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Ealdgate warde.
THe second warde within the wall on the east part is called Ealdgate warde,
Ealdgate ward
as taking name of the saide gate, the principall streete of this warde be
gineth at Ealdgate, stretching west to sometime a fayre wall, where now a pumpe is placed: from thence the way being deuided into twaine, the first and principal streete, called Ealdgate streete, runneth on the Southside, to Limestreete corner, and halfe that streete down on the left hand, is also of that warde. In the mid way on that South side, betwixt Ealdgate and Lymestreete, is Hart horne alley,
Hart horne Alley.
a way that goeth through into Fenchurch streete ouer a
gainst Northumberlande house. Then haue yee the Bricklayers hall,
Bricklayers hall.
and an other Alley called sprinckle alley,
Sprinckle Alley.
of an holy water Sprinkle sometime hanging there, now named Sugar loafe Alley of the like signe. Then is there a fayre, house: with diuers Tene
ments neare adioyning, sometime belonging to a late dissolued Priorie since possessed by Mistresse Cornewallies, widow and her
heires,
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heires, by the gift of king Henry the 8. in rewarde of fine puddings (as it was commonly said) by her made, where with she had presen
ted him. Such was the princely liberality of those times. Of later time, Sir Nicholas Throgmortō knight, was lodged there. Then somewhat more west, is Belzetars lane,
Bilzettars lane
so called of the first buil
der & owner thereof, now corruptly called Billita lane, betwixt this Belzettars lane, & Lymestreete, was of later time a frame of three fayre houses set vp in the yere 1590. in place where, before was a large garden plot, inclosed frō the high street, with a Bricke wall, which wall being taken downe, and the ground digged déepe for Cellerage, there was found right vnder the saide Bricke wall an other wal of stone,
Wall, Gate and windowes of stone, found vnder ground.
with a gate Arched with stone and gates of Timber, to be closed in the midst towardes the streete, the tim
ber of the Gates was consumed, but the Hinges of iron stil remai
ned on their staples on both the sides. Moreouer in that wall were square windowes with bars of iron, on eyther side the gate, this wall was vnder ground aboute two fathomes deepe, as I then esteemed it, and seemeth to be the ruines of some house burned in the raigne of kingStephen, when the fire began in the house of one Aelward neare London stone, and consumed east to Eald
gate, whereby it appeareth how greatly the ground of this Citie, hath beene in that place raised. On the north side: this principall streete stretcheth to the west corner of S. Andrewes Church, & then the ward turneth towardes the North by S. Mary streete,
S. Mary street.
on the east side to S. Augustines Church in the wal, and so by Buries marks againe, or aboute by the wal to Ealdgate. The se
cond way from Ealdgate, more towardes the south from the Pumpe aforesaide is called Fenchurch streete, and is of Ealdgate warde till ye come to Culuar Alley,
Culuar Alley
on the west side of Iron
mongers hall where sometime was a lane which went out of Fenchurchstreete to the midst of Limestreete, but this lane was stopped vp, for suspition of theeues that lurked there by night. A
gaine to Aldgate out of the principall streete euen by the gate & wall of the City, runneth a lane south to the Tower hill, and out of this lane west, a street called Hart streete,
Hart streete.
which of that ward stretcheth to Sydon lane by S. Olaues Church. One other lane more west from Ealdgate goeth by Northumberland house to
wardes the Crossed Fryars: then haue yee on the same side
the
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the Northend of Martlane, and Blanch Chappleton where that warde endeth.
Thus much for the bounds: now for monuments, or places most ancient and notable: I am first to beginne with the late dissolued Priorie of the Holy Trinitie called Christes Church, on the right hand within Ealdgate. This Priorie was founded by Matilde the Queene, wife to Henry the first, in the same place where Siredus sometime began to erect a Church in honor of the Crosse, and of S. Marie Magdalen, of which the Deane and Chapter of Waltham were wont to receiue 30.s̃. The Queene was to acquite her Church thereof, and in Exchange gaue vnto them a mill. King Henry her husband confirmed her gift: This Church was giuen to Norman, the first Cannon regular in all England.
