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Additions out of severall Charters of Kings, &c. con
cerning the ancient Liberties, bounds and privi
leges, of Saint Martins le grand in Aldersgate Ward;
to bee inserted Page 330. in the second Columne,
betwixt the words Gospell and lower downe.
An Abstract out of King William the Conquerors Char
ter, mentioned Page 327. of this Booke.
Willimus Conquester per char
tam suam corroborat et con
confirmat, Deo & Ecclèsiae Beati Martini infra muros London Sitae;
qùod sit qui eta ab omni exactione & inqui
etudine Episcoporum, Arohidiaconorum,
&c. Et possessiones suas ab omni regali ju
risdictione liberas, & ab exercitus expe
ditione, pontis restauratione, munitione &
castelli auxilio, quietas, habeat; Secuam
Sacam, & Toll, & Team, & Infangthefe,
Blodwite, Mundbrice, Burghbrice, Mes
kenning, Seawing, Alcesting, Frithsorne,
Fleamina, Firnithe, Wergeldtheofe, Vthleap,
Forfeng, Fyhfeng, Firdwyte, Firthwit, We
ardwite, Hengwite, Hamsokne, Forsteal,
& si quas alias libertates, & Consuetudi
nes, aliqua Ecclesiarum regni mei Angliae
meliores habeat. Si quis verò hoc in aliud
quam concessimus, transferre praesumpserit,
cum Iuda proditore Dei luat poenas. Dat.
Anno Domini 1068. Anno{que} Regni mei se
cundo, die natalis Domini. Et postmodum,
in die Pentecostes confirmat: quando Ma
tilda conjunx mea in Basilica Sancti Petri
Westmonasterii, in Reginam divino nutu est
consecrata.
Subscript. per ipsum Regem, Reginam,
* Forte Ro
bertum.
* Richardum filium Regis, ambos
Archiepiscopos, & diversos alios.
Notes out of King Henry the third his
Charter, Anno Regni 50.
HEE grants to Saint Martins,
Secuam, Sak, Thol, & Theam,
& Infangentheof: cum omnibm
libertatibus, consuetudinibus & quietan
ciis suis, in bosco & in plano, in viis & in se
mitis, in pratis, pascuis & pasturis; in a
quis molendinis & vinariis, in stagnis &
piscariis, in moris & maressis, in grangiis
& virgultis, infra burgum, & extra, in
fra civitatem & extra, infra villam & ex
tra: & in omnibus aliis locis & rebus, ad
ipsum Decanum & memoratam ecclesiam
Sancti Martini pertinentibus. Et quod
omnes terrae, tenementa, & omnes homines
praedicti Ecclesiae Sancti Martini, sint qui
eti de Shiris, hundredis, & de sect. Shira
rum & hundredarum & Wapentakarum:
& de pecunia danda pro forisfactum; &
de murdro & latrocinio, & geldis & dane
geldis, hidagiis, assisis, & de operationibus
Castellorum & murorum, fossarum, parka
rum, pontium, calcearum; & de gualtis,
regardis, & de essariis & placitis forestae:
& de ferdwyta & hengwyta; & de flemens
sir the & hainsoka, & de blodwyta & frith
wyta, & de leirwyta, & de hundred spenny
& de wardpenny & de haverpenny, & de
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vigiliis faciendis, & de pont agio, passagio,
lastagio, tallagio, stallagio, thelonio, scuta
gio, & omni secua, examinatione, servitio,
& servili opere; & omnibus placitis & que
relis & occasionibus & consuetudinibus
Sem:
All this was confirmed in the second
yeere of the reigne of King Edward the
second, with this addition
. Et prohibe
mus, ne de aliquo ponantur in placitum ex
tra curiam suam; nisi coram nobis vel capi
tulari Iusticiario nostro: quia concessimus
eisdem curiam suam, de omnibus homini
bus tenentiis suis. Me teste.
King Henry the 3. directs his Writ
Vicecomitibus London, ne ingrediantur
seu levent amerciamenta infra libertates
Sancti Martini, pro transgressionibus &
aliis contractibus, Regi debitis.
The like was sent by King Edward
the first, Iuly 10. in the eighth yeere of
his reigne.
Out of a Charter of King Henry the
sixth
, Data per manum nostram apud West
monasterium 13. Martii Anno Regni 20.
Per ipsum Regem, ac de dat. praedict. autho
ritate Parliamenti: pro decem marcis so
lutis in Hanaperio.
Concedimus & confirmamus,
Ligier fol. 69.
quod prae
dicti nunc Decanus & Capitulum & succes
sores sui, virtute & praetextu dictarum
chartarum praedictorum Progenitorum no
strorū, & verborum in iisdem contentorum,
ac vice & nomine eorum quae in dictis ver
bis generalibus & obscuris continentur; in
perpetuum habeant curias suas & usum
franciplegii retornas omnium brevium, prae
ceptorum et mandatorum et billarum no
strorum, ac praeceptorum Iusticiariorum no
strorum et haeredum nostrorum itineranti
um, tam ad placita forestae, quam ad com
munia placita, & placita coronae, & aliorum
Iusticiariorum quorumcunque: necnon at
tachimenta tam placitorum coronae, quam
aliorum placitorum quorumcunque; de &
in omnibus terris, tenementis, et feodis di
ctorum nunc Decani & Capituli & succes
sorum suorum; qui per se & per Ballivos et
ministros suos, habeant in iisdem tenementis,
terris, & feodis, executiones eorundem bre
vium, praeceptorum, & mandatorum, &
billarum. Ita quod nullus Vicecomes, Balli
vus, vel minister noster aut haeredum nostro
rum, tenementa, terras, & feoda praedicta,
pro aliqua executione Brevium, praecepto
rum, mandatorū & billarum praedictorum:
seu aliquas alias res hujusmodi executio
nem tangentes facienda, ingrediatur: nisi
in defectu ipsorum Decani & Capituli &
successorum suorum, seu ministrorum suo
rum.
Item, quod habeant bona & catalla fo
risfacta, ex causa quacunque; tam utlega
ta pro proditione, &c. felonia de se, & bo
na forisfacta coram quibuscunque Iusticia
riis & ministris Regis.
Item exitus,
Fol. 70.
amerciamenta & forisfa
cta quaecunque, ratione cujuscunque sta
tuti.
Item quod dicti Decanus & Capitulum
& Canonici,
Ibid.
& sucessores sui, & tenentes,
& alii residentes, in perpetuum sint quieti
de thelonio, pontagio, passagio, & stallagio,
& carriagio, & picagio, & terragio, in om
nibus locis per totum regnum nostrum, tam
per terram quam per aquam.
Fines & forisfacta quaecunque;
Fol. 71.
quascun
que forisfacturas, annum diem & estreppa
mentum; & quicquid ad nos vel haeredes no
stros partinere poterit, de anno, die, vasto, &
estreppamento.
Nec Seneschallus,
Fol. 71.
marischallus neque Co
ronator Curiae Marischalciae hospitii nostri
vel haeredum nostrorum; nec eorum aliquis
minister, serviens, vel officiarius in praesen
tia nostra vel haeredum nostrorum, in feoda
& terras dictorum Decani & Capituli &
successorum suorum, ad aliqua eorum officia
facienda, ingrediantur: sine speciali licen
tia dictorum Decani & Capituli & succes
sorum suorum.
Quod nullus emptor nec provisor noster
vel haeredum nostrorum,
Ibid.
de ipsis nunc Deca
no & Capitulo aut successoribus suis, aut
de aliquibus tenentibus eorundem; contra
voluntatem suam quicquid capiat in futu
rum.
By the said Ligier-Booke it likewise
appeareth, that the said Deanry of Saint
Martins
had also priviledge of Sanctu
ary, in the time of the said King Henry
the sixth; see folio 78. and 79. There
be diverse Presentations also and Pro
bates of Wills; from Page 81. to the
end of the of the said Ligier-Booke.
For the exposition of the words of
priviledge, occurring in the Charters
aforesaid; I have added these follow
ing observations.
Sok, est Secta de hominibus in curia ve
stra (Sancti Martini) secundum consuetu
dinem regni.
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Sak, est placitum et Emenda de trans
gressionibus hominum in curia vestra. Sok,
idem pre quele acheson: et Sak dicitur pur
forfet.
Tol, est quod vos & homines vestri, de
toto homagio vestro sit is quieti, in omnibus
mercatis, de toto tolneto, de rebus emp
tis & venditis.
Tem, est quod habeatis totam generati
onem villanorum vestrorum, cum eorum se
ctis & catallis, ubi cunque in Anglia fue
rint inventi. Excepto, quodsi aliquis nati
vus, quietus per unum annum et unum di
em, in aliqua villa privilegiata manserit;
ita quod in eorum communitatem et guil
dam, tanquam unus eorum receptus fuerit:
eo ipso a villenagio liberatus est.
Infangtheof, est quod latrones capti in
Dominico vel feodo vestro, & de suo la
trocinio convicti; in curia vestra judicen
tur.
Hangewyte, est quietus de latrone sus
penso; sine judicio, vel extra custodiam ve
stram evaso.
Vtfangtheof, est quod latrones de terra
veslra, vel de feodo vestro, extra terram
vestram vel feodum vestrum capti cum la
trocinio; ad curiaem vestram revertantur,
& ibi judicentur.
Hamsoken, est quietum esse de amerci
amento promagistro hospitiorum, violenter
et sine licentia, & contrae pacem: & quod
teneatis placita de hujusmodi transgressi
onibus factis, in curia vestra, & in terra
vestra.
Grithbrech, et pax Domini Regis fracta.
Blodwite, est quietum esse de amercia
mento pro medlets: et quod teneatis pla
cita in curia vestra: et quod habeatis a
mer ciamenta inde provenientiae.
Flistwite, est quietum esse de contenti
one et conviciis: & quod habeatis inde pla
citum in curia vestra: & quod habeatis
inde amerciamenta.
Fledwite, & quietum effe de amercia
mento, cum quis utlegatus fugitivus vene
rit ad pacem domini Regis, sponte vel licen
tiatus.
