- The Peltry
- Situated apparently in that part of Cheap in which the skinners had their shops and selds, 1280 and 1273-4 (Ct. H.W. I. 47 and 18). From Latin "peletria" = peltry = skins.No later reference.
A Dictionary of London. Henry A Harben. 1918.
The Peltry
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