Catalogue description Memorial from Henry Bubb, Bentham, yeoman, asking for reduction in fine for renewal of...

Memorial from Henry Bubb, Bentham, yeoman, asking for reduction in fine for renewal of lease of lands in Badgeworth (Dame Joan Cook's lands)

f.16-18 1540 'Indentures, charters and other evidences relating to the mayor and burgesses of Gloucester enrolled according to Act of Common Council in time of Thomas Payne, mayor'

Copy of conveyance to Corporation of messuage, etc., Watering Street

f.18-19 1528/9-1540 Assignment of tenement in Ailesgate Street to Corporation

f.19 1540 Lease of cottage built on Blind Gate

(Wm. Jenyns, clerk)

f.20 1540 Lease for 61 years by Master, Wardens and Fraternity of Tanners to Corporation of Tanners Hall, Hare Lane (abuttals)

f.20-21 1540 Lease of tenement, etc., Southgate Street

(Jn. Maydenhedd, labourer)

f.21 1541 Lease of tenement adjoining south part of West Gate, with north lodge of the gate, and fishing for 42 years

(Wm. Cook, Thos. Gifford, Maisemore, fishermen)

f.22 1541 Lease of a corner tenement with shops and upper room, at Cross, All Saints church south, Butchery west, Southgate Street east. Note in margin in hand c.1600 'Mo le Tolsey chamber'. Lease conditional on tenant within three years building at own expense over the tenement and shops a house of two stories

f.22v-23 1538 Letters Patent: Henry VIII to Corporation to hold lands in mortmain for performance of will of John Cook [see D3270]

f.23v-24 1539 Copy Letters Patent granting manor of Poddesmede, Hempsted, to Dame Joan Cook [see D3270]

f.24v-25 1542 Conveyance by Ald. Thos. Bell sen. of property in Broadsmith Street, Southgate Street, Gaudy Green and Brook Street to use of Corporation for repairing Westgate Bridge and Over causeway, then for uses to be determined by Corporation

f.25v-26 1542 Quitclaim as above

f.26 1542 Lease to Ald. Bell of above property

f.27 1542 Lease of shop in butcher row under south wall of chancel of St. Mary de Grace church

(Ric. Ordwey, butcher)

f.27v-28 1542 Lease of land on north side of Gracelane church

(Ric. Kympe, fishmonger)

f.28 1542 Lease of shop and land, Southgate Street, under St. Michael's belfry

(Hen. Taylor, cardmaker)

f.29 [1542] Assignment of lease of Tanner's Hall with orchard or close for remainder of term

(Thos. Angell, tailor)

f.29v-30 1543 Lease of tenement and garden between Foreign Bridge and Dockham

(Wm. Lewis, brewer)

f.30-31 1543 Lease of pasture called Long Maddeley near Llanthony

(Jn. Rastell, draper) [see J/1/24]

f.31 1543/4 Lease of close outside Southgate

(Thos. Bell sen., gent.)

f.31v-32 1543 Licence to Corporation to alienate land called Snedeham, Upton St. Leonards, and site and capital messuage of manor of Matson

(Thos. Lane, Esq.) [see J/1/24]

f.32v-33 1543 Conveyance of same

f.33v-34 1543/4 Licence to Corporation to alienate messuage and water mill, fulling mill called Corneham and ½ virgate, Stonehouse

(Jn. Sanford) [see J/1/24]

f.34-35 1544 Conveyance of same

f.35 1543/4 Licence to Corporation to alienate cottage and garden, parish of St. Michael, opposite Abbot's Barton, and pasture called Netherhide part of the demesne lands of the manor of Barton

(Wm. Michell) [see J/1/24]

f.35-37 1544 Conveyance of same

f.37 1543/4 Licence to Corporation to alienate Hackettys Field, Hempsted, with tithes arising, and Snedegrove wood, Hartpury, formerly part of manor of Upleadon

