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Membr. 1
Roll of Memoranda and Pleas held before Adam Stable,
Mayor, in the Chamber of the Guildhall from the Feast
of SS. Simon and Jude [28 Oct.] A
o 50 Edw. III [1376],
that being the day when he took up office, to the same
Feast next year
26 Nov. 1376
Lodewyc Gentyl of Genoa came before the Mayor about
2 o'clock after dinner, and complained that before dinner his
seal with divers letters in a purse had been cut from his girdle
and stolen—he thought on Westminster Bridge. The seal
bore his name " Lodewyc " and also his arms on a shield after
this manner... (fn. 1) . He prayed that any deed sealed with his
seal after to-day might be treated as void.
Peter atte Pole, vintner, sued Martin Pedeler in a plea of
debt on demand of £4, as security for which the defendant
had pledged to him a silver girdle and a mazer cup. The
debtor having made four defaults, the said Peter prayed that
the pledge might be valued as a foreign attachment and delivered to him. The girdle was valued at 46s 8d and the cup
at 20s by the oath of John Hygon and Henry Merkeby, goldsmiths, and delivered to him to answer therefor if the debtor
should come within a year and a day and be able to disprove
the debt.
Membr. 1 b
20 Nov. 1376
Writ to the Mayor and Sheriffs to restore to Peter de
Brumose and William Megge, merchants of Bordeaux and
Lybourne, and their partners certain casks of wine captured
at sea in two cogs, or their value, which wine had been found
by an inquest held by the late Sheriffs to have come into the
hands of divers persons, viz. William Ermyn, clerk, for the
King's use, 74 casks; William Ermyn and John Hatfeld, clerks,
by gift from the mariners of the barges of London and Hethe (fn. 2) ,
2 casks; the Mayor of London, 49 casks, 1 pipe; John Paul
and John Colshull, 24 casks, and one lost; John Michel and
Roger Stanleye, paltokmaker
(fn. 3) , 20 casks, 1 pipe; William
Storton, vintner, Henry Vanner and John Colshull, 26 casks;
Roger Stanleye, 5 casks, 1 pipe; John Donyngton, skinner,
4 casks; John Home, called "Blake," fishmonger, 27 casks,
1 pipe; Hugh Sadyngburne, 4 pipes bought at Sadyngburne (fn. 4) ;
a squire of Lord de Nevyle, 2 casks; Thomas Langeton and
John More of Hethe, 3 casks; Alice Perrers, by gift from the
mariners aforesaid at Sandwich, 10 casks; John Paul, 18
casks; and the Castle of Dover, sent by the mariners, 11
casks. Dated at Westminster, 20 Nov. Ao 50 Edw. III. [1376]
Return by the Mayor and Sheriffs to the effect that several
of the persons above mentioned could not be found in their
bailiwick and had neither goods nor wine there, whereby they
could be forced to make restitution. No information could be
gained as to wine sent to the Castle of Dover or that such wine
was ever in the City of London. Henry Vanner, John Colshull, John Donyngton, John Home and John Michel had
already come to terms with the claimants in the presence of
the Mayor. Alice Perrers had appeared and denied receipt of
any wine. As regards the 49 casks and 1 pipe which came into
the hands of the late Mayor, 3 casks were found empty and
6 casks and 1 pipe were used in ullage and curison of the other
casks, leaving 40 casks which the late Mayor handed over to
the Chamberlain for custody. The Chamberlain had paid
various expenses on the wine: for freightage from Sandwich
to London, £7 15s; for cranage and the drawers of the wine,
23s 3d; to a cooper for mending the casks, 14s 4½d; to the
cellarers for housing the wine, £4 11s; for cantels
(fn. 5) , tapons
(fn. 6) ,
faucettes and other small necessaries, 5s 4d; total £14 9s 3½d.
Afterwards, in obedience to writs directing payment to
William Colle and Hermann Yngelyn of Campe (fn. 7) for freightage,
the late Mayor offered them the 40 casks, which they refused.
He then had the casks valued at £35 and sold them to a certain
Paul Lumbard for £40. This sum, together with another 40s,
was paid to the said William and Hermann and accepted by
them. Thus the Chamberlain altogether paid out £16 9s 3½d
in expenses, and was consequently unable to restore to the
merchants either the wine or the value of it.
