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Also known as White Friars, the House of the Carmelite was founded by Sir Richard Gray in 1241 (Harben 624). This site’s Friars received substantial additions of land, subsequent to [their] original grant [from 1348–1350] and Gap in transcription. Reason: Editorial omission for reasons of length or relevance. Use only in quotations in born-digital documents.[…] the house was considerably enlarged by this means from time to time (Harben 625). Carlin and Belcher note that the church [was] entirely rebuilt 1348–1420 (Carlin and Belcher 68). However, after Henry VIII granted the land to private individuals, such as when it was granted to William Butts in 1540, the church and house fell into disrepair and were pulled down, or rebuilt, so that within a comparatively short period of time the monastic buildings had completely disappeared and the site was covered by small courts and alleys (Harben 625). In 1580, [t]he inhabitants of the precinct claimed Gap in transcription. Reason: Editorial omission for reasons of length or relevance. Use only in quotations in born-digital documents.[…] to be exempt from the jurisdiction of the City and to enjoy their liberties as the friars had done before them (Harben 625). They were granted privileges in 1608 by James I, but said privileges were abolished in 1697 by [an] Act of Parliament (Harben 625).
Today, [t]he present Ashentree Court seems to occupy part of the site of the cloisters of the monastery, and there is a very interesting [seventeenth] century survey of the precinct in the British Museum, showing how the site was occupied at that date (Harben 625).

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Carmelite Friary. The Map of Early Modern London, edited by Janelle Jenstad, U of Victoria, 26 Jun. 2020, mapoflondon.uvic.ca/CARM1.htm.

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Carmelite Friary. The Map of Early Modern London. Ed. Janelle Jenstad. Victoria: University of Victoria. Accessed June 26, 2020. https://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/CARM1.htm.

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2020. Carmelite Friary. In J. Jenstad (Ed), The Map of Early Modern London. Victoria: University of Victoria. Retrieved from https://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/CARM1.htm.

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