WITHOVT,
The 26. in number, conſiſting of the Borough of
Southwarke,
in the County ofSurrey.
in London, on the North
ſide
the Thames (in num
ber five and twenty) I
am now to croſſe over
the
ſaid River, into the
Borough of Southwarke, which is alſo
a
Ward of London without
the walls,
on the South ſide thereof, as is Portſoken
on the Eaſt, and Faringdon extra on the
Weſt.
But before I come to the particular
deſcription of this Ward, it will not be
impertinent to declare, when, and by
what
meanes the Borough of Southwark
now called Bridge Ward
without, was
made one of the ſix and twenty Wards,
belonging to
the City of London;
which
was in this manner:
After the diſſolution of the Monaſte
ries,
Abbeys, Priories, and other religi
ous Houſes, in this Realme
of England:
The
Maior, Communalty, and Citi
zens of this City of London taking into
their conſiderations, how commodious
and convenient it would be unto the
Ci
ty, to have the Borough of Southwarke
annexed thereunto, and that the ſame
Borough was in the Kings hands whol
ly; they became humble ſuiters unto Henry eighth
his Highneſſe
obtaining of the ſame. Which ſuit not
being
granted unto them; after the de
ceaſe of Henry the
eighth
newed their ſuit unto his Sonne and
next ſucceſſor, Edward the ſixth
and to the Lords of his
for the obtaining of the ſame Borough.
At the length, after long ſuit, and
much labour, it pleaſed Edward
the ſixth
with the great Seale of
England, bearing
date at Weſtminſter the
tieth day
April
his reigne
the ſumme of ſixe hundred forty ſeven
pounds, two
ſhillings, and a penny, of
lawfull money of England, paid to his
Highneſſe uſe, by
the Maior, Commu
nalty, and Citizens of London, as for di
vers other conſiderations him thereun
to moving; To give and grant unto the
ſaid Maior and Communalty, and Ci
tizens of London, divers Meſſuages, lands
&
Tenements, lying in or neere the ſaid
Borough of Southwark, in the ſaid Letters
Patents particularly expreſſed, which
were ſometimes the Lands of
then late
Duke of Suffolke, and of whom Henry the
eighth
chaſe the ſame.
But there was excepted out of the
ſaid Grant,
and reſerved unto the ſaid Edward the ſixth
ſucceſſors, all that his Capitall Meſſu
age, or Manſion
Houſe, called South
warke Place, late of the ſaid Duke of Suffolke,
ſame adjoyning: And
all that his Parke
in Southwarke: And all that his Meſſu
age, and all
Edifices and ground, cal
led the Antilope there.
And the ſaid Edward the ſixth
did by his ſaid Letters Patents give and
grant to the ſaid Maior,
Communalty,
and Citizens, and their ſucceſſors, all
that his Lordſhip and
Mannor of South
warke, with all and ſingular the Rights,
Members, and appurtenances thereof,
in the ſaid County of Surrey, then late
belonging to the late
Monaſtery of Ber
mondſey,and
Bridge Ward without.
mondſey in the ſame County: And al
ſo all that his Mannor and Borough of
Southwarke, with all and
ſingular the
Rights, Members, and appurtenances
thereof, in the ſaid County
of Surrey,
then late parcell of the
Poſſeſſions of the
Archbiſhop and Archbiſhoprickes of Canturbury, Together with divers yeer
ly rents, iſſuing out of divers Meſſuages
or Tenements,
in the ſaid Letters Pa
tents particularly expreſſed.
And alſo the ſaid Edward the
ſixth
well
for the above-mentioned conſide
rations, as alſo for the
ſumme of five
hundred Markes, paid to his uſe, by the
ſaid Maior,
Communalty, and Citizens
of the ſaid City of London, did give and
grant to the ſaid
Maior, Communalty,
and Citizens of the ſaid City, and to
their ſucceſſors,
in and through the
whole Borough and Towne of Southwarke,
and in and through the whole
Pariſh of Saint Saviors, Saint Olaves,
and Saint George
in Southwarke, and in
and through the whole Pariſh, then late
called Saint Thomas Hoſpitall, and then
called the Kings Hoſpitall in Southwark,
and elſewhere wherſoever, in the Town
and Borough
of Southwarke, and in Ken
tiſh ſtreet and Blackman ſtreet, in the Pa
riſh of Newington, All Wayffes,
Eſtrays,
Treaſure-trove, Goods and Chattels of
Traytors, Felons, Fugitives,
Out-lawes,
Condemned perſons, Convict perſons,
and Felons defamed, and of
ſuch as bee
put in Exigent of Outlawry, Felons of
themſelves, and Deodands,
and of ſuch
as refuſe the Lawes of the Land: And
all Goods diſclaimed,
found, or being
within the ſaid Borough, Towne, Pari
ſhes and Precincts: And all mannor of
Eſcheats and Forfeitures.
And that the ſaid Maior, Commu
nalty, and Citizens, by themſelves, or
their Deputy, or Officer or Officers,
ſhould have in the Towne, Borough,
Pariſhes, and Precincts aforeſaid, the
Taſte and Aſſize of Bread, Wine, Ale,
and Beere, and of all other Victuals,
and
things whatſoever, ſold in the ſame
Towne. And whatſoever ſhould or
might appertaine to the Office of the
Clarke of the Market of his Majeſties
Houſe-hold. And the correction and
puniſhment of all perſons there ſelling
Bread, Wine, Beere, and Ale, and o
ther Victuals; and of
others there inha
biting, or uſing any Arts whatſoever.
And all Forfeitures, Fines, and Amerci
aments, to be
forfeited to the King, or
his Heires or Succeſſors. And that they
ſhould
have the execution of the Kings
Writs, and of all other Writs, Com
mandements, Precepts, Extracts, and
Warrants, with the
returnes thereof, by
ſuch their Miniſter or Deputy as they
ſhould
chuſe.
And that they ſhould have, keepe,
and hold there, every yeere, yeerely,
one Faire, to endure
for three dayes, viz. the ſeventh,
eighth, and ninth daies
of September. And that during the
ſaid three dayes,
they ſhould hold there
by their Miniſter or Deputy, from day
to day, from
houre to houre, and from
time to time, all Actions, Plaints, and
Pleas of
the
Summons,
Attachments, Arreſts, Iſſues,
Fines, Redemptions, Commodities,
and other
Rights whatſoever, to the
longing. And alſo, that
they ſhould
have throughout the whole Precinct a
foreſaid, View of Franke-pledge, with
all Sommons, Attachments, Arreſts,
Iſſues, Amerciaments, Fines, Redemp
tions, Profits,
Commodities, and other
things, which thereof to the King, his
Heires, or
Succeſſors, ſhould apper
taine.
And alſo, that the ſaid Maior, Com
munalty, and Citizens, and
their ſuc
ceſſors, by themſelves, or by their Offi
cers or Deputies, may take and arreſt in
the Borough,
Towne, Pariſh, and Pre
cincts aforeſaid, all
Theeves, Felons,
and other Malefactors, and may carry
them to the Gaole of Newgate. And
that the ſaid Maior, Communalty, and
Citizens, and
their ſucceſſors, ſhould
for ever have in the ſaid Borough, Town
pariſhes,
and Precincts, all ſuch Liber
ties, priviledges, Franchiſes,
Diſchar
ges, and Cuſtomes, which the King or
his
Heires ſhould have had, if the ſaid
Borough had remained in the Kings
hands.
And alſo he granted to the ſaid Ma
ior, Communalty, and
Citizens of
London, and to their ſucceſſors, that they
ſhould for ever hold and
keepe, all
manner of Pleas, Actions, Plaints, and
perſonall Suites, and all manner of
cau
ſes, Matters, Contracts, and Demands
whatſoever,
happening in the Precincts
aforeſaid, before the Maior and Alder
men of London, and before the Sheriffes
of
London, for the time
being, or any of
them, in the Guild hall and Huſtings of
the ſaid City: and the like
Actions,
Bills, Plaints, Proces, Arreſts, Iudge
ments,
Executions, and other things
whatſoever, and the ſame dayes and
times, and
in ſuch like maner, as the like
Pleas happening in the ſaid City, before
the Maior, Aldermen and Sheriffes, or
any of them, in the ſaid Courts, or
any
of them, time out of minde, have been
taken, holden, proſecuted, or
executed.
And that the Serjeants at Mace, and o
ther
Officers of London,
uſing to ſerve
Proces, might from thenceforth, for e
ver, ſerve and execute all manner of Pro
ces in the ſaid
Borough, Towne, Pari
ſhes and Precincts, concerning ſuch
Pleas and executions of the ſame, as
time out of mind hath been uſed in the
City of London.
And that the Inhabitants of the ſame
Borough,
Pariſhes, and Precincts, for
Cauſes and Matters there growing, may
implead
or bee impleaded in the ſaid
City, in forme aforeſaid, and in the ſaid
Courts. And that if the Iuries impa
nelled, and ſo moved
to try ſuch Iſſues,
ſhall not appeare before the ſaid Maior
and Aldermen,
or Sheriffes, in the ſaid
Courts in London, they ſhall bee amer
ced in like manner, and forfeit ſuch Iſ
ſues, as Iuries in London, making default
of appearance,
have uſed to forfeit. And
that the Iſſues ſo forfeited, ſhall bee to
the
uſe of the Maior, Communalty, and
Citizens of London, and their ſucceſſors
for ever.
And alſo, that the ſaid Maior
and Communalty, and Citizens, and
their
ſucceſſors for ever, ſhould have
the Cognizance of all manner of Pleas,
Plaints, and perſonall Actions, out of
all the Kings Courts, before the
King,
or before any of his Iuſtices, for any
thing happening in the ſaid
Borough,
or Precincts, before the ſaid Maior and
Aldermen, and
Sheriffs, or any of them,
in the Courts of the ſaid City. And
that the
Iſſues taken upon the ſaid ſuits,
ſhall be tryed in the ſaid Courts, before
the Maior and Aldermen and Sheriffes,
by men of the ſaid Borough, as Iſſues
in
London are
tryed.
And that the ſaid Maior, Commu
nalty, and
Citizens, and their ſucceſſors,
ſhould for ever chuſe, according to the
Law, every yeere, or as often as they
ſhould thinke meet, two Coroners in
the ſaid Borough: And that the ſaid
Coroners, and either of them ſo choſen,
ſhould in the Precincts aforeſaid, have
and uſe like authority, as any
Coroners
in England ought to have and execute:
and that no other of the Kings
Coroners
ſhould in any wiſe preſume to execute
any thing belonging to the
Office of a
Coroner, in the Precincts
aforeſaid.
And that the Maior of London, for the
time being, ſhould be Eſcheator in the
Precincts
aforeſaid, and have power to
direct Precepts to the Sheriffe of the
County
of Surrey for the time being,
and to do
all other things, which to the
Office of Eſcheator in any of the Coun
ties of England appertaineth: and that
no other
Eſcheator ſhall enter there, or
intermeddle with any thing belonging
to the
Office of Eſcheator: and that the
Maior of London, for the time being,
ſhall be
the Kings Clarke of the Market
within the Precincts aforeſaid, and may
doe
all things there appertaining to the
Office of Clarke of the Market, and that
the Clarke of the Market of the Kings
Houſehold ſhall not there intermeddle
with any thing.
And that the ſaid Maior, Commu
nalty, and Citizens, and their
ſucceſ
ſors for ever, ſhould have, hold, uſe, and
enjoy, in the Precincts aforeſaid, as well
all the Liberties and Franchiſes
afore
ſaid, as the Toll, Tallage, Picage, and
all
other the ſaid Kings Iuriſdictions,
Franchiſes, and Priviledges, which any
Archbiſhop of Canturbury,
of Suffolke, or any the M. Brother and
Siſters of the then late Hoſpitall of St. Thomas in Southwarke, or any Abbot of
the then
late Monaſtery of S. Saviors
of Bermondſey,
neere Southwarke; or
any
Prior or Covent of the then late Priory
of
Saint Mary Overy, or any of them
e
ver had, then had, or ought to have had
in the
premiſes, in any of the places a
foreſaid; or which the ſaid
Edward the ſixth
and
Bridge Ward without.
joyed or ought to have had & enjoy, &
in as ample manner as Henry the 8
had and enjoyed, or ought to have had,
and enjoy the ſame: So that none of
the
Kings Sheriffes, or any other of his Of
ficers
ſhould intermeddle in any thing
in the ſaid Borough and Precincts a
foreſaid.