Priorie of the Trinitie of Canons re
gular.
The said Queene also gaue vnto the same Church and those that serued God therein the port of Ealdgate, & the Soke ther
unto belonging, with al customes so frée as she had held the same, & 25.£, Blanks, which she had of the Citie of Excester: as appea
reth by her deed, wherein she nameth the house Christs Church, and reporteth Aldegate to be of her demaines, which she granteth with 2. parts of the rent of the citie of Excester. Norman tooke v
pon him to bee Prior of Christes Church, in the yere of Christ 1108 in the Parishes of S. Marie Magdalen, S. Michael. S. Ka
therine, and the Blessed Trinitie, which now was made but one Parish of the Holy Trinitie, and was in olde time of the Holy Crosse, or Holy Roode Parish. The Priorie was builded on a peece of ground in the Parish of S. Katherine, towards Ealdgate, which lieth in length betwixt the Kinges streete, by the which men go towardes Ealdgate: neare to the Chappell of S. Michaell towardes the North, and conteyneth in length 83. els half quarter & quartern of the kings Iron eln, & ly
eth in bredth &c. the Soke & ward of Ealdgate, was then bounded as I haue before shewed, the Queen was a mean also that ye land and English Knighten Guild, was giuen vnto the Prior Norman the honorable man Geffery de Glinton was a great helper ther
in and obtayned that the Canons might inclose the way betwixt their church and the wal of the citie &c.
Prior of Christ church an Alderman of London.
This Priorie in processe of time became a very fayre and large church, rich in lands and or
naments and passed all the Priories in the citie of London or
shire
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shire of Middlesex, the Prior whereof was an Alderman of London, to wit, of Portsoken warde. I reade that Eustacius the 8. Prior, about the yeare 1264. because hee would not deale with temporall matters instituted Theobald Fitz Iuonis Alderman of Portsoken Warde vnder him. And that William Rysing, Prior of Christes Church was sworne Alderman of the said Portsoken Warde, in the first of Richard the second. These Priors haue fitten and ridden amongst the Aldermen of London, in liuery like vnto them, sauing that his habite was in shape of a spirituall per
son as I my self haue séene in my childhood: at which time the Pri
or kept a most bountifull house of meate and drinke both for rich and poore, aswell within the house as at the gates, to all commers according to their estates. These bee the monumentes in this church, Sir Robert Turke, and Dame Alice his wife, Iohn Ti
rell Esquire, Simon Kempe Esquire, Iames Manthorpe Es
quire, Iohn Ascue Esquire, Thomas Fauset of Scalset Esquire, Iohn Kempe gentleman, Robert Chirwide Esquire, Sir Iohn Heningham and Dame Isabel his wife, Dame Agnes wife first to Sir William Bardolpe, and then to Sir Thomas Mortimer, Iohn Ashfield Esquire. Sir Iohn Dedham Knight. Sir Am
brose Charcam, Iohn wife to Thomas Nuck Gent. Iohn Husse Esquire, Iohn Beringham Esquire, Thomas Goodwine E
squire, Raph Walles Esquire, Dame Margaret daughter to Sir Raph Cheuie, wife to Sir Iohn Barkely, to Sir T. Barnes, and to Sir W. Bursire, William Roose, Simon Frauncis, Iohn Breton Esquire, Helling Esquire, Iohn Malwen, and his wife, Anthonie Welles, sonne to Iohn Welles, Nicholas de Aue
sey and Margery his wife, Anthony sonne to Iohn Milles, Hen
ry Fitzalwine Mayor of London 1213. Baldwine sonne to king Stephen, and Mathilde daughter to king Stephen, wife to the Earle of Millen, and many other. But to conclude my speach of this Priorie ,
Priorie of the holy Trinitie surrendred & surppessed.
