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EDGOOSE, Elizabeth
- 1578EDGOOSE, Elizabeth late MARCHE now DRIVER (????-1578)
From Jane Cox's 'Old East Enders' [ISBN 978 0 7509 5291 0] page 103-104:
"Elizabeth ETGOOS was the granddaughter of limeman and property developer Richard EDGOSE (ETGOOS), by 1497 one of the foremost men of the parish. He first appears in the records as fisherman (more likely the owner of a fishing fleet), fined 4d for poaching the bishop's fish in the flooded Marsh in 1481."
Richard DRYVER (d.1549) the younger, who united the lime dynasties by marrying Elizabeth ETGOOS, widow of another limeman, Richard MARCHE (d.1540), was rich indeed, with houses and land, four-posters hung with tapestries and green and red silklklk, a fine array of silver gilt plate, a brickworks, two wharves, farms, carts, cattle, horses, timber, coals, sacks of lime and 2000 reeds. He left £ 100 for the completion of his new house (with garden and orchards), which was under construction adjoining the kilns. This must have been some mansion, when one considers that King Henry VIII himself paid £ 177 9s 1d for a property he bought in Bethnall Green.
In his will made on 4 November 1540 Richard MARCHE of Limehouse refers to his wife Elizabeth and to his father-in-law John EDGOOSE. John EDGOOSE was present when the will was made.
(PRO PROB II/28)
An Index to the Will of Richard MARCHE (died 1540) of Limehouse, Middlesex. The Will was made on 4 November 1540. Probate was granted on 14 December 1540.
01*Richard MARCHE, the Testator
02 John MARCHE, brother of the Testator
00 The unnamed servants of the Testator
00 The unnamed children of the Testator
03*Elizabeth MARCHE, wife of the Testator, executrix
04 Jhn EDGOOSE, father-in-law of the Testator, overseer, witness
(Prerogative Court of Canterbury Will PROB 11/28/339)
Richard DRYVER of Stepney made a will on 5 April 1549, probate of which was granted on 24 September 1549, referring to his wife Elizabeth.
An Index to the Will of Richard DRYVER (????-1549) of Stepney, Middlesex, made on 5 April 1549 and proved at London on 29 September 1549:
*Richard DRYVER, the Testator
Beneficiaries:
William DRYVER, son of the Testator, sole executor
George DRYVER, son of the Testator
*Elizabeth DRYVER, wife of the Testator
Ann DRYVER, daughter of the Testator
Thomas DRYVER, son of the Testator
John DRYVER, son of the Testator
Edmonde DRYVER, son of the Testator
Henry MORE, vicar of Stepney, overseer
Others:
Mr. NORREYS, neighbour
Henry COLVELL, tenant
HEWYT, tenant
Henry MORE, vicar of Stepney, witness
William HAR?YS, curate, witness
George HOLLYNS, witness
John TAYLOR, witness
(Prerogative Court of Canterbury Will PROB 11/32/587)
Letters of Administration of the estate of John EDGOOSE were granted on 7 November 1549 to Elizabeth DRYVER or EDGOOSE, widow.
(Consistory Court of London Wills Wymesly f.29 DL/C/356)
From the Surveys of the Manors of Stepney and Hackney circa 1550
"The Manors of Stebunhathe & Hackney in the Co. of Middx. The Extent of all and singular the Lands Meadows Feedings Pastures Woods & Marshes to the Demesne Manors aforesd in any wise belonging or appertaining made upon a View of the same in the Month of July in the fourth year of the Reign of Edwd the 6th. by the Grace of God of England France & Ireland King Defender of the Faith & on Earth of the Church of England & Ireland Supreme Head."
(LMA M79/LH/128/1/1 folio 1)
"Lands granted to Rd. ELGOSE by Ind're w'reof Elizth DRIVER Wido. Daur of Jno.
ELGOSE the Son of the sd. Rd. is now Tenant.
