The Romance of the London DirectoryBardsley, Charles Wareing Endell
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The Romance of the London Directory
Bardsley, Charles Wareing Endell
Names, English -- England -- London; Names, Personal -- England -- London
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Rev. CANON HAYMAN and others. Home. By the
Rev. R. WILTON,
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Rev. W. H. CUTTING. Branch, Papers
for the Young,
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FOOTNOTES
{12} Legge or Leg is Leigh, a meadow, and therefore _local_. John de
Leg is found in the _Hundred Rolls_.
{25} The pedigree is shown in graphical format in the book. In text it
is: Starting at RICHARD OF COLTON there are three descendents: Richard
the Little, William atte Pound and Henry Whitehead. From William atte
Pound there are two descendents: Bartholomew the Page and John
Williamson. From Bartholomew the Page is descended Richard the Baker.
From Henry Whitehead is descended Adam Hawkins and from him James Bentham
and Alice Adams.—DP.
{26} Again, the pedigree is shown in the book in graphical format. In
text it starts at WILLIAM BELWARD OF MALPAS with descendents David le
Clerke and Richard de Belward. From David le Clerke are descended
William de Malpas, Philip Gough and David Golborne. From Richard de
Belward are descended Thomas de Cotgrave, William de Overton and Richard
Little. From Richard Little is descended John Richardson.—DP.
{29} I say there are 250 Aliens in London. But the Directory only gives
the name of the head of the family. Hence in the aggregate there may be
2,000 Aliens dwelling in the metropolis.
{43} Dearn means secluded. Chaucer speaks of “derne love,” _i.e._
hidden, secret love.
{63} Since this appeared in _The Fireside_, I became vicar of a church
on the borders of Cumberland. I find that there is an old hall with a
celebrated “dobby” in it, within a few stones cast of my vicarage! It
(_i.e._ the ghost) is always called the “dobby” here.
{66} After the appearance of this chapter as an article in _The
Fireside_, I received several letters from the counties of Cambridge,
Stafford, and Devon, testifying to the existence of the surname “Robinet”
in several secluded villages.
{86} A servant of King Henry III. was called by the simple and only name
of “Pentecostes” (Inquis., 13 Edit., No. 13).
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