Identifier: literaryhistoryo00brer (find matches)
Title: The literary history of the Adelphi and its neighbourhood
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Brereton, Austin, 1862-1922
Subjects: Literary landmarks -- England London English literature -- England London London (England) -- Intellectual life
Publisher: New York : Duffield
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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head. The residencesin London of the bishops were almost invariablycalled House —certainly not palace. Thus,Worcester House, which is now marked by theSavoy, originally belonged to the see of Carlisle,and is the Bishop of Carlisles House which isalluded to in the extract from Fuller. YorkHouse, which stood to the west of Durham House,was originally the town inn or residence of theBishop of Norwich, and, subsequently, in QueenMarys reign, of Heath, Archbishop of York. Inthe Aggas map of London in 1563, which isthe frontispiece to Pennants Account, DuresmePlace and York Place are given, but that the namein its earlier years was Durham House there isno doubt. The London County Council has lately(1906) perpetuated the name by changing DurhamStreet to Durham House Street. One of the earliest of the literary inhabitants ofDurham House was the learned Richard de Bury(1281-1345), son of Sir Richard Aungerville. Hewas tutor to Edward III., when Prince of Wales, 1 The Town, ed. 1859, p. 177.8
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XH THOMAS HATFIELD and, subsequently, was of the kings household.He was Dean of Wells and Bishop of Durham in1333, lord chancellor from September 1334 to July1335, and lord high treasurer in 1337. He wasemployed by the king in Paris and in Hainaultin 1336, and, in 1337 and 1342, in Scotland. Itis pleasant to think that he wrote his Philobiblonduring his residence by the Thames. At any rate,we may be sure that so learned and so useful aman, one who had the confidence of the king forso long, was visited here by Edward III. Another name of note associated with DurhamHouse is that of Thomas Hatfield, already alludedto by Stow as having built that structure. Heprobably added to it, or he may have rebuilt it.He was a great prelate, and, in addition to thebishopric of Durham, which he held from 1345until his death in 1381, he was made keeper ofthe Privy Seal in 1343, and, in 1346 and 1355,he accompanied Edward III. to France. InDurham, he built part of the south side of thecathedral choir an

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