moned to attend the Lord Warden at the time and place appointed. There would be a penalty attached to non-compliance with this summons. In times past the installation had taken place, with few exceptions, at Shipway, near Hythe, but for the last 300 years it had taken place at Braidenstone-hill, an old Roman pharos near Dover. There was one part of the ceremonial which he supposed Lord Palmerston would dispense with – namely, the gift of 100 marks which the Lord Warden formerly received. Ald. Ross then read the appended extract from the records of the Brotherhood:-
- “1536. Also it is condescended and agreed by this hole assemblie that the worshipfull man Thomas Wyngfelde, shall the othe and charge to the Right Honble Sir Thomas Cheyne, Lord Warden of the fyve portes, & yf so be the said Thomas Wyngfelde have eny lett or impedyment so that he cannot be ther, then the worshipfullman Thomas Langham, of Dovorr shall do the said office. Att which daye also for bycause of the syknesse & visitaçon of God which was at Rye and Wynchelsea ther dyd appeare by their attondes? And forasmuch as the bailly and jurats of the town of Hastyng hath made default of their appearance at the said assemble, and sendeth none to show caus reasonable of their absence hit is condescended & agreed by the assemble then beying psent that, in case they come not to the court of Shepeway the next day then beying the 12th day of this psent month of September, with such their porcons, beying the some of 40 mks, part of 100 marcs to be presented to the Lord Warden at the takyng of his othe at the seid court of Shipwey, whch seid some of 40 marcs is then paiable by the weste porte accordyng to the anncient custome heretofore used, and not yet brokyn, that then thei to forfeit £20 stling. And also to pay suche somes of money as shall then be unpaid of the seid 40 marcs whch shal be levyed of their gods and catells wheresoever thei may be found or hadde whin any place of the other townes of the seid fyve ports or their members, to the use of the hole corporacon of the same, whereof the pson or psons which shall lay out the seid money for them at the seid Shipwey, to have for his or their paynes of the seid forfeture, 40s. Itm. Hoggshedde of gevyn to Mr. Baron Hales 22s 6d.”
On this Ald. Ross remarked that there appeared to have been a brotherhood on the previous day to the installation, when the person who should administer the serement was appointed, and from which it also appeared that the representative from Hasting(sic) was absent. He concluded by moving an appointment of a committee. Coun. Putland seconded, and the following members were chosen; The Mayor (F. Ticehurst), Aldermen Ross and Hayles, and Counsellors(sic) Winter, Bromley, Putland and Gausden.
A Formal Report of the Installation, which took place on the 28th of August, was read at the Council meeting by the Town Clerk, by whom it was prepared. Prominence was given to the fact -