A certain Parcel of the Demesne Lands of the Ld. at Limoste within the Lordship afd. called the Dusthills contg. in Length from the sd. & West parts towards the North & East 16 perches & in breadth from the West & North parts towards the East & South 10 perches And also all that Parcel of Land called the Hope as lately inclosed betwn. the Walls of the Marsh thereon the North & East parts & the Thames on the sd. & West & are now lett for 10s. p Ann' by Ind're for the Term of 40 years yet to come but if the Term of the sd. Ind're was expired are worth to be lett p Ann' 20-0-0 Increase £ 19.10s Fine for a new Grant worth 100 £."
(LMA M79/LH/128/1/1 folio 12)
"Lands granted to Tho. SAM'E & Jno. ELGOSE by Ind're w'reof Eliz. DRIVER Wido. & Agnes SAM'E wo. are now Farmers.
A certain Parcel of Marsh lying & being in the Parish of Stebunhuthe abutting on the North part of the Marsh of the Lord of this Manor called Stebunhuthe Marsh & on the South part on the Soil & Land of our Ld. the King in Right of the late Monastry of Tower Hill near London & on the East part of the Marsh called the Wste(?) Marsh towd. the Great Breche & on the west part abutts upon the River Thames For which the sd. Farmers confess they ought to pay 50s. after the Rate of 8d. for every Acre accordg to a Covt. of the Ind're granted to them for the Term of 34 years to come wch. accordg. to the Rate of the y'ly Value afd. amounts to 75 acres but each acre thereof is worth to be lett if the Term of the sd. Indre was expired besides all Charges of Repairs 8d. which amounts in the whole p Ann' to 30-0-0 Increase th.. £ 27.10s. The Fine for a new Grant is worth 150 £."
(LMA M79/LH/128/1/1 folio 12)
"The Marshe of Stebunhuthe
A certain Marsh called Stebunhuthe Marsh the Circuit w'reof is from Lymoste by the Wall of the Thames to popeler Ferry over against Greenwhich & from thence to Blackewall & from thence extendeth itself to the Street of Popeler & so by the Stoooooot Way to Lymoste afd. Viz. to the House now of Eliz. DRIVER which is built upon the Demesne Land of the Lordship called the Dusthills & contains in the whole by Est 1300 acres of Meadows & Pasture Which sd. Marsh Thos. POYNTELL & others confess to be wholly the Land of the sd. Ld. of this Manor.................................
(LMA M79/LH/128/1/1 folio 13)
"At Stepney the DRYVER family probably bought the silver gilt chalice weighing 2.1/2 lb, left to the church by vicar Walter STONE. When Elizabeth DRYVER, widow of Richard the lime man, died in 1578, she left her 'standing cup commonly called the Comunyan cupp' to her son Justinian."
(From Jane Cox's 'Old East Enders' [ISBN 978 0 7509 5291 0] page 131)
The Will of Elizabeth DRIVER late MARCHE formerly EDGOOSE (????-1578), made on the 12 day of August 1578. Probate was granted on 21 July 1579.
