Equal under the Law

In October 1660 the Mayor was admonished

That Mr Maior shall forthwith cause his earth wch lyes to the Minspitt Well wall to bee cleerly taken up from the one end of the said Well unto the other soe that it doe not presse downe the said Wall for the future, and that the Bailiffs bee not indred in repairing the said Well.

Similarly, in April 1661, he was accused of harbouring "foreigners" - Henry Banester and his wife.