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Wardes on the west side of Walbrooke, and
first of Vintry warde.
NOw I am to speake of the other wards, twelue
in number, all lying on the west side of the course
of Walbrooke: and first of the Vintry ward,
Wards on the
West of Wal
brooke,
and first of
Vintry warde.
so
called of Uintners, and of the Uintrie, a part of
the banke of the Riuer of Thames, where the
merchantes of Burdeaux craned their wines,
out of Lighters, and other vesselles, and there
landed and made sale of them within fortie daies after, vntill the
28. of Edward the first, at which time the saide merchantes com
plained that they could not sell their wines, paying poundage, nei
ther
ther
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ther hire houses or sellers to lay them in, and it was redressed by
vertue of the kings writ, directed to the Mayor and Sheriffes of
London, dated at Carla Veroke (or Carlile) since the which
time many fair & large houses with vaults & sellers for stowage of
wines and lodging of the Burdeaux merchants haue been builded
in place, where before time were Cookes houses: for Fitzstephen
in the raigne of Henry the 2. writeth, that vpon the riuers side,
betwéene the wine in shippes, and the wine to be sold in tauernes,
was a common cookerie or cookes row. &c. as in another place I
haue set downe: whereby it appeareth that in those daies (and till
of late time) euery man liued by his professed trade, not any one
interrupting an other. The cookes dressed meate, and sold no wine,
and the
Euery man li
ued by his se
uerall profes
sed trade.
Tauerner sold wine, and dressed no meat for sale &c. This
warde beginneth in the East, at the west end of Downgate ward,
as the water course of Walbrooke parteth them, to wit at Gran
thams lane, on the Thames side, and at Elbow lane on the lande
side: it runneth along in Thames stréete west, some thrée houses
beyond the old Swan, a Brewhouse on the Thames side, and on
the land side some thrée houses west, beyond S. Iames at Garlicke
Hith. In breadth this ward stretcheth from the Uintrie North
to the wall of the West gate of the Tower Royall: the other
North part is of Cordwayner stréete Warde. Out of this Roy
all streete by
Horshew
bridge street.
the South gate of Tower Royall runneth a small
stréete, east to S. Iohns vpon Walbrooke, which stréete is called
Horshewbridge, of
Knightriders
street.
such a bridge sometime ouer the brooke there,
which is now vaulted ouer. Then from the said south gate west,
runneth one other stréete, called Knightriders stréete, by S. Tho
mas Apostles church, on the north side, and Wringwren lane, by
the said church, at the west end thereof, and to the East end of the
Trinitie Church, in the said Knightriders street, where this ward
endeth, on that south side the stréet: but on the north side it runneth
no farther then the corner against the new builded Tauerne, and
other houses, in a
Kerion lane.
plot of ground, where somtime stoode Ormond
place, yet haue yee one other lane lower downe in Royall stréete,
stretching from ouer against S. Michaels church, to, and by the
North side
Harber lane,
or Brikels lane
Simpsons lane
of S. Iames Church by Garlike Hith, this is called Ke
rion lane, and thus much for the boundes of Uintrie ward. Now
on the Thames side west from Granthams lane, haue ye Herber
lane
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lane, or Brikels lane, so called of Iohn Brikels, sometime owner
thereof. Then is Simpsons lane of one Simpson, or Emperors
head lane of such a signe: then the thrée Cranes lane,
Painted Ta
uerne, or three
Cranes lane.
so called not
onely of a signe of 3. Cranes, at a Tauerne dore, but rather of 3.
strong Cranes of timber, placed on the Uintrie wharfe by the
Thames side, to crane vp wines there, as is afore shewed: this
lane was of old time, to wit, the 9. of Richard the 2. called pain
ted Tauerne lane, of the Tauerne being
The Vintrie.
Record
painted. Then next ouer
against S. Martins church, is a large house builded of stone, and
timber with vaults for the stowage of wines, & is called the Uin
try. There dwelled Iohn Gisers Uintner, Mayor of London and
Constable of the Tower, and then
Vanner lane
or church lane
was Henry Picard Uintner,
Mayor. In this house Henry Picard feasted 4. kinges in one day
(as in my Summarie I haue shewed.) Then next is Uanners
lane, so called of one Vannar that was owner thereof,
Brode lane.
it is now
called church lane, of the comming vp from the wharfe to S. Mar
tins church. Next is Brode lane for that the same
parish clearks
hall.
is broder for
the passage of carts, from the Uintry wharfe, then bee the other
lanes. At the Northwest corner of this lane, is
Spittle lane or
Stodres lane.
the parish clearks
hall, lately by them purchased, since they lost their old hall in Bi
shopsgate stréet. Next is Spittle lane of old time so called, since
Stodies lane of the owner thereof, named Stodie.
