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A30714	The survey and antiquitie of the towne of Stamford in the county of Lincolne with its ancient foundation, grants, priviledges, and severall donations thereunto belonging : also a list of the aldermens names, and the time when they were chosen : with the names of 10 Lord Majors (of the Hon. city of London) borne in the foresaid county of Lincolne / written by Richard Butcher, Gent. ...	Butcher, Richard, 1583-1665?	1646 (1646)	Wing B6261; ESTC R2120	34,702	55

plant themselves in fairest plots For Pasture Wood and spring No griefe nor care comes to their lots When others sigh they sing For in and about this Towne they had no lesse then Eight severall Cells or Monastories as namely the Gray-Fryers the White-Fryers the Black-Fryers the Augustine-Fryers St. Leonards being a Cell belonging to the Abbey of Durham Newsted Monastory the Hermitage being the place where now the Spittle-house standeth and a house of Nunnes in Stamford-Baron Heere hath been likewise in former times as I said before thirteene Parish Churches besides three Chappels namely St Maries All-Saints St. Thomas St. Michaels St Iohns Trinity Church Paules Church Peter Church St. Georges St. Andrews Clement Church St. Stephens and St. Martins in Stamford-Baron Also Benet Chappell St. Thomas Chappell and Magdaline Chappell These are now all reduced into five Parishes within the liberties and St. Martins without namely St. Maries All-Saints St. Michaels St. Iohns and St. Georges and yet none of all these six Parishes excepting All-Saints hath so much maintenance belonging to any of them as wil competently maintain a Minister in them a thing which may seeme very strange when sixteene severall Benefices are reduced to the number of five or 6. But I conceive the reason to be heere as it is in the University of Cambridge which hath in it as I take it 15 Parish Churches and yet not any one of them of any competent maintenance because the fellowes of the severall Colledges do officiate in those severall cures for the better exercise and practice of their Ministery as having their chiefest maintenance from the Colledges even so the Munks of the severall Monastories in this place whilest those Monastories stood did officiate in the severall Parishes here having their principall maintenance from the Monastories which being dissolved most of these Parishes became united especially those that had any maintenance unto them for the support of the future Ministery and those that had meerely nothing were totally ruinated This Town hath in it to the number of a Eleven indifferent faire Streets and 10 small streets or Lanes well replenished with houses but in former times as appears by the ruines of many ancient buildings it was much more populous then now it is the reason of which hereafter appeareth in the proper pl●●e The names of the Streets and Lanes are as followeth Peter-hill Street St. Maries Street Pauls Street S. Michaels Street S. Geo●ges Street Clement-hill where the Friday Market-Crosse s●●nds Clip●●ill St. Maries Market Street All-Hallowes gate the Bridge-street the Market-street Cle-ment Lane Star Lane Goldsmiths Lane Manerly Lane Chenie Lane S. Thomas Lane S. Iohns Lane S. Maries Lane Castle-dike and Pillory-nooke where the white meate Market is kept The Towne is watered by two common Conduits as namely by St. Michaels and Pauls Conduits besides it hath foure common wheel-Wells belonging thereunto All-Hallowes Well St Georges Well Poule Well and Clement Well the Conduits are fed by pipes of lead which descend from a spring called the Conduit-head being twelve-score or thereabouts without the Walls upon the North-east of the Town in the common field and hath the Land next adjoyning to it for the benefit both of the Spring and Conduit CHAP. III. The Antiquities ancient Priviledges and ancient owners of the Towne of Stamford MAster Cambden in his learned Britania in the County of Lincolne describes the scituation stctruure and generall Priviledges anciently used in this Town in these words In limite ad Wellandum fluminū Stamford sed et è Saxo structili unde et nomen aedificatum oppi●um frequens et varijs immunitatibus 〈◊〉 muroque firmatum Geldum per duodecem hundredis et dimidi● dedit in exercitu navigio et Dane-gelt ibique fuerunt sex custodiae With this in part agrees the Booke of Crowland which makes mention of Stamford and Stamford-shire Moreover Iohn Stow in his Chronicle reports that in the time of King Athelstone before the conquest there was a Mint for the coyning of Money in Stamford-Baron so that without doubt the limits of