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Returns made to the Council, or the Lord Mayor, of what houses
occupied by poor persons had been built within the parish or liberty
to which each return relates, within the last seven years; what
houses had been divided into several tenements before or since that
period; and by whom the same were occupied. |
i. Returns for the ward of Aldersgate, comprising separate
returns for,—
i. The parish of St. Anne and St. Agnes. Dated
7th April 1637. [1 p.]
ii. The like of St. John Zachary. Dated as above.
[1 p.]
iii. The like of St. Leonard. Dated as above. [2/3 p.] |
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ii. Return for the ward of Bassishaw, dated 18th April 1637. It
is mentioned that "the Company of Free Masons" had
divided part of their common hall over their kitchen into
three tenements, occupied by Alexander Norden, John
Watkins, and Robert Wheatley, of which the first two were
now chargeable to the parish. [2 pp.] |
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iii. Return for the ward of Bishopsgate. [20¾ pp.] |
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iv. The like for Bridge ward within. Messuages are mentioned,
called the Holy Lamb, in Thames Street, and the Globe, in
New Fish Street. Jerusalem Alley, and an inn called the
Saracen's Head, are noticed in St. Benet, Gracechurch
Street. [2 pp.] |
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v. The like for Bread Street ward. Under the parish of St. Margaret Moses, it is stated that Thomas Burden keeps a hot
press in his cellar, very dangerous, for which he has been
indicted; and under St. Mildred, Bread Street, "Mr. Violet hath Mr. Latimore, his wife, and two other inmates,
who answer peremptorily they will not avoid." [1 p.] |
vi. The like for Broad Street ward, comprising separate returns
for,—
i. The parish of St. Benet Fink. 6th April 1637.
[1 p.]
ii. The like of St. Christopher's. [½ p.]
iii. The precinct of St. Martin, Outwich. 5th April
1637. [½ p.]
iv. The like of St. Mildred's. [½ p.]
v. The parish of Allhallows-in-the-Wall. [22/3 pp.]
vi. The like of St. Peter-the-Poor. In this return
mention is made of a house in an alley, which
was greatly pestered with French lodgers, that at
sometimes 18 of them have lain in the said house;
not so much chargeable to the parish as dangerous
in respect of the present contagion. The same
return concludes with, "Ten children found in the
street, which are kept at the charge of the parish,
and brought up and placed forth by them, coming
to years." [1½ p.]
vii. The like of St. Bartholomew, near the Royal
Exchange. [2¼ pp.] |
vii. Return for the ward of Candlewick Street, comprising,—
i. The parish of St. Martin, Orgars. 28th March 1637.
[2 pp. and 2 lines.]
ii. The like of St. Clement's, Eastcheap. 30th March
1637. [1 p.]
iii. The like of St. Mary, Abchurch. 1st April 1637.
[1 p.]
iv. The like of St. Lawrence, Pountney. 30th April
1637. [1 p.]
v. The like of St. Michael, Crooked Lane. 30th April
1637. [1 p.] |
viii. The like for the ward of Cheap, comprising returns for,—
i. The parish of St. Benet, Sherehog, with the precinct
of St. Stephen's. [½ p.]
ii. Soper Lane. [½ p.]
iii. Cateaton Street and St. Lawrence Lane. [½ p.]
iv. The parish of St. Mary, Colechurch. [½ p.]
v. The precinct of St. Mary-le-Bow, and the parish of
Allhallows, Honey Lane. [¾ p.]
vi. The parish of St. Mildred. [½ p.]
vii. The like of St. Martin's, Ironmonger Lane. [2/3 p.]
All the separate papers in No. viii. are dated on
the 19th April 1637. |
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ix. The like for St. Margaret, Lothbury, in the ward of Coleman
Street. [¾ p.] |
x. The like for Cordwainers' ward, comprising,—
i. The parish of St. Mary-le-Bow. Dated May 1637.
[1 p.]
ii. The parish of St. Mary, Aldermanbury. Dated 1st
April 1637. [2 pp.]
iii. The like of St. Antholin's. It is stated there had
been only one house in that parish visited by
the sickness during the year then past, but that had
put the parish to the charge of 15l. [1 p.] |
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xi. Return for Cornhill ward. 17th April 1637. [½ p.] |
xii. The like for the ward of Cripplegate, comprising returns
for,—
i. The parish of St. Alban, Wood Street. It is mentioned of a divided house in Silver Street, that 10
several families dwell in so many several rooms,
divers of which have also lodgers; all which dwellers
are either pensioners of the parish or receive alms
of the parish in money, bread, or coals. 5th April
1637. [2¾ pp.]
ii. The like of St. Alphage. Richard Rogers, joiner,
had taken one of the chiefest houses in the parish
and divided it into three tenements for poor tradesmen. 8th April 1637. [1 p.]
iii. The like of St. Mary, Aldermanbury. 8th April
1637. [1 p.]
iv. The like of St. Olave, Silver Street. 13th April
1637. [3 pp.]
v. The precinct of St. Lawrence. 17th April 1637.
[2/3 p.]
vi. The parish of St. Mary Magdalen, Milk Street.
[2/3 p.]
vii. The like of St. Michael's, Wood Street. 6th April
1637. [1 p.] |
xiii. The like for the ward of Dowgate, comprising returns,—
i. For the parish of Little Allhallows. Sir Francis
Clarke's house contained 11 married couples and
15 single persons, of whom 7 were widows. [4 pp.]
ii. The like for St. Lawrence, Pountney. [1¼ p.]
iii. The like for Allhallows-the-Great, Thames Street.
