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Includes a number of case histories of Tower privileges being confirmed or challenged, and a list of lieutenants from the reigns of Henry VIII to Charles I.
France & Lord of Ireland to the Major & Sherriffs
of the Citty of London greeting
s
of our Tower of London from time past Memory of man
unto this present; In
Campo Roberto de Morleo, Richard la Vasg. Alannis
de Buxhill, formerly Leiutenants of e
resed Customes of money & other proffitts hereafter
specified as Rightfully belonging to the Tower &
have peaceably enjoyed the same
Namely out of every boat loaden th
Citty of London, sins aquantity of the said Rushes as a Man
san th
Tower-wharfe.
Out of every boat theand to be laid on e
Out of every Vessel Loaden th
or any other place, one Lagena of Wine before e
another behind the Mast
Hee shall likewise have all shipps Barges & Boats
shattered by wind & Tempest riding adrift th
and Tackling brooken from London Bridge & Sgall dispose of the sd
Benefitt for his own use
All Swanns Swimming from the Bridge towards the Sea
and from thence towards the Bridge
Likewise all Oxen horses Cows hoggs & Sheepe ch
fall from the said Bridge into the River of Thames
which the Constabularies shall Seize upon, or his ts
for his use.
For every foot of the forenamed Cattle feeding th
Precin
Whatsoever Carect laden or Empty falling in the Ditches
of esd.
of the Street called Petty Wales, nor Near esd
Ditch but shall be seized on & brought into e
Noe Carecta shall pass beyond the Bridge thsdtt Katherines Hospitall th
and if any shall presume to passe & shall breake e
Barre his Carect shall forth th
and for his transgression he shall make atton
according to the will & pleasure of our said Lieutenant
Now wee being willing to maintaine all & each ees
of the Tower that none of the Rights belonging thereunto
be Substracted or fraudulently th
command you that yee
Thomas Murceaux now Constable of our said Tower
to receive either by himselfe or his ts
forementioned Customes Rents & Proffits and to enjoy
all Enfranchisments & Libertys th
or ton.
our Tower have enjoyed their Ancient & due Rights
& Priviledges of this let nothing bee Omitted
Witness ourselfe at Eltham eth of Novemb
in the Sixth yeare of our Reigne
tseere
to deliver ees thereunto
Sr. Wm Wade tch
and the Earle of Devonshire on Thursday in e
noon, at ee
Signed James R:
Right-Trusty & right-well beloved Cosins & Councellors &
right-Trusty and well beloved Counsello.ers wee greet you
well. The Lieutenant of our Tower of London being
dead and the Place now void of any Cheife Officer to
take Charge of it, cher
Soe to remaine, wee have made Choice of our tr.
W.m Wade t
Comitt e
dispose of it, and doe therefore require you or any two
of you and hereby Authorize you to Send for sdr.
W.m Wade, and to let him know his our Pleasure & then
to repaire to our said Tower, and upon View taken of e
state of his things as were in ets
to deliver them over to the said Wade by Indenture
as you shall find to have been customed and th
deliver him these o.er letters for his te
Charge and Exercise it and likewise you shall Publish
this our pleasure to all inferior Officers of our sd
Com̄and them to be obedient to him & Namely e
Porter to deliver him e
long service wee have had soo good Proofe, as wee think
him worthy of that Charge. Our pleasure also in that you shall
give hum the Oath accustomed to be given to e
of the Tower and these our Lresr Sufficient t
Signet at our Castle at Rockingham et
in eer Reigne of Great Brittaine
France & Ireland trs eerr.trs er.or. John Fortishe tsder
The Kings ts Lre & Warr.tsr. W.m Wade t
to take Charge of the Tower of London as his ts
Signed James R
Trusty & welbeloved wee greet you well for as much as
by the death of Sr. George Harvey ter Tower of
London the Charge thereof is void ch
should soe continue but bee Supplyed presently in regard
as well of Prisoners as other things of Charge th
Wee have made Choice of you for e
of yo.er fidelity to Comitt the Same unto you, untill
dispose otherwise of it & for this purpose have Ordred our erser Privy Councill to repaire thither & upon
View taken of the state of that our house, as it now remaijneth
at er.e
Prisoners to you by Indenture in Such forme as in like Cases
hath been customed, wherefor we will & Comand you
to attend our sdt
Charge of that o.er house of the Tower, by virtue of these our res.tsdr.
George Harvey or any other Leiutenant have Exercised it th
appertaining, and these our erser Sufficient t
at our Castle of Rockingham e
the third yeare of oure Reigne of Great Brittaine
France & Ireland
Directed
To our Trusty & Welbeloved Sr. W.m Wade teer Privy Councill
A
Councill to eere
Earle of Devon and others of their dps.
take er. W.m Wade t
of the Tower
After our hearty aionsats
his tsr. W.m Wade did lack
a Cause to Authorize you to give him his Oath thchty
thinks not comely to hold ety
resolved to Establishhing fully therein is pleased to Command
us to let you know that yo.er s
to give him the Accustomed Oath which other Leiutenants
have used to receive, for doing whereof this our Signification
of his tijs.a
from the Court at Ashby et 1605 d
You shall Sweare to Serve e
James and his heires & Successors Lawfull Kings & Queens of this
Realme both faithfully and truly in the Office that you be
calld unto that is Cheife Porter of his tse
of London and in all things touching his honour, and Safely you
shall neither your Selfe doe procure or Give consent to bee
done anything that shall bee prejudiciall to his highness person
State or honour, or if you shall heare or understand of any
bodily hurt dishonour or prejudice to his tyble
much as in you lyeth to lett eetyty
by all ways & means you can to cause e
Moreover you shall Serve noe man by wages livery or fee theetye
You shall bee obedient to the Leiutenant of eer t
and if you shall know any thing concerning the Safety thereof
you shall not faile to disclose e
obedient to Such Officers as are to have Command over you
in e
You shall take Care of the Keyes of esd
Keys when they shall bee delovered unto you by et
of the Tower to bee Safely kept and to See e
shutt at Convenient & Usuall times ee
Keys after eete
appointed to watch and ward be personally there & at due houres
to th
Leave of the Said t
him thereof that they may be Checked or otherwise Punished as
by the Orders Signed by his ty
attendance in Such Sort and in Such Places as is appointed
unto them
You shall take eet
houres all chosicon
Same or by leave of the t
Such Occasions
You shall not depart from yo.er Service in the Tower into e
Country or elsewhere tht
Captain.
You shall keepe the Kings Peace in the Tower & in all
other Places and doe as much as in you lyeth to doe e
Same to eer Power and all these things you
Shall only & truly Observe & keepe Soe help you God a
His tse
Leitenant from the Tower Leaving r.
Roger tr.
Signed James R. ex
Trusty and welbeloved wee greet you well, At yoer humble er Ease wee are pleased that you may at
Convenient times absent yo.erselfe from yoer Charge of our
Tower of London, and attened to yoer owne affaires or recreation
for Some reasonable time, Soe as the whole So by you to bee
taken for yoer absense doth not Exceed in the Compass of one
yeare, The Space of one Month and that for the time of
yo.er said absense whensoever it shall happen you leave
in yo.er absense to attend yo.er said Charge our tr.
Dalison one of the rsr
or either of them and in Soe doing these our Lres
as well to you for yo.er absence Sufficient warrant & discharge
given under our Signet at our Pallace of Westminster e
France and Ireland and of Scotland the 40.th
To our Trusty and welbeloved Sr. William Wade t
Leiutenant of our Tower of Londen
His ts Warr:te
Leiutenant from the Tower Leaving Sr. Roger
Dalison tr. John Kay t
Forcett r.a
Signed James R~
Trusty and welbeloved wee greet you well at yoer mb
Suite and for yo.er ease wee are pleased that you may at
Convenient times absent yo.erSelfe from yo.er Charge of our
Tower of London and attend to yoer owne affairs or eaton
for Some reasonable time So as the whole by you to bee taken
for yo.er absence doe not Exceed in the Compass of one yeare e
yo.er Said absneces whensoever it shall happen you then
leave to attend yo.er said Charge our tsr. Roger Dalison tersr. John Kay t
Forcett r.
our Lreser absense as for them
for their said attending to yo.er Charge) Sufficient warrnat
and discharge. Given under Our Signet at our Pallace of
Westminster eeth yeare of our Reigne
of England France & Ireland and of Scotland eth r. W.m Wade tt
Names of the ts
London in ell
Queens following
Signed James R. Here after follow the Articles & Ordinances tet Ma.ty
Established e
Scotland e8th chr. Wm
Wade tee
appointed to give their daily attendance the
for ee
First t
out of the said Tower of London thesdr.
