Memorials of London and London life, in the XIIIth, XIVth, and XVth centuries : Being a series of extracts, local, social, and political, from the early archives of the City of London, A.D. 1276-1419 / Selected, translated, and edited by Henry Thomas Riley ... Published by order of the Corporation of London, under the superintendence of the Library Committee.

  • City of London (England). Corporation.
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1868
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    106) ; the Long House (Le Longehous) in Bisshoppesgate Street, “ —belonging to the Convent of Bethleem, with a piece of garden “ called ‘ Le Northlond ’ (North Land), and another piece called “ ‘Forparadis’ (Out of Paradise),” 1347 (F 149); John of Cam- birwelle, mentioned as a witness, 1347 (F 149) ; 1Desebournelane, Sir Edward de Montacute and Alice, his wife dwelling there, 1348 (F159) ; a theft of silver cups “in the New Tavern at Holebourne,” 1347 (F 229). Redcrouchestrete (Red Cross Street) without Cripplegate, 1353 (G 5); two mills let by the City authorities, one at Stratforde, called “ Spilemanesmelne (Spileman’s Mill),” and one at West- hamme, called “ Sayenesmelne (Sayene’s Mill),” 1354 (G 23) ; Ber- bynderslane (Bearbinder’s Lane), in the Parish of St. Mary Bot- hawe, near Dowgate, 1358 (G 69) ; the Weyhouse (Weigh-house) for weighing corn (which was weighed in the gate-way), alleged to belong to the Chamber, and not to the Mayor, situate at Aldgate, 1357 (G 72); Knyhtryderestrete, 1359 (G 76); a tenement, “ —called the 2 ‘ Briggehous ’ (Bridge House), near to the Palace tc of the Bishop of London, and opposite to the Great Gate of the (< hostel of the Countess of Pembroke,” near St. Paul’s, 1361 (G 95) ; a tenter-ground in the Parish of St. Martin Orgar, Candelwik- strete, (Cannon Street), 1361 (G 95) ; a chamber “—calleda ‘ware- “ ‘chaumbre,’adjoining a house in Soperelane,oppositetothe hostrey <f (hospitium) of the 3seld called ‘ Brodeselde’ (Broad Seld),” 1362 (G 99); Dibbleswharf and Fresshfisshwharf, above London Bridge, 1363 (G 136) ; “a little chamber within the walls of Bisshopesgate, “ called * Caban,’” 1365 (G 162) ; three taverns only in the City for the sale of sweet wines in 1305, one in Lumbardstrete, one in Walbroke, and one in Chepe ; let by the Corporation to Richard 4Lyouns (G 165) ; Ordinance for cleansing 5Roumland in Doue- gate, 1365 (G 200) ; the chamber of the 6Yeldehalle in Candel- wikestrete, 1369 (G 241) ; the Stone Cross of Holbourne, near Holbourne Bridge, 1370 (G 255); the Foss of 7Houndesdiche, be- tween Newgate and Ludgate, 1371 (G 267) ; 7Houndesdiche, with- out Aldersgate, 1372 (G 287); the 8Staples (or Stulps) inSuthwerk, 1 Stow (Survey) mentions this lane (in Queen Hythe Ward), but seems un- able clearly to identify it. 2 The rents were probably devoted by Henry le Galeys, its builder, to the sup- port of London Bridge. 3 As to the Selds, see page xviii. post, and the Index, s. v. Seeds. 4 Murdered in Wat Tyler’s Insurrec- tion ; see page 450, Note 3. 5 There was also a “ Romeland ” in Billingsgate in 1684 (Dunton’s Compleat Tradesman p. 45), probably on the site of the present Coal Exchange. fi Probably the Aula Dacorum, “ Hall of the Danes,” mentioned in page xii. ante, and in the Liber Albus p. 229 (printed ed.), where we learn that it was occupied by the Cologne merchants (and probably those of Dinant also); see the Glossary to Liber Albus p. 310. This building probably was the “ Great Stone “ House, called ‘ Olde Hall mentioned by Stow (Survey) under Dowgate Ward. 7 See page xi. ante. Note 12. 8 Low stone posts, in front of the Bridge Gate there. The “Stulps” are mentioned in the will of Richard le Chaucer, referred to in page xxxiv. post. I