The Parish of St Saviour, Southwark Various Miscellaneous Documents

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1576-1623:  Names of debtors listed in various documents called ‘Extents for Debts’.  These names are extracted from Prof. Martha Carlin's monograph London and Southwark Inventories: A Handlist of Extents for Debts [London: University of London Centre for Metropolitan History, 1997].

• 1576-7:  William Crewe, alebrewer of Southwark, debtor.   [TNA, C.239/43/81; Carlin p.37]. 
• 1569-70:  Andrew Vavasor, gentleman, debtor.   [TNA, c131/118/7; Carlin p.70]. 
• 1586-7:  George Lewes, yeoman, debtor, deceased.  His widow Margaret Lewes, silkwoman, inherited her deceased husband's debts.   [TNA, C.239/53/180 and C.239/53/209; Carlin p.70]. 
• 1590-1:  Thomas Cure, esquire, citizen and sadler, debtor.   [TNA, C.239/57/65A and C.239/57/110; Carlin p.71]. 
• 1590-1:  Edward Fowle, gentleman, debtor.   [TNA, C.239/57/149; Carlin p.71]. 
• 1614-15:  Francis ‘Rubyan’ (perhaps Ruby), merchant of Southwark, debtor.   [TNA, C.239/83/64 and C.239/83/89; Carlin p.72]. 
• 1620-1:  Edward Hatton, vintner of St Saviour, debtor.   [TNA, C.239/88/124 and C.239/88/127; Carlin pp.72-3]. 
• 1622-3:  Robert Cole, clothier of Southwark, debtor.   [TNA, C.239/90/87; Carlin p.73]. 

1600:  Peter Bromvill's licence to perform in Southwark.  [TNA, Privy Council Register, PC2/25, p.179, 15 May 1600.]

An open lettre to the Justices of peace in the Countie of Surrey, & to all others her ma^tes officers & lovinge Subiectes in that County or Burrough of Southwark to whom yt shall appertain &c.  Whereas the Bearer Peter Bromvill hath ben recommended vnto her ma^tie from her good Brother the french kinge, and hath shewed som feates of great activity before her highnes, her Ma^tie ys pleased to afforde him her gratious favor, and Leave, to exercyse, and showe the same in soch publicke place as may be convenient for soche exercyses and shewes; And because for the present he hath made choice of a place called the Swann in old Parys garden being the howse of francis Langley;  These shalbe to let yo^u vnderstand her ma^tes good pleasure in his behalfe, And to Req^r yo^u not onlie to permitt him there to shewe his feates of activity at convenient tymes in that pleace w^thout let or interrupcion, but to assyst him (as there shalbe occacion) that no abuse be offered him.

It ys not meant that he shall exercyse vpon any Sabothe day.

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1625:  Names of contributors to a forced loan for the use of king Charles I.  The list comes from BL Ms.Add.11,291, and was transcribed by A.R. Bax in SAC vol.17; this segment is from p.82.  Bax's transcription is available online.

• [ blank ] Yirwoode of Southwarke ... ... 20
• [ blank ] Broomefield of the same ... ... 20
• Drew Stapley of the same ... ... ... ... 20
• Edmond Morgan of the same ... ... ... 20
• [ blank ] Bingham of the same ... ... ... 20