij        Stacioners   .    . iij

iij        Curriors.    .    .    j

ij        Armorers   >    .    j

ij        Plom[b]ers      .    j

iiij        Paynters     .    .    j

j        Powlter[er]s   .

ij        Tylers   .    .    .    j

iiij        Masons .    .    .

ij        Woodmongers

iij        Playsterers .    .

ij        Blacksmithes   .

ij        jffrewterers .    .    j

iij        Weyvers    .    .    j ]