[3 pp.] |
xiv. The like for the ward of Farringdon Within, comprising
returns for the parishes of,—
i. Christ Church. [7 pp.]
ii. St. Foster's. [1¾ p.]
iii. St. Anne, Blackfriars. "By the Playhouse Yard"
there is a house of which "Mr. Burbidge" is
landlord, and "Peter Kempe" tenant. It contains
as inmates "Edward Martin, Widow Field, and
Richard Benad." In this parish there is a considerable number of French inmates. [5 pp.]
iv. St. Faith. [¾ p.]
v. St. Augustine's. [½ p.]
vi. St. Martin's, Ludgate. [1 p.] |
xv. The like returns for Langbourn ward, comprising the
parishes of,—
i. St. Mary Woolnoth. 31st March 1637. [2 pp.]
ii. St. Edmund's, Lombard Street. [1¼ p.]
iii. Allhallows, Lombard Street. 30th March 1637.
[1 p.]
iv. St. Nicholas Acon's. [1 p.]
v. All Saints [Allhallows], Staining. 10th April 1637.
[1 p.]
vi. St. Dionis, Backchurch. 13th April 1637. [1 p.]
vii. St. Gabriel, Fenchurch. 4th April 1637. [¾ p.] |
xvi. The like for the ward of Lime Street, comprising,—
i. Part of the Parish of St. Andrew, Undershaft.
5th April 1637. [1 p.]
ii. The like of St. Peter-upon-Cornhill. 6th April 1637.
[¾ p.] |
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xvii. The like for Portsoken ward, comprising a full return of
the inmates and divided houses in St. Botolph's, Aldgate.
[15 pp.] |
xviii. The like for Tower ward, comprising,—
i. St. Dunstan-in-the-East. [5¼ pp.]
ii. St. Olave's, Hart Street. [1 p.]
iii. Allhallows, Barking. [3 pp.] |
xix. The like for Vintry ward, comprising,—
i. St. Martin's, Vintry. [3 pp.]
ii. St. James at Garlickhithe. [1 p.]
iii. St. Thomas Apostle. [1 p.]
iv. St. Michael Royal. [½ p.] |
xx. The like for the ward of Walbrook, comprising,—
i. St. Swithin's parish. [1 p.]
ii. St. Mary, Woolchurch. [1¼ p.]
iii. St. Stephen's, Walbrook. [1 p.]
iv. St. John-upon-Walbrook. 8th April 1637. [1 p.]
v. St. Mary, Bothaw. 4th April 1637. [¾ p.]
vi. St. Mary, Abchurch. [¾ p.] |
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xxi. Return for the precinct of St. Martin's-le-Grand. 18th April
1637. [1 p.] |
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xxii. Return made to the Council for the Temple Bar ward,
the Middle ward, and the Church ward, in the Duchy
liberty, with a certificate of all the houses that had
been visited with plague in 1636 in the said liberty,
with the charges thereof to the parish of St. Clement
Danes (51l. 0s. 1d.) Also a return of divided houses in
St. Mary, Savoy, with a paper attached signed by Lawrence Whitaker, containing the numbers of persons and
families within the parishes of St. Clement's and St. Mary
Savoy, like to be chargeable by reason of poverty, with
the numbers of houses built and divided in those parishes
since 1603. [Paper roll = 8 pp., with paper attached =
½ p.] |
xxiii. Similar returns for the borough of Southwark, comprising,—
i. The parish of St. Thomas. 5th April 1637. [2 pp.]
ii. The liberty of Old Paris Garden, in the parish of
St. Saviour's. This comprises the names of the
ground landlords, the lessees, the tenants in possession, a statement of how long the several houses
had been built, and the amount of charge which
had been brought upon the parish by each person
visited since Pentecost then last (the total being
90l. 7s. 6d.), with an apportionment of that amount
upon every landlord. 28th March 1637. [6 pp.]
iii. Another return for the same liberty, here termed the
Old "Parish" Garden, of all such poor as had
been chargeable within the said period, with a
similar apportionment of the total amount
(52l. 10s. 5d.) among the ground landlords.
28th March 1637. [2 pp.]
iv. Return for the Borough side of St. Saviour's parish.
Total charge of visited houses since Pentecost,
275l. 15s. 1d. 5th April 1637. [4 pp.]
v. The like for the Clink liberty. Several particulars
are stated of the owners and occupiers of houses in
Globe Alley. [4 pp.] |
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xxiv. Return for the parish of Newington, Surrey. Total expended on plague patients since Pentecost, 118l. 18s.
5th April 1637. [5 pp.] |
xxv. The like for the parish of Lambeth, comprising separate
returns for,—
i. The Lord Archbishop's liberty. Among the owners
of houses mention is made of Mrs. Johan Goudge,
of Lambeth. [4¾ pp.]
ii. The Prince's liberty. Mr. Lawrence Whittegere
[Whitaker], of Drury Lane, was owner of one
tenement. [3 pp.]
iii. Lambeth Marsh. [1¾ p.]
iv. South Lambeth. [¾ p.]
v. Lambeth Dean. [1 p.]
vi. Return of owners' names whose tenants have been
chargeable since Pentecost, with the charge in each
case. 5th April 1637. [5 pp.] |
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All these returns are signed by the respective parochial authorities,
and are applicable to a variety of topographical and other literary
purposes. |