W.m Wade or his deputy upon paine of forfiture of xij.d for e
third default his body shall bee Imprisoned three dayes & if
he make default the 4.th time to loose his Roome for Ever
and his body to bee punished at e
Item er. W.m Wade or his deputry shall not give license
to none of efe
said Tower, but that they be Sure they shall be remaining th
likewise of all other Gunners and Artificers and this Order
to bee kept by Sr. Wr. Wade or his deputy for the Sure keeping
of the said Tower, upon paine of e
Item the sdr. W.m Wade or his deputy shall Surely See t
there bee every day Soe many of e
thought Convenient never to be under 8 th
Artificers Surely to Keepe ee
is to say from eee
Shutting alsoe that Every of them Soe appointed and all
other Yeomen beare in their hands a Halbeard or Bill
wheresoever they goe th
Item the said Yeomen and all other Soe appointed for
keeping of the Gates Shall not depart from etheesdr. W.m Wade or his deputy
nor Suffer any man woman or Child not dwelling thethth
license of er. W.m Wade or his deputy dureing ate
them well and that the Cause of their Coming thither bee
good & Needfull upon paine of t
pleasure of the Said Sr. W.m Wade and loosing of xij.d for
every Such default
Item the Said Yeomen & other Gunners and Artificers Soe
appointed shall truly Keepe their night watch and ward as
the sdr. W.m Wade or his deputy shall appoint and Com̄and
them to doe upon paine of their Bodies to bee Imprisoned
at er. W.m Wade and loosing xijd for their first
Offense and the Second Offense to loose xx.d and 2 dayes
his Body in Prison, and he that thirdly offendeth shall
loose his Roome and his body to bee punished at e
Kings Pleasure
And if it fortune any of the Wardens Roomes to be void er. W.m Wade shall as Soon as he may Certifie e
Kings tyty
his Roome
Alsoe the said Sr. W.m Wade shall See that every of e
Said Yeomen of e
Artificers Soe appointed have their Harness for their
Bodies the
of every of them and alsoe for the Sure keeping of e
Tower and the said Sr. William Wade shall See this to bee
done ore ever he be paid his next wages
The Gates of the Tower to bee Shut th
Eleaven; and Soe at Evening presently after five and
opened at one of e
Opened during e
Messuage some from his tye
or for Speciall occasion of his Majestyes Service
When the Tower Bell doth ring at Nights for the
Shutting in of ethts
are to th
goe forth that Night
After the Great Gate of ee
time etsth
to come in or out to use only e
to ancient Custome two wardens shall stand on each Side
to view those t
Noe Warden to Change his day Warding or Night watches thtt
Noe Prisoner to bee Served but after e
for his dinner and Supper and presently after they are
Served to be Shuting before ee
The Wardens appointed to ward on e
are not to depart from thence till e
up and to be there againe before e
Where the Keys are Fetched in e
for the Night hence forth that Wards in e
meet eee
be fix for e
any be wanting or absent to Certifie the Leiutenant
of their Names that he may be checqued for not
his duty and after they take e
them to depart from their Wards th
None of those tsth
Prisoners shall be admitted to have Ordinary recourse upp
and Downe in all places of ee
to Stay in eccons
given by the Leiutenants to the Wardnes whereof
may some Inconveniency to his ts
Noe other ts
are appointed by order of his tsth
Such liberty as is also allowed, and none of ets
Lords or Prisoners to be admitted to lodge out of their
Lords or Masters Chambers
The tsers shall dine by
themselves and not to use their Lodg Lodginhs or Prisons
as Ordinarys th
The wives of Such as are allowed to have access to the
Prisoners to be admitted at Convenient time but not
to lodge in ee
dwelling houses nor to come the
but to ethe
Leiutenant and there to light as hath been accustomed
and not to Stay after ee
None to be admitted to any Prisoner thee
Where of late times eee
& other Prisoners in e
Order is to be given that ee
continually kept Shut and the keepers to give their Attendance
to let in Such as are to be admitted & noe others
None to be admitted to have access into the Prisoners ts
nor to Speake th
Stayed by the Wardens that waite & give attendance th
appoint in his absence
Such other Ancient Orders for Searching of ee
Gates of e
when the watch is Sett and in ee
doe make their ROunds are to bee observed by the Wardens
there as the Leiutenant Shall give retton
If any of the Yeomen shall at any time reveale by
himselfe or by any meanes directly or indirectly to
any Prisoners any tt ontch
or any of them shall receive of e
not only loose his Place, but be Imprisoned during his tys.
And where in former times there hath been a ent
Goaler appointed by the Leiutenant who hath Speciall
Charge to See ee
Majesty is pleased there shall bee a Gentleman Goal.er th
of xijd tsT Ellesmere . cane. T Doresett E Worcester H Northampton Salisbury
At such time as the Duke of Som̄ersett was Com̄itted
Prisoner to e
the 6.th being Unckle to ee
Realme he noting e
of the Wardens of eble
Encourage them prosise them that when it should
please God and the King to deliver him out of Prison
he would procure them that favour from the King that
they should weare his Cloth as ee
Guard did. The Duke not long after being Set at
liberty, e
of e
to weare eche
ing by this Means, and hath ever Since been
Continued
Here after Ensue the Copies of divers Ancient
Records concerning e
ges of e
belonging confirmed from tyme to tyme during ell
sively o Henrici tertij M. 6
Mandat est Ballivis erk intn̄
de Cafford Rocheford et Berdestaple quod Sint
Auxiliant: dilecto & fideli Thomas de Blundhill
Constabular: Turr London, et Servientibus Suis ad
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Aprillis Anno Nono o 35 Henrici 3
ecom London quod
habere fac Petro Blindo Constabular Turr London
duas
et Rex cum Sciveret Dustu illud eis fac. Teste Rege
apud Westm̄: 13 die August Anno Regni Sui xxxvi
sorum Sit suꝑ Murid propo: Turrini LOndon repara
fac. reparatoe qua. Indigett Ct Rex und Scudit
illud ei fac, alloe Teste ut Supra
Ao 40.th H. 3 Claus. M: 16
Rex ad instantiam Seux Domitisse Cornubie
concessit Johanne de Aupliediam qué est apud Turrin Rs.
London habend tota vita Sua, et Mandat est
Petro de Bland Constabular preduct Turr d
Johanne predict Rechisorin Sine delōne habere
fac Sicut th
die January o 46 H. 3 Claus M. 14
uꝑd
in Placea illa quiam Juxta Turrim Rs London thuꝑ
fecit plantae piroriū de Dailhon et aliox facerit
plantari Mandat est Rico de Tillebir Constantibular
Turris Refis London d
dilone id fieri fac Teste Rege apud Windsore
tertio die Martij et Custod: et Rex sibi fac abloc: Ex Rotulo Claus de A.o Nono Regni
d
opposito exteriore
quosdam Malefactores de Civitate London
cum Nigenti Multitudine Armartori tum Equre u Rex iram et indignatuem
conseperat erga Comitatem Divitatis predict tandem
Johannes de Grezorous Nicholas de farndon Johes
de Wengraue Robertus de Kollesay et plures
attedentes in Camá Sua in Palutio Suo Westm̄
coram eod, duo Rege et Consilio Suo ibin extiter
ferxis genibus geram et Benevo lentiu
Regii Humiliter postularunt et se ac totā
Comitatem Civitatis illius gratia et voluntate
din̄ Regni Submiserunt, Et idem Duo Rex Habitu
inde deliberato etom̄ Consilo Suo
perdict Majorem Aldermannios Cives et Comitatem
ad ejùs Pristinum gra: ac Benevo lentiam
Reconciliavit et de sua gra,o Spiali nec non et
600 Marcis quasdicti Major Aldermanni et Civitas
eidem dmo. Regi dare premiserunt Solvendi ad Satt m̄
Regis transgressionem toem et teetch
repaired at their owne Charge they were pardonedattaoe. contepat
remisit. Ita dredict Sumtibus cū ei
festinatoe quo fieri poterit refiti faciant et
Malifactor. Civitat
Ito quod dn.o Regi de Cesere nonfarisfaciunt
alioquin presens Reinisuo em et
Transgressione predict at Si hujusmodi Remissio &
Reconsiliato fact non fuintEx F Elsing Convenit cum Recordo
23.th decemb. 1605
Ex Rotulo Finim de A.o decimo
Regni Regis Edw.d Secundi
Edwardus dei gratia Rex Anglia dm Hiberniæ
et dux Aquitaine, Oib. s adquos presentes Lre prevenaltin: Sciate
quem Majori Aldermani Cives et Cortas Civitatis nrenrmnra
quadrigentas Massus Nobis presolverúnt perdonavimus
eisdem Majori Aldermanus Civibus et Coitati
transgressionem quam quidam de ead Divitate noie: Doitatis illius fecisse dicebat.em frangerido
notant.em quendam Mur num̄ seren̄ ex opposito exteri
oris rr. ure London cujus pretexta erga dro:
Majorem Aldermanos Dives et Coitat iram et
Indagnaroem ronsepannus quem quidem Murr dti. Major Aldermanij Dives et Coites Suis Sumphb.
