Hearne, Liber niger scaccarii, Londres, 1771, 2 vol. 8o, t. II, p. 470.
(2) OPINION DE LYLY SUR LE PONT DE LONDRES (p. [21]).—«Among all the straunge and beautifull showes, mee thinketh there is none so notable as the bridge which crosseth the Theames, which is in manner of a continuall streete, well replenyshed with large and stately houses on both sides, and situate vpon twentie arches, where-of each one is made of excellent free stone squared, euerye one of them being three score foote in height, and full twentie in distaunce one from an other.»
Euphues and his England, editio princeps, 1580, collated with early subsequent editions (réimpression d'Arber, Londres, 1869, 4o, p. 434).
Voir encore le grand dessin colorié se rapportant à l'année 1600 environ, reproduit en fac-similé par M. Furnivall dans la troisième partie de son édition de la description de l'Angleterre par Harrison, et les notes de M. Wheatley on Norden's map of London 1593, insérées dans cette même édition, t. I, p. XCIX, New Shakspere Society, 1877.
(3) PÉTITION RELATIVE À UN VIEUX PONT DE BOIS DONT LES ARCHES ÉTAIENT TROP BASSES ET TROP ÉTROITES POUR LAISSER PASSER LES BATEAUX (p. [22]).—«Unto the ryght wise and discrete comons of this present parlement; Besecheth mekely the comons off the countees of York, Lincoln, Notyngham and Derby; That where as ther is, and of longe tyme hath been, an usuall and a commune passage fro dyvers and many parties of the seid countees unto the citees of York, Hull, Hedon, Holdernes, Beverley, Barton and Grymesby, and so forth by the hie see, by the costes, unto London and elles where, with all maner of shippes charged with wolle, leed, stone, timbre, vitaille, fewaille, and many other marchandises, by a streme called the Dike, in the counte of York that daiely ebbith and floweth; over which streem ys made a brigge of tymbre called Turnbrigg, in the parisshe of Snayth in the same counte, so lowe, so ner the streem, so narrowe and so strayte in the archees, that ther is, and of long tyme hath been a right perilous passage, and ofte tymes perishinge of dyvers shippes; and at every tyme of creteyne and abundaunce of water, ther may no shippees under the seid brigge, by the space of half a yere or more, and also a grete partie of the countees to the seid ryver ajonyng, is yerely by the space of xxth myles and more surrownded, by cause of the lowenes and straitenes of the said brigge, to the grete hurt and damage as well to the kyng in his customes and subsidys, that shuld growe to him of the seid marchaundises, chargeable with suche diverse, as to the seid shires, countres, cites and burghes and the inhabitants of theim....
«Please hit unto your right wise discretions, consideryng the premisses to pray and beseche the kyng our soverayn lord to graunte.... that hit shall be lefulle to what sum ever person or persons of the seid shires, that will atte theire owne costages take away the seid brigge, and ther with and profites therof, and in othir wise, newe edifie and bilde anothir brigge there, lengere in lengthe by the quantite of v yerdes called the kynges standard, and in hieght a yerd and a half by the same yerd hiegher then the seid brigge that stondes ther nowe, aswell for passage of all maner shippes comyng therto, and voindaunce of water under the seid brigg as for passage of man, best and cariage, over the seid newe brigge so to be made, with a draght lefe contenyng the space of IIII fete called Paules fete in brede, for the voidyng thorugh of the mastes of the schippes passinge under the seid new brigg; and that every shipmen that wol passe under the seid brigge with their shippes, may laufully lifte up and close the seid lef att their pleser; and that the mayster of every shippe paie for every liftyng of the seid lef 1d to the lord of the soille for the tyme beyng.... For the lofe of Godd and in waye of charite.»
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«Responsio. Le Roy de l'advys et assent de lez seignurs espirituelx et temporalx et les communes esteantz en cest present parlement, ad graunté tout le contenue en icell petition en toutz pointz.»
Rotuli parliamentorum, t. V, p. 43, 20 Henri VI, année 1442.
(4) PÉTITION CONCERNANT LES OFFRANDES FAITES À LA CHAPELLE D'UN PONT (p. [25]).—«A nostre seigneur le roi et à soun conseyl, monstre lour povre chapeleyn Robert le Fenere, parsone de l'esglise de Seint Clément de Huntendon de l'évesché de Nichole (Lincoln) q'il i a une petite chapele de novel édefié en sa paroche suz le pount de Huntendon, de quele chapele nostre seigneur le roi ad granté et bayllé la garde tan ke ly plest à un sir Adam, gardeyn de la meson Seint Johan de Huntendon, qy prente et enporte totes manere offrendres et aumoignes, et rien ne met en amendement del pont ne de la chapele avant dite, come il est tenu. D'autre parte, il semble prejudiciall à Dieu et Seynt Église qe offrendre soit approprié à nuly sinon à la parsone deynz qy paroche la chapele est fundu. Par quey le dite Robert prie, pur Dieu et Seint Église et pur les almes le père à nostre seigneur le roy et ces auncestres, k'yl puisse aver la garde de la dite chapele annexe à son église, ensemblement ove la charge de pount, et yl mettra de soen ove tote sa payne de bien meyntener les, à meylour volunté qe nul estraunge, à profit et honour de Seinte Église, pur Dieu plere et totez gentz illoks passauntz.