The Liberty of the Mannor of STEPNEY in the County of Middlesex, the Hamblets and Liberties of the same, hereafter specified,
viz.
- Stepney
- Cleave-street, alias White-horse street
- Cock Hill
- All the Parish of St. Paul's Shadwell
- New Gravel Lane
- Wapping Wall
- Ratcliff High-way
- The Par. of St. George in the County of Middlesex
- Old Gravel Lane
- Pennington Street
- St. John's Wapping
- Virginia Street
- Nightingal Lane, on the East-side
- East Smithfield, from the Corner of Nightingal Lane
- Salt Peter Bank
- White's Yard
- Blue-Anchor Yard
- Rosemary Lane
- Goodman's Fields, viz.
- White-lyon Street
- Chamber Street
- Prescot Street
- Mansell Street
- Ayloffe Street
- Lemon Street
- Goodman's Yard
- Lambeth Street
- White Chappel
- Mile-End Old Town
- Mile-End New Town
- Pettycoat Lane
- Wentworth Street
- Christ-Church in the County of Middlesex
- Spittle-fields, with the Market, and all the Streets thereunto belonging
- St. Leon. Shoreditch
- Holywell Street
- Brick Lane
- Cambridge Heath
- Bethnal Green
- Old Ford
- Stratford and Bow
- Cole-harbour
- Black Wall
- Poplar and North-str.
- Lymehouse
- Ratcliff.
The Extent of the said MANNOR.
FROM the House commonly known by the Name of the Angel-and-Crown Tavern within White-Chappel-Bars to Goodman's Yard in Goodman's Fields; thence to the Rosemary Branch in Rosmeary Lane on the North-side to White-lyon-street and Cable-street; and on the South-side in Rosemary-lane beginning at Blue-Anchor Yard on to Nightingale-lane; on the East-side to the Hermitage-bridge, so on the River-side to Frying-pan Stairs, and so on the River-side in Lower-Shadwell to Cock-hill, thence to Ratcliff-Cross, thence to Noah's Ark, thence to Lymehouse Hole, so on by the River-side, including the Marshes to Cole-Harbour, and on to Sir Henry Johnson's Yard, thence to the Copperas-house, &c. part of Bromley, thence to Barebinder-lane, and so on to the Bird-in-Hand, and so on the River Lee to the Bullyfant, thence to the upper-end of the Wickhouse, thence to Grove-street, so on to Cambridge-Heath and to the Sign of the Nagg's Head, so on to Shoreditch Church-yard, and so on to the Sign of the Jane Shore, so on the East-side of Holywell-street to the Wise-men of Gotham, including all the Courts, Lanes, Alleys, and Webb's Square on that side the Way, and the other side of the Way on the West-side in Holy-well Street, from the Sign of the Red Lyon in Holy-well Lane, so on into Holy-well Street all that side of the Way up to King's Head Court, the Court included, being over-against the Sign of the Wise-men of Gotham aforesaid, with all the Courts, Yards, and Alleys including on the said West-side of the Way, thence to the Gate by the Artillery Ground, so on to Smock-Alley, thence on Pettycoat-Lane on the East-side, to the End of the Bars in White-Chapple.
THE LIBERTY AND MANNOR abovementioned having been granted by King Edward the Sixth, to the Lord Wentworth, his Heirs and Assigns for ever, to be enjoy'd by them in as full and ample a Manner as the Bishop of London, by former Grants from King Richard II, had enjoy'd it before; which Grants recite divers Immunities, Priviledges, and Emoluments to be enjoy'd by the Lord of the said Mannor: And amongst others specified at large in the said Grants, all Fines, Issues, Forfeitures, and Amerciaments of the Court of King's Bench, and all other the King's Courts, Justices Itinerant, Justices of Assizes or Goal-Delivery, or any other Justices, Inquisitors; and also all Fines and Amerciaments before the King's Clerk of the Market; and likewise the holding of a Court-Leet, or View of Frank Pledge within the said Mannor, with all Fines and Amerciaments arising out of the same; and the Goods and Chattels of all Persons forfeited, residing within the said Mannor being Outlawed, Waived, Condemned, Fugitives, or Felons; and the Year day and Waste of their Lands and Tenements, are for ever granted to the said Mannor, together with all Post Fines, Waifs, Estrays, and Deodands; and also the Lord, by the said Grants hath the Retorna Brevium, and Execution of all Attachments, Writs, Warrants, and other Process whatsoever, out of any of the King's Courts to be executed within the said Mannor, and that the said Sheriff, nor any other Officer is not to enter the said Liberty, to execute any Process within the same, but ought to be directed to the Chief Bailiff of the said Liberty to be Executed.
WHEREFORE the present Lord of the Liberty, being resolved to keep up, preserve, and maintain his Rights and Privileges belonging to the same, against all Intruders; hath thought fit to Print the most principal Places within the said Mannor, and the Extent thereof, as abovementioned; that no Officer presuming illegally to enter the same, may be ignorant, and so are to take Notice, that if any Officer, Bailiff, or Serjeant whatsoever, (except only such as are appointed by the Chief Bailiff of the Liberty aforesaid) shall come into, or enter upon the said Liberty, to execute any Process in Law whatsoever, which of Right belongeth unto the said Chief Bailiff of the said Liberty to execute, such Officer, Bailiff, or Serjeant will be sued for doing the same.
THE Lord of the said Mannor hath appointed Burdyn Anderson, Gent. Chief Bailiff of the same, who keeps his Office at White-Chappel Court, within the said Mannor.
TO WHOM all Attorneys at Law, or others who would have any Process to be executed within the said Liberty, are desired to require a Mandavi Ballivo thereupon from the Sheriff of Middlesex, viz. Ballivo Libertat. Manerii de Stepney in Com' Middlesex, viz. Attachments, Warrants upon Meane Process, Ca. Sa. and Fieri Facias, &c. which being sent to the Chief Bailiff's Office as aforesaid, with proper Directions, will be carefully executed, and his Office being open at all Hours, all Persons concerned will be readily answered.