Rose de Burford
Rose de Burford | |
|---|---|
| Born | unknown 13th century |
| Died | 1329 [1] |
| Other names | Roesia de Boreford |
| Known for | English merchant and business woman. |
Rose de Burford (sometimes Roesia and sometimes de Boreford ) (date of birth unknown - died 1329, England) 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.[3] Their chief client was the state Wardrobe, an office that supervised expenses in the king's household.[3] When John died around 1322, Rose assumed full management of the business and also acquired extensive properties.[3] She is known to have owned tenements in London and country estates in Surrey, Kent and Sussex.[1][4] Her own country residence was at Cherletone in Kent.[4] She had a son , James , and daughter Katherine.[4][5]
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][6][7]
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.[4]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Echols, An annotated index of medieval women
- ^ McIntosh, Marjorie Keniston (2005). Working women in English society, 1300-1620. Cambridge University Press. p. 191. ISBN 0521846161.
- ^ a b c Brooklyn Museum
- ^ 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
- ^ George, Prof. (1906). The Story Of The Nations A Series Of Popular Histories. Fisher Unwin. pp. 326 Baronial Households [1250–1350].
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Clark, Alice (1968). Working life of women in the seventeenth century. Routledge. p. 140. ISBN 071461291X.
References
- "Rose de Burford". Dinner party Database of notable women. Brooklyn Museum. March 19, 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- Echols, Anne (1992). An annotated index of medieval women. Markus Wiener. p. 378. ISBN 0910129274.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - Thrupp, Sylvia L. (1989). The merchant class of medieval London, 1300-1500. University of Michigan Press. p. 327. ISBN 0472060724.
External links
- 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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