The Grey Friars of London

Contains the Register of the convent, which includes a substantial list of monuments in the church and cloister, and documents relating to the history of the London convent and of the Order more widely. The volume has a substantial historical introduction by the editor and an appendix of supporting documents. Originally published as volume 6 of the publications of the British Society of Franciscan Studies.

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C L Kingsford, The Grey Friars of London ( Aberdeen, 1915), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/brit-franciscan-soc/vol6 [accessed 6 January 2025].

C L Kingsford, The Grey Friars of London( Aberdeen, 1915), British History Online, accessed January 6, 2025, https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/brit-franciscan-soc/vol6.

C L Kingsford. The Grey Friars of London(Aberdeen, 1915), , British History Online. Web. 6 January 2025. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/brit-franciscan-soc/vol6.

Table of Contents

Title Page(s)
Preface v
History of Greyfriars: The Register 1-15
History of Greyfriars: History of the Convent 15-27
History of Greyfriars: The site and buildings 27-52
History of Greyfriars: Guardians or wardens 53-62
History of Greyfriars: Grey Friars of the London house 62-69
Register of the Grey Friars of London: Titulus de Monumentis 70-133
Register of the Grey Friars of London: Index of those buried in the church and cloister (A-K) 134-139
Register of the Grey Friars of London: Index of those buried in the church and cloister (L-Z) 139-144
Register of the Grey Friars of London: De conventu Londoniensi 145-177
Register of the Grey Friars of London: De Ordine Sancti Francisci 178-201
Appendix: The Chapel of St Louis 202-203
Appendix: A licence to hear confessions 203
Appendix: Lease of Bridgehouse rents 204-207
Appendix: Petition for the arrest of an apostate 207
Appendix: Lease of the Gatehouse 207-208
Appendix: Agreement with William Cantelowe for masses 208-211
Appendix: An agreement for masses 211
Appendix: The garden on the south of the church 212
Appendix: Thomas Chapman to Thomas Cromwell 213-214
Appendix: Thomas Chapman to Master Newell 214-215
Appendix: Thomas Chapman to Thomas Cromwell 216-217
Appendix: The letter of submission 217-218
Appendix: The Deed of surrender 219-222
Appendix: Limits of the site 222-225
Appendix: Valuation of anniversaries 225
Appendix: Grants of tenements in Grey Friars 225-229
Appendix: Letters Patent to Christ's Hospital 229-231
Appendix: The Library 231-235
Addenda 236-238
Index 239-257
Plan of Grey Friars