Membr. 2
John Rote and William Pountfreyt, Wardens of the Skinners, brought into court four furs of bysses which they had
seized in the shops of Henry Mulsho of Gedyngton (fn. 8) and
John Romseye of Thames Street as falsely and deceptively
made, contrary to the ordinance of the aforesaid mistery.
Being summoned to appear, the said Henry and John made
three defaults. Thereupon precept was given to summon two
good men of the mistery to certify as to the furs. John
Donyngton and John Colle duly appeared and testified on
oath that all the furs were falsely made, and valued them at
20s. Judgment that they be forfeited to the use of the
Commonalty.
28 Nov. 1376
Richard Lichfeld, who confessed to having sent four dozen
caps to the fulling-mill after the order made by the Hurers
forbidding it, was adjudged to pay 13s 4d forfeiture for the
caps and a fine of. 6s 8d to the Chamberlain.
23 Jan. 1377
Walter atte Court, who had sued John Parker for detinue
of a sheep, of which charge the said John had cleared himself
as a freeman by making his law with the seventh hand, was
fined 12d for calling the oath false and perjured.
6 Feb. 1377
Robert Kendal, servant of Thomas Kyngeston, was fined,
as an example to others, because he had grossly abused and
slandered Robert Thornhegge and Walter Gyngyure, Masters
of the Cordwainers, when they were executing their office.
4 Sept. 1374
Letter of attorney from Jacob Jacomyn, merchant of
Florence, to Lodewic Andreu, merchant of Florence, to recover a debt of £10 from William de Hoo, knight, and £44
from Francis Gras of Milan. Dated at London, 4 Sept. 1374.
Membr. 3
A list of goods belonging to merchants of Amiens arrested
by Adam Stable and other merchants.
In the hands of John Norwych: 6 or 7 cloths belonging to
John Panehet and Robert Damyas, valued at £20 in a suit
brought by John Phelipot; money borrowed from John
Contye and Robert Damyas, £30, from Bartholomew Collayn,
£10, from the same by four citizens of Norwich, £40; 6 tuns
of woad bought by John Norwich from Firmyn Andelwye
for £52, less £4 freightage, and not yet paid for; 4 tuns of
woad on sale, value £22; and two ships at his wharf.
In the hands of John Rydere: 10 cloths of sangwyn, tauny,
blew, black, red, and russet medle, 22 yards of blanket and
5 dozen caps belonging to Gilliem de Seint Aubin, £9 belonging to Nicholas Muret, £60 belonging to Robynet
Peyntsegle, £22 belonging to Henry le Vadlet.
In the hands of John Churcheman: £54 belonging to Nicholas
Muret.
In the hands of John Haddele: £30 belonging to Michelet
Cadyf, 20 dozen scarlet caps, 2 cloths of blew and one of
russet.
In the hands of John Iclyngham: £16 6s 8d belonging to
Henry le Vadlet. [French]
5 Nov. 1376
The following vintners were sworn to make a scrutiny of
wines, vinegar and sauces and to pour out in the streets such
as they found unsound: For the east (of Walbrook), William
Tonge, John Chivele, Gilbert Bonet, Richard Sprot, Nicholas
Rote and Thomas Neel; for the west, John Hedrope, Richard
Blake, Thomas Medelane, Walter Doget, William Stokesby
and Thomas Heyward.
1 Jan. 1377
Grant by Torellus Gascoygn, merchant of Lucca, to John
Walssh, goldsmith, of all his goods and chattels in part satisfaction of a debt of £30. Dated at London on the Feast of
the Circumcision [1 Jan.] Ao 50 Edw. III [1376-7].
