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Saturday, 10 September 2016

SEVEN STARRS, Friargate

SEVEN STARRS
ffryergate
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Taken from the Court Leet Records 1695: "That Richard Graddell has erected new Pales or Railes 6 yards in length att the house late the Seven Starrs in the ffryergate which are now rented formerly Thomas Pedders."

Taken from the Court Leet Records 1684: LRO: CNP 3/2/3:  "James Whittle yt he make up his Garding hedge on back of ye Seven Starrs before ye 10th of Aprill upon paine of 6s. 8d."

There is no mention of a street in the second record.

Courtesy David Berry.
 

Wednesday, 13 July 2016

EAGLE AND CHILD, Friargate

In the Preston Court Leet records for 1699 (the original - not Hewitson's transcription) there is

The psons for letting their Middings lye at or near before their respective doors at ffryergate end to the anoyance of the Kings publick high way & do order them to remove the same before the first of May next on paine of 6s. 8d. a peice. vizt.
Wm Tomlinson at Eagle & Child, John ffisher, John Hatch, John Jameson, John Helme, Henry Barnes junr, Hugh Gurnall, Hugh Swansey on at the Back of the house, John Green, Wm Tomlinson & James Kitchin in the same lane. 
 
So, it appears that there was an Eagle and Child somewhere in Friargate.

MINE HOST:
1699       Wm. Tomlinson