Book contents
- Frontmatter
- List of Contents
- The Register of The Goldsmiths’ Company Translation
- Foreword
- Prologues
- Royal Charters
- Deeds relating to Goldsmiths’ Hall (ff. 17r–21r)
- Deeds relating to the Ship on the Hoop (ff. 22r–24r)
- Deeds relating to the property in Newgate (ff. 25r–28r)
- Deeds relating to Gutter Lane (ff. 28v–35v)
- II. The west side of Gutter Lane (ff. 34r–35v)
- Deeds relating to property in the parish of St Mary Colechurch (ff. 36r–38v)
- Deeds relating to property in the parishes of St Vedast, St Mary Colechurch, St Mary Aldermary, and All Hallows Bread Street (ff. 38r–42v)
- Deeds relating to property in Wood Street [Lamport House] (ff. 43r–44v)
- Deeds relating to property in Friday Street [The Pheasant] (ff. 45r–49v)
- Deeds relating to property in Mugwell Street (ff. 50r–50v)
- Deeds relating to quit-rents from various properties (ff. 51r–58r)
- Deeds relating to Bread Street (ff. 60r–62v)
- Deeds relating to Friday Street (ff. 63r–68v)
- Deeds relating to Bowyer Row (ff. 69v–74r)
- Deeds relating to Fleet Street (ff. 75r–83v): I. First section
- II. Second section
- Deeds relating to Bread Street (ff. 86r–92r)
- Deeds relating to “Borehede” (ff. 93r–98v)
- Deeds relating to Mart Lane (ff. 100r–102r)
- Deeds relating to Old Change (ff. 104r–106r) (and to Hiltoft chantry, between f. 104v and f. 105r)
- Deeds relating to the Griffin in Cheap (ff. 108r–111r)
- Documents relating to property in Fleet Street (ff. 111r–112r)
- Will of John Fraunceys (ff. 114r–115r)
- Deeds relating to Jewyn Garden (ff. 117r–128v)
- Deeds relating to Fleet Street (ff. 131r–135r)
- Deeds relating to Gutter Lane (ff. 136r–141r)
- Deeds relating to Shoe Lane (ff. 144r–149v)
- Deeds relating to property in Cheapside (ff. 149v–184r)
- Deeds relating to the “scalding-house” (property in St Mildred Poultry) (ff. 185v–188v and 190r–196v)
- Deeds relating to John Hiltoft’s legacy (ff. 201r–202r)
- Deeds relating to Gutter Lane and Dice Wharf (ff. 206r–207v)
- Deeds relating to Gutter Lane (ff. 211v–213v)
- Deeds relating to property in Cheapside (ff. 214r–216v)
- Deeds relating to Wood Street (ff. 217r–230v)
- Document relating to property in St John Zachary and in Newgate
- Document relating to property in Cornhill
- Document relating to property in Cheap
- Deeds relating to property in Bishopsgate (ff. 240r–242v)
- Deeds relating to property in Cheapside (ff. 244r–249r)
- Deeds concerning the aldermanry of the ward later called Farringdon Ward (ff. 250r–250v)
- Deeds relating to property in Fenchurch Street (ff. 251r–252v)
- Deeds relating to property in Bread Street (ff. 256r–258r)
- Deeds relating to property in Fenchurch Street (ff. 259r–265r)
- Deeds relating to Queens’ College Cambridge and the Blackfriars (ff. 266r–267r)
- Deeds relating to the Shaa properties (ff. 271r–280r)
- Deeds relating to the Star in Cheapside (ff. 282r–283r)
- Deeds relating to property in the parishes of St Alphege and St Stephen (ff. 288r–289r)
- Deeds relating to Sir Thomas Exmew’s bequest (ff. 309r–312v)
- Deeds relating to property in Bread Street and elsewhere (ff. 313r–318v)
- Deeds relating to Sir Martin Bowes’s donation (ff. 325r–339v)
- Deeds relating to the sale of property to George Beale (ff. 340v–342r)
- Deeds relating to Philip Strelley’s bequest (ff. 347v–355r; see also 360v–363r)
- Deeds relating to the Harp and the Coney in Goldsmiths’ Row in Cheapside (ff. 364r–366r)
- Deeds relating to property from William Howe (ff. 368r–372v)
- Frontmatter
- List of Contents
- The Register of The Goldsmiths’ Company Translation
- Foreword
- Prologues
- Royal Charters
- Deeds relating to Goldsmiths’ Hall (ff. 17r–21r)
- Deeds relating to the Ship on the Hoop (ff. 22r–24r)
- Deeds relating to the property in Newgate (ff. 25r–28r)
- Deeds relating to Gutter Lane (ff. 28v–35v)
- II. The west side of Gutter Lane (ff. 34r–35v)
- Deeds relating to property in the parish of St Mary Colechurch (ff. 36r–38v)
- Deeds relating to property in the parishes of St Vedast, St Mary Colechurch, St Mary Aldermary, and All Hallows Bread Street (ff. 38r–42v)
- Deeds relating to property in Wood Street [Lamport House] (ff. 43r–44v)
- Deeds relating to property in Friday Street [The Pheasant] (ff. 45r–49v)
- Deeds relating to property in Mugwell Street (ff. 50r–50v)
- Deeds relating to quit-rents from various properties (ff. 51r–58r)
- Deeds relating to Bread Street (ff. 60r–62v)
- Deeds relating to Friday Street (ff. 63r–68v)
- Deeds relating to Bowyer Row (ff. 69v–74r)
- Deeds relating to Fleet Street (ff. 75r–83v): I. First section
- II. Second section
- Deeds relating to Bread Street (ff. 86r–92r)
- Deeds relating to “Borehede” (ff. 93r–98v)
- Deeds relating to Mart Lane (ff. 100r–102r)