4 Jan. 1377
Letter of attorney from the same to the same to recover a
debt of £70 18s due on a bond from Thomas Willshire,
skinner, and to retain the money thus recovered in satisfaction
of his debt. [French]
26 Jan. 1377
Proclamation made on 26 Jan. 1377 to the effect that no one
within the franchise sell wine of Gascony, red or white, at a
greater price than 6d the gallon, nor Rhenish wine in a tavern
at more than 10d a gallon; that no hostiller sell hay for a horse
for a night and a day at more than 2d nor oats at more than
6d a bushel; that no hupkster of ale be resident within the
liberties; and that no one sell the best ale for more than 2d a
gallon, and the second best for 1d the gallon, and only by
sealed measures. [French]
Membr. 3 b
14 Jan. 1377
Henry Dorant, barber, was attached to answer John Cok,
chandler, in a plea of trespass, wherein the latter complained
that, whereas by the custom of the City every person was bound
to guard his fire so that no damage might thereby happen to
another, and was bound to make good such damage, a fire
broke out in the parish of St Peter Cornhill by default of the
defendant whereby two of his own shops were burnt, and
thereupon by order of the Aldermen and Sheriffs, so as to
prevent the fire spreading, the tiles and laths were removed
from the plaintiff's shop and a solar lying over a gate, and
several pieces of timber were torn out with chains and hooks,
to his damage £40.
The defendant pleaded that the plaintiff had no ground of
action, because there was a house and a wall between their
properties, and there was so large a number of people present
extinguishing the flames, that there was no danger to the
plaintiff's premises. Moreover it was by his own consent that
the tiles, timber and laths were removed.
The plaintiff answered that the defendant had not denied
the custom, nor that the fire had arisen from his own default,
nor that the tiles etc. were removed from fear of the fire by
advice of the Aldermen and Sheriffs. The only defence put
forward was that there was a house between, and that the
plaintiff's premises would not have been burnt even if he left
the roof alone, which defence, the plaintiff contended, was
not matter sufficient to exclude him from his action. He
prayed judgment.
Afterwards on 31 Jan. the defendant renounced the above
defence and asked leave to plead to a jury, which the plaintiff
conceded. He then pleaded that the tiles, laths and timber
were not removed because of a fire arising from his negligence.
On this issue both parties demanded a jury, which found that
the tiles etc. were removed from fear of a fire, which broke out
by negligence of the defendant, and they assessed damages at
50s. Judgment accordingly.
13 Feb. 1377
Richard Cheyndut was committed to prison for having
undertaken to cure Walter, son of John del Hull, pinner, of
a malady in his left leg, whereby, owing to his lack of care and
knowledge, the patient was in danger of losing his leg, as was
testified by John Donhed, John Garlikhuth and Nicholas the
Surgeon, three surgeons who had viewed the leg by order of
the Mayor. The latter reported that it would require great
experience, care and expense if the leg were to be cured without permanent injury. A jury in this action found for the
plaintiff with 50s damages.
Membr. 4
5 Dec. 1376
William Fitz Hugh was attached to answer Robert
Fraunceys, John Forster, Thomas atte Hay and Thomas
Exton, masters of the mistery of Goldsmiths, in a plea of
trespass, wherein the latter complained that, whereas the
masters of every mistery were empowered to make searches
so that the people should not be deceived by false work
secretly and deceptively wrought, they had examined the defendant's shop in the parish of St Matthew Friday Street
and found there six silver chargers, of which two were of inferior alloy than they ought to be, to the amount of 8d each,
and that they had broken the chargers and arrested the defendant. Afterwards at his request they had forgiven his
offence, but he then began to defame them and to treat them
with rebellion and contempt.
The defendant, when questioned on the above charge, put
himself on the mercy of the Court. Pending judgment he
was committed to the custody of the Sheriffs. He was again
brought up on Thursday after the Feast of the Conception
B.M. [8 Dec.], when judgment was given that he be imprisoned for eight days and pay a fine of 10s. As. he had
secured his release on mainprise by a writ directed to the
Sheriffs, the Court ordered his imprisonment to begin from
the present day.
Walter Fitz John, who was charged with aiding and abetting
the foregoing defendant, as well as with the same offences,
received a similar judgment.
The same day, the masters of the Goldsmiths complained
that on Saturday, 15 Nov., when they and other good men of
their mistery were assembled in their, common hall, Robert
Prentice with others of his covin entered into the hall with
drawn knives, threatening those present and interrupting the
business, in breach of the King's peace and contrary to the
ordinances against congregations and covins.
The defendant put himself on the mercy of the Court and
promised to obey the ordinances made by the masters of the
mistery, whereupon he was set free Afterwards, on Tuesday,
3 Feb. 1377, he was again brought up for rebellious conduct
and was sentenced to prison for 10 days and to pay a fine of
10s, according to the ordinance.