Flemenefith, quod habeatis catalla sive
amerciamentae hominis vestri fugitivi.
Letherwyte, est quod capiatis emenda
tionem ab ipso qui corrupit nativam ve
stram, sine licentia vestra.
Childwyte, est quod capiatis gersu
mam de nativa vestra corrupta & pregnata
sine licentia vestra.
Forstatt, & quietum esse de amercia
mento de cattallis arrestatis, infra terram
vestram: & habeatis amerciamenta inde
provenientia.
Scot, est esse quietum de quadam con
suetudine; sicut de tallagio facto ad opus
Vice comitis, vel Ballivorum ejus.
Geld, est quietum esse de consuetudini
bus servilibus, quae quondam dari consue
verunt, & adhuc dantur. Sicut Horne
geld
, & de alijs similibus.
Hidage, & quietum esse si Dominus
Rex talliaverit totam terram per Hi
dam
.
Caruage, si Dominus Rex talliaverit
terram per Carucas.
Danegeld, est quietum esse de quadam
consuetudine, sive solutione; quam quidem
Dani levaverunt primum in Anglia.
Hornegeld, est quietum esse per totam
terram de quadam consuetudine exactam
per talliam: sicut de quasunque bestia cor
nuta.
Lesteage, est quietum esse de quadam
consuetudine exactam in nundinis & mer
catis, pro rebus cariandis, ut homo vult.
Stallage, est quietum esse de quadam
consuetudine exactam proploceis captis vel
assignatis in nundinis vel mercatis.
* Seawing.
* Chewyng, est quietum esse de aetta
chiamento in aliqua curia, & coram qui
buscunque; de querelis ostensis, & non ad
vocat.
Miskennyng, est quietum esse de a
merciamento pro querela, coram quibus
cunque; in transumptione prolata.
Burgbruch, est quietum esse de trans
gressione facta in Civitate vel Burgo, contra
pacem.
Wardwyte, est quietum esse de dena
rio dando pro Ward facienda.
Hundred, est quietum esse de denario,
vel consuetudine facienda Praepossto &
Hundredae.
Bordhalepeney, est quietum esse de
quadam consuetudine exactionis, pro tabu
la levatae.
Brigbote, est quietum esse de auxilio
dando ad reficiendos pontes.
Burgbote, est quietum esse de auxilio
dando ad reficiendum burgum, castrum, ci
vitatem, vel muros prostratos.
Haverpeney, est quietum esse de dena
riis dandis Averagio Domini Regis; cum
similibus.
For a larger and more accurate ex
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position of these old words, I referre
the Reader to that most elaborate and
diligent Glossary of Sir Henry Spelman,
Knight, the learnedest Antiquary of our
Nation; yea (and in this kind) of all
Europe.
This Deanry, together with the San
ctuary
and Priviledges, was after put to
the Abbey of Saint Peters in Westminster:
as appeareth by what next followeth.
A Declaration of William Abbot
of the Monastery of St. Peter
of Westminster, concerning his
title to the Privilege and San
ctuary of St. Martins le grand
in London: with the precincts,
Circuit, and Bounds of the
same.
FIrst the said Abbot saith, That
the free Chappell of St. Martins
le grand
in London, and the Pre
cincts of Saint Martins aforesaid, is
a place priviledged: and was founded
and endowed long time before the
Conquest, aswell of possessions, as of
immunities, franchises, and liberties:
and corroborate and inlarged by King
VVilliam the Conquerour, like as it ap
peareth as well by the Charter of the
said King VVilliam the Conquerour; as
by divers other Charters, Writings,
and Records.
Item, the said King William the Con
querour granted by his Charter to the
same place of Saint Martins, divers li
berties and franchises, by speciall and
generall words, aswell in the Latine
tongue as Saxon. And over that gran
ted to the said place of Saint Martins,
all other liberties, immunities, and cu
stomes, which any Church of this
Realme, best had. Which grant im
porteth and includeth in himselfe as
great priviledges, franchises, and immu
nities, as VVestminster, Beverlay, or any
other place priviledged, hath within
the Realme. And also the said words
in Saxon, importeth such sentence. That
the said place should bee a Sanctuary
franchised, priviledged, and have tui
tion and immunities of all those per
sons, which for treason, felonies, tres
passes, or any other cause, should flee
to the same or abide therein. Which
franchises, priviledge, tuition, and im
munities, the said place hath alway
peaceably had and enjoyed, from the
said Conquerours dayes unto this pre
sent time.
Item, the said franchises, immunities,
and priviledges, of Saint Martins, have
beene corroborate, confirmed, allowed
and enlarged, by King Henry the first,
King Stephen, Henry the second, King
Iohn, King Henry the third, King Edward
the second, King Edward the third, Ri
chard
the second, Henry the fifth, Hen
ry
the sixth, and in all other Kings times
sithence the Conquest: as by divers
Charters and Allowances before Ju
stices of Oyer and Determiner, Writings
and Records, more plainely at large is
shewed, and may appeare.
Item, it appeareth by divers Returnes
made by the Sheriffes of London, aswell
in the Kings Bench, the Common Pleas,
and all other the Kings Courts, that
the said place of Saint Martins, is a
place priviledged, and Sanctuary: as
by the same Returnes remaining of Re
cord, more plainely may appeare.
Item, the said Abbot saith, That the
Precinct, Circuit, and Bounds of the
priviledge and Sanctuary aforesaid, be
and extend, as hereafter followeth.
Imprimis, beginning at a wall lying
directly against a Poast that standeth
in the midst of one Roger VVrights a
Grocers house, which standeth of the
East side of the south gate of St. Mar
tins
: and from the wall in the said Gro
cers house, with the halfe-deale of the
street unto the chancell of the same side
that house standeth upon, Sanctuary.
And so forth from the East Westward
unto the middest of Saint Martins lane
next to the Chappell of Saint Martins,
against the Tenement of the Bulls head,
which Tenement lieth at the south end
of the said lane on the West part.
Item, halfe part of the streete of St.
Martins lane, Sanctuary, from the south
unto the North, as farre forth as the
houses appertaining to the Bull-head do
extend Northwards.
Item, from the said place of the Buls
head
, then the whole lane of St. Mar
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Sanctuary on both sides, unto a
Post or Stoope that standeth of the
North side or end of the two Tene
ments, standing by the great gate next
going into the Deanes Court.
Item, from the said Saint Martins
Lane, at the aforesaid Buls head, tur
ning by a wall that divideth the said
Tenement of the Bulls head, and Saint
Martins ground: Which wall turneth
and extendeth from the East West
wards, unto a backe wall that closeth
in Saint Martins ground of the West
side: all within the said Wall, San
ctuary.
Item, along by the same backe wall,
that closeth in the West part of Saint
Martins ground, from the South end of
the said wall into the North, unto a wall
that divideth my Lord of Northumber
lands
ground, and Saint Martins ground
from the South end; all within the a
foresaid Walls, Sanctuary: and so forth
from the South side into the North
my Lord of Northumberlands ground,
Sanctuary; along by a backe wall of
the Grey Fryars: which backe wall clo
seth in my Lord of Northumberlands
ground of the West part, unto the
North part of Angell Alley, abutting
Northwards upon the South side of
Robert Bowmans house, into the Street
wards. And so Sanctuary still, from
the said backe wall of Grey Fryars, a
long by the Angell Alley, and by the
South part of the said Robert Bowmans
house, from the West unto the East,
untill you come to a Post or Stoope
standing on the North part of the two
Tenements next lying on the North
side of a great gate entring into the
Deanes Court.
Item, from the same Post or Stoope
before rehearsed, standing North from
the great gate of the said Deanes
Court directly Eastwards, by the
North part of a Tenement, with the
same Tenement inclosed (as by the
wall there it sheweth) Sanctuary:
which Tenement is now in the hands
of one Hugh Payne.
Item, from the aforesaid wall, along
from the North, Southward unto Hugh
Paynes
dwelling house; and from thence
by the North side of the said Hugh
Paynes
Garden, Sanctuary still; from
the West unto the East part thereof.
Item, againe from the North side of
the above rehearsed Hugh Paynes Gar
den Southward, unto the Deanes Gar
den, Sanctuary.
Item, along by the wall on the North
side of the Deanes Garden, from the
West into the East thereof, San
ctuary.
Item, from the North unto the South,
of the East part of the aforesaid Deanes
Garden, with Saint Leonards Church,
Sanctuary, as by a wall it there shew
eth.
Item, from the East end of Saint
Leonards Church, Westwards of the
South of Saint Martins, unto the Bell-Alley,
Sanctuary, as appeareth also
thereby another wall.
Item, from the Bell-Alley South
wards, unto the wall spoken of at the
beginning, which is within the Gro
cers house, against the Post that stan
deth within the middest of the same
house. And so forth directly againe
unto the Chanell of the high street,
that lyeth afore the South gate of Saint
Martins: all within the bounds reher
sed, Sanctuary.
Item, by a Statute made in the yeere
of King Edward the third, it is affir
med, The said place of Saint Martins
to bee a place franchised and priviled
ged, having tuition and immunity, in
manner and forme as is above rehear
sed. And in speciall, and for them that
come in thither for Debt, Treason, and
Felony. In proofe whereof, the Iudge
that sitteth there for the King, as in a
place not of the City, but by priviledge
seperate, (the Maior not called there
to, as he is to the deliverance of New
gate
, and other such Acts in the City)
to have knowledge there in a case of
Treason or Felony, hath ever, from
time that no minde is, sitten in the
gate of the said Sanctuary. And the
person appeached or endited of Trea
son or Felony, hath beene kept by the
Officers on the further side of the street
afore him, to the intent that he come
not of the other side of the Chanell to
wards the Sanctuary there, to claime
the liberty and Franchises of the same.
