[256fl
 

10 July 1589—15 July 1590.      ii.wkins.
 

R. Newberiy.
Cr. Oawood.
 

[The following Act of Common Council of 16th June 1591, with the documents reprinted at p. 552 and at p. 558,
explain the nature of the Company's venture and reward in the London contingent to Lord Thomas Howard's and
Sir Walter Raleigh's expeditions of 1591-2: and also the special Cash Abstract onjj. 569.]

iTor tfte pxmtwi fawfelung of six ^Mm^ ^^^ ^w^ ^S^^^s^

} this Common Counsaile it is enacted graunted and agreed at the request of the Queenes most
excellent maiestie signified to the Lord maiour by letters from the right honorable the Lord
Treasorer and Lord Admirall of England that six shippes of warre and one Pynnesse shalbe
forthwith taken vpp, furnished, and had in a redinesse by this Citie for hir maiesties service
by Sea./ And that all manner of Charges for providing, victualling, mannynge, and furnishing
of the same for five monthes from the time of their first setting forth, shalbe wholly defraied
and borne by and among all the seuerall halles of this Citie./ And that Thomas Bramley haberdasher
Thomas Cordell mercer and others the Comitties lately appointed for theise services or any six or more
of them shall from time to time as shalbe needefull take the Charge and care for the accomplishment
thereof in all thinges And that William Lathes and William Ravbnsoroft shall from time to time
attend vppon the saide Committies. And for the more indifferent vsage in the rateng and assessing of all
the seuerall halles of this Citie towardes the performance of this service It is also enacted graunted and
agreed that Hugh Offley and Riohard Saltonstall Aldermen, John Edmondes fishmonger, Baldwyn
Dereham mercer, Richard Yong grocer, and Richard Bowdler draper shall forthwith rate and assesse
an equall proporcion vppon all and euery the saide halles for the levying of the some of seaven thousand
four hundred poundes for the charges of the saide service, whereof two third partes of that some to be
levyed forthwith, and all the rest thereof within one moneth next after the Departure of the saide shippes
forth of the River of Thames. And that John Gerrard haberdassher and Benedict Barneham draper
shalbe the treasurers for receipt and payment of the saide somme, And they nor either of shall disburse or
pay out any parte of the saide some for performance of this service foresaide, But by warrant in writing
to be directed vnto them from the saide Committies vnder theire handes or any six or more of them at
the least.
 

®fte senevall Mates* of tfte €ont|>a«tes5 ftetet>n5)ret natnetr^ (ii|t /
 

[The Companies and Crafts are not arranged here in any precise order.]
 

jSishmongers . .
mercers ....
Grocers ....
Drapers ....
Gouldsmithes . .
Haberdashers . .
Marchaunttailours
Skynners ....
Salters . . . .
Ire[n]mongers . .
Vinteners . . .
Clothworkers   .   .
 

Tylors and

Brickl[ay]ers
Bowyers   .
ffletchers   .
Blacksmithes
Joyners    .
Weavers   .
Woolmen .
Woodmongers
Scryveners
ffrewterers
Plasterers .
Brownebakers
 

339H 0

492    0

626    0

460  16

485    8

614    8

661  12

331  16

388    8

344    0

312    0

419    0
 

12 0
3 4
2 8
9 12

24   0
 

16
2
 

0
8

32   0

64   0

9 12

5 12

16   0
 

6174   8 0
 

Dyers ....
Brewers . . .
Lethersellers .
Pewterers . .
Cutlers . . .
Whitebakers .
Waxchaundlers
Tallow chaimdlers
Armorers . .
Girdlers . . .
Butchers. . .
Sadlers    .   .   .
 

Stacioners
Imbroderom's
Vpholders \i. e.
 

Minstrelles
Tui'nours . .
Basket makers
Glasiers    .   .
 

160li

160

120

60

27

80

12

48

8

120

18

80
 

80
20

8
 

0 0
 

0
2 8
9 12
4 16
4 16
 

129 12 0
 

Carpenters.
Cordwayners
Barboursurgeons
Paintersteyners
Curriom'S .
Masons.   .
Plom[b]ers
Inholders .
ffounders   .
Poulter[er]s
Cookes .    .
Cowpers    .
 

301i

60

80

8

8

16
12
40
16
16
40
40
 

Somma
Summa
Summa
Summa

Summa
Summa totallis
 

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

_____0

366 0 0

5174 8 0
893 0 0
366 0 0
196 16 0
129 12 0

6759 16 0
 

196 16 0
 

Hughe Offley alderman
Richard Saltonstall alderman
 

John Edmondes
Baldwin Dbereham
 

I. 614
 

Richard Yonge
Richard Bowdler./

Journal 23, (seejt?. Al^),fol. 31 and 31 h. ]

[Continued at p. 658 where the Precept for this Assessment is reprinted.]