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)
Document relating to property in Cheap
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 March 2023
- 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
Folio 236r–236v contains a deed concerning the Eagle in Cheap.
The red-ink heading at the top of f. 236r is “Chepe the Egle”, and two red-ink notes are written in the right-hand margin by the same hand, as well as some further marginal notes in a later hand.
The testament of Richard Withihale [enrolled 17 November 1427]
Common pleas held at the Husting Court of London on the Monday after the Feast of St Edmund the bishop in the sixth year of the reign of King Henry VI.
In the testament of Richard Wythyhale, citizen and goldsmith of London, is contained thus: Item, I give and bequeath to Alice my wife all that tenement of mine called “The New Tavern”, with shops, upper rooms, and all its other appurtenances, situated in the parish of St Peter in West Cheap aforesaid. To have and to hold all … by the aforesaid Alice my wife and her assigns for the term of the lifetime of the said Alice, from the chief lords … And I bequeath that after the death of the aforesaid Alice, all the aforesaid tenement with … shall remain entirely to my son John and the legitimate heirs of his body, holding it from the chief lords … And if my aforesaid son John should die without a legitimate heir of his body, then I bequeath and wish that all the aforesaid tenement with … shall remain entirely to my son Thomas and the legitimate heirs of his body, holding it from the chief lords … And if my said son Thomas should die without a legitimate heir of his body, then I give and bequeath all the aforesaid tenement with … to the wardens of the mistery of Goldsmiths of London and the community of the same mistery and to their successors, each in their time.
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- The Register of the Goldsmiths' Company Vol III : Deeds and Documents, c. 1190 to c. 1666Translation, pp. 417 - 418Publisher: Boydell & BrewerFirst published in: 2023