post Modū referermit et ipsor Majorem nre pristine, Grati
et Benevolentiæ plene restituimus et reconciliavi
mus de nretia pleniore nolentes quod
Major Aldermani Cives et Coitas vel eor
aut Successdores rasoe tranredict
Heredes nos:nros:
Occasionent Molestent in aliquo Seu graventer
in Cujus reo testimoniū has lras nras
fecimus Teste Meipro apud Westm̄ 13 die Julij
An.o Regni Regem Ex F Elsing Convenit Cum Recordo
23 dese: 1605
Ex Rtulo Clausarum de A.o 6.to
Regni Regis Richardi Secundi
Richard Dei gratia Rex Anglie et Francca
et Dom:s hibrie Majoris et Vite Comitibus London
Saltum. Quia ut intelleximus Constabularij Turris nre
Usque ad Tempud jam tarde Elapsum et in Spali Johes Darry. Johes de Bello Campo Robertus de Morley
Ricus la Vash, et Alanus de Buxhill quondam
Constabularij Turr nreredict Dastamus denarij
et perficicae in infra Scripta de jure ad Turrim perde recerunt viz de quodam battello Sciepis
Duerato diecto ad Civitatem predict tuntam quuntita se
Scirporum Sup.er wharfum vre
Brachia alicujus poterit con toneri de quo liberto
batello Ostreas, Musculus et Cocheas ad Civitatem ꝑ
dictam dicere consueto unam Mandam inde Super
dictam Wharfam Similit.er ponend de qualiber Navi
unnis Carcata a Burdegs Senalibi us Civitatem u
pone Malum Quadlibet Navem Bargeum Sive Batellū
Sue aluis vas d
Seu ruptis Cordis et ligatorijs Suis abi gubernaculus
humanis nataverit aponte London us Gravesend
Seu abinde us Pontem
Suos Dapiend et ad opus Vict Constabularij applitand: quorem
Dignos venientes Subtus Vcum pontem versus Mare
Sue a Mare Versus eundus pont. Omnimodus: Equos
Boves possos et Oves qui de Ponte predict in aquam
Thamise Ceciderent, quod predict Constabular. Seu
Ministrij Sin predict repering de quo libet pede huodi
Animalis infra fossata Turris predict depassentis vius
denarium Quamlivet Carectam Vacuum Seu Carratam
quæ in fossata predict renderis tanquam foris facturam
et feodū dicti Constabularij quo predict Constabularij noiati et alij consietudinebus Subscriptis a tempore t d
Seu Carcatas afine viri Vocati petite Wales, Super
Montem dce Turris nec prope folsata
Statium vocat Tower-Street venire debeat nisi superit
et infra Turris predict Duse et d
pontem inter folsata Vritaie Turris
illa infra Turr.
tem oia & Singula Jura et Libertates Turris nrepde
ne ant.
tenere Volentes Vobis Mandamus d
fidelem nreular eeurr: predicti Custamus denaria et
et habere at
et abs Impedimento, aliquo
Custum̄ denaria et
ipse et oes alij Constabularij Turr
denaria et sueConsuetudinis predictis Vti et Gaudere at Tempore raco: abiliter consue verunt et nulla tenne
Omittatis Teste Meipse apud Eltham 16 die Novem:br
An.o Regi Hri ꝑ ipsum Regem Ex Fran Elsing Convenit cym Recordo
17 Marty 1605 icho Parker
Richardus Dei gratia Rex Anglia et Franciæ et
Dom: Hiberniæ Majori et Vise Dom: London Saltim
Supplicavit nobis Dilectus et fidelis Miles Noster Merren
Constabularius curris nre
Certe libertatis et Franchesieus Subscripte de quibus Turris nreeum nrm
Tempore a tempore quo non Extat Memoria Seisiū fuit
ad dictam Castrem nrs:ibm
fuerit et dequa
libet Nave Vinis dtum
una le
retro Malū. de quolinet Battello tartato Ostreis Muscus
vel Corleis ad Civitatem
quolibet Battello Scirpes tartato ad dictum Civitatem
Veniente un̄ Brachiale quolibet Navis Bargea vel derripum
Thama
London Si nullus vivus in eisdem Vassis inventus fuerit
Quilibet Dignus vel Dignisulus qui venerit vel reveneri
Sup.erripam predicto: Natando adirto ponto us Gravesend
Qualibet Becia quo
ceciderit natans inter Bundas
alicujus et le Stalbotes que ad dict Constabularium
Solebat ac hunc hores: dre Civitatis
aliquid Solvere nolunt acoem delibertatibus et franchesijs ad dcm: Castem̄ nrm
pertinentibus in Cevitate ꝑredict publicanū et nun cranū
fieri Subere in eadum proclamatore Voluntate noam
experementes dnrm
et Franchesijs p Suis pre noeredict gaudeat et
vtatur non Obstantibus Libertatibus et Franchesijs noei
et assensu Prelatorum alius Magatū in Parliamento nro:cacoi coem Suam Pdict:ꝑte
percimus quod infra Civitatem ꝑdict
ejusdem in locis ubi melius Expediens fuerit ex nrarenuntiari fac eos
Singulas libertat franchesas ad predict Castū nrmddrm
et Frachnesijs predict Gaudeat et utatur informa dict
et dicterse
vel Ministros Suos havere et
Meipso apud Westn̄ 22.th die Novembris A:o Regni nri:eticoeer ipsum Regem
in Parliamento et erat Patens Ex Rotulo Clausarium Convenit cum Recordo Jo Barough Nich.o Parker
The Citeo Edwardi Tertij Caput 101Concerning e
of the Tower
Because tch
used in the Citty of London for good Governance of ers Sheriffs
and
Citty, it is ordeined and stablished t
Aldermen ch
be redressed the faults Errors and Misprisions above named
and duely punish them from time to tijme upon Certaine paine
at first default a thousand Marks to the King at the
Second time 2000 Markes and at ee
of e
beginn to be enquired of them at the feast of S.t Michael
next coming Soe that they make due rederssing as is abovesaid
Forreigne Countijes Kent, Essex, Sussex Hertford Buck
ingham & Berkshire, as well at echsd
Aldermen be by such Enquest indicted they shall becaused
to come by process before e
out of e
as well to e
Enquest, those Enquest shall be taken by folkes foraine
as abovesaid and if they be attaint eacon
and be laid of ee
default of their Governantes, and Notthe
Plantiffe shall recover his trible damages against eee
of e
stead of eee
of the Chancery as the Judiciall under the Justices Seale
to make Execution in the said Citty and process shall
be made by t
bee Soe that te
awarded after eeee
& Aldermen have lands & tse
process shall be made against them by teets
and Aldermen ch
answer Singularly for himselfe as well at cherill of
other that be absent as of him Selfe and this Ordnance
shall be holden firme & Stable, notth
ses Priviledges or Customes whatsoever and this Ordnance
shall extend to other Cities & Burroughts of the Realm
where Such defaults & Misprisions be Used & not ae
bee taken of Folkes of e
Burroughs & Townes bee and the Paine of e
shall bee Adjudged by the discretion of ech
shall be there unto Assigned
Here Followeth a breife Note or abstract
of eee
& Cittizens of London touching e
between e
& the Leiutenants answer to Every one of
them Severally
Concerning eththee
It appeareth by divers accompts beginning o32 Edw Primi
and SOe continuing untill Ao H 8 t
of London did repaire t
for it and Scoured the ditch there to their great Charges
in ch
Turrimee
Some time
Item that they appointed keepers of it as of all other e
Gates of e
Armed to Guard it & Charged the keepers th Edw:d 2
Anno 49 Ed. 3d.