The Vintners
hall.
Sir Iohn Sto
die Uintner Mayor in the yeare 1357. gaue it with all the Qua
drant, wherein Uintners hall now standeth, with
Almes houses
of the Vint
ners.
the tenements
round about vnto the Uintners: the Uintners builded for them
selues a faire hall there, and also 13. Almes houses, for
Burdeaux
Merchants
Gascoin wine
4. pence the
gallon.
13. poore
people, which are kept of charitie, rent frée. These Uintners as
well Englishmen as strangers borne, were of old time great Bur
deaux merchants, of Gascoyne & French wines, diuers of them
were Mayors of this cittie, namely Iohn Adrian Uintner, Re
ginald at Conduct, Iohn Oxenford, Henry Picard that feasted
the kings of England, France, Scotland, & Ciprus. Iohn Studie
that gaue Stodios lane to the Uintners: the foure last were May
ors in the raigne of Edwarde the thirde, and yet Gascoine
The kings
sons supped
in the Vintrie
wines
were then to be sold at London, not aboue iiij.pence, nor Reynish
wine aboue sixe pence the gallon. William More Uintner May
or, in the raigne of Richard the second. In the raigne of Henry
the fourth, the young prince Henry, Thomas Duke of Clarence,
Iohn
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Iohn Duke of Bedford, and Humfrey Duke of Glocester, the
kings sonnes, being at supper amongst the merchants of London
in the vintrie, in the house of Lewes Iohn, Henry Schogan
H. Scogan.
sent
to them a ballad beginning thus.
My noble sonnes and eke my Lords deare,
I your father, called vnworthely,
Send vnto you, this ballad following here,
Written with mine owne hande full rudely,
Although it be that I not reuerently
Haue written to your estates, I you pray
Mine vncunning, taketh benignely,
For Gods sake, and hearken what I say.
Then follow of verse 23. staues, containing a persuasion from
losing of time, follily in lust, & vice, but to spend the same in vertue
and in godlines, as ye may reade in Geffrey Chawcer
Chaucer, fol.
334. & 335.
his works
lately printed. The successors of those Uintners and wine Draw
ers that retailed by the gallons, pottell, quart, and pynte, were all
incorporated by the name of wine tunners,
Wine tunners
incorporated
the 15. of H.
the sixt.
in the 15. of Henry
the sixt. Hauing thus much not without trauaile, & some charges
noted for the antiquitie of these Uintners, about two yeares
since or more I repayred to the common hall of that company, and
there shewed, and read it in
The Vintoners
one of the 12.
principall
companies
The readiest
to speake not
alwaies the
wisest men.
a court of Assistance, requiring them
as being one of the principall companies in this cittie (of whome I
meant therfore to write the more at large) if they knew any more
which might sound to their worship or commendation, at their
leysure to send it me, and I wold ioyne it to my former collection:
at which time I was answered by some that tooke vpon them the
speech, that they were none of the principall, but of the inferiour
companies, and so willing me to leaue them I departed, and neuer
since heard from them, which hath somewhat discouraged me any
farther to trauail amongst the companies to learne ought at their
hands. Next is Palmers lane nowe called Anchor lane:
Palmers lane
or anchor lane
plummers hal.
the
plummers haue their hal there, but are tennants to the Uintners.
Then is Worcester house, sometimes belonging to the Earles of
Worcester, nowe diuided
Worster
house.
into many tenementes. Then is the
Old swanne, a great Brewhouse: And this is all on the Thames
side,
Olde Swanne
that I can note in this ward.
On the land side in the royall stréete is Pater noster lane,
pater noster
lane.
and
the
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the faire parish church of S. Michael called Pater noster church in
the Royal: this church was new builded and made a colledge of S.
