The Literary History of the Adelphi and Its NeighbourhoodBrereton, Austin
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The Literary History of the Adelphi and Its Neighbourhood
Brereton, Austin
Adelphi (London, England) -- History; Literary landmarks -- England -- London; London (England) -- History
"Item if any sell or offer to sell any ware in the howse except it
bee to a shopkeeper the same party so offending to bee sett in the
stockes for 2 howres and to have his wares taken from him to bee kept
for a tyme to ye discretion of ye house or to be delivered to ye party
offending as they shall thinke good.
"Item my lord to find lights for the stairs and walkes his Executors
and assignes.
"Item whosever of the Tenants shall keepe ye key of ye dores if the key
bee not there ready by 6 a clock in ye morning they shall forfeit for
every default viijd to bee employed to ye use afforesaid.
"Those things which ye keeper of ye Burse must have care of appointed
by my lord att the errection thereof.
"To suffer none to fetch watter by ye staires or walks or carry coals
or other carying by ye watter gate to any of ye neghbours in ye streete
but only for the shopkeepers howses save Mr Wilsons.
"To be obeydient to Mr Wilson's command in all things concerning ye
said buisines."
Returning to Durham House, we recall that, on the death of Queen
Elizabeth, the property was restored to the see of Durham and that Lord
Salisbury had become possessed of the Strand portion. The history
shortly after this period is not particularly clear, for, although on
February 16, 1612, we find that the aforesaid William James, Bishop
of Durham, wrote to Lord Salisbury thanking him for his "honourable
dealings in the purchase of Durham House," on the other hand, John
Howson, who was Bishop of Durham from 1628 to the year of his death,
1632, was residing here two years prior to his decease. The "honourable
dealings," of course, related to that part of the grounds and stabling
of Durham House which had been transferred to Lord Salisbury in
1607 and 1609. Durham House itself fell into decay in the middle of
the seventeenth century. It--or a portion of it--was inhabited by
Lord-Keeper Coventry, who died here in 1640.
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