Notes and Queries, Number 13, January 26, 1850. Various
Item, for peyntyng the Roode, Mary and John
xls.
For makyng xvij candilsticks for the roode-light
xjs. iiijd."
Upon the accession of Queen Elizabeth once more, and this time for ever, the rood was destroyed, and the loft, though "reformed," did not long survive it.
"1559. Payde to John Rialle for his iij dayse work
to take downe the Roode, Mary and John
ijs. viijd.
For clevying and sawyng of the Roode, Mary
and John xijd.
"1560. Rec'd for the beame the Roode stood on, for
boords and other tymber parcell of the
Roode loft xlijs.
For the rest of the stuf belongying to the
Roode lofte ixl.
For the great clothe that hong before the
Rode xxs.
Item, paide to joyners and labowrers abowt
the takying downe and new reformyng of the
Roode Loft, &c. xxxvijl. xs. ijd.
Item, paide for boordes, glew, nayles, and
other neccessaries belonging to the saide
loft xiiijl. xiijs. ixd.
Item, paide to a paynter for payntyng the
same xijd.
"1562. For bearinge stones for the muringe up of the
dore of the late rood lofte viijd."
The rapacious Puritans, of course, did not suffer any portion of the church-goods to escape their sacrilegious and itching palms, if convertible into money, so we read—
"1645. Received of Arthur Condall in part of 5li for
the screen and Organ-loft 1s."
S.M.W., Dec. 22. 1849.
NOTES UPON CUNNINGHAM'S HANDBOOK FOR LONDON
The Bagnio in Long Acre.—Mr. Cunningham mentions the Queen's Bagnio in Long Acre. Query, was this the same as the Duke of York's Bagnio? S. Haworth published, in a small 12mo. volume, without date, "A Description of the Duke of York's Bagnio, in Long Acre, and of the Mineral Bath and new Spaw thereunto belonging."
Tavistock Street, Covent Garden.—Richard Leveridge, the celebrated singer, after his retirement from the stage, kept a tavern in this street. Here he brought out "A Collection of Songs, with the Music, by Mr. Leveridge. In two volumes. London, Engrav'd and Printed for the Author in Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, 1727." The frontispiece was designed and engraved by Hogarth.
Duke Street, Westminster.—Miss Hawkins, in her Anecdotes, p. 186., speaking of Lady Lucy Meyrick, says, "On quitting her husband's family, she came to reside in Duke Street, Westminster, and lived in that house which had been Prior's, and which exactly faces Charles Street."
Richmond Buildings, Soho.—Horne Tooke resided here in 1775. He afterwards removed to Frith Street.
Clare Market, originally called New Market, was established about the year 1660, by Lord Clare.
"The city and my lord had a great lawsuit, which lasted many years, to the great expence of the city; but from the inequity of the times the city and my lord agreed, and gave it up to the lord; and now it is become one of the greatest markets in the adjacent parts; and from the success of this noble lord, they have got several charters for the erecting of several others since the year 1660; as that of St. James, by the Earl of St. Alban's; Bloomsbury, by the Earl of Southampton; Brook Market, by the Lord Brook; Hungerford Market; Newport Market; besides the Hay Market, New Charingcross, and that at Petty France at Westminster, with their Mayfair in the fields behind Piccadilly."—Harl. MS. 5900.
London House Yard.—Here was formerly the town house of the Bishop of London, which, being consumed in the great fire, the house in Aldersgate Street, formerly called Petre House, was rented for the town residence of the bishop, since which it obtained the title of London House.
OLD PAINTED GLASS
For poor ignorant people like myself pray insert the following, as perhaps some of your heraldic correspondents may afford some information for the benefit of your very humble servant,
Newington, June 17. 1751.
To take an account of what Coats of Arms or other Paintings are in the windows of the House Mercer lives of Mr. Filmer.
Painted Glass in y' windows at Mr. Merser House is
As foloweth 5 Coote of armse in 3 windowse in y'
Kichen 2 Surkelor Coots of armse 6 Lians traveling
6 flours of Luse all Rede & a Holfe Surkel a top
With 2 flours of luce y' Glass painted Rede
Blew yoler & of a Green Shaye.
In y' Hall one ouel Pease of Painted Glass
In Chakers of yoler & Green & blew 10 yong
Hedge frougs
Two Pikse of Armse on Each Side
W.B. there was in this Rote on y'
Glass Lyfford but there is only now fordy' 3 fust Leters ar Broken & Lost oute
One Pecs of y' Painted Glass in y' frount
Chamber window as foloweth
In a Surkel 6 flours of Luse 6 Red Lyans
Traveling 4 Rede Roses 2 Purpul Roses
With a Croune a tope with 2 flours of Luse &
A Crass and Beedse all Round y' Crowne.
In y' same window one more Cootse of arms
In a Surkel Devidet is as foloweth 3 yoler
Lyans passant8 Set in a Silver Coler 6 flours of
Luse
blew Sete in Green, y' Seoch Coote of arms on
Each Side y' thisel & Crown & y' 3 flours coming
out of the thistle
y' Croun yoler & y' flours y'e thisal of a silver Coler
3 Leopards9 Hedse Silver & Set in Silver
2 Roses of a purpul Couler one on Each Side
2 Spred Eaguls one on Each Side
& 2 Wingse of a Goos in y' midel of y' arms
of a Goold culer & a vessel like a decanter between
y'm
A croun a toupe with 2 flours of Luse on
Each side of y'e Croun on Crass in y'e middel & 2
holfe
Crasses on Each Side with white Beadse
all
Corrections in the original.
Corrections in the original.