king Henry the eyght minding to reward Sir Tho
mas Audley speaker of the Parliament, against Cardinall Wol
sey (as ye may reade in Hall) sent for the Prior commending him for his hospitalitie, promised him (as a man worthy of a far grea
ter dignitie, (which promise surely he performed, and compounded with him (though in what sorte I neuer heard) so that the Prior surrendred all that Priory with the apurtenances to the king, in
the
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the moneth of Iuly, in the yeare 1531. the 23. of the said Kinges raigne. The Canons were sent to other houses of the same or
der, and the Priory with the apurtenances King Henry gaue vn
to Sir Thomas Audley newly knighted, and after made Lorde Chauncelor. This Sir Thomas Audeley offered the great Church of this Priorie, with a ring of nine bels well tuned (wher
of foure the greatest are now at Stebunhith, and the fiue lesser at S. Stephens in Colemans stréete) to the parishioners of Saint Katherine Christ church, in exchaunge for their small parrish Church, minding to haue pulled it downe, & to haue builded there towardes the stréete: But the parishioners hauing doubtes in their heades of afterclappes, refused the offer. Then was the Pri
orie Church and stéeple, proffered to whomsoeuer that would take it downe, and carry it from the ground, but no man would vnder
take the offer, whereupon Sir Thomas Audley was fayne to bee at more charges to take it downe, then could bee made of the stone, timber, leade, yron &c. For the workemen with great labor beginning at the toppe, loased stone from stone, and threwe them downe, whereby the most part of them were broken, and few re
mayned whole, and those were solde very cheape, for all build
inges then made, were of bricke and timber. At that time any man in the Cittie, might haue a carte loade of hard stone for pa
uing brought to his dore for vj.ď.or vij.ď.with the carriage. The said Thomas Lord Audley builded and dwelt on this Priorie du
ring his life, and died there in the yeare 1544. since the which time the said Priory came by marriage of the Lord Audleyes daughter and heyre vnto Thomas late Duke of Norfolke, and was then called the Dukes place.
The Dukes place.
The parish Church of S. Katherine
Parish church of S. Katherin Christs church
standeth in the Cemitory of the late dissolued Priorie of the holy Trinitie, and is therefore called S. Katherine Christ Church. This Church séemeth to bee a very olde thing, since the buil
ding whereof the high streete hath béene so often raysed by paue
mentes, that now men are faine to descende into the saide Church by diuers steppes. But the stéeple, or Bell Tower thereof hath beene lately builded, to witte, about the yeare 1504. for Sir Iohn Perciuall Marchant Taylor then deceasing gaue mony to
wardes the building thereof. There be the Monuments of Sir Thomas Fleming Knight of Rowalles, in Essex, & Margaret
his
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his wife 1464. Roger Marshall Esquire, Iane Horne, wife to Roger Marshall, William Multon, alias Burdiaux Her
ralde, Iohn Goade Esquire and Ioan his wife, Beatrix daugh
ter to VVilliam Browne, Thomas Multon Esquire, sonne to Burdeaux Herralde, Iohn Chitcroft Esquire, Iohn Wake
fielde Esquire, VVilliam Criswicke, Anne, and Sewchdaughters to Raph Shirley Esquire, Sir Iohn Rainstorth knight of Essex, Sir Nicholas Throkmorton chiefe Butler of England, one of the Chamberlaynes of the Exchequer, Ambassadour &c. 1570. and other. At the North west corner of this Ward in the said high stréete, standeth the fayre and beautifull parrish Church of S. Andrew
Parish church of S. Andrew Vndershaft.
the Apostle, with an addition (to bee knowne from other Churches of that name) of the Knape or vndershaft, and so called S. Andrew Vndershaft because that of olde time, euery yeare on May day in the morning it was vsed, that an high or long shaft (or May pole) was set vppe there, in the midst of the street before the south dore of the said Church, which shaft when it was set on end, & fixed in the ground, was higher then the Church stéeple. Geffrey Chawcer, writing of a vaine boaster, hath these wordes, meaning of the said shaft.
A shaft or May pole high
er then the church steeple
Right well aloft and high ye beare your heade,
The weather cocke with flying, as ye would kill,
Chaucer chance of dice.