And the ſaid Edward the ſixt
did by his ſaid Letters Patents further
grant, that all the Inhabitants of the
ſaid
Precincts ſhould be within the or
dinance, governance and
correction of
the Maior and Officers of London and
their Deputies, as the
Citizens and In
habitants of London ought to be, by rea
ſon of any Charter formerly granted by
any of the ſaid
Kings Progenitors, to the
Maior, Communalty and Citizens of
London. And that the ſaid
Maior, Com
munalty and Citizens, and their Succeſ
ſors for ever ſhould haue, enjoy, and uſe
ſuch Lawes,
Iuriſdictions, Liberties,
Franchiſes and Priviledges whatſoever
in the
Borough, and Precincts aforeſaid,
as fully and freely as they then uſed, or
ought to have uſed and enjoyed the
ſame in London, by vertue of any grant
to them
made by any of the ſaid Kings
Progenitors.
And that the Maior of London for the
time being, and the Recorder of London
for the time being, after they have borne
the Office of Maioraltie of London,
ſhould be
Iuſtices of the Kings Peace in
Southwarke, and the Precincts aforeſaid,
ſo long as they ſhould ſtand Aldermen
of the ſaid Citty,
and ſhould in the ſaid
Borough and Precincts aforeſaid doe
and execute all
things which other Iu
ſtices of the Peace might doe in the
County of Surrey, according to the
Lawes and Statutes of England.
And alſo, that the ſaid Maior, Com
munaltie & Citizens,
& their Succeſſors
ſhould have every weeke, on Munday,
Wedneſday,
Friday and Satterday in
the ſaid Borough and Towne of
Southwarke, one Market or Markets there to
bee kept, and all
things to Markets ap
pertaining: All which Mannor, Lands,
Tenements, Rents, Liberties, Priviled
ges, Franchiſes,
and other the premiſes
granted by the ſaid Letters Patents, did
extend to
the cleere yeerely value of 35.
li. 14. s. 4. d. And were granted to bee
holden to the ſaid Maior, Commu
nalty and Citizens of
London, and
their Succeſſors for ever, of the ſaid
King, his Heires and Succeſſors, as
of his Mannor of Eaſt Greenwitch, in
the County of Kent, by Fealty onely
in Free Socage (and not in Capite) for
all manner of ſervices and demands
whatſoever.
But there was excepted and reſerved
out of the ſaid Grant, to the ſaid Edward the ſixt
ſors, all his Rights, Iuriſdictions, Li
berties & Franchiſes whatſoever, with
in the Walke, Circuit, and Precinct
of his Capitall
Meſſuage, Gardens, and
Parke in Southwarke, and in all Gar
dens, Curtilages, and Lands, to the
ſaid Manſion
Houſe,
Parke belonging.
Alſo, there was excepted and reſer
ved out of the ſaid
Graunt, the Houſe,
Meſſuage, or Lodging there, called the
Kings Bench, and the
Gard
ſame belonging, ſo long as it ſhould
be
uſed as a Priſon for Priſoners, as it was
then uſed.
Alſo, there was excepted and reſer
ved out of the ſaid
Graunt, the Houſe,
Meſſuage, or Lodging there, called
the Marſhalſey, and the
Gardens to
the ſame belonging, ſo long as it ſhould
be uſed as a Priſon for
Priſoners, as it
was then uſed.
Alſo it was provided, that the ſaid
Letters Patents ſhould not be prejudi
ciall to the Offices of the Great Maſter
or Steward of
the Kings Houſehold,
within the Borough and Precincts a
foreſaid, to be executed while the ſame
Borough and Precincts ſhould be
with
in the Verge: Nor to
one of the
vie
Chamber
Tenements, Offices, Profits,
Franchiſes,
or Liberties to him granted during his
life, by the ſaid Edward the
ſixthHenry the
eight
About the ſpace of a moneth after
the ſaid Borough of
Southwarke was ſo
granted
by Edward the
ſixt
the Maior, Communaltie, and Citizens
of London, and that they by
force of the
ſaid Letters Patents ſtood charged with
the Ordering, Survev,
and Government Borough of Southwarke,
of the ſame Borough, and of al the Kings
ſubjects inhabiting therein, and repay
ring thither: At a Court holden
before Rowland
Hill
Maior of London, and the Aldermen of
the ſame
Citie, in the Guild-Hall of
London, on Tueſday the
tieth of May
the raigne of Edward the ſixth
ſaid Towne or Borough was named and
called the Ward of Bridge Ward with
out: And Iohn Ayliffe
tizen and Barber-Surgeon of London,
was then
alſo named, elected, and cho
ſen by the ſame Court, to be
Alder
man of the ſame Ward, albeit that be
fore that time there neyther was any
ſuch Ward nor
Alderman.
And it was then alſo ordered, That
the Said Iohn Ayliffe
of
Alderman of Bridge Ward
without,
and all other that from thenceforth
ſhould be Alderman of
the ſame Ward,
ſhould have the Rule, Survey, and Go
vernment, not onely of the Inhabitants
of the ſaid Towne & Borough of Southwarke, and other the Kings people re
payring to the ſame, but alſo of all the
Liberties,
Franchiſes, and Priviledges
within the ſaid Towne and Borough,
then
formerly granted by the King and
his Progenitors to the ſaid Maior,
Communaltie, and Citizens of Lon
don. And for the due
execution of
which Office, the ſaid Iohn Ayliffe
was then preſently ſworne and admit
ted.
Not long after, videlicet, at a
of Common Councell
Guild-Hall of London, on the Iuly
raigne of Edward the ſixth
the time of the Maioraltie of the ſaid Rowland Hill
beſides the then ancient accuſtomed
number of five and twentie Aldermen,
there ſhould be one Alderman more
elected, to have the Rule, Charge, and
Governance of the ſaid Borough and
Towne. And that foure diſcreet perſons,
or more, being Freemen of London, and
dwelling within the ſaid
Cittie, or the
Borough of Southwarke, or in other the
Liberties of the ſaid Citie, ſhould from
thenceforth, as often as the caſe
ſhould
require, be from time to time nomi
nated,
appointed, and choſen by the In
habitants of the ſaid Borough
for the
time being, before the Lord Maior of
London for the time being, ſitting in the
ſaid Borough for that purpoſe, in ſuch
ſort and order, as the Aldermen of
Lon
don were in those dayes commonly ele
cted.
And that the ſaid Lord Maior for the
time being ſhould (at the next
Aldermen
of the ſaid Citie, next after ſuch
election) preſent the names and ſur
names of all ſuch perſons as ſo ſhould
be named before
him, and put in the
ſaid election. And that the ſaid Lord
Maior & Aldermen for the time
being,
ſhould of thoſe foure perſons, or mo, ſo
preſented, elect and chuſe
one, by way
of Scrutinie, to be an Alderman of the
ſaid Citie, and to have
the peculiar Or
dering, Rule and Governance of the ſaid
Borough and Towne of Southwarke, and
of the
Inhabitants thereof, and of all o
ther the Kings liege
people, repayring
to the ſame.
And that the ſaid Alderman so eſpe
cially elect and choſen,
and from time
to time, as the cauſe ſhould require
thenceforth, to be elect
and choſen for
the Survey and Government of the ſaid
Borough, and the
Inhabitants and other
remayning in and to the ſame, ſhould
alwayes be named
and called the Alder
man of Bridge Ward without, and by none
other Name, for or concerning that
Office, or Roome, and ſhould have the
Cure and Charge of the good Ordering
and Government of the ſaid Borough
and Towne of Southwarke, and of the
Inhabitants and People of and in the
ſame, and of none other Place within
the ſaid Citie, by reaſon or colour of
the
ſaid Roome, as long as he ſhould re
maine and ſtand
Alderman of the ſaid
Ward, but as the reſidue of the ſaid Al
dermen of the ſaid Citie be commonly
charged: And
therein to doe and uſe
himſelfe, as other Aldermen within the
Liberties of
the ſaid Citie were accu
ſtomed and uſed to doe, in as much
as
the Lawes and Statutes of this Realme
would permit and ſuffer.
Yet nevertheleſſe it was prouided, &
by the ſaid
dained and
enacted, That the ſaid and
Bridge Ward without.
derman of the
ſaid Ward: And that as
well the ſame Iohn Ayliffe
and
every perſon and perſons, that
thenceforth ſhould fortune to be Alder
man of the ſame Ward, ſhould have
and enjoy like
prerogative, liberty, and
benefit, to change and remove from the
ſame
Ward, and to accept and take at
his and their free
will and pleaſure any
ſuch other Ward or Wards within the
ſaid City, as it
ſhould fortune him, or
them, or any of them, to be thenceforth
duely elect
and choſen unto by the In
habitants of the ſame other VVard,
or
VVards, or any of them in like manner
and forme, as the other Aldermen
of
the ſaid City lawfully might, and com
monly uſe to
doe: Any thing in the ſaid
recited Act to the contrary in any wiſe
notwithſtanding.
Nevertheleſſe, at a
men
September
the reigne of
Edward the
ſixth
in the time of the Maioralty of the ſaid
Rowland
Hill
the Aldermen of Bridge Ward without,
for the time being, ſhould
ſtand and re
maine Alderman of the ſame VVard
three
whole yeeres next after his electi
on, before hee ſhould bee
permitted to
bee removed to the governance of any
other VVard:
Notwithſtanding any
former Law, Vſage, or Cuſtome.
But afterwards it ſeemeth, upon bet
ter advice, that another
order ſhould be
taken in the election of the Alderman
of the ſame Ward: For
at a
Councell
London, on the Philip
and Mary
the Maioralty of Thomas Curtis
Knight,
the ſaid former Act, made on
the
of Edward the ſixth
thereof as did concerne the forme and
order of the election of the
Alderman
of the ſaid VVard of Bridge Ward with
out, was utterly
repealed. And then it
was enacted, That from thenceforth
the Alderman of
the ſame Ward ſhould
alwaies, at the time of vacation, or lack
of an
Alderman thereof, be elected and
choſen by the Lord Maior and Alder
men of London, for the time being, at a
full
holden in the Inner Chamber of the
Guild-Hall
of the ſame City in this
manner, viz.
That the Lord Maior and
Aldermen ſhould at their ſaid full
Court, amongſt
themſelves, nominate
foure diſcreet and meet Citizens, being
Freemen of
London, either
reſiant with
in the ſaid Borough, or in London, or the
Liberties thereof, to be put in election
of Alderman of that Ward. And of
the
ſaid foure perſons ſo nominated, the
ſaid Lord Maior and Aldermen
ſhould
by Scrutiny, according to their accuſto
med
manner, elect one to bee Alder
man of the ſame VVard: VVhich
Al
derman, ſo by them elected and ſworne,
ſhould uſe
and behave himſelfe in all
things, as by the reſidue of the former
Act of
Edward the ſixth
and appointed.
Thus having declared, by what means
and at what time the ſaid Borough of Southwarke was made and named one
of the ſixe and twenty
VVards, now
belonging to the City of London; I in
tend to
proceed to the deſcription of
the ſeverall particular places of the
ſame
VVard, and likewiſe of ſuch Mo
numents of Antiquity, as are
to bee
found therein.
This Borough being in the County
of Surrey, conſiſteth of divers ſtreetes,
waies, and winding lanes, all
full of
buildings inhabited: and firſt, to begin
at the Weſt part thereof,
over-againſt
the Weſt Suburbe of the City.
On the banke of the River Thames,
there is now a continuall building of
Tenements,
about halfe a mile in length
to the Bridge.
Then South a continuall ſtreet called
Long Southwarke, builded on both ſides
with divers Lanes and Allies up to St. Georges Church, and beyond it thorow
Blackman
ſtreet, towards Newtowne (or
Newington) the liberties of which Bo
rough extend
almoſt to the Pariſh
Church of Newtowne aforeſaid, diſtant
one
mile from London
bridge, and alſo
Southweſt a continuall building, almoſt
to Lambith, more than one
mile from
the ſaid Bridge.
Then from the Bridge along by the
Thames Eaſtward,
is S. Olaves
ſtreet, ha
ving continuall building on both the
ſides, with lanes and Alleyes up to Bat
tle bridge, to
Horſe-downe, and
towards
Rother-hith: alſo ſome good halfe mile
in length from London bridge.
So that I account the whole continu
all buildings on the
Banke of the ſaid
River, from the Weſt towards the Eaſt,
to be more than a
large mile in length.
Then have yee from the entring to
wards the ſaid Horſedowne, one other
continuall ſtreet, called Barmondes eye
ſtreet, which ſtretcheth
South, likewiſe
furniſhed with buildings on both ſides,
almoſt halfe a mile
in length, up to the
late diſſolved Monaſtery of S. Saviour,
called Bermondſey.
And from thence is one long lane (ſo
called of
the length) turning Weſt to
Saint Georges Church afore-named.
Out
of the which lane mentioned Long
lane, breaketh one other ſtreet towards
the South and by
Eaſt, and this is called
Kentiſh ſtreet, for that it is the way lea
ding
into that Country: and ſo have
you the bounds of this Borough.
