situate in Pawles wharfe hill, as they are now divided from the back part of the said late capital house: which back part opens to St. Peter's Hill, and which said 4 tenements open towards Paul's wharf hill, and now are or late were in the several tenures of Francis Bourne, trumpeter, Richard Blethenn, merchant tailor, William Watson, imbrotherer, and Roger Lockley, joiner, together with 1 little yard on the back part of the yards of —— Blethen and Watson, late in the tenure of one Smith a baker and now in my own hands, which opens upon St. Peter's Hill: to hold the same with the use of the well to the said William Smithe and the heirs of his body; for default, the remainder thereof to the said Jordan Smithe and the heirs of his body. If both my said sons die without issue, I give to my said wife if living, or if she be dead, to the Mayor, Commonalty and citizens of the City of London, governors of the possessions of the hospitals of King Edward the VI. called Christs, Bridwell and St. Thomas the Apostle and to their successors, full power and authority to sell the said lands to any person in fee simple to the best profit they can, and to divide the money coming from such sale amongst my 6 daughters, or if they be dead, to their issue, £10 only to be reserved to the only use of the treasurer and governors of Christ's Hospital. If the said Mayor and Commonalty will buy them for the use of the said Christ's Hospital, they shall have them £20 "better cheape" than any one else.

I give to the said Mayor and Commonalty the 6 new built tenements (built by me) for 6 poor widows to dwell in rent free: which said tenements are built upon the back of the said late house late in the tenure of the said Sir Adrian Poyninges towards St. Peter's Hill, and stand within the Ward of Castle Baynard, and from henceforth I wish them to be called the " poore widowes Alley or poore widowes Inne"; also my capital house called Woodmonger's Hall which I lately purchased to me and my heirs of Edmund Hilles of London, woodmonger, being directly at the west end of the said "poore widowes Alley," and standing between the "Colledge of the Harroldes on the north side and the 4 tenements given by me to my said son William on the south side, and opening to Pawles wharfe hill on the west side, where the said woodmongers and Sir William Herbert, knight, have their way and passages into the street; also all those my "neather Rowmes" lying within the stone walls under the said house called Woodmongers Hall, now in the occupation of Samuel Pratt "imbrotherer," which I purchased to me and my heirs of George Moore, esq., and his wife; also a little yard or backside leading into a well on the south side of the same containing in breadth from east to west, with the use of the said well with the rest of the tenements and poor widowes [alley] there, with free ingress, egress

and regress to and from the same from the said alley to and from St. Peter's Hill: to hold the said 6 tenements immediately after the death of my said wife for the term of 1,000 years, and the residue of the said premises to the only use of the Governors of Christ's Hospital for ever, as by the said testament dated 7 April, 1587, more fully it may appear.

The capital messuage in the parish of St. Benedict and the said messuage late in the tenure of John Goldinge in said parishes of St. Peter and St. Benedict 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, £8. The 4 tenements and piece of waste ground in the said parish of St. Benedict are held of the Queen in free and common socage by fealty only, and are worth per ann., clear, £5. The said yard and ruinous house and the entry in the said parish of St. Benedict are held of the Queen by fealty only, and are worth per ann., clear, 13s. 4d. David Smithe died 10 August, 29 Eliz. [1587]; William Smithe is his son and next heir, and was then aged 22 years and more.

Chan. Ing. p. m., vol. 217, No. 109.

Andrew Garrett, Gentleman.

I nquisition taken at the Guildhall, 26 October, 30 Eliz. [1588],

before George Bonde, knight, Mayor and escheator, after the death of Andrew Garrett, gent., by the oath of Robert Dyckenson, Thomas Russell, John Harryson, John Jackson, Thomas Sewell, John Stoddard, William Povye, Roger Holl, John Stevens, William Harvye, William Cooke, William Crowche, Edmund Owen, George Robertes, Stephen Porter, Thomas Wiggs, Thomas Smithe and Hugh Ingram, who say that

Andrew Garrett was seised in his demesne as of fee of 6 messuages lying in the parish of St. Andrew Undershaft; and 4 messuages lying within the close of the late priory of St. Helen within Bisshoppesgate in the parish of St. Helen; and 3 other messuages in the said parish of St. Andrew Undershaft within the City of London: all which said premises are held of the Queen in chief by the 20th part of a knight's fee, and by the yearly rent of 19s. 11d., and are worth per ann., clear, £5.

