Ward Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest mb-artistname David Anslow A couple selling spoons and

A couple selling spoons and asking for old brass or pewter

with a long blue robe trimmed with fur

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 A couple selling spoons andWard 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.