(Arth. Porter, Esq.) [see J/1/24]

f.37v-39 1544 Conveyance of same

f.39 1544 Lease of messuage and 60a., Aconbury, Herefordshire

(Jn. Taylor, Aconbury) [see J/1/24]

f.39v-40 1544 Lease of messuage, land and wood, Caldicot (Monmouth), and land in Holme Lacy, Herefordshire (Jn. Hampton, Aconbury, husbandman)

f.40v-41 1544 Lease of land between the city walls and Gooseditch, including the ditch, from East to South gates, with right of access to repair wall; lessee to clean ditch from 'le Wateryng place' by East gate, and keep wall free of 'le Weedes'

(Ric. Edwardes, mercer)

f.41v-43 1544/5 Conveyance to corporation by Christopher Smyth, of Court of Exchequer, gent., 2 yard lands, Sandhurst, and messuage and land, Longford, formerly the property of Thomas Englishe attainted for high treason [see J/1/62, 1231-1235]

f.43v-44 1545 Lease of shop, Southgate Street, adjoining chancel of All Saints church west

(Jn. Sandes, cardmaker, then to Wm. Weale)

f.44v-45 1545 Lease to Thos. Bell, senior, gent., and wife Joan, of vacant ground being upper part of the Bareland now enclosed with a mud wall, castle gate west; the lessees to enclose the same with posts and pales, east, north and west where the mud wall went as far as the little bridge going into the castle (measurements given)

Right of access for Corporation to keep a midden within the enclosure as in the past. If Thomas Bell devises to Corporation in fee 'all that his mansion place new built with... the appurtenances within the walls...lately called the black friars and now Bell place being of the yearly value of £9' then the tenant of the mansion shall have forever the above vacant ground pertaining to the mansion

f.45v-46 1545 Lease of vacant ground in Westgate Street by wall of St. Nicholas church, extending from the corner of the 'bulke end' of the mansion house of John Hawkins (the lessee) to the butress at end of lady chapel of church; also garden ground in Walkers Lane alias Key Lane. Covenant to build a house of 2 rooms on the garden ground; right of way for parishioners of St. Nicholas through the vacant ground

(Jn. Hawkyns, vintner)

f.46v 1545 Lease of tenement and garden adjoining the Alvingate

(Ric. Johnson, yeoman)

f.47 1545 Lease of land adjoining lower Northgate

(Christopher White, gent.)

f.47v 1546 Lease of land in Southgate Street adjoining tenement of Agnes Semys, widow (lessee)

f.48 1546 Lease of messuage and 8a. Longford

(Wm. Massynger, gent.)

f.48v-49 1545 Lease by Thos. Bell to Margaret Fawconer, widow of John Fawconer decd., of land in St. Mary de Lode parish, including the Hill, the Oxlease, Oxleasowe, part of manor of Abbot's Barton

f.49v-52 1545 Copy will of Alderman John Fawconer [J/1/1237]

f.52-54 1546 Copy J/1/1241 relating to Alderman Fawconer's bequest, and bond

f.54 1546/7 Ed. VI: pardon to Corporation for acquiring property of Jn. Fawconer decd.

f.54v-55 1547 Lease of messuage within lordship of Rodley

(Thos. Yonge, Chaxhill, yeoman)

f.55v-56 1547 Lease of tenement and garden near the east gate, also two shops with rooms above at corner of Ailesgate Street opposite the high cross, and another shop adjoining same

(Humphrey Walkeley, mercer)

f.56v-57 1547 Lease of tenement and garden, Travel Lane

(Wm. Mercer, weaver)

f.57v-58 1547 Lease of 1a. Hasfield

(Ric. Pauncefote, Esq., Hasfield)

f.58 1548 Lease of 2 tenements lately rebuilt, lying in front of 'le Bothall'

(Roger Wilson, gent.)

f.58v-59 1549 Lease of 2 shops 'in una front' new built, under wall of St. Michael's in Ailesgate Street

