St. Stephens 20 nobles, after the rate of 8d. a householder; and also 6s. 8d. to some godly preacher yearly for ever on the same Thursday for a sermon to be made within the same parish Church of St. Stephens; and also 40s. to the livery of the same company of cordwainers who shall be at the said sermon, to be spent the same day amongst them at their common hall; and also to distribute yearly for ever to the poor of the said company £5; and to the said Master and Wardens 5s., viz., to the Master 20d., and to each of the 4 wardens rod.; and to the clerk of the company 12d. and to the bedells 6d. each; and also to pay to Henry, Josias and Sara Ravenscrofte late the children of my brother James Ravenscrofte £3 6s. 8d. for their lives.

After the decease of Katherine my wife I give to the said Henry my son the residue of my lands in the ward of Quenhithe, and my 3 tenements in the parish of St. Clements near Estcheape: to hold to him and the heirs of his body; for default, the same to remain to the said Richard Ravenscroft and the heirs of his body; for default, to the said Thomasine my daughter and the heirs of her body; and for default, to the said Master, Wardens and Commonalty of the said Cordwainers and their successors for ever, as by the said Will dated 16 October, 1581, more fully appears.

The messuages formerly called Highouse and le Glene and now called le Whit Hart in the said parish of St. Stephens are held in free burgage, and are worth per ann., clear, £5. The messuage called le Robinhod in the said parish of St. Stephen is held of the Queen in socage as of her manor of East Greenwich in co. Kent in free and common socage by fealty only and not in chief, and is worth per ann., clear, 40s. The messuages in the said parish of St. Clements are held of the Queen as of her said manor of East Greenwich in co. Kent in free and common socage and not in chief or by knight's service, and are worth per ann., clear, £3. The tenements in the parish of St. Mary Somerset and the 4 messuages in the parish of St. Michael at Quenhith now in the tenures of James Harison, Thomas Sawell, Richard Wheler and Gilderne, widow, are held of the Queen as of her manor of East Greenwich in co. Kent in free and common socage by fealty only and not in chief, and are worth per ann., clear, £12. The said 2 messuages adjoining in the said parish of St. Michael in the tenures of Hardwick and Cox are held in free burgage, and are worth per ann., clear, £4. The messuage formerly called le greate Shope lying in Old Fish Street is held in free burgage, and is worth per ann., clear, 20s. The 2 messuages lying in the parish of St. Olave in le olde Jury are held of the Queen in free burgage and not in chief, and are worth per ann., clear, £3.

Thomas Ravinscroft died 24 January, 1583; Richard Ravinscroft is his son and next heir, and was then aged 30 years and more.

Chan. Ing. p. m., vol. 212, No. 49.

William Lambe, Citizen and Clothworker. nquisition taken at the Guildhall, 30 May, 29 Eliz. [1587],

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before George Barne, Mayor and escheator, after the death of William Lambe, late citizen and clothworker of the said City, by the oath of Robert Dickenson, Thomas Russell, John Harrison, William Lare, John Jackson, Roger Hole, John Thompson . . .* Bond, William Steeche, William Cooke, William Crowche, Edmond Owen, George Robertes, Thomas Wigges, James Dodson, Edward Swaine and John Irelande, who say that

William Lambe was seised in his demesne as of fee . . . called le St. James Chappell at London Wall within the said City; 3 several tenements lying there now or late in the several tenures of John Feilde, baker, . . . and Spighte, gent., 5 several gardens, with 6 several tenements now therein built, lying in the parish of St. Stephen in Colmanstreet within the said City, now or late in the several tenures of . . . Bodeley, merchant, Fulk Oneslowe, gent., John Barnes, mercer, George Cullymore, merchant, and John Morgan, citizen and grocer of London; 2 tenements with 2 stalls (seldis) being in the parish of St. Olave in Silverstreet within . . now or late in the several tenures of Guy Bartram, minstrell, and Richard Williams, merchant tailor of London.

