1614 • St Botolph Without Aldgate, London, England

John Clarke, the parish clerk began writing in the parish register.

 

1625 • Buried

John Clarke the honest painful parish clerk of this parish.

 

(Painful - the sense of "exertion, effort" from late 14th Century pains "great care taken for some purpose, exertion or trouble taken in doing something”.)

1605 • Baptism 

Richard Morris son of John Morris christened 27th October.

 

1621 • Baptism 

John Morris son of Richard Morris perfumer and Alice his wife, was christened the 6th September.

 

1665 • Burial 

Richard Morris of Gravell Lane buried the 9th September. (One of many deaths listed due to the plague.)

(Lewd - belonging to the common people, crude, vulgar.) 

 

1614 • Baptism 

Elizabeth Yarner, the reputed daughter of Thomas Yarner a lewd fellow. The Mother named Agnes Charley, as base as the father, delivered the child in the street, Eastsmithfield. Christened 26th October.

1607 • Marriage

Thomas Symball and Ellyn Kytson were married 1st January.

 

1614 • Burial

Hellen Simball wife of Thomas Symball, a poor man in Bull Alley, was buried on 24th September.

 

1614 • Burial

Thomas Simball, a poor miserable fellow of Bull Alley in the High Street, was buried on 3rd October. 

(Lighterman - a person employed to light lamps by hand)

 

1619 • Burial

Nicholas Obanke son of John Obanke a lighterman and Sara his wife was buried 9th December.

 

1621 • Burial 

Thomas Obanke son of John Obanke a lighterman, was buried the 22nd November. The Mothers name was Sara.

 

1624 • Burial

John Obanke son of John Obanke a labourer and Sara his wife was buried 11th December.

1614 • Burial

Daniel Brigge, son of Mr John Brigge our Minister, was buried the 21st July. 

He was buried in the chancel (a part of the church near the alter) and had a knell (the sound of a bell, especially when rung for a death or funeral) with the great bell. He died of a sore mouth”

 

1614 • Baptism

William Brigge, son of Mr John Brigge our Minister. Christened on Sunday 25th September.

 

1615 • Burial 

William Brigge, an infant son of Mr John Brigge Minister of the parish was buried in the chancel on 13th July.

1621 • Burial

Agnes Laugher, widow. Mother to Mrs Porder, a wine merchant. Rounded one hundred years old and was buried 24th April.

1590 • Baptism 

Agnis Maperlie the daughter of William Maplie, a citizen and merchant tailor of London dwelling in hounsditch near the Aldgate, was christened 1st November.

 

1591 • Burial

Agnis Maperly the daughter of William Maperly, a tailor living near the Aldgate was buried 30th January 1591 being a quarter old.

 

1592 • Baptism

Margery Maperley the daughter of William Maperly, a citizen and merchant tailor of London dwelling near Aldgate, was christened 11th May.

 

1593 • Burial

George Maperley son of William Maperly, a tailor dwelling without Aldgate was buried 11th September of the plague.

 

1614 • Burial

Isabell Maperley widow, one of the alms women, belonging to the merchant tailors alms house near Tower Hill, was buried in the common ground on 22nd July. He had the black cloth and a knell (the sound of a bell, especially when rung for a death or funeral) with the fourth bell. 

1612 • Marriage 

Thomas Jheronomy and Helen Millian two black moors were married 9th February.

 

1613 • Death

Thomas Jheronomy mariner, died at sea aboard the East India Company ship Peppercorn.

 

1613 • Baptism 

Josias Jeronnomy son of Thomas Jeronnomy was christened on 1st September. 

(Strumpet - a woman who has many casual sexual encounters or relationships.)

 

1615 • Baptism/Burial 

Elizabeth, a bastard child was cast into a privy (a toilet) by a lewd strumpet in Hounsditch. The mother named Joan Thacke, a servant to Thomas Newton a broker in Hounsditch. Joan cast the child into a privy and fled away. By good fortune it was heard to cry and saved. The child was christened in the Newton’s house on 11th May but died a week after.

1615 • Burial

A poor woman who lived in the street near to Tower Hill was buried on 27th October, none could tell her name.

1614 • Baptism 

Katherine Mangeborow daughter to William Mangeborow of Swan alley. Christened on Sunday 18th September.

 

1615 • Burial 

Katherine Mangeborow daughter to William Mangeborow a brewers servant of Eastsmithfield was buried 27th October.

1614 • Baptism

Ralph Burchingshaw, son of Anthonie, a schoolmaster in the High Street in Bull Alley was christened 20th May.

 

1614 • Burial 

Ralph Burchingshaw, an infant son to Anthonie in Bull Alley in the High Street, was buried 15th June 1614 in the common ground.

 

1616 • Burial 

Anthonie Burchingshaw, who dwelt in Harrow alley, was buried on 23rd November. 

1621 • Burial 

Alice Robinson an innocent kept by Andrew Blyntherne a tailor of Harrow Alley was buried on the 23rd November. She was buried in the old church yard and had the black cloth.