Parish church
of S. Michaels
pater noster a
Colledge one
Almesehouse
or Hospitall. Spirit, and S. Mary, founded by Richard Whittington Mercer,
4. times Mayor, for a maister, 4. fellowes maisters of Art, clearks,
conducts, chorists, &c. and an almes house called Gods house, or
hospitall for thirtéene poore men, one of them to be Tutor, and to
haue xvj.ď.the wéek the other twelue each of them to haue xiiij.ď.
the wéeke for euer, with other necessary prouisions, an hutch with
thrée lockes, a common seale &c.
These were (as the manner was then) bound to pray for the
good estate of Richard Whitington, and Alice his wife their
founders, and for Sir William Whitington knight, and Dame
Ioan his wife, and for Hugh Fitzwaren, and Dame Molde his
wife, the fathers and mothers of the saide Richard Whitington,
and Alice his wife, for king Richarde the second, and Thomas
of Wodstocke Duke of Glocester, speciall Lordes and Promo
ters of the saide Richarde Whitington, &c. The licence for this
foundation was granted by king Henry the fourth the eleuenth of
his raigne, and in The special character yͤ (LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH LATIN SMALL LETTER E ABOVE) does not display on all browsers and has been replaced by its simplified form.ye twelfth of the same kings raigne, the Maior
and Commonalty of London, granted to Richarde Whitington
a vacant peece of ground, thereon to builde his Colledge in the
Royall, all which was confirmed by Henry the sixt, the thirde of
his raigne, to Iohn Couentrie, Ienkin Carpenter, and William
Groue Executors to Richard VVhitington. This foundation
was againe confirmed by Parliament, the tenth of Henry the 6
and was suppressed by the statute of Edwarde the 6.
The Almsehouses with the poore men do remaine, and are
paide by the Mercers, this Richarde Whitington,
Richarde whi
tington thrise
buried.
was in this
Church three times buried first by his Executors vnder a fayre
monument, then in the raigne of Edwarde the 6. the Parson of
that Church thinking some great riches (as he saide) to be buried
with him, caused his monument to be broken, his body to bee spoi
led of his Leaden sheete, and againe the second time to bee buried:
and in the raign of Queene Mary, the parishioners were forced
to take him vp to lap him in leade as afore to bury him the thirde
time, and to place his monument, or the like ouer him againe,
which remaineth and so hee resteth. Thomas Windford Alder
man, was buried in this Church, 1448. Arnold Macknam
O
Uinten
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Uintener, a merchant of Burdious. 1457. Sir Heere Tanke,
or Hartancleux knight of the Garter, Sir Edmond Mulshew
knight, neare to Thomas Cokham Recorder of London, the
Lady Kyme, Sir William Oldhall knight, 1460. William
Barnocke, Sir Iohn Yong Grocer Maier, 1466. Agnes daugh
ter to Sir IohThis text is the corrected text. The original is u (KL)n Yong, first maried to Robert Sherington,
after to Robert Mulleneux, then to VVilliam Cheyney Esqui
er, Iohn Hauing Gentleman, William Roswel Esquier, Wil
liam Postar Clarke of the Crowne, 1520. Sir William Bayly
Draper Maior, 1533. with Dame Katheren his wife, leauing
xvi. children. Iohn Heydon mercer, Sheriffe 1582. who gaue
Legacies to the thirteene Almes men, and otherwise for a Lecture
At the vpper end of this streete, is the Tower Royall,
Tower Royall
builded about
Henry the I.
as may be sup
posed.
where
of that streete taketh name, this Tower and great place was so
called of pertayning to the kinges of this Realme, but by whome
the same was first builded, or of what antiquity the same hath con
tinued, I haue not read more then that in the raigne of Edwarde
the first, the 2. 4. and 7. yeares, it was the Tenement of Symon
Beawmes, also that in the 36. of Edwarde the 3. the same was
called the Royall in the parish of S. Michaell de pater noster, &
that in
Frosarde.
the 43. of his raigne, he gaue it by the name of his Inne,
called the Royall,3 in the citie of London, in value xx.l.by yeare,
vnto his Colledge of S. Stephen at Westminster: notwithstan
ding in the raigne of Richarde the 2. it was called the Queenes
Wardrope, as
The Lady
Princes lod
ged in the
Tower Royal.
appeareth by this that followeth: king Richarde
hauing in Smithfielde ouercome and dispersed his Rebels, hee, his
Lordes and all his Companie, entred the Citie of London, with
great ioy, and went to the Lady Princesse his mother, who was
then lodged in the Tower Royall, called the Queenes Wardrope
where shee had remained three daies, and two nightes, right sore
abashed: but when shee saw the king her sonne, shee was greatlie
reioyced and saide. Ah sonne, what greate sorrow haue I suffe
red for you this day. The king answered and saide, certainely
Madam, I know it well, but now reioyce and thanke God, for I
haue this day, recouered mine heritage, and the Realme of Eng
land which I had neare hand lost.
