London (England) -- Description and travel; London (England) -- History -- 16th century -- Sources; London (England) -- Surveys
“Alice, William, and John, wife and sons to Thomas Clarell; Agnes,
daughter to Thomas Niter, gent.; William Atwell; Felix, daughter to
Sir Thomas Gisers, and wife to Travers Thomas Mason, esquire; Edmond
Wartar, esquire; Joan, wife to John Chamberlaine, esquire, daughter to
Roger Lewkner, esquire; William Frier; John Hamburger, esquire; Hugh
Moresby; Gilbert Prince, alderman; Oliver Chorley, gentleman; Sir John
Writh, or Writhesley, _alias_ Garter principal king at arms, sometime
laid under a fair tomb in the choir, now broken down and gone; Joan,
wife to Thomas Writhesley, son to Sir John Writhesley, Garter, daughter
and heir to William Hall, esquire; John Writhesley the younger, son
to Sir John Writhesley, and Alienor, Eleanor, second wife to John
Writhesley, daughter and heir to Thomas Arnalde, and Agnes his wife;
John Writhesley, son of Thomas; Agnes Arnold, first married to William
Writhesley, daughter of Richard Warmeforde; Barbara Hungerford, daughter
to Sir John Writhesley, wife to Anthony Hungerford, son to Sir Thomas
Hungerford, of Denmampney, in the county of Gloucester.”
The cause for the omission of these names is explained at the close of
the paragraph in the text; which is however so indistinctly expressed,
that its meaning could not very well be ascertained except by a
reference to what was originally written.
[171] “Mother of William Lambert, yet living.”--_1st edition_, p. 160.
[172] “Hugh Acton, tailor.”--_Ibid._
[173] “In London at twenty-one pound.”--_Ibid._
BILLINGSGATE WARD
Billingsgate ward beginneth at the west end of Tower street ward in
Thames street, about Smart’s key, and runneth down along that street
on the south side to St. Magnus church at the bridge foot, and on the
north side of the said Thames street, from over against Smart’s key,
till over against the north-west corner of St. Magnus church aforesaid,
on this north side of Thames street, is St. Marie hill lane, up to St.
Margaret’s church, and then part of St. Margaret Patten’s street, at the
end of St. Marie hill lane. Next out of Thames street is Lucas lane, and
then Buttolph lane, and at the north end thereof Philpot lane; then is
Rother lane, of old time so called, and thwart the same lane is Little
Eastcheape; and these be the bounds of Billingsgate ward.
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