Item that they did let & demise the housing & dwelling
upon eo 49 Edw.d 3d & A.o 9th.
of Richard 2.d th
they might release for the Same & keep for the Cittij
Item a to 29 of H: 8 by Wardmole
Inquest of London that e
Bawdes and lodged icouseth
est By all the proofes ech
had must be aplase of binding & tonch
the Supposed place never was, but was a Bulworke
of Stone ch
as is Testified by Many wittnesses
2d echech
Supposed Posterne never was nor Could bee
for it was an Entry only into e
now decaged & e
all along to it over ch
nor never was by Bridge or otherwise
3.dly also it must be at eech
place is not
And it is to bee noted that Mr. Leiutenant doth make
noe proofe for the Posterne but only Since Edw 6 time
and that only aproofe of possession in that they have
leased it and held it ever Since, where indeed the
Controversie hath been So ould between e
them at least and therefore their possession is now quiet
possession and Soe great an Adversary as the t
of e
espetially Shadowing himselfe under e
ing e
st
that they have amended the way on etheo 9 Edw 4 erected Gallows there eaton
not be taken in gatone
priviledges of e
o eth edw. 4 they did lease Gardens
there and received Rents for the Same
o 6.th Edw 4. thee
Grounds at Tower-hill neare e
upon and from thence the rents of e
ceased & the Kings tye
ee
of London touching e
and in the Tower ditch Nameing e
Parish in London
ers of all S.t Barking in Tower Ward London
have used in their Preambulations to Compass the Tower
hill th
eeththeeWard Stone neare e
at che
to beginn cher
of Some of the tse
ethePosterne it appeareth
A.o 19 of Ed.d 2d that the Citty of London was at Charge
to make ee
d te
Abbot of Graces che
Tower-hill towards the toward the East two wash peices of Ground
lying on Tower-hill on ee
tsth
London of tstho 20th
of H 8: & A.o 41 H: 8
Item A.o 21. H. 7 a tteeeatons
etheeee
London
had & leased out divers Gardens lying the
Posterne whereon houses are now lately built
o 3.d of Edw 4.th it was by Act of t
Com̄oncouncill appointed to bee one of the places
where Ruch Boats Should bee brought for the
Sale of Rushes
e
adjoyning to it have from time to time been
paved at the Charge of the Citty
Imprimis the Citty by their first Article did Challenge a Posterne
Scituate as in their own Records is Specified Sometimes
Sometimes ch
that eee
but assigneth no certain Place where e
Seated in Ancient tijme, the Leiutenant of e
akind of Toll for e
Land as by water che
to ee
which Shews that e
Liberty & Territory belonging to it in Times past then
it hath now, and at e
not any Cattle come and therefore it appeareth t
where te
decayed, and it is made very plaine
upon an teer
that he tooke rent of five Shillings for ee
place
d & 3dd & 3d: Articles make nothing to their Title for that
they make no direct proofe where e
then ech
most probable to bee e
their Challenge as appeareth alsoe by e
Second Particular of their own Breviatt and wee will
manifestly Shew that ee
tch
give them no title to the Kings Soyle
e
Posterne now in question & it is absolutely denyed that
any Posterne should bee apassage but in his right Nature, ought to bee as a Secret Sally only to view e
outward part of ee
way or Passage alongst e
To all their Allegations it is replyed that their
proofes being out of their own Manuscrips &
Memorialls are not of force Sufficient to disinherit
any Subject of his Just Pessession & Title much
less his Majesty
But to make etijs
been time out of mind in ety
Predecessors Possession as appeareth by the tee
by ademise of eo 6 Edw. 6:th
unto Rob.t Hemming & by divers other Records
taken by order of the King & his Councill ch
remaine in the Councill Chamber
To the first e
Erecting of the Scaffold upon Tower-hill it doth give
them noe further Title to ee
other tsethe
of London are Sherriffs as well of Middx
and are to Erect Gibbets and Scaffolds for Execution in
either places at etd e
4 having been once Expelled out of the Realme inclined
much to favour e
depended
The Gardens demised are not Certainly Assigned it also
appeareth by a Record of A.o 46 of H. 3 that eGardens were then Orchards and were planted th
fruite Trees by direction given to eee
The ground they granted to the Queene is not certainly
Assigned but it is most likely to lye in Some place between e
bee any Such place as the Citty doth Challenge on che
remaining and e
where e
The Coroner Sitting the
libertyes of the Tower, doth not Carry away the
Kings Soyle and there are diverse Records to
the Contrary that the Steward of e
Sometimes the Coroner of Middxe
like
The Cittyes disordered PreambulaionPreambulation
Evidence against e
the Contrary our e
are Enjoyned the te
that very ancient & in a Solemne Manner
The Sherriff is to receive his Prisoners according to e
writ, and e
boundarij, was no bound Stone but aloose Stone as is
to bee proved by Ralph Gascoyne & others besides the
Boundaries of London have alwayes had e
or other Marks Sett on them che
could have being Soe Small & the Stone chmenion
is quite the
strange that a Bullwarke being a Principall place
& part of ethe
Major & Aldermen at such times and occasions
have procured Lrese
(as of late they did) both at e
to Sucha Place and that Should be no prejudice to
eithet Title, and I have heard eer
to them in the hearing of 100 persons that e
London was the Mansion house & the Citty e
and therefore what is not Comprehended in Express words
in their Charter do shall appertaine to the Tower &
it will appeare by Ancient Records that the
liberty of e
water Lane and on that Side of ee
Citty it appeareth that anciently there Stood a tyle
house for echterecede
Rents whereof there are ts
The Cittyes trespass upon e
appeareth plainly that e
at e
their tseche
and in eep
to Incroach upon the Kings Soyle and e
Kings then less Curious to looke to their rights and
Circuits of their Priviledges
The wast Sold by the Citty is not Certainly Assigned
and making nothing to Prove e
and Cannot make any thing for the Citty but to
shew that e
then now it doth and that these parcells were
not any part of that ch
hill
The Present made by the Citty of London can̄ot Exclude ets
to e
The Places are not Certainly Assigned neither is e
repairing of a Vault or eee
The Citty havein made an Intrusion upon e
Soyle there are to returne ety
not by President thereof to Offer his highness more
wrong and in e
question it is Sufficiently answered
The Cittyes Art of Com̄on Councill Neither e
of those places ch
were Impaired doth dive them Title to the Kings
Soyle - This is Notably mistaken by them for there
were divers water-gates by Petty wales ch
owne Records will manifest as I will plainly prove
and this is ameere intrusion upon e
and the Kings Wast ch
my owne Knowledge & Soe they Pretented to
have had e
their t
they may aswell Claime the Temple Staires
because by their order as they say they appointed
the Rushes to come thither
Sr Leonard Holiday te
London upon eth day of December 1605 did come
forth of eth
persons & Entring by a byway at e
all alongst eee
that Leadeth to ee
came forth at alittle hole into a Yard & Soe (the
Sword Carried before him) did make Entrance aee
to him and went over Tower-hill into Tower-street
betweene for & Six of ee
of ee
Sr. W.m Wade te
Carts laden th
Ceratin Cittizens of London passing from Thames
street to Tower-street to be taken & brought into
the Tower according to the Priviledges & Charters of ech
Street to Tower-Street thchsd
Leiutenant in reguard of the abuse Offered his tye
in having his Sword Carried up before him in the
Said libertyes whereupon e
own.ers of eee
before whom the Cause was heard & by Lresee
upon bond t
order thdpse
present that Order was Sett downe that here
Where as Complaint hath been made unto the Lords of
his tsr. W.m Wade ttst
of ethe
is to Say of Friday the 20.th of this Instant month of decemb
in ee
a Great part thereof th
and that he tooke possession of e
or words to Call ee
taken thereby derogating from e
is Supposes to belong to his ts
the Tower, ch
upon aion
present at the Lord Majors Coming unto the Posterne aforesd
and Espetially upon et
had affirmed unto him and likewise had the
Same before the Lords of the Councill that he heard the Ld
Major Speake words to e
ing eeeee
the Citty, and whereas the Recorder of London together th
Some of er. John Garret & r.
