A life of Adam Pode in fourteenth century Gloucester
By Niall O Brien
Published Online (2013)
Introduction: The medieval world ended sometime between 1485 and a time in the seventeenth century depending on your preference. That world left behind many buildings and landscape features to remind us of those far off days. The documents, manuscripts and books produced in those times capture pin pictures to shine across the ages. In these days of iPods I have found the services of Adam Pode of Gloucester to help open up the medieval world.
Adam Pode lived in the first half of the fourteenth century in the town of Gloucester, England. For much of the time that he appears in the record books he does so as a witness to some property deed or civil enquiry. The town of Gloucester was well situated on the banks of the River Severn to command the river trade and act as a hub for trade in the area. The corn trade was its principle business. In the international trade the town was overshadowed by Bristol and thus remained of only local importance.
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Yet the town was by no means separated from the wider world. The Priory of Llanthony-by-Gloucester, located just south of the town, held extensive estates in Ireland for which published records exist. A person called Nicholas of Gloucester worked as carpenter for the royal castle in Ireland at Athlone around 1270. In the time of Adam Pode a person called John of Gloucester held two shops, two messuages and a curtilage in Drogheda, Ireland. Also living in Drogheda in the first half of the fourteenth century was Thomas Nanny, burgess of the town and his daughter Agnes married Robert of Gloucester. Also in Ireland about the same time were William of Gloucester was keeper (1337-1339) of the writs at the Dublin judiciary bench and Brother Walter de Gloucester was guardian (1346-1348) of the Franciscan community in Dublin.
By Niall O Brien
Published Online (2013)
Introduction: The medieval world ended sometime between 1485 and a time in the seventeenth century depending on your preference. That world left behind many buildings and landscape features to remind us of those far off days. The documents, manuscripts and books produced in those times capture pin pictures to shine across the ages. In these days of iPods I have found the services of Adam Pode of Gloucester to help open up the medieval world.
Adam Pode lived in the first half of the fourteenth century in the town of Gloucester, England. For much of the time that he appears in the record books he does so as a witness to some property deed or civil enquiry. The town of Gloucester was well situated on the banks of the River Severn to command the river trade and act as a hub for trade in the area. The corn trade was its principle business. In the international trade the town was overshadowed by Bristol and thus remained of only local importance.
Yet the town was by no means separated from the wider world. The Priory of Llanthony-by-Gloucester, located just south of the town, held extensive estates in Ireland for which published records exist. A person called Nicholas of Gloucester worked as carpenter for the royal castle in Ireland at Athlone around 1270. In the time of Adam Pode a person called John of Gloucester held two shops, two messuages and a curtilage in Drogheda, Ireland. Also living in Drogheda in the first half of the fourteenth century was Thomas Nanny, burgess of the town and his daughter Agnes married Robert of Gloucester. Also in Ireland about the same time were William of Gloucester was keeper (1337-1339) of the writs at the Dublin judiciary bench and Brother Walter de Gloucester was guardian (1346-1348) of the Franciscan community in Dublin.
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