The Antiquities moſt notable in this
Borough are theſe: firſt, for
Eccleſiaſti
call, there was Bermondſey, an Abbey of
blacke Monkes,
Saint Mary
Overies, a
Priory of Canons Regular, Saint Thomas
a Colledge or Hoſpitall for the poore,
and the Loke, a Lazar-houſe in Kent
ſtreet. Pariſh
Churches there have been
ſixe, whereof five doe remaine, (viz.)
Saint Mary Magdalen, in the Priory of
Saint Mary
Overy: now the ſame Saint Mary Overy is the Pariſh Church for
the ſaid Mary
Magdalen, and for Saint Margaret on the Hill, and is called
St. Saviour.
Saint Margaret on
the Hill being put
downe, is now a Court for Iuſtice. S. Thomas in the
Hoſpitall ſerveth for a
Parish Church, as afore. Saint George
a Pariſh Church, as before it did:
So doth Saint
Olave, and Saint Mary Magdalen, by the Abby of Bermondſey.
There be alſo theſe five Priſons, or Gaoles.
The Clinke, on the Banke.
The Compter, in the
late Pariſh Church
of S. Margaret.
The Marſhalſey.
The Kings Bench.
And the White Lion;
all in Long South
warke.
The Biſhop of Wincheſters Houſe.
The Biſhop of Rocheſters Houſe.
The Duke of Suffolkes. Houſe, or
Southwarke Place.
The Tabard, an Hoſtery, or Inne.
The Abbot of Hyde his Houſe.
The Abbot of S. Auguſtine his houſe.
The Bridge-houſe.
The Abbot of Battaile his Houſe.
The Stewes on the Banke of Thames.
And the Beare-Gardens there.
Now to returne to the Weſt Banke:
there were two Beare-Gardens, the Old
and New, Places wherein were kept
Beares, Buls, and other Beaſts, to be bay
ted: As
alſo Maſtives, in ſeverall kenels,
nouriſhed to baite them. Theſe Beares,
and other Beaſts are there baited in
plots of ground, ſcaffolded about,
for
the beholders to ſtand ſafe.
Next, on this Banke,
was ſometime
the Bordello or Stewes, a place ſo called,
of
certaine Stew-houſes priviledged
there, for the repaire of incontinent
men to the like women;
of the which
Priviledge I have read thus:
In a
ſter, the
Henry
the ſecond
was ordained by the Commons, and confir
med by the King and Lords, That di
vers Conſtitutions for ever ſhould be kept
within that Lordſhip, or
Franchiſe, accor
ding to the old Cuſtomes, that had beene
there uſed
the which, theſe following were ſome: videlicet.
That no Stew-holder, or his wife, ſhould
let
or ſtay any ſingle woman to goe and
come freely at all times, when they li
ſted.
No Stew-holder to keepe any woman to
boord,
but ſhe to boord abroad at her plea
ſure.
To take no more for the womans chamber
in the
Weeke, than foureteene pence.
and Bridge Ward without.
Not to keepe open his doores upon the Ho
ly-dayes.
Not to keepe any ſingle woman in his
houſe on
the Holy-dayes, but the Bay
liffe to ſee them voyded out
of the Lord
ſhip.
No ſingle woman to bee kept againſt her
will,
that would leave her ſinne.
No Stew-holder receive any woman of
Religion,
or any mans wife.
No ſingle woman to take mony to lye with
any
man, except ſhe lye with him all night,
till the morrow.
No man to be drawne or enticed into any
Stew-houſe.
The Conſtables, Bayliffe, and others, e
very weeke to ſearch every Stew-houſe.
No Stew-holder to keepe any woman, that
hath
the perillous infirmity of Burning; nor
to ſell Bread, Ale, Fleſh, Fiſh,
Wood, Coale,
or any Victuals, &c.
Theſe and many more Orders were
to bee obſerved, upon great paine and
puniſhment.
I have alſo ſeene divers Patents of
confirmation, namely, one
dated Edward the
third
I finde, that in the Richard the
ſecond
were farmed by Froes of Flaunders, and
ſpoyled by
bels of Kent:
notwithſtanding, I finde
that ordinances for the ſame place, and
houſes,
were againe confirmed in the Henry the ſixth
tinued as before. Alſo
writeth, that in the yeere
and twentieth of Henry the
ſeventh
ſaid Stew-houſes in Southwarke were
(for a ſeason) inhabited, and the doores
cloſed up: but it was not long
(ſaith he)
ere the houſes there were ſet open a
gaine, ſo many as were permitted, for
(as it was ſaid) whereas before were
eighteen houſes, from thenceforth were
appointed to be uſed but twelve
onely.
Theſe allowed Stew-houſes had ſignes
on their fronts, towards the
Thames,
not
hanged out, but painted on the wals
as a Boares
head, the Croſſe keyes, the
Gunne, the Caſtle, the Crane, the Car
dinals Hat, the Bell, the Swanne, &c.
I have
heard ancient men of good cre
dit report, that theſe
ſingle women
were forbidden the rights of the
Church, ſo long as
they continued that
ſinnefull life, and were excluded from
Chriſtian
buriall, if they were not re
conciled before their death.
And ther
fore there was a plot of ground, called
the
Single womens
Churchyard, appointed
for them, far from the Pariſh Church.
In the yeere of Chriſt,
hundred forty
ſixe
tieth of Henry the eighth
of Stewes in Southwarke was put downe
by the Kings commandement, which
was
proclaimed by ſound of Trumpet
no more to be priviledged, and uſed as
a
common Brothel; but the inhabitants
of the ſame to keepe good and honeſt
rule, as in other places of this
Realm, &c.
Then next is the Clinke, a Gaole or
Priſon for the Treſpaſſers in thoſe parts;
namely, in old time for ſuch as ſhould
brabble, fray, or breake the
peace on
the ſaid Banke, or in the Brothell hou
ſes, they were by the inhabitants
there
about apprehended and committed to
this
Gaole, where they were ſtraightly
impriſoned.
Next is the Biſhop of Wincheſters
houſe, or lodging when he commeth to
this City: which houſe was firſt buil
ded by Wincheſter,
about the yeere
one hundred and sevenHenry the firſt
pertaining to the Prior of Bermondſey,
as appeareth by a Writ
directed unto
the Barons of the Exchequer, in the
yeere Edward the
third
void) for 8. pounds due to
the Monkes
of Bermondſey, for the Biſhop of Wincheſters lodging in Southwarke. This is a
very faire houſe wel repayred, and hath
a large Wharfe, and a landing
place cal
led the Biſhop of Wincheſters ſtaires.
Adjoyning to this on the South ſide
thereof, is the Biſhop of Rocheſters Inne
or lodging, by whom firſt erected I doe
not now remember me to have
read, but
well I wot, the ſame of long time
hath not beene frequented by
any Bi
ſhop, and lyeth ruinous for lacke of re
parations. The Abbot of Naverley had
a houſe there.
Eaſt from the Biſhop of Wincheſters
houſe, directly over-againſt it ſtandeth
a faire Church, called S. Mary over the Rie,
or Overy, that is, over the water.
This Church, or ſome other in place
thereof, was (of old time long before the
Conqueſt) an houſe of Siſters,
founded
by a Maiden, named
which houſe and
Siſters ſhe left (as was
left to her by her Parents) the over-ſight
and
profits of a Croſſe Ferrie, or traverſe
Ferry over the Thames, there kept
be
fore that any Bridge was builded. This
houſe of
Siſters was after by
noble Lady, converted unto a Colledge
of Prieſts,
who in place of the Ferrie,
builded a Bridge of Timber, and from
time to
time kept the same in good re
parations; but laſtly the
ſame Bridge
was builded of Stone, and then in the
yeere
founded for Canons Regular, by
Pont de le
Arch
Knights Normans.
Wincheſter,
was a good
Benefactor alſo, for hee
(as
ſome have noted) builded the body of
that Church, in
the yeere
ſand, one hundred and
ſixe
of Henry the firſt
The Canons firſt entred the ſaid
Church, then
Henry the
firſt
gave them the Church
of Saint Margaret in Southwarke.
StephenHenry
Houſe, which was
Arche
This Priory was burned about the
yeere
found an Hoſpitall neere unto their Pri
ory, where they celebrated untill the
Priory was repayred: which Hoſpi
tall was after (by conſent of
RochWincheſter) removed into
the land of
Surrey, in the yeere
the
water was more plentifull, and the
ayre more wholſome, and was dedica
ted to Thomas
This de la Roch,
founded a large Chappell of Saint Mary
Magdalen,
in the ſaid Church of St. Mary Overy, which chappell was
after
ward appointed to be the Pariſh Church
for
the inhabitants neere adjoyning.
This Church was again newly builded
in the Richard the
ſecondHenry the fourth
was then an eſpecialll Benefactor to that
worke, and was
there buried on the
North ſide of the ſaid Church, in the
Chappell of Saint Iohn, where he foun
ded a Chantry, hee
lyeth under a
Tombe of Stone, with his Image alſo
of Stone over him. The
haire of his
head aburne, long to his ſhoulders, but
curling up, and a
ſmall forked beard;
on his head a Chaplet, like a coronet
of foure
Roſes, an habite of Purple, da
masked downe to his feet, a
Collar of
Eſſes of gold about his necke, under his
feet the likeneſſe of
three Bookes,
which hee compiled. The firſt, named Speculum Meditantis, written in French:
The ſecond, Vox Clamantis, penned in
Latine: The third, Confeſſio
Amantis,
written in Engliſh, and this laſt is prin
ted. Vox
Clamantis, with his Cronica
Tripartita, and other both in Latine and
French, never printed,
I have and doe
poſſeſſe, but Speculum
Meditantis, I ne
ver ſaw, though heard thereof to
bee
in Kent; Beſide on the wall
where he ly
eth, there was painted 3. Virgins crow
ned, one of the which was named
rity
En toy qui es Fitz de Dieu le Pere, Savue ſoit, qui giſt ſours ceſt Pierre.
The ſecond writing Mercy, with this
device.
O bone Ieſu fait ta mercy,Al’ame, dont le corps giſt icy.
The third writing Pitty, with this de
vice.
Pour ta pite Ieſu regar’de,Et met ceſt a me en ſavue garde.
His Armes, in a Field Argent, on a
Cheveron Azure, three Leopards heads
Gold, their tongues Gules, two Angels
Supporters; on the Creſt a Talbot.
His Epitaph,
Armigeri Scutum nihil a modo fert ſibi tutum, Reddidit immolutum morti generale tributum, Spiritus exutum ſe gaudeat eſſe ſolutum, Eſt 451 and Bridge Ward without.Eſt ubi virtutumRegnum ſine labe ſtatutum.
The roofe of the middle waſte Ile fell
downe in the yeere
was ſurrendered to Henry the eighth
the
yeere of Chriſt 1539
hundred,
twenty foure pounds, ſix ſhil
lings, ſixe pence, by the
yeere.
About Chriſtmas next following,
the Church of the ſaid Priory was pur
chaſed of the King by the inhabitants
of the
Borough.
Stephen GardenerWincheſter, putting to
his helping
hand, they made thereof a
Pariſh Church for the Pariſh Church
of S. Mary
Magdalen, on the South ſide
of the ſaid Quire, out of Saint Margaret on the hill, which were made one
Pariſh of S. Saviour.
There be Monuments in this Church
of Hilliard, Eſquire.
AudleyThomas Audley
ret
Sperſhut
Katharine
Alderman.
Oſpay
Ferar
George
Brewes
BrandonThomas Brandon
William Lord Scales
William, Earle Warren
MaudeIohn
Peach
Margaret
Elrington
heires of Thomas Elrington
Robert Saint Magil
Norroy, and after Clarenciaulx, King of Armes.
Sea of Lincolne,
to the Biſhopricke of Wincheſter, in
the moneth of
1595
next following and was buried here.
Edward the ſixthMaryElizabeth
of May,
1598
Hic jacet
Ioannes Gower , Armiger, An
glorum Poeta celeberrimus, ac huic ſa
cro Ædificio benefactor inſignis, vixit
temporibus Ed. 3. & Rich. 3.Noviter conſtructum impenſis
Parochiæ,An. Dom.1615 .
ſis Armigeri.
