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XII. Account of a Manuscript, by Thomas Norton, Member of Parliament for, and Remembrancer to, the City of London, relating to the ancient Duties of the Lord Mayor and Corporation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 January 2012
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The recent investigations respecting the Charter of the City of London, and the manner in which it has worked, may seem to give particular interest to a manuscript to which I take the liberty to direct your attention and that of the Fellows of our Society. It is entitled—
“An Exhortation or Rule, set down by Mr. Norton, some time Remembrancer of London, whereby the Lord Mayor of London is to order himself and the City.”
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a Since the above was written, Mr. W. D. Cooper has been enabled to make some further inquiries on the subject; and, in a note dated 5th April, 1855, he has kindly communicated to me the result: he says, “It is clear that in your MS., when Norton talks of Solicitor, he means Counsel, the same as the Queen's Solicitor or Attorney-General; for in 1572 the course was to appoint an Attorney for the City in each Court of Common Law, and a Clerk in Court, and also a Solicitor for causes in Chancery. There is also a record of a power of attorney to appear for the City in the Star-chamber; they had also City Counsel, and likewise other barristers, as City Pleaders. It was not till the Court held 28 Oct. 23 Eliz. that Robert Smith was appointed as City Solicitor, with a fee of twenty marks per annum, and he is described as the first Solicitor. Prior to that, Robert Christopher, one of the clerks of the Mayor's Court, had been appointed to solicit City causes; and, after Christopher, John Mersh, under-sheriff, surrendering that place, held a like appointment for City causes.”