Item, wheras divers Kings of this land,
for causes such as moved them, have
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seazed into their hands the Franchises
and Liberties that the City of London
had, by reason whereof they were not
suffered to use or enjoy the said Fran
chises, for as long as it hath liked unto
the said Kings: yet the said Chappell
of Saint Martins le grand, in the said
City of London, with the Precinct of
the same, at the said times of such sea
sing of the aforesaid Franchises; was
afore and since alwayes a place privi
ledged, without any disturbance, di
minishing, or taking away by the said
Kings, or by their Ministers: and peace
ably used and enjoyed their Franchi
ses, Liberties, and immunities, within
the Sanctuary and Precinct of Saint
Martins, as in a place excepted and
priviledged, and no wayes pertaining
unto the said City, ne parcell thereof,
though it be set within the same.
And moreover, the said Abbot saith,
that the said Church or Chappell of
Saint Martins, within the said Sanctu
ary and Precinct of the same; were of
late by the late King of famous memo
ry, King Henry the seventh, lawfully
annexed and given to the said Mona
stery of Saint Peter of Westminster; at
which time, and times without mind
of man before that, the said Chappell,
and Precinct, circuit and bounds of the
said Sanctuary, comprized within the
Limits above rehearsed, were used,
allowed, and taken, and yet be, as San
ctuary.
Thus farre the Abbot of Westminsters
declaration, at which time (as it ap
peareth) there fell out so much conte
station, concerning the Precincts of this
Sanctuary, that the matter was faine
to be tried by ancient sworne men de
posed in Court as Witnesses. Some
of their Depositions are come to my
hands, which I here give you: the rest
(and the beginning) have miscarried.
Item, the said Henry Williamson de
poseth for the claimed bounds, and al
so for the priviledge of Sanctuary men,
in the halfe Street and Lane next to
Saint Martins; and for the setting up
of the Gallowes on Evill May day; and
for the removing thereof, as others
therein before have deposed.
Item, Ralfe Twyn deposeth, all whol
ly the claimed bounds to be Sanctuary;
and also the setting up of the Gallowes,
and removing of the same, and the
Pavement, to bee done by the Abbot:
and that he knew one Bland privileged
both for Treason and Murther, ever
used to walke in the street claimed as
Sanctuary, without any disturbance.
Item, William Bayley deposeth, all the
claimed bounds, and also the sitting of
the Iustices in the South gate: and that
he heard the Iustices say, that halfe the
street against the said gate was Sanctu
ary: and that there was persons then
arraigned, and others therein depo
sed: and that he knew the said Bland
priviledged for Treason and Fellony,
to dwell in Angell Alley: and that the
Abbot ought to make the Pavement,
as others have deposed there.
Item, Iohn Smith, Clerke, deposeth
for all the claimed bounds: and fur
ther saith, that hee knew Doctor Mor
ton
, and also the Cardinall Morton to
lye there, one in Roger Wrights house,
and the other in Angell Alley, they both
being priviledged for Treason. And
also he supposeth both Angell Alley and
Bland Alley, to be holden of Saint Mar
tins
by certaine Rent, as parcell of the
Earle of Northumberlands Tenements.
And also for the Pavement, as others
before have deposed.
At this time (I suppose) was there a
Survey or Plat of the Precinct, exhibi
ted into the Court of Chancery, where
it appeareth these Witnesses to have
beene deposed. The figure of which
Plat we here exhibite unto you.
Foster

The Grey W. Fryars.
All this is Shoomakers houses, which pay Rents to the Abbots of Westminster.
Aldersgate
The Chanell. Sanctuary ever used. The Chanell. No San
ctuary.
S. Martins lane, and Sanctu
ary on both sides.
A New Window broken
out by Francis Godlike.
The West Church doore.
The Deanes gate.
The Post.
Hugh Paines Garden.
The Deanes Garden.
S. Leonards
Church.
All the Bounds and Limits about this
Plat mentioned, beene contained in
the Abbots claime: and is well pro
ved to be good Sanctuary, by divers
Witnesses sworne in the Chancery,
as well Free-men of the City, as
other credible persons.
A stone Wall.
Good Sanctuary
ever used.
The South Gate.
Good Sanctuary ever
used.
The Chanell on the South side.
Foster E. lane.
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It seemes that there hath beene
some latter differences about
a new doore into the Liber
ties of the Freedome;
Saint Mar
tins le grand▪
where
upon a Court being called,
December 20. 1625. this Or
der was given out, to bee en
quired upon and certified.
It is ordered by the Court, that the
Foreman of the Enquest, with
others of the same Enquest, shall
view the South gate and Entry
leading from Bladder street in
to this Liberty: and also a doore
made by Thomas Rodes in the
East side of the same Entrey; and
make their reports under their
bands in writing, on Monday
next after the Epiphany.
ACcording to the direction of
the Order abovesaid, we whose
names are under written, being
all of the Enquest sworne for this yeere,
having viewed the Gate and Entry,
doe find, and accordingly certifie, that
Thomas Rodes, a Linnen-Draper, dwel
ling in a house next adjoyning to the
said Entry, on the East side thereof,
(in part of which house Roger Wright did
sometimes dwell) hath of late, without
the privity or knowledge of most of
the Inhabitants of this Liberty, taken
downe, or caused to bee taken downe
and carried away, a paire of strong, suf
ficient, and serviceable gates, in the
night time; which were, and time out
of mind have bin, the common South
gate of this Liberty. And in stead ther
of, hath set up a new gate of Deale,
opening all one way, viz. towards the
West side; whereas the former paire of
Gates or Leaves did fall open, the one
towards the East side, and the other to
wards the West side of the said Entry.
Also the said Thomas Rodes hath bro
ken downe the partition wall on the
East side of the said Entry; against
which, one Leafe of the said old Gate
did fall open, as aforesaid: and hath
there made a new doore (where never
any was before, in the memory of man)
of almost an Ell in breadth, out of the
said Shop, into the said Entry or com
mon passage into this Liberty. Wher
by a free and open passage is made out
of the City of London, thorow the shop
of the said Rodes into this Liberty; to
the great prejudice of the Lords of the
same Liberty, and to the great hinde
rance and damage of the Tenants and
Inhabitants within the same. In wit
nesse whereof wee have hereunto sub
scribed our names, dated the 9. day
of Ianuary, Anno Dom. 1625.
Mathew Iumpar
William Hewes
William Hewes
Richard Mattock
Anthony Iohnson
Timothy Smart
Edward Napper
Thomas Speare
Henry Kuevet
William Hunt
Philip Richard
William Purse.
A very ancient Deed, to
prove Lambs-Chappell to have
anciently beene in the Parish
of Saint Olaves Silverstreet.
KNow all men, present and to
come, that I Laurence de Frowik
have granted and dimissed, and
by this present Charter of mine have
confirmed, unto Richard of Clerkenwell,
Chaplaine, all that Land of mine, with
the houses, buildings, and appurte
nances which I have in London, in Muck
well street
, in the Parish of S. Olaves;
lying betweene that Land which Willi
am Throtegos
held of mee, towards the
South, and the Land of the Fryars of
the new Hostell, towards the North;
and which extendeth it selfe in length,
from the Kings high-way, even unto
the wall of the City towards the West,
&c. he paying me twenty shillings a
yeere, &c. and giving unto the Church
of Saint Olaves aforesaid, one Waxe
Candle of a pound weight, at the Feast
of Saint Thomas the Apostle yeerely:
and unto the Chappell (de inclusorio) in
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at the upper end of Muckwell street
towards the North, one other Waxe
Taper of three quarters weight, upon
the Feast of Saint Iames yeerely, &c.
Witnesses, Nicholas Bat, then Maior
of London, Iohn of Northampton, and Ri
chard Pycard
then Sheriffes, &c.
Notes upon this Deed.
These were Maior and Sheriffes,
Anno 1253. which was the thirty
eighth yeere of Henry the third. Out
of this so ancient a Deed, may wee
observe, first, That by the bounding of
this Land, betwixt the streete and the
City wall, towards the West; that
this was that ground which is now
Lambes Chappell yard. Secondly, by the
assigning the latter Candle to bee paid
to the Chappell, upon Saint Iames his
day; that it was meant to this Lambes
Chappell
: which was anciently called,
The Chappell of Saint Iames in the wall.
Vpon whose Festivall, this Chappell
seemes to have beene dedicated: and
to honour the solemnity of which Wake,
the Gentleman directed this Candle to
be yeerely paid.
The Originall of this Deed in Latin,
is in the hands of that most Learned
Antiquary of our dayes Sir Henry Spel
man
Knight.
The Circuit of the Hospi
tall or Free Chappell of Saint
Katharine neere the Tower
of London.
FRom the East gate of the said To
wer by the Thames, unto the
Bancke beyond Saint Katharines
Docke, Eastward: and from thence
through all the Lane which leadeth
from the said Docke, and in and by e
very part of the said Lane, unto the
Kings high way, Northward: which
way, lyeth between the Abby of Grace
and the said Hospitall or Free Chap
pell; and leadeth from the City of Lon
don
, unto Radcliffe. And also from the
said way, against the same Lane, unto
the Tower Ditch, Westward; and
from thence to the River of Thames,
Southward.
An Ancient Record con
cerning East Smithfield to bee
inserted Page 268.
IN the times of King Knowt (or Ka
nutus)
the Dane,
Out of Book Dan
thorne
in Guildhall folio 78.
were there thir
teene Knights very well beloved
both of King and Kingdome. These
begged of the Kings Grace, a certaine
piece of Land in the East part of Lon
don
; which the Inhabitants had lately
forsaken, by reason of the hardship *
* Pro nimiâ servitute.

