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PB - University of Victoria
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Yow waded very low with hatred against us: Nathan Field’s Epistolary Defense of Actor-Parishioners
As the only bridge in London crossing the Thames until
Gray’s Inn was one of the four Inns of Court.
St. Saviour (Southwark) dates back at least
to S. Mary Owber
.
Built in
The Swan was the second of the Bankside theatres. It was located at Paris Garden. It was in use from
For information about the Globe, a modern map marking the site where the it once
stood, and a walking tour that will take you to the site, visit the
For information about the Hope, a modern map marking the site where the it once stood, and a walking tour that will take you to the site, visit the
Rochester House was a manor in Southwark that was given to the Bishop of Rochester in the eighth century (Lysons). Rochester House is not to be confused with Bromley Palace or Rochester Palace in the town of Bromley.
St. Margaret (Southwark) was a church in
Southwark. The church was absorbed into the St. Saviour (Southwark) (Parish)
during the Dissolution of the Monasteries (Howard and Godfrey).
According to
The parish of St. Thomas was located between the parish of St. Saviour to the north and the parish of St. Olave to the south (Boulton 10-11). According to all waifs and strays, treasure trove, deodand, goods of felons and fugitives and escheats and forfeitures
in the borough of Southwark, which included the parish of St. Thomas (Malden).
The parish of St. George was located just south of the area depicted on the Agas map. According to all waifs and strays, treasure trove, deodand, goods of felons and fugitives and escheats and forfeitures
in the borough of Southwark, which included the parish of St. George (Malden).
The parish of St. Olave was located on the southern bank of the Thames and to the east of the parish of St. Saviour, running from London Bridge to Bermondsey (Boulton 9). According to all waifs and strays, treasure trove, deodand, goods of felons and fugitives and escheats and forfeitures
in the borough of Southwark, which included the parish of St. Olave (Malden).
St. Mary Magdalen was located to the east of the parish of St. Olave Southwark, just outside of the area depicted on the Agas map (Boulton 10-11). According to
The city of London, not to be confused with the allegorical character (
Bridge Without Ward or the Borough of Southwark is located outside of the Wall south of the Thames. The ward, like Bridge Within Ward, is named after London Bridge.
According to
PLACE OUTSIDE OF LONDON. While this location exists within the boundaries of modern-day Greater London, it lies outside of the early-modern City of London and is beyond MoEML’s current scope.
Watling Street ran east-west between St. Sythes Lane in Cordwainer Street Ward and Old Change in Bread Street Ward. It is visible on the Agas map under the label Watlinge ſtreat
.
Noble Street
(Stow 1598, sig. O4v). This should not lead to confusion with Noble Street in Aldersgate Ward. There is an etymological explanation for this crossover of names. According to Ekwall, the name Watling
ultimately derives from an Old English word meaning king’s son
(Ekwall 81-82). Watling Street remains distinct from the Noble Street in Aldersgate Ward.
London Stone was, literally, a stone
that stood on the south side of what is now Cannon Street (formerly Candlewick Street). Probably Roman in origin, it is
one of London’s oldest relics. On the Agas map, it is visible as a small
rectangle between Saint Swithin’s
Lane and Walbrook Street, just
below the nd
consonant cluster in the label Londonſton
.
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This large parish on the south bank of the Thames was part of the deanery of Southwark, in the diocese of Winchester and the province of Canterbury.
The Julian calendar, in use in the British Empire until September 1752. This calendar is used for dates where the date of the beginning of the year is ambigious.
The Julian calendar with the calendar year regularized to beginning on 1 January.
The Julian calendar with the calendar year beginning on 25 March. This was the calendar used in the British Empire until September 1752.
The Gregorian calendar, used in the British Empire from September 1752. Sometimes
referred to as
The Anno Mundi (year of the world
) calendar is based on the supposed date of the
creation of the world, which is calculated from Biblical sources. At least two different
creation dates are in common use. See Anno Mundi (Wikipedia).
Regnal dates are given as the number of years into the reign of a particular monarch.
Our practice is to tag such dates with
Research Assistant, 2020-present. Molly Rothwell is an undergraduate student at the University of Victoria, who is planning to graduate with a double major in English and History. During her time at MoEML, Molly primarily worked on encoding and transcribing the 1598 and 1633 editions of Stow’s
Project Manager, 2020-2021. Assistant Project Manager, 2019-2020. Research Assistant, 2018-2020. Kate LeBere completed her BA (Hons.) in History and English at the University of Victoria in 2020. She published papers in
Programmer, 2018-present. Junior Programmer, 2015-2017. Research Assistant, 2014-2017. Joey Takeda was a graduate student at the University of British Columbia in the Department of English (Science and Technology research stream). He completed his BA honours in English (with a minor in Women’s Studies) at the University of Victoria in 2016. His primary research interests included diasporic and indigenous Canadian and American literature, critical theory, cultural studies, and the digital humanities.
Research Assistant, 2017-2019. Chase Templet was a graduate student at the University
of Victoria in the Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) stream. He was specifically
focused on early modern repertory studies and non-Shakespearean early modern drama,
particularly the works of
Janelle Jenstad is Associate Professor of English at the University of Victoria, Director of
Chris Highley is a Professor of English at The Ohio State University. He grew up near Manchester in the north of England. After studying English at the University of Sussex, he earned his Masters and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Southern California and Stanford University (1991) respectively. He specializes in Early Modern literature, culture, and history. He is the author of
Programmer at the University of Victoria Humanities Computing and Media Centre (HCMC). Martin ported the MOL project from its original PHP incarnation to a pure eXist database implementation in the fall of 2011. Since then, he has been lead programmer on the project and has also been responsible for maintaining the project schemas. He was a co-applicant on MoEML’s 2012 SSHRC Insight Grant.
Printer and bookseller.
Actor with the
Printer and publisher.
Theatre financier.
Bohemian etcher. Moved to London in
Actor with the
Businessman and moneylender.
Playwright. Buried at St. Saviour (Southwark).
Playwright.
Cartographer.
Printer and Publisher. Member of the
Playwright and poet.
Historian and author of
Cartographer. Drew a map of London in
Playwright. Buried at St. Saviour (Southwark).
Central figure of the Bible.
Poet. Friend of
Artist known for his
Clergyman.
Cartographer, engraver, and translator.
Member of the
Actor. Brother of
Bishop of Chichester
Dramatic character in
Parish lecturer.
Parish lecturer.
Dramatic character in
Dramatic haracter in
Printer.
Clergyman.
Judge and politician.
Printer. Freed from the
Playwright.
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This large parish on the south bank of the Thames was part of the deanery of Southwark, in the diocese of Winchester and the province of Canterbury.
South bank of the Thames in Surrey, between London Bridge to the east and Lambeth Marsh to the west (Boulton 9).
The parish of St. Saviour (Southwark) was also known as the parish of St. Saviour and St. Mary Overy (St. Mary Overie; St. Mary Overies) I.e.,
The parish had a reputation for religious radicalism and supported several puritan clergy and lecturers including:
Lectures by these clergy members include:
The parish was also the site of the Rose, Swan, Globe, and Hope playhouses, as well as bull and bear baiting arenas, and other places of public entertainment (Cerasano 3; Cerasano 93).
Beare howſe.
The parish of St. Saviour was formed in
At the dissolution, the church of St. Saviour was leased by the parishioners (a corporation made up of vestrymen) from the crown. In
In the west, the parish of St. Savior included the Manor of Paris Garden or Paris Garden Liberty, and in the east, the Borough or Boroughside. Between these areas lay the Bishop of Winchester’s Liberty, also known as the Clink. Only the eastern, Boroughside, area of the parish was under City control. It formed part of London’s 26th ward (Bridge Ward Without), created in
The theatrical entrepreneur
A full set of parish records, including baptismal, marriage, and burial registers, as well as Communion Token Books, is on deposit at the London Metropolitan Archives (LMA): LMA P92/SAV.
LMA’s description of the records may be found here
(enter the above reference in
William Ingram and Alan H. Nelson, in conjunction with the London Metropolitan Archives, have created an online database of the token books of St. Saviour Parish.