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Subsidy Roll 1319: Portsoken ward

Pages 252-254

Two Early London Subsidy Rolls. Originally published by [s.n.], [s.l.], 1951.

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Citation:

Warda de Portsok', Portsoken ward.

Portsokn'.

Parish: St. Botolph Aldgate.

Alderman: The Prior of Holy Trinity.

[Mem. 11.]

1 t De Johanne Hoder ij.s. vj.d. (fn. 1)
2 t De Geruasio de Hundesdiche x.s. (fn. 2)
3 t De Waltero Ruso ij.s. vj.d. (fn. 3)
4 t De Johanne ffabro vj.d. ob. q. (fn. 4)
5 t De Willelmo Clerico Potter xiij.d. o. (fn. 5)
6 t De Estmaro Longg' iiij.s. (fn. 6)
7 t De Johanne Cobbe iiij.s. (fn. 7)
8 t De Agnete Centuraria xl.d. (fn. 8)
9 t De Henrico Gamene xij.d. (fn. 9)
10 t De Willelmo de Redyngg' ij.s. (fn. 10)
11 t De Johanne Bigge iiij.s. (fn. 11)
12 t De Johanne Eliot' iiij.s. (fn. 12)
13 t De Stephano Talpe iiij.s. (fn. 13)
14 t De Johanne Braciatore ij.s. vj.d. (fn. 14)
15 t De Simone Pottario xx.d. (fn. 15)
16 t De Willelmo L..el vj.d. o. q. (fn. 16)
17 t De Estmaro Paruo xx.d. (fn. 17)
18 t De Adam de Redgraue xij.d. (fn. 18)
19 t De Johanne le Hotter xij.d. (fn. 19)
20 t De Henrico Sutore xij.d. (fn. 20)
21 t De Johanne de Stowe xij.d. (fn. 21)
22 t De Willelmo Godefray xviij.d. (fn. 22)
23 t De Willelmo Molendinario xviij.d. (fn. 23)
24 t De Johanne Chapman vj.d. o. q. (fn. 24)
25 t De Johanne ate Walle vj.d. o. q. (fn. 25)
26 t De Johanne Pardieu vj.d. o. q. (fn. 26)
27 t De Nicholao Semer x.d. (fn. 27)
28 t De Jacobo le Bruer vj.d. o. q. 28
29 t De Roberto Sutore vj.d. o. q. (fn. 29)
30 t De Waltero Vynour vj.d. o. q. (fn. 30)
31 t De Willelmo Centurario vj.d. o. q. (fn. 31)
32 t De Roberto Carpenter vj.d. o. q. (fn. 32)
33 t De Hugone de Hecham ij.s. (fn. 33)
34 t De Alexandro ate Grene x.d. (fn. 34)
35 t De Willelmo Lymbrenner x.d. (fn. 35)
36 t De Johanne de la Warde vj.d. o. q. (fn. 36)
37 t De Jacobo Centurario vj.d. o. q. (fn. 37)
38 t De Thoma Caseario vj.d. o. q. (fn. 38)
39 t De Waltero Centurario vj.d. o. q. (fn. 39)
40 Taxat' t De Nicholao Dereman v.s. (fn. 40)
41 t De Roberto de Raghtone v.s. (fn. 41)
42 t De Johanne de Billerica ij.s. (fn. 42)
Summa .Lxxix.s. viij.d. prob.

