A History of the Inns of Court and Chancery; With Notices of Their Ancient Discipline, Rules, Orders, and Customs, Readings, Moots, Masques, Revels, and Entertainments Including an Account of the Eminent Men of the Four Learned and Honourable Societies, --Li (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1848. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VII. Emcoln's Inn. lip' Lincoln's Inn* is built on the site of an episcopal palace erected in the time of King Henry III., by Radulphus de Nova Villa, otherwise Ralph Nevil, Bishop of Chichester, and Chancellor of England, and partly on the ruins of Black Friars House, Holborn, which, prior to the year 1276, was inhabited by a religious community, who, about that period, removed to a new convent near Baynard's Castle, situate in Upper Thames Street, near the pre * Lincoln's Inn comprises--1. The Old Buildings. 2. The Garden. 3. Serle Court, or New Square. 4. Stone Buildings. K sent Black Friars Bridge. The land was granted by King Henry III. to the Bishop of Chichester; it is described as all that place with the garden and appurtenances which John Herlirum* forfeited in the street called New Street, which was the original name of Chancellor's Lane, now called Chancery Lane, which place was escheated to the crown by the liberty of the city of London, as acknowledged in the pleas of the crown of that city in his Majesty's court at the Tower of London. The following copy of grant made by the king to Nevil, is taken from a record preserved in the British Museum: -- " Henricus dei gra Rex Anglie Dns Hibernie Dux Normanie Acquitaine et Comes Andeg. Archiepiscopis Epis Abbatibus Prioribus Com Baronibus Justic Vicecom pposit ministris et omnibus ballivis et fidelibus suis Saltm Noveritis nos dedisse concessisse et hac carta nfa confirmasse yenerabili patri Rado Cycestrensi Epo Cancellerio nro placeam illam cu gardino et pertinencijs suis que fuitJofiis Herlizun qui terras suas forisfecit in vico illo qui dicif Newstrete ex opposito terre ejusdem Epi in eodem vico que quidem placea cu gardino et pertinencijs suis escaeta nfa est per libertates civitat nfe London s...