Europe, British Isles, England, City of London, Cordwainer Ward

Cordwainer Ward is in City of London.

On 23 Jun 1629 Edmund Wright was elected Alderman of Cordwainer Ward.

On 03 May 1709 George Thorold 1st Baronet (age 43) was elected Alderman of Cordwainer Ward.

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After 20 May 1435 Thomas Knollys (deceased) died. He was buried at the Church of St Antholin, Budge Row.

On 07 Jun 1442 John Welles of Norwich made his will:

JOHN WELLES, citizen and grocer and alderman of the city of London. 7 June 1442. To be buried in the chapel of Saints John Baptist and John the Evangelist on the south side of the church of St. Anthony, London, by me ordained and constructed. I leave to the new making and construction of a 'canape' with adjuncts for the Body of Christ to hang over the high altar of the said church according to the orders of Thomas Knollys (age 52), John Chichele or Master William Cleue, clerks, and not otherwise, nor to be converted to any other use, 20 marcs.

I leave 300 marcs for a chaplain to celebrate for my soul, the soul of Margery late my wife and for the souls of John my father and Isabel my mother and for John and Marion father and mother of the said Margery and our benefactors etc. in the said chapel of St. John Baptist and St. John Evangelist for 30 years and the chaplain in his proper surplice every day shall be present at all and singular the canonical hours and masses in the quier of the said church of St. Anthony.

During the said 30 years the wardens of the mistery and commonalty of grocers 40s. to attend my anniversary viz to the Mayor of the City of London attending 3s. 4d. the sword bearer before the said mayor to be there 12d, to each of the three wardens of the grocers 3s. 4d, bread, wind and wax 11s. 8d, priests clerks bells ringing 6s. 8d, poor of parish of St. Anthony 4s.

To Henry Inglose Knight my kinsman a silver cup price £10.

To Thomas Knolles citizen and grocer my psalter written in Latin and my best gold chain with a cross dependent with diamonds and 'Baleys' and my pair of Beads of with a Lords Prayer and ten Angllie Salutations and one Apostles Creed of gold, am my chest 'de Cupris'.

To John Chichele a cup called 'Stondyng-cupe' of silver gilt and my gold ring called 'Mase' and £10.

To William Clyve clerk my [blank] and £10. To John Routhe my best gown with fur and £10. To William Osborn son of said Margery late my wife my two cups one called 'Pere' and the other called 'Appull', my scales called 'Goldbalance' my sword, my baslard and all my 'harness' and belongings for horses and all my armour.

To Walter Hunte grocer £20, Robert Gayton grocer a cup called 'Stondyngcoppe' of silver gilt. I pardon Henry Archer my servant all the debts and give him £10. To Robert Loumos (?) 10 marcs. To little John my boy 5 marcs. To John Portar 5 mrcs, Thomas Howerwode 10 mrcs, Thomas Fastolf my kinsman 5 mrcs. To little Olyver 40s, John Martyn 20s, and Margaret Cartmell £20 on condition she is married with consent of my executors and mean while £20 to be in their keeping. To Agnes Russell 20s, Johan my servant £10, Alice Pankeborne my servant 40s, Amie my servant 40s. All servants not named to be remunerated at discretion of Thomas Knolles.

To John Stede of Levesham 20s, Elisabeth Marchall my best primer. To Beatrice Knolles my second best primer. To the wife of John Routhe 12 lbs of wax of Malik (ceria de Malik). To the work (opus) of the parish church of St. George of Maspoole in City of Norwich in which I was received at the sacred font 100s. [Gifts to Friars etc. in London also to poor prisoners, Lepers' House and to Anchorites within the city]

I wish that two chalices four priests vestments, a pair of silver cruets and two pair of candlesticks of laton in my above mentioned chapel remain there for the praise of God.

To the new making and erection of a certain standard in my ward in Westchepe after the discretion of John Chichele, Thomas Knolles and William Clyve costing 50 marcs. To the renovation of the aqueduct and further continuation £20. To the repair of London Bridge 10 marcs. To the poor tenants within he ward of Cordewainerstret especially in the parish of St. Anthony £10. To Johan late wife of John Kyngescote £5.

I wish my feofees in all lands and tenements which I bought of William Burton citizen and grocer of London in 'Tourstret' to make a state to the wardens of the misterie and commonality of grocers of the City of London to them and their successors dwelling in the tenement next Grocers Hall in the parish of St. Mildred in Poultry lately built that they for ever pray and keep yearly my obit or anniversary for my soul and the soul of Margery late my wife and our fathers and mothers souls.

I wish that all the lands and tenements in the parish of St. Mary Magdalen next the Old Fishmarket, in St. Peter's next Poulyswharf, St. Michael's Paternosterchirch 'in Riola' and St. Swithin in Candelwykstreet in the City of London be sold and the money distributed for my soul.

I wish that after my death my manor of Sippenham in the parish of Levesham (Lewisham) in Kent with its appurtenances and all other lands and tenements rents and services which I have in the parish aforesaid be sold and the money disposed in deed of charity.

Provided that in the said sale good and sufficient provision be made that William Osbarne especially shall receive for his life from the said manor an annual rent of 40s. with power of destraint.