Membr. 4 b
Mayoral precept to John Northampton and Robert Launde,
Sheriffs. As it had been found by an inquest in the Wardmote
of Nicholas Twyford, Alderman of Colmanstrete, held on
Sunday after Michaelmas, that the houses of John Conyngton,
Thomas atte Ramme, Geoffrey Puppe, Robert Lucas, Henry
Neel and Adam Wymonham and the hoggesty of John
Pondere were thatched with straw against the ordinance (fn. 9) , the
Sheriffs were ordered to warn the above persons to strip
their roofs within forty days, on pain of having the work done
for them at their expense and paying the Sheriffs 40s for their
trouble.
3 Feb. 1377
Memorandum that on Tuesday the morrow of the Purification [2 Feb.] Ao 51 Edw. III [1377], on the complaint of
divers persons living round London Bridge or resorting there
that the necessary houses or wardrobes annexed to the Bridge
were in a dangerous state of disrepair (fn. 10) , it was agreed by the
Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty assembled in council
that John Cogeshale and Henry Yevele, Wardens of the
Bridge, should have them repaired and that the cost should be
allowed to them in their next account.
7 Feb. 1377
Memorandum that on Saturday after the above Feast,
John Forster, carter, servant of Robert Parys, was brought up
for having failed to convey four casks of wine to Kenyngton
for the use of the Prince, contrary to an agreement which he
had made in the Vintry with the Prince's butler that he and
three other carters would carry the wine. It was alleged that
he had taken the two horses from his cart and removed the
linch-pins (lynses), and had not loaded the other three carts,
with the result that one loaded cart and three casks of wine
stood in the street for a day and a night—in contempt of the
Prince and to the manifest scandal of the City.
The accused person, who made no excuse for his action,
was committed to Newgate until etc.
Membr. 5
13 Nov. 1376
Robert Hales, Prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem
in England, Friar John Barneby, confrater of the same, and
John Strengere, porter, were attached to answer Thomas
Duke in a plea of trespass, wherein the latter complained that
whereas he had had a lease of a tenement in the parish of St
Dunstan in the East next to Temple Bar from Richard Elys,
brother of John Elys, late citizen and pepperer, to which
tenement there belonged a lane (fn. 11) leading from Fleet Street
to a bridge called " Templebrugge" on the Thames, used by
occupants of the tenement from time immemorial for bringing
victuals, fuel and wood between sunrise and sunset, nevertheless the said Robert, John and John had come with sticks
and knives and prevented him from carrying fifty faggots
through the lane, and had closed the gate called " Templeyate," which gave access to it.
The defendants appeared by Gilbert de Meldebourne
their attorney and after saying that they did not acknowledge
the alleged right of way, pleaded that they possessed a manor
called the " New Temple " formerly belonging to the Templars,
within which there was a church, close, churchyard and other
dedicated places. This manor, formerly occupied forcibly by
the younger Hugh le Despenser, had on forfeiture been
granted by the King to a certain William de Langeford for
an annual payment of £24 to the Exchequer. Afterwards, as
the result of a petition preferred by Philip de Thame, late
Prior, to the King and Council in Parliament, the King had
granted a charter to the following effect:
Whereas the King had lately caused the churchyard, close
and other dedicated places, and the buildings thereon, to
the annual value of £12 4s 1d, to be rejoined to the Temple
Church and delivered to the Prior and brethren of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, and further had ordered that
a sum of 60s 10d, annually paid to the janitor of the Temple
Gate, and a rent-charge of 30s due from the Bishop of
Chichester, whereof he had been released, should be deducted from the rent of William de Langeford, the King now
grants in pure and perpetual alms to the Prior the residue of
the manor, in return for the sum of £100 contributed towards
the King's expenses abroad, the annual value of the residue
being £7 5s 2d, thus completing the total sum of the aforesaid
annual rent of £24, on condition that if the residue of the
manor was found to produce more than £10 a year, the excess
should be paid to the King. Dated at Ipswich, 18 June Ao 12
Edw. III [1338].
Membr. 5 b
The defendants, by virtue of the above charter, claim to
possess not only the larger part of the manor, including the
church, close etc., but also the smaller part, and said that the
lane in question was parcel of the smaller part. They submitted that the Court could not proceed further without consulting the King, and they demanded the King's aid.
