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Thursday before the Feast of Pentecost [2 June], 25 Edward I.
[a.d. 1297], it was ordained—in the presence of Sir John le
Bretun, then Warden of London ; Thomas de Suffolk, [and] Adam de Foleham, then Sheriffs ; Walter de Finchingfeud, William le Mazeliner, John de Dunstaple, Richard Eswy, William de Bettoyne, Salomon le Cotiler, and Henry le Bole, Aldermen—that by reason of murders [and] strifes arising between persons known and unknown, [and] by reason of the congregating in the market of thieves, cut-purses {pro cissoribus loculoruni), and other misdoers against the peace of our lord the King, what was called \e nane feyrej- recently instituted after dinner in Soperlane, should thenceforth be altogether abolished and not again be held on pain of losing the wares bought and sold there ; which market had been instituted by strangers, foreigners, mendicants, and others living three or four miles (leucas") from London. And the ordinance was made by the underwritten in conjunction with the above Aldermen, viz. :
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Of the Ward of Chepe : John le Coffrer, William de Staunford,
Adam Bras, Roger le Barber.
Of Ludgate within and without :* Luke de Ware, William
Flori, Walter le Chaundeler, Stephen de Hadham.
Of the Ward of Queenhithe : William Bernard, Stephen
Bernard, Robert de Chalfhunte [and another, illegible].
LETTER-BOOK B. 237
Of the Ward of Cornhull : Rog-er le Ferrur, Robert de
Fing-ere, Ralph de Honilane, Richard de Lamhethe.
Of the Ward of Bridg-e : John le Benere, Henry le Blound.
Of the Ward of Bredstrate : William Cok, " fruter," Robert
de Gloucester.
Of Tower AVard : Peter de Cumbe, Edmund de Cumbe [and
another, illegible].
Of the Ward of Crepelgate : Thomas Sely, Greg-ory Lorimer.
Of the Ward of Walebrock : William de Reed, Thomas de
Waledene.
Lotheberi : Nicholas le Coffrer, Saer le Especer.
Billing-esgate : Robert le Treyere, Robert Pikeman.
Vintry : Reginald [le] Barber [and another, illegible].
Alegate : William de Hadham, Henry le Rous.
Bissopesgate : Thomas Broning, William Pointel.
Cordewanerstrate : John le Loung, Roger atte Vine.
Of the Ward of the Castle :' Simon Belimer (?), Thomas
Aspelon.
Douuegate (Dounegate ?) : Adam le Rey, William Canoun.
Langeburne : William Amis, Richard de Brofeud.
Bassieshawe : Richard de Can , Henry Hautein.
Candlewystrate : Yvo de Witele, Walter Pain.
Aldridesgate : Henry de Kele, Peter Hungrie. |