KING'S LYNN TOWN WAITS 1362 - 1746

(1527 - 1746 supplied by Peter Sykes)

Surname

Forename

First mentioned

Last mentioned

 

month

year

month

year

DE BOYES

Johannem

 

1362/1363

 

1366/1367

LE WAYTE

Willelmo

 

1364/1365

 

????

 

WAYTE

Petro

 

1370/1371

 

1414/1415

WILDE

Willelmo

 

1394/1395

 

1414/1415

 

Unnamed Waits mentioned

 

1431/1432

 

1433

 

AUDELE

Johannes

Oct

1436

 

????

PORTOUR

Thomas

Oct

1436

 

????

Unnamed Waits mentioned

 

1437/1438

 

1438/1439

 

2 Waits' chains passed from Mayor to Mayor

Dec

1512

 

1513

3 Waits' chains passed from Mayor to Mayor

Sept

1514

 

1520


Alternative names or spellings

Johannem de Boyes

Johanni Wayte, Johanni de Doys, Johannem Wayte, Johannem le Wayte

Willelmo le Wayte

Willelmo Wayte, (this is probably William Wilde)

Petro Wayte

Petro Whaite, Petro Whaytte

Willelmo Wilde

Willelmo Wylde, Willelmi Wylde, Willielmo Wylde

 

(William Wilde is frequently mentioned in association with his servants, sons, or apprentices - thus:& sociis suis, & seruentibus suis, & Servientis suis, & pueris suis, & puersis suis)


SHELLER

John

Sept

1527

 

1529/1534

NORMAN

James

Sept

1527

May

1528

NORMAN

Thomas

Sept

1527

 

1529/1534

CONYNGESBY

Thomas

May

1528

 

1528

NEWMAN

Thomas

Aug

1528

still Head Wait Aug 1541

SHELL(E)

John

Aug

1534

 

1535

ESSEX

Richard

Aug

1534

 

1536/37

BRIGGS

William

Aug

1534

 

1536/37

HOWTON

Nicholas

Aug

1535

 

1537+

 

GALE

Thomas & Co

Oct

1580

Mar

1583

ALLYN

John & 4 more

Oct

1583

 

????

WHITEHEAD

John

Oct

1593

 

????

SENELIE

Matthew

Oct

1593

 

????

EXCELBIE

Denis

Oct

1593

 

????

HAWKYN

John

Oct

1593

 

????

HARGRAVE

William

Oct

1593

 

????

 

KYDD

Robert

Sept

1634

Nov

1635

TAYLOR

Edmund

Sept

1634

Nov

1635

BARETT

John

Nov

1635

 

????

HILL

William

Nov

1635

 

????

BRADLY

John

???

1646/7

 

????

Waits were paid but not named over the next few years

 

LOE

Richard

 

1659

 

1663

EBESON

Francis

 

1659

 

1663

STONE

James

 

1659

 

1663

GOLDBERY

Robert

 

1659

 

1663

PAGETT

William

 

1664

 

1668

SUTTON

John

 

1664

 

1668

GREENE

John

 

1664

 

1668

TROTTER

Walter

 

1664

 

1667

EDWARDS

John

 

1667

 

1668

No Waits from 1668 to 1674

 

ROE

Charles & 3 others

 

1674

 

1706

There are no extant Chamberlains records between 1707 & 1715/16. From then to 1724 they were paid a total of £25 a year [presumably five at £5 each], but no names are given. Hall Book 13 Mar 1726/27 records the discharge of the waits:

 

ROWE

John

 

????

Mar

1727

BURTON

Robert

 

????

Mar

1727

LOW/LOE

Charles

 

????

Mar

1727

BEVIL

Richard

 

????

Mar

1727

The lists reappear in Chamberlain accounts 1729-30:

 

LEMON

A. G.

 

1729

 

1746

BURTON

Robert

 

1729

 

1733

ROW

John*

 

1729

 

1734/35

BROWN

Charles

 

1729

 

1729

LOW

Charles

 

1729

 

1729

NORRIS

John

 

1731

 

1746

LOW

Nathaniel*

 

1732

 

1732

LOW

Charles*

 

1730

 

1734

CALDECOT

John

 

1735

 

1743/44

JENKINSON

John

 

1735

 

1737

HINTON

William

 

1737

 

1746

DRAPER

Joseph

 

1738

 

1742/43

SPATBOROUGH

John

 

1744

 

1746

CANHAM

Benjamin

 

1744

 

1746

On 21 July 1746 the Hall Book recorded that the Waits were to be discharged from Michaelmas, and their wages paid with an extra 50 shillings each when they handed in their badges and chains.
*In 1734-35 reduced payments were made to representatives of John Row & Charles Low

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