So seised, the said William Lambe, by deed dated 12 July, 10 Eliz. [1568] made between the Master and Wardens of the Guild of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary the Virgin of the art of Clothwarkers in the City of London on the one part, and the Mayor and Commonalty of the said City of London of the other part, witnesses that he the said William Lamb of London, gent., by writing sufficient in the law intends to make his will concerning his messuages, lands, &c., within the City of London, and thereby to give the same to the said Master and Wardens, and it is then covenanted by the said Master and Wardens that they from the death of the said William Lamb for ever shall yearly on the 1st day of October and on the feast days of St. Stephen, the Anunciation of St. Mary the Virgin and the Nativity of St. John the Baptist cause some learned godly man to make a sermon within the

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St. Stephens 20 nobles, after the rate of 8d. a householder; and also 6s. 8d. to some godly preacher yearly for ever on the same Thursday for a sermon to be made within the same parish Church of St. Stephens; and also 40s. to the livery of the same company of cordwainers who shall be at the said sermon, to be spent the same day amongst them at their common hall; and also to distribute yearly for ever to the poor of the said company £5; and to the said Master and Wardens 5s., viz., to the Master 20d., and to each of the 4 wardens rod.; and to the clerk of the company 12d. and to the bedells 6d. each; and also to pay to Henry, Josias and Sara Ravenscrofte late the children of my brother James Ravenscrofte £3 6s. 8d. for their lives.

After the decease of Katherine my wife I give to the said Henry my son the residue of my lands in the ward of Quenhithe, and my 3 tenements in the parish of St. Clements near Estcheape: to hold to him and the heirs of his body; for default, the same to remain to the said Richard Ravenscroft and the heirs of his body; for default, to the said Thomasine my daughter and the heirs of her body; and for default, to the said Master, Wardens and Commonalty of the said Cordwainers and their successors for ever, as by the said Will dated 16 October, 1581, more fully appears.

The messuages formerly called Highouse and le Glene and now called le Whit Hart in the said parish of St. Stephens are held in free burgage, and are worth per ann., clear, £5. The messuage called le Robinhod in the said parish of St. Stephen is held of the Queen in socage as of her manor of East Greenwich in co. Kent in free and common socage by fealty only and not in chief, and is worth per ann., clear, 40s. The messuages in the said parish of St. Clements are held of the Queen as of her said manor of East Greenwich in co. Kent in free and common socage and not in chief or by knight's service, and are worth per ann., clear, £3. The tenements in the parish of St. Mary Somerset and the 4 messuages in the parish of St. Michael at Quenhith now in the tenures of James Harison, Thomas Sawell, Richard Wheler and Gilderne, widow, are held of the Queen as of her manor of East Greenwich in co. Kent in free and common socage by fealty only and not in chief, and are worth per ann., clear, £12. The said 2 messuages adjoining in the said parish of St. Michael in the tenures of Hardwick and

Cox are held in free burgage, and are worth per ann., clear, £4. The messuage formerly called le greate Shope lying in Old Fish Street is held in free burgage, and is worth per ann., clear, 20s. The 2 messuages lying in the parish of St. Olave in le olde Jury are held of the Queen in free burgage and not in chief, and are worth per ann., clear, £3.

said 9th Eliz. more plainly appears: I now will that the said annuity shall be paid to the said Master of the Stationers and his successors for ever. I give all my messuages, lands, &c., in the said 3 parishes to the said Master and Wardens of the Clothworkers and their successors for ever, to the uses mentioned in the said indenture dated 12 July, 10 Eliz., but if at any time the said company be seised into the Prince's hands so that they cannot enjoy the said lands, I will that the profits thereof shall be paid by the tenants thereof to the President and fellows of the college lately founded by Sir Thomas Whight, knight and alderman of London to the use of the poor scholars of the same college, so long as the said corporation of the clothworkers shall remain in the Queen's hands, but after her Majesty has removed her hands therefrom the said corporation to enjoy the said lands for ever. If the said company of clothworkers be negligent in carrying out my bequests, I give the said lands to the President and fellows of St. John's College of Oxford to the use of the poor scholars there for ever.

