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[Bounds.] Cripplegate Ward. [Present State.] | 89 |
[Bounds.] Cripplegate Ward. [Present State.]
Dean of St. Pauls London. Being a Place, (as it is expressed in a Record)
without
Cripelgate, and the Suburbs of London, called Leyrestowe: And which was the
burying
Place of the Jews of London; which was valued at 40s. per Ann.
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In this Red Cross street lived one Pottier, that was a Servant of Richard, Duke
of
Gloucester, (afterwards King Richard III.) of whom Sir Thomas More relates this
Passage;
as if it had been for some time before the Design of that Duke, to make way to
usurp the
Kingdom after his Brother Edward IV. his death: Viz. That the same Night in
which that
King died, (as he learned by credible Information) one Mistlebrook, early in the
Morning,
came in great haste to this Pottiers House; and hastily rapping on the Door, was
soon let in.
Whose Business was, to let him know the News, that King Edward was departed. To
which Pottier replied, By my Truth, Man! then will my Master, the Duke of
Gloucester, be
King.]
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One Pottier, a Servant to Richard Duke of
Gloucester, liv'd here.
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On the East side of this Redcross street, be also divers fair Houses, up to the
Cross. And
there is Beech lane, peradventure so called of Nicholas de la Beech, Lieutenant
of the
Tower of London; put out of that Office in the 13th of Edward III. This Lane
stretcheth
from the Redcross street to Whitecross street, and is replenished, not with
Beech Trees, but
with beautiful Houses of Stone, Brick, and Timber. Amongst the which was (of
old time)
a great House, pertaining to the Abbot of Ramsey, for his Lodging, when he
repaired to the
City. It is now called Drewrie House, of Sir Drew Drewrie, a Worshipful Owner
thereof.
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Beech lane.
The Abbot of Ramsey, his Inn.
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On the North side of this Beech lane, towards Whitecross street, the Drapers of
London
have lately builded Eight Almeshouses of Brick and Timber, for Eight poor Widows
of
their own Company; whom they have placed there Rent free, according to the Gift
of the
Lady Askew, Widow to Sir Christopher Askew, sometime Draper, and Maior, 1533.
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Almshouses in Beech lane.
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Then in Golden lane, Richard Gallard, of Islington, Esq; Citizen and Painter
Stainer of
London, founded Thirteen Almshouses, for so many poor People placed in them Rent
free.
He gave to the Poor of the same Almshouses, 2d. the piece, Weekly; and a Load of
Charcoal amongst them, yearly, for ever. He left fair Lands about Islington, to
maintain
his Foundation.
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Golden lane.
Alms People there.
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Thomas Hayes, sometime Chamberlain of London, in the latter time of Henry VIII.
married Elizabeth his Daughter and Heir. Which Hayes and Elizabeth, had a
Daughter
named Elizabeth, married to John Ironmonger, of London, Mercer; who now hath the
Order of the Alms people.
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On the West side of Redcross street, is a Street called the Barbican; because,
sometime,
there stood on the North side thereof, a Burghkenning, or Watch Tower of the
City; called
in some Language, a Barbican; as a Bikening is called a Beacon. This
Burghkenning, by
the Name of the Manour of Base Court, was given by Edward III. to Rob. Ufford,
Earl of
Suffolk; and was, lately, pertaining to Peregrine Bertie, Lord Willoughby of
Bresby.
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Burghkenning, or Barbican.
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I find, that this Barbican, and some Land about it, belonged to the Crown, in
Edward I. his
time. For in an Inquisition, made 3 Edward I. concerning Purprestures in the
City, one
Thomas Juvenal, about 12 Years before, appropriated to himself of the Kings
Soil, without
Le Barbekan, a certain Place, containing Forty Foot in length, and four Foot in
breadth,
and inclosed the same place with an
Earth Wall: And Master Nicolas Brabanzon then held it. Upon this Presentment
made by
the Jurates, the Kings Justices commanded the Sheriffs of London, to summon him
the
said Nicolas. Who said, that he had nothing to do with, nor laid any claim to
the said
Purpresture; but that he was Tenant to Thomas Fitz Simon de Burgh. He, the said
Thomas, came anmd prayed that he might arrent the same of the King, for 3d. per
Ann.
which was granted, because the Twelve sworn Men witnessed, that the said
Inclosure was
no Annoyance. And it was adjudged, that the King might recover the Arrearages
of the
said Purpresture; to wit, 3s. But no Forfeiture, because it was not of the said
Thomas his
doing.]
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A Place without Barbican enclosed, and
presented.
J. S.
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Next adjoining to this, is one other great House, called Garter House [or
Place.] Sometime
builded by Sir Thomas Writhe, or Writhesley, Kt. alias, GARTER, Principal King
of
Arms; second Son of Sir John Writhe, Kt. alias, GARTER; and was Uncle to the
first
Thomas, Earl of Southampton, Knight, of the Garter, and Chancellour of England.
He
built this House; and in the top thereof, a Chappel, which he dedicated by the
Name of S.
Trinitatis in Alto.
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Garter House, or Place.
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Thus much for that part of Cripplegate Ward without the Wall; whereof more shall
be
spoken in the Suburb of that Part.
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Now we proceed to give an Account of the present State of this Ward.
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The part of this Ward within the Wall, by which it is severed from that without,
contains
several Streets and Lanes, some in whole, others in part; viz. Milkstreet, on
both sides, and
the greater part of Hony lane Market; Catteaten street; so far as to St.
Laurence Church, Lad
lane, Aldermanbury, Love lane, Adel street, London wall street, from Little
Woodstreet, to
beyond the Postern. Philip lane, Great Woodstreet, all but about 70 Foot on the
West side,
towards Cheapside; Little Woodstreet, Hart street the South side thereof, Mugwel
street the
East side, Fel street, Silver street, all but St. Olaves Church; Maiden lane,
the East part
therof; Huggen lane, Goldsmiths street, the whole, except 25 Foot on the West
side; Gutter
Lane, the West side from Maiden lane, to over against the end of Carey street,
on the East
side of the way only; and Cheapside, on the North side, 170 Foot from the corner
of
Woodstreet Eastwards. In all which said Places, are several Courts and Places
of Name.
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Beech lane.
R. B.
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Likewise the Places in this Ward, without the Wall, are Foresteet, and the
Postern leading
to Moorfields; Back street, in the little Moorfields; Moor lane, Grub street,
the South part to
the Posts and Chain; Whitecross street, the South side, so far as the Posts and
Chain;
Redcross street, about 450 Foot on both sides; Beach lane, Golden lane, the
South part to
the Posts and Chain; Barbican, the East part thereof, on both sides, for about
450 Foot
from the corner of Golden lane; Jewen street, the East part thereof, and on both
sides to
Redcross street, for about 450 Foot; Brackley street, Bridgwater street, and
Letton street;
all of them built in the place where Bridgwater House stood; before let to be
thus built into
Tenements.
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Parts without the Wall.
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And of these Places in Order; the first, for those within the Wall.
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Milkstreet comes out of Cheapside, and falleth into Lad lane. This Street is
well built, and
inhabited by Wholesale Traders; and that part that lieth open to Hony lane
Market, is the
best.
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Milkstreet.
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Here, in this Street, toward Cheapside, stood the Parish Church of St. Maudlins
Milkstreet.
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St. Maudlins Milkstreet Church.
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