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The Register of the Goldsmiths' Company: Deeds and Documents, c. 1190 to c. 1666 [3 Volume Set]
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. List of Illustrations vi
  4. Foreword vii
  5. Acknowledgements viii
  6. Introduction ix
  7. Description of the Manuscript xi
  8. Property Holding and Property Conveyancing xvi
  9. Editorial and Translation Methods and Conventions xxxi
  10. Glossary xxxvii
  11. Appendices
  12. 1 The Register’s own List of its Contents, ff. 1r–8r, ff. 189r–189v, f. 198r 1
  13. 2 The Ornaments of John Hiltoft’s Chantry in St Paul’s, f. 8v 20
  14. 3 A Set of Statutes of the City of London, ff. 198v–199v 22
  15. 4 Some Early Documents including Ordinances, ff. 374r–379r 25
  16. 5 A Wager of 1464–65, ff. 380r–380v 53
  17. 6 A List of Sheriffs, Wardens, and Mayors of London, 1189 to 1596–97, ff. 393r–400r 55
  18. 7 The 1571 Grant of Arms to the Goldsmiths’ Company, f. 400v 100
  19. Bibliography 127
  20. Name Index 137
  21. Subject and Place Index 277
  22. Front Matter 2 312
  23. List of Contents 315
  24. Foreword, 1417 and 1473 (English) 343
  25. Prologue, 1418 (Latin) 344
  26. (Translation of Prologue (English)) 189r 345
  27. Royal Charters (ff. 9r–16r) 347
  28. Deeds relating to Goldsmiths’ Hall (ff. 17r–21r) 361
  29. Deeds relating to the Ship on the Hoop (ff. 22r–24r) 371
  30. Deeds relating to the property in Newgate (ff. 25r–28r) 377
  31. Deeds relating to Gutter Lane (ff. 28v–35v) 384
  32. Deeds relating to property in the parish of St Mary Colechurch (ff. 36r–38v) 399
  33. Deeds relating to property in the parishes of St Vedast, St Mary Colechurch, St Mary Aldermary, and All Hallows Bread Street (ff. 38r–42v) 406
  34. Deeds relating to property in Wood Street [Lamport House] (ff. 43r–44v) 418
  35. Deeds relating to property in Friday Street [The Pheasant] (ff. 45r–49v) 422
  36. Deeds relating to property in Mugwell Street (ff. 50r–50v) 433
  37. Deeds relating to quit-rents from various properties (ff. 51r–58r) 436
  38. Deeds relating to Bread Street (ff. 60r–62v)1 455
  39. Deeds relating to Friday Street (ff. 63r–68v) 463
  40. Deeds relating to Bowyer Row (ff. 69v–74r) 477
  41. Deeds relating to Fleet Street (ff. 75r–83v) 489
  42. Deeds relating to Bread Street (ff. 86r–92r) 509
  43. Deeds relating to “Borehede” (ff. 93r–98v) 525
  44. Deeds relating to Mart Lane (ff. 100r–102r) 540
  45. Deeds relating to Old Change (ff. 104r–106r) (and to Hiltoft chantry, between f. 104v and f. 105r) 545
  46. Deeds relating to the Griffin in Cheap (ff. 108r–111r) 554
  47. Deeds relating to Jewyn Garden (ff. 117r–128v) 570
  48. Deeds relating to Fleet Street (ff. 131r–135r) 595
  49. Deeds relating to Gutter Lane (ff. 136r–141r) 603
  50. Deeds relating to Shoe Lane (ff. 144r–149v) 615
  51. Deeds relating to property in Cheapside (ff. 149v–184r) 626
  52. Deeds relating to the “scalding-house” (property in St Mildred Poultry) (ff. 185v–188v and 190r–196v) 688
  53. Deeds relating to John Hiltoft’s legacy (ff. 201r–202r) 705
  54. Deeds relating to Gutter Lane and Dice Wharf (ff. 206r–207v) 711
  55. Deeds relating to Gutter Lane (ff. 211v–213v) 722
  56. Deeds relating to property in Cheapside (ff. 214r–216v) 726
