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Commune Concilium tentum in Camera Guildhald Civitatis London decimo sexto die Decembris, anno regni Dom' nostri jacobi Dei gratia Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae, & Hibern', Regis fidei defensoris etc. viz. Angliae, Franciae & Hiberniae decimo quinto, & Scotiae quinquagesimo primo, coram Georgio Bolles Maiore Civitatis praed', Anthonio Benn Milite eiusdem Civitatis Recordatore, Thoma Bennet Milite, Thoma Low Milite, Willielmo Craven Milite, johanne jolles Milite, johanne Leman milite, Sebastiano Harvey milite, Willielmo Cockaine milite, & Francisco jones milite & Aldermannis, Edwardo Barkham, Edwardo Rotheram, Alexandro Prescot, Thoma Bennet junior ', Henrico jay, Petro Proby, Willielmo Gore, johanne Gore, Allano Cotton, & Cuthberto Hacket Aldermannis, & Willielmo Halliday & Roberto johnson Aldermannis eiusdem Civitatis Vicecomes, Necnon maiore parte Communiariorum Civitatis praedict' de communi Consilio eiusdem Civitatis existent' assemblant'. etc.  
FOr the glory of God, and for the better ordering of the business that falls incidently on the day of S. Thomas the Apostle, being this year the Lords Sabbath: And to the end that for all future times, the business that hath heretofore been handled upon S. Thomas day, may give place whensoever the said day of S. Thomas shall fall upon the Sabbath day, Be it ordained and established by authority of this common Council, That the Courts of Wardemote within the City of London and the liberties thereof, heretofore usually holden upon that day, shall for this year be holden upon Monday next after the feast of S. Thomas the Apostle now next coming: And shall for ever hereafter, whensoever the same feast shall happen to fall upon the Sabbath day, be holden upon the Monday next after the same feast, & not upon the same feast day. Any ordinance, custom or usages to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding. And it is further ordained, and established by authority aforesaid, That all elections of Officers, and other acts and proceed in any the Courts of Wardemote within the said City and liberties to be holden upon Monday, as aforesaid, shall be as sufficient, and of as great force, strength and effect, as if the same elections, acts and proceed, had been upon the ordinary day of S. Thomas the Apostle.   

London printed by Robert Young, Printer to this Hon: City. 1628.