Middleton ts
to make answer unto the Same Complaint in the behalfe
of the Lord Major have declared that e
came not at that time into eaforesd
or into any part or place about eth
or purpose (as is Complained of) to take possession nor did in the Cittyes behalfe or to take any
take any possession
advantage in e
noe Such words or to Such Effect touching e
Possession, nor did take any possession, but that his Coming
thither was Merely & only to Survey the Tower Dike between
Algate & the Tower being of late yeares very Noisome
about those parts of London and that he tooke his way to pass by
the Posterne Gate & over Tower hill for noe other respect but
because he was told at that present that it was his Nearest
way Acknowledging never the less (that the Lord Major Soe
passing by the Posterne gate the Sword was Carried upright before
him as in other places of his icconch
his behalfe & from himselfe not to have been done of any
Lett purpose at that tijme for advantage in the Question of iccon
had been Soe Carried in that place by his Predecessors, alleging
that also it being late in the Evening as it was grown darke
and he being Soe meanly Accompanied it could not well be
Supposed that the Sword was Carried to make any Shew of
Claime of iccon
Answer to the said Complaint) have made a nciaton
partly against the said tet
Some
that he thereupon Caused the Goods of Certaine Cittizens to a
good Value (as they were to be Carried through Tower street
to be Staid & brought into the Tower) and there to be detained
in leiu & requitall of the sdch
the Tower grounding himselfe (
upon Presidents of former tijmes & upon a Supposed
rightfull power & Authority in the Leiutenant
upon Such Occasion Soe to doe) against the partie or
parties Employed by him Namely against one Phillips
a Warder that the said Phillips Spake these words or
to this effect, viz.t that as ee
Tower Sought to take away the Kings life, Soe the Lord
Major Sought to take away the Kings Land (Scandalizing
greatly by that Speech & depraving eCitty ion
of etyth
other words Offensive towards the Citty: upon hearing aionLdds:t
soever his Purpose was of Coming thither at that time in
Such Sort did inconsiderably in giving Cause of icon
taking Some Advantage in Matter of ccon
espetially at such a time when the Tower was soe replen
ished th
then to bee In ch
should have eccon
occasion of his Repaire thither it is easy to be considered
how Inconvenient it might have been, but hard to
say what evill effects might have Ensued & so much
the rather to bee misliked because heresofore Straight
Charge & Order hath been given to forbeare all occasion
of Strife & Contention about e
iccon
iction
that et
forttheth
Charge to them for the Same (this direction & Order for uion
to be here Vnderstood as that it may not be taken to
prejud
Lord Major or the te
Charter) thirdly that the said Phillips for e
Scandalous Speech uttered against the Lord Major
& Aldermen (acknowledged in Effect by himselfe & reproved by the t
or Offense shall be Com̄itted to the Prison in the
Fleet, and lastly that th
shall be taken by way of Commission (whereto the Record.er
did Absent in the behalfe of eThe Controversie of the ccone
and of e
formerly hath been Ordred, All Action of Strife & Content
thereabouts, & Attempt to take any Advantage, on either E d ꝑSigned L.d Aris Bishopp of Canterbury Earle of Worcester d Treasurer Earle of Northampton d Admirall Lrd Knolleyes Lrd Wotton
Memorandum that upon the 7 day of July 1606 Christo ph
Asquith Saller was Arrested thee£ & being
there in Execution for the said Debt and 10:s Charges he
entreated a Protection of Sr. Wm Wade tte
Tower ch
intent he might the better leave e
to Satisfie his Creditors afterwards about eth of
October following theaion
his protection e
upon an cone
Luke Cropley
Whereupon Mr. t
sherriffes of London to demand the delivery of his Pris
being in Execution in ech
Mr tee
caused the next two Cittizens that came th
libertyes thereof, wiz.t
detained till Such time as they did procure the said
Asquith to be Set at liberty hereupon e
procured habeas Corpus out of his ts.
a Friday in the Terme time in the absence of the Lord
Cheife Justice being then at eeCittizens to bee brought
Imediately to the Kings Bench. upon receipt of ch
Writt Mr tr. John Popham
Lord Cheife Justice and informing his ppe
Case he tooke the writt into his hands and after
upon Complaint of eermen
his p:aione
Priviledge of the Tower - in that Case (the like where
of is in other Courts) his p
his tys.
London to deliver er. t
Whereupon by virtue of that writ Asquith was
Brought to Mr. tLond:
and then the Same Nott & Kember were discharged
& Lett at liberty
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Justiciarijs
The tth
men daily attendant of eijialij
Priviledged thgaton
the Same as well as the Cheife Justice of England holdeth e
place of his ts.
The Priviledges of the Tower & Libertyes of the Same
take their t
London as the Premises Cheife Place & hold, ch
by Ancient Vsage and Custome in giving the Major of
London his Oath by et
gate of the Tower in London in time of Sickness or other
occasion of Closing the Premises he
The Authority & Priviledges of the Tower appeareth by keeping
of ensgr.
other ons
wel Serjeants as others have pleaded. In chha ve
Court of Pipowders and the tth
Councill have often Judged & determined upon them
according to Law & Equity and Consciense
It hath been an old an Ancient Vsage to keepe Table
in the Court of e
thither of all the Priviledged persons of e
to e
Moved or Stirred against any Such who had Soe great
Continuall & painfull watch and Care day & Might
about the Princes Cheifest Place charge & Treasure
and if any Such nant
having Knowledge thereof should goe to Such place
where he is the
home
The Tower in Some respects is and has been taken
as a house of Warr Exempted from all other libertyes
Franchises & Places and their Laws only Standing to e
old Time possessed & Enjoyed by all Officers of the Same the
as of e
Copie of a Certificate from Sr.
Concerning ee
Our dutyes most humbly resembled yoer ps:
referred the aconeticonr psets.
humble Suite unto Robert Browne under eeetheche
Tower doth pretend to bee in his Gifts requiring us to make
report unto yo.er psraconty.teeeteeer ps
have called the said aconse
into the Sdety.
Good Matter of Record that the said Court is an Ancien.t
Court of Record, and that it is the Kings Court and for
any thing that haset
said Steward (who is Judge of the Court) is to come in by
his ts.e
the said Browne (for anything wee can finde to the
Contrary) is good and available in Law. And how necessary
it is that the said Court (being an Ancient Court of Record
and having Power to determine Matters of great Importance thiccon
Lawfree Judge, wee humbly referr it & our doings
herein to yo.er pseracon
Remaine Most Hunbly at yoer pstEdw Cooke John Doddridg
After the decease of Sr. George Harvey. Browne renewed
his Suite to ety.chr.
referred to er. Wm Wade. Sr. Julius Cesar then
being r.eet
the Tower to his t.t.tty.
After our hearty aconsWhereas e
most Excellent Majesty hath granted a Com̄isso
under the great Seale of England bearing date e
of ech
rity is given to us and others of his highness privy
Councill to Nominate & make Choice of such Knights
and ent
Martiall Affaires together th
be Commission.ed for the Musters of those Comitijs
where there are no ds
Shall happen to desease and in Town Corporate also to
appoint other Commission.ers to Joyne th
Justices to Execute undertake & discharge all those
Services concerning e
of men as well horses as foote chent
did or might doe. for as much as there is noe Middxty.
of eenters
for the takeking of ee
Bands from time to time as theeee
have herefore in regard of their Attendance on t
place been under the Charge & Care of the t
of t
been Vsed / you Should see in what Order & readiness
they bee and how they are furnished and keep a
Register of them; Wee doe Authorize yoi eteTablemen their Armour & Weapons that are inrolled