and service they there stood charged
withall. The Knights suit for to have
this Land granted unto them for ever,
with the liberty of a Guild upon it, the
King upon this condition granted:
Namely, that every one of them should
performe three combats upon the land,
and in the water; and come off with
victory: and also, that upon a day ap
pointed, they should runne at Tilt a
gainst all commers, in the field which
is now called East Smithfield. This they
having performed gloriously, the King
gave them the field, and the same day
named it Knytte-guilden;
These were En
glish
Knights; and there
fore in some wri
tings it is called An
glish Knytte-guilden
.
appointing
these Boundaries unto it. First, that it
should reach from Ealdgate to the place
where the Barres now are, Eastward on
both sides the Towne. He extended it
another way toward Bishopsgate, as farre
as the house of William the Priest. To
the Southward, the liberties of this
Guild reached so farre into the water of
the Thames, as a horseman riding into
the River at a dead low water, could
dart his horsemans staffe from him. So
that all East Smithfield, with part of
the right hand way, which stretcheth,
by Doddings pond into the Thames; and
also the Hospitall of Saint Katharines,
with the Mills, (which Hospitall was
founded in the reigne of King Stephen)
together with the outer stone wall, and
the new Ditch of the Tower, stand and
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are within the Fee aforesaid. For the
said Wall and Ditch,
The Tow
er Ditch first made.
were not as yet
made; but were afterwards, in the ve
ry time that King Richard the first was
at Ierusalem. Which was done by the
Bishop of Ely, the Kings Justice over all
the Kingdome. The occasion was, a
difference betwixt Earle Iohn the Kings
Brother, and the chiefe Iustice. By the
digging of this Ditch in the ground of
East Smithfield, did the Church of the
Holy Trinity in London lose half a Marke
a yeere revenue; and the Mill which
belonged unto the poore Brotherhood
of the Hispitall of Saint Katharines, and
unto the Churches of Saint Katharines,
and of the Holy Trinity altogether, was
faine to be removed, to their no little
hindrance. A Garden also which the
King had hired of the Brotherhood a
foresaid, at the rent of sixe Markes a
yeere, was for the most part destroyed
also by the said Ditch. Recompence
was often sued for, but not made very
speedily, though promised faithfully.
Afterwards, King Edward gave five
Markes and an halfe unto the poore
Brotherhood, for that part of their Gar
den which the Ditch had destroyed,
and that part which it had not, hee re
stored unto them againe, which they
hold unto this day. As for their Rent of
five Markes and a halfe, hee gave them
his Charter, by which they receive it
very duly either out of the Exchequer
or the Hanaper, even untill this present.
This Guild was by divers Kings af
terwards confirmed. And first by Ed
ward
the Confessor, then by King Willi
am Rufus
;
Out of the Booke C. fol. 134.
of whose Charter, I here
give you this Abstract.
William King of England, &c. to Bi
shop M. G de Magu, and R de Boare, and
to his faithfull
* Fidelibus. By which perchance both in this and other Kings Charters of those times, are meant, such as were the Kings Te
nants or held lands of him, & had sworn fealty for them, to him.
Liege-people of Lon
don
, sendeth greeting. Know ye that I
have confirmed unto the men of Cnit
tengilda
, their Guild and Lands per
taining unto it, with all their customes,
entire; even as they enjoyed them in
the time of King Edward, and of my Fa
ther: Witnesse Henry de Both at Re
thyng
.
Of King Henry the first his Charter this is
the Abstract.
Henry King of England, &c. to Bi
shop M. to the *
* Viceco
miti Lon
don.
Sheriffe of Lon
don
, and to all his Barons and faith
full people of London, aswell French
as English, sendeth greeting. Know yee
that I have granted unto all the men of
the Cnyttengilda, their Guild, and lands
pertaining unto it; together with all
their customes after the best manner,
even as they enjoyed the same in the
times of King Edward and my Father,
and as the King my Brother by his
Charter and Seale confirmed them.
And I free it from any forfeiture that
might accrue unto my selfe, forbidding
all men, that upon pretence hereof, they
presume not to offer them any molesta
tion. Witnesses, R. de Momford, R. de
Bigot
, and H. de Booth, at Westminster.
More concerning the Liberties and extent
of the said Guild.
Know yee,
Out of Booke H. in fol. 48.
that the Soken of Knytten
gilda
, reaches from Aldgate with the
lands on both sides the streete, even un
to the outer Barre. On the South side
it reaches towards the Thames; joyn
ing with the Soken within the Barre,
66. foot of Saint Paul. On the North
it goes within the Barre 16. foot of St.
Paul. The Soken also extendeth towards
Bishopsgate, even unto the house belong
ing sometimes unto William the Priest,
and after unto Geffrey Tannar, together
with all Smithfield, and so farre into the
Thames as a horseman at low water ri *
ding upon his
* Super dex
trarium
his Horse of service, or great Horse.
Destrier into the River
could dart his Lance from him; toge
ther with the right hand part of the
streete, which goes by Doddings pond to
the Thames. But as for that on the left
hand, it is not of that Soken; but yet in
the Parish of Saint Botolphs.
More, concerning the Tower Ditch before
mentioned; and of the enclosing the whole
City of London with a Ditch.
Whilest King Richard in his returne
from Ierusalem,
Out of Booke Dunthorn fol. 82.
was kept prisoner by
the Emperor of Almayne, there sell out
a dissension betwixt Earle Iohn the
Kings Brother, and the Bishop of Ely,
Lord Chiefe Iustice of England: where
upon, the Bishop thought good to for
tifie the Kings *
* The To
wer.
Castle, which the
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Earle at that time provided to belea
ger. It seemed good to the Bishop
therefore, to encompasse in the whole
Bulwarke, with a wall of a most won
derfull thicknesse, and to make a broad
and deepe Ditch about that, which the
Thames flowing into, the whole Tower
might both be encompassed and forti
fied by it. Vpon occasion therefore of
this Ditch, which was then made in
Smithfield; and by reason of that other
Ditch, which the Citizens for the same
cause then beganne to make round a
bout their City: did the Church of
the Holy Trinity lose halfe a Marke of
yearely revenew; and the Mill also be
longing unto the poore of the Hospi
tall of Aldgate was taken away. Where
upon there accrewed no small damage
both unto *
* This is a Chara
cter of the antiquity of this writing, and also that it was done either by the Par
son, or some of the Pa
rishioners of Trinity Parish.
us, and to those poore peo
ple: for which, though recompence
hath beene often promised, yet have
we hitherto received no satisfaction.
More concerning this matter, out of a french
Record in Booke H. folio 199. and in
Booke Dunthorne, folio 88. Which is
a desire of the Master of Saint Kathe
rines Hospitall, to have leave of the Ci
ty to enclose a certaine peece of ground
neere the Tower of London.
It was told unto the Maior, Alder
men, and Commonalty, how that Iohn
Hermesthorpe
, Master of Saint Kathe
rines
Hospitall, by the Tower of Lon
don
, had a certaine peece of Land,
which had somewhile beene a portion
of the Garden of his Hospitall; which
portion King Edward, sonne to King
Henry, had purchased of those of the
said Hospitall, for the enlargement of
the Tower Ditch; for which hee paid
unto the Master, Brothers, and Sisters
of the said Hospitall, 3. li. 13. s. 4. d.
yeerely for ever: and that the said Hos
pitall had received the said Rent ever
since the time of the Purchase. This
place indeed, had heretofore laine void
and waste, and had beene of no profit to
any; serving onely for a resort or mee
ting place of Rogues and Women of ill
conversation. For the restraining of
which naughtinesse and pilferies, the
said Iohn had againe purchased it of
King Edward the third, of whom he had
received licence to enclose the said void
peece for the benefit of his Hospitall:
he paying to the King and his Heires,
into their Exchequer, vj. s. viij. d. for
ever. By vertue of which Licence, the
said Master had already begunne to
enclose the said void Plat of ground.
This the Maior, &c. hearing of, sent to
forbid the enclosure of; affirming, that
the said Plat belonged unto the Com
monalty of the City of London: where
upon the Master forbare to proceede
further for sixe or eight yeeres toge
ther.
At the end of this terme, the said
Master made sure unto the Maior and
Commonalty, that they would please
to give him leave to enclose the said
place, were it but onely to prevent and
take away the Villanies which he affir
med to be there committed: for which
courtesie he then promised, that him
selfe, and all the Brothers and Sisters
of the said Hospitall, would particu
larly, and in especiall manner, pray
for the good estate of the City; and
be willing moreover to pay some small
yeerely Rent unto the Chamber of
Guihald, London, for ever. To this suit
the Maior, Aldermen, and Commo
nalty consented: and further made
choice of some certaine Aldermen and
Commoners, who should take a view
of this, and other void places belong
ing to the City, and make report to
them, &c.
To prove that the Hospitall of Saint Ka
therines, with the Mils, and all that
belong to it, together with the Tower
Ditch, all East-Smithfield without
the Posterne, before the Abbey of
Grace, with the right hand part of the
street leading along by Duddings
Pond, are, and time out of minde have
beene within the Liberty of the City of
London, and parcell of Portsoken
Ward without Algate, in the Sub
urbes.
I finde two seve
rall Co
pies of this: one in Booke Dunthorne, fol. 80. & another in Booke K. fol. 56.
The Maior and Commonalty of the
City of London affirme, that in the time
of the Conquerour, and long before,
the said Ward of Portsoken, was called
the Ward of Anglish Knightgilden. And
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King Henry the first, Ralfe the sonne of
Algode, Wolfard le Deverish, Otgar le
Prude
, with divers other substantiall
Citizens of London, descended of the
ancient race of the English Knights,
being Lords of the Liberty of the said
Guild, in the Soken aforesaid, and were
seazed of all the Lands in the said Soken
(as by the Charter of the said King
Henry it appeareth) did bequeath the
said Soken and Lands, unto the Church
and Canons of the Holy Tinity, within
Algate, London. Which gift the said K.
Henry, by his Charter (which the Maior
and Commonalty have here to shew)
also confirmed. Vpon pretext of which
Gift and Confirmation, Norman, at
that time Prior, and the Covent of
the Church aforesaid, as also their Suc
cessors, stood a long time possessed.
Afterwards, among other things, Ralfe
the Prior, with the Canons of the said
Church, did grant unto Maud Queene
of England, Wife to King Stephen, a
certaine parcell of Land in the said
Soken (the very same, namely, upon
which the said Hospitall of Saint Ka
therines
is now founded) together with
all the Mill there in the *
* In Escam
bio.
Shambles, in
lieu of sixe yard land in the Mannor
of Bracching, in the County of Hert
ford
: even as by two Patents of the
said King and Queene made upon that
occasion, it manifestly is declared.
