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Coleman street Ward. [Benefactors.]
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Hester Chamberlain, Daughter of Sir Tho. Chamberlain, Kt. and Mary Burlamachi
his
Wife, by whom he had 17 Children. She was born at Putney, and dyed 1691/2.
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This Church was consumed by the late dreadful Fire, 1666. begun to be rebuilt
1674. and
finished 1676. and was raised. The two great Vaults at the West end new built,
and the
Gallery erected: Chiefly by the procurement of Mr. William Fazackerly, an useful
Member,
and one of the Common Council of this Parish, An. 1691.]
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This Church rebuilt.
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Dr. Richard Lucas, Vic.
Common Councilmen.
Tho. Wattes, Deputy.
Sir Rich. Vernon, Kt.
Arthur Baron, Esq
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Lady Bradbury gave 30s. per ann in Charcoal, to the Poor of this Parish for
ever; from the
Worshipful Company of Mercers.
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Benefactors to this Parish.
A. M.
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John White, Citizen and Haberdasher, 1585. gave 12d. weekly in Bread, to the
Poor of
this Parish for ever.
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William Man, Citizen and Merchant-Taylor, 1585. gave the remainder of a Lease of
Years
to come, in a Lease of Tenements in Swan Alley, to the Poor of this Parish, and
the Town
of Buckingham, 2l. 10s.
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Stephen Scudamore, Citizen and Vintner, 1585. gave weekly 12d. in Bread., to the
Poor
of this Parish for ever.
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John Taylor, Citizen and Haberdasher, gave in Stock, 20l. for Billets, Fagots,
or Coals,
for provision fo the Poor of this Parish for ever; and 2s. weekly in Bread, for
ever, to the
poor Householders, An. 1600.
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Dame Anne Glover, gave a Stock of 10l. for provision for the Poor of this
Parish, for
Wood or Coal for ever, An. 1612.
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Mrs. Dane, Widdow, gave to the Poor 10s. per annum for ever, from the Company of
Ironmongers, An. 1614.
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Henry Gibs, sometimes Servant to Sir Maurice Abbot, Knight and Alderman of
London,
gave to the Poor of this Parish 50l.
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Dame Daniel, sometimes Wife to Sir William Daniel, gave a Stock for the Poor of
this
Parish for ever, 30l. An. 1616.
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Hugh Cap, Citizen and Plasterer of London, gave 100l. to purchase Lands for the
Poor of
this Parish for ever, An. 1616.
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John Terry, Stranger, gave in Stock to the Poor of this Parish, 10l. for ever,
An. 1617.
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Christopher Ayer, Merchant, Citizen, and Leatherseller of London, gave 240l. for
the
building of six Alms-houses, and 400l. to purchase Lands, towards the
maintenance of six
poor Couple of this Parish for ever, An. 1624.
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Sir Richard Smith. Kt. gave in stock for provision of Sea-coals for the Poor of
this Parish,
100l. every Year, to be returned for the use of the Poor for ever, An. 1627.
And another
100l. afterward, for relief of the Poor also.
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I obtained these Instructions, by the help and assistance of my loving Friend
and Brother
Thomas Price, Parish Clerk there.]
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The modern Account brought in concerning the charitable Donations to this
Parish, is as
followeth.
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Charities.
J. S.
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| | Donors. | Gifts. |
| | l. | s. | d. |
John White, Citizen and Ha-
berdasher
of London, An. 1585.
gave per Week, to the Poor for
ever | 00 | 01 | 00 |
| | l. | s. | d. |
Stephen Scudamore, Citizen
and
Vintner, An. 1585. gave
week-
ly to the Poor for
ever | 00 | 01 | 00 |
| John Taylor, gave in Stock | 20 | 00 | 00 |
| and weekly in Bread | 00 | 02 | 00 |
Mrs. Dane, to the Poor
per
Ann. | 00 | 10 | 00 |
Hugh Capp, to purchase Lands
for the
Poor | 100 | 00 | 00 |
Christopher Ayre, Merchant,
for
building six Alms-houses. | 200 | 00 | 00 |
Bernard Hyde, Esq; An. 1630.
gave at
the end of every ten Years | 04 | 10 | 00 |
And to purchase Land for six
poor
People for ever | 400 | 00 | 00 |
| Dame Margaret Wroth, An.
1665. | 02 | 00 | 00 |
yearly to preach a Sermon on
her
Funeral Day, being Nov. 11.
And
after each Sermon, to be
paid to the Poor | 02 | 00 | 00 |
| She gave also yearly | 01 | 00 | 00 |
for a Sermon to be preached on
the
Funeral Day of her Daugh-
ter
of Mrs. Anne Dewdley. And
after each Sermon, to the Poor | 01 | 00 | 00 |
Walter Woodward left Mainte-
nance
for three poor Children of
the
Parish, to be educated in
Christs Hospital. |
Tho. Barnes, Esq; per Ann. to
40 poor
Housekeepers | 05 | 00 | 00 |
Richard Winn, Esq; to the
Poor for
ever | 00 | 10 | 00 |
Dr Nathan. Paget, per Ann.
for 30 odd
Years | 25 | 00 | 00 |
| Tho. Muffet, Deputy, per
Ann. | 03 | 00 | 00 |
to be dispos'd of in Bread; and
for a
Sermon upon his Birth day,
Octob. 9. | 02 | 00 | 00 |
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There were two Guilds founded in this Parish Church: One of our Lady, called,
The Little
Fraternity of our Lady, in the Church of St. Stephen in Coleman street, London.
Founded
43 Ed. III. An. 1368. by William Molton, Mason, John Lenham, Brewer, John
Mushach,
Smith, John Smith, Currier, Thomas Belchamber, Letherdigher, and other good
People of
the said Parish; of their great Devotion, and in Honour of our Lady, to find
five Wax
Candles upon one Branch, of 31 pound of Wax, hanging before an Image of our
Lady, in
the said Church, upon the Beam: Each Brother and Sister paying 12 Pence per Ann.
The
Form of it ran in this Tenor; the Original whereof is still preserved in the
Tower.
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Guilds in St. Stephens Coleman street, of our Lady.
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"In the Name of the hali Trinite, Fader and Sone, and Holigost, Amen. In the
feste of Seint John the porte Latyn, that is
to witen, the Seven day of the moneth of Mey, &t.
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"
Fyrst, Alle the Bretheren and Sustren everich yer, ayenes the self Feste of the
Assumption
of our Ladi Seint Mary, shul ben clothed of one Sute of covenable
clothings that falleth to her astat. But yif ony shal be of the Compaignee
because of
poortee, ne mey noyht make gree; yet he shal have atte lest a hode of the Suyte,
in token
that he is a Broder of the Fraternite. So that he be be holden Broder of Suster
of gode
condicion and honeste. The which day of the Assumption, the foresaid Bretheren
and
Sustren shul have a solempne Messe, in the honour of the foreseid Mary,
songen in the "
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