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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[2»«S. VIII. Dec. 3.'d9. 



The following are Extracts from a Volume (_No. 82.) in the 

 State Paper Office, composed entirely of Returns of the 

 Strangers in London in 1571. 



" To the lyght honorable the Lordes of the Quenes 

 Maieatyes most honorable pryvie councell. 

 " Pleasythe your honours according to the teno"^ of your 

 honorable letters to us the maior and aldermen of London 

 latelye directed for the Inquisition and Searche of all 

 Straungers within this Citie and the liberties of the same, 

 We on the tenth off this November p'formed the same 

 accordinglye, as by thys booke heare after at large appeare 

 nnto your honours, viz. 



" Sainct Brydes parish. 

 " Douche persons ij — Edward Ernest borne in CoUen 

 and Garlonde hys wife borne within thre myles of Collen, 

 he a Denison, "by occupation a Taylor came into this 

 realme to worke on hys occupac'on about xxij'i® yeeres 

 paste. 



" Peter Dellamare and Garden his wife, born in Nor- 

 mandy Clockmaker. 



"Romayne Ma3'amore, printer, servant to M' Daye 

 printer and Frances his WifFe borne in Roan in Nor- 

 mandie, he came into this Realme about x j'eares past 

 and she about vij yeares past, for religion. 

 " Hance Evance, Pictorer, borne in Antwerpe. 

 " Olyffe Frerigg of Kerservvart, servaunt to the saj'de 

 Xpofer, came into this realme aboute a moneth past, his 

 cumynge was because would be a priest. 



" Garrett Johnson came hether because his father was 

 servaunte to Kinge Henrye the viij*** and have remayned 

 here xxviij yeares. 



" St. Benett Gracechurch St. 

 " Peter Bultayle 1 

 Pole Bultaj'le > French Church. 

 Martin Buftayle J 

 "Nicholas Tycen, Marchant born in Amsardam, Marye 

 his Wife, Marye his Sister and Janiken Johnson his maid 

 servant. 



"Germanic — Leuis de la Meye, nobleman, borne in 

 Low Germanye, came into this realme for religion about 

 V monethes past. 



, *' St. Peter le Poor. 



" John Baptist, the Italian preacher. 

 " Anthonio Justilian, Gent, born at Junua Italie and 

 Mary his VVife, came for religion 10 years past — Italian 

 Church. 



" Quiobyn Litterj' glasse maker borne in venys Lucye 

 his Wyff "borne in Andwerp and Lawer there Daughter 

 cam hither a yeare ago — he usyth the Italian Churche 

 but he never receyued the Communion synce he cum. 

 he sojourneth w"Un the house of one Thomas Cape a 

 painter — there is also in the said howse one Joseph a 

 Venetian and a glasse maker also who hath byn here 

 aboute iiij moneths. 



"Joronomye Destroralib, surgeon, howsholder came 

 into this realme about xx yeares past beynge a Venycon 

 borne, and a Denizen as he saithe. Hospitall. 



" Docto'^ Lopus, portingale, howsholder, Denizen came 

 into this realme about xij yeares past, to get his lyvinge 

 by physicke, and Lewes Lopus his brother. &c. • 



"Adrian Redlegge, Denizen, mynister and Cycele his 

 wife, borne in Holland came into this realme about xx 

 yeares past for the worde of god — Hospitall. 



"John Bayle, Cutter of Stones for Jeweles, Aurillian 

 his wife and Anthonj-e his Doughter borne in Venice, 

 came about iiij moneths past — Italian Church. 

 " Saint Fosters Parish. 

 "Cornellis Deacken, goldsmyth, borne in Holland — 

 Italian Church. 



(Nine other persons goldsmyths.) 



" Blackfriars. 



" John Costen, Minister of the French Church Burgo- 

 mena his wife, came 9 years past for religion. 



" Francis Luratello, Italian, Householder came into this 

 realme about 6 yeares past with an Englyshe Gentilman 

 and selleth and p'fumeth gloves. 



" Matthew de Quester, Notary Public (Italian Church) 

 Cornelia his Wife, Matthew, John and Cornells his Chil- 

 dren. 



" Thomas Strange, Italian. 



" Gasperyn Galfine, Italian — Qu^enes Mat'e man. 



" Innocent Loutello — Venetian. 



"Augustin Bastien and Joseph Lupo, Venetians and 

 musicians. 



" Godfrey Wyngys, of Luke, minister and Katheryne 

 his Wife — Dutch Church." 



In Vol. 84.: — 



"Francisco, Italian musicion to the Quenes Majestie 

 hath bene in England xx" yeares. 



" Ambrose Lupe, Do. Do. xij. yeares. 



" Laurence Doudeny, a post of Bullonie xxv yeres Ita- 

 lian, 2 Children and S'vant. 



" John Phillipp, the post betwene this Cytie and Sand- 

 wishe (French Church). 



"Francis Martin and Gurtrid his Wyfe borne in Brus- 

 sells, kepeth a table for Straungers. 



"James Rouncon, Italian, Cooke to the Italians. 



" John Baptist Pretmero, Italian, he is a poticary and 

 stilleth waters (Italian Church). 



" Marks Garrett, a picture maker. 



" Balthezar Saus of the age of Ij'^ yeres borne in Spaine 

 and came into England to seke adventures and bathe 

 bynne in England this xxiiij yeres and hath marled an 

 English Woman and lyveth by making of Comfittes, he 

 is a household^ 



" James Stonard of the age of xU'e yeres and borne in 

 Saxson in Flaunders and fledd from thence fo'' killinge of 

 a man, &c. &c. (and his wife). 



"John Davelieu a maker of arras worke in the quenes 

 ma*'«» wardroppe and was borne at Brussell under Kinge 

 Phillip who haith bene here about viij yeres, he is deacon 

 of the duch Churche, he came hether for goddes word and 

 haith dwelt in the p'ish one yere." 



The following are some of the trades of the 

 Strangers. 



"Live by making matches of liempe stalkes and parch- 

 ment-lace. 



" By making shirtes of male. 



" Drawer of Renyshe Wine. 



"A maker of Locketts and Chapes. 



" A Cutter of Stones for Jewells. 



" A thicker of Cuppes. (Query, Caps?) 



" Morispike maker. 



" James Vanholt, painter." 



At the same time another Survey of the Stran- 

 gers was made, 20th Dec. I57I, and comprised 

 London and 16 Hamletts, viz. : — 



St. Katherines. 



Shoreditch. 



Finsbury. 



Golden Lane. 



Whitecross Street. 



Grub Street. 



St. Giles in the Fields. 



The Minories. 



Poplar. 

 Ratcliff. 

 Blackwall. 

 Lymehouse. 

 Shabiwell. 

 Whitechapel. 

 East Smithfield. 

 The Tower. 



In St. Katherines there were 900 young and 

 old. In the Minories 30 in one house. 



