Index: Subjects

London Viewers and their Certificates, 1508-1558: Certificates of the Sworn Viewers of the City of London. Originally published by London Record Society, London, 1989.

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Index Subjects

INDEX OF SUBJECTS

Alley, 83, 98, 173, 242, 297, 304, 328 annuity, 165 assessment of rent, 38 Bakehouse, 88 beam, 95, 168 bearing of tenement, 5, 241, 353, 357 benches, 226 braces (brases), timber, 211 brewhouse, 26, 51, 70, (former) 80, 85, 120, 204, 219 brickwork, 419 bridge, 71 burial ground, 182 buttery, 106 buttress, 56, 84, 179, 373, 421 Cabin, 114 causeway (cawsey), 87 ceilings, 172, 380 cellar, 16, 44, 67, 115, 124, 160, 165, 184, 200, 217–18, 239–40, 270, 324, 331, 340, 345, 370, 399 chamber, 67, 106, 109, 124, 160–1, 172, 177, 185, 227, 239–40, 272, 289, 293, 303, 321, 343, 385, 392 channel (for water), 33 chapel, 116, 421 charnel house, 165 chimney,10, 12, 14, 53, 76, 81, 84, 110, 129, 158, 189, 195, 206, 285, 305, 316, 346, 371, 376 coalhouse, 67, 141, 177, 263, 270 commodities, 140, 190, 278–9, 305, 360, 364, 369, 372, 376, 403, 422 countinghouse, 142, 178, 377 Custom of London on cleansing of party jakes, 272 on light, ?336 on moving of fixtures, 172, 226, 380 on wall of vault of jakes, 270 on walls, 2 on water, 81, 84, 154, 236–8, 249–50, 253, 255, 262, 284–5, 298–9, 307, 317, 319–20, 322–3, 326, 334–5, 345–6, 352–5, 357, 360– 2, 364, 379, 383, 396, 399, 402, 407–8, 415 Damage to chimneys, 285 to church, 340 to house, 175–6, 211, 236, 285, 301, 314– 15, 329, 332, 357, 380 to plates, 59 to stable, 72 to tenement, 8, 85, 92, 128 to vault, 376 to wall, 48, 72, 132, 171, 175, 255 demolition, 41, 79, 89, 117, 127, (right to demolish) 139, (right to demolish) 158, (right to demolish) 181, (ordered) 219, 228–9, 275, 278, 288, 320, 329, 345, 373, 375, 380 destruction of property, 40, 92, 100, 132, 181, 211, 235, 273, 281, 373, 375, 380, 391 distress, 406 ditch, 78, 87, 268; (cleansing of) 78 door, 44, 64, 67, 115, 119, 124, 160, 179, 184–5, 212, 226, 233, 245, 249–50, 257– 9, 282, 288, 314–15, 327, 345, 351, 361, 370, 376, 380 draught (withdraught) see jakes dung, 171, 202, 422 dyehouse, 369 Easement, 89, 140, 190, 202, 210, 306, 360 easement, houses or rooms of see jakes eaves, 77, 92, 258–9, 408, 422 encroachment, 5, 7, 10, 12–15, 17, 28–9, 33, 35, 48, 53, 58, 62, 68, 71, 73, 76, 79, 81– 4, 96, 110, 112–13, 117, 129–30, 134, 156–9, 167–8, 174–5, 179, 183, 187, 214, 218, 233, 235, 247, 267, 283, 297, 304, 328, 371, 377, 396, 400, 419 entertise (enterteyse), 138, 168 entry, 51, 89, 114, 119, 148, 185, 212, 245, 258–9, 278, 282, 288, 310–11, 314–15, 327–8, 345, 361, 363, 368–9, 380, 398, 421 entry, common, 239–40, 432; to be paved, 310, 327 estate pur autre vie , 394 evidence shown, 29, 49, 121, 165–6, 179, 184, 193, 208, 231, 239–40, 287, 289, 292, 301, 311–13, 318, 321–2, 341, 345, 353, 364, 370–1, 420 Fence, defence (see also pale), 6, 30, 34, 37, 39, 43, 46, 55, 58–9, 63, 91, 93–4, 99, 104, 111– 12, 125, 131, 133, 136, 153, 180, 192, 194, Fence – contd. 