Calendar of Coroners Rolls of the City of London, A.D. 1300-1378Reginald Robinson Sharpe R. Clay and sons, limited, 1913 - 324 pages |
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18 Edward Adam aforesaid A.D. aforesaid Coroner Alegate Alice Andrew asked what became bailiwick Barber Bisshopesgate Bredstrete Brewere Castle Baynard chattels Chaundeler Chepe church of St Cordewaner Cornhulle Coroner and Sheriffs corpse viewed Coupere Crepulgate death of John deodand diligently enquired Douuegate ecclesiastical rights Edward II Feast of St felony Four neighbours attached Friday Geoffrey Gilbert happened Henry High Street hour of curfew hour of Vespers Hugh immediately died inches deep inches long inflicting a mortal information given John atte jurors say jurors-viz King's knife called Laurence lay dead le Taverner Letter-Book Monday mortal wound Neugate Nicholas parish of St pence Peter Precept quarrel Queenhithe Ralph rightful death Roger Roll Sheriffs proceeded thither Sheriffs to attach Simon skinner Stephen struck summoned summoned good men taillour Thereupon they proceeded three nearest Wards Thursday Tower Ward Tuesday Vintry Walebroke Walter Ward of Farndone Wednesday William atte wound an inch
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Page xx - FROM distant climes, o'er wide-spread seas we come, Though not with much eclat, or beat of drum; True patriots all, for, be it understood, We left our country for our country's good...
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Page 95 - ... hour of Vespers the said William struck with his hand a certain Johanna de Lillebourne . . . for opprobrious words that had arisen between them. That seeing this a certain John Walsham, a taylor, being moved with anger on her account drew his knife . . . and therewith mortally struck the said William so that he there fell and immediately died. Being asked who were present when this happened the jurors say, the aforesaid William John and Johanna, and a certain A dam le Irishe came up and raised...
Page 95 - The jurors say that on the preceding Friday at the hour of Vespers, the said William struck with his hand a certain Johanna de Lillebourne, as she was standing at the said gate, for opprobrious words that had arisen between them. That seeing this, a certain John Walsham, a tailor, being moved with anger on her account, drew his knife . . . and therewith mortally struck the said William ... so that he there fell, and immediately died. Being asked who were present when this happened, the jurors say,...
Page 242 - Gynel in the parish of St. Martin de Oteswyche, in the Ward of Bradestrete. Thereupon, they proceeded thither, and having summoned good men of that Ward and of the three nearest Wards, viz.: Cornhulle, Bisshopesgate and Lymstrete, they diligently enquired how it happened.
Page 187 - Norhampton, have escaped and are now in the church of the Friars of the order of St. Mary of Mount Carmel in the same town.
Page 181 - February], about the hour of vespers, two carters taking two empty carts out of the city were urging their horses apace, when the wheels of one of the carts collapsed opposite the rent of the hospital of St. Mary, Bishopsgate, so that the cart fell on Agnes de Cicestre, who immediately died. The carter thereupon left his cart and three horses and took flight in fear, although he was not suspected of malicious intent.
Page 26 - Dated on Thursday after the feast of the translation of St. Thomas the martyr, ar xxix.
Page 61 - ... great multitude of poor people was assembled at the gate of the Friars Preachers seeking alms" in the ward of Farndone. At daybreak the people surged forward for alms, crushing those already at the door. "Robert Fynel, Simon, Robert and William his sons and 22 other male persons, names unknown and Matilda, daughter of Robert le Carpenter, Beatrix Cole, Johanna 'le Peyntures,' Alice la Norice and 22 other women, names unknown...
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