VVhen ye be stuffed bet of wine, then brede
Then looke ye when your wombe doth fill,
As ye would beare the great shaft of Cornehill,
Lord so merrily crowdeth then your croke
That all the streete may heare your body cloke.
This shaft was not raysed at any time since euill May day, (so called of an insurrection made by Prentises, and other young per
sons against Aliens in the yeare 1517) but the said shaft was laid along ouer the dores and vnder the pentises of one row of houses, and Alley gate, called of the shaft, shaft Alley, (being of the posses
sions of Rochester bridge) in the Warde of Limestreete. It was there I say hanged on Iron hookes many years, till the third of king Edward the sixt, that one Sir Stephen, curat of S. Kathe
rine
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rine Christes Church, preaching at Paules crosse, said there, that this shaft was made an Idoll (by naming the church of S. An
drew, with the addition of vnder that shaft:
Shaft or May pole preached against, at Paules crosse.
he perswaded there
fore that the names of churches might bee altered: also that the names of daies in the wéeke might bee changed, the fish dayes to be kept any dayes, except friday and saterday, and the Lent any time, saue onely betwixt Shrouetide and Easter: I heard his ser
mon, and saw the effect that followed: for in the afternoone of that present sonday, the neighbors and tenants to the said Bridge, o
uer whose dores the said shaft had laine (after they had well dined to make themselues strong) gathered more helpe, and with great labour raysing the shaft from the hookes whereon it had rested two and thirtie yeares, they sawed it in péeces,
Shaft or May pole sawed in peeces and burnt.
euery man taking for his share so much as had layne ouer his dore & stall, the length of his house, and they of the Alley deuided amongst them so much as had layne ouer their Alley gate. Thus was this Idoll (as he poore man tearmed it) mangled and after burned.
Soone after was there a commotion of the Commons in Norfolke, Suffolke, Essex, and other shires, by meanes where
of streight orders being taken for the suppression of rumors) dy
uers persons were apprehended and executed by the martial Law, amongst the which the Baylife of Romford
Bayliefe of Romford exe
cuted within Aldegate for words spoken to the priest of the parish.
in Essex was one, a man very well beloued: hee was earely in the morning of Mary Magdalens day (then kept holy day) brought by the Sheriffes of London and the Knight Marshall, to the Well within Ealdgate there to be executed vpon a Iebit set vp that morning, where be
ing on the ladder, he had words to this effect: Good people I am come hither to die, but knowe not for what offence, except for wordes by me spoken yester night to Sir Stephen, Curate and Preacher of this parish, which were these: Hee asked mee what newes in the countrey, I answered heauie newes: why quod he? it is saide (quoth I) that many men bee vp in Essex, but thankes be to God all is in good quier about vs: and this was all as God be my Iudge, &c. vpon these wordes of the prisoner, Sir Stephen to auoide the reproch of the people, left the Cittie, and was neuer heard of since to my knowledge. I heard the wordes of the pri
soner, for he was executed vpon the pauement of my dore, where
I
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I then kept house: Thus much by digression, now again to the pa
rish church of S. Andrew Vndershaft
Parish church of S. Andrew Vndershaft new builded.