  57. Deeds relating to Wood Street (ff. 217r–230v) 733
  58. Deeds relating to property in Bishopsgate (ff. 240r–242v) 769
  59. Deeds relating to property in Cheapside (ff. 244r–249r) 775
  60. Deeds concerning the aldermanry of the ward later called Farringdon Ward1 (ff. 250r–250v) 787
  61. Deeds relating to property in Fenchurch Street (ff. 251r–252v) 790
  62. Deeds relating to property in Bread Street (ff. 256r–258r) 795
  63. Deeds relating to property in Fenchurch Street (ff. 259r–265r) 800
  64. Deeds relating to Queens’ College Cambridge and the Blackfriars (ff. 266r–267r) 812
  65. Deeds relating to the Shaa properties (ff. 271r–280r) 820
  66. Deeds relating to the Star in Cheapside (ff. 282r–283r) 843
  67. Deeds relating to property in the parishes of St Alphege and St Stephen (ff. 288r–289r) 847
  68. Deeds relating to Sir Thomas Exmew’s bequest (ff. 309r–312v) 886
  69. Deeds relating to property in Bread Street and elsewhere (ff. 313r–318v) 895
  70. Deeds relating to Sir Martin Bowes’s donation (ff. 325r–339v) 922
  71. Deeds relating to the sale of property to George Beale (ff. 340v–342r) 963
  72. Deeds relating to Philip Strelley’s bequest (ff. 347v–355r; see also 360v–363r) 978
  73. Deeds relating to the Harp and the Coney in Goldsmiths’ Row in Cheapside (ff. 364r–366r) 1008
  74. Deeds relating to property from William Howe (ff. 368r–372v) 1017
  75. Extract from will of William Avenon, 12 December 1631 and proved 15 December 1631 (English) 1028
  76. Extract from will of Henry Williams, 10 April 1635 and proved 13 May 1635 (English) 1028
  77. Extract from will of John Hill, proved 28 April 1646 (English) 1029
  78. Extract from will of John Tyler, 26 November 1640 and proved 14 September 1641 (English) 1029
  79. Deed of receipt of Richard Croshawe’s legacy, 24 July 1632 (English) 1030
  80. Deed of purchase of property from executors of Henry Fryer, 10 December 1653 (English) 1031
  81. Deed of purchase of property by Goldsmiths from Thomas Mason & others, 1 November 1654 (English) 1033
  82. Documents relating to Robert Jenner’s property (ff. 385r–388r) 1038
  83. Documents relating to Francis Ashe's property (ff. 388v–392r) 1044
  84. Front Matter 3 1052
  85. List of Contents 1053
  86. Foreword, 1417 and 1473 (English) 1081
  87. Prologue, 1418 (Latin) 1082
  88. Royal Charters (ff. 9r–16r) 1085
  89. Deeds relating to Goldsmiths’ Hall (ff. 17r–21r) 1097
  90. Deeds relating to the Ship on the Hoop (ff. 22r–24r) 1108
  91. Deeds relating to the property in Newgate (ff. 25r–28r) 1114
  92. Deeds relating to Gutter Lane (ff. 28v–35v) 1121
  93. Deeds relating to property in the parish of St Mary Colechurch (ff. 36r–38v) 1135
  94. Deeds relating to property in the parishes of St Vedast, St Mary Colechurch, St Mary Aldermary, and All Hallows Bread Street (ff. 38r–42v) 1142
  95. Deeds relating to property in Wood Street [Lamport House] (ff. 43r–44v) 1154
  96. Deeds relating to property in Friday Street [The Pheasant] (ff. 45r–49v) 1158
  97. Deeds relating to property in Mugwell Street (ff. 50r–50v) 1169
  98. Deeds relating to quit-rents from various properties (ff. 51r–58r) 1172
  99. Deeds relating to Bread Street (ff. 60r–62v) 1190
  100. Deeds relating to Friday Street (ff. 63r–68v) 1197
  101. 4Deeds relating to Bowyer Row (ff. 69v–74r) 1211
