Sir Henry Picard was

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in 1356 and 1357. He was made

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in 1348 and elected Lord Mayor in 1356. In 1363 he organised the

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of the

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with the kings of Scotland, France, Denmark and Cyprus.

Patrick Fraser Tytler Patrick Fraser Tytler FRSE FSA (Scot) (30 August 179124 December 1849) was a Scottish advocate and historian. He was described as the "Episcopalian historian of a Presbyterian country". Life The son of Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodho ...

''History of Scotland'', Volume II, Edinburgh, 1829, p. 151
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14th-century lord mayors of London Sheriffs of the City of London {{Lord-Mayor-of-London-stub