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hay-lost_a etc._n etc._n it_o be_v now_o a_o dwell_a house_n those_o two_o parish_n church_n both_o lie_v in_o the_o ward_n of_o lime-street_n be_v thus_o suppress_v there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o parish_n church_n or_o place_n for_o divine_a service_n in_o that_o ward_n but_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o repair_v to_o saint_n peter_n in_o cornhill_n ward_n saint_n andrew_n in_o aldgate_n ward_n alhallows_n in_o the_o wall_n in_o broad-street_n ward_n and_o some_o to_o saint_n denys_n in_o langbourne_n ward_n now_o because_o there_o have_v be_v some_o question_n to_o what_o ward_n this_o church_n of_o saint_n augustine_n papey_n shall_v of_o right_o belong_v for_o the_o same_o have_v be_v challenge_v by_o they_o of_o aldgate_n ward_n and_o without_o reason_n take_v into_o bishopsgate_n ward_n from_o lime-street_n ward_n i_o be_o somewhat_o to_o touch_v it_o about_o 70_o year_n since_o the_o chamber_n of_o london_n grant_v a_o lease_n of_o ground_n lie_v near_o london_n wall_n in_o the_o ward_n of_o lime-street_n from_o the_o west_n of_o the_o say_a church_n or_o chapel_n of_o saint_n augustine_n papey_n towards_o bishopsgate_n etc._n etc._n on_o the_o which_o plot_n of_o ground_n the_o leasee_n build_v three_o fair_a tenement_n and_o place_v tenant_n there_o these_o be_v charge_v to_o bear_v scot_n and_o lot_n and_o some_o of_o they_o to_o beaâ—_n office_n in_o lime_n street_n ward_n all_o which_o they_o do_v willing_o without_o grudge_v and_o when_o any_o suspect_v or_o disorder_a person_n be_v by_o the_o landlord_n place_v there_o the_o officer_n of_o lime_n street_n ward_n fetch_v they_o out_o of_o their_o house_n commit_v they_o to_o ward_n procure_v their_o due_a punishment_n and_o banish_v they_o from_o thence_o whereby_o in_o short_a time_n that_o place_n be_v reform_v and_o bring_v into_o good_a order_n which_o thing_n be_v note_v by_o they_o of_o aldgate_n ward_n they_o move_v their_o alderman_n sir_n thomas_n offley_n to_o call_v in_o those_o house_n to_o be_v of_o his_o ward_n but_o mr._n stow_n produce_v a_o fair_a ledgier_n book_n sometime_o pertain_v to_o the_o late_a dissolve_a priory_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n within_o aldgate_n wherein_o be_v set_v down_o the_o just_a bound_n of_o aldgate_n ward_n before_o sir_n thomas_n offley_n sir_n rowland_n hayward_n the_o common-councel_n and_o ward-mote_n inquest_n of_o the_o say_a lime_n street_n ward_n sir_n thomas_n offley_n give_v over_o his_o challenge_n and_o so_o that_o matter_n rest_v in_o good_a quiet_a until_o the_o year_n 1579._o that_o sir_n richard_n pipe_n be_v mayor_n and_o alderman_n of_o bishopsgate_n ward_n challenge_v those_o house_n to_o be_v of_o his_o ward_n whereunto_o without_o reason_n show_v sir_n rowland_n hayward_n yield_v and_o thus_o be_v that_o side_n of_o the_o street_n from_o the_o north_n corner_n of_o saint_n mary_n street_n almost_o to_o bishopsgate_n wherein_o be_v one_o plot_n of_o ground_n let_v by_o the_o chamberlain_n of_o london_n to_o the_o parish_n of_o saint_n martin_n oteswich_n to_o be_v a_o churchyard_n or_o burying-place_n for_o the_o dead_a of_o that_o parish_n etc._n etc._n unjust_o draw_v and_o withheld_a from_o the_o ward_n of_o lime-street_n as_o master_n stow_n avonch_v of_o the_o five_o ward_n or_o aldermanry_n of_o london_n call_v bishopsgate-ward_n the_o ward_n next_o in_o order_n be_v bishopsgate-ward_n whereof_o a_o part_n be_v without_o the_o gate_n and_o of_o the_o suburb_n from_o the_o bar_n by_o st._n marry_o hospital_n to_o bishopsgate_n and_o a_o part_n of_o hounds-ditch_n almost_o half_o thereof_o also_o without_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o same_o ward_n then_o within_o the_o gate_n be_v bishopsgate-street_n so_o call_v of_o the_o gate_n to_o a_o pump_n be_v sometime_o be_v a_o fair_a well_o with_o two_o bucket_n by_o the_o east_n end_n of_o the_o parish_n church_n of_o st._n martin_n oteswich_n and_o then_o wind_v by_o the_o west_n corner_n of_o leaden-hall_n down_o grasse-street_n to_o the_o 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company_n of_o leatherseller_n then_o somewhat_o more_o west_n be_v another_o court_n with_o a_o wind_a lane_n which_o come_v out_o against_o the_o west_n end_n of_o st._n andrew_n undershaft_n church_n in_o this_o court_n stand_v the_o fair_a church_n of_o st._n helen_n sometime_o a_o priory_n of_o black_a nun_n and_o in_o the_o same_o the_o parish_n church_n of_o st._n helen_n this_o priory_n be_v found_v before_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o william_n baâ—ing_v dean_n of_o paul_n be_v the_o first_o founder_n and_o be_v there_o bury_v and_o william_n basin_n one_o of_o the_o sheriff_n of_o london_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o edward_n the_o second_o be_v hold_v also_o to_o be_v a_o founder_n or_o rather_o a_o helper_n thereof_o this_o priory_n be_v value_v at_o 1314_o l._n 2_o s._n 6_o d._n be_v surrender_v the_o five_o and_o twenty_o of_o november_n the_o thirty_o of_o henry_n the_o eight_o the_o whole_a church_n the_o partition_n betwixt_o the_o nun_n church_n and_o the_o parish_n church_n be_v take_v down_o remain_v now_o to_o the_o parish_n and_o be_v a_o fair_a church_n but_o want_v such_o a_o steeple_n as_o sir_n thomas_n gresham_n promise_v to_o have_v build_v in_o recompense_n of_o ground_n in_o that_o church_n fill_v up_o with_o his_o monument_n the_o nun_n hall_n and_o other_o house_n thereto_o pertain_v be_v since_o purchase_v by_o the_o company_n of_o leather-seller_n and_o be_v their_o common_a hall_n which_o company_n be_v incorporate_a the_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o richard_n the_o second_o a_o young_a newborn_a child_n be_v take_v up_o between_o the_o great_a warehouse_n and_o sir_n john_n spencer_n back-gate_n be_v by_o a_o most_o unnatural_a mother_n there_o bury_v in_o a_o great_a dunghill_n of_o sea-coal_n ash_n with_o the_o face_n upward_o yet_o find_v alive_a by_o richard_n atkinson_n who_o use_v to_o make_v clean_o the_o passage_n there_o of_o the_o soil_n carry_v it_o thence_o with_o his_o wheel-barrow_n the_o child_n 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