1500 William Brown, Mercer, was elected Alderman in Cripplegate Ward in London and was admitted on July 16. [1]
1504 William Brown, Senior, Mercer, formerly Alderman in Cripplegate Ward in London, was elected Alderman in Lime Street Ward and admitted on Aril 13. [2]
1507/8 William Browne dated his will on March 20. [3] [4]
1507/08 William Browne died on March 22, while he was serving as Mayor of London.
Research Notes:
William Brown, mercer, was sheriff of London 1491-1492, Master of the Mercers 1497 and 1504, Aldeman of Cripplegate Ward 1500-1504, Alderman of Lime Street Ward 1505-1508, and mayor of London, 1507-1508. [5]
[1] Alfred B. Beaven, The Aldermen of the City of London temp. Henry III.-1908 (London: Evan Fisher, 1908), 130, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].
[2] Alfred B. Beaven, The Aldermen of the City of London temp. Henry III.-1908 (London: Evan Fisher, 1908), 175, citing Journal 10, fo. 307 b, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].
[3] Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, Prob 11, 16/19, 1 Bennett, [AncestryImage].
[4] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, Prerogative Court of Canterbury, PROB 11/16/19, Will of William Browne, Alderman of City of London, [UKNationalArchives].
[5] Alfred B. Beaven, The Aldermen of the City of London temp. Henry III.-1912 (London: Eden Fisher, 1913), 20, [HathiTrust], [HathiTrust].