Elizabetha tibi Princeps ſervivit Equorum A ſellis Curus, quem lapis iſte tegit. Servivit Edvardo Regi, Mariæque Sorori, Principibus magna eſt laus placuiſſe tribus. Convixit cunctis charus Respublica Curæ Semper erat Curo, commoda plebis erant: Dum vixit tribui ſenibus curavit alendis, Nummorum in ſumptus annua dona domos. Obiit
24. die Maii, An. Dom. 1588 .
tleman Porter to
James
the firſt
Had Kings a power to lend their Subjects breath, Trehearne , thou ſhouldſtnot be caſt downe by death: Thy Royall Maſter ſtill would keepe thee then; But length of dayes are beyond reach of men. Nor wealth, nor ſtrength, nor great mens love can eaſe The wound Deaths Arrowes make, for thou haſt theſe. In thy Kings Court good place to thee is given: Whence thou ſhalt goe to the Kings Court of Heaven. Peter
452 Borough of Southwarke, Peter Humble , Gentleman, dedicates this
Monument to the pious memory ofRi , Alderman of London,
chard Humble
andMargaret his firſt wife, daughter
toIohn Pierſon ofNathing, in the
County ofEſſex, Gentleman. By whom
he had iſſue two ſonnes,Iohn , who died
young, and the above-namedPeter , now
living. Alſo foure daughters,Katha ,
rineWeltham ,Margaret , andEliza , who ſurvived the other three, and
beth
was interred the ſame day with her Fa
ther, being the30. of April 1616 .Ri left
chardIſabel his ſecond wife, wi
dow, who was the daughter ofRobert , of
KitchinmanHemſley, in the Coun
ty ofYorke, Gentleman, bequeathing to
the poore of this Pariſh five pounds, foure
ſhillings yeerly for ever, out of a Tene
ment adjoyning to the Southſide of the
three Crownes gate in Southwarke.
Gulielmus Wickham , tranſlat. à ſedeLincoln. &Menſe Martii, 1595 . ex
iſten EpiſcopusWinton.Obiit 11. , prox. ſequent. Reliquit uxorem
Iunii
laudatiff. quæ ſepelit in Awkenbery,
Com. Hunt.Doctrina Antiſtes præſtans & moribus æquis, Eloquio & pietate gravis, menſaque manuque. Non parcus, juſti neglectus honore ſepulchri, Hic jacet. O ſeculum inſipiens, verum aequior illi, Dum moritur, Deus Aligeros dat cernere, miſſos, Qui migrantem animam Coeli ad ſublimina ferrent. F. M. poſuit
10. Iunii, Anno
Domini 1600.
The Monument of Andrewes
is in a Chappell at the Eaſt end of the
Church, and his body lyeth
within the
Monument.
Lector, Si Chriſtianus es, ſiste: Morae pretium erit, Non neſcire te, qui vir hîc ſitus ſit:
Ejuſdem tecum Catholicæ Eccleſiæ membru,
Sub eadem felicis Reſurrectionis ſpe,
Eandem D.Iesu præſtolans Epiphaniam,Sacratiſſ. Antiſtes
Lancelotus Andrews ,
Londini oriundus, educatus Cantabrigiæ,
Anlæ Pembroch. Alumnor. Socior. Præfector.
Vnus, & nemini ſecundus:Linguarum, Artium, Scientiarum,
Humanorum, Divinorum, OmniumInfinitus Theſaurus, Stupendum Oraculū:
Orthodoxæ Christi Eccleſiæ, Dictis, ſcriptis, precibus, Exemplo Incomparabile propugnaculum: Reginæ Elizabethæ à ſacris,D. Pauli London. Reſidentiarius, D. Petri Weſtmonaſt. Decanus: Epiſcopus Ciceſtrenſis, Elienſis, Wintonienſis,
Regique Iacobo tum ab Eleemoſynis,
Tum ab utriuſque Regni Conſiliis,
Decanus denique Secelli Regii:Idem ex Indefeſſa opera in ſtudiis, Summa ſapientia in rebus, Aſſidua pietate in Deum, Profuſa largitate in Egenos, Rara amœnitate in ſuos, Spectata probitate in omnes, Æternum admirandus. Annorum pariter & publicæ famæ ſatur,
Sed bonorū paſſim omnium cum luctu denatus,
Cœlebs hinc migravit ad aureolam cœleſtem,
Regis
Caroli 11. Ætatis S.
oLXXI
o.Chriſti
MDCXXVI.
oTantum eſt (Lector) quod te mœrentes
poſteri
Nunc volebant, atque vt voto tuo valeas, dicto
Sit Deo
gloria.
There is a Monument of
ghamElizabethIames
thy benefactor to the Pariſh, and to the
Free-Schoole
there: who departed this
life in the yeere of our Lord,
There is a Monument for
Emerſon
of Iune, An. Dom. 1575
his age 92.
Exuviarum opt. matris Iocoſæ dominæ
Clerke. Sui ipſius lectiſſimæque uxoris
conſitioni deſtinatum, Gulielmus Augu
ſtinus Armiger vivus ſacravit.
and Bridge Ward without.
Conjux chariſſima primo. inſeritur.
Quæ post decimū partum (An MDCXXIII.
Ian. XXI. Marito, ac liberis quinque ſu
perſtitibus) Tricenaria valedicens:
In reſtoreſcendi dic & ſpem; Hac terra tegitur.
Sequimur cæteri: Sati corruptibiles,
Suſcitandi incorruptibiles.
The Monument with this inſcripti
on ſtandeth on the South
ſide of the
Quire.
In memory of
, Citizen and IohnSymons
White-Baker of London; who departed
this life the10. of Auguſt, in the yeere . and was a good Bene
of our Lord 1625
factor unto this Pariſh: who gave unto
the poore the ſumme of eight poundsPerfor ever, to be diſtributed on the
Annum
Feaſt day ofSt. before ChriſtThomas
mas. And unto SaintGeorgesPariſh
in Southwarke the ſumme of ten poundsper Annum, for ever. And unto the
Pariſh of SaintMary Newingtonin
Surrey, the ſumme of five poundsper, for ever. Theſe ſummes to
Annum
come unto the ſaid Pariſh, after the de
ceaſe of his fatherSamuel Symons ,
who yet liveth, in the yeere1631 .
The Monument ſtandeth in the South
ſide of the Church, with this Epitaph:
In the South ſide of the Church by
the Quire there ſtandeth the Monu
ment of
faire
and beautifull; the invention thus:
Over the head of the Angell is a
Sunne, and in it written Sol Iuſtitiæ.
There ſtandeth an Angell upon a
Rocke, with a Sickle in the left hand,
and the right hand erected towards
heaven, with theſe words written on
the Rocke: Petra erat
Chriſtus; and un
der the Rocke is a field of ripe
wheate,
and in it written: Si non moriatur, non reviviſcit. And under that theſe words:
Nos ſevit, fovit, lavit,
cogit, renovabit.
Vpon the right hand of this Angell
are written theſe words: Vos eſstis Dei.
And on the left this:
Agricultura.
On each ſide of this Angell ſitteth
two other Angels, leaning on their
armes; the one with a Forke, and un
der written Meſſores. The other with a
Rack, and under written: Congregabunt.
Vnder all this is the forme of a win
nowing Fanne, and
words written in it.
The ClarkeWilliam Auſtin
munion Table railed about, where 60.
may
kneele to receive the Sacrament,
with a faire Carpet for it, and the railes
hung about with the ſame embroide
red.
William
Auſtin
Silver Chalice, and a Diſh for the
Bread, to the value of almoſt forty
pounds. And his wife that now is,
who
was the Relict of
gave two very faire Silver Flagons of
the like value.
Cant. extracto.
Item, I give and bequeath theſe An
nuities enſuing to be iſſuing out of cer
taine Tenements of mine, viz. twenty
ſhillings yeerly for ever
to the Maſter
and Society of Peter
houſe in Cambridge, towards the maintenance of the
Library there: and twenty
ſhillings
yeerly for ever to the Church-wardens
of Saint Olaves
in Southwarke, for the
uſe of the poore of the
Pariſh. And ten
ſhilligs yeerly for ever to the Church-wardens
of the
Pariſh of St. Saviours,
for the poore in the precinct of old Pa
riſh Garden,
Smith
the ſaid PSaviours the ſumme
of twenty eight pounds per Annum,
for
ever unto the poore of this Pariſh.
Randall
Carter
Tallow Chandler of London, hath given
ſeven pounds per Annum, for ever
unto
a poore Scholar that ſhall bee elected
out of the Free Schoole to
either of the
Vniverſities; and this ſeven pounds he
is to enjoy for
ſixe yeeres, and his time
expired to another: and ſo forward.
Edward
Hulit
hath given forty pounds per Annum, to
the poore of the ſame
Pariſh for ever,
to bee received out of certaine Tene
ments, ſituate in the Borough of Southwarke.
unto the Free Schoole the ſumme of
five pounds per Annum, for ever. And
likewiſe
unto the poore of the ſame Pa
riſh five pounds per Annum, for ever:
and lyeth buried
in Saint Saviours
Church in the North Ile by the Quire.
pounds for ever to the Pariſh, for to
clothe ſixe poore boyes
every Chriſt
maſſe, who dyed in the yeere
Now paſſing through Saint Mary Overies Cloſe (in
possession of the Lord Mountacute
Long Southwarke, on the right hand
thereof,
the Market hill, where the
Leather is ſold, there ſtood the late na
med Pariſh Church of Saint Margaret,
given to Saint Mary Overies by Henry
the firſt
the Pariſh Church of Saint Mary Magdalen, and united to the late
diſſolved
Priory Church of S. Mary Overy.
A part of this Pariſh Church of St. Margaret is now a Court, wherein
the
Aſſiſes and Seſſions bee kept, and the
One other
part of the ſame Church is
now a Priſon, called the
Compter in Southwarke, &c.
Farther up on that ſide, almoſt di
rectly over-againſt
St. Georges
Church,
was ſometime a large and moſt ſump
tuous houſe, builded by
donSuffolke, in the
of Henry
the eighth
Suffolke houſe; but comming afterwards
into the Kings hands, the ſame was
called Southwarke
Place, and a Mint of
Coynage was there kept for the King.
To this place came Edward the
ſixth
Hampton Court, and dined in it. He at
that time made
Sheriffes of London, Knight, and then
rode through the City to Weſtminster.
Mary
cholas HethYorke, and
to his ſucceſſors for
ever, to bee their
Inne or lodging for their repaire to Lon
don, in recompence of York houſe, neere
to Weſtminſter, which Henry
father had taken
from WoolſeyYorke.
Heth
to a Merchant, or to Merchants, that
pulled it downe, ſold the Lead, Stone,
Iron, &c. and in place
thereof builded
many ſmall Cottages of great rents, to
the increasing of
beggars in that Bo
rough. The Archbiſhop bought Nor
wich Houſe, or Suffolke Place, neere unto
Charing-Croſſe, becauſe it was neere
un
to the Court, and left it to his ſucceſ
ſors. Now on the South ſide, to returne
backe again
towards the Bridge.
this Suffolke Place, is the
Pariſh
Church of Saint George, ſometime
per
taining to the Priory of
Bermondſey, by
the gift
of
his ſon, in the yeere
There lye buried in this Church
liam Kirton
William
EvansCrekederus poore,and Bridge Ward
without.
More than many would have done,
He was free of the right
Worſhip ,
full Company of the Merchant
Taylors
and deceaſed thenine . in
and twentieth of Iuly 1590
thetwo and thirtieth yeer of the .
moſt proſperous reigne of our
Soveraigne LadyQueene Eliza
bethÆtatis 67.
Anno
Then is the White
Lio
called, for that the ſame
Hoſtery for the receit of Travellers
by
that ſigne. This houſe w
a Gaole within this thr
laſt, ſince the which tim
were once removed the
in Newtowne, where they
ſhort time, and were ret
gaine to the aforeſaid Whi
to remaine, as the appointed Gaole for
the County of Surrey.
Next, is the Gaole or PKings Bench, but of what
an
ſame is, I
know not. For
that the
K ings
BenchChancery, have oft times
from London to other pl
likewiſe the other Ga
thoſe Courts, as in the Edward the firſt
of the Kings BenchExchequer,
which had
remained ſeven yeeres at Yorke, to
be removed to their old places
at London. And in the yeere Richard the ſecond
Triſilian
tie of Coventry, and there ſate by the
ſpace of a moneth, as Iuſtice of the
Benche
Court, about the number of 2000. per
ſons of that Country, &c.
It ſeemeth therefore, that for that
time, the Priſon or Gaole of that Court
was not far off. Alſo, in the yeere
the
Archbiſhop of Yorke being Lord Chan
cellor, for good will that he bare to his
City,
cauſed the
cery to bee removed from London to Yorke, but ere long they were returned
to London.
Then is the Marſhalſey another Gaole
or Priſon, ſo called, as pertaining to the
Marſhals of England. Of what continu
ance kept in Southwarke, I have not
lear
ned: but like it is, that the ſame hath
been
removeable, at the pleaſure of the
Marſhals. For I finde, that in the yeere
Edward the third
ry Percy
ſoners in the City of London, where ha
ving committed one
of Norwich,
contrary to the liberties of
the City of London, the Citizens, by per
ſwaſion of the Fitzwalter
Standard-bearer, tooke armour, and
ranne with
great rage to the Marſhals
Inne, brake up the gates, brought out
the priſoner, and
conveighed him a
way, minding to have burnt the ſtockes
in the middeſt of their City; but they
firſt ſought for Henry
Percy
puniſhed him, as I have noted in my
Annals.