(Thos. Hide, baker)

f.59v-60 1549 Lease of 2 small tenements near Foreign Bridge

(Thos. Massynger, brewer)

Note in margin, 1610, that it is St. Bartholomew's Hospital property

f.60-61 1549 Lease of cottage and stable called 'le Stoorehowse' in Key Lane

(Robt. Stowell, tailor)

f.61v-63 1549 Copy of J/1/1243: conveyance to Corporation of land near Boothall and rent of 3s 6d

f.63-64 1549 Lease of great tenement, garden and cottage in the corner opposite the quay, and tenement adjoining

(Wm. Byford, merchant)

f.64 1549 Lease of tenement: note in margin - on south side of Foreign Bridge

(Ric. Swanley, merchant)

f.65 1549 Lease of messuage called Piperlase in suburbs of Hereford [see J/1/24]

(Matilda Taylor, Hereford, widow)

f.65v-66 1550 Lease of shop in Butcher Row

(Wm. Darley)

f.66v 1539/40 Appointment by Dame Joan Cook of Philip Draper, Gloucester, yeoman, bailiff or rent collector of all manors, lands, tenements, etc., in Badgeworth, Bentham, Brockworth, Hempsted, Podsmead and Elmore in county of city, and Stonehouse, Standish, Ebley, Oxlinch, Westbury [on Severn] and Chaxhill in county of Gloucester

f.66v-69 1528 Copy will of Alderman John Cook: includes reference to endowment of free grammar school in St. Mary de Crypt parish

f.69-71 1550 Copy of J/1/1245 and letter of attorney

f.71 1550 Lease of 2 cottages or stables in Key Lane

(Ric. Coke, tanner)

f.72 1550 Lease of vacant ground, Southgate Street

(Wm. Birton, cordwainer)

f.72v-73 1550 Lease of shop in Butcher Row under south wall of St. Mary de Grace chancel

(Wm. Darley)

f.73v-74 1550 Lease of tenement, curtilage, stable and garden near Key Lane

(Wm. Dovye, haulier)

f.76 1550 Lease of Sheep lane, Southgate Street (detailed measurements and abuttals), 5 tenements and gardens

(Sir Thos. Bell, kt.)

f.77-78 1550 Lease of stable, Key Lane

(Nich. Westbye, draper)

f.78 1550 Lease of tenement and garden, Southgate Street

(Humphrey Wall, carpenter)

f.78v-79 1550 Lease of tenement, Ailesgate Street

(Edith Walker, 'shepster')

f.79v-80 1550 Lease of tenement adjoining south part of west gate and the fishing

(Thos. Angell, Gloucester, tailor; Wm. Etkins, Gloucester, clothmaker)

f.80v-81 1550 Lease of tenement and garden, Westgate Street, and land with footpath leading to Severn

(Ric. Coke, tanner)

f.81v-82 1550 Lease of tenement and garden, Broadsmith Street

(Jn. Bosley, baker)

f.82v-83 1550 Lease of tenement, garden and chamber, Smith Street

(Thos. Mason, freemason)

f.83-84 1550 Lease of tenement, Eastgate Street, and garden, Hare Lane

(Jn. Lucas, tailor)

f.84 1550 Lease of tenement and garden, Smith Street

(Wm. Crumpe, freemason)

f.85-86 1550/1 Conveyance by Corporation of Manor of Rowlston, lands in Aconbury, rectory and advowson of Aconbury

(Hugh Aparry, gent.) [see J/1/24]

f.86v-87 1550/1 Chancery decree re Dame Joan Cook's lands [see D3270]

f.87v-88 1549 Arbitration award between Corporation and Sir Jn. Talbot, kt., over heriots and title to part of Dame Joan Cook's lands, Badgeworth

f.88v-89 1552/3 Lease of cottage built on the Blind Gate

(Wm. Jenyns, clerk)

f.89v-90 1552/3 Lease of tenement, Oxbode Lane

(Ric. Sewen, brewer)

f.90-91 1552/3 Tenement and garden in row from end of Key Lane towards Severn

(Wm. Cosbie, 'wheler')

f.91-92 1552 Grant of office of Prior or Governor of St. Margaret's Hospital to Thos. Wilse, Dymock, husbandman, with note of total value of goods etc. of Hospital

f.92-94 1553 Lease of site of Manor of Abbots Barton, 249a. arable, Oxlease, Birtley, 26a. pasture, 65a. meadow (with conditions as to freedom of City and serving office)

