City of Lincoln Waites

Livery

Lincoln Waits' Livery is an interesting but poorly documented topic. Cloaks, Hats and other clothing for Corporation Officers is mentioned often, but entries specifically mentioning Waits clothing are far less frequent. A likely explanation is that the Chamberlains' and Recorders' intentions may have been to include Waits in the general term "Officers", when recording entries about the provision of clothing.

The following list includes only those entries when Waits are specifically mentioned.

1523

The Historic Manuscripts Commission states, "Two honest gowns to be provided for the two Waits against Christmas."
(14th Report of the Historic Manuscripts Commission. Published in 1895. page 31)

8 June 1611

The Historic Manuscripts Commission states, "Ferdinando Gibbyns and ...........Lockington, the citys musicians, to have two liveries"
(14th Report of the Historic Manuscripts Commission. Published in 1895. page 85)
A literal transcription of the entry in the Minute Book where this is recorded says: "Item – that Ferdinando Gibbyns & ..........Lockyngton muficians of this Citties charge have two liveries of this Citties charge."
(L1/1/1/4 – Lincoln City Minute Book, 1599-1638)

1695/96

The Mayoral Account Roll says that Lincoln Waites livery included blue cloaks:
"for blew cloth for the Waites Cloaks - £6.2s.6d."
"cloth for the Pavers coate - 17s."
"and for cloth for the Beadles coat - 21s.6d"
"Paid Mr Adamson for trimming for the Waites Cloaks, the Beadle and pavers coats trimmings as appears by a bill."
"To Peter Rodgers porter at Barrgates for his Coate – 4s and for making the Waites cloaks, Beadle and porter coates making – 27s.6d"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/57/1695-1696)

1698

"Pd for cloth for the Waites cloakes, the Beadles gowne and coat, the pavers coat - £9.17s.4d"
"Pd for triming for the Waites cloakes, the Beadles gowne and coat - £3.16s.3d"
"Pd for makeing the Waites cloakes, Beadles gowne and coat and pavers coat as by a Bill [blank]"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/152/1698-1699)

1701/02

"Cloth for the Wates Cloakes - £6.9s.4d"
"and for trimeing and makeing the said Cloakes - £4.1s.10d"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/130/1701-1702)

1709/10

"To Mr Newcomen for cloth for the Waits Cloaks - £9.12s"
"and for trimming and makeing - £3.7s"
"Paid for four Hatts with Silver edging [blank]"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/97/1709-1710)

1711/12

"Paid Thomas Rodgers for a Coat – 16s"
"Paid Richard Hunton & others c[l]oak makeing and trimming - £3.15s.5d"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/98/1711-1712)

1711/12

"In the 1713 - 1714 financial year, Peter Rodgers was also provided with Waites livery: "for a Cloak and laced hatt for Rodgers - £1.1s.6d" (Lincoln City Rolls 92/1713-1714).

1712/13

"Paid Mr Skelton for cloth for the Waits Cloaks & for the Beadles coat & Gown - £8.15s"
"for trimming and makeing of the Waits Cloaks [blank]"
"Paid for four hatts for the Waits - £2.8s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/101/1712-1713)

1715/16

"To Mr Skelton for Cloth for the Waits Clokes and the Beadle Gown and Coat - £9.10s.3d"
"and for makeing of them - £1.11s"
"for trimming for them - £4.15s.8d"
"for hatts for the Wates - £1.16s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/144/1715-1716)

1718/19

"ffor cloth for the Waits Cloaks - £7.8s"
"To Mr Dawson for the Waits Hatts - £1.14s"
"To Mr Dickinson for makeing the cloaks and Beadles Gown and Coat - £1.10s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/102/1718-1719)

1719/20

"To Mr Skelton for cloth for a Waites Cloake - £1.17s.6d"
"Paid for trimming for the Waites cloak – 13s.2d"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/142/1719-1720)

1721/22

"To Mr Dickinson for making the Beadles Gown and Coat – 10s"
"To Mr Rayns for cloth for the Waits cloaks & Beadles Gown & Coat - £10.10s.4d"
"To Mr Ald. Brown a Bill for the Waits cloakes - £3.6s"
"Paid for making the Waites Cloaks £1"
"To Mr Dawson for the Waits hatts - £2.12s.6d"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/137/1721-1722)

1724/25

"Paid for Cloth for the Waites Cloaks and Beadles Gown and Coat – F11.5s.6d"
"To Ald. Brown for Trimming for Officers [and] Waites Cloaks & Beadles Coat & Gown - 7s [?]d"
"To Mr Dickinson for makeing a Cloack & Beadles Gown & Coat – 15s"
"To My Key for two hatts for the Waites – 17s"
"To Mr Tomlinson for three Hatts for the Waites and Gaoler - £1.5s.6d"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/131/1724-1725)

