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THE QUAKERS TO PAY TOLLERATION MONEY.
That notice be publickly given to-morrow, that from Monday next the toll and Custom of this City,.formerly received, shall be again received, and on Saturday next said customs and gateage shall be publickly set to cant. Present-The 1\fayor; Recorder; Alden. Dunscombe, Bayly, Wright; Sher. Greene; Mr. Ronaine, Mr. Perry, Mr. Terry, Ald. Webber, Mr. Hull, Mr. Crone, Mr. Browne. 10 Nov., 1690. Whereas, that several emergencies of this City require that the Council should be often convened, and whereas through the neglect, or accidentally through business happening, a full Council seldom appears, the quorum being 13; to prevent which it is ordered: that for the time to come, nine persons of the Council being met together on a summons shall be taken as a full Council, and those not appearing on such summons (so that the Council be laid by), shall forfeit 2s. 6d. each, to be levied off their goods ,by the Serjeants, to be distributed amongst the poor, unless they show good / cause to the Mayor. '{.4 That Jon. Hammon and other Quakers pay their tolleration money as usual, or in default they loose the benefit of the tolleration, and pay petty duties and gateage. That the Mayor, on receiving a year's rent, ending Michrelmas last, have power and is ordered to give discharges unto the fee-farmers of the Marsh, And as for the fee-farme which Ald. Dunscombe hath of the King's Marsh, as he hath not enjoyed the same for some years, he is ordered to be dis- charged without payment of any rent unto Michrelmas last. That the Mayor for the ensueing year have an allowance of 200li. ster. That the Mayor receive from Mr. Lumley such sums as shall arise out of the petty duties, to defray the sudden emergencies of this Corporation; That Colonel Hastings be presented with his freedom in a silver box. The names of those who have lent money to the public use of the Cor- poration, to be allowed out of their rents due to the Corporation as they become due, and t.hose who have no holding from the Corporation o·ut of the first public money :-Mr. Mayor, 5li., Ald. Dunscombe, 5l·i., Ald. Rogers, 5li., Ald. Webber, 5li., Ald. Hoare, 5li., Mr. Crone, 5li. Present-The Mayor ; Alden. Dunscombe, Finch, Bayly, Wright, Rogers, Webber, Hoare; Mr. Ronaine, Mr. Perry, Mr. Hull, ~1r. Crone, Ald. Mills.
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