(for it stil retaineth ye name) which hath béene new builded by the parishioners there, since the yeare 1520. euery man putting to his helping hande, some with their purses, other with their bodies: Stephen Genings mar
chant Taylor, sometime Mayor of London, caused at his charges to be builded the one halfe, to wit, the whole North side of the great middle Ile, both of the bodie and quire, as appeareth by his arms ouer euery pillar grauen, & also the North Ile, which he also roofed with timber, and seeled, also the whole South side of the church was glased, and the Pewes in the south chappell made of his costs as appeareth in euery window, and vpon the said pewes. He deceased in the yeare 1524. and was buried in the Gray Fri
ers church. Iohn Kerkbie Marchant Taylor sometime one of the Sheriffes, Iohn Garlande Marchant Taylor and Nicholas Leuison mercer, executor to Garland, were great benefactors to this worke: which was finished to the glasing in the yeare 1529. and fully finished 1532.The monuments of the dead bu
ried in this church are these: Phillip Malpas one of the She
riffes in the yeare 1439. was buried in the old church: this man gaue by his testament to the poore prisoners 125. pound: to other poore, euery yeare for fiue yeares together foure hundred shirtes and smockes, an hundred and fiftie gownes, and fortie paire of shéetes, to poore maydes mariages an hundred markes, to high wayes an hundred markes, and to fiue hundred poore people in London euery one siv1e shillinges eyght pence, besides twentie marks the yeare to a graduate, to preach abroad in the countries: twentie shillings the yeare, for twentie yeares to the preachers at the Spittle, the thrée Easter holy dayes. Sir Robert Dennie Knight, and after him Thomas Dennie his sonne in the yeare 1421. Thomas Stokes Gentleman, Grocer, 1496. In the new church Iohn Michell Merchant Taylor, 1537. William Draper Esquire 1537. Isabel and Margaret his wiues, Nicho
las Leuison Mercer, one of the Sheriffes 1534. Iohn Gerrarde Woolman Merchant of the Staple 1546. Henry Man Doctor of diuinitie, Bishop of Man, 1550. Stephen Kyrton marchant Taylor Alderman 1553. Dauid VVoodroffe Haberdasher,
one
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one of the Sheriffes 1554. Sir Thomas Ofley Marchant Tay
lor, Mayor, 1556. Thomas Starkey Skinner, one of the She
riffes 1578. Hugh Ofley Leatherseller one of the Sheriffes. 1588.
Now downe S. Mary stréete
S. Mary streete
by the West ende of the church to
wardes the North, stand diuers fayre houses for Marchantes, and other: namely one fayre great house, builded by Sir William Pickering
Pickering house.
the father, possessed by Sir William his sonne, and since by Sir Edward Wootton of Kent. North from this place is the Fletchers Hall,
Fletchers hall
and so downe to the corner of that stréete, ouer against London wal, & againe Eastwards, to a fayre house lately builded, by M. Beale one of the Clearkes of the Counsell.
Then come you to the Pappey, a proper house, wherein some
time was kept a Fraternitie, or brotherhood of S. Charitie, and S. Iohn Euangelist, called the Papey,
Pappey a bro
therhood or Hospitall for poore priests.
for poore impotent Priestes, (for in some language Priestes are called Papes) founded in the yeare 1430. by William Oliuer, William Barnabie, and Iohn Stafford Chaplens, or Chauntrie Priests in London, for a May
ster, two Wardens, &c. Chaplens, Chauntery Priestes, conducts, and other brethren, and sisters, that should bee admitted into the Church of S. Augustine Papey in the Wall, the brethren of this house becomming lame, or otherwise into great pouertie, were here relieued, as to haue chamber, with certaine allowance of bread, drinke, and cole, and one olde man and his wife to sée them serued, and to kéepe the house cleane. This brotherhood a
mongst others was suppressed in the raigne of Edwarde the sixt, since the which time in this house hath beene lodged M. Moris of Essex, Sir Frauncis Walsingham principall Secretarie to her Maiestie, Mayster Barret of Essex &c.
Then next is one great house large of roomes, fayre courts and garden plottes, sometimes pertayning to the Bassets, since that to the Abbots of Bury
The Abbot of Bery his Inne, Beuis Markes.
in Suffolke, and therefore called Buries Markes, (corruptly Beuis Markes) and since the dissolution of the Abbey of Burie to Sir Thomas Henage the father and the sonne. Then next vnto it is the before spoken Priorie of the holy Trinity to wit, the West and North part thereof, which stretcheth vp to Ealdgate where we first begun. Now againe in the second way
from
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from Ealdgate more toward the south from the Well or Pumpe aforesaid, lyeth Fenne Church stréete,
Fenne church street.
on the right hand whereof somewhat west from the south end of Belzetters lane, is the Irō
mongers hall:
Iremongers hall.