  102. Deeds relating to Fleet Street (ff. 75r–83v) 1222
  103. Deeds relating to Bread Street (ff. 86r–92r) 1243
  104. Deeds relating to “Borehede” (ff. 93r–98v) 1257
  105. Deeds relating to Mart Lane (ff. 100r–102r) 1272
  106. Deeds relating to Old Change (ff. 104r–106r) (and to Hiltoft chantry, between f. 104v and f. 105r) 1278
  107. Deeds relating to the Griffin in Cheap (ff. 108r–111r) 1288
  108. Deeds relating to Jewyn Garden (ff. 117r–128v) 1304
  109. Deeds relating to Fleet Street (ff. 131r–135r) 1329
  110. Deeds relating to Gutter Lane (ff. 136r–141r) 1337
  111. Deeds relating to Shoe Lane (ff. 144r–149v) 1348
  112. Deeds relating to property in Cheapside (ff. 149v–184r) 1358
  113. Deeds relating to the “scalding-house” (property in St Mildred Poultry) (ff. 185v–188v and 190r–196v) 1420
  114. Deeds relating to John Hiltoft’s legacy (ff. 201r–202r) 1437
  115. Deeds relating to Gutter Lane and Dice Wharf (ff. 206r–207v) 1443
  116. Deeds relating to Gutter Lane (ff. 211v–213v) 1454
  117. Deeds relating to property in Cheapside (ff. 214r–216v) 1458
  118. Deeds relating to Wood Street (ff. 217r–230v) 1465
  119. Deeds relating to property in Bishopsgate (ff. 240r–242v) 1498
  120. Deeds relating to property in Cheapside (ff. 244r–249r) 1504
  121. Deeds concerning the aldermanry of the ward later called Farringdon Ward1 (ff. 250r–250v) 1516
  122. Deeds relating to property in Fenchurch Street (ff. 251r–252v) 1519
  123. Deeds relating to property in Bread Street (ff. 256r–258r) 1524
  124. Deeds relating to property in Fenchurch Street (ff. 259r–265r) 1529
  125. Deeds relating to Queens’ College Cambridge and the Blackfriars (ff. 266r–267r) 1541
  126. Deeds relating to the Shaa properties (ff. 271r–280r) 1549
  127. Deeds relating to the Star in Cheapside (ff. 282r–283r) 1572
  128. Deeds relating to property in the parishes of St Alphege and St Stephen (ff. 288r–289r) 1575
  129. Deeds relating to Sir Thomas Exmew’s bequest (ff. 309r–312v) 1614
  130. Deeds relating to property in Bread Street and elsewhere (ff. 313r–318v) 1623
  131. Deeds relating to Sir Martin Bowes’s donation (ff. 325r–339v) 1648
  132. Deeds relating to the sale of property to George Beale (ff. 340v–342r) 1690
  133. Deeds relating to Philip Strelley’s bequest (ff. 347v–355r; see also 360v–363r) 1705
  134. Deeds relating to the Harp and the Coney in Goldsmiths’ Row in Cheapside (ff. 364r–366r) 1736
  135. Deeds relating to property from William Howe (ff. 368r–372v) 1745
  136. Extract from will of William Avenon, 12 December 1631 and proved 15 December 1631 (English) 1756
  137. Extract from will of Henry Williams, 10 April 1635 and proved 13 May 1635 (English) 1756
  138. Extract from will of John Hill, proved 28 April 1646 (English) 1757
  139. Extract from will of John Tyler, 26 November 1640 and proved 14 September 1641 (English) 1757
  140. Deed of receipt of Richard Croshawe’s legacy, 24 July 1632 (English) 1758
  141. Deed of purchase of property from executors of Henry Fryer, 10 December 1653 (English) 1759
  142. Deed of purchase of property by Goldsmiths from Thomas Mason & others, 1 November 1654 (English) 1761
  143. Documents relating to Robert Jenner’s property (ff. 385r–388r) 1766
  144. Documents relating to Francis Ashe's property (ff. 388v–392r) 1772
