343. They say that the prioress of St. Helen's obstructed a lane in the ward of Philip le Taillur [Bishopsgate ward] to the nuisance. The prioress proffers a charter' of King Henry testifying that the king granted to her and to the nuns of St. Helen's permission to enclose the lane in London which lies between their lands on either side and to hold it closed in perpetuity.
1. C.P.R. 1247-58, 38, 24 Mar. 1249.