Moreover they affirme, That whereas
the Lord Edward the first, sometimes
King of England, had not any piece of
ground of his owne proper Lands neere
enough unto his Tower of London,
whereupon to build up his Wall, and
to make his Ditch about the Tower,
which he purposed to doe a new; hee
purchased of the Master, Brethren, and
Sisters of the Hospitall of Saint Kathe
rines
by the Tower aforesaid, a certaine
Plat of ground with the appurtenan
ces in East Smithfield, adjoyning unto
the Tower, both for the laying of the
Sand, Gravell, and Marle, which
should be digged out of the Ditch, and
that which should serve for the repai
ring of the Wall aforesaid. And that
he paid unto the Master, Brothers, and
Sisters aforesaid, five Markes, sixe shil
lings and nine pence, both for the pur
chase of the said Plat, and the recom
pence of their losse long since sustai
ned, by the enlargement of the Ditch,
and reparation of the Wall aforesaid:
which hee caused for himselfe and his
Successors to be yeerely payable out of
the Exchequer. Which five Markes
sixe shillings nine pence, the Masters,
Brothers, and Sisters (for the time be
ing) of the said Hospitall, have ever
since the said Grant received, and doe
actually at this present receive it by
vertue of the said Patent, which they
now have by them, &c. the Copy
whereof was entered upon Record in
the Chamber of *
* This is severall times written Ginhald.
Guildhall; and ac
knowledged by them before Nicholas
Brembre
, then Maior, and the Alder
men. They affirme also, that in the
fourteenth yeere of King Edward the
second, at such time as he held Assises
in the said Tower; it was proved, that
the said Ward of Portsoken, (hereto
fore called English Knightgeld) was in
and of the Liberties of London; and
that, so often as any Taxe was to bee
raised for the King, or to bee assessed
for the Commonalty of London, upon
the Commoners of the said City, or
that any other Assessement was to bee
made by the said Commonalty, either
for the raising of some Wall, making
of any enclosure, or for the defence of
the City: that all the people inha
biting the said Ward, were accusto
med to pay the said Taxes, like other
Freemen of the City; and the said
Assessements were wont to bee levied
upon them, as upon other Freemen of
the City, like as by the Transcript of
the Rolls of the said *
* In itinere.
Assizes of the
Kings, now remaining in the Treasury
of the Guildhall of the same City, most
clearely it appeareth.
They further affirme, that the Lord
Edward the third, late King of England,
Progenitor of our Lord the King that
now is, in the seventeenth yeere of his
Reigne, directed by his *
* Per breve suum.
Letter unto
Iohn Hamond, at that time Maior of his
City of London, and his Majesties Es
cheator in the same: in which Letters
he made rehearsall of all the former bu
sinesse concerning the Wall and Ditch
of the Tower, made in his Grandfa
thers time. Hee rehearsed also, how
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late Constables of the Tower, did let
out the same place by parcels unto di
vers men, without leave or licence had
therefore, either from the Kings his
Grand-father, Fathers, or Himselfe;
and that the said place was then buil
ded upon,
East Smith
field
buil
ded upon.
and rented out for 40. s. a
yeere, and that himselfe had given out
Commissions to enquire upon the rea
sons, manner, right, and valew of
every thing, &c. And that the said
Iohn Hamond making enquiry hereup
on, made returne of all into the Chan
cery, &c.
They affirme moreover, that all the
Lands and Tenents, upon the fore
said right hand of the way by Duddings
Pond
, and about the said places of East
Smithfield, Tower-hill
, and Romeland,
circularly situated, were and have
beene in the time of the holding the
Assises of the said King, impleaded and
sued within the said City, and not else
where; as by the evidences of the said
Lands and Tenents, upon Record
enrolled in the Guildhall, &c. appea
reth.
They further say, That in the
times of all the former Kings and Assi
zes (time out of minde) so often as any
mis-hap or casualty, such as Murther,
Drowning, or other indirect death of
any person, in any of the places fore
mentioned, hath fallen out, upon which
there was any enquiry to be taken, or
any Summons, Attachment, or Exe
cution to bee made in any of the said
places: yea, and which more is, even
within the Tower it selfe, and at such
time as the King (now and then) hath
beene present, have the Sheriffes, Co
roners, and other Officers of the said
City of London for the time being, and
no other, used to make such Quests of
Enquiry, Summons, Attachments, and
Executions, and had right so to doe:
as it is most manifestly to be proved by
divers Rolls of the Crowne, and other
Records of the times aforesaid, now
being in the sayd Treasury.
They say moreover, that amongst
other Liberties granted by the Kings
Predecessors unto the Citizens of Lon
don
, and ratified in divers Parliaments,
this expressely is one, That no Arrest,
Attachment, or Execution, bee made
by any Officers of the Kings within the
said Liberty, either by Writ or with
out Writ, but onely by the Officers of
the City. By all which Charters, Let
ters, Patents, Bills, Acts of Assize,
Writs, Enquests, Returnes, Rolls of
the Escheators, and Crowne Office,
Assizes, Pleadings, Enrollments, Free
domes, and most plentifull other kinds
of Records and Proofes, it may easily
and undoubtedly be concluded, That
the said Hospitall of Saint Katherines,
with the Mills and other its appurte
nances, as also the whole Tower Ditch,
with all the Lands of East Smithfield
without the Posterne, before the Abby
of Grace
, together with the right side
of the street going by Duddings Pond,
as also the whole Ditch and Plaine
without the Tower, within the Po
sterne, called Romeland, with all the
Houses and Gardens round about
them, have all the time aforesaid, bin
within the compasse of the Liberty of
the City.
The selfe same Copy of what is last
above, is something differently recor
ded also in Booke Dunthorne, fol. 84.
the different poynts whereof, not men
tioned in this former, I have tran
scribed.
That the Hospitall, Ditch, and the
Tower hill, are of the Parish of Saint
Botolphs Algate, and parcell of Port
soken Ward. That another part, by
Romeland and the Thames, towards the
Posterne, by Saint Katherines Hospi
tall, were of the Parish of Alhallowes
Berking
, and of the Ward of the Tower
of London. That Queene Maud was
the Foundresse of Trinity Church with
in Algate; that the Ditch begunne
by the Citizens in Richard the firsts
time, was for the defence of the City.
That there is another Soken within the
Walls of the City, called the Inner
Soken
,
Inner Soken▪
which reacheth from Algate,
even unto that gate of the Tower cal
led *
* Cuning
gate
, per
chance, or the Kings gate.
Cinigate; which Soken is within
the Liberties of the City, as by some
Records kept by the Prior doth ap
peare. That the Inhabitants of Port
soken and the Tower, are to be implea
ded onely in the Courts of the City,
for all Matters, Causes, and Contracts
howsoever arising. That the Tower
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hath no proper Court of its owne, but
onely the Court of the Baron, which is
no Court of Record; as by Records ex
emplified in the Kings Bench it appea
reth. That when any murther or drow
ning hath beene within the said Hospi
tall or Tower, the City Officers have
attached the Malefactors within the
Tower, notwithstanding that the King
himselfe sometimes hapned to be pre
sent within the said Tower, and have
carried the said men so arrested into
some of the Kings Prisons within the
City. That when the Iustices Itine
rant
have used to come to keepe Assi
zes in the Tower, the Officers of the
City have had the keeping both of the
inner and outer Gates of the said Tow
er; and that nothing was executed
within the Tower, which pertained to
the office of a *
Sergeant perchance
* servant, but by the ser
vants of the City. That the Sheriffe
of London hath had the charge of all
the Prisons in the Tower, so often as
the said Iustices itinerant have comne
thither: as appeares in many Rolls of
Pleas of the Crowne, and of the said
Itinerant Iustices.
By another short Record in the said
Dunthorne,
Refer all this con
cerning the privi
ledge or the City within the Tower, un
to page 125.
fol. 85. it is specified, That
if any were murthered within the
Tower, or drowned in the Tower
Ditch, or in the Gate, called The Wa
ter Gate
, that notwithstanding the King
himselfe were there present, yet have
the City Sheriffe and Coroner sitten
upon the dead body, and empanelled
their Iuries.
The Letter or Commission of King
Edward, unto Iohn Hamond Maior of
London, before mentioned, is to bee
seene in Dunthorne, fol. 87. Tis dated
at Westminst. Octo. 21. in the 17. yeere
of his Reigne over England, and over
France the 4. The L. Maiors returne of
the Inquisition is also there recorded.
Of the founding of Trinity Church within Aldgate,
and of the beginning of the Canons Regular, and Augustine
Fryers in ENGLAND.
Insert this in page 145.
IN the yeere of Christ 1108. and in
the eighth yeere of King Henry,
Out of Booke C. in Guild
hall folio 135. and Dunthorne, fol. 79.
was
the Church of the holy Trinity,
within Aldgate, London, founded by
the Venerable Lady, Maud, Wife
unto the said King, by the perswasion
of Archbishop Anselme. It was given
unto Norman, who became the first
Prior not onely there, and first Canon
Regular of the whole Kingdome. For
by him was all England (saith my Re
cord) adorned with the Rule of Saint
Augustine, and the Canonicall habit
of that Order. Which Order, by the
gathering together of many Fryers in
to that Church, was the number of
those that praised God day and night
so much increased, that the whole City
was much delighted with the sight of
it. Insomuch, that in the yeere of our
Lord, 1125. certaine Burgesses of the
City, descended of the ancient race of
the English Knights; by name, Ralfe
the sonne of Algode, Wolsard le Deve
rish, Orgar le Prude, Edward Vpcernhill,
Blacstan
, and his Cosin Alwin, Alwis
and Robert his brother, sonnes of Leo
stan, Leostan
the Goldsmith, and Wyzo
his sonne, Hugh the sonne of Wolgare,
Algar Secusenne, Orgar
the sonne of
Dereman, Osbert Drinchepyn, and Ade
lardus Hornpite
, meeting together in
the Chapter of the Church of Christ,
which is situated within the Walls of
the City neere Aldgate, freely gave un
to the said Church, and unto the Ca
nons serving God, all that Land and
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which lies by the wall of the City
without Aldgate, and reaches into the
Thames. They gave it, I say, themselves
becomming Fryars, and partaking of the
benefits of that place, by the hand of
Norman the Prior, who received them
into the Society, as he had done others
before them; by an oath taken upon the
Text of the Gospell.
