SCOLDED THE SERGEANT
How long maces have been borne in civic procession in ancient boroughs can only be conjectured. The mayor’s sergeant is probably as old as the mayoral office; certainly his was an established position in Nottingham six centuries ago. And there was never any doubt about its dignity, as a fishmonger, of the name of John Fisher, was reminded in 1469. This fellow so far forgot himself as to commit “divers misprisions, contempts, disobediences, and scolding against the Sergeants of our Lord the King at Mace, both the Mayor’s and the Sheriff’s,” in common market. The impudent John was ordered to be imprisoned for a day and a night, and to pay a fine of 3s 4d.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 8 October 1936, Page 5
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119SCOLDED THE SERGEANT Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 8 October 1936, Page 5
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