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asserting his privilege by throwing off his civic robes at justices the Church of AUhallows, Barking, and then obeying the mandate as a private individual he had his office seized, together with the liberties of the city, by John de Kirkeby, the King's treasurer; and " " Ralph Sandwith (not a goldsmith) was appointed Custos in lieu of the Mayor, which office he held from 1286 to 1289. In 1297 the liberties were restored, and the office of Mayor revived. In the eighth Edward I (1279), the value of the coins had become so deteriorated by clipping, that a new standard of value
was established, and a new coinage issued, which was conducted by an agreement with William de Turnemire, of Marseilles groats and half groats were made as well as sterlings or pennies. The pound of Easterling money was to contain twelve ounces, to wit, fine silver, " Silver of such as was then made into foil, and commonly called 1 this new money Guthurons Lane,"* viz., 1 oz. 2\ dwt. The dies for were delivered to Gregory de Rokesley on May 27, 1280. Gregory de Rokesley was buried in Christ's Church, Newgate Street. 1276. Jocee, the goldsmith, was Keeper of the Dies and Master of the Mint in this year. Sir Thomas de Frowick^ Alderman of Cheap Ward and 1279. Mayor, was a warden of the Goldsmiths' Company. He is named in the Parliamentary rolls as the maker of the golden crown for the coronation of Edward's second Queen, Margaret. 1280. Sir William. Faryngdoit, goldsmith. Sheriff, 1281, and Mayor, who gave his name to the City Ward of Faringdon. Stow says that Faryngdon was purchased of Ralph le Feure "All the Aldermanrie, with the appurtenances within the Citie of London, and the Suburbs of the /ame between Ludgate and NewWhich Aldermanrie, Angate, and al/o without the /ame gates. kerinus de Averne held, during his life by the Grant of Thomas de Arderne, to have and to hold to the /aid Ralph, and to his heires, ;
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freely without all challenge, yeelding therefore yeerely to the /aid Thomas and his heires, one Clove or Slip of Gilliflowers, at the Fea/t of Eajter ... in con/ideration of 20. marks." Laurence Diickel, goldsmith* who had taken shelter in 1284. the tower of Old Bow Church after wounding one Ralph Crepin, was murdered therein in 1284, for which, says Stow, sixteen persons were hung, a woman, named Alice, burnt, and many rich persons "hanged by the purse." The church was interdicted, the doors and
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filled with thorns, till it was purified again. Thirteenth century. John of Limoges probably resided many years in England, and executed the beautiful tomb, enriched with coloured champ leve enamels, of Walter de Merton, Bishop of Col-
chester, still existing in *
Westminster Abbey, f
Guthurons Lane
led out of Cheapside. east of Fester Lane, and took its resident and owner thereof, it was inhabited principally It is now called Gutter Lane.
name from a former
by gold-beaters. t It was very much the practice in the Middle Ages, especially in monasteries, to call not only the monks, but people who were instructed therein, by their Christian names, adding thereto the city or place from whence they