& reduced into the inrolled Bands th
hamlets and to See ee
Armour Weapons & Furniture as of ee
in Such sort as theoers bee Authorized
to doe for the Rest of e
yo.er Sufficient Warrant in that behalfe & So b
bid you heartely Farewell from the Court at
the b r. 1605 Signed by the
Earle of Lenox
Lord Chamberlain
Earle of Northumb.r Treasury Herbert
The Session or Court of Sewers holden in the
Tower of London eth day of June A.o
1607 A.o R R.s 5to.
It is by the Comissioners hereafter Named for redress &
remedy of Annoyances and Noysom Savors & other
inconveniences arisen & growing by reason of Priveijs &
Seiges builded or hanging over or having Issues into e
ditch of e
ordeyned enacted & Established that all Buildings that
now doe e
further Side of ech
used for a Stoole or Stooles, or place or places of Easment
or for a Privy or Privys having or ch
use or purpose shall be reformed obated & Clene taken
away before ee
Charges of e
or Owner or Owners of ee
places house or houses wherin Such Jetty privy or
BUilding doe or shall Soe hang Stand or be fixed Sett
or places as aforesaid upon paine of forfeiture
of v:£ of Lawfull Money of England for Every
Month after the Last day of Aug.t wherein any such
Building shall remaine or
away according to e
Levied upon es
of the said Farmer or Farmers Occupier or Occupiers
owner or Owners of ech
by any
under the hands of eers in the said Commisson
named or of any Six or more of them whereof five
to be of e
And further it is Ordeyned Enacted & Established
by the ers
hereafter make or use or Cause to be made or used
any hole Snick or Passage through ee
said Tower into e
water Ordure or Soile shall or may Passe upon the
wall of e
the said Wall said forfeit for Every such Offense e£ of Lawfull Money of England &
further that if upon any resaonable warning or
Notice given to him her or them Soe Offending to Reforme or Stopp such hole Snick or Passage by any
Person or esdsd
Commissioners in the said Comission named or any Six or more
of them whereof five of them to bee of e
same shall not th
Stopped that then e
forfeit for the said Offence e£ of Lawfull
Money of England
And Whereas there is a Very Presumptious Incroachm.tIncroachmentee
being parcell of the Fortification belonging to the sd
Tower by reason that divers er pretence & Couller
to have Garden Plotts demised unto them of and in the sd
in divers places Streightned & lessened e
water in the said Tower-ditch by makeing it firme
Land. It is therefore for the reforming of this
presumptuous & dangerous Inconvenience. Ordeyned
Enacted & Established by the ers
that Every of the said Severall divisions & cons
shall be pulled down & Reformed and the sd
scarpe made Slope & descending in all & Every part &
Parts as before it was digged & levelled & the sd
of Water in the sd
& Wide as it was before by every
Execut.ion or Assignes Respectively ch
Committed or made any of the sdts
before in this last Branch mentioned before e
day of August next coming upon paine to forfeit ££ of Lawfull Money of England and for every
that the said Offence & t
Vnreformed & Vnamended after ee
of v£ of Lawfull money of England
And also Whereas there hath been erected Sett or
Builded upon ech
are an Occasion of great Store of Filth Soile &
Rubbish to be cast into the sd
inconvenient to bee Suffered neare any such
fortifications as his ts.e
London: It is therefore Ordeyned Enacted & Established
by the Commissioners here under named that before the sdt the said Buildings & Every of
them shall be pulled down & amoved upon paine in
default thereof to forfeit the Sum̄e of tenn pounds
of Lawfull money of England and for every Month
after esde
pounds of like Lawfull money of England erst
Sr. Jerome Bowes r. Tho Bennet
Sr. W.m Wade r. John Brett
Sr. Walter Cope r. Wm Rummey
Sr. Vincent Skimmer d Forcett r
Sr. Thomas Fowler cho Collins
Sr. Leonard Holiday
Right Trusty & right wellbeloved Cosens &
Counsellors wee greet you well for as much as it
appeareth daily more and more that whilst wee
have been Contented of our Grace & Clememcy to
tolerate a greater libery to all Sorts of Prison.ers the
of our predecessors Kings of England there hath
been Such and Soe Continueall resort of all
& at all times to chose that bee restrained and Such
an Entercourse & Intelligence among them
Selves as that place chacon
best order & Security is used now more like to a
house of Hospitality and t
Company then of Restraint. Wee purposing to
give Order to these inconveniences and yet graciously
intending to use such favour Vnto them as may not
prove Vnsafe to our Selves: Wee doe command you
of our privy Councill to infrome yo.er Selves of
those Orders che
Our Predecessors (and that done all
ered Soe to direct our tt
that he may be the more Accomptable to us for any
Error there: When he hath reced:ecconsLre
und.er our hand for that purpose given Vnder our Signett
at our pallace of eth
yeare of our Reigne of England a.
To our Right trusty & right welbeloved Cozens & Councellors
& to our ter
privy Councill
After our very hearty aconsty.
having of late entred into eaconett
observing What great Inconveniences may Arise
by Irregular liberty in a Place of t
and Importance as that is whereof his ty.
hath had Soe late Experience by the Escape of
Mr. Seymour hath now taking into his Princely
care to have those abuses presently reformed ch
have Crept in there by degrees and ch
dangerous if there should be a longer aconchecconchmacon
imposed upon us by tty.
as will appeare unto you by the Copie of his tys.Lrech
therefore Conceived Certaine Orders & uccons
(Sent you likewise herethts.
Meaning as Neare as wee can having respect as
well to his ts.racon
the Safety of tch
Strangers resorting to eers & the Continual
Intercourse ch
daily doe Use amongst themselves is by his ty.
both Unsafe & dishon.rable these Orders therefore you
are presently to impart to Every Officer th
whom they may Concerne and precisely to observe &
Cause to bee observed by others Respectively for
Soe much as Concernes Every man in his Offices as
you and they will answer it upon yo.er utmost perrills Whereof you Especially that have the principall Comand & Charge over e
have that Care & over Sight as shall be answerable
to yo.er owne acon:dch
you owe unto his ty.
Farewell, from Whitehall e
1611 Lord Arch Bishop of Canterbury Lord Chancelor Lord Admirall Lord Treasurer Lord Chamberlain Lord Privy Seale Earle of Worcester
Earle of Lenox Lord Knollijes
Orders Concerning the Tower of London
to be observed by Mr. Leiuten.tLeiutenante
rest of e
First for those that are Concerned ty.
favour as the Lord Cobham and the Lord Grey they are
to have but two Men to attend upon them thRead.er
& a Cooke, choporcon:
former time hath been allowed to an Earle or a
Duke
Sr. Walter Raleighe shall not in all Exceed the mb
All these are to bee Locked up in the Lodgings allotted
to eLords and him and Neither they nor the ts
any other Prison.ers to have Lodgings any where th
the houses of etheerTower, and none of their ts
strangers, but Men of honest Conversations &
their Names to be Sent unto us. Neither shall
they Change or take any in the Places of those
now appointed to attend upon them untill wee e
they shall hereafter desire
Noe Officer Ward.en or Inhabitant the
their houses but Such as are of their owne hous
hold & Family upon Paine to bee removed
out of e
his Place
Moreover where great Inconvenciencys have been
found in the Extraordinary favour granted
unto them contrary to the Ancient Custome of e
have increase of ts
resorting to them they may bee
Continue the making of their own diett Soe
as thereby they have no further Increase of
Servants or Guests to repaire to them at
Meales and the Provisions to be brought in
due time by Such as you shall Appoint Soe as
the doores of their Lodgings be not kept open
und.er that Collour but for the most part kept
shutt, wherein if hereafter at any time any Inconvenience by their Seeking of too much
liberty shall be formd then the dieting of Them Selves shall Cease & they to bee dietted by you
according to ee
The Lady Raleighe, must Vnderstand his ts.Express will & Comandmt:Comandment
to her house on Tower hill or Elsewhere th
women & Sonns, to remayne there & not to Lodg
hereafter th
For the Earle of Northumberland whose Offence
is in another degree he is to reduce his family
to the Number of Seaven e
Nessessary Attendants were Shewed us in a list being
a Double proportion ch
been allowed to any Earle
For his Recreation he may walke at Convenient
times in eGardene
Tower & on e
Sending unto you to have leave & either ther
Selfe or Sr. John Kay or such
appoint to keep him Company
And because his ty.t
come Vsually into the Tower th
was never th
being a thing inconvenient in it Selfe & unfitt to
bee used in that his tys.
used in any of his other houses his Express will & t
no Coaches to come unto the Tower or to any theers or other
And wherefore the Meers
his ty.
weaponed & hable-men out of e
Night to watch there to whome there shall be
allowance of vj.d a man for their Attendance
yous hall See them disposed tht
doe likewise watch at ee
Prison:ers and at Such other places as you shall
think fitt and Convenient for e
of e
Answerable
Soe likewise in the Wardhouses and other Ward
places newly Erected and neare to the Prisons
where eCheife Prison.ers are kept you shall dispose e
good Accompt of eers & the Tower
Wherein this Rule would be observed that
none be Suffered to come in or out at e
but Such as are well known to etKeepe e
Such other ts
upon them if any inconveniency doe happen
by that Passage as lately there did
Further more whereby the Order under his ts.
hand halfe of those Warders who are in pay
should be continually Resident in e
have thought good hereby to Charge you t
said Order be
the said Number of twenty of those Warders
at e
every Needfull Occasion & that they Armour and Weapons as is by the said
Order Com̄anded
Moreover you are Epressly Charged from
hence forth to See eehambers to bee more Strickly looked unto then
hereto fore hath been used both for yo.er pwne discha
rge and the Safety of eers and a keep.er
to attend there who may informe you of all
such
Prison.ers whereof none shall be admitted the
When you shall have Occasion to attend upon
us or to goe forth out of e
business there shall noe
Prison.ers in yo.er absense but Such of e
Northumberland his ts
known to the Warders to have access unto him
Lastly because you bee can̄ot
things in yo.er own ent
hereby Commanded to give due Attendance
according to his Place & Oath to See eWarenrs
to See eWatch Lett every Night and to Ad
vertise you of those that make default that they
may be punished according to the Orders, Signed
by his ts.Lord Arch Bishop of Canterbury L.dLordChancellor Earle of Worcester L.dLordL.dLordL.dLordL.dLordL.dLordr. Julius Cæsar t
A LreLetterLord err.