(Wm. Messinger, gent.) [see J/1/24]

f.94 1553 Lease of tenememt, Smith Street

(Thos. Hethe, vintner)

f.95 1552/3 Lease of purpresture, Southgate Street

(Edw. Hassard, draper)

f.95v-96 1553 Lease of 2 purprestures, Eastgate Street

(Jn. Lampeley, tailor)

f.96v-97 1553 Lease of lane or void ground adjoining east side of Trinity church for purpresture of house; also void ground, Southgate Street, near gate

(Sir Thos. Bell)

f.97-98 1553 Lease of St. Martin's place, with buildings

(Wm. Hassard, draper

f.98-99 1553 Lease of cottage, Castle Lane, 'Wyer Howse'north, 'Staple' of Mayor and burgesses south; also Bride Lane from highway by 'minister' wall south, to Watering Street north (detailed measurements of Bride Lane)

f.99 1553 Lease of a stone-walled garden near Bareland

(Abel Harriet, vintner)

f.99v-100 1553 Lease of messuage and two yard-lands, Sandhurst

(Wm. Heyward, Mussel End, Sandhurst, husbandman)

f.101 1553/4 Lease of cottage and close, Brockworth

(Paul Humphrey, labourer)

f.101v-102 1554 Lease of tenement and garden near east gate, and two shops with chambers built over them on corner of Eastgate Street by the cross

(Humphrey Walkeley, haberdasher)

f.102v-103 1554 Lease of tenement adjoining south part of west gate, with cottage newly built on north side of gate with fishing

(Andrew Harrys, Gloucester, yeoman, Thos. Gifford, Maisemore, husbandman)

103v-104 1555 Lease of tenement, curtilage, stable and garden, Key Lane end, and another tenement and garden adjoining

(Wm, Dobye, haulier)

f.104v-105 1555 Lease of void ground by St. Nicholas' church

(Jn. Tayler, vintner)

f.105v-106 1556 Lease of shop in Butcher Row under south wall of chancel of St. Mary de Grace church

(Hen. Hawke, butcher)

f.106-107 1556 Lease of purpresture, Southgate Street

(Sir Thos. Bell)

f.107 1556 Lease of shop, Southgate Street, All Saints church west

(Wm. Wele, cordwainer)

f.107v-110 1556 Lease of site of manor of Abbot's Barton

(Jn. Kyrby clothman); new windmill to be built within 5 years; bond to secure service as sheriff or mayor and residence in city during term of office

f.110v-114 1539/40 Copy of endowment of Crypt Grammar School and arrangements for administration

(Dame Joan Cook, Gloucester Corporation, bailiffs and citizens of Worcester) [see D3270 C/27 (4)]

Memoranda by Ric. Baker, town clerk, 1597

f.114-115 1558 Lease of inn or 'great tent.' called the Boothall (reserving to Corporation the 'election chamber'); another tenement adjoining the street door; close outside the 'little gate' of the city; 'custom' of the weighing beam for wool and yarn in the Boothall, 'custom wood' at the Quay, and all other customs, profits etc. (excepting from repairs by tenant the great hall where the assizes and other meetings for the City and County of Gloucester are usually held, and the election chamber); tenant to provide at own cost a cake made with ½ bushel of wheat flour to be distributed with wine and ale to mayor etc. on day of election of officers of the city', at the [ex] 'chequer' within the Boothall; the assize judges, J.P.s and sheriffs of city and county to have free access to keep sessions, county court, hundred court

