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London Lord Mayor nominates several gentlemen for sheriffs
The Lord Mayor proposed a list of gentlemen for the office including Wilkham Leighton Charles Flower William Viner George Goodwin Bryant Barrett Henry Hughes Richard Cooper James Portis and Thomas Ellis. George Goodwin paid into the Chamber of London pool 20 marks to excuse serving as Sheriff. A proposed dock plan between London and Blackfriars Bridge is described along with a new Amethyst frigate launch at Deptford.
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Wilkham Leighton
Charles Flower
William Viner
Bowyer
George Goodwin
Wheelwright
Bryant Barrett
Wwax-Chandler
Henry Hughes
Richard Cooper
Broiderer
James Portis
Skinner
Thomas Ellis
London Bridge
Stepkney
Hugh ‘Seymour
Admiral Harvey
West Indies
Frederick
William Bentinck
Duke of Portland
Yarmouth
Archduke Charles
Deptford
Pringers
Wales
Chan
Bradbury
Wapping Wall
Wigton
Lex
Carlisle
John Ellis
Chapelshade
Dundee
Scotland
Joseph Cope
Kemes
Regiment of Windsor
Arbroath
Robert Gray
Perth