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The later middle ages: Communications, markets and merchants

A History of the County of York

… between Elvington and Sutton (E.R.). In the next century Richard Russell and the elder Nicholas Blackburn were also … and in neighbouring ports. That notable stapler, Richard Russell, bought wool in the Yorkshire wolds and Lindsey; and the mercer, Richard Collinson, dealt in wool and cloth in many places in …

The later middle ages: Courts, jurisdiction, City Council and Parliament

A History of the County of York

… thefts, burglaries, and armed assaults. 98 In 1392 Richard II conferred the commission of the peace ex officio … mayor, 7 others had already served in that capacity, and Richard Russell was to do so in the following year. John … and John Northeby 3 times, and William Bowes the elder and Richard York 4 times. There was no one comparable to the …

The later middle ages: Craft organisation and the Guilds

A History of the County of York

… pageants were devised for special occasions like Richard III's visit in 1483 or Henry VII's in 1486. 86 The …

The later middle ages: Economy and industrial prosperity

A History of the County of York

… merchant, paid on 134½ cloths; Robert Ward, mercer, on 79; Richard Redehode, draper, on 77¼; Thomas Gare, merchant, on … was once more sweeping across the city. Late in Richard II's reign the York weavers petitioned the king's …

The later middle ages: Richard of Gloucester and Henry VII

A History of the County of York

… The later middle ages Richard of Gloucester and Henry VII York, Richard of Gloucester, and Henry VII There was much that was … and Edward IV began deliberately to make his brother Richard 'the greatest landowner as well as the most important …

The later middle ages: Scottish and French Wars

A History of the County of York

… of the French Wars, p. 56. The Wars of the Roses, p. 59. Richard of Gloucester and Henry VII, p. 61. City and King, p. … 84 but Edward III scarcely saw York again after 1336 and Richard II was no frequent visitor. Certainly in 1392 he … with which it had been taken away. 85 This was not Richard's last sojourn in York. He was there for a time in …

The later middle ages: The city and the King

A History of the County of York

… which the farm was met. 74 The citizens again applied to Richard of Gloucester for relief as soon as Edward IV was dead; and Richard as king reduced the farm by £60 and appointed the … in 1370, and they made further loans in 1386 and 1397. Richard II was trying to borrow still more heavily from …

The later middle ages: The city's franchise and officers

A History of the County of York

… liberties were not significantly augmented. At the end of Richard II's reign, however, they received some notable … ex officio justices of the peace in the city. 19 In 1396 Richard gave the city the status of a county, within which … 27 and in 1388 another was added to carry the sword Richard II gave the mayor. 28 The designation 'my lord the …

The later middle ages: The Wars of the Roses

A History of the County of York

… he continued to advance he was met by Robert Clifford and Richard Burgh, 27 who were more encouraging. They seem, …

The Law Courts and Old Palace Yard

Old and New London

… "Gunpowder Plot"Execution of Sir Walter RaleighStatue of Richard Cur de Lion. The seats of justice, or courts of … made justices of the King's Bench and Common Pleas by Richard II., about to receive the order of knighthood 'as … of the King's Works, and was robbed (more than once) by Richard Brerelay and others, probably as he was going to or …