By virtue of the said indenture and will the said company of clothworkers directly after the death of the said William Lamb entered into the said premises and took the profits thereof.

The said St. James's Chapel and all the premises in the said parishes of St. James on the Wall and St. Stephen in Colmanstreet are held of the Queen in chief by knight's service, but by what part of a knight's fee the jurors know not, and are worth per ann., clear, £7. The premises in the parish of St. Olave in Silverstreet are held of the Queen in free burgage, and are worth per ann., clear, 33s. 4d.

William Lambe died the last day of April, 1580; William Whitlocke is his kinsman and next heir, viz., son of Whitlocke and Joan

his wife, daughter of John Lambe father of the said William Lambe, and was then aged 50 years and more.

Chan. Inq. p. m., vol. 212, No. 50.

Millicent Herenden, widow.

Inquisition

taken at the Guildhall, 28 June, 29 Eliz. [1587], before George Barne, knight, Mayor and escheator, after the death of Millicent Herenden, widow, by the oath of Robert Dyconson, Thomas Russell, John Harrison, John Jackson, Roger Hole, John Thompson, Robert Elder, John Bond, William Stytch, William Cooke, William Crowch, Edmund Owen, Nicholas Hauxford, Thomas Wigges, James Dodson and John Ireland, who say that

Millicent Herenden long before her death was seised in her demesne

as of fee of 2 gardens called Grayfryars gardeynes lying in the parish of Christchurch within the said City, now or late in the tenure of Ralph Downes.

So seised, the said Millicent made her will with a codicil as follows: whereas in my will I have appointed that the 2 gardens adjoining the gardens belonging to the Hospital of Christchurch westward should be sold by my executor: I now revoke that clause and will that the said gardens shall descend to Edmond Herenden my son and heir, on condition that he shall sell or let the same to whoever shall have my now dwelling house, as by the said will dated 21 October, 23 Eliz. [1581] more fully appears.

The said Millicent was likewise seised in her demesne as of fee of the manor of Tadworth, and of 10 messuages, 2 tofts, 600 a. of land, 10 a. of meadow, 400 a. of pasture, 400 a. of wood, 500 a. of furze and heath and 20s. rent in Tadworth, Ewell and Bansted in co. Surrey; and so seised, by indenture made between herself of the one part and Henry Herenden her son of Gray's Inn in co. Middlesex, gent., of the other part, dated 10 Sept., 11 Eliz. [1569], in consideration of a marriage then to be solemnised between the said Henry Herenden and Mary Digby of North-Luffenham in co. Rutland, widow, the said Millicent agreed that she would be seised of the said premises to her own use for her life; the remainder thereof after her death being to the use of the said Henry and Mary and the heirs of the said Henry for ever.

The said 2 gardens are held of the Queen by knight's service by the 100th part of I knight's fee in chief, and are worth per ann., clear, 26s. 8d. The said manor of Tadworth and other the premises in Tadworth, Ewell and Bansted are held of the Queen as of her manor of East Greenwich in co. Kent by fealty only in free socage and not in chief, paying therefore yearly to the Queen £12 125. at the Court of Augmentations and revenues of the Crown, and are worth per ann., clear, £12.

Millicent Herenden died 5 November, 23 Eliz. [1581]; Edmund Herenden is her elder son and next heir, and was then aged 49 years. Chan. Inq. p. m., vol. 212, No. 53.

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John Gardener, Gentleman.

nquisition taken at the Guildhall, 28 July, 29 Eliz. [1587],

before George Barne, knight, Mayor and escheator, after the death of John Gardyner, gent., by the oath of Robert Dickinson, Thomas Russell, John Jackson, John Stodderd, William Povey, Roger Hole, John Ireland, William Feake, John Bounde, William Crowche,