And to the intent that this gift of
theirs might stand firme and unchang
able; they surrendred up (among other
Writings which they had for it) the
Charter of St. Edward. After which,
they gave the Prior seisin and possessi
on of the said Land, by *
* That is, by giving him en
trance & possession into the Church of St. Bo
tolphs
; which was the head, or (as it were) the Capitall Messuage of the Mannor.
the Church of
Saint Botolph which had beene builded
upon the same, and was the head of it.
All this was done before these Witnes
ses, Bernard, Prior of Dunstaple, Iohn
Prior of Landa, and divers others French
and English people. The said Donors
hereupon, sent one of their owne Com
pany (Ordgar le Prude by name) unto
King Henry, with their petition, that
hee would bee pleased to give his con
sent and confirmation to their said gift;
Whereupon, the King very willingly
allowed the said Land and Soken unto
the Church; and to be free and acquit
ted from all service to himself, as franck
Almes ought to be: which he thus con
firmed by his Charter.
Henry King of England, to R. Bishop of
London, and to the Sheriffe *
* Et Vice. comiti & Praeposito.
and Pro
vost, and to all the Barons, and to his
Liege people both French and English,
both of London and Middlesex gree
ting.
Know yee that I have granted and
confirmed unto the Church and Ca
nons of the Holy Trinity, London, the
Soken of the English Cnittengilda, with
the Lands which belong unto it, and the
Church of Saint Botolphs, even as the *
* Homines.
Lords of the same Guild have given
and granted it. And I will, and firme
ly doe command, that they may well
and honourably *
* Honorisice
and freely hold it;
together with Sak and Sok, and Toll, and
Thea, and Infangtheof, and all other their
old customes; like as the men of it in
the best manner did, in the times of
King Edward, and like as King William
my Father, and my Brother, by their
Charters granted it unto them. Wit
nesse A. the Queene, and Geffrey the
Chancelor, and Geffrey de Clinton, and
William de Clinton, at Wdestocke. The
King also sent his Sheriffes; namely,
Albric de Veer, and Roger Nephew of *
* Or Hu
bert
.
Herbert; which, for his part, should
invest the Church in the said possessi
on.
More, concerning the same matter; and of
the restoring to the Church of a little
piece of Land, encroached upon by the
Constables of the Tower.
Stephen King of England, to the Bi
shop of London, and to the Iustices, She
riffes, Barons, Officers, & all his *
* Fidelibus.
Liege
people of London, French and English,
greeting. Know yee, that I have resto
red and new granted unto God and the
Church of the Holy Trinity, London, and
to the Canons Regulars serving God
there, for the soule of King Henry, and
for the salvation of my selfe and Queen
Maud my wife, and Eustace my Sonne,
and of other my Children, and for ever
doe restore and grant, that Land of
theirs in *
* East Smithfield.
Smithfield, which Earle Gef
frey
had in his occupation for the ma
king of his Vineyard. Wherefore I
will, and hereby firmely doe command;
that they shall well and peaceably, free
ly, quietly and honourably, have and
hold the Land aforesaid: even as after
the best manner they did freely and
quietly enjoy other their Lands: and
even as King Henry had before granted,
and by his Charter confirmed it unto
them. Witnesse Maud the Queene,
Thomas my Chaplaine, William de Ipra,
and Richard de Lucye, at London.
At the same time did Earle Geffrey resigne
up his possession, as by this his Deed ap
peareth.
Geffrey Earle of Essex, principall
Constable of the Tower, &c. to the Bi
shop of London,
* Fidelibus Ecclesiae.
and all that hold of ho
ly Church, greeting. Know yee that I
have restored unto the Church of Christ
in London, and to the Fryars there, their
Mills neere unto the Tower, and all
their land without the Tower; belong
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sometimes unto the English Cnitten
gilda
; with Smithfield, and the *
* Homini
bus.
tenants,
and all other things belonging thereun
to. I also restore unto them halfe a hide
of land
*
* Hidam de terrae de Brebelegia.
of Brebelegia, with the Land
and medowes and pastures, and all o
ther things, liberties and customes; as
William Widois sometimes gave it unto
them, when as he tooke the habit of a
Canon Regular upon him. And I will
and command, that they hold the said
Lands from mee and from mine heires,
free, cleered, and acquitted, from all
claime and secular service. That is to
say, in such manner as it shall never bee
lawfull either for me or for mine heires
to do them any injury or contumely in
consideration of the Lands aforesaid.
Witnesse, R. *
* In the Transcript taken out of the Ori
ginall
, which I used: I finde her written Rosha, with a dash, ig
norantly; so that I know not what to make of it.
the Countesse my wife,
Gregory Draper, Payn of the Temple, &c.
And I also give unto them one Mark
of silver, out of the service of Edward de
Sekegeford
. Witnesse those above-na
med, and William Archdeacon of Lon
don
.
King Stephen also restored something unto
the said Church; as by this following
Charter appeareth; which the Constables
of the Tower had encreached. This was
done after the lands were proved by oath
to belong to the Church, before the Kings
Chiefe Iustice.
Stephen King of England, to the Bishop
of London, the Iustices, Sheriffes, Barons,
Officers, and all his Liege people, both
French and English, of the County of
Hertford, greeting. Know yee that I
have given & granted unto the Church
of the Holy Trinity, and to the Canons
serving God there, T. S. of Land in the
Manor of Bracking in perpetual almes;
for the rest of the soules, that is to say,
of Baldwin my sonne, and Maud my
Daughter, which lye buried there. I
have further also given and granted un
to the said Church and Canons sixe
yeards of Land in the same Mannor of
Bracking; for the *
* Pro es
caembio.
exchange of their
Mil and that plat of their ground, which
they heretofore granted unto Queene
Maud my wife, neere unto the Tower
of London; upon which she hath now
founded an Hospitall *
* St. Ka
tharines
.
for the poore.
Those sixe yeards of Land, I meane,
which I still kept in mine owne *
* Dominico meo.
de
maines, after I had made partition of
the other parcels of the said Mannor:
that is to say, that part upon which the
Church is founded, and unto which,
the Market belongeth. Wherefore I
will, and firmly hereby command, that
the said Church and Canons shall wel,
peaceably, freely, and honourably for
ever possesse the said Lands, acquitted
from all secular exaction, as it becom
meth free Almes. That is to say, my de
maines with Sak, and Sok, and Toll, and
Thea, and Infangtheof, with all such o
ther customes, as they now hold other
their possessions. Witnesse Theobald
Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert B. of
London, Robert B. of Hereford, and Ro
bert
B. of Excester, and Illard B. of Chi
chester
, and William B. of Norwich, and
Maud my Queene, and Earle Eustace
my sonne, and William Gap in transcription. Reason: Omitted from the original text due to a printing or typesetting error.[…], and Ro
bert de Veer
, and William Mart, Henry
de Essex
, and Richard de Lucye.
Then next followes Queene Mands
confirmation of the Kings gift; dated
at London, under the same Witnesses,
where the same things are repeated.
Other things given by Queene Maud, to
the same Church.
Maud by the grace of God Queene
of English,
Out of Booke, C. fol. 136.
to Robert Bishop of London,
and to all that hold on holy Church,
greeting. Know yee that by the coun
sell of the Archbishop Anselme, and by
the grant and confirmation of my Lord
King Henry, I have given and confir
med the Church of Christ within the
Walls of London, to be free and acquit
ted from all subjection, as well of the
Church of *
* To un
derstand this, see pag. 145.
Waltham, as of all other
Churches, excepting the Church of S.
Paul, and of the Bishop of London; to
gether with all the appurtenances, un
to the honour of God and to the Canons
Regular
there serving God with Nor
man
the Prior, for ever; and that for
the redemption of our soules, and the
soules of our Parents. In like manner
have I given unto them, the gate called
Aldgate, with the Soken thereunto be
longing, which was mine owne de
maines; and two parts of the revenues
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command that the said Canons shall
well, peaceably, freely, and honourably
possesse those Lands and all belonging
unto their Church; together with those
customes and liberties, which my Lord
King Henry hath by his Charter confir
med unto them; so that no injury or re
proach bee therefore done unto them.
Witnesse William Bishop of Winchester,
Roger
Bishop of Sarum, Robert Bishop
of Lincolne, &c. Dated at Westminster.
Notes upon the foresaid Charters.
First, observe the time of the building
of Saint Botolphs Church without Ald
gate
, which was about the age of the
Conquerour. So much wee know by
this; that it was builded betwixt the
time of Canutus, and Henry the firs;t.
Adde this to page 118.
Secondly, whereas the Kings write
to the Barons of London; know what
Mathew Paris in his Henry the third
sayes, that the Citizens of London, both
for their antiquity and the honour of
the City, were called Barons. But they
were onely the principall Citizens that
had this title. The chiefe men of the
City, whom we now call Barons, were
heretofore stiled Captaines. They were
the Kings Free Tenants, priviledged
all over England. Sometimes the Kings
Writs were directed to the Sheriffe
and Barons of London. The Church al
so had its Barons or Free Tenants; and
divers other Cities of England. See for
this word, in Sir Henry Spelmans Glos
sary.
Thirdly, observe London and Mid
dlesex
to be in those dayes joyned toge
ther, as in King Henries Charter.
Of the setting up of the
Stone Conduit by the Stockes.
To be inserted pag. 244.
after the fifth line.
Notes of Survey ta
ken out of Acts of Common Councell, holden in the City.
AT a Common Councell held on
Tuesday, November 27. in the
first yeere of King Henry the 8.
was this patition preferred, and gran
ted. To the Right Honourable Lord
the Maior, and his Brethren the Al
dermen, and to the discreet persons of
the Common Councell of this City
of London.