W.m Wade Leiuten.tLeiutenante
him to Sett up a Barr upon the Wharfe to
hinder the Passage of Carts over the Wharfe
After my hearty aconWhereas I have been Certified that the Ordnance upon his ts.Wharfe
lyeth in very foule & Vndecent Sort by reason of the
Vnusuall Landing of Goods among the Peeces & at
the Cranes as also by Cartage of all things
over the Smae Wharfe, These are therefore to
require you to cause a Barr to be Sett up at the
West Side of et
no Carts pass that way: Also that you Suffer
neother the Labourers to take up at the Cranes
nor any goods whatsoever to bee taken up at that
part of t
of eCom̄on landing Staires by the Dock, neither any Ships
but only for his ts.er.Roger Ashton are willing at
their Charges to Sett up a Crane for e
of Stone & timber & all other things on that part
of eWharfe chty.r. Roger Ashton, being ee
Wharfe Extending from the siad Traytors
Staires unto St Katherines by ch
goods may bee as conveniently Landed as before I pray you to eCrane
To so good a Purpose & Soe I com̄it you to God:
at Whitehall emb. 1611 Yoer loving Friend R Salisbury
The Setting up a Crane in that place confronting y eeearW. mWade
A LreLetterr. teer
to the L:ote
to his ty.th of Aug:t 1612
It may Please yoer ble Lordp:
my Place to bee Such & my honest con
yoer ble Lordp:
contend ther pp:ther ble
humbly informe yoer pp:eiton
of eer pp:
Vnderstand that before et
Som̄ersett at e
Warders did never weare ee
Paines they tooke & to Winn their favour & to leave a
Memoriall of his favour to them promised to procure
them his tijs.
his ty.cht ꝑformed
they should bee Sworne Extraordinary Yeomen of the Chamber
and that hath Continued ever Sichence. When I came to
the place I found most of them had been Servant in former
times to the tsts
painfull Attendance on Prison.ers but in Preferring
them to be Warders. Where it pleaseth yo.er p
yo.er desire to bring things to Ancient Order I shall
think my Selfe bound highly unto you t
yo.er ps
yoer p:
offered therin both to his Majesty & this Place
by those that procured Soe many ertons
Warders Roomes at his ts.
of persons of all Sorts neither known to his ty.
yo.er ptech
I find there were no less then 16. the Second abuse was
that these grants were passed under the Great Seale
contrary to former Order chts.ty.
it meet to add at ee
ten Warders more I would Suffer none of them to
take Pattens of their Place Vnder the great Seale
therefore I see noe Cause why those who have
gotten ertons
bee reguarded & therein ther ps
I meane to be an humble Suitor to his ty.
all those Pattentees may be dealt th
their Patents and to take them (as was accustomed)
under his ts.
better be Subject to the Orders Sett down by his ty.
as I have no hope to bring in any of my poore tsththertons
there are diverse Warders Soe Unable by their Yeares & Infirmites as I have noe Service of them
and thō: they dauly Importune me to Sell their places
and it is agreable to all euctons
of his ty.ty.
of e
to give Consent therin, thō: I supply the peace by my
owne Servants. For I will not the short time I am
like to Serve here give any occasion of Offence & yet
I shall never forbeare the Same in respect of those
that are in RevertonReversion
not give Occasion of any dislike, this much I am
bold to Certifie humbly to yoer pth
I meane not to Contend, but humbly to Seeke
yo.er hon.ers favour and to Offer my Service &
observance and to be at eter pW m Wade
eVntll r.te
to ete
their hands to any bill for any Warder of e
He being in Speciall favour thty.
reguard the Warders are Sworne Extraordinary of eretend to have Interest in their
Admittance, but neither hee nor Sr. Walter Raleigh
who Succeeded him ever preferred any Warder
Many bills are yet to be Shewed for Warders
Roomes whereunto the ts
but not any to chte
scribed thts
Sr. Owen Hipton (eress)
did admit Sibley (now dead) in the Roome of
one that deseased & he never had noe bill
Signed for e
30 yeares
r.s Hatton did labout to bring in one Lrer.
Owen Hopton for his r.
Owen Hopton answered by Lre
Contented at his request to yeild thereto ch
he would not doe at e
Harding had the hand of r.
to his Bill and of Sr. Owen Hopton the
but before it was Signed by her ty.r.
Owen was removed & Sr. Michael Blount
appointed t
her Majesty, She Vtterly refused to Signe the Same to any whom the present t
should not prefere and thereupon the hand of r.
Michael Blount was Procured & soe was Signed by
her ty.ch
There are old Grants from King Henry e
King Edward & his ty.
any shall happen to decease the t
Advertise their Majestys thereof that a Sufficient
man may be chosen in the Place & never any conete
also Authority is given to the t
Imprison or Discharge those that shall deserve eer p:
that before his ts.e
never any Warder of e
under eer the Cignett
nor any cons
done by Some of etstse
Keeping of Prison.ers and the t
other means to reward them but in procuring
them Warders Roomes & most part of the
Warders time out of mind have been ts
to the former ts
their places of them
The Bills Signed by their Majesties for
admittance of warders have alwayes been & are
directed to the teetech
bee soe if etee
ing of e
The Warders are Sworne Extraordinary Yeomen
of ets.
Cloth Which had e
of King Edward the 6.th by the te
Released out of e
The late Queene Elizabeth of famous
Memorie in e
at er.eteconsers
Roomes were procured th
gave Speciall Order that noe Bill for any
Warders Roomes either in con
otherwise might passe th
endacon
endationet
Bill of a Warders Roome under the Signet
granted by King H: 6
bearing date ed yeare of
his Reigne Subscribed by Mr. Comptroller &
Signed by the King directed to r.ter.
Walsingham teJo Gage
Another from Queen Elizabeth to W.m
Stile bearing date the 16th day of May in e
29 yeare of her ts.
by her ty.r.te
of e
Another under the Cignett granted by Queen
Elizab: unto John Harding Signed by her ty.
& Subscribed by r.r.r.
Owen Hopton dated the 7.th of Octob: in the
xxxiij yeare of her Reigne
Another Bill Signed by her ty.er
her Cignet granted to Roger Tibson & Subscri
bed by r.e
Decemmb: An:o Regi Dn R xxxix:ro 1596 Richard Barkeley
toutther.teereaconPresentm:tsPresentmentsts.
of er.
Saunders te
before r.tt
of e
things the bounds of e
First wee have Viewed & doe present that from eer
gate at e
unto the End of Petty Wales & to e
End of Tower Street comonly called Robert Smiths
house & Soe Streight North to ech
Some times part of Mudd: then called Pirks Garden &
Sichence in eacon
now Com̄only called the Earle of Arundells wall, on
this Side the Crouched Fryars from thence Streight
East to eeth
adjoyning to the Same, above & on ee
Posterne and Soe Streight North from esd
by the said Wall unto the Broken Tower in the sd
then streight East to e
Soe plaine South to the Thames Side and thence
directly South to e
Streight East theesdt Katherines
Also wee doe present that in times past there hath
been away appointed th
the Iron gate of e
S.t Katherines Fields Ratcliffe Fields or London
Fields Very Nessessary for the Queene her ty.Majesty and the Inhabitants of e
at this present writing hereof the sdth
Buildings & Earth, Nevertheless Part of e
the Order whereof being referred from time to time, as
may appeare by Ancient Records unto such as have been
I shall be appointed to sd
Inquest doe find it often Presented & not yet amended
Also wee present that no man Shall lay any shipp Cray.er
or Hoy lighter or other Vessel alongst the Tower-Wharfe
& the Water gate Except it bee abought ets.
