The History and Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark, and Parts Adjacent, vol. 3
Allen, Thomas
1827
Brotherhood of St. Nicholas.
On the west side of without the gate, were certain tenements of old time, pertaining to a brotherhood of St. Nicholas, granted to the parish clerks of London, for chaplains to be kept in the chapel of , near unto the of London, in the of Henry VI. The of the houses towards the north, and against the wall of the city, was some time a large inn or court, called the Wrestlers, from such a sign; and the last in the high-street, towards the south, was | |
149 | sometime also an inn, called the Angel, from such a sign. Amongst these said tenements was, on the same street side, an entry or court to the common hall of the said parish clerks, with alms-houses, in number, adjoining, for parish-clerks, and their wives, their widows, such as were advanced in years, and not able for labour. of these, by the said brotherhood of parish-clerks was allowed the week; the other had each of them the week, according to the patent thereof granted. This brotherhood, being suppressed; in the of Edward VI. the hall, with the other buildings there, were given to Sir Robert Chester, a knight of Cambridgeshire; against whom the parish clerks commenced a suit in the reign of queen Mary; and being likely to have prevailed, the said sir Robert Chester pulled down the hall, sold the timber, stone, and lead, and thereupon the suit was ended. The alms-houses remained in queen Elizabeth's hands. |
