Dear Charlie, Satellite comes the latin "satellit" meaning attendant or a member of a bodyguard or retinue. In the 1540s it was used in England as "one who is subordinate to another." Thus used below, is the latin meaning. I agree with Bruce that in the 13th Century, Fleetstreet was for the well to do. And as with every community, there was the servants and raffle near by. Eventually, the old die off and the young look elsewhere when their dwellings grow old and crime increases. It would be between 1400 to 1550 when the black plague would hit London several times. This would encourage the rich to move. It would not be until the 1700s until the area would be revitalized then later grow stale at the beginning of the 1900s. I hope this clarifies the term, satellite. Sincerely, John R. Carpenter La Mesa, CA Charlie Carpenter wrote: > > At 10:50 AM 7/31/1999 , Bruce E. Carpenter wrote: > > >such person, quoted from Patent Rolls for 1359. > > > >"The like to William de Shareshull, William de Thorpe, Robert de Thorpe, > >Henry Grene, William de Notton and John Lovekyn, mayor of London, touching > >certain satellites of the devil who plotting the death of Thomas de Setton, > >one of the justices of the Bench retained by the king to be one of the > >secret council, hired Thomas de Nesebit, chaplain, to kill him, which > >Thomas, when Thomas de Seton was of the king's council, entered his dwelling > >at Fleetstreet London, in friendly fashion and uttering fair words to him > >there struck him in the belly with a knife and atrociously wounded him, so > >that his life was despaired of." > > > >I think this and the previous material quoted re. Fleetsreet confirms that, > >regardless of poor conditions in one area, and a bad reputation hundreds of > >years later, Fleetstreet prior to John the Town Clerk was a residential area > >for the wealthy and educated. > > > >Sincerely, > >Bruce E. Carpenter > > Satellites? I'm not as well versed in this subject as you Bruce, and truely > enjoy the messages between you and John. But I dare say the word > "Satellites" is a recent addition to the English language. Or am I missing > out on something? > > Charlie