This Tower seemeth to haue beene at that time of good de
fence, for when the Rebels had beset the Tower of London, and
got possession thereof, taking from thence whome they listed, as
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in mine Anales I haue shewed, the princesse being forced to flye
came to this Tower Royall, where shee was lodged and remai
ned safe as yee haue heard: and it may bee also supposed that the
king himselfe was at that time lodged there. I read that in the
yeare 1386. Lyon king of Armonie, being chased out of his
Realme, by the Tartarians, receiued innumerable giftes of the
King,
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lodged in thThis text has been supplied. Reason: The original page has been cut or cropped with the loss of some text. Evidence: The text has been supplied based on evidence internal to this text (context, etc.). (JZ)e
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and of his Nobles, the king then lying in the Royall: where
hee also granted to the said king of Armonie, a Charter of a thou
sand poundes by yeare during his life, this for proofe may suffice,
that kinges of England haue beene lodged in this Tower, though
the same of later time hath beene neglected, and turned into sta
bling, for the kinges horses, and now letten out to diuers men,
and deuided into Tenementes. In Horsebridge streete, is the
Cutlers hall,
Cutlars hall.
which sometime belonged to Simon Dolesley Gro
cer Maior, in the yeare 1359, they of this Company,4 were of olde
time deuided into three artes, or sortes of Workemen, to wit,
the first were Smithes, Forgers of Blades, and therefore called
Bladers, and diuers of them prooued welthie men, as namelie,
Walter Nele, Blader,
Bladers or
BladeSmithes
one of the Sheriffes, the 12, of Edwarde
the thirde, deceased 1352. and buried in S. Iames Garlicke hith:
hee left landes to the mending of high waies, aboute London, be
twixt Newgate and Wicombe, Aldgate and Chelmesforde, Bi
shopsgate and Ware, Southwarke and Rochester, &c. The secōd,
were makers of Haftes,
Haftemakers.
and otherwise garnishers of Blades, the
thirde sort, were sheathmakers,
Shethmakers.
for swordes, Daggers and
kniues. In the 10. of Henry the 4. certaine ordinances were
made betwixt the Bladers, and the other Cutlars, and in the
4. of Henry the 6. they were all three Companies, drawne into
one Fraternitie, or Brotherhoode, by the name of Cutlars.
Then is Knight ridars streete,
Knightridar
streete.
so called (as is supposed) of
Knightes well armed and mounted, at the Tower Royall, riding
from thence through that streete, west, to Creede lane, and so out
at Ludgate, towardes Smithfield, when they were there to tur
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states of the Realme. In this streete is the
Wringwren
lane.
Parish church of S.
Thomas Thapostle, by Wringwren lane, a proper church,
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but
monumentes of antiquity bee there none, left vndefaced, except
some Armes in the Windowes, as also in the stone worke, which
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some suppose to be the Armes of Iohn Barnes Mercer, Maior of
London, in the yeare 1371. Henry Causton Marchant, was a
Benefactor, and had a Chantry, there about 1396. Thomas Ro
maine, had also a Chantry there, about 1396. Fitzwilliams al
so a Benefactor, had a Chantry there, more Sir William Littles
bery, alias Horne, (for king Edwarde the fourth so named him)
because he was a most excellent Blower in a horne, hee was a
Salter, and Marchant of the staple, Mayor of London in the yeare
1487 and was buried in this church hauing appointed by his testa
ment the bels to be changed for 4. new bels of good tune and sound,
but that was not performed: he gaue 500. marks to the repairing
of high waies, betwixt London and Cambridge, his dwelling
house, with the garden, and appurtenances in the saide parish, hee
deuised to be solde, and bestowed in charitable actions, as his exe
cutors, would answere before God: his house called the George
in Bredstreete, hee gaue to the Saltars, they to finde a Priest in
the saide Church, to haue six pound thirteen shillinges foure pence
the yeare, to euery Preacher at Paules Crosse, and at the Spittle
foure pence, for euer, to the Prisoners of Newgate, Ludgate,
Marshalsey, and kinges Bench, in victuailes ten shillinges at
Christmas, and ten shillinges at Easter for euer which are not
performed. Iohn Martin Butcher, one of the Sheriffes was
buried there, 1533. &c. Then west from the saide Church on the
same side, was one great messuage, sometime called Ipris Inne, so
called
Ipris Inne.
of William of Ipres a Flemming the first builder thereof.
