Rose de Burford | |
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| Died | 1329 [1] |
| Other names | Roesia de Boreford |
| Known for | English merchant and business woman. |
Rose de Burford (also Roesia, de Boreford; died 1329) was a 14th-century merchant and business woman in the City of London, England. [2]
Born Rose Romeyn, she was the daughter of Juliana Hautyn and Thomas Romayn (d 1312), [1] a wealthy London wool and spice merchant and alderman of the City of London. She married her father's business partner, John of Burford who was also an alderman. [1] She was actively engaged in her husband's business. [2] Their chief client was the state Wardrobe, an office that supervised expenses in the king's household.[ citation needed] When John died around 1322, Rose assumed full management of the business and also acquired extensive properties. [2] She is known to have owned tenements in London and country estates in Surrey, Kent and Sussex. [1] [3] Her own country residence was at Cherletone in Kent. [3] She had a son, James, and daughter Katherine. [3] [4]
She ran an embroidery business and at the direction of Edward II executed a cope of " opus anglicum" decorated in coral for which she received 100 marks. At the request of Isabella of France, Queen of England this vestment was sent to the Pope as a gift. [1] [5] [6]
She paid for the erection of a chapel on the south side of the church of St Thomas the Apostle in Cullum Street in the City of London. [3]
- ^ a b c d e Echols, An annotated index of medieval women
- ^ a b c McIntosh, Marjorie Keniston (2005). Working women in English society, 1300-1620. Cambridge University Press. p. 191. ISBN 0-521-84616-1.
- ^ a b c d Sharpe, R. R. (1329). "Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London". Transcript of Roesia de Boreford Will dated 1329. British History On Line. pp. see - Borford (Roesia de). Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- ^ Thrupp - The merchant class of medieval London
- ^ Bateson, Mary (1906). Mediaeval England 1066–1350. The Story of the Nations. Fisher Unwin. pp. 326 Baronial Households [1250–1350].
- ^ Clark, Alice (1968). Working life of Women in the Seventeenth Century. Routledge. p. 140. ISBN 0-7146-1291-X.
- "Rose de Burford". Dinner party Database of notable women. Brooklyn Museum. 19 March 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- Echols, Anne; Williams, Marty (1992). An annotated index of medieval women. Markus Wiener. p. 378. ISBN 0-910129-27-4.
- Thrupp, Sylvia L. (1989). The merchant class of medieval London, 1300-1500. University of Michigan Press. p. 327. ISBN 0-472-06072-4.
- Rose de Burford at UK National Archives, Kew. Item details C 135/16/10 Accessed January 2010
- Mention of Roesia de Boreford in a letter of 3 Sept 1323 from the Mayor of London to the Mayor of Dover Calendar of Plea and Menoranda Rolls, Cambridge University Press Archive. Accessed January 2010.
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Rose de Burford | |
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| Died | 1329 [1] |
| Other names | Roesia de Boreford |
| Known for | English merchant and business woman. |
Rose de Burford (also Roesia, de Boreford; died 1329) was a 14th-century merchant and business woman in the City of London, England. [2]
Born Rose Romeyn, she was the daughter of Juliana Hautyn and Thomas Romayn (d 1312), [1] a wealthy London wool and spice merchant and alderman of the City of London. She married her father's business partner, John of Burford who was also an alderman. [1] She was actively engaged in her husband's business. [2] Their chief client was the state Wardrobe, an office that supervised expenses in the king's household.[ citation needed] When John died around 1322, Rose assumed full management of the business and also acquired extensive properties. [2] She is known to have owned tenements in London and country estates in Surrey, Kent and Sussex. [1] [3] Her own country residence was at Cherletone in Kent. [3] She had a son, James, and daughter Katherine. [3] [4]
She ran an embroidery business and at the direction of Edward II executed a cope of " opus anglicum" decorated in coral for which she received 100 marks. At the request of Isabella of France, Queen of England this vestment was sent to the Pope as a gift. [1] [5] [6]
She paid for the erection of a chapel on the south side of the church of St Thomas the Apostle in Cullum Street in the City of London. [3]
- ^ a b c d e Echols, An annotated index of medieval women
- ^ a b c McIntosh, Marjorie Keniston (2005). Working women in English society, 1300-1620. Cambridge University Press. p. 191. ISBN 0-521-84616-1.
- ^ a b c d Sharpe, R. R. (1329). "Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London". Transcript of Roesia de Boreford Will dated 1329. British History On Line. pp. see - Borford (Roesia de). Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- ^ Thrupp - The merchant class of medieval London
- ^ Bateson, Mary (1906). Mediaeval England 1066–1350. The Story of the Nations. Fisher Unwin. pp. 326 Baronial Households [1250–1350].
- ^ Clark, Alice (1968). Working life of Women in the Seventeenth Century. Routledge. p. 140. ISBN 0-7146-1291-X.
- "Rose de Burford". Dinner party Database of notable women. Brooklyn Museum. 19 March 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- Echols, Anne; Williams, Marty (1992). An annotated index of medieval women. Markus Wiener. p. 378. ISBN 0-910129-27-4.
- Thrupp, Sylvia L. (1989). The merchant class of medieval London, 1300-1500. University of Michigan Press. p. 327. ISBN 0-472-06072-4.
- Rose de Burford at UK National Archives, Kew. Item details C 135/16/10 Accessed January 2010
- Mention of Roesia de Boreford in a letter of 3 Sept 1323 from the Mayor of London to the Mayor of Dover Calendar of Plea and Menoranda Rolls, Cambridge University Press Archive. Accessed January 2010.
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