10. Herman Reynolds, a Rhenish potter in Farnborough
Harmon Raignold, of
Farnborough, recorded in
the 1586 Lay Subsidy
Rolls as an ‘allian’ and
was taxed 4d in goods
A bond in the name of
Harman Reynold of
Farnborough, potter, is
dated October 30th 1591
The will of Herman
Reynolds (Raynoll),
potter, was proved in
1609
26. The Inns of Court
connection
August 19th 1594, Sir Julius
Caesar, Treasurer of the
Inner Temple, to Sir
William More of Loseley,
Constable of Farnham
Castle and Keeper of the
Bishop of Winchester’s park
at Farnham:
A request for the continued
digging ‘certaine White
Cley for the making of
grene pottes usually drunke
in by the gentleman of the
Temple’
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44. Richard Dee,
will proved 23
Nov 1593
• 2 potteries
• 19 persons
• Debtors &
creditors
• Inns of Court
• Royal Mint
The National Archives
45.
46.
47. Debtors: John Hall of Cove
Broomhill, Cove
Lay Subsidy 1571: Richard Dye, goods worth £3
Broomhill, Cove, 2011
49. Finally I give and bequeath unto Margarett my Wyfe during her naturall lyfe all my
Copyeholde Lands in John Hamptons handes whiche is twelve acres in Farneborowes
And if then after her Decease to come unto him selfe because he boughte it of me for
twenty poundes to conveye it after both our Deceases.
West Front of Farnborough Hill c. 1878 (courtesy, Farnborough Hill School)
50. Map showing Richard Dee’s supposed pottery in relation to the Wilbert/Andries pottery
54. The Inns of Court
connection
August 19th 1594, Sir Julius
Caesar, Treasurer of the
Inner Temple, to Sir
William More of Loseley,
Constable of Farnham
Castle and Keeper of the
Bishop of Winchester’s park
at Farnham:
A request for the continued
digging ‘certaine White
Cley for the making of
grene pottes usually drunke
in by the gentleman of the
Temple’
89. Discovery of Border Ware
• 1835: Julius Caesar’s letter discovered
• 1923: Kiln excavated at Cheam Surrey
• 1965: List of wills published by Surrey Record Society
includes will of a potter of Ash, Surrey
• 1965: Enquiry to Felix Holling from Inspectorate of Ancient Monuments
whether any pottery had been found at Ash
• 1965: Mansfield School, Ash
brought to Felix Holling at Guildford Museum a large box of sherds
• 1965-6: The Lime, Ash
finds of 17th
century whitewares, including wasters and kiln furniture
• 1966: 131 Newport Road, Aldershot, Hampshire
finds of mediaeval sherds
• 1966: Stanford Farm, Pirbright, Surrey
pottery indicated by documentary sources leads to finds in flower bed
• 1967: Ye Olde Malthouse, Chapel Lane, Hawley, Hampshire
Holling & Ashdown find part of kiln plus quantity of 17th
century pottery
• 1967: Farnborough Hill, Hampshire
tree blown down in storm reveals large amounts of pottery sherds
90.
91. Population of London
From: 'The Evolution of the English Corn
Market' N C B Gras
1200-1500 40,000 - 50,000
1534 60,000
1605 225,275
1634 339,824
1661 460,000
• 530,000
1200-1500 Constant average
1500-1600 4-fold increase
1600-1700 2.5 times increase
1500-1700 10-fold increase
From Wikipedia: History of London