1727/28

"To Miss Key for Hatts for the Waites - £3.3s.6d"
"Paid for makeing the Officers & Waites cloaks - £1.15s"
"To Mr Glenn for cloth for the Waites Cloaks - £8.15s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/133/1727-1728)

1730/31

"To Mr Letherland for trimming for Waits Cloaks - £4.3s.6d"
"Paid for making the Officers [and] Waits cloaks and beadles coat & Gown - £2.6s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/55/1730-1731)

1732/33

"To Mr Raynes for the Waits cloaks - £9.1s"
"To Mr Ald. Brown for lace for the Wayts cloaks - £3.16s
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/69/1732-1733)

1733/34

"To Mr Raynes for cloth for the Waits cloaks - £9.1s"
"To Mr Dymoke for Hats for the Waits - £1.14s"
"To Mr Ald. Brown for Lace for the Wayts cloaks - £3.16s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/149/1733-1734)

1736/37

"Paid Mr Raines for Cloth for Waits Cloake - £3.18s.8½d"
"Mr Ald. Brown for trimming for Waits Cloaks & Hatts - £3.9s.7d"
"Paid for Officers and Waits hatts - £4.4s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/62/1736-1737)

1739/40

"Paid for a Waites Cloak making – 5s"
"Paid for a Cloak making for Lemman the Waite - 5s"
"ffor the Waits Cloaks and Trimmings and making - £14.1d"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/147/1739-1740)

1742/43

"Paid for the Officers and Waits Cloak making – £2.11s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/138/1742-1743)

1745/46

"To the Drummers at the horserace – 10s"
"To Mr Ald. Wetherall for Cloath and trimming for the Waits Cloacks - £11.3s.3d"
"Paid for the Officers and Waits Cloaks making as by Bills - £1.15s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/116/1745-1746)

1748/49

"To the Drummers at the horserace – 10s"
"To Mr Letherland for Cloath, Lace and Trimming for the Waits Cloaks as by Bill - £12.15s.8d"
"To Edward Watts for making two of the Waits Cloaks – 10s"
"To William Brand for making two of the Waits Cloaks and Wardmans Gown– 15s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/110/1748-1749)

1751/52

"To Mr Richard Smith for Cloth for the Waits Cloaks - £14.12s.6d"
"To Mr John Brown a Bill for Silver lace for the Waits Cloaks, Gold Lace for the Gaolers Hatt and Buttons and Loops for that and the Waits hatts - £6.4s.5d"
"To John Burgiss a Bill for hatts for the Officers Waits Gaoler Beadle and Wardman - £4.18s"
"Paid for making the Officers and Waites Cloaks, the Beadles Coat and Gown and the Wardmans Gown - £2.11s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/2/1751-1752)

1754/55

"Paid for the Waits Cloaks Makeing – 15s"
"To Mr John Brown for the Cloth for the Waits Cloaks - £11.7s.1d"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/20/1754-1755)

1755/56

"To Mr Mayor a Bill for Ashley the Waites Cloak - £3.13"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/21/1755-1756)

1757/58

"To Sundrys for making the Mayors Officers, Waits, Beadles and Wardmans Cloaks & Coats - £2.12s.6d"
"To Mr Alderman John Brown for Cloth and Lace for the mayors Officers Waites &c. & for Hats for them - £36.7s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/18/1757-1758)

1760/61

"To Mr Ald. Letherland for the Waits Cloaks Hatts &c. - £12.10s.4½d."
"For the making of the said Cloaks &c. - £2.5s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/17/1760-1761)

1761/62

"Paid to Mr Edward Letherland for Hats and for the Waites Cloaks and hats - £8.10s.7d"
"Paid to Charles Ridout for making the said Cloaks and Beadles Coat - £1.2s.6d"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/14/1761-1762)

1763-1764

"To Mr John Thickston for Cloth for the Officers & Waits Cloaks and for Hatts and Lace - £35.15s.8d"
"To William Babb, William Baker, William Stear, Richard Vickars and William Mountcastle for making the said Cloaks - £2.10s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/16/1763-1764)

20 May 1767

"Paid for the Mayors and Sherriffs Officers Cloaks Mak[in]g"
"Ditto the Waites, & 2 Beadles - £3.12s.6d."
(L1/1/4/1/1)

1768/69

"To Mr Hattersley for Dickensons (the Waits) Hat – 10s"
"To Mr Hattersley for Dickensons (the Waits) Cloak – £3.12s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/140/1768-1769)

1769/70

"To George Hopley for making the Oficers and Waites Cloaks - £1.10s"
"To George Hopley for making the Oficers and Waites Cloaks - 5s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/8/1769-1770)

