Nicholas Twyford

Nicholas Twyford was a goldsmith who served as Lord Mayor of London. ^[1]

Twyford stood against Nicholas Brembre when he stood for re-election in 1384 ^[2] but Brembre secured his victory by concealing armed men in London Guildhall and Twyford's supporters were chased out. ^[3]

He did replace Brembre's ally Nicholas Exton as mayor in 1388. Richard II advised London to choose as mayor someone "trusty and loyal" —by which, of course, the King meant, loyal to him. However, the actual election of Nicholas Twyford was probably displeasing to Richard ^[4] as although never a supporter of John Northampton the tribune of the lesser trades, Twyford had regularly been opposed to Exton. ^[5] The Merciless Parliament held that year also, finally, stripped London of its right to monopolize the retail sale of goods. ^[6]

References

1. Pollard 1899.
2. Prescott 2004.
3. Acorrding to the original Anglo-Norman French of the petition: sailleront sur eux oue graunt noise criantz tuwez tuwez lour pursuiantz hydousement, ( Round 1886 ) "the aforesaid armed men sprang out upon them with a great noise shouting 'Slaughter! Slaughter!', threateningly chasing them"
4. Barron 1999, p. 148.
5. Bird 1949, p. 29.
6. Barron 1999, p. 142 n. 57.

Sources

• Barron, Caroline Mary (1999). "Richard II and London". In Goodman, A.; Gillespie, J. L. (eds.). Richard II: The Art of Kingship. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 129–154. ISBN   0-19-820189-3.
• Bird, R. (1949). The Turbulent London of Richard II. London: Longman. OCLC   644424997.
• Pollard, Albert Frederick (1899). "Twyford, Nicholas"  . Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co.
• Prescott, Andrew (23 September 2004). "Brembre, Sir Nicholas" . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press.(Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
• Round, John Horace (1886). "Brembre, Nicholas"  . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 6. London: Smith, Elder & Co.