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)
Royal Charters
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
Folios 9r–11r contain copies of royal charters; they have titles in red ink at the top of each page, on each verso “Carte” and on each recto “Regie”.
First Charter of the Goldsmiths’ Mistery [13 March 1327]
Edward by the grace of God King of England, Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine, to all those whom these present letters may reach – Greetings. Our well-beloved goldsmiths of our city of London have demonstrated to us by their petition placed before us and our Council in our Parliament held at Westminster after the Feast of the Purification of Our Lady just gone by, that whereas in previous times no merchant whether native or alien was accustomed to bring into this country any coined money, but only plate of silver to be exchanged in our mint; and it was also ordained that all those who were of the mistery of goldsmiths used to sit in their shops in the high street of Cheap, and that no silver in plate and no vessel of gold or silver should be sold in the city of London except at our Exchange or in Cheap in the Goldsmiths’ quarter, and this in the open, so that those of the mistery were able to judge of the vendor whether he had come by such a vessel legally or not; now recently the said merchants both native and alien have been bringing from foreign countries into this country counterfeit sterling of which the pound is worth only sixteen shillings of the rightful sterling, and one cannot recognise this money except by fire; and also many who claim to be of the said mistery of goldsmiths keep their shops in dark alleyways and in streets outside the City’s jurisdiction, and they buy gold and silver vessels in secret and without enquiring whether the vessel may be stolen or whether it has been legally acquired, and they at once melt it down and make it into plate and sell it to itinerant merchants to take out of this country; and they also make false works of gold and silver such as coronals, ring-brooches, rings and other jewellery in which they set glass-stones of various colours counterfeiting precious stones, and they put more alloy in the silver than they should, and they sell these pieces to mercers and others who are ignorant of these matters;
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- The Register of the Goldsmiths' Company Vol III : Deeds and Documents, c. 1190 to c. 1666Translation, pp. 6 - 17Publisher: Boydell & BrewerFirst published in: 2023