I will that my executors make a state of my term of years of and in y mansion house with shop and garden in the parish of St. Anthony, London, to some honest person of my mistery and dispose the money received for my soul.

If William Osbarn is not content with the legacies give him and in any way molests my executor of and in my manor lands and tenements all gifts to him made shall be cancelled and he shall have nothing. Residue to pay for my will and funeral. I ordain Thomas Knolles, John Chichele, Master William Clyve and John Routhe executors. Dated at London, 7 June 1442.

Probate act is not recorded in the Register. [484a Chichele I]

On 09 Feb 1446 Thomas Knollys (age 56) died. He was buried at the Church of St Antholin, Budge Row where his epitaph reads:

Thomas Knolles lieth under this stone, and his wife Isabell, flesh and bone; they were together nineteen years and X children they had in fear. his father and he to this church many good deeds they did work. Example by him you may see that this world is but vanity. for whether he be small or great all shall turn to wormy meat. This said Thomas was laid on bier the eighth day the month February, the date of Jesus Christ truly MCCC five and forty. We may not pray, heartily pray ye for our souls, Pater Noster and Ave. The sooner of our pain lessened to be, grant us the Holy Trinity. Amen

In 1698 Robert Rich 3rd Baronet (age 25) and Mary Walter (age 25) were married at Church of St Antholin, Budge Row. They were third cousin once removed.

In 1745 Alexander Cottin of Hertfordshire was born. He was baptised at Church of St Antholin, Budge Row.

On 17 Jan 1807 Christiana Bacon was baptised at the Church of St Antholin, Budge Row.

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Around May 1547 Edward Hall (age 51) died. He was buried in St Benet Sherehog Cordwainer Ward.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 06 Jun 1553. The same day, wyche was the xvj day of July, was Raff Warren (age 67) knyght, mercer and alderman, and twysse [lord mayor of] London, and marchand of the stapull and marchand ven[turer, buried] with standard and v pennons of armes, a cott armur, ... a helmett, mantyll and crest, and sword, and a xij dosen of schochyons; and ther wher my lord mere morner .... berer, the iiij sqyre mornars, and mony aldermen at ys beryng; [there] wher mony mornars in blake, and in blake cotes, and ther wher L. gownes gyffyn unto L. men, of rats coler, of a m ... a yerd; and ther dynyd my lord mayre and mony aldermen, [and] ther wher a gret dener as I have sene.

Note. Funeral of alderman sir Ralph Warren. Son of Thomas Warren, fuller, son of William Warren of Fering in Essex; sheriff in 1528, mayor in 1537, and again in 1544 (in the place of sir William Bowyer). On a fair marble tomb in the chancel of St. Osythe's, alias St. Benet Sherehog: "Here lyeth buried the right worshipfull sir Ralph Warren knight, alderman and twice lord mayor of London, mercer, merchant of the staple at Callis; with his two wives, dame Christian and dame Joane, which said sir Ralph departed this life the 11. day of July, An. Dom. 1553." He was buried on the 16th. By his second wife Joan, daughter and coheir of John Lake, of London, sir Ralph left issue Richard Warren (age 15) esquire, who married Elizabeth (age 10), dau. of sir Roland Lee [Hayward?] knt. alderman and lord mayor, and Joan (age 8), married to sir Henry Williams alias Cromwell (age 18), by whom she had issue Oliver, Robert, Henry, Richard, and Johanna. "Lady Jone Waren, aforesaid, one of the doters and heyrs of John Lake, dysseassed at the howse of sir Henry Williams alias Cromwell knight, her son in lawe, called Hynchyngbroke, in the county of Huntyngton, on Wensday 8. of October, 1572, and the 14. yere of our most gracious soveraigne lady quene Elizabeth, and was beryed in the parish churche of St. Benedicke Sherehogge in London, on tewsday the . . . vember, in the yere aforesaid." Her second husband was sir Thomas White (age 61), another lord mayor, and who is immortalized by his foundation of St. John's college, Oxford. Our diarist records their marriage, in p. 179.

A remarkable instance of the simplifying of arms is afforded by what was done in regard to sir Ralph Warren's monument at St. Osith's. It originally bore this crowded coat: Azure, on a chevron between three lozenges argent, three eagle's heads erased of the first, on a chief checky or and gules a greyhound courant ermine. "These armes were taken downe by his sonne Ric. Warren, and these sett upp in place thereof: Or, a chevron engrailed between three eagle's heads erased sable." Arms of the Lord Mayors, by William Smith, Rouge-dragon.

the iiij sqyre(s) attendant at the same funeral were the four esquires of the Lord Mayor's house, namely, the swordbearer, the common hunt, the common crier, and the water-bailiff.

On 11 Jul 1553 Ralph Warren (age 67) died. He was buried at St Benet Sherehog Cordwainer Ward.

On 08 Oct 1572 Joan Trelake died at Hinchinbrooke House [Map]. She was buried on 04 Nov 1573 at St Benet Sherehog Cordwainer Ward.

In Jul 1595 Richard Whalley of Kirton (age 29) and Frances Cromwell (age 19) were married at St Benet Sherehog Cordwainer Ward.