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781800103955-083

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. List of Illustrations vi
  4. Foreword vii
  5. Acknowledgements viii
  6. Introduction ix
  7. Description of the Manuscript xi
  8. Property Holding and Property Conveyancing xvi
  9. Editorial and Translation Methods and Conventions xxxi
  10. Glossary xxxvii
  11. Appendices
  12. 1 The Register’s own List of its Contents, ff. 1r–8r, ff. 189r–189v, f. 198r 1
  13. 2 The Ornaments of John Hiltoft’s Chantry in St Paul’s, f. 8v 20
  14. 3 A Set of Statutes of the City of London, ff. 198v–199v 22
  15. 4 Some Early Documents including Ordinances, ff. 374r–379r 25
  16. 5 A Wager of 1464–65, ff. 380r–380v 53
  17. 6 A List of Sheriffs, Wardens, and Mayors of London, 1189 to 1596–97, ff. 393r–400r 55
  18. 7 The 1571 Grant of Arms to the Goldsmiths’ Company, f. 400v 100
  19. Bibliography 127
  20. Name Index 137
  21. Subject and Place Index 277
  22. Front Matter 2 312
  23. List of Contents 315
  24. Foreword, 1417 and 1473 (English) 343
  25. Prologue, 1418 (Latin) 344
  26. (Translation of Prologue (English)) 189r 345
  27. Royal Charters (ff. 9r–16r) 347
  28. Deeds relating to Goldsmiths’ Hall (ff. 17r–21r) 361
  29. Deeds relating to the Ship on the Hoop (ff. 22r–24r) 371
  30. Deeds relating to the property in Newgate (ff. 25r–28r) 377
  31. Deeds relating to Gutter Lane (ff. 28v–35v) 384
  32. Deeds relating to property in the parish of St Mary Colechurch (ff. 36r–38v) 399
  33. Deeds relating to property in the parishes of St Vedast, St Mary Colechurch, St Mary Aldermary, and All Hallows Bread Street (ff. 38r–42v) 406
  34. Deeds relating to property in Wood Street [Lamport House] (ff. 43r–44v) 418
  35. Deeds relating to property in Friday Street [The Pheasant] (ff. 45r–49v) 422
  36. Deeds relating to property in Mugwell Street (ff. 50r–50v) 433
  37. Deeds relating to quit-rents from various properties (ff. 51r–58r) 436
  38. Deeds relating to Bread Street (ff. 60r–62v)1 455
  39. Deeds relating to Friday Street (ff. 63r–68v) 463
  40. Deeds relating to Bowyer Row (ff. 69v–74r) 477
  41. Deeds relating to Fleet Street (ff. 75r–83v) 489
  42. Deeds relating to Bread Street (ff. 86r–92r) 509
  43. Deeds relating to “Borehede” (ff. 93r–98v) 525
  44. Deeds relating to Mart Lane (ff. 100r–102r) 540
  45. Deeds relating to Old Change (ff. 104r–106r) (and to Hiltoft chantry, between f. 104v and f. 105r) 545
  46. Deeds relating to the Griffin in Cheap (ff. 108r–111r) 554
  47. Deeds relating to Jewyn Garden (ff. 117r–128v) 570
  48. Deeds relating to Fleet Street (ff. 131r–135r) 595
  49. Deeds relating to Gutter Lane (ff. 136r–141r) 603
  50. Deeds relating to Shoe Lane (ff. 144r–149v) 615
  51. Deeds relating to property in Cheapside (ff. 149v–184r) 626
  52. Deeds relating to the “scalding-house” (property in St Mildred Poultry) (ff. 185v–188v and 190r–196v) 688
  53. Deeds relating to John Hiltoft’s legacy (ff. 201r–202r) 705
  54. Deeds relating to Gutter Lane and Dice Wharf (ff. 206r–207v) 711
  55. Deeds relating to Gutter Lane (ff. 211v–213v) 722
  56. Deeds relating to property in Cheapside (ff. 214r–216v) 726
  57. Deeds relating to Wood Street (ff. 217r–230v) 733
  58. Deeds relating to property in Bishopsgate (ff. 240r–242v) 769
