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Floruit: 1655–1680
Floruit 1655 (A) — 1680 (B); Male, married
Life Events
| Event |
Date |
Source
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| Birth |
1631 |
O.D.N.B. = 16331/2
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| Death |
- on 25 Mar 1680 Woodhead; O.D.N.B. - about March or April 1680 |
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| Burial |
1680 St.Sepulchre Monument in St.Sepulchre. |
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Will
| Will (Ref., Piece, Image) |
Will Dates |
Intestate |
Probate Dates |
Administration Dates |
Comments
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PROB 11/362, Bath Quire Numbers 1-59, 456/452
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PRO - Alderman of the City of London of City of London. ---
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Family Relationships
Livery Companies
| Company |
Source
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| Stationers' Company |
McKenzie, D.F. (1974), #4812
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Stationers' Company Titles (1)
| Title |
From |
To |
Notes
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| Assistant |
1667-11-12 |
1676-10-19 |
Chosen; First attendance; Last attendance
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Occupations (1)
| Occupation |
Comment
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| Bookseller |
Apprentice; Master
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Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
Had Apprentice(s): (1)
Addresses (1)
| Date |
Address |
Trade at Addr |
Source |
Comment
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| 1655, (1655-) |
St Paul's Churchyard |
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- over against the little North Door
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Events (16)
| Date |
Event type |
Description
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| 17 Apr 1648 |
Bound |
to Thomas Whitaker (LBT/09140)
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| 9 Nov 1648 |
Bound |
also in the Drapers' Company to his father John Davies. Rivington = "a formality undertaken to enable him to acquire the freedom of the Drapers' Company ---"
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| 24 Apr 1655 |
Freed - Servitude |
- as Davis
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| 5 Oct 1657 |
Appr - Binding |
Francis Hawes (LBT/12238)
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| 22 Jan 1664 |
Cloathed |
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| 12 Nov 1667 |
Court |
Chosen as an Assistant - having been chosen, Alderman (19 Sep 1667) and knighted (23 Oct 1667), Davies was immediately elected to the Court and, at the earliest occasion, to the Mastership. See further note below -
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| 30 Jun 1668 |
Renter Warden |
fined. See Further Notes.
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| 30 Jun 1668 |
Under Warden |
fined - twice
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| 30 Jun 1668 |
Upper Warden |
fined - twice
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| 4 Jul 1668 |
Master [Stationers'] |
Served 1668/1669
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| 8 Jul 1668 |
Court |
Attended - first
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| 3 Jul 1669 |
Master [Stationers'] |
Served 1669/1670
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| 4 Sep 1676 |
Court |
Attended - last
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| 19 Oct 1676 |
Court |
Translated to the Draper's Company on his choice for Lord Mayor
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| 19 Oct 1676 |
Translated |
See Further Notes
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| 25 Mar 1680 |
Died |
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Attendance prior to 5 Aug 1695 remains to be listed
Further Notes
Renter Warden - Davies having been chosen Alderman (19 Sep 1667) and nighted (23 Oct 1667), he was immediately elected to the Court and, at the earliest occasion, to the Mastership. On 30 Jun 1668, just prior to that election a delegation of Assistants was sent to wait on him "to acquaint him with severall Fines due -- uppon his admittance to this Table", presumably his Renter Warden fine and, if he was to be Master, his fines for Under and Upper Warden. Davies must have agreed to the fines for he was duly elected Master, but as late as Jun 1672 the Company was still trying to collect the money due." --- Translation - According to the tradition by which a Lord Mayor had to belong to one of the twelve major companies Davies was translated to the Drapers' Company just prior to being elected to the Mayoralty. --- Educated at St.Paul's School. --- Woodhead, J.R. (1965) - identifies him with the wrong apprentice - Ald Farringdon Without, 19 Sep 1667-Mar 1680(d). He inherited through his m a part of Hugh Audley's fortune. Lands Yorks, Essex. Col Orange Regt, 1677-80. Commsr for Lieut, 1677. "A mean spirited person" - Account of the Aldermen, 1672 [BL, Stow MS 186]. ---
Sources and References
| Original Sources |
Comments
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| Stationers' Company - Binding and Freedom Records - McKenzie, D.F. (1974), #4812 |
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SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
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Dictionary of National Biography - article by John Considine
MLT Note: Plomer - some confusion