(Robt. Ingram, innholder)

f.115v-117 1557 Copy will of Edmund alias Edward Hasarde, Gloucester, draper. (Note in later hand that his widow Anne married Luke Garnons, twice mayor, a 'sage and prudent ruler')

f.117v-118 1560 Lease of tenement and garden near the quay

(Jn. Henburie, Gloucester, chaplain)

f.110 1560 Lease of cottage or stable, Key Lane

(Abel Harriotte)

f.118v-120 1560 Lease by Lawrence Singleton, Master of St. Margaret's Hospital and bretheren and sisters, to John Hunte, husbandman, of site or mansion house of the hospital (excepting the houses and chambers of the bretheren and sisters and fixed rents for their maintenance)

f.120 1560 Lease of reversion of messuage and appurtenances, Badgeworth

(Alderman Hen. Machin)

f.121 1560 Lease of three stables under one roof, Castle Lane, with garden

(Thos. Wyke, Gloucester, gent.)

f.121v 1565 Bond for maintenance by Roger Awporte, pewterer, of conduit and pipes from Matson to high cross and Trinity well

f.122 1543/4 Lease of close outside south gate

(Thos. Bell, senior)

f.122v-123 1540 Copy of grant of annuity of 6s 8d to bailiffs and citizens of Worcester for overseeing provision for the grammar school [see D3270 C/28 (5)]

f.123v-124 1564 Lease of the Wire House and land, Castle Lane, lessee to build new house on site

(Jn. Stokes, gent.)

f.124-125 1564 Lease of the Vineyard and Gooseditch, with with provision for lessee to scour ditch and weed walls

(Jn. Woodward, Alderman)

f.125-126 1564 Lease of cottage in Castle Lane

(Alderman Robt. Moreton)

f.126v-127 1564 Lease of tenement formerly called Austens Place, Southgate Street

(Alderman Wm. Bonde)

f.127v-128 1564 Lease of tenement, Eastgate Street

(Alderman Thos. Semys)

f.128v-130 1565/6 Lease of capital messuage (note in margin: Mr. Fawconer's house), Eastgate Street, backing on to Travel Lane

(Thos. Lane)

f.130v-131 1565/6 Lease of garden, Southgate Street

(Robt. Frogman)

f.131v-133 1565/6 Lease of garden near St. Oswald's priory

(Guy Simondes, draper)

f.133-134 1565/6 Lease of garden, Barton Street

(Thos. Lane, merchant)

f.134-136 1565/6 Lease of garden and stable near Travel Lane

(Eliz. Hill, widow)

f.137-138 1565/6 Lease of garden near St. Oswalds priory

(Alderman Jn. Woodward)

f.138-139 1568 Lease of the Boothall (Robt. Ingram, son of Robt. Ingram decd.) excepting 'the great hall and little hall commonly called the Shire Court hall' and the election chamber. Details of dues on merchandise. Corporation may also use room at head of stairs going into the election chamber

f.140 1568 Corporation lease of tenement and garden near the quay

(Thos. Kyllforde, sailor)

f.140v-141 1568 Lease of 6a. arable and ½ close, 1½a. meadow, Sudmead

(Walter Knight, clothman)

f.141v-142 1571 Lease of moiety of 8a. arable and pasture, Upton St. Leonards

(Ric. Coppe, senior and junior, Gloucester, husbandmen)

f.142 1571 Lease of messuage and garden without further Northgate near Feet Lane

(Ric. Coxe, maltmaker)

f.143 1569 Copy will of Wm. Goldstone, St. Michael's, Gloucester

f.144 1594 Copy will of Hen. Cugley, St. Michael's, scribe (P.C.C. will)

f.145 [1367/8] Composition between Abbot of St. Peter's and Bailiffs and Burgesses of Gloucester over fishing rights in Severn

f.146 1581-1628 Acquittances for arrears of money granted by Dame Joan Cook to Worcester