  59. Deeds relating to property in Cheapside (ff. 244r–249r) 775
  60. Deeds concerning the aldermanry of the ward later called Farringdon Ward1 (ff. 250r–250v) 787
  61. Deeds relating to property in Fenchurch Street (ff. 251r–252v) 790
  62. Deeds relating to property in Bread Street (ff. 256r–258r) 795
  63. Deeds relating to property in Fenchurch Street (ff. 259r–265r) 800
  64. Deeds relating to Queens’ College Cambridge and the Blackfriars (ff. 266r–267r) 812
  65. Deeds relating to the Shaa properties (ff. 271r–280r) 820
  66. Deeds relating to the Star in Cheapside (ff. 282r–283r) 843
  67. Deeds relating to property in the parishes of St Alphege and St Stephen (ff. 288r–289r) 847
  68. Deeds relating to Sir Thomas Exmew’s bequest (ff. 309r–312v) 886
  69. Deeds relating to property in Bread Street and elsewhere (ff. 313r–318v) 895
  70. Deeds relating to Sir Martin Bowes’s donation (ff. 325r–339v) 922
  71. Deeds relating to the sale of property to George Beale (ff. 340v–342r) 963
  72. Deeds relating to Philip Strelley’s bequest (ff. 347v–355r; see also 360v–363r) 978
  73. Deeds relating to the Harp and the Coney in Goldsmiths’ Row in Cheapside (ff. 364r–366r) 1008
  74. Deeds relating to property from William Howe (ff. 368r–372v) 1017
  75. Extract from will of William Avenon, 12 December 1631 and proved 15 December 1631 (English) 1028
  76. Extract from will of Henry Williams, 10 April 1635 and proved 13 May 1635 (English) 1028
  77. Extract from will of John Hill, proved 28 April 1646 (English) 1029
  78. Extract from will of John Tyler, 26 November 1640 and proved 14 September 1641 (English) 1029
  79. Deed of receipt of Richard Croshawe’s legacy, 24 July 1632 (English) 1030
  80. Deed of purchase of property from executors of Henry Fryer, 10 December 1653 (English) 1031
  81. Deed of purchase of property by Goldsmiths from Thomas Mason & others, 1 November 1654 (English) 1033
  82. Documents relating to Robert Jenner’s property (ff. 385r–388r) 1038
  83. Documents relating to Francis Ashe's property (ff. 388v–392r) 1044
  84. Front Matter 3 1052
  85. List of Contents 1053
  86. Foreword, 1417 and 1473 (English) 1081
  87. Prologue, 1418 (Latin) 1082
  88. Royal Charters (ff. 9r–16r) 1085
  89. Deeds relating to Goldsmiths’ Hall (ff. 17r–21r) 1097
  90. Deeds relating to the Ship on the Hoop (ff. 22r–24r) 1108
  91. Deeds relating to the property in Newgate (ff. 25r–28r) 1114
  92. Deeds relating to Gutter Lane (ff. 28v–35v) 1121
  93. Deeds relating to property in the parish of St Mary Colechurch (ff. 36r–38v) 1135
  94. Deeds relating to property in the parishes of St Vedast, St Mary Colechurch, St Mary Aldermary, and All Hallows Bread Street (ff. 38r–42v) 1142
  95. Deeds relating to property in Wood Street [Lamport House] (ff. 43r–44v) 1154
  96. Deeds relating to property in Friday Street [The Pheasant] (ff. 45r–49v) 1158
  97. Deeds relating to property in Mugwell Street (ff. 50r–50v) 1169
  98. Deeds relating to quit-rents from various properties (ff. 51r–58r) 1172
  99. Deeds relating to Bread Street (ff. 60r–62v) 1190
  100. Deeds relating to Friday Street (ff. 63r–68v) 1197
  101. 4Deeds relating to Bowyer Row (ff. 69v–74r) 1211
  102. Deeds relating to Fleet Street (ff. 75r–83v) 1222
