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William LOUTHE (fl.1404-18)

of London. Goldsmith.

21 Sep.1404He was elected Sheriff by the Mayor, William Askham(q.v.).

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29 Sep.He was sworn at the Guildhall. (ibid.)

13 Oct.He was present when John Hende(q.v.) was elected Mayor. (ibid.)

28 Feb.1405He and Stephen Spelman(q.v.) presided when Joan Parles, Prioress of

St.Helen(q.v.), complained of having been disseised of 5s rent by Hugh

Denton(q.v.) and his wife, Joan(q.v.).

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1406-13Alderman of Castle Baynard Ward.

(Alfred P Beaven, 'Chronological list of aldermen: 1400-1500', inThe Aldermen of the City of London Temp. Henry III - 1912(London, 1908), pp. 1-20.British History Online [accessed 27 March 2017]. )

9 May1406He was present when John de Louthe(q.v.) was convicted of adultery.

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15 Jun.He was one of those present when Geoffrey Bridgewater(q.v.) was convicted

of immorality with Agnes Wyche(q.v.). (ibid.)

11 Jul.He was one of the goldsmiths who entered into a recognisance in £200 to

the Chamberlain for the good behaviour of themselves and their servants.

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13 Oct.He was present at the Guildhall when Richard Whittington was elected

Mayor for the second time.

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13 Oct.He was one of those who were assembled in the Inner Chamber of the

Guildhall, where they received a petition from the Brewers regarding their

regulation by their Masters and Wardens.

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21 Sep.1407He was one of those present when Henry Halton(q.v.) and Henry

Pountfreyt(q.v.) were elected Sheriffs.

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13 Oct.He was one of those present at the Guildhall when William Staundon(q.v.) was

elected Mayor. (ibid.)

7 Dec.He was one of those appointed to levy the tenth and half a tenth in London

granted at the last Parliament. (ibid.)

20 Feb.1408He was one of those who received certain wide-ranging petitions from the

Commonality. (ibid.)

21 Sep.He was present at the Guildhall when Thomas Duke(q.v.) and William

Norton(q.v.) were elected Sheriffs.

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11 Oct.1409He was present when Sir Nicholas Nangyll(q.v.) was convicted of adultery.

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13 Oct.He was present when Richard Merlawe(q.v.) was elected Mayor.

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4 Nov.He was one of those who ordained that the Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen

should sit on the usual days in the principal chamber of the Guildhall.

(ibid.)

21 Sep.1410He was one of those present when John Penne(q.v.) and Thomas Pyke(q.v.)

were elected Sheriffs.

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13 Oct.He was present when Thomas Knolles(q.v.) was elected Mayor. (ibid.)

10 Dec.He was one of those who resolved the dispute between the Cordwainers and the

Cobblers. (

21 Sep.1411He was present when John Reynwell(q.v.) and Walter Cotton(q.v.) were

elected Sheriffs. (ibid.)

13 Oct.He was present when Robert Chichele(q.v.) was elected Mayor.

(ibid.)

21 Sep.1412At the Guildhall when Ralph Lobenham(q.v.) and William

Sevenoak(q.v.) were elected Sheriffs.

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13 Oct.He was present when William Waldern(q.v.) was elected Mayor.

(ibid.)

1413-ca.1419He was Alderman of Farringdon within Ward.

(Alfred P Beaven, 'Chronological list of aldermen: 1400-1500', inThe Aldermen of the City of London Temp. Henry III - 1912(London, 1908), pp. 1-20.British History Online [accessed 27 March 2017]. )

20 May1413He was present when Thomas Maior(q.v.) was convicted of adultery.

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5 Jul.He, Stephen Speleman(q.v.), William Burton(q.v.) and John Shaw(q.v.)

were appointed to levy the subsidy granted at the last Parliament for the

defence of the realm.

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21 Sep.Present when John Sutton(q.v.) and John Mitchell(q.v.) were elected

Sheriffs. (ibid.)

13 Oct.He was present when William Crowmer(q.v.) was elected Mayor.

(ibid.)

16 Feb.1414He was one of those who appointed John St.Germayn(q.v.) as Keeper of Ludgate and the prisoners there.

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21 Sep.Present when John Mitchell(q.v.) and Thomas Aleyn(q.v.) were elected Sheriffs. (

29 Sep.He was one of those present when Sir William Nechtone(q.v.), Sir John Sele(q.v.) and Sir Henry West(q.v.) were convicted of adultery.

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13 Oct.He was present when Thomas Fauconer(q.v.) was elected Mayor.

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21 Sep.1415He was present when William Cauntbrigg(q.v.) and Alan Everard(q.v.) were elected Sheriffs. (ibid.)

13 Oct.1416He was present when Henry Barton(q.v.) was elected Mayor.

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20 Apr.1417He was present at a meeting of the Common Council.

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19 Aug.He was one of those who made an ordinance that the grant of a plot of

vacant land in Houndsditch to Henry Hornottstede(q.v.) should hold good.

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13 Oct.He was present when Richard Merlawe(q.v.) was elected Mayor.

(ibid.)

10 Jan.1418He was present at a meting of the General Court at the Guildhall.

(ibid.)

10 Jan.He was one of those who seized the guardianship of William, son of John

Bryan. The guardianship was the subject of a dispute between William

Sevenoak(q.v.) and William Haute and his wife, Margaret.

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14 December 2007

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