Viewing Event Record: Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, leases tenements named the Barge, the Bell, and the Cock to William Payne

Abstract

On 1 August, 1582, Joan Payne leases the Barge, Bell and Cock to John White and John Malthowse. The document recording this transaction refers to an earlier lease, dated 6 March 1540, by Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, to William Payne, which describes the physical location of the tenements. The buildings are 'upon the banke called Stewes' and lie against a 'tenement called the Rose on the east sid[e].'

Date Event Recorded

Date

From: 1 August 1582 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date

From: 6 March 1540 (Source of claim: original)

Venues

Name

Rose

Name

Bear Garden

People