which companie was incorporated in the third of Edward the fourth. Richard Fleming was their first maister, Nicholas Marshall & Richard Cox were Custos or Wardens. And on the left hand or south side, euen by the gate and wall of the citie runneth downe a lane to the Tower hill,
A lane by the wall to the Tower hill.
and out of this lane toward the west, a stréete called Hart stréete. In this stréete, at the southeast corner thereof sometime stowde one house of Crou
ched (or crossed) Friers,
Crossed Friers Church.
founded by Raph Hosiar) & VVilliam Sabernes, about the yeare 1298. Stephen the 10, Prior of the holy Trinitiein London, granted 3. tenements for xiij.s̃.viij.ď. by the yeare, vnto the said Raph Hosiar, and William Sabernes, who aftrerwards became Friers of S. Crosse. Adam was the first Prior of that house. These Fryers founded their house in place of certaine tenements purchased of Richard VVimbush the 12. Prior of the holy Trinitie in the yeare 1319. which was confir
med by Edward the 3. the 17. of his raigne, valued at two & fiftie pound, thirtéene shillings, foure pence, surrendered the 12. of No
uember the 30. of Henry the eight. In this house was buried Mayster Iohn Tirres, Nicholas the sonne of William Ky
riel Esquire, Sir Thomas Mellington Baron of Wemese, and Dame Elizabeth his wife, daughter and heire of William Bote
lar Baron of Wome, Robert Mellington esquire, and Elizabeth his wife, daughter to Ferreis of Ousley, Henry Louell, sonne to William Lord Louell, Dame Isabell wife to William Edward, Mayor of London 1471. William Narborough, & Dame Eliza
beth his wife, William Narbrough, and Dame Beatrix his wife, William Brosked esquire, William Bowes, Lyonel Mol
lington esquire, son of Robert Mollington, Nicholas Couderow & Elizabeth his wife. Sir Iohn Stratford Knight, Sir Thomas Asseldy, Knight Clearke of the crowne, Submarshall of Eng
land, and Iustice of the shire of Middlesex, Iohn Rest Grocer Mayor of London 1516. Sir Iohn Skeuington Knight, Mer
chant Taylor, Sheriffe 1520. Sir Iohn Milborne Draper, Mayor in the yeare 1521. was buried there, but remoued since to S. Edmonds in Lombard streete, &c.
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In place of this church is now a carpenters yard, a Tennis court, and such like: the Fryers hall was made a glasse house,
The Glasse house burned.
or house wherein was made glasse of diuers sorts to drinke in: which house in the yere 1575. on the 4. of September brast out into a terrible fire, where being practised all meanes possible to quench, not with
stāding as ye same house in a smal time before, had consumed a great quantitie of wood by making of glasses, now it selfe hauing within it about 40000. Billets of woode was all consumed to the stone wals, which neuertheles greatly hindered the fire frō spreading any further. Adioyning vnto this Fryers church, by the East ende thereof, in the lane towardes the Tower hill, are certaine proper almes houses,
Almes houses by crossed Fri
ers.
14. in number, builded of Bricke and timber, foun
ded by Sir Iohn Milborne Draper, sometime Mayor 1521. wherin be placed xiij. aged poore men, and their wiues, if they haue wiues: these haue their dwellings rent free, and ij.s̃.iiij.ď.the péece: the first day of euery moneth for euer. One also is to haue his house ouer the gate, and iiij.s̃.euery moneth &c. For the per
formance whereof by the mayster and wardens of the Drapers in London, he assured vnto them and their successors 23. Mes
suages and tenements and 18. garden plottes in the parish of S. Olaue in Hart stréete, with Prouiso, that if they performe not these points aboue mencioned and others, the said tenementes and gardens to remaine to the Mayor and communalty of the Citie of London &c. Next to these almes houses is the Lord Lumleyes house,
Lord Lum
leyes house.
builded in the time of Henry the eight, by Sir Thomas Wiat the father, vpon one plot of grounde of late pertayning to the foresaid Crossed Fryers, where part of their house stood: And this is the farthest part of Ealdgate ward, towards the south, and ioyneth to the Tower hill. The other side of that lane, ouer a
gainst the Lord Lumleyes house, on the wall side of the Cittie is now for the most part (or altogether) builded euen to Ealdgate.
