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Record Number: 7154 Author(s)/Creator(s): Kelly , Henry Ansgar. Contributor(s): Title: Bishop, Prioress, and Bawd in the Stews of Southwark [the author explores the financial and legal relationships among the Bishop of Winchester, the nuns of Stratford, and the proprietors of houses of prostitution in Southwark; in the Appendix the author provides translations from four relevant documents or series of documents: The will of Richard Bronde, London, 1500; Overdue rents from Southwark, Winchester Diocese Pipe Roll, 1503-1504; Mentions of stewhouses in the court roll of the bishop of Winchester's manor, October 13, 1505 - September 21, 1506; Houses in the liberty of the bishop of Winchester in Southwark at which suspect persons were found, July 17, 1519]. Source: Speculum 75, 2 (April 2000): Pages 342 - 388. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Canon Law Courts of Law, Ecclesiastical Prostitutes Stews, Houses of Prostitution in Southwark, London Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 14- 15- 16 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: One map. Properties of the western section of the stews in Southwark, showing property names and owners bounded by the Thames and Maidenlane from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2000. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 00387134

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