This William was called out of Flanders, with a number of
Flemminges to the aide of king Stephen, against Maude the
Empresse, in the yeare 1138. and grew in fauour with the saide
king, for his seruice, so farre that he builded this his house, neare
vnto Towre royal,
King Stephen
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Tower Royall.
in the which Tower it seemeth the king was
then lodged, as in the hart of the City, for his more safety.
Robert Earle of Glocester brother to the Empresse being ta
ken was committed to the custody of this VVilliam to bee kept
in the Castle of Rochester, till king Stephen was also taken, and
then the one was deliuered in exchange for the other, and both set
free: this William of Ipres gaue Edredes Hith, now called the
Queenes Hith, to the Prior and Chanons of the Holy Trinitie
in London: hee founded the Abbey of Boxley, in Kent, &c. In
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the first of Henry the second, the said William with all the other
Flemminges, fearing the indignation of the new king departed
the land, but it seemeth that the saide William was shortly called
backe againe, and restored both to the kinges fauour, and to his
olde possessions here, so that the name and family continued long
after in this realme, as may appeare by this which followeth. In
the yeare 1377, the 51 of Edwarde the thirde, the Citizens of
London, minding to haue destroyed Iohn of Gaunt D. of Lan
caster, and Henry Percy Marshall, (for causes shewed in my
Annales) sought vp and downe, and could not finde them, for they
were that day to dine with Iohn of Ipris at his Inne, which the
Londoners wist not of, but thought the Duke and Marshall had
beene at the Sauoy, and therefore, poasted thether: but one of the
Dukes knightes seeing these thinges, came in great hast to the
place where the Duke was, and after that hee had knocked and
could not be let in, hee saide to Haueland the Porter, if thou loue
my Lorde and thy life, open the gate, with which words hee got
entry, and with great feare he tels the Duke, that without the
gate were infinite numbers of armed men, and vnlesse he tooke
greate heede, that day would be his last, with which wordes the
Duke leapt so hastily from his Oisters, that he hurt both his legs
against the forme: wine was offered, but he could not drinke for
hast and so fled with his fellow Henry Persie out at a backe gate,
and entering the Thames, neuer stayed rowing, vntill they came
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where at that time
the princesse lay, with Richarde the yong Prince, before whome
hee made his complaint, &c.
Ouer against Ipres Inne in Knightriders’ streete, at the cor
ner towardes S, Iames, at Garlicke Hith, was sometime a great
house builded of stone, and called Ormond place, for that it some
times belonged to the Earles of Ormonde,
Ormond
place.
king Edwarde the
fourth in the fift of his raigne, gaue to Elizabeth his wife, the
Mannor of Greenewitch, with the Towne and Parke in the
County of Kent, hee also gaue this Tenement called Ormonde
place with all the appurtenances to the same, situate in the parish
of S. Trinítie, in Knightridars streete in London, this house is
now lately taken downe and diuers fayre Tenementes are buil
ded there, the corner house whereof is a Tauerne. Then low
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er downe in Royall streete, is Kerion lane,
Kerion lane.
of one Kerion som
time
Glasiars hall
dwelling there. In this lane bee diuers fayre houses for
Marchants, and
parish church
of S. Martin
in Vintry.
amongst others is the Glasiars hall. At the south
corner of Royall streete, is the fayre parish church of S. Martin,
called in the Uintry, this Church was new builded about the yere
1399. by the Executors of Mathew Columbars a stranger born,
a Burdieur marchant, of Gascoyne, and French wines, his
Armes remaine yet in the East Window, and is betweene a
Cheueron, 3. Columbins: there lye buried in this church,
Sir Iohn Gisors Maior, 1311. Henry Gisors his sonne, 1343.
and Iohn Gisors his brother 1350. hee gaue to his sonne Tho
mas his great mansion house,
Gisors hall
corruptly cal
led Sopars hal
called Gisors hall in the parish of
S. Mildred in Bredstreete, this Thomas had issue Iohn, and
Thomas, Iohn made a Feofment, and solde Gisors hall, and o
ther his landes in London, about the yeare 1386. Thomas de
ceased 1395. Henry Venner, Bartilmew de la vauch, Tho
mas Cornwalles one of the Sheriffes 1384. Iohn Cornwalles
Esquier, 1436 Iohn Mustrell Uintner, 1424. William Hod
son, William Castleton, Iohn Grey, Robert Dalusle Barbar,
in the raign of Edward the 4, with this Epitaph.