Footnotes

  • 1. John le Hoder of Estchepe, butcher 1334 Pat, J. le Hodere, butcher 1339-40 Cor 248 (of Ports), J. le Houder 1344 LBF 100 (receiver of tolls at Aldgate). Probably John, son of Henry le Hodere of St. Botolph, Ports (1308 Will). - Cf. 1292 S [Ports 9].
  • 2. See 1292 S [Ports 7].
  • 3. Walter Russe 1337 Cor 190 (surety Ports). Rusus is a Latinized form of OF rous 'red'.
  • 4. Quite likely John de Yelham (Yeldham), smyth 1337, 1339-40 Cor 190, 247 (juror Ports). - Yeldham Ess.
  • 5. William le Clerk, potter, of Alegate, adm. 1311 LBD 79, W. le Clerk, potier 1320 LBE 130, W. Clerk 1337 CW 425 (deceased). Agnes de Suffolk, his wife (1337 Will), was a daughter of Alan de Suffolk [1292 S, Ports 14].
  • 6. Estmar le Lunge, warden of butchers 1328 LBE 233.
  • 7. John Cob, butcher 1310 LBD 113, J. Cobbe 1326 (1329) Will (of Ports). - ME cobbe 'a great man, big man, leading man' or Cobbe fn.
  • 8. See 1292 S [Ports 12].
  • 9. Cf. John Gamen, saddler 1325 Cor 138, J. Gamon 1325-6 ib. 145 (juror Cornh), and see Bardsley (Gamman). - ME gamen 'fun, mirth', etc.
  • 10. Possibly William le Tywelere 1321 Cor 40 (surety Ports with Ralph de Redynge). If so, a tiler. - Reading Brk.
  • 11. John Bigge 1321 Cor 40, 1326 ib. 162 (potter, juror Ports), 1330 Will (of Ports). - ME bigge, probably 'strong, stout'.
  • 12. John Elyot 1311 LBD 78 (carter, adm.), 1337 Cor 198 (Ports). - Elyot, a hypocoristic form of Elias.
  • 13. Stephen Talp 1320 LBE 130, 1332 S (Brewere, 4s.), 1334-5 LBE 294. - ME, OF talpe 'mole' (the animal).
  • 14. John le Brewere de Estsmethefeud 1329 LBE 241 (surety of no. 33), J. le Brewere 1332 S (16d.), 1337 Cor 197 (juror Ports).
  • 15. Perhaps Simon de Flechamstede, appr. of Robert de Alegate, pottere [LimeSt 10] for 6 years 1310-11 LBD 134, Simon Pottere 1343 Pat (a tenant in St. Olave, Tower). - Fletchamstead Wa.
  • 16. Of the surname only L and el are visible. Doubtless identical with William Ladyl 1337 Cor 190, W. Ladil 1339 ib. 239 (juror Ports). - 'The ladle', a nickname?
  • 17. ?Estmar Hose, butcher 1328-9 Will (residence not indicated).
  • 18. Adam de Ridegrave 1324 Cor 104 (Ports), A. de Redgrave (Radegrave) 1326 ib. 166 (juror Ports), A. de Redgrave, brewer 1328-9 Will (of St. Botolph, no doubt Ports). - Redgrave Sf.
  • 19. John le Hottere 1329 Mem 175 (surety of no. 33), 1330-1 LBE 258 (butcher). - Hottere perhaps 'a maker of panniers', from ME hott 'a square basket or pannier'.
  • 20. Henry le Sunor (?) 1321 Cor 40 (Ports). Sunor for suuor (OF suor, Lat sutor 'shoemaker').
  • 21. John de Stowe, potter, adm. 1312 LBD 93, J. de Stowe 1332 S (10¾d.), 1336-7 Cor 178 (pottere, juror Tower), 1339-40 ib. 248 (Ports). - Stow(e) (common).
  • 22. William Godefreye 1321 Cor 40 (Ports).
  • 23. The surname means 'miller'.
  • 24. Cf. 1292 S [CripE 22].
  • 25. Perhaps John Bithe Walle (Bithewalle) 1321 LBE 156 ff. (fripperer, indicted with illegal trade on Cornhill), 1321-2 ib. 162 (surety Cornh).
  • 26. Pardieu apparently from an habitual expression (F pardieu 'by God'). Cf. Guillaume l'Englois, de Pardieu, porteeur d'eaue Michaëlsson, I, 128 (of Paris).
  • 27. OE Somor fn; cf. ELPN 59.
  • 29. Cf. no. 20.
  • 30. Walter le Vynour, butcher 1309-10 LBB 229. Cf. Roger le Wynour, butcher 1299-1300 Mayors 65. For Vynour cf. Appendix.
  • 31. William le Gurdeler 1321-2 Cor 51 (surety LimeSt). Cf. 1292 S [Ports 12].
  • 32. Robert le Carpenter 1326 Cor 166 (juror Ports).
  • 33. Hugh de Hecheham, lymeberner (lime-burner), adm. Vi 1310 LBD 53, H. de Hecham 1324 Cor 104 (Ports), 1330 Will (owner of a house at East Smithfield). Hugh de Hecham, lymbrennere, was deprived of his freedom and imprisoned in 1329 for not observing the prices set on lime (LBE 241 f., Mem 174 ff.). - Heacham or Heigham Nf.
  • 34. Possibly Alexander Cobbe 1326 Cor 166 (juror Ports), 1332 S (butcher, 6s. 8d.), 1338 LBF 22 (repr. Ports). - Cf. no. 7.
  • 35. Perhaps connected with no. 33.
  • 36. John Warde (Wardee) 1326 Cor 166 f. (juror Ports). - Warde apparently 'watchman', de la Warde 'of the body of watchmen'.
  • 37. Cf. nos. 8, 31, 39.
  • 38. MLat casearius 'cheesemonger'.
  • 39. Walter le Girdelere 1326 Cor 166 (juror Ports). Cf. no. 8.
  • 40. Nicholas de Derman 1305 LBB 159 (butcher), N. Dereman 1308 LBC 162 (id.), 1332 S (Bocher, 1 m.), 1335 Will (butcher, of Ports), N. Derman 1328 LBE 233 (warden of butchers). - OE Deormann fn; cf. ELPN 25.
  • 41. Robert de Raughtone 1315-16 Mem 118 (founder of metal pots), R. de Rahgtone, potier 1320 LBE 130. William de Raughton, potter (1356-7 Will), directed that he was to be buried in St. Botolph in the tomb of Robert, his father. - Raughton Cu.
  • 42. See 1292 S [Ports 11].