Ward Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest mb-artistname David Anslow carrying baskets of primroses

carrying baskets of primroses

with a long blue robe trimmed with fur

'Head of a judge: representation of the ice in the fountain of Garden Court in the Temple on Monday 26th January 1795 which remained nearly in the same shape for several days'

in civic costume wearing a robe and carrying a scroll of paper

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Ward Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest mb-artistname David Anslow carrying baskets of primrosesWard Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest, 1805. Two further Beadles stand in the distance with two figures operating weighing machinery. Ward Beadles hold an annual meeting on the first Friday in September, known as Wardmotes, when they elect citizens to be their representatives on the Court of Common Council.