The plaintiff answered that his own lease was now at an
end and that he was not attempting to recover a right of way,
but damages for a trespass done to him, and he prayed judgment as to whether the Prior could demand the King's aid
in such a case. As regards the defendant John Strengere, who
had made no other reply than that he was janitor of the gate,
he prayed judgment as to whether this pleading could hinder
him in his action. [Breaks off.]
Schedule of goods, belonging to enemy subjects of France,
which were arrested by order of the Mayor on account of
divers injuries inflicted on English merchants during time of
truce. The goods, which were found in the hands of John
Calthorpe, shearman, Henry Grenecobbe, dyer, Gilbert
Walderne, draper, and John Norwich, comprised 49 short and
long cloths of russet medle, bryt bleu, draw bleu
(fn. 12) , black, red,
tawne, sanguine, russet, scarlet, red medle, broun tawne,
sanguine medle, green, bukhorn medle, blew medle, green russet,
grene tawne medle, morre medle, tawne broun, broun of green,
3 cloths of blanket, 7 yards of blanket of Gildeford (4s), a
mantle (40d) and 4 yards of faldyng
(fn. 13) (5s). They were valued
by Andrew Vyne, Gilbert Walderne, Walter Lodewell, John
Glemesford, Simon Shereman, William Huwett and William
Werkworth at a total of £279 19s 8d.
Membr. 6
7 Feb. 1377
Robert Tolyot of co. Cambridge came into the Chamber of
Guildhall before the Mayor, Recorder and certain Aldermen
and testified that to his own knowledge John Pylet of Cambridge was the lawful son and heir of Henry Pylet and
Margaret his wife, and added that otherwise he himself would
have been the true heir.
John Morse of Cambridge testified to the same effect.
John Payne of Cambridge testified the same, for the reason
that the said John held divers tenements in the town as son
and heir, of the said Henry, and further that there was a
custom in the town that tenements were devisable, and that
when one possessed of lands and rents died after making a
will, that will was proclaimed in the Guildhall, so that if any
one wished to assert any claim or right in the tenements he
might be heard, and further, that after the decease of the
aforesaid Henry his will was thus proclaimed and enrolled
and the said John entered upon the tenements, no one having
made any claim to them either then or afterwards.
The following persons testified that the people dwelling in
the place (patria), where the said John was born, regarded
him as the lawful son and heir: Master William Gootham,
Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Master John
Donwych, John Wroth, William Petteworth, clerk, Thomas
Hemynton, William Castellacre, Simon Cotenham, Master
James Cotenham, Master John Bernard, John Lopham,
Simon Romayn, Thomas Cokefeld, Walter Bruton, John
Goucy, Edmund Lakynghithe, Edmund Walsyngham,
William Bateman, Thomas Grainfelde, John de Wawton,
Simon Wighton and John Wysebech.
28 Feb. 1377
John More and Richard Norbury, mercers, were mainprised by William Knightcote and William Kestevene to keep
the peace with Stephen Woderove.
6 Feb. 1377
William Yakesle, parson of the Church of St Martin Oteswych, was attached to answer John Churcheman, William
Palmer, Richard Hervy and John Neweby, churchwardens,
in a plea of trespass, wherein they complained that, whereas
it was the common custom of the City that every parson
should make good to the parishioners any ornaments or vestments removed and eloigned by any priest appointed by him
to serve in the church, a certain John Drayton, chaplain,
whom he had inducted to serve as a priest and hear confession
in the vestry, where the ornaments and vestments were kept,
had eloigned an amyce
(fn. 14) , value 6s 8d; an altar-cloth, 6s 8d;
a silver-gilt foot from a reliquary of the saints Cosmas and
Damianus, 13s 4d; a silver-gilt chalice with cover, 26s 8d;
a veil (velum) for Lent, 10s; two new surplices, 10s; and
40 lbs of wax, 20s; and the parson had refused to make them
good.
The defendant pleaded that he never appointed the chaplain as alleged, and put himself on the country. A jury from the
parish and venue found for the plaintiffs with £8 damages.
A day was given for judgment, that the Court might be advised as to the custom of the City, there being doubt as to
whether such a custom existed. Afterwards the parties came
to an agreement on terms that the parson enter into a recognizance to pay 100s by instalments to the churchwardens.