the Iurisdiction and liberties of Stamford have been farre beyond what now they are The ancient owners of this Town have been many but all holding from the Crown in chief the Tower roll makes mention that King Iohn gave the Castle and Town of Stamford to William Earl Warren after the death of which Earle Warren Henry the third seised the Castle and Towne and gave the same to Edward his sonne who held them and when he came to be King he gave the same to Iohn Earle Warren Iohn Earle Warren ga●e amongst other things the said Castle and Town againe to the King after his death the said Iohn dyed the 21th of Edward the third seised of the said Castle and Town for life the remainder to the King as appeares by the inquisition upon the Tower Roll taken after the death of the said Iohn in the 21th yeare of the said King Edward the third Edward the third after the death of the said Iohn Earle Warren gave the said Castle and Towne to William de B●hume Earle of Northampton and to his Heires males and in default of such issue the remainder to the King The said William Earle of Northampton dyed without Heires Males whereupon the reversion of the said Castle and Town did againe returne into the Crown and so continued till the first of Edward the fourth in which said first yeare by Letters Patents bearing date the 1. of Iune the said King Edward the 4. th granted the said Town and Castle to his Mother Sisley Dutches of York for the terme of her life the remainer to the King and his Heires after the death of the said Sisley Dutches of York the same remained in the Crown till the time of Queene Elizabeth at what time William Cecell then newly made Lord Burleigh a man great in the State and also lately become great in possessions in and about Stamford being trusted by the Townsmen for the obtaining of the Fee-farme therof for the use of the Corporation he obtained the same for himselfe in whose posterity it as yet remaineth to the great disadvantage of the said Town CHAP. IIII. The ancient Government of Stamford the first Incorporating thereof by Letters Patents the reason why the Kings of this Land have from time to time nourished and cherished Corporations the Priviledges and immunities of Stamford by the new Grants and late Charters the Power given them there to make Lawes for the better regulating the same and the lawes made particularly set downe THe Government of Stamford was long before their written Charter held and used amongst themselves by an ancient Prescription which was called the Aldermanry of the Guild as strong and as large if not more strong then now the same is setled by the Charters of the first and 15th of Edward the 4th who was the first that did incorporate the Town by Letters Patents For it appeareth upon the

of wood and blew Cloth to make each of them a Gown and the said Lord Burley did appoint the Alderman of Stamford for the time being to have the nomination of foure of the said poor men when any of the said places shall happen to f●ll voyd In anno Dom. 1588 the foresaid Mrs. Iane Cecell by her last Will and Testament gave 50. l. to be lent out for ever without interest to poor Tradesmen and Artificers in Stamford and Stamford-Baron the same to be disposed of by certain Feoffers nominated in hersaid Will Richard Sn●●de● Clarke and Parson of St. Iohns in Stamford by his last will in anno Dom. 1604 gave certain Lands and Tenements for ever in Stamford after the decease of his wife fo● seaven poor Widdowes of the age of 60 yeares and upwards the profits whereof doth afford each Widdow 7. d a weeke and a house to dwell in and by the said will it is appointed that the Alderman of Stamford for the time being shall appoint them to their places when any place shall fall void Iane K●shey late of Stamford Widdow the same yeer by her last Will gave 8. l. for ever to be put forth to interest and the profits thereof to go to the use of the poor of Stamford Sir Robert Wingfield late of Vpton in the County of Northampton Knight being one of the Comburgesses of Stamford and likewise one of the Burgesses of the Parliament the same ye●re obtained of King Iames the pardon and remittance of two fifteenes for Stamford and Stamford-Baron amounting to the summe of 84. l. 8. s. 4. d. The same Sir Robert Wingfield in anno Dom. 1605 obtained pardon and remittance of the said King Iames for Stamford and Stamford-Baron of six entire fifteenes amounting to the summe of 254. l. 6. s. Anno Dom. 1609 the right honourable Thomas late Earle of Ex●ter a right pious and charitable person a man as we of Stamford may say fixed in his generation as our Saviour Christ was in