The Commune of London, and other studiesRound, John Horace
History
The Commune of London, and other studies
Round, John Horace
Great Britain -- History -- Norman period, 1066-1154; London (England) -- History -- To 1500
Hec omnia acta fuerunt anno ij^o Regis Stephani istis
astantibus, audientibus, et videntibus: Radulfo filio Algodi,
Radulfo cancellario Sancti Pauli, Hacone decano, Willelmo
Travers, Gilberto presbitero, Lungo presbitero, Wimundo
presbitero, Josepho presbitero, Godefrido presbitero, Johanne
presbitero, Huberto presbitero, Leofwino presbitero, Godardo
presbitero, Alurico presbitero, Ricardo presbitero, Jacobo
clerico, Gervasio clerico, Willelmo clerico, Andrea Buchuinte,
Stephano Bukerel, Willelmo camerario, Radulfo filio Andree,
Laurentio Buchuinte, Theodorico filio Dermanni, Johanne
Buchuinte, Stephano Bukerel, Gileberto Beket, Gervasio filio
Agn[etis], Hugone filio Ulgari, Eustachio nepote Fulcredi,
Walkelino, Roberto filio Radulfi fratribusque ejus Ricardo et
David, Ailwardo fabr’, Edmundo Warde Aldermanno, Edwardo filio
Simonis (?) Edgaro Fulōe, Edward Roberto fil. But’ Alfego
Ailwino Godwino Radulfo Godesune et Algaro filio eis et Edmundo
fratre eius Huneman Suethin Edwardo Her’ Godwino Bredhers
Herewardo Geraldo Rufo Sexi Forfot, Godwino Oxefot Johanne filio
Edwini Sawardo Siredo ceterisque multis non solum.
With this latter portion of the document we return to 1137, and meet
with names of considerable interest. Foremost among these is that of
Gilbert Beket, the first mention, I believe, of him in a document that
has ever come to light. Ralf son of Algod, who heads the list, had
also headed the list of the fifteen citizens by whom the Cnihtengild’s
soke had been given to the Priory in 1125. He also appears in charge
of one of the city wards in the list of _circ._ 1130.[219] Was he
identical with Ralf son of Algod, who occurs as a canon of St. Paul’s
in 1104 and 1132?[220] For my part, I think that he was. Improbable
though the combination may seem, there can be little doubt that the
canons of St. Paul’s were as closely connected at the time with secular
life in London as they were with farming in Essex. Hugh, son of
Wulfgar, to take another of these names, had been, like Ralf, among the
fifteen of the Cnihtengild list, twelve years before, and, like him,
had charge of a ward in the list of _circ._ 1130. He was a London
magnate of whom we shall hear more.
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