The Margins of Late Medieval London, 1430–1540

286 Pages·2022·7.243 MB·English

by  Charlotte Berry

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The Margins of
Late Medieval London,
1430–1540
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The Margins of
Late Medieval London,
1430–1540
Charlotte Berry
LONDON
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ISBNs
978 1 914477 01 0 (hardback edition)
978 1 914477 02 7 (paperback edition)
978 1 914477 04 1 (epub edition)
978 1 914477 03 4 (pdf edition)
DOI 10.14296/202202.9781914477034
Cover image: Master of Alkmaar, Polyptych with the Seven Works of
Charity, 1504. Object Number: SK-A-2815. Courtesy of Rijksmuseum.
Contents
List of figures vii
List of tables ix
List of abbreviations xi
Acknowledgements xiii
Introduction xv
1. Landscape and economy 1
2. Socio-spatial networks 47
3. Mobility 93
4. Controlling inclusion and exclusion 137
5. Reputation, marginalization and space 171
Conclusion 201
Bibliography 211
Index 235
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List of figures
0.1 Parishes of the City of London, c.1520
0.2 Sheet from the ‘Agas’ map of London showing the north-east
of the city, including Bishopsgate Street and Aldgate Street,
c.1561. Image © London Metropolitan Archives (City of London).
1.1 Map of mean proportionate ward assessments, 1441–62
1.2 Box and whisker plot of distributions of rent
1.3 Box and whisker plot of distribution of sums for forgotten tithes
bequeathed in wills
1.4 Median rents in pence by zone for male and female tenants
2.1 Network graph for St Botolph Aldgate testators sample 4, 1515–40
2.2 Network graph for St Botolph Bishopsgate testators sample 3, 1465–95
2.3 Network graph for St Botolph Aldersgate testators sample 3, 1465–95
2.4 Map of London bequests, St Katharine Cree testators
2.5 Map of London bequests, St Botolph Bishopsgate testators
2.6 Map of London bequests, St Botolph Aldgate testators
2.7 Map of London bequests, St Botolph Aldersgate testators
2.8 Map of bequests and landholding in England as a whole
2.9 Map of bequests in south-eastern England, all testators
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The Margins of Late Medieval London, 1430–1540
3.1 Places of birth of consistory deponents
3.2 Counties of birth of consistory deponents
3.3 Residence history map for deponents in consistory cases, St Sepulchre
without Newgate
3.4 Residence history map for deponents in consistory cases, All Hallows
London Wall
3.5 Map of case events and present residences for consistory deponents,
St Botolph Bishopsgate
4.1 Proportions of wardmote indictment by categories
4.2 Aldersgate wardmote jurors highlighted in St Botolph Aldersgate
testamentary network (1515–40)
4.3 Portsoken wardmote jurors highlighted in St Botolph Aldgate
testamentary network (1465–95)
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List of tables
1.1 Property record zones
1.2 Proportions and reductions of city fifteenth and tenth assessments
and loans to the king by ward
1.3 Average rent levels by zone
1.4 Occupation levels for properties in Bishopsgate Street (North-east
Without) and the Black Horse (North-west Without), 1493–1506
1.5 Male and female testators with marital status
1.6 Citizenship declared by testators, 1390–1540
1.7 Median annual rent costs (pence) within and without the walls by
occupation group of tenant
2.1 Modularity of testamentary network graphs by sample and parish
2.2 Parishes of residence for all London individuals named in sampled wills
2.3 Occupations of testators and will officials
3.1 Proportion of consistory deponents with place of birth recorded
4.1 Wardmote offences reported by year of presentment
4.2 Aldersgate jury participation, 1467–1540
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