Beseeching your good Lordship and
Masterships, the Inhabitants dwelling
about the Stockes, that by the space of
five or sixe yeeres past, a vent of water
hath runne by a Pipe of Lead beside
the Stockes; which pipe of Lead by
reason that it is not closed, is daily hurt
with Horses and Carts. It may there
fore please your good Lordship and
Masterships, and all our Masters of the
Common Councell, to grant and give
licence unto the said Inhabitants, upon
their owne proper costs and charges to
make or cause to bee made, a little Po
sterne of Stone with a Cesterne of lead
therein: so that the said water shall
bee therein preserved and conveyed:
and so to bee drawne out by Cocks, to
the Common weale of all the said In
habitants thereabout dwelling. Thus
at the reverence of God, and in the way
of charity.
This is the Posterne now presently
there standing over against the South-East.
A Note concerning Bre
taske lane in Downegate Ward. To
be inserted page 253. Col.
second, after, Edward
the fourth.
AT a Common Councell holden
December 11. Anno 3. of Henry
the 8. A Bill was exhibited at
this Court by the Wardens of the Dy
ers Company; whereby they claimed
a lane in the Ward of Downegate, cal
led Bretaske lane, to bee their severall
ground. For this, a search was made in
the Bookes and Records of the City;
by which it appeared, that the said lane
was the common Lane of the City, and
not severall to them. And so they were
answered by the Court.
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Concerning Blackwell Hall; An
Act of Common Councell
held August the first, in the
8. of Henry 8. To be inserted
Page 129. Col. 1. after these
words: This house (of late
yeeres)
WHereas by an Act of
Common Councell, in
the 22. yere of the reigne
of King Richard the second, it was or
dained and established, that no man
ner of person should bring or conveigh
any Woollen Clothes to the said Ci
ty to bee sold, except they were first
brought, harboured, and discharged at
the Common Market of Blackwell hall,
therefore ordained and provided, and
of old time accustomed, upon paine of
forfeiture of all the said Clothes so
harboured and laid, contrary to the
said Ordinance; which Act and Ordi
nance, was by another Act of Com
mon Councell holden at the Guild hall
aforesaid, the day and yeere abovesaid,
ratified, approved, and confirmed.
And over that, it is now at this present
ordained, established, and enacted,
that no manner of person being Free
man of this City, after the Feast of the
Nativity of our Lady next comming,
suffer any manner of person whatso
ever, bee hee free or forraigne, to buy
or sell any manner of Woollen Clothes
harboured or lodged contrary to the
said Ordinance: As broad Clothes,
Carsies, Cottons, Bridgewater Frizes,
Dosseins, or any other manner of
Cloth made of Wooll, within his
Shop, Chamber, or other place with
in his house, unlesse the said Clothes
were first brought to Blackwell hall a
foresaid, and there bought and sold.
Or else the said Freeman, the said
Clothes lawfully bought in the Coun
try out of the said City, upon paine to
forfeit and to pay to the use of the
Commonalty of this City; for his first
offence, for every Broad-Cloth so sold,
harboured, or lodged, contrary to the
said Ordinance, vj. s. viij. d. for every
Carsie iij. s. iiij. d. for every Dosseine,
Bridgewaters, and other pieces of
Cloth made of Wooll, xx. d. And for
the second offence, the said pains to be
doubled: and for the third offence, the
party so offending to be disfranchised
and deprived cleerely from the Liber
ties of this City for ever.
Of the enlargement of the
Crossed Fryars Church.
AT the Common Councell, the
day and yeere above mentio
ned, was there an Act passed
for the grant unto the Prior and Co
vent of the Crossed Fryars, besides the
Tower of London (to the intent that
they should pray for the good estate of
the City) of the common ground of
the said City, for the enlargement of
their Church, viz. in breadth from the
East end of their Church, from the
maine Wall thereof on the North part,
into the high street there, five foot of
Assise; and at the West end of their
Church, in breadth foure foot and a
halfe, stretching in length from the
East part to the West part, seven score
and eight foot and an halfe.
Afterwards, at a Common Coun
cell holden on Tuesday, September 25.
Anno 12. of Henry 8. the said Prior and
Covent petitioned for succour towards
the edifying and maintenance of their
new Church, and to take upon them
and the whole City to be their second
Founders. Whereupon it was agreed,
that severall exhortations should bee
made in Writing to every Fellow
ship in London, to see what they would
doe of their devotions towards the
same; and such summes to be certified
to the Maior and Aldermen, to the
intent it may be knowne to what it will
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Of the Conduit of Saint
Giles Creplegate. To be inser
ted pag. 319.
AT a Common Councell held
Aprill, the same yeere, it was a
greed, that the Chamberlaine
should, at the costs of the Chamber,
cause the common Well and Spring
at Saint Giles, to bee covered with a
house of Bricke.
Something to be added to
page 281. concerning Saint
Thomas of Acons in
West-Cheape.
TVesday, Aprill 27. Anno 10.
of Henry the 8. it was granted
unto the Master and his Bre
thren of the Hospitall of Saint Thomas
of Acon, in West-Cheape, where *
* Thomas Becket.
Saint
Thomas the Martyr was borne, because
they wanted roome in the said Hospi
tall, that for their more ease they might
make a Gallery in convenient height
and bredth, from their said house over
thwart the street in the Old Iury, into
a certaine Garden and Buildings,
which the Master and Brethren had
then lately purchased. So as the said
Gallery should bee of such height, as
should not annoy Man, Horse, nor
Cart. And to make a Window on ei
ther side of the said Gallery, and there
in yeerely in the Winter to have a suf
ficient Light for the comfort of them
that passe that way.
Of Leaden Hall. To be in
serted page 206. Columne 2.
after Chamber of London.
AT a Common Councell, holden
September 28. Anno 10. Henry
8
. was there a Petition exhibi
ted, to the Right Honourable the Mai
or, and his Worshipfull Brethren the
Aldermen, and to the discreet Com
moners in this Common Councell as
sembled.
Meekely beseeching and shewing
unto your Lordship and Masterships,
divers and many Citizens of this Ci
ty, which with your favours under
correction thinke, that the great place
called Leaden Hall, should nor ought
not to be letten to farme to any person
or person; and in especiall, to any Fel
lowship or Company incorporate, to
have and to hold the same Hall for
terme of yeeres; for such inconveni
ences as may thereby insue and come,
to the hurt of the Common weale of
the same City in time to come. As
somewhat more largely may appeare
in the Articles hereafter following.
1 If any Assembly or hasty gathe
ring of the Commons of the said City,
The uses of Leaden-Hall.

for oppressing or subduing of mis-ruled
people within the said City, hereafter
shall happen to bee called or comman
ded by the Maior, &c. there is none so
convenient, meet, and necessary place
to assemble them in within the said
City, as the said Leaden Hall; both for
largenesse of roome, and for their City
defence in time of their counselling to
gether about the Premises. Also in
that place hath beene used the Artil
lery, Gunnes, and other common Ar
mors of the said City, safely to be kept
in a readinesse for the safegard, wealth,
and defence of the City, to be had and
occupied at times when need required.
And also, the Store of Timber for the
necessary reparations of the Tenements
belonging to the Chamber of the said
City, there commonly hath beene
kept.
2 Item, if any Triumph or Noblesse
were to bee done or shewed by the
Commonalty of this City for the ho
nour of our Soveraigne Lord the King,
or Realme, and for the Worship of
the said City, the same Leaden Hall is
a most meet place to prepare and or
der the same Triumph therein, and
from thence to issue forth to the places
thereto appointed.
3 Item, at every Largesse or Dole
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of this City, by or after the death of
any Worshipfull person within the
said City, it hath beene used to bee
done and given in the said Leaden hall,
for that the said place is most meete
therefore.
4 Item, the honourable Father that
was maker of the said Hall, had a spe
ciall intent, will, and minde (as it is
commonly said) that the Market men
and women that came to the City with
Victuall and other things, should have
their free standing within the said Lea
den hall
in wet weather, to keepe them
selves and their Wares dry, and there
by to encourage them and all other to
have the better will and desire, the
more plenteously to resort to the said
City to Victuale the same. And if the
said Hall should be letten to farme, the
Will of the said Honourable Father
should never be fulfilled nor take effect.
5 Item, if the said place (which is
the chiefe Fortresse, and most necessa
ry place within all this City, for the tu
ition and safegard of the same) should
be letten to farme out of the hands of
the chiefe heads of the same City, and
especially to another body politike, it
might at length (by likelihood) be the
occasion of discord and debate, be
tweene the said bodies politicke, which
God defend, &c.
For these and many other great and
reasonable causes, which hereafter shall
be shewed to this honourable Court,
your said beseechers thinke much ne
cessary, that the said Hall be still in the
hands of the City, and to be surely kept
by discreet & sad Officers: in such wise
that it may alwayes be ready to be used
and occupied for the common Weale
of the said City, when need shall re
quire, and in no case to bee letten out
to any body Politicke.
This Petition was granted.
Of the new Seale of the
Bridge-house.
AT a Common Councell, Iuly
14. Anno 33. Henry 8. It was
ordered that the Seale of the
Bridge-house should bee changed, be
cause the Image of Thomas Becket,
sometimes Archbishop of Canterbury
was graven therein. And a new Seale
to be made, to bee devised by Master
Hall, to whom the old Seale was de
livered.
Note, This was occasioned by a Pro
clamation, which commanded the
names of the Pope and Thomas of Becket
to be put out of all Bookes and Monu
ments; which is the reason that you
shall see them so blotted out, in all old
Chronicles, Legends, Primers, and
Service bookes printed before those
times.
Of the priviledge of Saint
Bartholomewes Hospitall. To
be inserted, Pag. 345.
