Viewing Event Record: Sir Thomas Cawarden responds to a complaint by the Blackfriars inhabitants that he has defaced the parish church

Abstract

This is a general survey of the conventual buildings of the Blackfriars precinct, drawn up, Feuillerat notes, in response to a complaint by the Blackfriars inhabitants that Sir Thomas Cawerden had 'defaced' the parish church and pulled down its roof. The document is divided into five parts, A-E, as follows: A. The first section of the survey concerns the responsibilities of the freeholders to contribute to the parish church. B. The second part of the survey gives an account of how, and among whom, the Blackfriars property is divided. C. The survey then provides details of Cawerden's portion of the property, upon which eventually the Blackfriars theatre was to be constructed. D. The survey next provides an estimate of Cawerden's charges in building, and emphasizes that construction has been confined to his property. E. The survey concludes that Cawerden has been entirely within his rights, and that his work on the property has been a benefit to the community.

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Blackfriars (I)

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