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All the Aldermen mete my L. & the Shiriffes at viij. of ye clocke in the morning at Guilde hall in their scarlet gownes and theyr clokes furred, and their horses, and after they haue ben a certain time together in the coūsail cham¦ber, they come forth into the Or∣phanes courte, and put on theyr clokes and so goeth in order to the chappell, there hearing seruice,
and my Lord with certaine Al∣dermen receiue the cōmunion.
And then after the communion ended, returneth againe into the councell chamber & pause awhile, returne downe into the Hustings court, and there beyng set in or∣der, Maister Recorder ariseth vp and maketh his obeisance first to my Lord, and after to the com∣mōs, and declareth and sheweth vnto them, that as they of old cu∣stom know that the cause of their assembly and meeting together is for thelection of the L. Mayor for the yeare ensuing, declaring vnto them diuerse grauntes from king Iohns tyme, for this their electiō from time to time: That done, my lord & the Aldermē go vp into my lordes court and there tarieth (the dore beyng shut vnto them) til the election be brought to them. Then standeth vp M. common Serge∣geaunt (the shiriffes standing on
either side of him) and by the shi∣riffes M. Chamberlain, M. Toun¦clarke, the two Secondaries, and the counsellers of the Citie in the said Hustings court before y• com∣mons. And he the said Common Sergeant maketh a short reher∣sall of that that M. Recorder had spokē to them before: saying, there resteth no more for him to say, but to put them in remembraunce in what order and sorte they should vse themselues in their election. That is, how they must nominate and chose two, of the which ij. my Lord and the Aldermen must cō∣firme one, which two being nomi¦nated, elected, and chosen, M. cō∣mon Sergeant, the shiriffes, with the rest before named, and certain of the head Wardens of the chiefe companies, goeth vp to my Lord and the Aldermen, and there pre∣senteth the names of those two, y• which the Commons hath nomi∣nated
in their election. Then the Mayor and the Aldermen proce∣deth by Scruteny to elect one of those two persons which the said commons had before nominated. Then commeth downe my lord a∣gaine to the Husting court, and he of his left hand whome they haue chosen, and so my Lord & the Al∣dermen sit down againe in order, but he who is chosen fitteth next vnto my L. on his left hand. Then standeth M. Recorder vp, and re∣deth vnto them the names of such persons whom they had nomina∣ted and chosē, of the which my L. and the aldermen hath admitted one, whose name is N. asking thē whether it be their fre electiō yea or nay. And the commons answe∣reth yea, yea. Then the Mayor new elected standeth vpon y• Hu∣stings court & geueth thē thanks, &c. That beyng done, the olde Mayor doth likewise geue them
thankes, &c. Then they aryse vp & put of their clokes, and my Lord Mayor hath the L. elect riding with him to the kings shiriffe to dinner.