Some Account of Domestic Architecture in England Volume 1; From Richard II. to Henry VIII. (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1859 Excerpt: ... the dynore at the Mermaydem." At the "Bible" in Fish-street he paid two shillings for his dinner. He drank his wine at the "Sone in Lumbart Street," and supped with Lord Audley at "Wekesonys" in Southward Doubtless the same inconveniences on the road were experienced as had for ages annoyed the traveller. Such oft-repeated entries as "my lord gaf his gudes ijs. iiijt?." do not indicate much improvement in the public thoroughfares. Four-pence11 was paid "ffor a horse hyre." This was the usual rate at which hackneys were hired at this period: --"ffor cariage the porter hors schall hyre, ffoure pens a pece withinne the shyre, Be statut he schall take that on je day, That is kynges crye in faye0." There are many inns of the fifteenth century still remaining in different parts of England, as at Glastonbury and Norton St. Philip's, Somersetshire. The George Inn at Salisbury remains nearly perfect, and has some good barge-boards in the yard. Chaucer's Pilgrim's Inn, the "Tabard," Southwark, was entirely destroyed by a fire in the time of Charles n., but rebuilt on the old plan: the building of that period still exists, and is a curious and interesting example. The Christopher, at Eton, with its open galleries round the court-yard for passages after the ancient fashion, will be remembered by many of our readers, and has only recently been closed. The Star at Oxford has a similar gallery, and had until quite recently some very good barge-boards over the coach-office, which were probably of the fifteenth century. The Belle Sauvage on Ludgate-hill is mentioned in the TM Manners and Household Expenccs, p. 151. Equal to about seven shillings of our money. 0 MS. Sloano, 1,986, p. 29. 31st Henry vi., in the will of John Frensh, gentleman, late citizen and goldsmith of Lon...