AT a Common Councell, Tues
day Iuly 19. 33. Henry 8. The
most gracious Letters Patents
of King Edward the second, made and
granted to S. Bartholomewes Hospitall
in Smithfield, were allowed; for and
concerning such Priviledges as they
doe claime thereby at this present
time. Which is, that none of the Offi
cers or Ministers of the City, should
doe or execute any Arrest within the
Precinct of the said Hospitall, and that
the Arrest made by Vnderhill (one of
my Lord Maiors Servants) upon Alice
Browne
, shall be discharged, &c.
Also at a Common Councell, Au
gust 1. the sixth of Edward the sixth, it
was enacted, that the Lord Maior and
Aldermen should have leave to breake
downe a piece of the City Wall be
hind Christ Church, for the making of
a doore or passage thorow the said
Wall, for the Governours of the house
of the poore, of the Foundation of King
Henry the 8. in West Smithfield, and o
ther Citizens, to goe to and from the
same house, unto and from the house
ordained by the City for the reliefe of
the poore, called The house of Worke,
and Law, &c. notwithstanding.
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Against abuses offered to
Pauls. To bee inserted Page
371. Col. 2. after To his Will.
AT an Act of Common Coun
cell, August 1. Anno 1. and 2.
of Philip and Mary. Forasmuch
as the Materiall Temples of God were
first ordained for the lawfull and de
vout assembly of people, there to lift
up their hearts, and to laud and praise
Almighty God, and to heare his Di
vine Service, and most holy Word
and Gospell, sincerely said, sung, and
taught, and not to bee used as Mar
kets, or other prophane places or tho
rowfares, with carriage of things.
And for that (now of late yeeres) ma
ny of the Inhabitants of the City of
London, and other people repairing
thither, have (and yet doe) common
ly use and accustome themselves very
unseemely and unreverently (the more
the pity) to make their common car
riage of great Vessels full of Ale and
Beere, great Baskets full of Bread,
Fish, Flesh, and Fruit, and such other
things, Fardels of stuffe, and other
grosse Wares and things, thorow the
Cathedrall Church of Saint Pauls:
and some in leading Moyles, Horses,
and other Beasts thorow the same un
reverently, to the great dishonour and
displeasure of Almighty God, and the
great griefe also and offence of all good
people. Bee it therefore for remedy
and reformation thereof, ordained, en
acted, and established, &c. that no
person, either free or forraigne, of what
estate or condition soever, doe at any
time from henceforth carry or con
vey, or cause to be carried or convey
ed thorow the said Cathedrall, any
manner of great Vessell or Basket with
Bread, Ale, Beere, Fish, Flesh, &c.
or any other like thing or things, upon
paine of forfeiture or losing for every
such his or their first offence, 3. s. 4. d.
for the second 6. s. 8. d. for the third
x. s. and for every other offence after
such third time, to forfeit x. s. and to
suffer two dayes and two nights impri
sonment, without Baile or Mainprise.
The one moity of all which paines and
penalties shall be to Christs Hospitall
within Newgate, and the other halfe
to him that will sue for the same in any
Court of Record within the City, by
Bill, originall plaint, or Information,
to be commenced or sued in the name
of the Chamberlaine of the said City
for the time being; wherein none Es
soine or wager of Law for the Defen
dant, shall be admitted or allowed.
The Abstract of an Act of
Common Councell, held Sep
tember 19. in the third and
fourth yeeres of Philip and Ma
ry, for the removing of the
Compter Prison out of Bread
street into great Woodstreet.
To bee inserted pag. 312. or
pag. 395. Col. 1. after Pitifull
Prisoners.
BY reason of divers hinderances,
injuries, extremities and displea
sures done unto the poore Priso
ners in Breadstreet Compter, by the Kee
pers of the same, who hiring the house
of the Goldsmiths Company, would
not (many times) suffer the Sheriffes
of London (who stand charged with
the Prisoners) to use them so well as
they had purposed: whereby the City
hath beene slandered, Law and good
orders broken, and poore Prisoners too
much abused. Therefore was the Pri
son removed to a house belonging to
the City, situate in great Woodstreet,
where the Sheriffe and his Officers
were to keepe their Courts, &c. as they
had before used in Breadstreet. At
which time it was also enacted; that
the said Compter in Woodstreet should
never hereafter for any cause whatso
ever, be letten out to any other use or
person, &c.
The

938
The Remaines.
The Abstract of an Act of Com
mon Councell, the last of Fe
bruary, the second and third
of Philip and Mary, concer
ning Bridewell. To be inser
ted Page 436. Col. 2. after
By Queene Mary.
FOr as much as King Edward the
sixth had given his house of Bride
well
unto the City, partly for the
setting of idle & lewd people to work,
and partly for the lodging and harbou
ring of the poore, sicke, weake, and
sore people of the City, and of poore
wayfaring people repairing to the
same; and had for this last purpose,
given the bedding and furniture of the
Savoy to that purpose. Therefore in
consideration that very great charges
would be required to the fitting of the
said house, and the buying of Tooles
and bedding, the money was ordered
to be gotten up among the rich people
of the Companies of London, &c.
Leystow by Baynards Castle re
moved. To be inserted page 405.
AT a Common Councell, Au
gust 7. the third and fourth of
Philip and Mary, it was agreed
at the request of the Earle of Pembroke,
that the Cities Leystow adjoyning to
his Lordships house, and being noy
some to the same, should be removed.
Vpon condition, that hee should give
the City, towards the making of a new
Leystow in another place, 2000. foot
of hard stone, to make the Vault and
Wharfe thereof, or else forty Markes
in ready Money, to buy the same stone
withall.
Something about Ludgate.
LVdgate Prison, to pay Tithes,
Clerkes wages, and Church
duties, to Saint Martins Church
within Ludgate. Agreed upon by
Common Councell, March 21. in the
second yeere of Queen ELIZABETH.
Adde this to page 372. before these
words, The Monuments here.
Something about Broken wharfe.
To be inserted page 403.
AT a Common Councell, Iuly
23. the second of Queene Eli
zabeth
, order was taken, that
out of a certaine void space of ground
at Broken Wharfe, there should bee 33.
foot inclosed and laid to the Cities
Brewhouse; which was to have a sub
stantiall pale about it, to keepe the
Cities Fewell, and other goods, &c.
Of the opening of a Lane in
Downegate Ward.
VVHereas certaine private
persons had wrongful
ly set up a doore at the
end of Gap in transcription. Reason: Omitted from the original text due to a printing or typesetting error.[…]Lane, in Downegate
Ward
, and had converted it to their
private use, it was order May 28.
Anno fourth of Elizabeth, that the City
Chamberlaine should take downe the
doore, and leave the Lane common,
like other streets in the City.
Something to be inserted page
217. Col. 2. after Royall
Exchange.
BEfore the building of the Ex
change
, it was by divers Com
mon Councells, about the 26.
yeere of Henry the 8. consulted upon,
whether there should bee a Bursle or
convenient place of meeting, for Mer
chants to treat of their feat of Merchan
dize. The same yeere, the King sent
his Letters to the City, for the making
of a new Bursse at Leaden Hall. Where
upon it being put to hands, whether
the new Bursse should be removed out
of

The Remaines.
939

of Lumbardstreet: it was agreed, that
it should not. So that the Merchants
meeting continued there, till the Roy
all Exchange was builded.
Something of Queenhith. To be
inserted page 402. Col. 2. after
Edward the third.
THese were the impositions, and
the occasions of them. This
Romeland, being annoyed with
Dung, Filth, &c. so as the Sellers of
Corne and Victuall there, could not
stand to sell their commodities as for
merly they had done: it was ordered
by a Common Councell, Anno 41. of
King Edward 3. That the place should
forthwith be made cleane and paved.
And that from thenceforth towards
the perpetuall cleansing and reparation
thereof, there should be taken for eve
ry quarter of Corne of what kinde so
ever, there sold or comming, a Far
thing; for every quarter of Salt, a Far
thing; for every Vessell called a Bat
tell, bringing Rushes, foure pence; for
every Vessell called a Shout, bringing
Corne or Malt, two pence; for every
Shippe bringing other Victuall, two
pence; and of every person daying
Soile there, two shillings; and the Sel
ler of Rushes to pay for every boat of
Rushes, foure pence.
Something concerning the Iurisdiction of the River of
Thames. To be inserted page 26. Col. 2. after these words,
And the like Sessions kept there for the same purpose.
To my Honorable Friend Sir HENRY MARTEN, Knight,
Iudge of the High Court of the Admiralty.
SIR, his Majesty understanding that there is a second Edition of Stowes Sur
vey
of the City of London, new put to sale, wherein there are some passages
prejudiciall to his Majesties right in his Admiralty and Derogatory to the
just power belonging thereunto. He doth therefore require you his Iudge in that
High Court to examine the said Booke, and to cause the said passages inserted
in prejudice of the Admirall Iurisdiction, and in support of any other pretence
against the same to be left out, or else to prohibit the publishing and sale of the
said Booke. And for so doing this signification of his Majesties pleasure may be
your sufficient Warrant. So I rest
Garlicke Hith 21. De
cember, 1633. Your assured Friend to serve you
Iohn Coke.
Further execution of the Letter above-mentioned could not bee made, for
that it came after the impression was finished and published.
Henry Marten.
To the Master and Wardens of the Company of Stationers.
YOu may understand by the contents of the Letter above-mentioned, di
rected unto me what is required at my hands to performe. I am there
fore to require you upon your receipt hereof, forthwith to cause the
Booke to be brought unto you, and to take order that all the words together with
the copy of the Letter, and my answer thereunto, as above made for this im
pression to be imprinted page 939. Col. prima, verbatim in all the said Bookes,
aswell sold as hereafter to be sold, before any further sale of the said Bookes bee
made; and this shall be your Warrant in this behalfe.
Doct. Commons 24. De
cember, 1633. Henry Marten.
FINIS.

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Stow, John, Anthony Munday, Anthony Munday, and Humphrey Dyson. Survey of London (1633): Additions from the Charters of Kings. The Map of Early Modern London, Edition 6.6. Ed. Janelle Jenstad. Victoria: University of Victoria. Accessed June 30, 2021. mapoflondon.uvic.ca/edition/6.6/stow_1633_additions.htm. Draft.

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