More, about the Feaſt of Eaſter next
following, Lancaſter, ha
ving
cauſed all the whole Navie of Eng
land to be
gathered together at London,
it chanced a certaine Eſquire to kill one
of the
Mariners, which act the other
Mariners taking in ill part, they brought
their ſuit into the Marſhalſey
mine Author) was kept in Southwarke:
but when they perceived
that Court to
be ſo favourable to the murderer; and
further, that the Kings Warrant
was
alſo gotten for his pardon; they in great
fury ranne to the houſe,
wherein the
murderer was impriſoned, brake into
it, and
brought forth the priſoner with
his Gives on his legges, they thruſt a
knife to his heart, and ſticked him, as if
hee had beene a Hogge: after
this they
tyed a rope to his Gives, and drew him
to the Gallowes, where
when they had
hanged him, as though they had done
a great act, they
cauſed the Trumpets
to bee ſounded before them to their
ſhips, and there
in great triumph they
ſpent the reſt of the day.
Alſo the Rebels of Kent, in the yeere
Marſhalſey and Kings Bench in South
warke, tooke from thence the priſoners,
brake downe the houſe of Sir Iohn Immorth,
and Kings Bench, &c.
After this, in the
yeere Richard the
ſecondBartholomew
day
the Caſtle of
Nottingham, and the Marſhalſey of the KingLughborow, by the ſpace of ſixe daies or
more. In the yeere Walter Many
the Henry the
ſixth
Marſhall Edward the
fourth
ners of the Marſhalſey then in Southwark
brake out, and many of them being ta
ken were
executed, eſpecially ſuch as
had beene committed for Felony or
Treaſon.
From thence towards London
bridge,
on the ſame ſide, bee many faire Innes,
for receit of
travellers, by theſe ſignes,
the Spurre, Chriſtopher, Bull, Queens
head,
Tabard, George, Hart, Kings
head,
&c. Amongſt the which, the
moſt ancient is the Tabard, ſo called of
the ſigne, which as wee now terme it,
is
of a lacket or ſleeveleſſe coate, whole
before, open on both ſides, with a
ſquare
collar, winged at the ſhoulders: a ſtate
ly
garment, of old time commonly
worne of Noblemen and others, both at
home
and abroad in the wars; but then
(to wit, in the warres) their Armes em
broidered, or otherwiſe depict upon
them, that every
man by his Coate of
Armes might bee knowne from others:
But now theſe
Tabards are onely worne
by the Heralds, and bee called their
Coates of
Armes in Service. For the
Inne of the
Tabard,
Eſquire, the moſt famous Poet of Eng
land, in
commendation thereof, writeth
thus:
Canturbury, with full devout courage;
Canturburywoulden ride:
Within this Inne was alſo the Lodg
ing of the Abbot of Hide (by the City
of Wincheſter) a faire houſe for him and
his Traine, when
hee came to the City
to
And theThomas
Hoſpitall. The Hoſpitall of St. Thomas
firſt founded by
mendſey, in
the Sellerers ground, againſt
the wall of the
Houſe of
Alm
poore Children; for the which
ground
the Prior ord
ſhould pay
yeerly to the
But Wincheſter,
in the
ſame againe
gular,
in plac
increaſed the
dred forty f
Thus was th
Prior and A
yeere
on was ma
Abbot of
land
Saint Th
nemen
Abbo
elſewhere, for
unto the ſaid
There bee and Bridge Ward without.
Hoſpitall Church, of Robert Chamber
Lord Say
dam Atwood
bridge
quires.
KnightonGentlemen.
Thomas
Fleming
Walter
Dennis
Knight, Daughter and one of the heires
of Robert
Danver
tlemen, &c.
This Hoſpitall was by the Viſitors,
in the yeere s. 6. d. and was
ſurrendred to Henry
the
8
In the yeere
London,
having purchaſed the voyd
ſuppreſſed Hoſpitall of
Saint Thomas
in Southwarke,
in the
began
the reparations therof, for poore,
impotent, lame, and diſeaſed people,
ſo that in the
next following
people were taken in. And in the
1553. on the 10. of AprilEdward the ſixt
raigne
munaltie, and Citizens of Lon
don, to bee a
workehouſe for the
poore and idle perſons of the Citie, his
houſe of
Bridewell, and
ſeven hundred
Marks Lands of the Savoy Rents, which
Hoſpitall he had
ſuppreſſed, with all
the beds, bedding, and other furniture
belonging to
the ſame, towards the
maintenance of the ſaid workehouſe of Bridewell,
and of this Hoſpitall of Saint Thomas in Southwarke. This gift, the
King
confirmed by his Charter, dated
the
led it to be called the Kings Hoſpitall in
Southwarke.
The Church of this Hoſpitall, which
of old time ſerved for the Tenements
neere adjoyning and pertaining to the
ſaid Hoſpitall, remaineth as a
Pariſh
Church.
But now to come to S. Olaves ſtreet:
on the banke of the river of Thames is
the Pariſh Church of Saint Olave, a
faire and meetely large Church, but a
far larger Pariſh, eſpecially of Aliens or
ſtrangers, and poore people;
in which
Church, there lyeth intombed Iohn Burcettur
Here th’earthly part of William Benſon lyes,Whom Robert Benſon had by Mary Lyle ,The Heavenly mounted is above the Skies With wings of Faith, diſſolv’d but for a while: The Linnen which he ſold was nere ſo white, As is the Robe wherein the Soule is dight: Yes Thomas mourns in blacke,his onely Sonne, And Richard (of whole blood)his eldeſt Brother: But Londonsreverend BiſhopI.e., Thomas Ravis .this hath done, Which was by Ravis borne of the ſame Mother: And William Lyle ,firſt couſin to them all, Long live his Verſe, penn’d this Memoriall. He departed in the 56. yeere of his age. An. Dom.1603 .
Februar. 1579. To you that live poſſeſt, great troubles do befall, Where we that ſleep by death, do feele no harme at all: An honeſt life doth bring, a joyfull death at laſt, And life againe begins, when death is over-paſt. Death is the path to life, and way to endleſſe wealth, The doore whereby we paſſe to everlaſting health. These threescore yeere and ſix have paſſed here my life, And thirty ſeven yeeres thereof, thou Helen wert my wife,A Citizen alſo, and of the Cutlers free,And Warden of the ſame, ſo worthy thought to be. My loving wife farewell, God guide thee with his grace. Prepare thy ſelfe to come, and I will give thee place: Rr Acquain 458 Borough of Southwarke,
Acquaintance all farewell,and be aſſur’d of this, You ſhall be brought to duſt, as Thomas Malledge is.Hic jacet corpus
Ioannis Thomas , nuper Ci
vis &Groceri Civitatis London. Qui
obiit die Mercurii, vid.23. Auguſti, . Hic tres uxores
Anno Domini 1564
habuit, vid. Chriſtianam, Matildam,
& Ioannam. Ex Chriſtiana ſuſcepit hos
liberos, Rogerum, Ioannem, ſeu Williel
mum, Ioannem inter Richardum, Lam
bertum, Henricum, Beatricem, & Pe
trum. Ex Matilda, Aliciam, Agne
tem, & Suſannam. Ex Ioanna, Thomam,
Martham, Margaretam, Annam, Ri
chardum & Saram.Hic jacet corpus
Richardi Philip , Civis &Groceri London. Qui obiit10. die .
Menſis Aprilis, Anno Domini 1412
&Iſabella uxor ejus: Quæ obiit, &c.
Quorum, &c.Here reſteth, in the mercie of God, the
body ofIohn Eſton , Eſquire, late Iu
ſtice of the Peace, and of Southwarke
Steward, leaving behind himMar his wife. Which
garetIohn died theeight day of May, Anno Domini 1565 .How rich be they certaine, That Heavenly Kingdome gaine? No tongue can well expreſſe Their joyes, that be endleſſe. Hic jacent
Robertus Faireford , quon
dam Serviens excellentiſſ. PrincipisHenrici Reg. Angliæ Quarti , ac nu
per CoronatorCuriæ Mareſcalciæ
Hoſpitii Metuendiſſimorum Prin
cip.Henrici Regis Angliæ Quinti ,
&Henrici Sexti . Qui obiit21. die . &c.
Auguſti, Anno Domini, 1456
Et Agnet. ux.—Quæ obiit—
Over-againſt this Pariſh Church,
on
the South ſide the ſtreet, was ſometime
one great Houſe, builded of
Stone, with
arched Gates, which pertained to the
Prior of Lewis in Suſſex, and was his
Lodging when hee
came to London: It
is now a common Hoſtery for Travel
lers, and hath to
Signe, the Walnut
tree.
Then Eaſt from the ſaid Pariſh
Church of Saint Olave, is a
Key.
In the
yeere
Swanlond
ded by
cheape
great houſe of ſtone and
timber, belon
ging to the Abbot of S. Auguſtin,
with
out the wals of Canturbury, which was an
ancient
piece of work, & ſeemeth to be
one of the firſt builded houſes on that
ſide the River, over-againſt the City:
It was called the Abbots Inne of Saint Auguſtine in Southwarke, and was
some
time holden of the Earles of Warren and Surrey, as appeareth by a deede, made
Engliſhed
thus:
To all to whom this preſent writing ſhall
come, Warren, ſendeth gree
ting. Know ye, that we have altogether re
miſed and quite claimed for us and our
heires for
ever, to
Saint Auguſtines of Canturbury, and the
Covent of the
ſame, and their ſucceſſors,
ſuit to our Court of Southwarke, which
they owe unto us,
for all that Meſſuage and
houſes thereon builded, and all their appur
tenances, which they have of our fee in
Southwarke, ſituate
upon the Thames,
betweene the Bridgehouſe, and Church of
Saint Olave. And the ſaid Meſſuage with
the buildings thereon builded, and all their
appurtenances to them and
their ſucceſſors,
we have granted in perpetuall Almes to
hold of us, and
our heires for the ſame: ſa
ving the ſervice due to any
other perſons, if
any ſuch be, then to us. And for this remit
and grant,
the ſaid Abbot and Covent have
given unto us five ſhillings of rent yeerely
in Southwarke,
and have received us
and our heires in all Benefices, which ſhall
be in
their Church for ever.
This ſute of Court one
peis
for the ſaid Meſſuage: and heretofore
to acquit in all things,
the Church of
Saint Auguſtine,
against the ſaid
Earle.
This houſe of late time belonged to Anthony Sentleger
Sentleger
leger houſe, but divided into ſundry
Tenements.
Next is the Bridgehouſe, ſo called, as
being a ſtore-houſe, for Stone, Timber,
or whatſouer pertaining to the buil
ding or repairing
of London bridge.
This houſe ſeemeth to have taken
beginning, with the firſt founding of
the Bridge; either of ſtone or timber:
it is a large plot of ground on
the banke
of the river Thames, containing divers
large buildings, for ſtowage of things
neceſſary, towards reparation of
the
ſaid Bridge.
There are alſo divers Garners, for
laying up of Wheate,
and other Gray
ners for ſervice of the City, as need re
quireth. Moreover, there bee certaine
Ovens
builded, in number ten: of which
ſixe bee very large, the other foure be
ing but halfe
ſo bigge. Theſe were
purpoſely made to bake out the bread
corne of the ſaid Grayners, to the beſt
advantage,
for reliefe of the poore Citi
zens, when neede ſhould
require. I.
Throſtone
broderer, then Goldſmith, one of the
Sheriffes,
ment) towards the
making of these
Ovens two hundred pounds, which
thing was performed by
his Executors: Iohn Munday
ing
Maior. There was of late, for the
enlarging of the ſaid Bridge-houſe, taken
in an old Brew-houſe, called Goldings,
which
was given to the Citie by
Monox
thereof, is now a
faire brew-houſe
builded, for ſervice of the Citie with
Beere.
Next, was
the Abbot of Battailes
Inne,
betwixt the Bridge-houſe and Bat
taile bridge, likewiſe on the banke of
the
river of Thames; the walkes and gar
dens
thereunto appertaining, on the o
ther ſide of the way,
before the gate of
the ſaid houſe, was called the Maze:
there is now an Inne, called
the Flower
de
luce, for that the ſigne is three Flower de luces. Much other buildings of ſmal
tenements are
thereon builded reple
niſhed with ſtrangers and other, for
the
moſt part poore people.
Then is Battaile
bridge, ſo called of Battaile Abbey, for that it ſtandeth on
the ground, and over a water-courſe
(flowing out of Thames) pertaining to
that Abbey, & was therfore both buil
ded and
repaired by the Abbots of that
houſe as being hard adjoyning to the
Abbots lodging.
Beyond this Bridge is Bermondſey
ſtreete, turning South, in the South end
whereof was
ſometime a Priory or Ab
bey, of S. Sauiovr, called Bermonds eye
in Southwarke,
founded by
Childe
Monkes de Charitate, came to Bermond
ſey, the yeere
made
firſt Prior there, by appointment
of the Prior of the houſe, called Charitie
in France: by which meanes this Priory
of Bermondſey (being a Cell to that
in France) was accounted a Priory of Aliens.
In the yeere
Childe
liam Rufus
nor of Bermondſey, with the
appurtenan
ces, and builded for them there a new
great Church.
Lincolne
(Williams
the Mannor of Charleton, with the
ap
purtenances. Alſo
the grant of
them the Land of Halingbury, and the
tithe of Alferton, &c.
More in the yeere Thomas of Arderne
Monkes
of Bermonds Eye, the
Church
of Saint George in Southwarke.
In the yeere Henry the
ſecond
territorie of Southwarke, and Laygham,
Waddam,
with the land of Coleman,
&c.
In the yeere
dred,
ſeventy oneAliens (throughout England) being ſeized
into the Kings
hands,
an Engliſhman, was made Prior of
Bermondſey: to whom was committed
the cuſtody of the ſaid Priory, by the
letters patents of Edward the
third
ſons of
Churches.
In the yeare Richard the ſecond
a Denizen (or free Engliſh) for the fine
of 200. Markes, payd
to the Kings Ha
naper in the Chancery. In the yeare
ſey, was made the firſt Abbot of that
houſe,
by Boniface
the ninth
ſuit of Richard the ſecond
&c.
In the yeere
Abbot of Bermondſey, held a Plea in
Chauncery againſt the King, for the
Mannors of Preſton, Bermondsey, and
Stone, in the County of Summerſet, in
the which ſute the
Abbot prevailed,
and recovered againſt the King.
In the yeere
valued to diſpend by the
yeere
14. . 4. d.
ob.
and was ſurrendred to Henry the eighth
the Abbey Church was then pulled
downe by Thomas
Pope
in place thereof, a goodly houſe builded
of ſtone and timber, since pertaining to
the Earles of Suſſex.
There are buried in that Church Loufstone Provoſt,
Shrive or Domeſ
man of London,
William
BowesElizabeth
Thomas
Pikeworth
Anne
Audley
Iohn, Lord Audley
Nicholas
Blonket
Bridget
&c.
Next unto this Abbey Church ſtan
deth a proper Church of Saint Mary
Magdalen,
builded by the Priors of Ber
mondſey, ſerving for reſort of the
inha
bitants (tenants to the Prior or Abbots
neere
adjoyning) there to have their di
vine Service: this
Church remaineth
and ſerveth as afore, and is called a Pa
riſh Church.
Then in Kentſtreet
is a Lazar houſe
for Leprous people, called the Loke in
Southwarke: the foundation whereof I
finde not. Now having touched
divers
principall parts of this Borough, I am
to ſpeak ſomewhat of
government, and
so to end.
This Borough at a Subſidy to the
King, yeeldeth about 1000. Markes, or
800. l. which is more than any one Ci
ty
in England payeth,
except the City of
London. And alſo the Muſter of men in
this Borough doth likewiſe in number
ſurpaſſe all other Cities, except London.
And thus much for the Borough of Southwarke, one of the 26. Wards of
London, which hath an Alderman, De
puties three, and a Bayliffe. Common
Councell none.
Conſtables 16. Scaven
gers 6. Wardmote Inqueſt 20. And is
taxed to the Fifteene, at 17. pounds, 17.
ſhillings, 8. pence.
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Molly Rothwell Molly Rothwell MRProject Manager, 2022-present. Research Assistant, 2020-2022. Molly Rothwell was an undergraduate student at the University of Victoria, 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
Survey , adding toponyms to MoEML’s Gazetteer, researching England’s early-modern court system, and standardizing MoEML’s Mapography. -
Lucas Simpson Lucas Simpson LSResearch Assistant, 2018-2021. Lucas Simpson was a student at the University of Victoria.
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Chris Horne Chris Horne CHResearch Assistant, 2018-2020. Chris Horne was an honours student in the Department of English at the University of Victoria. His primary research interests included American modernism, affect studies, cultural studies, and digital humanities.
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Tracey El Hajj Tracey El Hajj TEHJunior Programmer 2018-2020. Research Associate 2020-2021. Tracey received her PhD from the Department of English at the University of Victoria in the field of Science and Technology Studies. Her research focuses on the
algorhythmics of networked communications. She was a 2019-20 President’s Fellow in Research-Enriched Teaching at UVic, where she taught an advanced course onArtificial Intelligence and Everyday Life. Tracey was also a member of theLinked Early Modern Drama Online team, between 2019 and 2021. Between 2020 and 2021, she was a fellow in residence at the Praxis Studio for Comparative Media Studies, where she investigated the relationships between artificial intelligence, creativity, health, and justice. As of July 2021, Tracey has moved into the alt-ac world for a term position, while also teaching in the English Department at the University of Victoria. -
Joey Takeda Joey Takeda JTProgrammer, 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.
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Jasmeen Boparai Jasmeen Boparai JBResearch Assistant, 2016-2017. Jasmeen Boparai was an undergraduate English major and Medieval Studies minor at the University of Victoria. Her primary research interests included Middle English literature with a specific interest in later works, early modern studies, and Elizabethan poetry.
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Janelle Jenstad Janelle Jenstad JJJanelle Jenstad is Associate Professor of English at the University of Victoria, Director of
The Map of Early Modern London , and PI ofLinked Early Modern Drama Online . She has taught at Queen’s University, the Summer Academy at the Stratford Festival, the University of Windsor, and the University of Victoria. With Jennifer Roberts-Smith and Mark Kaethler, she co-editedShakespeare’s Language in Digital Media (Routledge). She has prepared a documentary edition of John Stow’sA Survey of London (1598 text) for MoEML and is currently editingThe Merchant of Venice (with Stephen Wittek) and Heywood’s2 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody for DRE. Her articles have appeared inDigital Humanities Quarterly ,Renaissance and Reformation ,Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies ,Early Modern Literary Studies ,Elizabethan Theatre ,Shakespeare Bulletin: A Journal of Performance Criticism , andThe Silver Society Journal . Her book chapters have appeared (or will appear) inInstitutional Culture in Early Modern Society (Brill, 2004),Shakespeare, Language and the Stage, The Fifth Wall: Approaches to Shakespeare from Criticism, Performance and Theatre Studies (Arden/Thomson Learning, 2005),Approaches to Teaching Othello (Modern Language Association, 2005),Performing Maternity in Early Modern England (Ashgate, 2007),New Directions in the Geohumanities: Art, Text, and History at the Edge of Place (Routledge, 2011), Early Modern Studies and the Digital Turn (Iter, 2016),Teaching Early Modern English Literature from the Archives (MLA, 2015),Placing Names: Enriching and Integrating Gazetteers (Indiana, 2016),Making Things and Drawing Boundaries (Minnesota, 2017), andRethinking Shakespeare’s Source Study: Audiences, Authors, and Digital Technologies (Routledge, 2018). -
Paul Schaffner Paul Schaffner PSE-text and TCP production manager at the University of Michigan Digital Library Production Service (DLPS), Paul manages the production of full-text transcriptions for EEBO-TCP.
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Sebastian Rahtz Sebastian Rahtz SRChief data architect at University of Oxford IT Services, Sebastian was well known for his contributions to the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI), OxGarage, and the Text Creation Partnership (TCP).
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Martin D. Holmes Martin D. Holmes MDHProgrammer 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.
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Sir Thomas Audley Sir Thomas Audley First Baron Audley of Walden. Lord Chancellor of England
1533-1544 . Husband ofElizabeth Audley . Father ofMargaret Howard . -
Nicholas Bourne Nicholas Bourne Printer, bookbinder, and bookseller.
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Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer Poet and administrator. Author of
The Canterbury Tales . Buried at Westminster Abbey. -
Humphrey Dyson Humphrey Dyson Writer and book collector. Revised
John Stow ’sA Survey of London . -
Edward I Edward I King of England Longshanks Hammer of the Scots King of England
1272-1307 . Buried at Westminster Abbey. -
Edward III Edward III King of England King of England
1327-1377 . Buried at Westminster Abbey. -
Edward VI Edward VI King of England King of Ireland King of England and Ireland
1547-1553 . Buried at Henry VII’s Chapel. -
Edward IV Edward IV King of England King of England
1461-1470 and1471-1483 . -
Elizabeth I Elizabeth I Queen of England Queen of Ireland Gloriana Good Queen Bess Queen of England and Ireland
1558-1603 . -
Sir Thomas Fleming Sir Thomas Fleming Husband of
Margaret Fleming . Buried at St. Katherine’s Hospital. -
Robert Fleming Robert Fleming Son of
Sir Thomas Fleming . Monument at St. Thomas Hospital. -
John of Gaunt John Duke of Aquitaine and First Duke of Lancaster. Husband of
Blanche of Lancaster . -
Henry VIII Henry VIII King of England King of Ireland King of England and Ireland
1509-1547 . -
Henry VI Henry VI King of England King of England
1422-1461 and1470-1471 . -
Henry I Henry I King of England Beauclerc King of England
1100-1135 . -
Henry IV Henry IV King of England King of England
1399-1413 . -
Henry VII Henry VII King of England King of England and Lord of Ireland
1485-1509 . Buried at Henry VII’s Chapel. -
Henry II Henry II King of England King of England
1154-1189 . -
Henry V Henry V King of England King of England
1413-1422 . Buried at Westminster Abbey. -
James VI and I James VI I King of Scotland King of England King of Ireland King of Scotland
1567-1625 . King of England and Ireland1603-1625 . -
Mary I Mary I Queen of England Queen of Ireland Queen of England and Ireland
1553-1558 . Buried at Henry VII’s Chapel. -
Sir John Mundy Sir John Mundy Sheriff Mayor Sheriff of London
1514-1515 . Mayor1522-1523 . Member of theGoldsmiths’ Company . Buried at St. Peter, Westcheap. -
Anthony Munday Anthony Munday Playwright, actor, pageant poet, translator, and writer. Possible member of the
Drapers’ Company orMerchant Taylors’ Company . -
Philip II Philip II King of Spain King of England King of Ireland King of Spain
1556-1598 . King of England and Ireland1554-1558 . Husband ofMary I . -
Richard II Richard II King of England King of England
1377-1399 . Buried at Westminster Abbey. -
Stephen I Stephen I King of England King of England
1135-1154 . Key figure during "The Anarchy", a civil war in England and Normandy1135-1153 . -
John Stow John Stow Historian and author of
A Survey of London . Husband ofElizabeth Stow . -
John Thurston John Thurston Sheriff Sheriff of London
1516-1517 . Member of theGoldsmiths’ Company . Benefactor of St. Foster. Buried at St. Peter, Westcheap. -
Sir William Walworth Sir William Walworth Sheriff Mayor Sheriff of London
1370-1371 . Mayor1374-1375 and1380-1381 . Member of theFishmongers’ Company . Known for killingWat Tyler . Founder of a college at St. Michael, Crooked Lane. Appears inRichard Johnson ’sNine Worthies of London . Buried at St. Michael, Crooked Lane. -
William II William King of England Rufus II King of England
1087-1100 . -
Thomas Wolsey Thomas Wolsey Archbishop of York Archbishop of York
1514-1530 . Lord Chancellor of England1515-1529 . -
Charity Charity Personification of charity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows and
John Stow ’sSurvey of London . -
Sir Thomas Curtes Sir Thomas Curtes Sheriff Mayor Sheriff of London
1546-1547 . Mayor1557-1558 . Member of theFishmongers’ Company . Buried at St. Dionis Backchurch. -
Robert Fabian Robert Fabian Sheriff of London
1493-1494 . Member of theDrapers’ Company . Husband ofElizabeth Peak . Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill. -
Elizabeth Purslowe Elizabeth Purslowe Wife of
George Purslowe . -
William Giffard William Giffard Bishop of Wincester Bishop of Wincester
1100-1129 . -
Thomas Arden Thomas Arden Father of
Thomas Arden . Donated St. George Southwark to the monks of Bermondsey Abbey in1122 . -
St. Thomas Becket Saint Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Chancellor of England
1155-1162 . Archbishop of Canterbury1162–1170 . Venerated as a saint and martyr after being assassinated in1170 . -
Geoffrey de Mandeville Geoffrey de MandevilleSheriff First Earl of Essex. Portgrave of London during the
reign of . Husband ofStephen I Athelaise de Mandeville . Son ofWilliam de Mandeville . Buried at Westminster Abbey. -
Sir John Ayliffe Sir John Ayliffe Sheriff Sheriff of London
1548-1549 . Member of theGrocers’ Company . Buried at St. Michael Bassishaw. -
Sir Rowland Hill Sir Rowland Hill Sheriff Mayor Sheriff of London
1541-1542 . Mayor1549-1550 . Member of theMercers’ Company . Buried at St. Stephen Walbrook. -
Sir Thomas Pope Sir Thomas Pope Founder of Trinity College, Oxford. Husband of
Margaret Pope . Buried at St. Stephen Walbrook. -
Sir John Yorke Sir John Yorke Water Sheriff Sheriff of London
1549-1550 . Member of theMerchant Taylors’ Company . Buried at Christ Church. -
Richard Chaucer Richard Chaucer Member of the
Vintners’ Company . Possible grandfather ofGeoffrey Chaucer . Possible father ofJohn Chaucer . Monument at St. Thomas Southwark. Buried at St. Mary Aldermary.John Stow mistakenly claims he was the father ofGeoffrey Chaucer . -
Jesus Christ Jesus Christ Central figure of the Bible.
