Villa Bedford’. Communia Consilia et Communes Aule ibidem tempore Johannis Hancocke gen’, Maioris ville predicte, scilicet, incipiente in festo Michaelis, anno regni Regis Caroli XXIII°, finiente in festo Michaelis, anno regni eiusdem Regis XXIIII°.
Nomina Consilii, videlicet:—
Collegium Burgensium, videlicet:—Johannes Hancocke gen’, Maior;
Robertus Bamforth, Franciscus Banister, doctor in Med’, Thomas Spencer, Stephanus Luxford, Johannes Easton, Thomas Paradyne, Thomas Hawes, Johannes Whitaker, Willeimus Paley, Simon Beckett sen’, Robertus Bell, Johannes Grewe, Aldermanni;
Thomas Crofts, Willeimus Beckett jun’, Ballivi;
Georgius Paradyne, Robertus Fitzhughe, Camerarii;
Thomas Comes Cleveland, Thomas Dominus Wentworth, Franciscus Crawley miles, Oliverus Luke miles, Beauchamp St. John mil’, Lodovicus Dyve mil’, Samuel Luke mil’, Willeimus Boteler mil’, Willeimus Pallmer mil’, Anthonius St. John ar’, Ounslow Wynche ar’, Thomas Rolt ar’, Oliverus Boteler ar’, Oliverus Luke ar’, Thomas Boteler gen’, Franciscus Boteler gen’, Johannes Boteler gen’, Johannes Albanye gen’, Simon Beckett fil’ Simonis Beckett, Ricardus Beckett, Samuel Beckett, Simon Beckett fil’ Ricardi Beckett, Robertus Beckett, Willeimus Beckett sen’, Thomas Beckett, Oliverus Bromhall gen’, Willeimus Bletsoe gen’, Johannes Beard alias Farmer sen’, Johannes Beard alias Farmer jun’, Willeimus Beard alias Farmer, Robertus Bamforth jun’, Willeimus Bamforth, Nicholaus Cockayne ar’, Theodoras Crowley clericus, Johannes Crawley, Robertus Christye, Edwardus Croote, Robertus Faldo, Johannes Faldo, Henricus Fitzhughe, Franciscus Fitzhughe, Thomas Foskett, Georgius Goodwyn, Nathaniel Goodwyn, Willeimus Joy gen’, Willeimus Lawrence, Willeimus Millward sen’, Willeimus Millward jun’, Thomas Paradyne jun’, Ricardus Paradyne, Johannes Paradyne, Robertus Paradyne, Thomas Paley, Johannes Spencer fil’ Johannis Spencer nuper Aldermanni, Thomas Spencer fil’ dicti Johannis Spencer nuper Aldermanni, Willeimus Spencer, Johannes Sewster, Willeimus Scott gen’, Henricus Turnor gen’, Edwardus Wilbone, Thomas Watts alias Wattson, Willeimus West, Johannes West, Robertus West, (Willeimus Yeomansi).
Consilium Communitatis, videlicet :—Willeimus Lavender, Johannes White, Johannes Medborne, Johannes Newton, Willeimus Waters, Johannes Spencer sen’, Willeimus Faldo sen’, Willeimus Faldo jun’, Ricardus Mightnall, Johannes Symmes, Willelmus Crofts, Thomas Pare, Robertus Males.
Villa Bedford’. Commune Consilium tentum in Camera Guildhalle ibidem per Johannem Hancocke gen’, Ma iorem ville predicte, die Veneris, scilicet primo die Septembris, anno regni domini nos tri Caroli, Dei gratia Anglie, Scotie, Francie et Hibernie Regis, Fidei Defensoris etc. vicesimo quarto.