Note 11 — THE ROWS OF GREAT YARMOUTH.

In Swinden’s History, page 823, we find, “In the name of God Amen; I, William Okey of Great Yarmouth, &c., bequeath to the beadmen of the Church of St. Nicholas. 2s. of silver annually, to be received for ever, out of my capital messuage, with the edifices and appurtenances, the beer-house and ale-house in Great Yarmouth, &c., that the said beadmen shall be chargeable to keep the anniversary of me, Juliana, my late wife; Margaret, my wife; William, my brother; and Robert, my father; and Maud, my mother; and for the faithful deceased, and for them pray annually for ever at every head of a row in the town of Great Yarmouth.” The date of this will appears to be 1349.