Epitaph
As flowers in fielde thus passeth life,
Naked then clothed fable in the end.
It sheweth by Robert Dalusse, and Alison his wife.
Christ them saue from power of the fiende.
Sir Ralph Austrie Fishmonger Maior, new roofed this
Church with timber, couered it with lead, and beutifully glased it,
he deceased, 1494. and was there buried, with his two wiues,
Ralph Austrye his son gentleman William Austrye and other of
that name, Bartrand wife to Grimond Descure Esquire, a Gas
coyne, and marchant of wines 1494, Thomas Batson, Allice
Fowler, Daughter and heire to Iohn Howton, wife to Iohn
Hulton, Iames Bartlet, and Alice his wife, VVilliam Fennor,
Roger Cotton, Robert Stockar, Iohn Pemberton, Philip de
Plasse, Iohn Stapleton, Iohn Mortimor, VVilliam Lee, Wil
liam Hamstede, &c.
Then is the parish Church of S. Iames,
parish Church
of S. Iames
Garlycke hith,
called at Garlicke hith
or Garlicke hiue, for that of olde time on the banke, of the riuer
of Thames, neare to this Church Garlicke was vsually solde, this
is
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Cordwainer streete warde.
This text is the corrected text. The original is 1951997
is a proper church, whereof Richarde Rothing, one of the She
riffes, 1326. is saide to be the builder: and lieth buried in the
same, so was VValter Nele Blader one of the Sheriffes, 1337.
Iohn of Oxenforde Uintenar Maior, 1341, Richarde Good
cheape, Iohn de Crissingham, and Iohn VVithers. Monu
mentes remaining there, Robert Gabeter Esquier, Mayor of
Newcastle vpon Tine, 1310. Iohn Grisors, VVilliam Tilin
gham, Iohn Stanley, Nicholas Staha, Robert de Luton, 1361.
Richarde Lions a famous marchant of wines, and a Lapidary,
sometime one of the Sheriffes, beheaded in Cheape, by VVat
Tyler, and other rebels in the yeare 1381. his picture on his
graue stone very fayre and large, is with his hayre rounded by his
eares, and curled, a little bearde forked, a gowne girt to him down
to his feete, of branched damaske wrought with the likenes of
flowers, a large purse on his right side hanging in a belt, from his
left shoulder, a plaine whoode about his necke, kiuering his shoul
ders, and hanging backe behinde him. Sir Iohn Wrotch, Fish
monger Maior, 1361. deceased 1407. Thomas Stonarde of
Oxfordshire, Iohn Bromar Fishmonger, Alderman, 1474.
the lady Stanley, mother to the Lorde Strange, the Countise of
Huntington, the Lady Harbart, the Lord Strange, Sir George
Stanley, Gilbert Bouet, 1398. a Countis of Glocester, and
one of her children, VVilliā More, Uintener Maior, 1395. VV.
Venor Grocer Maior, 1389. Robert Chichley Maior, 1421.
Iames Spencer Uintonar Maior 1543. &c. And thus an ende of
Uintry warde, which hath an Alderman with a deputy, common
Councellors nine, Constables nine, Scauengers foure, Ward
mote inquest foureteene and a Beadle. It is taxed to the fifteene,
in London, at six and thirty pound, and in the Exchequer at
thirty fiue pound, fiue shillinges.
Survey of London (1598): Downgate Ward
Survey of London (1598): Cordwainer Street Ward

Notes

  1. Page number reads 186. (NAP)↑
  2. Page number reads 187. (NAP)↑
  3. I.e., Tower Royal (JZ)↑
  4. I.e., the Cutlars’ Company. (JZ)↑
  5. Letter missing; context obvious. (SM)↑
  6. Page number reads 194. (NAP)↑
  7. Page number reads 195. (NAP)↑

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