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NAMES OF STREETS, ETC. 215 the Borough, from the year 1 577 (19 Eliz.) to 1731 (5 Geo. 2.) We translate one of these, as a sample of the whole. A Court held there before Thomas HumfTrey, Mayor of the Borough aforesaid, on the 30th day of June in the 20th year of the reign of our Lady Elizabeth, now Queen of England, &c. At this Court came Sampson Pyper, Gentleman, and surren- dered into the hands of the Mayor and Commonalty of the Borough aforesaid one office, or shop, on the west side of the Old Guildhall there, next adjoining to the door of the same, within the Borough aforesaid, On condition that John Pyers may have the same, to him and his assigns, according to the custom of the said Borough : And so he is admitted Tenant thereof. At that same Court Sampson Pyper took of the Mayor and Commonalty a kitchen, near the said Guildhall, To hold to him his heirs and assigns, according to the custom of the Borough, under the yearly rent of 6s. 8d., to be paid quarterly: And the said Pyper was thereupon admitted tenant. We have collected the names of streets, tenements, and places within, or immediately connected with, the Borough, in use prior to and during the reign of Elizabeth. Some of these names are variously spelt. We adopt the most general, or the most modern, orthography. Almshouses (in Castle Street, and near Sibard's Well), Asmond- tone. Back Lane, Back Street, Bakehouse Street, Bam- ham or Bodmam, Bamham Lane, Bamham Mill, Barbigan, Basthay or Beastehaye, Basthaye Street, Bast Street, Beacon Piece (on Windmill), Besmary Bench, Betweenways, Bine Park, or Broompark, Bishop's Ford (near Hurdon), Blindhole, Bodier's Quarry, Bonishay, Bontygate, Boughthay Bridge, Boughthay Street, Brandise Park, Brembell Park, or BremmelPs Park (near Penny- gillam), Bremehouse (in Southgate), Brendon's Park, Bridge-end, Brodehay, Butt Lane, Butt Piece (on -Windmill). Cade, Carford, or Carborth, or Trecarn Ford, Castle Ditch, Castle Dyke, Castle Gate, Castle Park, Castle Row, Castle Street, Catherine's Park, Chagford or Rialton, Chapels of St. Catherine, St. Gabriel, St. James, St. John, St. Leonard, St. Margaret, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Thomas, and Virgin Mary, Chapel Park, Charkaford (at St. John's