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This list of mayors of Nottingham was compiled in 1751 by Charles Deering M.D. in his book Nottinghamia Vetus et Nova, or an Historical Account of the Ancient and present State of the Town of Nottingham. He describes the list up to the year 1598 as being 'imperfect' and that from 1600 forwards as being 'more perfect' - presumably an indication of his confidence in its accuracy.

1302 Johannes filius de le Paumer
1314 Robert Ingram
1330 Nicholas de Shelford
1332 Lawrence Le Spicer
1334 William de Amyas
1334-5 Roger de Botchal
1340 Ralph de Wolaton
1367 John Samon
1370 John Saumon
1379 John de Plumptre
1382 John Samon
1384 John Samon
1389 John de Crowshagh
1390 John de Croweshawe
1391 Henry de Normanton
1393 William Huntsman
1394 John de Plumptre
1399 John de Tannesley
1404 Robert Glade
1412 Robert Glade
1415 Thomas Kay
1422 Thomas Poge
1425 William Stokes
1427 John Plumptre
1429 William Brodhelm
1437 John Plumptre
1438 William Webster
1441 William Hallifax
1444 Thomas Alastre
1447 Gualfrid Knyveton
1449 Thomas Thurland
1458 Thomas Thurland
1467 John Hunt
1469 Thomas Alestre
1470 Robert Englishe
1471 Thomas Lockton
1475 Thomas Hunt
1486 William Hyggyn
1487 Richard Ody
1506 Richard Melleurs
1507 Richard Pykerde
1522 Thomas Mellors
1544 John Plumptre
1548 Robert Lovat
1551 Thomas Cockayne
1557 William Atkynson
1571 John Gregory
1574 Robert Burton
1576 Henry Newton
1577 Richard James
1578 William Scot
1580 Robert Alvey
1581 Robert Burton
1584 Peter Clarke
1585 William Scott
1586 John Gregory
1587 Robert Alvey
1588 Robert Marsh
1590 John Brownlow
1591 Peter Clarke
1592 William Scott
1593 William Trott
1594 Robert Alvey
1595 Richard Hurt
1596 Richard Morehaghe
1597 Peter Carke
1598 Anker Jackson
1600 Humphrey Bonner
1602 Richard Hurt
1603 Richard Morehaghe
1604 Richard Welsh
1605 Anker Jackson
1606 William Freeman
1607 Humphrey Bonner
1608 Robert Staples
1609 Richard Hurt
1610 Richard Morehaghe
1611 Richard Welsh
1612 Anker Jackson
1613 William Freeman
1614 Marmeduke Gregory
1615 Robert Staples
1616 Thomas Nix
1617 Leonard Nix
1619 Anker Jackson
1620 Marmeduke Gregory
1621 Richard Parker
1622 Robert Staples
1623 Robert Sherwin
1624 Leonard Nix
1625 Stephen Hill
1626 Peter Parker
1627 John James
1628 Richard Parker
1629 Alexander Staples
1630 Robert Sherwin
1631 Leonard Nix
1632 William Gregory
1633 Robert Parker
1634 John James
1635 Richard Hardmeat
1636 William Nix
1637 Robert Sherwin
1638 Robert Burton
1639 William Gregory
1640 William Drury
1641 John James
1642 Richard Hardmeat
1643 William Nix
1644 William Nix
1645 Thomas Gamble
1646 John James
1647 William Drury
1648 William Richards
1649 William Nix
1650 Thomas Gamble
1651 Richard Dring
1652 William Drury
1653 Francis Toplady
1654 John Parker, mercer
1655 Thomas Huthwaite
1656 William Richards
1657 Thomas Gamble
1658 Richard Dring
1659 William Drury
1660 Francis Toplady
1661 John Parker, mercer
1662 Christopher Hall
1663 William Greaves
1664 Ralph Edge
1665 William Jackson
1666 Richard Hodgekins
1667 Joseph Wright
1668 John Parker, mercer
1669 Christopher Hall
1670 William Greaves
1671 Ralph Edge
1672 William Jackson
1673 Richard Hodgekins
1674 Joseph Wright
1675 John Parker, grocer
1676 Christopher Hall
1677 William Greaves
1678 Ralph Edge
1679 John Parker, grocer
1680 Gervas Rippon
1681 Gervas Wyld
1682 William Toplady
1683 Christopher Hall
1684 William Petty
1685 Robert Wortley
1686 John Parker, grocer
1687 Gervas Rippon
John Sherwin
George Langford

This year came King James II, his 'Quo Waranto' to this Town, when Gervas Rippon and the five preceeding were turned out, and the following put into their< room, viz. John Sherwin, George Langford, Charles Harvey, ........ Hyde and ........ Crisp, which two last did not live to be Mayors, John Sherwin dying during his Mayoralty in the month of May, George Langford was placed in the chair, and continued Mayor the succeeding year.

1688 George Langford
1689 Charles Harvey
1690 John Hawkins
1691 Joseph Turpin
1692 William Greaves
1693 Thomas Trigge
1694 Arthur Rickards
1695 John Hoe
1696 Francis Samon
1697 Samuel Leland
1698 William Greaves
1699 Thomas Collin
1700 Samuel Watkinson
1701 John Rickards
1702 John Peake
1703 Samuel Smith
1704 William Barke
1705 John Shipman
1706 Francis Samon
1707 William Drury
1708 Samuel Watkinson
1709 John Peake
1710 Samuel Smith
1711 Benjamin Green
1712 William Barke
1713 John Collin
1714 John Shipman
1715 Thomas Hawksley
Samuel Watkinson

Alderman Hawksley was displaced March the 20th, in the year of his.

1716 John Sherwin
1717 Thomas Trigge
1718 Marmaduke Pennel
1719 Richard Bearn
1720 William Bilbie
1721 Benjamin Green
1722 Alexander Burden
1723 Thomas Trigge
1724 Marmaduke Pennel
1725 Richard Bearn
1726 William Bilbie
1727 Joseph Walters
1728 Benjamin Greene
1729 Alexander Burden
1730 William Trigge
1731 Thomas Trigge
1732 John Huthwaite
1733 Thomas Langford
1734 William Bilbie
1735 Benjamin Green
1736 Alexander Burden
1737 William Trigge
1738 John Newton
1739 James Huthwaite
1740 Thomas Langford

Of this gentleman it is observable, that he was chosen Alderman whilst he was serving the Office of Sheriff: that in his first Mayoralty, one ward, aged 106 years was made Burgess: and that when he was Mayor a second time, he was also high Sheriff of the County of Nottingham, and acquitted himself with great applause.

1741 Alexander Burden
1742 William Trigge
1743 John Hornbuckle
1744 John Burton
1745 Henry Butler
1746 James Huthwaite
1747 Thomas Langford
1748 William Trigge
1749 John Hornbuckle