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Walter Tyler Walter Tyler Spoiled stew houses belonging to
Sir William Walworth . -
Ms. Mary Mary Founder of a nunnery that would eventually become St. Saviour (Southwark).
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Ms. Swithen Swithen Noblewoman. Converted St. Saviour (Southwark) to a college of priests.
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William Pont de l’Arche William Pont de l’ArcheKnight. Founder of a priory at St. Saviour (Southwark) with
William Dauncy . Established St. Saviour (Southwark) as an Augustinian priory in1128 . -
William Dauncy William Dauncy Knight. Founder of a priory at St. Saviour (Southwark) with
William Pont de l’Arche . -
Peter des Roches Peter des RochesBishop of Winchester Bishop of Winchester
1205–1238 . -
Anicius Anicius Archdeacon of Surrey Archdeacon of Surrey. Had a hospital move onto his lands in
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Dr. Stephen Gardiner Stephen Gardiner Bishop of Winchester Bishop of Winchester
1531–1551 and1553–1555 . Lord Chancellor of England1553–1555 . Helped merge St. Mary Magdalen (Southwark) and St. Margaret (Southwark) into the Parish of St. Saviour (Southwark). -
Robert Lilliarde Robert Lilliarde Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
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Margaret Howard (née Audley) Margaret Howard Audley Wife of
Lord Thomas Howard . Daughter ofSir Thomas Audley andElizabeth Audley . Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark). -
Elizabeth Audley Elizabeth Audley Wife of
Sir Thomas Audley . Mother ofMargaret Howard . -
Margaret Grevel Margaret Grevel Wife of
William Grevel . Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark). -
William Grevel William Grevel Esquire. Husband of
Margaret Grevel . Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark). -
William Spershut William Spershut Esquire.
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Dame Katherine Stoke Dame Katherine Stoke Wife of
John Stoke . Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark). -
John Stoke John Stoke Alderman. Husband of
Dame Katherine Stoke . -
Robert Merfin Robert Merfin Esquire. Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
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William Undall William Undall Esquire. Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
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Lord Ospay Ferrar Lord Ospay Ferrar Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
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Sir George Brewes Sir George Brewes Knight. Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
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John Brown John Brown Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark). Not to be confused with
Sir John Brown ,John Browne ,John Brown , orSir John Browne . -
Lady Brandon Lady Brandon Wife of
Sir Thomas Brandon . Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark). -
Sir Thomas Brandon Sir Thomas Brandon Knight of the Garter. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery. Husband of
Lady Brandon . Son ofSir William Brandon . Uncle ofCharles Brandon . -
Lord William Scales Lord William Scales Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
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William Warren William Warren Earl. Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
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Dame Maud Peach Dame Maud Peach Wife of
Sir John Peach . Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark). -
Sir John Peach Sir John Peach Member of the
Grocers’ Company . Husband ofDame Maud Peach . Built almes houses in Lullingstone, Kent. -
Thomas Lewknor Thomas Lewknor Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
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Dame Margaret Elrington Dame Margaret Elrington Daughter of
Sir Thomas Elrington andMargaret Elrington . Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark). -
Sir Thomas Elrington Sir Thomas Elrington Father of
Dame Margaret Elrington . -
John Bowden John Bowden Esquire. Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
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Robert Saint Magill Robert Saint Magill Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
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John Sandhurst John Sandhurst Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
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John Gower John Gower Poet. Friend of
Geoffrey Chaucer . Founder of a chantry at St. Mary Magdalen (Southwark). Buried in the Chapel of St. John (Southwark). Not to be confused withJohn Gower . -
John Sturton John Sturton Esquire. Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
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Robert Rouse Robert Rouse Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
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Anthony Browne Anthony Browne Lord Mountacute. First Viscount Montague. Son of
Sir Anthony Browne . -
Charles Brandon Charles Brandon First Duke of Suffolk. Husband of
Mary Tudor of France . Nephew ofSir Thomas Brandon . Grandson ofSir William Brandon .John Stow claims that he helped build Suffolk House during thereign of .Henry VIII -
Nicholas Heath Nicholas Heath Bishop of Rochester Bishop of Worcester Archbishop of York Bishop of Rochester
1539–1543 . Bishop of Worcester1543–1551 and1554–1555 . Archbishop of York1555–1559 . Lord Chancellor of England1555–1558 . -
Thomas Arden Thomas Arden Son of
Thomas Arden . Donated St. George Southwark to the monks of Bermondsey Abbey in1122 . -
William Kerton William Kerton Esquire. Buried at St. George Southwark.
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Robert Tresilian Robert Tresilian Chief Justice
1381–1387 . -
Sir Henry Percy Sir Henry Percy First Earl of Northumberland. Supporter of
Edward III and then laterRichard II . Killed in1408 after rebelling against England. -
John Prendergast John Prendergast Imprisoned by
Henry Percy . Freed from prison by the citizens of London. -
Walter Fitzwalter Walter Fitzwalter Third Baron Fitzwalter. Persuaded citizens of London to free
John Prendergast . Husband ofPhilippa de Mohun . Son ofLord John Fitzwalter . See relatedODNB entry for the Fitzwalter family. -
Sir Richard Imworth Sir Richard Imworth Knight Marshall of the Marshalsea Court and the
Court of King’s Bench . -
Sir Walter Manny Sir Walter Manny Knight Marshal of the
Marshalsea Court in1443 . Not to be confused withSir Walter Manny . -
Richard Dunton Richard Dunton Prior of Bermondsey Abbey. Founder of St. Thomas Hospital.
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Thomas Thetforde Thomas Thetforde Abbot of Bermondsey Abbey. Made an agreement with
Nicholas Buckland in1428 for the rents from lands and tenements of St. Thomas Hospital to be paid to him. -
Nicholas Buckland Nicholas Buckland Master of St. Thomas Hospital. Made an agreement in
1428 for the rents from lands and tenements of St. Thomas Hospital to be paid toThomas Thetforde . -
Sir Robert Chamber Sir Robert Chamber Knight. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
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William Fines William Fines Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
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John Gloucester John Gloucester Esquire. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
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Adam Atwood Adam Atwood Esquire. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
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John Ward John Ward Esquire. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital. Not to be confused with
John Ward . -
Michaell Cambridge Michaell Cambridge Esquire. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
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William Weston William Weston Last English Prior of the Order of St. John. Monument at St. Thomas Southwark. Not to be confused with
William Weston . -
John Golding John Golding Esquire. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital. Not to be confused with
John Golding . -
John Benham John Benham Gentleman. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
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George Kirkes George Kirkes Gentleman. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
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Thomas Knighton Thomas Knighton Gentleman. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
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Thomas Baker Thomas Baker Gentleman. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
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Agnes Dennis Agnes Dennins Wife of
Sir Walter Dennis . Monument at St. Thomas Hospital. -
Sir Walter Dennis Sir Walter Dennins Knight. Husband of
Agnes Dennis . -
Sir Robert Danvars Sir Robert Danvars Husband of
Dame Agnes Danvars . Buried at St. Bartholomew the Great. -
John Evarey John Evarey Gentleman. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
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Sir John Burcettur Sir John Burcettur Knight. Buried at St. Olave (Southwark).
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Simon de Swanlond Simon de SwanlondMayor Mayor of London
1329-1330 . Member of theDrapers’ Company . Permitted the re-building of St. Olave (Southwark) byIsabelle Godchep . -
Isabelle Godchep Isabelle Godchep Wife of
Hamo de Godchep . Helped rebuild St. Olave (Southwark) withSimon de Swanlond ’s license. -
Hamo de Godchep Hamo de GodchepeSheriff Sheriff of London
1315-1316 . Member of theMercers’ Company . Husband ofIsabelle Godchep . -
John Warren John Warren Earl of Surrey. Mentioned in a
1281 deed from St. Augustine Inn. SlayedAlan de la Zouche in1270 at Westminster Hall. -
Mr. Nicholas Nicholas Abbot of St. Augustine’s, Canterbury. Mentioned in a
1281 deed from St. Augustine Inn. Owner of the house next to the St. Olave, Southwark. -
William Graspeis William Graspeis Bound to do as
John Warren stated in a1281 deed from St. Augustine Inn. -
Sir Anthony St. Leger Sir Anthony St. Leger Politician and Lord Deputy of Ireland. Father of
Sir Warham St. Leger . Owner of the house that originally belonged toMr. Nicholas . -
Sir Warham St. Leger Sir Warham St. Leger Soldier. Husband of
Ursula St. Leger . Father ofAnne Digges . Son ofSir Anthony St. Leger . Owner of the house that originally belonged toMr. Nicholas after his father. -
George Monoux George Monoux Sheriff Mayor Sheriff of London
1509-1510 . Mayor1514-1515 . Member of theDrapers’ Company . -
Alwinus Child Alwinus Child Founder of Bermondsey Abbey in
1081 . -
Mr. Peter Peter Monk. Helped establish Bermondsey Abbey alongside
Mr. Richard ,Mr. Osbert , andMr. Umbald in1089 . -
Mr. Richard Richard Monk. Helped establish Bermondsey Abbey alongside
Mr. Peter ,Mr. Osbert , andMr. Umbald in1089 . -
Mr. Osbert Osbert Monk. Helped establish Bermondsey Abbey alongside
Mr. Peter ,Mr. Richard , andMr. Umbald in1089 . -
Mr. Umbald Umbald Monk. Helped establish Bermondsey Abbey alongside
Mr. Peter ,Mr. Richard , andMr. Osbert in1089 . -
Robert Bloet Robert Bloet Bishop of Lincoln Lord Chancellor of England
1092–1093 . Bishop of Lincoln1093–1123 . Gave the monks of Bermondsey Abbey (Mr. Peter ,Mr. Richard ,Mr. Osbert , andMr. Umbald ) the Charlton House. -
Geoffrey Martell Geoffrey Martell Gave the monks of Bermondsey (
Mr. Peter ,Mr. Richard ,Mr. Osbert , andMr. Umbald ) the land of Halingbury and tithe of Alferton by the grant ofGeoffrey de Mandeville . -
John Attleborough John Attleborough Prior of Bermondsey Abbey in
1399 . Made the first Abbot of the house at Bermondsey Abbey byBoniface IX . -
Boniface IX Pope Boniface IX Pope
1389-1404 . MadeJohn Attleborough the first Abbot of the house at Bermondsey Abbey. -
Sir William Bowes Sir William Bowes Knight. Husband of
Dame Elizabeth Bowes . Buried at Bermondsey Abbey. -
Dame Elizabeth Bowes Dame Elizabeth Bowes Wife of
Sir William Bowes . Buried at Bermondsey Abbey. -
Sir Thomas Pikeworth Sir Thomas Pikeworth Knight. Buried at Bermondsey Abbey.
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George Tuchet George Tuchet Buried at Bermondsey Abbey. Possible son of
Lord John Tuchet . -
Lord John Tuchet Lord John Tuchet Possible father of
George Tuchet . -
Anne Audley Anne Audley Buried at Bermondsey Abbey.
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John Winkfield John Winkfield Esquire. Buried at Bermondsey Abbey.
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Sir Nicholas Blonket Sir Nicholas Blonket Knight. Buried at Bermondsey Abbey.
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Dame Bridget Trussel Dame Bridget Trussell Wife of
Sir William Trussell . Buried at Bermondsey Abbey. -
Sir William Trussel Sir William Trussell Knight and Speaker of the House of Commons. Husband of
Dame Bridget Trussel . Buried at Westminster Abbey. -
Mr. Holgrave Holgrave Baron of the Exchequer. Buried at Bermondsey Abbey.