01*Elizabeth DRIVER, widow, the Testatrix
02 Richard DRYVER, gentleman of Limehouse, Middlesex, late husband of the Testatrix
03 John MARCHE the elder, son of the Testatrix
04 Justinian MARCHE, second son of the Testatrix
05*Thomas MARCHE the elder, son of the Testatrix
06 John MARCHE the younger, son of the Testatrix
07 Thomas MARCHE the younger, son of the Testatrix
08 Anne RUDING, daughter of the Testatrix
09 Richard RUDING, son-in-law of the Testatrix, husband of Anne RUDING
10 John MARCHE the younger's unnamed wife
11 Elizabeth BETT, niece of the Testatrix
12 Richard MARCHE, nephew of the Testatrix
13 John MARCHE, nephew of the Testatrix
14 Mary MARCHE, niece of the Testatrix, sister of Richard and John MARCHE
15 Anne MARCHE, niece of the Testatrix, sister of Mary MARCHE
16 Justinyan MARCHE's unnamed children
17 Richard RUDING's unnamed children
18 Jane RUDING, eldest daughter of Richard RUDING
19 Alice WOODFALL her maid
20 Mistress JONE RUDING
00 Unnamed children of the Testatrix's daughter Katherine
21 Goodwyffe BACCHUS
22 Katherine MALTSTER
23 Elizabeth MALTSTER
24 Anne MALTSTER
25 Joan TRAFFORD
26 Thomas GRENAM
27 Henry CHAPMAN's wife
28 Margaret MARCHE, daughter of the Testatrix
29 Reference to a bequest owing from the Testatrix's mother to her brother George DRIVER.
30 Richard RUDING, witness
31 Thomas MARCHE, witness
(PRO PROB 11/61/392)
The Will of Elizabeth DRIVER late MARCHE formerly EDGOOSE (????-1578):
(Surnames capitalised and abbreviations expanded)
"IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN The xijth daye of August and in the xxth yeare of the Reigne of Quene Elizabeth 1578 I Elizabeth DRIVER widowe Late the wyffe of Richard DRIVER Late of Lymehowse in the county of Midd(lesex) gent deceased, being sick in bodye but of perfect minde and memory doe make this my Last will and testament in mann(er) and forme following / First I bequeathe my sowle unto Almighty god trusting onely in his mercy. And my bodye to be buryed in the churche of St Maryes Leic /
Item I bequeathe to my sonne John MARCHE thelder my best salte /
Item I bequeathe to Justinian MARCHE my second sonne my standing cupp com(m)only called the Comunyon cupp /
Item I bequeathe to my sonne Thomas MARCHE thelder my nest of whyte gobletts /
Item I bequeathe to my sonne John MARCHE the yonger my gilt bowle with a cover /
Item I bequeathe to my sonne Thomas MARCHE the yonger my nest of Litle white bowles
Item I bequeathe to my Daughter Anne RUDING a silver salte withowte a cover gilte vj silver spoones of the Apostles one fayre quilte of yellow silke with vallance and fringe and curtens all of yellowe silke and foure cusshens of silk And to my sonne in Lawe her husband Richard RUDING my nest of bowles parcell gilte
Item I bequeath to John MARCHEs wyffe the yonger my best gowne and my kirtle of black chamblett /
Item I give to my neece Elizabeth BETT a carpett of tapestrye and foure silke cusshens of redd and yellowe being nowe in his (sic) owne custodye and also my Latten and yrons. /
Item I give to my sonne Thomas MARCHE thelder my turky carpet my bedd whereon I lye with all things thereto belonging And the canapy over yt with six paire of flaxen sheets a damaske table clothe a towell to the same one dyaper table clothe one dozen of damaske napkins, one dozen of plaine napkins and vj plaine pillowebeeres my borde chest my cupborde /
Item I bequeathe to my sonne John MARCHE thelder one bill of debte wherein he standeth bounde and indebted unto me in foure score poundes condicionally that he doe make one good and sufficient an annuety in Lawe to my sonne Thomas MARCHE thelder during his naturall Lyffe of five poundes a yeare payable quarterly and convenyently tabling also during his naturall Lyffe or ells six poundes thirtene shillings foure pence to paye for his boarde at the choyce and election of the saide Thomas whiche saide Annuety of xj li xiij s iij d to begynne ymediatly after my decease And for defaulte of suche assurannce to be made and delyvered to my saide sonne Thomas within six weeks next after my decease by my saide sonne John MARCHE thelder or his assignes That then I give and bequeathe the saide bill of fourescore poundes unto my saide sonne Thomas thelder and his assignes /