Andrew Garrett died 31 July last past; Robert Garrett is his son and heir, and was then aged 38 years and more.

Chan. Inq. p. m., vol. 218, No. 6.

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John Morley, Esquire.

nquisition taken at the Guildhall, 2 January, 30 Eliz. [1588],

before George Bond, Mayor and escheator, after the death of John Morley, esq., by the oath of Robert Diconson, Thomas Russell, John Harryson, William Layer, John Jackson, John Stoddard, Robert Elder, William Harvye, William Feake, John Bonde, John Stevens, George Roberts, Thomas Seawell, Stephen Porter, Nicholas Haukesford, Peter Noxton, Thomas Smyth, Thomas Wigges, Richard Trafford and Hugh Ingram, who say that

John Morley and Elizabeth Morley late the wife of the said John were seised, viz., the said Elizabeth in her demesne as of free tenement for the term of her life, and the said John in his demesne as of fee of 1 capital messuage wherein he dwelt which before was called lez Werslers, situate in the street called Aldrichgate alias Aldersgate streete in the parish of St. Buttolph without the gate of the City of London called Aldersgate; a certain yearly rent of 10s. issuing out of certain messuages and tenements called Lambe alley alias Mayden alley, situate in the said parish and street, purchased by the said John Morley and Elizabeth of Anthony Roue and Etheldreda his wife now deceased; 5 tenements and I garden now divided into 5 gardens, lying in the said parish of St. Buttolph, abutting between the said capital messuage and the said tenements called Lambe alley, purchased by the said John Morley and Elizabeth of William Necton of London, esq., and Elizabeth his wife: which said 5 tenements and garden were charged by the said William Necton and are still charged with a yearly rent of £12 for 9 years next following the feast of St. Michael, 27 Eliz. [1585]: which said yearly rent the said John Morley confirmed by deed dated 18 March, 28 Eliz. [1586], and charged as well the said capital messuage as the said 5 messuages and other the premises.

The said John Morley was also seised in his demesne as of fee of a yearly rent of 40s. issuing out of a messuage in the tenure of Edward Wotton, citizen and merchant tailor of London, formerly divided into 2 tenements situate in the street called Woodstreet in the parish of St. Alban, as by an indenture dated 7 July, 29 Eliz., made between the said John Morley of the one part and the said Edward Wotton of the other part more fully appears.

So seised, the said John Morley by indenture tripartite dated 9 November, 29 Eliz., made between himself of the one part, John Sotherton 4th baron of the court of Exchequer, Robert Frere (?), Robert Petre, Thomas Crompton and Edmund Downinge of London, esquires of the 2nd part, and John Morley, Edward Morley and William Morley

sons of the said John, and Mary, Elizabeth and Magdalene Morley daughters of the said John, of the 3rd part assured the said premises to the use of himself for life; after his decease, to the use of Elizabeth Morley then his wife for life, in recompense of her jointure; after her decease, to the use of the said John Morley the son and the heirs male of his body; for default, to the use of the said Edward Morley and the heirs male of his body; for default, to the use of the said William Morley and the heirs male of his body; for default, to the use of the heirs male of the body of the said John Morley the father; for default, then to the use of the said Mary Morley, and the heirs of her body; for default, to the use of the said Elizabeth Morley, 2nd daughter of the said John Morley; for default, then to the use of the said Magdalen Morley and the heirs of her body; for default, then to the use of the heirs of the body of the said John Morley the son; for default, then to the use of the heirs of the body of the said Edward; for default, to the use of the heirs of the body of the said William Morley; and for default, then to the use of the right heirs of the said John, Edward and William Morley the sons for ever.