  103. Deeds relating to Bread Street (ff. 86r–92r) 1243
  104. Deeds relating to “Borehede” (ff. 93r–98v) 1257
  105. Deeds relating to Mart Lane (ff. 100r–102r) 1272
  106. Deeds relating to Old Change (ff. 104r–106r) (and to Hiltoft chantry, between f. 104v and f. 105r) 1278
  107. Deeds relating to the Griffin in Cheap (ff. 108r–111r) 1288
  108. Deeds relating to Jewyn Garden (ff. 117r–128v) 1304
  109. Deeds relating to Fleet Street (ff. 131r–135r) 1329
  110. Deeds relating to Gutter Lane (ff. 136r–141r) 1337
  111. Deeds relating to Shoe Lane (ff. 144r–149v) 1348
  112. Deeds relating to property in Cheapside (ff. 149v–184r) 1358
  113. Deeds relating to the “scalding-house” (property in St Mildred Poultry) (ff. 185v–188v and 190r–196v) 1420
  114. Deeds relating to John Hiltoft’s legacy (ff. 201r–202r) 1437
  115. Deeds relating to Gutter Lane and Dice Wharf (ff. 206r–207v) 1443
  116. Deeds relating to Gutter Lane (ff. 211v–213v) 1454
  117. Deeds relating to property in Cheapside (ff. 214r–216v) 1458
  118. Deeds relating to Wood Street (ff. 217r–230v) 1465
  119. Deeds relating to property in Bishopsgate (ff. 240r–242v) 1498
  120. Deeds relating to property in Cheapside (ff. 244r–249r) 1504
  121. Deeds concerning the aldermanry of the ward later called Farringdon Ward1 (ff. 250r–250v) 1516
  122. Deeds relating to property in Fenchurch Street (ff. 251r–252v) 1519
  123. Deeds relating to property in Bread Street (ff. 256r–258r) 1524
  124. Deeds relating to property in Fenchurch Street (ff. 259r–265r) 1529
  125. Deeds relating to Queens’ College Cambridge and the Blackfriars (ff. 266r–267r) 1541
  126. Deeds relating to the Shaa properties (ff. 271r–280r) 1549
  127. Deeds relating to the Star in Cheapside (ff. 282r–283r) 1572
  128. Deeds relating to property in the parishes of St Alphege and St Stephen (ff. 288r–289r) 1575
  129. Deeds relating to Sir Thomas Exmew’s bequest (ff. 309r–312v) 1614
  130. Deeds relating to property in Bread Street and elsewhere (ff. 313r–318v) 1623
  131. Deeds relating to Sir Martin Bowes’s donation (ff. 325r–339v) 1648
  132. Deeds relating to the sale of property to George Beale (ff. 340v–342r) 1690
  133. Deeds relating to Philip Strelley’s bequest (ff. 347v–355r; see also 360v–363r) 1705
  134. Deeds relating to the Harp and the Coney in Goldsmiths’ Row in Cheapside (ff. 364r–366r) 1736
  135. Deeds relating to property from William Howe (ff. 368r–372v) 1745
  136. Extract from will of William Avenon, 12 December 1631 and proved 15 December 1631 (English) 1756
  137. Extract from will of Henry Williams, 10 April 1635 and proved 13 May 1635 (English) 1756
  138. Extract from will of John Hill, proved 28 April 1646 (English) 1757
  139. Extract from will of John Tyler, 26 November 1640 and proved 14 September 1641 (English) 1757
  140. Deed of receipt of Richard Croshawe’s legacy, 24 July 1632 (English) 1758
  141. Deed of purchase of property from executors of Henry Fryer, 10 December 1653 (English) 1759
  142. Deed of purchase of property by Goldsmiths from Thomas Mason & others, 1 November 1654 (English) 1761
  143. Documents relating to Robert Jenner’s property (ff. 385r–388r) 1766
  144. Documents relating to Francis Ashe's property (ff. 388v–392r) 1772
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