Then haue ye on the south side of Fen church stréete, ouer a
gainst the wall, amongst other fayre and large builded houses, one that sometime belonged to the Prior of Monte Ioues, or monaste
rie Cornute (a cell to Monte Ioues beyond the seas) in Essex: it was the Priors Inne, when he repayred to this cittie.
Prior of Horne church in Essex.
Then a lane that leadeth downe by Northumberland house, towards the crossed Friers, as is afore shewed.
This
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This Northumberland house
Northumber
land house.
in the parrish of S. Katherine Colman belonged to Henry Percy Earle of Northumberland in the thrée & thirty of Henry the sixt, but of late being left by the Earles, the Gardens thereof were made into Bowling Alleyes, and other partes into dycing houses, common to all commers for their money, there to bowle and hasard, but now of late so ma
ny Bowling allies and other houses for vnlawfull gaming, hath beene raised in other partes of the citie and suburbes, that this their auncient and onely patron of misrule, is left and forsaken of her Gamesters, and therefore turned into a number of greate ren
ted small cottages, for strangers and other. At the west ende of this Lane in the way from Ealdgate toward the Crossed Friers, of olde time were certaine Tenements called the poore Iurie
The poore Iu
ry.
of Iewes dwelling there. Next vnto this Northumberland house is the parish Church of S. Katheren called Coleman,
Parish church of S. Katherin Coleman.
which addition of Coleman, was taken of a great Haw yarde or gar
den, of olde time called Coleman haw, in the parish of the Trini
tie, now called Christes Church, and in the Parish of S. Ka
therine, and All Saintes called Coleman Church. Then haue ye the Blanch Chapleton, whereof I reade in the thirteenth of Edward the first, that a lane behinde the same Blanch Chaple
ton,
Mannor of Blanch Chap
pleton.
was granted by the King to be inclosed and shut vp. This Blanch Chapleton was a mannor belonging to Sir Thomas Roes of Hamelake knight, the seuenth of Richard the second, stan
ding at the Northeast corner of Marte lane, which was so called of a Priuiledge sometime enioyed, so keepe a Marte there, now long time since discontinued, and therefore forgotten, so as no
thing remaineth for memorie, but the name of Mart lane,
Mart lane.
and that corruptly termed Marke lane. I reade that in the thirde of Ed
warde the fourth, all Basket makers, Wiar Drawers, and o
ther Forreyners, were permitted to haue shops, in this manner of Blanch Cappleton,
Basketmakers at Blanch Chapleton.
and not else where within this citie or sub
urbs thereof: & this also being the farthest west part of this ward, on that southside I leaue it. Which hath one Alderman, his De
putie, common counsaylors six, Constables six, Schauengers 9. Wardmote men for inquest eightteene, and a Bedle. It is taxed to the Fifeteene in London, at 46.l. and accounted in the Exchequer to 45.l. 10.s̃.

Notes

  1. Underinking; context obvious. (SM)↑
  2. page number reads 211 (NAP)↑

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Stow, John, and William fitz Stephen. Survey of London: Aldgate Ward. The Map of Early Modern London, edited by Janelle Jenstad, U of Victoria, 20 Jun. 2018, mapoflondon.uvic.ca/stow_1598_ALDG2.htm.

Chicago citation

Stow, John, and William fitz Stephen. Survey of London: Aldgate Ward. The Map of Early Modern London. Ed. Janelle Jenstad. Victoria: University of Victoria. Accessed June 20, 2018. http://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/stow_1598_ALDG2.htm.

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Stow, J., & fitz Stephen, W. 2018. Survey of London: Aldgate Ward. In J. Jenstad (Ed), The Map of Early Modern London. Victoria: University of Victoria. Retrieved from http://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/stow_1598_ALDG2.htm.

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