- Deeds relating to Old Change (ff. 104r–106r) (and to Hiltoft chantry, between f. 104v and f. 105r)
- Deeds relating to the Griffin in Cheap (ff. 108r–111r)
- Documents relating to property in Fleet Street (ff. 111r–112r)
- Will of John Fraunceys (ff. 114r–115r)
- Deeds relating to Jewyn Garden (ff. 117r–128v)
- Deeds relating to Fleet Street (ff. 131r–135r)
- Deeds relating to Gutter Lane (ff. 136r–141r)
- Deeds relating to Shoe Lane (ff. 144r–149v)
- Deeds relating to property in Cheapside (ff. 149v–184r)
- Deeds relating to the “scalding-house” (property in St Mildred Poultry) (ff. 185v–188v and 190r–196v)
- Deeds relating to John Hiltoft’s legacy (ff. 201r–202r)
- Deeds relating to Gutter Lane and Dice Wharf (ff. 206r–207v)
- Deeds relating to Gutter Lane (ff. 211v–213v)
- Deeds relating to property in Cheapside (ff. 214r–216v)
- Deeds relating to Wood Street (ff. 217r–230v)
- Document relating to property in St John Zachary and in Newgate
- Document relating to property in Cornhill
- Document relating to property in Cheap
- Deeds relating to property in Bishopsgate (ff. 240r–242v)
- Deeds relating to property in Cheapside (ff. 244r–249r)
- Deeds concerning the aldermanry of the ward later called Farringdon Ward (ff. 250r–250v)
- Deeds relating to property in Fenchurch Street (ff. 251r–252v)
- Deeds relating to property in Bread Street (ff. 256r–258r)
- Deeds relating to property in Fenchurch Street (ff. 259r–265r)
- Deeds relating to Queens’ College Cambridge and the Blackfriars (ff. 266r–267r)
- Deeds relating to the Shaa properties (ff. 271r–280r)
- Deeds relating to the Star in Cheapside (ff. 282r–283r)
- Deeds relating to property in the parishes of St Alphege and St Stephen (ff. 288r–289r)
- Deeds relating to Sir Thomas Exmew’s bequest (ff. 309r–312v)
- Deeds relating to property in Bread Street and elsewhere (ff. 313r–318v)
- Deeds relating to Sir Martin Bowes’s donation (ff. 325r–339v)
- Deeds relating to the sale of property to George Beale (ff. 340v–342r)
- Deeds relating to Philip Strelley’s bequest (ff. 347v–355r; see also 360v–363r)
- Deeds relating to the Harp and the Coney in Goldsmiths’ Row in Cheapside (ff. 364r–366r)
- Deeds relating to property from William Howe (ff. 368r–372v)
Summary
Prologue [1418]
This prologue is written in English for everyone to understand on folio 189 of this book
In this present book are contained each and all the charters, grants, deeds, and royal confirmations made and granted before this time to the goldsmiths of London, and the company of the same mistery, and also various letters, charters, deeds of the aforesaid mistery of goldsmiths, relating to all lands, tenements and rents in the city of London and its suburbs concerning and belonging to the wardens and company of the aforesaid mistery and their successors up to the present, separately and distinctly, i.e. each tenement by itself with its written deeds, as appears clearly in the list of contents. This book was started for two reasons that arose: the first was that in times gone by many written documents have been lost and dispersed due to minimal proper and careful safeguarding of them, and no transcripts or records remain in the hands of goldsmiths, to the great prejudice and detriment of the community of the said mistery. Therefore, lest such things should happen in future times, and in order to provide a suitable remedy for those misfortunes, all and every kind of written documents and muniments which at the time of making this book are in the hands of the wardens of the said mistery are to be entered into this volume, along with others found elsewhere under their guardianship. The other reason is evident and manifest, lest such deeds, charters and muniments which are sealed or have seals impressed upon them should by frequent and repeated handling be in danger or suffer deterioration, as in losing their seals or tearing of the documents, therefore here all the aforesaid charters, deeds and muniments are written out here so that whenever it is needed or necessary for the wardens of the time to inspect any of these it may be done more easily and clearly, and that they may better be found and may appear to the eye and be read more easily. Thus here the acts are collected, written out, given headings, read and examined in the time of William Fitz Hugh, John Hillys, Richard Wydihale and John Walsshe, wardens of the said Goldsmiths’ Mistery, by their good and provident ordainment and praiseworthy perception, in the year 1418 and the fifth year of the reign of King Henry V.
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- The Register of the Goldsmiths' Company Vol III : Deeds and Documents, c. 1190 to c. 1666Translation, pp. 3 - 5Publisher: Boydell & BrewerFirst published in: 2023