such rulers as were before the daies of this Richard the first are not
to be had. These bailiffes euer entred at Michaelmasse, and so continued
foorth their yeare.

Thus began the citie first to receiue the forme and state of a
common-wealth, and to be diuided into felowships, which they call crafts
or corporations. Such also are admitted to the fellowships of these
companies, [Sidenote: Apprentises.] as haue truelie serued as
apprentises a certeine number of yeares, as seuen at the least, vnder
which time of seruice expired, there is none made frée, nor suffered to
inioy the liberties of that citie, sauing such as are borne free,
[Sidenote: Fréemen.] that is to saie, of fréemen within the citie, of
whome at this time, it is not much materiall to make any further report.
The citie thus consisting of the said craftes or occupations, chooseth
out of the same a senat or companie of graue councellours, whom they
name Aldermen (E) changed into (A) according to the old Saxon
pronuntiation. [Sidenote: Wards.] It is also diuided into 26. tribes or
wards, of the which euerie one hath his seuerall Alderman, or ouerseer,
who haue both authoritie sufficient, and large priuileges to mainteine
the good gouernement of their portions withall. Out of the number of
these, there is another officer yearelie chosen and appointed,
[Sidenote: The Maior.] called the Maior, who ruleth all the rest.

But now to returne vnto the further dooings of king Richard before his
departure out of England towards his iournie into the land of Palestine,
commonlie called Holie land, it is said, he made such sale of things
apperteining to him, as well in right of the crowne, as otherwise,
[Sidenote: K. Richard setteth things on sale. _Ran. Higd._ _Wil.
Paruus._] that it séemed to diuerse he made his reckoning neuer to
returne againe, in so much that some of his councellours told him