Item I bequeathe to Richard MARCHE my nephewe one Litle pott of silver parcell gilte. And to his brother John MARCHE the other litle silver pott parcell gylte I give to my neece Mary MARCHE theire sister three silver spoones of the Apostles
Item I give to her sister Anne MARCHE three silver spoones of the Apostles /
Item I give unto my sonne Justinyan his children six silver spoones /
Item I give unto my sonne Richard RUDING his children foure silver spoones And to his eldest daughter Jane RUDING my trencher salte. And to foure of them mourning garments of tenne shillings the yarde And to my maide Alice WOODFALL a black gowne of tenne shillings the yarde
Item I give unto my daughter Anne RUDING my tablett my bearing sheete three fyne pillowebeeres two grene chaires and a faire cypres chest
Item I give to my sonne RUDING three ffetherbedds with certein pillowes Also I give to my sonne RUDING a coate and a cloke to my daughter his wyffe a gowne To Mistress Jone RUDING a gowne And to my sonne Thomas MARCHE thelder a cote a cloke and a paire of drawers / All these garments shalbe of xiij s iiij d the yarde /
Item I give to the poore of the olde bedhouse xxvj s viij d And to every man and woman of the newe bedhouse three pence apeece / And to the widowes of St Johns vj s viij d / And to the poore that cometh to my buryall xl s to be bestowed in breade And I give also xl s towerds the charge of my supper after my buryall /
Item I give to my daughter Katherines children six poundes equally to be bestowed amongst them when they be marryed or other wayes sett forthe to be paide them by my sonne John MARCHE thelder/
Item I give to my son John MARCHE thelder my wedding Ring to weare yt for my sake Also I give him my silke curteins and vallance of blowe and yellowe Also I give to Mistress Joane RUDING the Redd chaire and my worsted kirtle /
Item I give to my daughter Anne RUDING my Ring with the Turquyes in yt /
Item I give to the goodwyffe BACCHUS that dwelleth at Lymehouse my Ring with a redd stone in yt / Also I give to my mayde Alice WOODFALL my redd petycoate and my black apron a smock a kercher a crosclothe a neckercher and a paire of towen sheets /
Item I give to all my sonne RUDINGs maides xijd apeece And to Katherine Elizabeth and Anne MALSTER to eche of them one neckercher And to every man nowe dwelling with him xij d
Item I give to Joane TRAFORD one matrice one paire of towen sheets a bolster and a cov(er)lett / Also I give unto Thomas GRENAMs wyffe one smock one paire of hoose and xij d /
Item I give to Henry CHAPMANs wyffe one smock one kercher one crosclothe and one neckercher / Item I give to my daughter Margaret my furdegowne /
Item I give to my sonnes Justinian MARCHE, To John MARCHE the yonger and to Thomas MARCHE the yonger all suche howseholde stuff as doth remaine at Lymehouse being not already given nor bequeathed being now in the custodye of my neece Elizabettth PETT that is to saye brasse pewter and Lynnen equally to be devyded amongest the three brethren last above mencioned / All my goods not given nor bequeathed I give (my bodye being broughte honestly to the grounde and my funerall discharged and my Legaceis performed I give and bequeathe to my sonne John MARCHE thelder whome I make my sole executor my mother did also bequeathe to my brother George DRIVER as my brother Thomas MARCHE will wittnes x s wittnes Richard RUDING wittnes Thomas MARCHE"
Probate was granted at London on 21 July 1579.
(PRO PROB 11/61/392)
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NOTES & QUERIES:
Why did she want her body to be buried in the church of St. Mary's, Leicester? Was it because of the RUDING connection?
Re Elizabeth DRIVER: "The parish register or BTs do not survive for 1578. The only registers we have here for St. Mary's before 1578 are the ChurchwardenAccounts for 1490-91 and then there are gaps until 1620. There is an undated transcript of 1604, identification uncertain. Surnames EDGOOSE, ADGOOSE, HEADGOOSE are not listed in the Record Office's persons index.
(Leicestershire Record Office, letter dated 28 February 1996."
Eilert Ekwall claimed that the language of London was influenced by heavy and constant migration from the Midlands of England ('Studies on the Population of Medieval London')
(revised 09.02.2026)
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