John Potter broderer holdethe A tenemente[36] abuttynge weste vpon the seid high waye to the blackffryers bridge & coñ xxvijt ffoote. / Easte vpon A garden of Mr. Gernyngegams in the tenure of one Thomas Nasshe Capper coñ xxvij ffoote Sowthe vpon A stable of the same Mr. Gernynghm̃ in the tenure of Sr Thomas Saunders knighte coñ xviij ffoote and Northe vpon a tenemente of the seide Mr. gernynghm̃ in the tenure of the seide T. Nasshe coñ xviij ffoote payinge ad ijos Ai Diuios eqa lz [ad duos Anni divisiones equales] liijs. iiijd.
... Scryven gent holdeth A tenemente abutt northe vpon the seid highe waye to the blacke fryers bridge coñ xxxts[37] foote and weste vpon the same highe waye coñ lts[37] ffoote. / Sowthe vpon the tenemente of Jame ffremounte widowe coñ xxiiij ffoote. / and Easte vpon A vacante place wch was the bodie of the Churche coñ lxijts ffote and vpon the yarde of A howse in ye tenure of T. ffillyppes xv ffoote in the hole on that syde lxxvij ffoote wt a lofte saylinge[38] oư the entry of the tenemente of the seide Jame ffremounte widowe. / being in lengethe xxviij ffoote and in breddethe xij ffoote. / ... viij li.
Jame ffremounte wydowe holdethe A tenemente whereof the entrye is under the seid tenemente of J (?) ... Scryven and thother[39] ioines [joines] under the lodginge of the lord Cobam the hole abuttinge easte vpon the late body of the churche of the blacke ffryers xxviij ffoote by est? [estimation] and vpon the late Cloyster of the same churche xxj ffoote in the hole on that syde xlix ffoote by estimacion. / weste vpon certen howses one in the tenure of Mr. Harper coñ xlix foote & vpon ye seid high waye iiij ffoote beinge the rome of her dore in the hole liij ffoote. Northe vpon the seid tenement of ... Scryven xxiiij foote vpon the wall of the seide late bodie of the churche towarde theste[40] syde xx ffoote & upon the seid howses in the tenure of Mr. harper towards the weste syde xv ffoote in ye hole on that syde deductynge seven ffoote of the butt ageanst Mr. harpers howses wch is also A pcell of the xxiiij foote abutted ageanst ... Scryvens tenemente lij ffoote. and on the Sowthe side abutting vpon certen howses in the tenure of the lorde Cobhm̃ coñ lii ffoote. / payinge by yeare liijs. iiijd.
BLACKFRIARS SURVEY
[A document at Loseley Hall, near Guildhall, relating to the Blackfriars, 2 Ed. VI.]
[Howesses At the blacke ffryars in London.[41]
A Survey[42] of certen Edifices bildinge and vo[yde] grounde ... th by ... [blank in MS.].
FFIRSTE A voyde grounde wth A decayed Galerye theryn and voyde romes therunder wheryn owlde tymber and carte wheles doe lye cont in lengeth iiij ∕ xx x viij [i.e. 98] foote abuttinge ageanste bridewell diche on the weste ende beinge there in breddethe at that ende lxxiiij foote abuttinge on the este ende to the comune highe waye and lane that goethe to the comune stayre at the temmes side ⁁ beinge in breddethe at that ende iiij ∕ xx x iiij (94) foote And abuttinge on the Northe side to the ladie or Mrs. Harpars garden and to one ffraunsis garden And on the Sowthe syde to Sꝰ [Sir] Xpoffer Mores garden wch galery runnethe alonge by the northe side of the seide voyde grounde from the est ende te the weste ende as it is above bounded. /
Transcriber’s Note: ⁁ is used for a fish-hook-like symbol that may perhaps represent a caret mark indicating that “on the este ende” should be transferred to this point from the line above.
Itm Cutchyn yarde an owlde cutchyn an entree or passage Joyninge to the same cont in lengethe xx/iiij iiij (84) foote, abuttinge on the weste syde to the lane aforseide and beinge in breddethe at that ende lxviij foote / and abuttinge ageanste the owlde buttrye on the este side beinge there in breddethe at that ende lxxiiij foote Abuttinge on the sowthe syde to Mr. Portmarys parler nexte the lane And to my lorde Cobhm̃s brack wall and garden on the Northe syde. /