197, 213, 228, 235, 238, 242, 246, 257, 262, 264, 269, 271, 275–6, 280, 282, 291, 294, 302, 308–9, 316, 319, 334, 345, 349–50, 358, 364–5, 369, 375, 379, 387–8, 395, 400–1, 405, 412–14 fixtures, 172, 226, 380 fire, 85, 287 floors, 109, 160, 195, 219, 272, 285, 380, 385 foreign (foreyn), 2 foundation, 51, 107, 164, 166, 179, 186, 243, 246, 395, 419 frame, 40–1, 68, 71, 102, 114, 119, 135, 160– 1, 166, 174–5, 210, 214–16, 239–40, 243, 299, 307, 322–3, 366–7, 371, 391, 396 fumes, 85 Gable (end), 54, 107, 156, 189 gallery, 66–7, 185, 206, 233, 368, 381 garden, garden ground, 6, 43, 58, 72, 100, 121, 167, 171, 193–4, 199, 213, 238, 242, 245, 257, 264, 291, 297, 312–13, 338, 364, 371 garners, 115 garret, 124, 204, 219 gate, 98, 115, 185, 190, 217, 283, 316, 327, 343, 355, 422 gatehouse, 3, 316 glass, 226, 380 grate, 16, 78, 87, 144, 358, 390 ground, void ground, passim ground of the City, common, 45, 71, 157, 174 ground of the highway, common, 419 groundsill, 114, 204 gutter, passim Hall, 109, 211 hayloft, 219, 287 headland, 349 hearths, 195 hedge, 134, 302 highway, 233–4, 267, 272, 361, 419; to be paved, 245, 310, 327 horizontal division of property, 106, 114, 160–1, 166, 177, 184–6, 212, 219, 227, 231–2, 239–40, 253, 262, 266, 272, 277, 303, 324, 343, 355, 359, 362, 368, 370, 376, 385, 390, 392, ?403, 423 house, housing, passim Implements and standards, 226 ingress and egress see right of way inn, tavern, 29, 83, 207, 234 Jakes (also easement (houses or rooms of), office (house of), privy, siege, with- draught), 2, 16, 67, 84, 89, 128, 141–2, 154, 166, 170–1, 177, 183, 189–90, 202, 206–7, 209, 214, 232, 255, 263, 267, 269–70, 272, 278–9, 288, 295–6, 311, 320, 323, 325, 333, 364, 368, 383, 413, 422; cleansing of, 16, 166, 170, 190, 206, 209, 263, 267, 272, 295–6, 320, 323, 325, 333, 368, 383 jetty, 6, 36, 54, 65, 83, 111, 178, 217, 230, 254, 314–15, 327 joists (juests, giosts), 168, 178, 189 Kennel (of street), 299, 327, 361, 374 key, 226, 422 kitchen, 51, 106, 109, 114–15, 120, 172,231, 295, 351, 389, 392 Lane, 96, 144–5, 150, 174, 184, 233, 306 lattice, 226 lease, passim lights, 1, 6, 98, 103, 129, 142, 183, 217, 222, 224, 251, 258–9, 267, 272, 278–9, 286, 317, 336, 357, 368, 376, ?381, 421–3 loft, 231, 239–40, 362 loup light (lowpe), 103, 129 Marstones, 34 measurement of ground, passim measurement of structures, passim messuage, 290, 292, 373 mill, 344 millhouse, 139 Nuisance, 1, 2, 10, 12, 14–19, 33–6, 40, 44, 47–8, 50–4, 57, 60–2, 68, 71–2, 85, 97– 8, 102, 107–8, 128, 154, 156, 158–9, 171, 178, 181, 183, 206, 420 Oven, 79, 157–8, 183 overhang, 18–19, 24–5, 33, 36, 40, 47, 52, 54, 57, 60–1, 72, 84, 95, 97, 102, 107, 113, 132, 164, 178, 181, 188, 396, 407 overlook, 103, 108, 129, 171, 260 Pale (see also fence, defence), 23, 43, 76, 83, 94, 111, 131, 133–4, 136, 143, 167, 192, 194, 197, 199, 213, 218, 228, 246, 252, 257, 264, 269, 294, 334, 349–50, 365, 369, 387–8, 412, 414 pantry, 106 parsonage, 56, 66 partition, 80, 124, 196, 272, 296, 298, 402 party or partible: entry, 245 fence, 46, 194, 345, 349, 387, 412, ?414 gable, 35; repair, 35 gutter, 16, 26, 128, 155–6, 176, 182, 210, 225, 236, 261, 279, 288, 290, 296, 310, 314–15, 319, 330, 332–3, 351, 366–7, 378, 381, 408; repair, 16, 26, 261, 332– 3, 366–7, 378, 381 partition, 196, 272, 296, 298, 402 party or partible – contd. post, 212, 279, 296, 298, 361 sink, 279 wall, 1, 7, 21–2, 24, 31, 37, 46, 64, 69, 74, 110, 113, 123, 127, 133, 151, 155, 162, 202, 216, 220–1, 243, 246, 253, ?281, 296, 305, 319, 335, 346, 391, 393 well, 33, 290, 360, 398; repair, 290, 398 withdraught (siege, jakes, privy) or cistern of same, 16, 89, 166, 170, 190, 206, 209, 232, 267, 279, 288, 295, 323, 325, 368; cleansing of, 16, 166, 170, 190, 206, 209, ?263, 267, 288, 295; 320, 323, 325, 333, 368; separation of same, 270, 368 pastry house, 31 pentice (penthouse), 206, 267 pipe(s), 16, 77, 200, 261, 301, 314–15, 333, 358, 376 plate(s), 19, 54, 59, 97, 113, 