his passion betwixt two c. gave a perpetuall ann●ety of 41. l. 1. s. 8. d. per annum issuing out of certain Lands in Lincolnshire for the putting forth of poor children Apprentizes such as should be born in the Town of Stamford and towards other charitable use● besides the Town did often receive from him whilst it was blessed with his life many great and beneficiall favours Hugh Allington late of Timwell in the County of Rutland Esqu by his last will gave 40. l. forever to be lent to the poor artificers in Stamford and Stamford-Baron without interest by certain Feoffers named in his said will Roger Mannors of Vffington in the County of Lincoln Esquire by his last will gave to the use of the poor of Stamford 20. l. for ever to be put forth to interest the profit whereof to be bestowed in C●les amongst the said poor yeerly by the dis●retion of the Alderman for the time being The reverend and pious Prelate Robert Iohnson of Northluffing●● in the County of Rutland late Arch Deacon of L●icester amongst other his pious works to Stamford whilst he lived gave a Bible of the largest size to passe from Alderman to Alderman and the ●id on the Aldermans cushion before him in the Church every Lords day or at other times when he goeth to Church Antony Ash●● Gentleman by his last Will gave 5. l. per annum for ever to the use of the poor in Stamford Mr. Edward Welles gave a house which yeelds 3. l. 10. s. per annum and three akers of Land to be payd to a petty School-master in Stamford to teach poor Free-mens children of that Town to reade English Anno Dom. 1638 VVilliam Beanell late of Chasterton in the County of Huntingdon Esquire by his last Will gave to the use of the poore of Stamford 80. l. the interest whereof to be distribut●d amongst the said poor by the discretion of the Alderman for the time being St. Maries VVilliam Hickham Alderman of Stamford anno Dom. 1467 at his own cost and charges built the gilded Quire on the North side of the Chancell of the said Church and both he and his wife lye buried under a faire stone of blew Marble as aforesaid in the mistd of the same Quire Richard Banister late of the same parish Gentleman erected at his own charges in the South Quire of St. Maries aforesaid a p●●sique Library and gave some Books to the same as Gall●●s Workes and some other Bookes both of Physick and Chyrurgery and at hi● death gave 10. l. in Money the interest of which summe is yeerely to be bestowed in Bookes for the increase of the said Library such as the Minister of that his Parish shall think most fit Mr. Robert Bullack sometime of this Parish was a good benefactor to the same in setting the poor children not onely of this parish but of the town in generall at work to the knitting of Iersey Mr. Iohn West Citizen and Butcher of London born in this Parish gave 4. l. to the said Parish the interest of which is yeerly to be bestowed upon the Poore of the same Robert Bullack● of London Chyrurgion giveth 3. l. to be added to the 4. l. his Unckle Ioh● VVest giveth for the use of the poor the interest to buy Bread the Sabath a●ore and after Christ-t●d● yeerly for ever to be distributed in the Church to needfull poore by the Officers of the said Parish Iohn Bullack of London Butcher giveth 3. l. to make the aforesaid 7. l. 10. l. and the interest of the said 10. l. to be given monthly or at the discretions of the Elders or Church-Wardens Edward Robinson Citizen and White-Baker of London gave 11. l. 6. s. 8. d. per annum to the said Parish during the terme of certain yeeres yet to come in a lease which hee had at the time of his death of the Inne called the White-Horse in Fetter-lane London part of which said summe is to buy Books for the said Library and the rest to be for the repairing and adorning of the said Curch Iohn L●is● one of the Comburgesses of Stamford and ●re an inhabitant of this Parish gave 20. l. the interest whereof to be for the repayrers of the said Church One Mr. Greene who lately sojorned in this Parish and here dyed gave very liberally towards the building of a very faire Pulpit in this Church and towards a rich Velvet Pulpit-cloth for the same Mr. Marshall Citizen and White-Baker of London gave 3. l. and Mr. Thomas Harrison Citizen and Vintner of London gave 2. l. The said Master Harrison likewise gave for the use of the said Parish two pewter Flaggons very fayre ones for Communion Wine and a Pewter 〈◊〉 to carry the Bread from Communicant to Communicant likewise he gave to the said Parish a gilt alcumy Bason to gather collection in the Church for the poor There is 6. s. 8. d. per annum payd to St. Maries for the repayrers of the