Shakespeare and his London Associates 7 



Burials 



[3] 

 i6oo-[i] 



Joseph Tatton, smrante to Christopher Montioye. . January 

 14. 



[4] 

 1606 



Mary, wife of Christofer Montjoy . . . October 30. 



Mariages 



[5] 

 1604 



Stephen Plott, and Mary Montjoye . . . Nouember 19. 



[6] 

 Patent Rolls, 5 James I, Part 50. 



[Denization of Mountjoy, 27 May, 1607. 



It was the Sovereign's practice to grant to some lord or knight patents 

 of denization, by which such patentee could go to foreigners of the realm 

 and get from them all the fees possible for making them denizens. In 

 this case, a patent had been granted to John Levingston, Esq., by which 

 fifteen foreigners, on the 27th of May, 1607, as recorded in the last patent 

 of this roll, were made denizens. The fees, being a private perquisite, 

 are of course not stated. Preceding the list of those denizenized here 

 under Levison's patent are two other short lists on the patents to two 

 other farmers of such privileges. 



The form of denization is in Latin, and is written out in full for the 

 first alien only. For the others, " consimiliter " is used. But to each 

 person denizenized the full form was sent. The pertinent part here reads 

 as below.] 



Jsti qui sequnt ur concedunt ur per dommum CancellanMM Angliae 

 virtute warrant Regis Joha/mi Levington Armigrro facti./ 



[Here follows the list of fifteen, sixth of which reads] 



ConsimiUter Christofero Monioy in villa de Cressey sub obedi- 

 encia Regis ffranconrw oriundo Teste Rege apud Westmo»a- 

 sterium die & Anno [i. e., 27 May, 5 James I] suprascripto./ 



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