1775/76

"To Mr Tomblinson for Waites Claoks - £11.8s.6d"
"To Jas Houlder for making the Waits Claoks – 20s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/106/1775-1776)

1778/79

"To Mr Babb for making two of the Waits Cloaks – 10s"
"To Mr Vicars for making two of the Waits Cloaks – 10s"
"To Mr Wetherall for Cloaks and Lace for the Waits and Beadles £16.8s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/107/1778-1779)

1781/82

"Paid Mr Wetherall for the Waits and Beadles Cloaks Coats &c. - £19.10s"
"Paid Mr Rippon for Hats for the Waits – 15s.5d"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/108/1781-1782)

1784/85

"Paid Mr Joshua Morris for Cloaks for the Mayors Officers, Sheriffs Officers, Beadles, and Waits as per Bill and Receipt - £56.1s"
"Paid Mr Rippon for Hats as p Do. - £5.18s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/117/1784-1785)
Joshua Morris was also the Church Warden of St Peters.

20 January 1785

"Pd Mr Joshua Norris for the Mayors & Sheriffs Officers, the Waits & Beadles Cloathes, and for the Lace on their Hatts as p.bills - £56.1s."
(L1/1/4/1/1)

20 December 1787

"Paid 3 Mayors Officers Cloaks, 4 Sheriffs & 4 Waits Making - £2.15s."
(L1/1/4/1/1)

1790/91

"Paid the Band of Music on Michaelmas Day – £1.1s"
"Paid the Singers of St Peters Church for attending on Michaelmas Day - £1.11s.6d"
"Paid Mr Steel for the Waits Cloaks as per Bill and Rect - £18.19s"
(Lincoln City Mayor's & Chamberlains' Rolls/91/1790-1791)

13 March 1798

"To allow the Waits 8½ yards of cloth at 5s.6d p.yard for a Cloak once in three years."
(ref: L1/1/1/7 p868)

28 January 1779

"[Paid] Mr Vicars 2 Waits Cloaks making - 10s."
(L1/1/4/1/1)

13 January 1791

"Pd Mr John Steel for the Waites Cloaks as per Bill - £18.19s."
(L1/1/4/1/1)
"Pd Mr Merryweather for making the same [Waites Cloaks] - £1."
(L1/1/4/1/2)
"Pd Mr Rippon for Hats for the Mayors & Sherriffs Officers, Waites as per Bill & Rect - £7.16s."
(L1/1/4/1/2)

15 Dec 1802

"Mayors Officers cloaks, Sherriffs Ditto, Waits Ditto, and the Beadles Cloaks and Coats - £58.15s.6d."

17 January 1809

"Mr Armstrong Making the Mayor's Officers, Sherriffs Officers, Beadles and the Waits Coats and Cloaks - £5.00."
(L1/4/1/2)

13 January 1820

"Mr W Plumb, Tailor for making Mayors' Officers Gowns, Beadles, Sherriffs' Officers, Waits - £6.18s."
(L1/4/1/3)

1 February 1820

"Miss M Rippon for 8 Sherriffs' and Waits' hats as by Bill - £20."
(L1/4/1/3)

23 October 1820

"Mr Thos. Norton for Waites Gowns as by Bill - £26.4s."
(L1/4/1/3)

11 December 1822

"Wm Plumb for making 4 Waits Cloaks as per Bill - £1.12s."
(L1/4/1/3)

1828

"Paid Samuel Pilgrim for four Waits Cock'd hats - £8.18s."
(L1/4/2)
"Paid Brown & Porter for Beadles and Waits Cloathes and making same - £28.2s.6d."
(L1/4/2)

1829

"Mr George Marr for Sherriffs Officers Claothes - £16.15s.10d."
"Mr Ald. Winn for Mayors Officers & Gaolers Cloathes - £16.1s.6d."
"Messrs Brown & Porter for Beaadles & Waites Cloathes and making same - £28.2s.6d."
(L1/4/1/4)

1831

"Paid Messrs Brown & Porter for Cloathes and Cloaks for 4 Waits and 2 Beadles - £29.11d."
(L1/4/2, L1/6/13)

1835

"Thomas Norton & Nephew, Drapers for Mayors Officers, Sherriffs Officers, Beadles, Waits and policemans Cloathes & Cloaks - £85.13.7d."
(L1/4/1/4)

1855

A Meeting of the Watch Committee noted on 13 September 1855 that Miss Rippon had supplied hats to the 12 city policemen at 12s.6d each (L1/1/8/1 Minutes 1855-1863).

1856

On 4 November 1856, at the meeting of the Lincoln Corporation Finance Committee, it was "Resolved that the officers be allowed trousers instead of breeches"
(L1/1/8/1 Minutes of various Corporation Committees)

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