Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-28
MAYORS WAS A TOUGH JOB,
In Ii Fourteenth Century His Path
Was Not Strewn with Eoses.

In the Fourteenth Century His Path
Was Not Strewn with Roses.
The corporation Of Beverley, En-.
gland, is to be congratulated on the DOS.
session of an almost unrivaled series of
town records, running back to the year
1874 and shedding light ON many OBJ.
scure points in the domestic history of
England from that time till the eight.
eenth century.
The account roll of the keepers of the
town of Beverly, ancient corporation
minute books, the great guild book, etc.
as was to be expected, teen with refer
ences to long-forgotten customs thai
read very quantity nowadays.
In the wear 1880 there was an .in
denture between the Lady Joan, prin
cess of Wales. duchess of Cornwall
countess of Chester and Kent and lad.
of Wallc. counsin and heir of Lady Joan
de Statewide. once Lady Of Cotyngham
OF the part. and Richard of Walk:
ington, John of kelk. John Gervays
and nine Others named, Keepers of the
town OF Beverley. and the whole com
munity of the same town. on the Other
part whereby an annual payment Of
twenty marks. which was paid to the
lady of Cotynsham, was now, on Ger.
Tain considerations, to be no longer paid
to the said lady's heirs.
The Mayor had to mind his p's and
as in these days. The Mayor could
not refuse to serve as a Governor If
elected under a penalty Of f1O. 1t was
ordained that lie should repair and
come every Sunday and holyday to di.
vine service" in the minister.
Moreover. he dared not during the
time of his mayoralty resort, use OF
frequent any alehouse. tipping house,
inn or tavern: penalty: first offense,
los; second, Dos; every offense after,
4Os.
Item. that the Mayor for the time
being shall have and wear on his best
gown Il face or fue called foyness and
a tippet of velvet, and the same to be
worn at especial festival days and
times. viz. OIL the election day, when
the Mayor taketh his oath for the IKE
cution of his office, on the fair day
called st. John day in winter, All
Saints day. Christmas day, st. Ste
phen's day, New Years day, Epiphany,
Candlcmas day, Easter day, Rogation
Sunday. Rogation Monday, Ascension
day, Pentecost. Trinity Sunday, Mid
summer day and other times convent
ent, at the discretion Of the Mayor, for
the worship Of the town, on pain of f12
for every default.
".Also 1t was ordered by the COM
munity that no pig be found at large in
the roads or streets. and If there be,
there shall be paid for 1t to the CON-
munity for each time I'd, and to the
common sergeant I'D for his trouble IL
he take any pigs; but sows big and hav-
ing litters are exempt, and pigs which
are going to pasture under charge of
the swineherd.
"Also owing to divers quarrels arts.
ing from butchers dogs, ordered A. d.
1877. by the keepers that IL any butch.
er's dog be found in the road without
any keeper, or bite any n or the pig
or dog Of any stranger, the owner Of
the dog SO, offending pay 4Od.
"Also it is ordained by the said Gov
ernors that the searchers any day in
the week SHALL search for corrupt vic
tual in any shop within the town, and
who that interrupts or let's the said
searchers TO doing shall forfeit for ev]
cry time IS Id" n
There is an inexhanstible stored
thees old Regulations. says the IA
Express, yScels at tdhtss at
matters y uestion Of issu
patr $1,000 for III
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