Serjeants Inne in Fleet-street.
IN this the Serjeants at Law had their residence, about the begining of K. Henry the 6 time, if not before: for in a Leasea 1.1 for eighty years, made by the Dean and Chapter of York (of whose inheritance in then was and now is) to William Auntrous, Ci∣tizen and Taylor of London, bearing date 1 Oct. 21 H. 6. at the Rent of x. marks sterling, to be paid at Christ∣mass, Easter, the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist, and Midsummer by even por∣tions, it appears to be demised by the name of unum Messuagium, cum gar∣dino, in parochiâ S. Dunstani in Fleet-street, in suburbio Civitatis Lond. quod nuper fuit Iohannis Rote, & in quo Io••. Ellerkar, & alii Servientes ad Legem nuper inhabitarunt.
It is very probable, that this Willi∣am Antrous did himself then reside in part of the House, and was in the na∣ture of a Steward to them: and af∣ter him, one Iohn Wykes Esq for in another Lease,b 1.2 made for the like term of years, and under the same Rent, unto the said Iohn Wykes, by the Dean and Chapter of York, boaring date 4. Oct. A. 1474. (which is 14 Edw. 4.) it is exprest, that the said Iohn Wykes then inhabited therein. But in 15 Henr. 8. it was, by another Lease, c 1.3 bearing date 20 Iunii, demised by the said Dean and Chapter, directly, unto Sir Lewes Pollard Knight, then one of the Iustices of the Court of Common Pleas, Robert Norwich, and Tho. Inglefeild, the King's Serjeants at the Law, Iohn Newdigate, William Rudhale, Humphry Brown, Will. Shel∣ley and Tho. Willoughby Serjeants at the Law, and Will. Walwyn the King's Auditor in the South for his Durchy of Lancaster, from the feast of St. Michael the Arch Angel, then next en∣suing, for the term of xxi years, upon the Rent of Liii s. iiii d. payable at the Feasts of the Annunciation of our La∣dy, and St. Michael the Arch Angel. Since which time the Iudges and Serjeants, have by other Leases, from the same Dean and Chapter of York held it till this day.