faced, and as often as the Maior and Aldermen take every Year. And his Clerk, such as the Serjeants of the Chamber. The Recorder and his Clerk are wont to sit at the Maior'sTable.

What the Recorder's Office was long ago determined to be, to wit, in the Year 1304, may be worthy to be read out of a Record; viz. Die Lunæ, &c. "On Monday after the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, in the 32 of King Edward, before the Lords, John le Blund, Maior, John de Burresorch, Sheriff, William de Beton, Walter de Fynchingfeld, William de Leyre, Thomas Romeyn, Adam de Fulham, John of Canterbury, Simon de Paris, John de Dunstaple, Richard de Gloucestre, Henry de Loucestre, Adam de Rokesle, &c. Aldermen, meeting together, John de Wengrave, Alderman and Recorder, was sworn, well and faithfully to render all the Judgments of the Hustengs, after the Maior and Aldermen should meet concerning their Pleas, and agreed together; and also all other Judgments touching the City of London, &c. And that he shall do Justice as well to Poor as Rich. And that all the Pleas of the Hunstengs presently after the Hustenge is finished, he shall oversee, order, and cause to be enrolled, according to the things pleaded, &c. And that he shall come prepared to dispatch the Business of the City, &c. when he shall be lawfully warned by the Maior and Bailiffs. For which Labour the aforesaid Maior and Aldermen have yielded to give the aforesaid John, Xl. Sterling by Year out of their Chamber, and 20d. of each Charter written, and each Testament enrolled in the said Hustengs, &c."

The present Recorder is Sir William Thomson, Knight.

Here follows a List of the Recorders, as they could be collected by the Industry of Mr. Wagstaff and Mr. Gibson, Town-Clerks; the latter whereof friendly communicated this to me.

☞ This List hitherto is imperfect, as they could be found in the Records.

Hereafter follow the Names of the Recorders successively.