The said capital messuage and garden called lez Wreslers, the said 5 tenements and garden and the said yearly rent of 10s. are held of the Queen in chief by knight's service, by the part of a knight's fee, and are worth per ann., clear, only 10s. until the end of the said term of 9 years, and afterwards they will be worth per ann., clear, £8. The said yearly rent of 40s. issuing out of the tenements in the parish of St. Alban is held of the Queen in free burgage by fealty only and not in chief, and is worth per ann., clear, 40s.

John Morley died 14th November last past; John Morley is his son and heir and was aged 15 years and not more on the 20th day of July last past.

The said Elizabeth wife of the said John Morley still survives in the said parish of St. Botolph without Aldersgate.

Chan. Inq. p. m., vol. 218, No. 20.

Robert Trappes, Esquire.

nquisition taken at the Guildhall, 12 March, 30 Eliz. [1588],

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before George Bonde, Mayor and escheator, William Necton, gent., feodary, and William Onslowe, gent., Commissioners, after the death of Robert Trappes of London, Esq., by the oath of Robert Dickonson, Thomas Russell, John Harryson, John Jackson, John Stodderd, William Povey, William Harvie, William Feake, John

Bond, John Steavens, William Cooke, George Robertes, Stephen Porter, Nicholas Hawkeford, Peter Noxton, Thomas Seawell, Hugh Ingrome and Robert Elder, who say that

Long before the death of the said Robert Trappes, one Robert Trappes his father was seised in his demesne as of fee of 9 messuages lying in the parishes of St. Leonard and St. John Zachary in Foster Lane in the City of London, in the tenures of William Atkinson, Evans Thomas, William Squier, John Dallie, John Lockley and Thomas Rosse; 5 messuages situate in the lane called Saint Brides lane in the parish of St. Bridgett in Fleatstreate, in the tenure of Thomas Cranmer; 5 messuages lying in the parish of St. Laurence in Old Jewry in Catteton and Mylkestreate in the said City, in the several tenures of John Foxe, goldsmith, Henry Wetherid, William Chritlowe, Robert Bate and William Style; 45 messuages in the parish of Christchurch in the said City in the tenure of John Lawne, Francis Greene, Richard Merian, William Mascall, Francis Clearke and Gamelin Pie; 6 messuages and 3 gardens in Whitecrosse streate and Shusshestreate in the parish of St. Giles without Creplegate, without the bars of the City of London, in the tenures of Thomas Nash, John Hewer, Thomas Reade, Richard Lee, Bartholomew Barnes, John Harrison and Henry White; 6 messuages in the tenure of Roger James in Whitecrosse streate and Shusshestreate; the manor of Trendies in Rawreth in co. Essex; 1 messuage and 40 a. of land in Hockeley in co. Essex in the tenure of Thomas Speake, 1 messuage and 140 a. of land called Moones in Essex in the tenures of John Wryght and Lawrence Hollingsworth, in the said county of Essex; I messuage and 200 a. of land called Northpittes in Canondon in the tenure of John Locke; I rent charge of £20, issuing out of the manor of Alberough in the said county, I water mill in Lewsham in co. Kent; I tenement there called le Mill Tenement; 10 a. of land, 6 a. of meadow there in the tenure of Thomas Stephens and Edmund Arthure, the manor of Barmondsey with the fishing and fowling in the waters and marshes of Barmondsay and Reddreth Marshes in the said county in the several tenures of divers tenants by indenture; 60 a. of land in Barmondsay in the tenure of William Peake in co. Surrey; and the manor of Deptforde Strand in Camerwell and Reddreth in said counties of Kent and Surrey, now in the tenures of Margery Reade, widow, and Christopher Horwoode.

And so seised he took to wife Dorothea Browne late his wife.

And afterwards the said Robert Trappes the father died at London, and the said Dorothea survived him.

All the said premises then descended to the said Robert Trappes named in the said commission, as his son and heir, and he being thereof