160, 166, 195, 204, 206, 214, 243, 290, 371, 376, 389, 395 porch, 142, 234 post, corner post, principal post, 7, 13–14, 17–18, 23–4, 35, 57, 60–2, 68, 96–7, 102, 113, 138, 150, 152–3, 156, 159, 178, 180–1, 195, 211–12, 214, 222, 245, 272, 279, 296, 298–9, 328, 361, 388–9, 413 prison, 171 privy see jakes procession way, 182, 306 property of late religious institutions, 179, 185, 190, 233–4, ?239, 240, 245, ?261, 275, 291, 301, 316, 318, 359, 370, 375, 402, ?411, 416 putgally (putgaley), 157 Quire, 186 quit-rent, 165, 324 quoin, 25, 27, 47, 56, 84, 95, 234 Rafter, 77, 168, 204 rasen (reisin, reysen, resyn), 19, 40, 52, 54, 57, 61, 88, 102, 115, 168, 178, 195–6, 211, 219 release of wall, 317 release of water table, 171 removal of property: bay window, 286; bra- ces, 211; chimney and oven, 158; gut- ter, 156, 236, 261, (ordered) 332, 366– 7; jakes, 255, 263; pipe, 301; posts and boards, timber, 211, 388; room, 372; wall, roofs, 380 rent(s), 38, 406 repairs to leased tenement, 23, 88, 105, 109, 114–15, 140, 189, ?195, 204, 206–7, 214, 219, 223, 244, 285, 289–90, 292, 301, ?310, 324, 329, ?337, 344, 362, 380, 394, ?403 repairs and maintenance, passim right to build, 5, 27, 40, 83, 92, 100, 111, 132, 142, 151, 210, 218, 232, 243, 254, 260, 262, 269, 273, 291, 295–6, 302, 307, 317, 319, 322–3, 326, 335, 342, 352, 357, 365, 373, 390–1, 396, 415; no right to build, 6, 171, 348, 354, 400 right to cut down, 132, 181, 291, 302, 334 right of way, 119, 144–5, 150, 160, 182, 190, 217, 234, 239–42, 245, 257–9, 316, 327– 8, 330, 360, 368–9, 385, 423 rights in Thames, 68, 71 roof, 115, 287, 289, 329, 380 rooms, 140, 362, 368, 372, 423 ruinous structures: gallery, 206 garret, 219 housing, 126, 164, 380 messuage, 380 roof, 289 tenement, 109, 114, 394 vault, 186 wall, 25, 118, 188, 202, 235, 379 Sanctuary ground, 397 seats, 226 sewer, common, 87, 154, 197, 242, 268, 352, 401, 405, 420; cleansing of, 197 shed, 33, 49, 58, 76, 97, 112, (wrongly fastened) 128, 139, 141, 206, 246, 329– 30, 344, 371, 379, 399 shelves, 172 shop, 70, 109, 114, 147, 172, 267, 272, 314, 351, 392 siege see jakes sink, common, 416 sluice, 87, 192, 197, 420 solar, 166, 185, 239–40 somer(s), 115, 124, 138, 175, 253, 389 spur, 71 stable, 72, 139, 180, 235, 275, 285, 293, 344 stair, steps, 68, 71, 115, 144–5, 150, 184–5, 200, 217, 385 stair, common, 150 stalls, 327 storehouse, 161, 241 street see highway Table, 288 tavern, 83 tenement, passim tithes, 141 tower, 149 town wall, 251 tresance, 66 Vapour, 85 vault, 44, 56, 67, 166, 168, 288, 331, 376 of jakes, 16, 166, 263, 270, 279, 288, 296, 320 partition of, 270, 325 vertical division of property or tenement, 120, 124, 135, 140, 156, 185, 196, 208, 215, 228, 238, 254, 274, 342, 386, 390– 1, 406 vestry of church, 266 Wainscot, 172 wall (see also partition), passim; paper wall, 273, 275 wards, boundaries of, 121, 384 wareboards, 172 warehouse, 124, 135, 166, 217, 231, 370 water, passim watercourse, 33, 78, 87, 272, 279, 286, 288, 293, 296, 314–15, 327, 351, 358, 363, 376, 386, 390, 395, 398, 408, 416, 423 water table, 171, 187 way, common, 144–5, 150, 174, 199, 297, 304, 348 well, 33, 88, 214, 290, 360, 398; cleansing, 88 wharf, 68, 71, 115, 179, 285 window, 77, 98, 103, 108, 115, 119, 124, 129, 206–7, 211, 226, 260, 286, 336, 347, 351, 357, 361 withdraught see jakes woodhouse, 141, 161, 177, 206, 244, 401 worsted presses, 404 wrongful fastening or leaning on, 128, 164, 175, 241, 353, 357, 376, 379 Yard, 45, 200, 217, 237, 282, 293, 300, 341, 345, 356, 398