London (England) -- Description and travel; London (England) -- History -- 16th century -- Sources; London (England) -- Surveys
Then in the high street on the same north side is the Saddlers’ hall,
and then Fauster lane (so called) of St. Fauster’s, a fair church lately
new built. Henry Coote, goldsmith, one of the sheriffs, deceased 1509,
built St. Dunston’s chapel there. John Throwstone, one of the sheriffs,
gave to the building thereof one hundred pounds by his testament.
John Browne, sergeant painter, alderman, deceased 1532, was a great
benefactor, and was there buried. William Trist, cellarer to the king,
1425, John Standelfe,[235] goldsmiths, lie buried there; Richard
Galder, 1544; Agnes, wife to William Milborne, chamberlain of London,
1500, etc.
Then down Foster lane and Noble street, both of Aldersgate street ward,
till ye come to the stone wall which incloseth a garden plot before
the wall of the city, on the west side of Noble street, and is of
this Faringdon ward. This garden-plot, containing ninety-five ells in
length, nine ells and a half in breadth, was by Adam de Burie, mayor,
the alderman, and citizens of London, letten to John de Nevill, Lord of
Raby, Radulph and Thomas his sons, for sixty years, paying 6_s._ 8_d._
the year, dated the 48th of Edward III., having in a seal pendant on
the one side, the figure of a walled city and of St. Paul, a sword in
his right hand, and in the left a banner; three leopards about that
seal, on the same side, written, _Sigillum Baronium Londoniarum_. On the
other side, the like figure of a city, a bishop sitting on an arch; the
inscription, _Me : que : te : peperi : ne : Cesses : Thoma : tueri_.
Thus much for the barons of London, their common seal at that time. At
the north end of this garden-plot is one great house built of stone and
timber, now called the Lord Windsor’s house, of old time belonging to
the Nevils; as in the 19th of Richard II. it was found by inquisition
of a jury, that Elizabeth Nevil died, seised of a great messuage in the
parish of St. Olave, in Monk’s well street in London, holden of the
king in free burgage, which she held of the gift of John Nevell of Raby
her husband, and that John Latimer was next son and heir to the said
Elizabeth.
In this west side is the Barbers-Chirurgeons’ hall. This company was
incorporated by means of Thomas Morestede, esquire, one of the sheriffs
of London 1436, chirurgeon to the kings of England, Henry IV., V., and
VI.: he deceased 1450. Then Jaques Fries, physician to Edward IV.,
and William Hobbs, physician and chirurgeon for the same king’s body,
continuing the suit the full time of twenty years, Edward IV., in the
2nd of his reign, and Richard, Duke of Gloucester, became founders of
the same corporation in the name of St. Cosme and St. Damiane. The first
assembly of that craft was Roger Strippe, W. Hobbs, T. Goddard, and
Richard Kent; since the which time they built their hall in that street,
etc.
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