Membr. 6 b
Nicholas Brembre, Mayor, A
o 51 Edw. III [1377]
11 Jan. 1377
Writ of certiorari as to whether Alan Scarnyngg, clerk, was
a freeman of the City of London, contributing lot and scot
at the time of his death. Dated 11 Jan. Ao 50 Edw. III [1377].
No return made.
Previous writ to the same effect dated 10 Dec. 1376, to
which return was made by Nicholas Brembre, Mayor,
William Cheyne, Recorder, and William Eynesham, Chamberlain, that an examination of the rolls, books and memoranda
had been made, and it had not been found that the said Alan
was a freeman of the City at the time of his death.
16 April 1377
Letter of attorney from Stephen de Alibertis, merchant of
Milan, to Augustine Beneton and John Bochansoch, merchants of Lucca.
20 April 1377
Letter of attorney from Stephen Alibert of Milan to
Lowys Recouche of Lucca to recover from Nicholas Hoibourne, merchant of London, the sum of 400 scudos, valued
at 26d English each scudo, that amount being due on an exchange made at Bruges by Francis and Antoine Marcadel to
Thomas Bak, servant of the said Nicholas on 21 Sept. 1376.
[French]
2 May 1377
Memorandum that on 2 May 1377 William Eynesham,
Chamberlain, and Ralph Strode, Common Pleader (Narrator),
took possession in the name of the Commonalty of a tower (fn. 15)
built immediately to the north of Ludgate, which Mary de
Seint Poul, late Countess of Pembroke, had been allowed to
occupy for the term of her life.
4 May 1377
Letter of attorney from John Sters of Lyghterfeld in
Flanders to Giles his son and Peter Vandecloistre.
Cedula
Schedule of the names of persons sworn in fifty-one misteries, viz.: mercers, grocers, drapers, orfeverez, pessoners,
vynters, pelleters, taillours, sellers, haberdasschers, armourers,
cordwainers, wexchandelers, ismongers, girdlers, salters, cotillers, brouderers, lethersellers, pouchemakers, schermen, brewers,
fullers, plomers, hatters, sporiers, bowyers, flecchers, horners,
wodemongers, dyers, peautrers, joignours, bakers, chandelers,
tapicers, hurers, bochers, masouns, webbes, tanners, peyntours,
curreours, lorimers, fustours, whitawyers, foundours, cardmakers, pynners, smiths and braciers.
By the above persons (apparently being the Common
Council) (fn. 16) the following were elected for the conservation of
the peace, the custody and repair of the gates, walls and
ditches, the assessing of tenements for the same, and to take
measures that victuals and armour should be sold at a reasonable price: Aldermen: Adam Carlel, John Boseham, Thomas
Welforde, William Baret, John Horn, Robert Lucas, William
Kyng and Elias de Thorpe. Commoners: William Walworthe,
John Philipot, Nicholas Twyford, William Culham, William
More, William Kelshull, Simon Eylesham and John Coraunt.
Membr. 7
26 May 1377
Bond of Nicholas Exton in 40 marks to indemnify Richard
Swafham of Bermondsey for any action that might be taken
against him by James Lyouns and John Kyngeston in respect
of a horse "Pomeley gray," which the said Richard had given
up to the said Nicholas.
Writs of Protection, dated 12 April and 25 May 1377, in
favour of Peter Ruspy, who was visiting the kingdom to sue
in divers courts and on other business.
Membr. 7 b
5 June 1377
The sum of 20s, which Robert Brown, woodmonger, owed
to Robert Wynge and John Colneye of Kingston for the hire
of a boat, was attached because the men of Kingston had
claimed divers customs from free brasiers of London and had
taken the great distress from them on that account. The said
Robert undertook to pay the money to the Chamberlain on
Midsummer Day.
11 June 1377
Elias Garlond, woodmonger, Richard Merlawe and William
Bythewode were mainprised to surrender a boat, of which
one half belonged to the said Elias and the other to Richard
atte Bruggende of Kingston, the latter's half having been
arrested by way of withernam because distresses had been
levied on free brasiers of London for toll and pickage at
Kingston.
9 June 1377
Matilda Bakere, gurdlestere, of Broad Street Ward, was
mainprised for her good behaviour, and that she would
abandon proceedings in the Court Christian for defamation
of character, which proceedings she had taken against certain
wardmote jurors for having presented her before Thomas
Noket, Alderman of Cornhill, as a woman of bad character.