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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:
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Year of Publication:
2000.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
00387134