Yorkshire Almanac 2026

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Memorandum that the 14th day of February, in the twenty second year of king Edward IV, came afore John Marshall lieutenant, Robert Rede Gyrdewler, unto the council chamber with odyr persons with him; and then and there shewyd, how that William Welles carpenter should report, that the last day of January last past, sytying at the ale at Eden Berys Gotherymgate, that one askyd and said emong the felliship sityng at ale, syrs whome shall we have to our mair this yere? whereunto answered and said Stephen Hodgson, syrs methyng, and it please the commons, I wodd we had master Wrangwith, for he is the mair that my lord of Gloucester will do for.

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Wrangwith had to wait till 1484, after Richard’s coronation.

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Wrangwith had to wait till 1484, after Richard’s coronation.

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