Offence iijs: iiijd:
Also wee present vj Gardens & yards the
of eee
& Tower-Street end to belong to e
Also wee present a pale Standing on the West Side of e
Tower hill adjoyning to Tower Street End Counted by maconee
Side Standing upon ee
to be pulled downe before et John Baptist
next upon Paine of Forfeiting of x£: to be levied
of eeLandlords & Tennants of e
Also wee present Certaine Posts & Railes Standing upon ee
Also wee present Nine Gardens lying betweene one
W.m Lewis his house on ee
on esdechthWithin the libertyes of e
Also wee present the rt Katherines for Break
ing up of eee
Also wee present Mr. Alderman Bancks for that
he holdeth a Peice of ground from e
said Tower lying betweene ee
Posterne on eLonden Wall that he should
restore ee
before the feast of S.t John Baptist next coming
upon paine of For feiture of x£:
Also wee present that Robert Henning shall
place noe Ten̄ant th
shall be hereafter of good & honest behaviour
upon Paine of forfeiture for Every Tennant
otherwise found v:£
Also wee present Henning the Bailiffe for his
kine feeding & Anoying in the Tower-ditch on the
East Side of e
of Every time Feeding iijs iiijd
Also wee present that the said Robert Hen̄ing
shall neither bring his King
nor yett Suffer them to graize or feed on the Tower
hill Towards London upon paine of Forfeiture
of v:£
Allsoe Wee present all e
their Skinns in e
filth thereof is a uccon
the Same
Also wee present Certaine Posts Set up by the Inhabitants & awell inclosed th
alay stale hard by the said Well on the East Side of
the Hill upon e
itants Knowledge in that they hold it of e
Also wee present Henning the Woodmonger for a
house Standing upon e
the Irongate to bee taken down upon the forfeiture
of x£:
Allsoe wee present all those that Sett any Carts
or make any Leystates between ee
East Gate upon paine of x:£
Allsoe wee present all the Tennants the
Teniment adjoyning to e
cast noe dirt nor filth herein upon paine of
every time soe Offending x£:
Also wee present that we Find the Staires th&
to bee e
Alsoe wee present ashed that Johne Deane Some
time dwelled in unmeet to Stand on the Wharfe
Except an Englishman dwell therin
Allsoe wee present that Noe waterman, shall
land any man or woman at the Corner staires of
thesaid Wharfe ateee
fast any Hulk or Hulkes upon the said Staires or Wharfe or any parts thereof upon for feit for Every time iijs iiijd
Allso wee present that Noe
sheds thethe
Nights except they be English men upon forfeiture
for every time iijs iiij:£
Alsoe we present that no housholder the
libertyes of e
dwelll th
owne ts
to forfeit for Every Such Tennant for every
tyme xl:s
Aalso wee doe present that it is not meet t
any Stranger borne out of this Realme should
dwell the
Also we present ethLock and Chaine the
way to London Very Needfull to bee had
Also we present that if any
shall Sett any Carts or Carrs on e
any place about and theLiberty of e
shall pay for Every time Soe Offending xij:d
Allsoe wee present tCrayer or Hoy nor any other Vessell at or th
staires of eEast gate of eth
foote Streight East beyond the said Staires
upon Paine of Forfeiture of every Vessell soe Found iijs iiijd
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ejusdem non Eveniet quovismodo, ad
cujuscum nullatenis deliverantur. Volumus etiam
et Consetudinus eisdem ligeis nostris Majori & Coitati &
eis Successioribus quod si Contingat ipsos Johnem Johnem. & Ricum vel eos aliquem hujusmodi tonem Johni Johni
& Rico et eos cuilibet ex parte Nostra inhibiatur
ne ipsi ex tunc Civitatem nostram predictum
ex aliqua parte infra regnum Nostrum Angl.
Centum Leusas contingant vel eos aliquis attingat
Sub pena amissionis vite Sice. Ita quod ipsos vel
eos aliquem post hujusmodi atonemt
infra bundas Centum leucas predictas inveniri
beneliceat Cuicum persone tam dicte Civitatis
quum Suburbios & Libertatem ejusdem et aliis
quibuscum de quolibet eos Johis Johis. & Rici
infra dictas bundas Sic invento facere tanquam
de Inimico nostro et ut de illo quem tenemus et
volumus quod Sit et Erit extra
infra Centum leucas Supradictas abs ImpetitonetoneCausa GHeredes nostros aut Justic
Heredum Nostros vel alium quemcumqꝫ ex parte
nostra in futurum. Et in Super Volumus & Consedimus
quod si aliquis dicte Civitatis per ipsum vel
Mediam Sectum faciat aliqualiter vel manu
tenentiam pro eisdem Johne Johne & Rico
vel aliquo eos in Contraria
devile Convintatur imprisonetur & ad Nostram
Voluntatem redimatur & bona & Cattalla Sua
ad opus Nostrum foris faciat, Et pro Majori atonenatoemCivitate nostra predicta de avisamento
Sapientum ejusdem et Castigato mnitone
omnium alios riotos hujusmodi conventicula CongregatonesCovinas vel insurrectiones n
facientium Volumus & Contedimus pro nobis
& Heredibus NrisNrisComunitati et eos Successoribus quod presentes
literæ nre
affectuales abs revocatione vel aliquali
ad atoneIncujus a
Suum Windesore 26 die Sept lram ipius Regis de Signeto
The Verdict of his ts.eRoyall
Tower of London & eer.Robinson ttt
of er.ttijsCourt there ee
yeare of eReigne of our Soveraigne Lord King Charles eaColwall Foreman. Nathaniell Montney
Mathew Humberton W.m Fisher. George
Whateley Rob.t Burgoijne. Tho: Dawson. John
Slaughter. Charle Gringand. Henry Hardy. W.m Kuijpes, Fra Burgess, Henry Crane. W.m Bull
& John Cliffe as Followeth
Imprimis Wee present that it hath been used & accustomed
time out of mind that Every theeLondon at their first
Entrance & dwelling th
his Oath & bee Sworne before his ts.
Said Court to bee at all times upon Nessessary Occasions
Aiding & Assisting to his ts.Constable & t
of eevatoneRegistred by the Steward of e
they are to bee deemed & accounted Freemen of e
and in respect thereof & of their Service & attendance they
are freed & Exempted from all Service at the Assizes &
Sessions theCounty of Middxfreed & Exempted t
& tonsthsd
Item wee present eFranchises & Libertijes of esdechfind to be & extend
as Followeth vizt that ee
part thereof by the Thames Side at ecomonly called Pikes Corner, where Thomas Clee Brewer esed
in the patonRobert Richardson Wharfinger of
Brewhouse Key and from thence goeth Streight along by
Petty Wales London up to the Corner at the East End of Tower
Street of er Good esedeFoundatonFoundationbler.John Robinsons r.Jonaes Moore Survey.er of his M.atsMajesties
& by M.r Hooke Surveyer of eCitty of London & from
thence Northward to eCitty of London
now Stands Erected two new Brick houses the one in e
Tenure & upatoneoKinsley the other inhabited
at Present by r.Denny Ashburnham, heretofore Called Pikes Garden & Since Called eLord Lumleys Garden & now in epatoneLord Lumleyesed
Barkwell of London Goldsmith or his Assignes & is
now Called Savage Garden on eCrouched Fryars & from thence to the Northside of an house
wherein Thomas Godsall now dwelleth & from thence
thirty two foot due North along by the End of e
now Converted into Warehouses in the Tenure or paton
of one Marc Mortymer & from thence Streight to e
Wall of eCitty of Londen (being eFurthest bounds of ee
South to the eCertaine Gardens
(chformerly were nine in Number) but now otherwise Converted & divied & from th
Northwards close under the Posterne up to e
wgere ee
up towards eMemories by the Smiths forge unto a Tavern There lately a Victualling house called the Starr right tesde
of Hogg lane alsRosemary Lane & from thence South
ward all along efoot east from the Staires at e
wharfe towards S.t Katherines
Item we present eLord Major & Court of Aldermen
of eCitty of London for a Perillous & dangerous Breach
in the Comon shoare of esdCitty ch
was Broaken up & now lyeth open neare eth
his ts.eLondon to e
Perill of his ts.
been hurt, for chts.Leete
Jury by their te
in ee
5£-10s-0d for every default weekly untill the sd
breach should be repaired & amended, for esdLord eKing & for as the sd
Breach still lyeth Open unamended or Repaired
& is much more Enlarged then Ever & become almost Impassable (espetically in eNight Season) for all
Passengers that way Wee doe therefore answer them
Six pounds & twenty shillings for Every Weeke from
henceforth (for esdMatyMajesty
shall be Sufficiently repaired & Amended
Item wee present eMa:rMastere
of S.t Katherines Hospital & e
Seers of eet
made by the Inhabitants of et Katherines esdee
his ts.ee
who have made an Inroade thereupon whereby all drayes CartsCarts horses emon high way doe now
make their Passage into e
raised a great dunghill thereon & Turned emon shoar ch
all its filth & draining into his ts.
in time is likely to Choake up the sdes
to eInconvenience of e&
that eInhabitants there about now make esd
ground their Leystall. for all ch
Neusances & Incroachm.tsIncroachments
ten pounds & twenty shillings Monthly untill e
Same be reformed repaired & amended
Item wee present the Officers th
for the two yeares now last past & Expired John Jackman & Hugh Bailly Overseers for the
Poore Thomas Hoggsflesh Constable Eleazer Wiggon Head borough Henry Crispe Scvanger, John
Ashton & W.m Wall Alecuners
Item wee present that there is & hath been time
out of mind one Chest belonging to eCourt Leete (bound
about thIron) wherein is or Should be kept
all the tsts.Leete Jury for e
being for the liberty resd
writings & tsee
Yeare to Yeare. Statute Bookes one Booke of ts
one Money box thLock & key belonging to e
Same And to the Chest sd
& keys one whereof is to be kept by the foreman
& the other two by two others of eCourts Leete, whom
they shall think fitt to appoint for their Theors & Soe to be delivered up Succesively from one Leete to
Another, Also in eChest
Orders bought at eCharge of this Leete, one pair
of Brass Scales & Weights, apile of Weights one
wooden Measure & a Pewter Standish
And lastly for ConfirmatonConfirmationer tsaforesd.sdJurates first above named have
hereunto Put o.er hands & Seales this 22.th day of Octob
1679 & in eeRaigne of our
Soveraigne Lord King Charles the Second over Engld Ha: