Old Hampshire Mapped
Leland's Hampshire 1635-43
Transcription (34)Round Tower
Edward IV
Henry VII
brew house
navy
Carpenter
Portsmouth town hall
I lernid in the toun that the 2. towers in the haven mouth were begon in King Edward the 4. tyme, and sette forewarde yn building by Richard the 3. Kyng Henry the vij. endyd them at the procuration of Fox Bisshop of Winchester.
King Henry the vij. at his firste warres into Fraunce erectid in the south part of the towne 3. great bruing houses with the implementes to serve his shippes at such tyme as they shaul go to the se in tyme of warre.
One Carpenter a riche man made of late tyme in the mydle of the high streate of the town a town house.
Minns:- The town hall, built by Carpeneri in the reign of Henry VIII., with the market place under, stood in the middle of the High Street until 1830, when it was pulled down.
The toun of Portesmouth is bare and litle occupied in time pece.
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