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Geoffrey de Say Geoffrey de SaySecond Lord de Say. Husband of
Maude de Say . -
H. Knighton H. Knighton Ecclesiastical chronicler.
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Lancelot Andrews Lancelot Andrews Bishop of Chichester Bishop of Ely Bishop of Winchester Bishop of Chichester
1605–1609 . Bishop of Ely1609–1619 . Bishop of Winchester1618–1626 . Buried at St. Saviour (Southwark). -
Joyce Clarke Joyce Austen Clarke Wife of
James Austen andSir Robert Clarke . Mother ofWilliam Austen . Buried at St. Benet, Paul’s Wharf. -
William Austen William Austen Son of
Joyce Clarke andJames Austen . Buried at St. Benet, Paul’s Wharf. -
Mr. Algodus Algodus First prior of St. Saviour (Southwark).
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John Duncell John Duncell Member of the
Merchant Taylors’ Company . Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark). -
Thomas Tonge Thomas Tonge Norroy King of Arms
1522 and Clarenceux King of Arms1534 . Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark). See relatedODNB entry forSusan Tonge . -
William Wickham William Wickham Bishop of Lincoln Bishop of Winchester Bishop of Lincoln
1584-1595 . Bishop of Winchester1595-1595 . Buried at St. Saviour (Southwark). -
Thomas Cure Thomas Cure Esquire. Master of the
Saddlers’ Company . Royal Saddler toEdward VI ,Mary I , andElizabeth I . Buried at St. Saviour (Southwark). -
John Trehearne John Trehearne Servant of
Elizabeth I . Porter ofJames VI and I . Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark). -
Peter Humble Peter Humble Gentleman. Son of
Richard Humble andMargaret Humble . Brother ofJohn Humble ,Katharine Humble ,Weltham Humble ,Margaret Humble , andElizabeth Humble . Dedicated a monument at St. Saviour (Southwark) toRichard Humble andMargaret Humble . -
Richard Humble Richard Humble Alderman of Farringdon Without Ward. Husband of
Margaret Humble andIsabel Humble . Father ofPeter Humble ,John Humble ,Katharine Humble ,Weltham Humble ,Margaret Humble , andElizabeth Humble . Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark). Buried withElizabeth Humble . -
Margaret Humble Margaret Humble Wife of
Richard Humble . Mother ofPeter Humble John Humble ,Katharine Humble ,Weltham Humble ,Margaret Humble , andElizabeth Humble . Daughter ofJohn Peirson . Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark). Not to be confused withMargaret Humble . -
John Humble John Humble Son of
Richard Humble andMargaret Humble . Brother ofPeter Humble ,Katharine Humble ,Weltham Humble ,Margaret Humble , andElizabeth Humble . -
Katharine Humble Katharine Humble Daughter of
Richard Humble andMargaret Humble . Sister ofPeter Humble ,John Humble ,Weltham Humble ,Margaret Humble , andElizabeth Humble . -
Weltham Humble Weltham Humble Daughter of
Richard Humble andMargaret Humble . Sister ofPeter Humble ,John Humble ,Katharine Humble ,Margaret Humble , andElizabeth Humble . -
Margaret Humble Margaret Humble Daughter of
Richard Humble andMargaret Humble . Sister ofPeter Humble ,John Humble ,Katharine Humble ,Weltham Humble , andElizabeth Humble . Not to be confused withMargaret Humble . -
Elizabeth Humble Elizabeth Humble Daughter of
Richard Humble andMargaret Humble . Sister ofPeter Humble ,John Humble ,Katharine Humble ,Weltham Humble , andMargaret Humble . Buried withRichard Humble . -
Isabel Humble (née Kitchinman) Isabel Humble Kitchinman Wife of
Richard Humble . Daughter ofRobert Kitchinman . -
John Pierson John Pierson Gentleman. Father of
Margaret Humble . -
Robert Kitchinman Robert Kitchinman Gentleman. Father of
Isabel Humble . -
Sir John Bingham Sir John Bingham Esquire. Royal Saddler of
Elizabeth I andJames VI and I . In1616 gave tenements in Kent Street, providing two scholarships for St. Saviour (Southwark)’s grammar school. Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark). -
William Emerson William Emerson Clerk. Owned the Spur Inn in Southwark. Builder of tenements on the old churchyard of St. Margaret (Southwark). Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
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John Symons John Symons Citizen of London. Member of the
Bakers’ Company . Son ofSamuel Symons . Benefactor for the parishes of St. Saviour (Southwark), St. George (Southwark), and St. Mary (Newington). Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark). -
Samuel Symons Samuel Symons Father of
John Symons . -
Master Sampson Sampson Benefactor of the Parish of St. Olave (Southwark) and the Parish of St. Saviour (Southwark).
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Master Smith Smith Benefactor of the Parish of St. Saviour (Southwark).
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Master Randall Carter Randall Carter Citizen of London. Member of the
Tallow Chandlers’ Company . Benefactor of the Parish of St. Saviour (Southwark). -
Master Edward Hulit Edward Hulit Gentleman. Benefactor of the Parish of St. Saviour (Southwark).
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Hugh Brooker Hugh Brooker Esquire. Benefactor of the Parish of St. Saviour (Southwark). Buried at St. Saviour (Southwark).
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Thomas Marshall Thomas Marshall Benefactor of the Parish of St. Saviour (Southwark).
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Master William Evans William Evans Benefactor of the poor in the Parish of St. George (Southwark). Freed from the
Merchant Taylors’ Company . Buried at St. George (Southwark). -
James Savage James Savage Benefactor of the poor in the Parish of St. George (Southwark). Buried at St. George (Southwark).
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Sir William Brandon Sir William Brandon Esquire. Knight Marshal of the
Marshalsea Court . Father ofSir Thomas Brandon . Grandfather ofCharles Brandon . See relatedODNB entry for<name ref="#BRAN7">Charles Brandon</name> . -
Thomas Malledge Thomas Malledge Citizen of London. Husband of
Helen Malledge . Monument at St. Olave (Southwark). -
Helen Malledge Helen Malledge Wife of
Thomas Malledge . -
John Eston John Eston Esquire. Justice of the Peace. City Steward of Southwark. Imprisoned in the Tower of London
1552 . Husband ofMargaret Eston . Buried at St. Olave (Southwark). -
Margaret Eston Margaret Eston Wife of
John Eston . -
John Gates John Gates Courtier and chief gentleman of the Privy Chamber.
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William Benson William Benson Son of
Robert Benson andMary Lisle . Brother ofRichard Benson . Half-brother ofThomas Ravis . Father ofThomas Benson . Cousin ofWilliam Lisle . Buried in St. Olave (Southwark). Not to be confused withWilliam Benson . -
Robert Benson Robert Benson Husband of
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Mary Lisle Mary Lisle Wife of
Robert Benson andThomas Ravis . Mother ofWilliam Benson ,Richard Benson , andThomas Ravis . Aunt ofWilliam Lisle . Grandmother ofThomas Benson . See relatedODNB entry for<name ref="#RAVI1">Thomas Ravis</name> . -
William Lisle William Lisle Translator and Anglo-Saxon scholar. Nephew of
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Thomas Ravis Thomas Ravis Bishop of Gloucester Bishop of London Bishop of Gloucester
1604–1607 . Bishop of London1607–1609 . Son ofMary Lisle andThomas Ravis . Half-brother ofWilliam Benson andRichard Benson . Cousin ofWillam Lisle . Buried at St Paul’s Cathedral. Not to be confused withThomas Ravis . -
Thomas Ravis Thomas Ravis Husband of
Mary Lisle . Father ofThomas Ravis . Not to be confused withThomas Ravis . -
Richard Benson Richard Benson Son of
Robert Benson andMary Lisle . Brother ofWilliam Benson . Half-brother ofThomas Ravis . Cousin ofWilliam Lisle . Uncle ofThomas Benson . -
Thomas Benson Thomas Benson Son of
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William Thorne William Thorne Benedictine monk and chronicler.
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John Thomas John Thomas Member of the
Grocers’ Company . Buried at St. Olave (Southwark). Not to be confused withJohn Thomas . Latin epitaph in Stow 1633. -
Richard Philip Richard Philip Member of the
Grocers’ Company . Husband ofIsabella Philip . Buried at St. Olave (Southwark). Latin epitaph in Stow 1633. -
Isabella Philip Isabella Philip Wife of
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Robert Fairford Robert Fairford Buried at St. Olave (Southwark). Latin epitaph in Stow 1633.
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Mr. Loufstone Loufstone Provost of London. Buried at Bermondsey Abbey.
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John de Bavow John de BavowAuthor.
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Worshipful Company of Grocers Grocers’ Company The
Grocers’ Company (previously thePepperers’ Company ) was one of the twelve great companies of London. TheGrocers were second in the order of precedence established in1515 . TheWorshipful Company of Grocers is still active and maintains a website at https://grocershall.co.uk/ that includes a history of the company.The coat of arms of the Grocers’ Company , from Stow (1633). [Full size image] -
Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors Merchant Taylors’ Company The
Merchant Taylors’ Company was one of the twelve great companies of London. Since1484 , theMerchant Taylors and theSkinners have alternated precedence annually; theMerchant Taylors are now sixth in precedence in odd years and seventh in even years, changing precedence at Easter. TheWorshipful Company of Merchant Taylors is still active and maintains a website at http://www.merchanttaylors.co.uk/ that includes a history of the company and a list of historical milestones.The coat of arms of the Merchant Taylors’ Company , from Stow (1633). [Full size image] -
Worshipful Company of Cutlers Cutlers’ Company The
Cutlers’ Company was one of the lesser livery companies of London. TheWorshipful Company of Cutlers is still active and maintains a website at https://www.cutlerslondon.co.uk/ that includes a history of the company. -
Court of Aldermen The
Court of Aldermen was composed of senior officials known as "aldermen", who were each elected to represent one ward of London. TheMayor of London oversaw theCourt of Aldermen and was himself an alderman. Historically, theCourt of Aldermen was the primary administrative body for theCorporation of London ; however, by the early modern period, many of its responsibilities had been transferred to theCourt of Common Council . TheCourt of Aldermen exists today in a somewhat modified form. -
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Court of King’s Bench The
Court of King’s Bench was the senior court of English common law. Originally, it travelled with the King.From 1318 to 1882 , it met at the south end of Westminster Hall (Baker 42). For an accessible overview, see Wikipedia. The records surviving from King’s Bench cases are held at the National Archives. -
Courts of Pie Poudre Also known as
,courts of pie powder courts of pie poudre settled disputes that occurred during fairs and markets (Halsbury 678). Stanley Giffard Halsbury notes that[t]hese courts, which are courts of record, had jurisdiction to decide as to all manner of contracts, trespasses, covenants, and debts done within the time of fairs or markets and within their precincts
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Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber The
Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber were a group of gentle-born courtiers who had access to the private section of the king’s royal residence. While all of theGentlemen of the Privy Chamber enjoyed royal favour, the courtier who served as the "groom of the stool" held the most intimate relationship with the king (Riordan). -
High Court of Admiralty In the
reign of , England’s admiralty courts were combined into theHenry VIII High Court of Admiralty (Elton 155). TheHigh Court of Admiralty presided over cases that occurred out at sea (Baker 132). Although most courts in England practiced common law, theHigh Court of Admiralty used a form of civil law based on theuniversal law of the sea
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Marshalsea Court Also known as the
and theCourt of the Steward and Marshal
theCourt of the Verge ,Marshalsea Court was a royal court that fell under the jurisdiction of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Steward of the Household (Jones 1). TheMarshalsea Court held civil and criminal authority over actions involving a member from the royal household (<ref target="BIBL1.xml#LORD3" type="bibl">Lord steward</ref> ). Only cases that occurred within twelve miles of the royal residence could be tried in theMarshalsea Court (<ref target="BIBL1.xml#LORD3" type="bibl">Lord steward</ref> ). Established in thereign of , theEdward I Marshalsea Court operated as a highly specialized household court until it was abolished in the nineteenth century (<ref target="BIBL1.xml#LORD3" type="bibl">Lord steward</ref> ). For more information, see Encyclopaedia Britannica. -
Parliament of England The
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Privy Council The
Privy Council advised the reigning monarch on important judicial and political issues. The council still exists today, altough with considerably less authority. -
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Former Student Contributors Former Student Contributors We’d also like to acknowledge students who contributed to MoEML’s intranet predecessor at the University of Windsor between
1999 and 2003 . When we redeveloped MoEML for the Internet in2006 , we were not able to include all of the student projects that had been written for courses in Shakespeare, Renaissance Drama, and/or Writing Hypertext. Nonetheless, these students contributed materially to the conceptual development of the project.
These are all MoEML team members since 1999 to present. To see the current members and structure of our team, see
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University of Victoria University of Victoria The
University of Victoria , writ large. Located in Victoria, BC, Canada. Website.
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